
Christianity is being “silenced” throughout the public sector thanks to a “secularising spirit” which permeates the culture and ensures Christians hide their faith, a former senior civil servant has said. William Nye spent 20 years in Whitehall where he says
by Donna Rachel Edmunds4 Jan 2016, 8:23 AM PST0

The Rev. Mpho Tutu, daughter of Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu, the former Anglican archbishop of Capetown, married her longtime lesbian lover Marceline van Furth in a small private ceremony last Wednesday. Tutu, who was previously married to Joseph Burris and
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.4 Jan 2016, 7:53 AM PST0

The young boy in the new Islamic State execution video is the son Grace Dare, a female British Islamist who has links to the killers of soldier Lee Rigby. The child, who is shown wearing camouflage and a black headscarf,
by Nick Hallett4 Jan 2016, 7:36 AM PST0

Denmark announced the immediate introduction of random controls at the German border, Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said Monday, on the same day neighbouring Sweden introduced controls on its frontier with Denmark to stem the flow of refugees. “When
by AFP4 Jan 2016, 6:57 AM PST0

Let’s start the New Year as we mean to go on: by dancing joyfully and triumphantly on the grave of man-made global warming. Climate change is over. It’s a busted flush. The alarmists now have all the credibility of bewildered Harold Camping
by James Delingpole4 Jan 2016, 6:47 AM PST0

Italian diplomat Filippo Grandi began work on Monday as the new head of the UN refugee agency, facing the mammoth task of leading efforts to deal with record levels of displacement worldwide. “UNHCR is navigating extraordinarily difficult waters,” Grandi said
by AFP4 Jan 2016, 6:40 AM PST0

A French Muslim of Tunisian origin who drove at four soldiers outside a mosque on Friday has admitted that he wanted to kill and be killed “to appear like a martyr,” according to a prosecutor. The 29 year old was
by Donna Rachel Edmunds4 Jan 2016, 6:00 AM PST0

The British secret intelligence services are looking into the identity of the new Islamic State chief executioner after a new murderous propaganda film featured speech in recognisably British accents. After ‘Jihadi John’, the British citizen turned Islamic State executioner was “evaporated”
by Oliver Lane4 Jan 2016, 5:20 AM PST0

French magazine Charlie Hebdo is marking the first anniversary of the terrorist attack that killed eight of its staff with a new front cover featuring a bearded man with a gun, representing God. The front page of the special edition,
by Nick Hallett4 Jan 2016, 5:14 AM PST0

Legislation designed to give Poland’s newly-elected conservative government control of state media outlets and the sole power to appoint executives to senior broadcasting positions has been slammed by European Commissioner Günther Oettinger. Mr Oettinger has accused Poland, the European Union’s (EU) sixth-largest
by Simon Kent4 Jan 2016, 2:45 AM PST0

When Hungary closed their borders the European establishment looked on with disgust, but now Europe’s most compassionate country — Sweden — is taking action, and the United Nations is worried the trend may spread. As of today, Sweden requires migrants to
by Oliver Lane4 Jan 2016, 2:23 AM PST0

All train, bus and ferry passengers travelling from Denmark to Sweden will from Monday be required to show photo identification before being allowed across the border in a drastic move by the Swedish government to stem an unprecedented migrant influx.
by AFP4 Jan 2016, 1:36 AM PST0

Argentina’s new conservative government affirmed on Sunday that it will continue to press the country’s claims to the Falkland Islands, which Britain insists that it owns. Britain and Argentina fought a two-month long war over the archipelago in 1982, in
by AFP4 Jan 2016, 1:31 AM PST0

Catalan far-left party CUP said on Sunday it would not support acting regional head Artur Mas in his bid for another term, forcing new local elections and increasing the likelihood all Spaniards may have to return to the ballot box
by Reuters4 Jan 2016, 1:27 AM PST0

BERLIN (AP) — Police say several shots have been fired at a home for asylum seekers in western Germany and one resident was lightly injured. Police in Offenbach, near Frankfurt, said it wasn’t immediately who was responsible for the incident
by Breitbart London4 Jan 2016, 1:20 AM PST0

The majority of big British businesses that favour Britain remaining in the European Union has dwindled over the last six months, according to a quarterly survey of chief financial officers published on Monday. Accountancy firm Deloitte said 62 percent of
by Reuters4 Jan 2016, 1:06 AM PST0

The suspended Labour Party Member of Parliament Simon Danczuk has warned his colleagues that he will not allow the scandal surrounding him and a 17-year-old ‘online dominatrix’ to be used by his enemies in the party. His defiant tone will
by Breitbart London3 Jan 2016, 9:25 PM PST0

Human rights groups are attempting to force the British government’s hand over the fate of 114 illegal migrants who landed on the shores of a military base, which could prove to be a major test case for immigration to the United
by Oliver Lane3 Jan 2016, 9:23 AM PST0

BERLIN (AFP) – Germany only has capacity for a maximum 200,000 asylum seekers a year, about a fifth of the number it received in 2015, Bavarian premier Horst Seehofer said Sunday. “In Germany, the arrival of 100,000 to a maximum 200,000 asylum
by AFP3 Jan 2016, 7:30 AM PST0

An apparently British jihadist has appeared in an Islamic State propaganda video executing five of his fellow countrymen, accusing them of spying on the Caliphate. The new video shows the unidentified man, who speaks with a British accent, threatening UK
by Oliver Lane3 Jan 2016, 7:06 AM PST0

ATHENS (AFP) – Greece’s prime minister on Sunday said his government will not give in to “unreasonable” demands as the debt-ridden country braces for critical negotiations with international creditors on the thorny issue of pension reform. The warning came just days
by AFP3 Jan 2016, 6:37 AM PST0

As the fifth anniversary of the social media-driven Arab Spring uprisings approaches, Egyptian authorities have arrested three influential Facebook administrators, accusing them of belonging to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. On Saturday Egypt’s Interior Ministry charged two men and one woman,
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.3 Jan 2016, 5:23 AM PST0

Members of the public must take personal responsibility when it comes to staying safe in the age of terror attacks and get used to daily disruptions to their lives, Baroness Neville-Jones, who was head of the Joint Intelligence Committee, has warned. Official
by Simon Kent3 Jan 2016, 4:58 AM PST0

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has overruled the decision of an Irish court, preventing the nation from deporting a man alleged to be a prolific recruiter for the Islamic State terror group. The Dublin court had ruled that an unnamed 52-year-old man
by Liam Deacon3 Jan 2016, 4:41 AM PST0

UKIP leader Nigel Farage was involved in a crash on a French motorway in October after a wheel on his Volvo estate fell off, the nuts holding it in place having been deliberately loosened. Details of a potentially fatal car crash
by Oliver Lane3 Jan 2016, 3:45 AM PST0