‘Unaccompanied minors’ who came to Europe from Syria and Afghanistan embarked on a campaign of sexual abuse and terror after they were put into classes with Austrian children who may have been too scared to report the attacks. Four boys aged
A petition urging the UK government to let transgender people self-define their own legal gender has gained nearly 10,000 supporters. The call for signatures on the document urges the government to change the process of getting a Gender Recognition Certificate, during which
Apologies for the lack of posts over the last couple of weeks but I’ve been busy interviewing for the job of chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. It’s not the money and the jet-setting lifestyle that attract me
Avon & Somerset Police has conducted a 24-hour “tweetathon” of its work in the region – releasing just two of the dozens of nuisance 999 calls it receives on a daily basis.
A shocking document comparing the benefits available in various European nations given by people traffickers to potential ‘clients’ has been revealed by Danish integration minister Inger Støjberg. A file, which reads like a price comparison site for asylum seekers and illegal
The long-awaited UK inquiry into allegations of historic child sex abuse in establishment circles has barely begun, yet already names are being revealed of senior politicians who may figure in deliberations. One is the Westminster MP protected by MI5 when suspected of child
In a last-minute rush to hit Prime Minister David Cameron’s foreign aid target, the Department for International Development (DfID) threw over half a billion pounds of taxpayers’ money at a controversial Swiss-based fund. Critics say the gift to the celebrity-backed Global Fund to
Spain’s King Felipe yesterday warned the region of Catalonia to respect the law as separatists threaten to unilaterally declare independence if they win upcoming elections. Regional president Artur Mas has called elections for 27 September, which he wants to turn
Britain must outlaw parents smacking their children, a UN human rights report has demanded. The organisation’s human rights committee – which includes countries such as Egypt, Uganda and Algeria – urged the government to ban all forms of corporal punishment
Burning tyres, blockaded roads, diverted traffic, dumped farm produce and militant workers marching arm-in-arm through busy city streets. These are the images of French unionism in revolt seen around the world as strikers try and draw attention to their cause. This
Swedish police have arrested two Afghan men after they locked a local woman in an apartment for seven days over March this year. The Swedish Free Press (Fria Tider) reports the arrests, in ethnic-conflict city Malmo, took place this week
Children in their early teens are less likely to have smoked, consumed alcohol or taken drugs than ever before, new figures reveal. The annual Health and Social Care Information Centre survey of 6,000 pupils aged 11 to 15 found that record
Britain’s Charity Commission has removed the trustees of an East London mosque and is preparing to replace them with its own candidates after an investigation into allegations the organisation is being used to preach extreme Islam. The Masjid and Madrasah Al-Tawhid Trust,
Nigel Farage has today written for Breitbart London, setting out how he believes and establishment attack on Labour leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn may help the man cruise to victory. Farage – who is no stranger to establishment attacks himself –
The Westminster village is in a state of shock. In 2014 there was horror that UKIP led in the opinion polls in the run up to the European Elections. This led to a spiteful, vindictive anti-Farage campaign to tell the
“Having the United Kingdom in the European Union gives us much greater confidence about the strength of the transatlantic union,” he said.
Two men were arrested by Italian police yesterday on suspicion of supporting Islamic State (IS) and plotting to carry out terror attacks. The arrests of the Tunisian and Pakistani men based in Brescia in northern Italy were the latest in a series forming part
The winner of the ‘Miss Charming’ award at a Russian football (soccer) beauty pageant has been outed as a Neo-Nazi, after pictures and messages from her social media accounts were uncovered. Olga Kuzkova, a 21-year-old fan of the highly ranked
ISIS is reportedly planning drone attacks in the United Kingdom and other Western countries in a bid to ramp up their war in the name of fundamentalist Islamic theology. The news comes via experts in the security community who have
Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley came face to face with the tragic state of American progressivism last week, when an 11,000-strong rally of progressive activists was disrupted by #BlackLivesMatter protesters.
Denmark’s capacity to admit migrants is near breaking point. With 12,000 refugees searching for a place to live, nearly a third of the nation’s struggling municipalities say that they have little to offer newcomers. A survey published today by Danish newspaper Politiken shows waiting times for
America’s space agency NASA has today unveiled the new findings of the Kepler Space Telescope, taking “one small step in answering” the question of whether the Earth is alone in the universe as an inhabitable planet, in their own words. Kepler
Early this morning Greek MPs voted in favour of a second set of EU imposed austerity measures which will enable an €86 billion (£59 billion) European Union bailout. The reforms include an overhaul of the judiciary system and changes to
Last night Nigel Farage gatecrashed the Labour hustings to press the leadership hopefuls on how the party of the proletariat could possibly still claim to act in the interest of working people. The UKIP leader also said he gave his
A new front in the battle between homosexual rights and religion has been uncovered – in Britain’s hospitals. A new report has found that hundreds of health workers believe that gay people can be cured. However, the NHS employs high numbers
The London-based Financial Times has been sold to Nikkei, Japan’s largest media company, in a deal said to be worth £844m. The sale of the British publishing icon was announced on Thursday hours after owners Pearson confirmed that it was in “advanced talks” to
