‘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
Dear American friends, You are on the verge of losing your greatest ever ally – and I felt moved enough by this fact to visit your country’s capital this week, a trip which I have very much enjoyed. I’m very grateful
British pilots have been taking part in coalition bombing raids against the Islamic State in Syria, a freedom of information request has revealed. Flight by British pilot officers across war-zone Syria in apparent defiance of a 2013 commons vote to not
Despite endless promises to the contrary, British money will be used to help rescue Greece in a bid to keep the Euro currency alive. Almost £850 million of British taxpayers’ money is to be handed over after Brussels decided that a
As fears of anti-Semitic violence in some European counties continue to grow, the Israeli government is predicting 2015 will see a 25 per cent increase on 2014 of the number of French Jews leaving for Israel. According to figures released by the Ministry
One of Israel’s most experienced and respected diplomats has attacked the Norwegian media for its “one-sided” pro-Palestine “activist journalism.” Raphael Schultz, who was sent to Norway last year, wrote in an open letter citing what he called “a large selection
The EU Commission could “drop a bombshell” just days before Britain goes to the polls in the EU referendum by making announcements that sway the vote, MPs have been told. They heard that the Commission will be banned from donating
Local residents in Germany and Italy have taken to burning migrant resettlement centres in their communities to stall the arrival of hundreds of newcomers. A converted country inn, its beer serving days now over, was burnt down in Reichertshofen, Germany last
A feminist article, by a feminist journalist in an archly pro- feminist magazine, has provoked anger from politicians and the twitterati because the accompanying illustration was not feminist enough. Nicola Sturgeon and others have attacked the image as “cringeworthy,” “crass” and
Forget subsidy-hungry wind, solar and hydro power alternatives. Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott believes coal is the future because it’s good for humanity. To prove he is a man of his word, Mr Abbott’s conservative coalition government has approved another massive new thermal coal mine for
The City of London Corporation has boosted its presence in Brussels with the appointment of former U.K. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Jeremy Browne, a Liberal Democrat. His title from September 1 will be “Special Representative for the City.”
Today the Greek bailout plan comes before the German parliament (the Bundestag), the latest approval hurdle for the third bailout package which nobody believes will work. Ratification of the €86 million rescue deal is expected, notwithstanding yesterday’s comments from Germany’s Federal Finance Minister Wolfgang
If you genuinely believe that the Labour and Liberal Democrats will stop at local elections in their bid to lowering the voting age in Great Britain… you’re an idiot. The two parties joined forces for their respective, but mutually beneficial ‘hashtag fightback‘
The Stirling prize is the architecture world’s annual opportunity for backslapping and self congratulation over what vulgar monstrosities they’ve managed to con people into building over the past year. With that in mind, 2015’s finalists are everything you’d expect them
Unemployment has been significantly higher in EU countries than in comparable independent nations since long before the financial crisis, according to a new report. The analysis by sociologist Michael Burrage for think tank Civitas shows that throughout the past two
Dustin Johnson playing in the 144th Open Championship at St. Andrews in Scotland turned the most iconic golf course in the world into a pitch-and-putt.
Speaking at the Develop conference in Brighton, England, British Culture Minister Ed Vaizey stressed that video games are a vital part of British culture.
The taxpayer-funded British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) appears to have had intricate involvement in a letter sent to the Prime Minister, urging the organisation to be spared from government spending cuts. The news comes despite the BBC claim that it had
Former Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi has reiterated UKIP leader Nigel Farage’s comments from earlier this week, when he claimed that Russia was useful in the fight against ISIS, and that the West should look to the country as an
A cemetery in Austria is the latest location to face a ban on something historically relevant. It’s not the Confederate flag, or even something designed by a 12-year-old. This time, it’s the Nazi symbols attached to the gravestones of some
Twelve migrants from central Africa stand accused of kidnapping and attempted robbery at a refugee centre in Sicily. The group of 18- to 30-year-olds allegedly stormed the centre’s administrative offices before locking up the manager and a co-worker in order to steal “pocket money”
Hungary today announced that a fence intended to stem the flow of migrants along its border with Serbia will be completed by December. The combined efforts of military personnel, the unemployed and prison inmates have already broken ground on the temporary solution to the
Conservative Party MEP Daniel Hannan has demanded that the UK Independence Party (UKIP) be awarded their fair share of Members of the House of Lords, following Prime Minister David Cameron’s refusal to keep his promises on the issue. Last week
A row over whether hospital consultants should be required to work on weekends has descended into farce, with both the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and the doctors’ union the British Medical Association (BMA) repeatedly telling each other to “get real”.
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack on an Egyptian navy craft which left it adrift and burning, but not sunk as claimed. The clash took place at sea on the Egyptian – Palestinian border, with remarkable images
The free movement of migrants across the European Union is being challenged by the Czech Republic. Tomas Haisman, director of the Interior Ministry asylum and migration policy section, told journalists in Prague today his country wants a say in the choice of
