‘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
Russian success in Ukraine could precipitate a collapse of both NATO and the EU as well as signalling the end of the post-Cold War global order, a world-respected think-tank has warned. In what should be a sharp wake-up call for
Comedian John Cleese has weighed into the FIFA scandal, tweeting that Sepp Blatter has ‘given himself four months to destroy the evidence” after ex-FIFA executive Jack Warner named the Swiss in a television broadcast about the investigation for corruption. The
A former chief advisor to the British government has called David Cameron’s new cabinet a bunch of “miserable sods” after announcing a new ban on psychoactive drugs. Professor David Nutt, who was chief drugs policy advisor under Prime Minister Gordon Brown,
The European Court of Justice has today handed down a bizarre ruling to the British government, demanding that despite Europe’s constant hectoring over carbon emissions, the UK may not seek to reduce Value Added Tax (VAT) on energy-saving materials to increase its
Scottish National Party MP Angus Robertson has described the deaths of migrants in the Mediterranean as “a stain on the conscience of Europe.” The party’s leader in Westminster was speaking during a debate in the House of Commons on international
The number of Romanians given the right to enter the UK job market shot up by over 200 per cent in the year since entry restrictions on them were lifted. The number of Bulgarians granted the same right also rose
Frontier police forces in northern France are complaining of the huge strain they are working under caused by migrants attempting to reach Britain. Numbers released earlier this week show they have detained 18,170 migrants in or around Calais already this year,
Britain’s Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has declared that a photograph featuring a woman lying on the floor wearing a short black dress was “irresponsible” because the woman appeared unhealthily thin. The advert for Yves Saint Laurent, which featured in Elle magazine,
There goes Tony Blair again. Failing upwards and moving effortlessly on to another high-profile international job. Does he not know when to stop? Fresh from his years as a Middle East peace envoy that delivered precious little peace, the former
Five recently re-elected UKIP councillors have been suspended after splitting away from the official council group and forming their own ‘Tendring UKIP’ organisation. Originally, nine members of the local party who are said to be supportive of local MP Douglas
Companies across Europe are growing increasingly sceptical of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) currently being thrashed out between the EU and the United States. A recent study has shown that most doubt the agreement will boost their financial
A Muslim father has been jailed for more than two years after he indulged in racist tirades at two schools, and physically assaulted a headteacher. Mohammed Liaqat, 34, was branded a “bully” and banned from going near four schools in the
The former leader of France’s Front National (FN) political party, Jean-Marie Le Pen, announced yesterday that he is suing the party he founded over 40 years ago. The MEP is contesting his suspension from the FN, now led by his
A Canadian judge has ruled a man was not guilty of committing a hit and run, because he was so drunk he didn’t even realise he’d hit anyone. Trevor Clarke, 37, of Ottawa, Canada, was four times over the drink-drive
An admission that Dutch taxpayers are unlikely to ever see the €12 billion they have lent to Greece returned has sparked a backlash against continued bailouts in the Netherlands. Kees Vendrik, chairman of the Dutch court of audit has provoked
Bogus reader reviews have long been a problem for websites like Amazon and Goodreads. Intended as a mechanism to allow readers to dabble in literary criticism, their accessibility has left them vulnerable to political and personal vendettas. Despite the efforts of Amazon to stamp out
In 1979 Margaret Thatcher told the BBC: “I can’t bear to see Britain in decline. I just can’t.” Just 36 years on and her political descendants may invoke her memory when it suits them, but it appears they have no such
Worrying figures published in France yesterday illustrate the full online extent of French-language Jihadist networks. With over 2,600 websites backing ISIS and a daily tally of around 40,000 French tweets in support, the campaign to enlist French recruits to the cause
A legal precedent has been set in Germany after a retired farming couple lost their legal battle to prevent their rural neighbours from releasing too much smell with their chickens. The North Rhine-Westphalia court ruled on Monday that smells are an
The poor, dear luvvies of the chin-stroking left have got themselves in a terrible lather on the matter of prudishness. No, we’re not talking about the issue of mothers breastfeeding children in public places, rather something a little more prosaic. Should
A ‘proud Cameroon’ has revealed that the Conservative Party won the General Election by using the Labour Party’s divide and rule tactics with black and minority ethnic voters. Binita Mehta, a Conservative party member from Watford and confessed ‘Tofu Tory’ (vegan)
They may have been 40 years too early, but it seems that Monty Python has nailed the whole Bruce Jenner argument. WATCH: Hat-tip: Don_Stuart on Twitter
A number of refugees sent to Norway under the UN’s quota system have links to terrorist organisations including Islamic State and the al-Nusra Front, it has emerged. The director of Norway’s Police Security Services (PTS) has said that he can
Liz Kendall – the Blairite Labour leadership candidate – has uttered a Lefty blasphemy: she would support under-performing white working class school kids. Her speech on the weekend focused on education and she hit plenty of heart-warming PC platitudes and empty buzzwords.
There is a cure for AIDS. I know, this claim sounds crazy – but its been tested, and, at least on a small scale experimental level, it appears to work. The principle is sound. So why doesn’t everyone know about
