‘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
The British government has spent £185 million on foreign police forces while reducing spending on police at home. Figures obtained by the Sun show that the Department for International Development has spent the money over the past four years on
The “gender pay gap” is one of the most persistent myths put about by feminists and social justice warriors. It has been comprehensively debunked: in the UK and US, women in their 30s are actually paid more than men for the same
Several people were injured in the early hours of Monday morning after a brawl broke out between Eritreans and Sudanese migrants at the Calais migrant camp. The fight resulted in 24 injuries, 14 of which required hospital treatment. The Local
“Political institutions always put their own institutional survival first. If they are supposed to help poor people, they promote poverty, to ensure there is a steady supply of poor people who need their help”. These were the words of my
The captors of Frenchwoman Isabelle Prime, kidnapped in Yemen on February 24, posted the first video of her since her abduction. In the 21-second tape posted on YouTube, Prime is shown seated on the ground dressed in black and appeals
It was a symbol of a more liberal Egypt where young Muslims and Christians mingled under its leafy canopies, bands played and a young Omar Sharif wooed the glamorous Faten Hamama in the classic film romance “The River of Love”.
Malaysia Airlines is “technically bankrupt”, its new German CEO said Monday as he outlined plans to stabilise the failing flag carrier including 6,000 job cuts. “We are technically bankrupt and that decline of performance started long before the tragic events
UKIP MP Douglas Carswell has backtracked after initially supporting party leader Nigel Farage over his comments on HIV-positive migrants and health tourism, according to City AM. Speaking in the leaders’ debate during the election campaign, UKIP’s leader brought up the
On Wednesday this week the Conservative Party’s manifesto promise of an In/Out referendum on membership of the EU became Government policy following its formal announcement in the Queen’s Speech. To date opponents of the plan have alleged that the policy
Tony Blair has been dropped from appearing at a world hunger conference in Sweden after he allegedly demanded £330,000 to do a twenty minute speech. The former Prime Minister was asked to speak tomorrow at the Eat conference in Stockholm
Allegations that a politician was among those accused of repeatedly raping a girl over a four year period have prompted a former Liberal Democrat MP to identify himself to investigators in order to deny it. The MP in question spoke
A senior backbench Conservative has attacked his own party’s defence policy record since 2010. In an interview with The Independent on Sunday Tory MP Dr Julian Lewis credited the previous Labour government with being more “strategic” on the future of the armed
After leading the Liberal Democrats to electoral oblivion at the General Election and having to resign as leader as a consequence, Nick Clegg has a good reason to drown his sorrows during his remaining time in parliament. Unfortunately he no
Harriet Harman has rejected a proposal to put the next Labour leader up for re-election in three years’ time. The acting Labour leader said she disagreed with the suggestion that the party should have a chance to remove the new leader
The attitude of senior Labour Party figures to political coverage by the BBC has been laid bare in the memoirs of BBC political editor Nick Robinson. Despite some complaining that Labour receives unfair coverage from the BBC, Robinson has spoken of
If politicians are given a free vote, same-sex marriage has a good chance of being legalised by the end of the year, says deputy Labor leader Tanya Plibersek. But in the meantime she hopes a coalition MP will second the
To the surprise of neighbouring residents an uncommon sight is emerging above the skyline of central Karachi, western Pakistan, namely a 140 foot high cross standing at the entrance of a Christian cemetery founded in the 19th century. The cross
A large-scale brawl broke out today at a Labour Party-linked, Muslim community centre in Leeds in the northern of England. The video (below), caught on a mobile phone before being uploaded to Facebook, depicted a violent scuffle between two warring sides
Here’s how New York magazine describes The Briefcase, a new show on CBS that’s about to enter its third week. The Briefcase, premiering on CBS at 8 p.m. Wednesday, features “American families experiencing financial setbacks,” to use the network’s terminology. The family
The former Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Lord West has said that any defence cuts will put Britain on the “road to disaster”. Baron West of Spithead, who worked as a security advisor to former Prime Minister Gordon Brown,
Disagreements over the correct diet for a twelve-year-old boy became so heated for one divorced Italian couple, the father took the matter to court and won, meaning the mother must now cook him meat. The battle over the health of
A Roman-built ampitheatre has been used for the public execution of captured prisoners of war before an audience for the first time in perhaps 1,500 years, after ISIS forces captured the classical ruins at Palmyra last week. The Syrian Observatory
Only hours after news emerged that the Ministry of Defence had been told to find £1bn to cut from its budget, the National Security Council discussed sending British troops into Iraq. The troops will be sent to join the US
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has thrown David Cameron a bone in his bid for EU reform by saying treaty change was not “totally impossible”. In a press conference following the pair’s meeting which rounded off the first part of the
The British government appears to be on a collision course with the same gay vote that helped David Cameron back into 10 Downing Street with a majority. Following the Conservative Party’s moves to legalise gay marriage in Britain, as well
