
Temperature readings from the Arctic and Antarctic used to estimate the effects of global warming are nothing more than guesswork, a climate researcher has said. Dr Benny Peiser heads up the Global Warming Policy Foundation, which last month announced its intention to
by Donna Rachel Edmunds15 May 2015, 5:12 AM PST0

Pullarkattil Rethishkumar, 44, hanged himself at the Woodford resevoir, London, on Wednesday, after murdering his wife and 13-year-old twin daughters, because they didn’t want to return to India with him. Social worker Shighi Rethishkumar, 37, and 13-year-old twins Niya and
by Oliver Lane15 May 2015, 4:05 AM PST0

The BBC has been attacked after comparing Islamist hate preacher Anjem Choudary to Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi and Winston Churchill. Mark Easton, Home Editor, said that government plans to silence extremists were wrongheaded and that extreme views were needed to
by Nick Hallett15 May 2015, 4:02 AM PST0

An ex-Scottish Labour MP who lost his seat in last week’s general election has spoken of his relief that he can now tell his constituents to f*** off, The Scotsman has reported. Brian Donohoe had held his Central Ayrshire seat
by Donna Rachel Edmunds15 May 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Married couple Phillip and Ian Tucker have written to their local council to complain about the decision to name a new road Bangays Way, because they consider it homophobic. Despite the name of the new cul-de-sac having been arrived at
by Oliver Lane15 May 2015, 3:32 AM PST0

Facebook tramples on European privacy laws by tracking people online without their consent and dodges questions from national regulators, Belgium’s privacy watchdog said on Friday. Belgium’s Privacy Protection Commission (CPVP/CBPL), which is working with German, Dutch, French and Spanish counterparts,
by Reuters15 May 2015, 3:27 AM PST0

Rail workers in Britain will stage a national strike later this month in a dispute over pay, the RMT union announced on Friday, teeing up a move that could bring misery to millions of commuters. The union said its 16,000
by Reuters15 May 2015, 3:18 AM PST0

Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon has threatened the Prime Minister David Cameron with a new Scottish independence referendum unless he fails to deliver more powers to the Scottish parliament, of which she just happens to be First Minister. In the
by Donna Rachel Edmunds15 May 2015, 2:54 AM PST0

Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna has withdrawn from the Labour leadership contest just days after announcing his candidature. Umunna was widely seen as one of the front-runners and was one of the more “centrist” candidates. He said in a statement:
by Breitbart London15 May 2015, 2:42 AM PST0

One year after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that people could force search engines to remove links deemed “inaccurate, inadequate, irrelevant or excessive” from search results – the so called “right to be forgotten” – it has been announced that Google
by Sarkis Zeronian15 May 2015, 2:38 AM PST0

Now that Britain’s Conservative Party has won a Parliamentary majority, it has the opportunity to implement its campaign promise of requiring United Kingdom police to record anti-Muslim hate crimes. Muslims as victims of hate crime has become a familiar trope,
by Johanna Markind15 May 2015, 1:15 AM PST0

Former Chief of Staff to Nigel Farage is rejoining Breitbart as Editor in Chief of Breitbart London, following UKIP’s massive gains at the UK General Election.
by Breitbart News14 May 2015, 4:42 PM PST0

Lindsay Lohan clutched a Koran in her hands as she exited the Duffield Children’s Center in Brooklyn Wednesday, where she is completing her court-ordered community service requirement.
by Daniel Nussbaum14 May 2015, 2:36 PM PST0

Over 700 potential terrorists have left the United Kingdom in order to carry out jihad in the Middle East, according to London’s Metropolitan Police Service, also known as Scotland Yard. Alarmingly, about half of the jihadis have now returned to the UK, reports have stated.
by Jordan Schachtel14 May 2015, 10:38 AM PST0

Signalling a return to normal service following the end of coalition government in the UK last week, Conservative Home Secretary Theresa May has come under attack from former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown regarding her stance on resettling African migrants
by Sarkis Zeronian14 May 2015, 8:53 AM PST0

The Bank of England has confirmed wages are being held down due to increasing levels of migration. The admission comes despite claims from politicians that the recent influx of foreign workers has benefited workers. The bank’s governor, Mark Carney, said the increase
by Andre Walker14 May 2015, 8:52 AM PST0

The ‘Foreign Legion’ 0f the Kurdish YPG forces has always welcomed former British and American soldiers to its ranks in the fight against Islamic State (IS) terror. Now it has published a frank message on Facebook calling for new recruits from
by Oliver Lane14 May 2015, 8:46 AM PST0

Timo Soini, arch-Eurosceptic and leader of ‘The Finns’ party, has been appointed Finland’s finance minister and will now represent the country in EU financial talks. Soini counts UKIP’s Nigel Farage as one of his closest political allies. He is fiercely
by Nick Hallett14 May 2015, 8:42 AM PST0

A traditionalist conservative party has protested against the installation of special gay traffic lights in Vienna by lodging a criminal complaint against a member of the city council. The street signage was installed to mark the coming of the Eurovision song
by Oliver Lane14 May 2015, 7:36 AM PST0

The contest to lead the defeated opposition Labour Party widened on Thursday after two senior lawmakers added their names to the slate of contenders following the party’s decisive drubbing in a national election last week. Ed Miliband, the previous leader,
by Reuters14 May 2015, 7:26 AM PST0

On a slow news day reports of civil war within the upper echelons of UKIP were stoked by those keen to pronounce the political death of both Nigel Farage and the party he leads. The BBC excitedly declared the party
by Sarkis Zeronian14 May 2015, 7:13 AM PST0

As a high profile lawyer and wife to one of Hollywood’s most recognisable stars, Mrs Amal Clooney is surely a woman used to getting her own way. It must therefore come as a shock to her that Greece has rejected her proposal
by Donna Rachel Edmunds14 May 2015, 7:07 AM PST0

According to a reporter in Ramallah, home of the Palestinian Authority, a Jordanian gynecologist supposedly left a cell phone in a woman’s abdomen in April when performing a Cesarean section to deliver her son, prompting a call for the Jordanian government to resign.
by William Bigelow14 May 2015, 7:05 AM PST0

David Cameron is expected to head to Scotland tomorrow to meet Nicola Sturgeon for the first time since the SNP won 56 seats in Scotland. The First Minister has already issued a series of demands to the Prime Minister, insisting
by Andre Walker14 May 2015, 6:53 AM PST0

There has been a surge in counter-terrorism arrests, with 338 people held across the UK in the past year, new figures reveal. The numbers mark a 33 per cent increase on the year ending April 2014, with 56 per cent
by Nick Hallett14 May 2015, 6:10 AM PST0