‘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
Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia have turned away boats laden with thousands of migrants headed for their shores. Officials from the two countries met the boats, handed over fuel and supplies and sent them on their way. As Europe wrangles over the
Britain’s referendum on membership of the European Union must be held “as soon as necessary” according to Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England. Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme he warned that business uncertainty fuelled by concern
Go on, admit it: you were all hoping that Prince Charles’s “black spider memos” were going to show him in the worst light possible: the spoilt, petulant prince with his biofuel-powered Aston Martin, his toothpaste valet and his chunky-knit coterie
A number of prominent cities could be given key powers over transportation, housing planning and policing as part of a Cities Devolution Bill to be introduced in the Queen’s speech next month. The plans are expected to be laid out in a
CHARIKOT, Nepal (AP) — Nepal has been overwhelmed by its second massive earthquake in less than three weeks, its prime minister said Thursday as he visited this normally placid foothills town, now a center for frightened villagers desperate for government
The Liberal Democrats are in a desperate fight for survival according to Tim Farron. The former Lib Dem president is campaigning to become leader of the party in the wake of its disastrous showing at the general election. On his website Farron
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban attack on a Kabul guesthouse left 14 people dead, including nine foreigners, in the most audacious assault by the insurgents in the Afghan capital since the start of their spring offensive, a government official
British twins who fled to Syria to join Islamic State are now believed to be on the run from the terror group and may be trying to return home. The Sun reports that Somali-born Zahra and Salma Halane, both 17,
A “broad range of air, maritime and land capabilities” will need to be deployed by the European Union across Libya if it is to take out the migrant smuggling networks in North Africa, the EU has outlined in a strategy paper for
Scottish nationalists cautioned British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday that he could not rule out giving Scotland another independence referendum if Scots voted for one in a parliamentary election. On Sunday, Cameron ruled out another independence referendum despite spectacular
Correspondence between Prince Charles and government ministers dating back to 2004 and 2005 has been released for public viewing after a 10 year legal battle. The text of the 27 letters include the exchange of opinions on subjects including illegal
David Cameron’s newly-elected Conservative government will include a counter-terrorism bill in this month’s Queen’s Speech designed to confront “head-on the poisonous Islamist extremist ideology.” The measures were first considered in 2013 following the murder of the British soldier, Fusilier Lee
A student who banned white people and men from a students’ union equality event has insisted that she can’t be racist because she is an “ethnic minority woman”. Publicity for event claimed that it aimed to be all about “challenge the
A selection of MPs, including former Labour cabinet minister Peter Hain, went on an extraordinary expenses binge in the dying days of the last parliament. Records reveal they treated themselves to iPads and laptop computers, all paid for by the
Analysis of last week’s general election results has shown that in seat after seat the Labour Party lost to the Conservative Party by margins smaller than the vote share taken by UKIP in the same constituencies. Senior Labour figures admit
Nigel Farage has hinted he plans to run in a by-election so he can grab a seat off Labour, according to the Daily Express. The UKIP leader said his party had torn “vast chunks” out of Ed Miliband’s vote and
David Cameron should learn how to govern more compassionately by the “emotional” and “heartwarming” musical Billy Elliot says Sir Elton John. The 68-year-old singer said the prime minister should be more considerate of the working classes. Speaking at the 10th anniversary of the
Home Secretary Theresa May has again blasted European Union plans to force the redistribution of migrants around the EU, saying economic migrants who aren’t escaping conflict should be sent back home. Her comments come only a day after a Home
The BBC’s Science Editor David Shukman recently got back from an expedition to the high Arctic. Amazingly, despite having gone all that way, he seems completely to have missed the big story: that contrary to the doomsday predictions we’ve been
An Arctic expedition designed to demonstrate the threat of climate change has ended in tragedy with the deaths of two Dutch researchers, Marc Cornelissen, and Philip de Roo. The pair are believed to have fallen through thin ice nearly three
Kent Police have confirmed they are investigating a claim of electoral fraud in South Thanet, the seat Nigel Farage failed to take in the general election. No further details have been released but police say they are making enquiries. A UKIP spokesman
Britain, the EU’s 8th largest state in terms of area, will overtake Germany to become the EU’s most populous nation by 2060 according to the “2015 Ageing Report” published by the European Commission yesterday. The population is projected to rise to
Multi-millionaire musician Labour supporter Charlotte Church and Twitter demagogue Katie Hopkins have been offered £100,000 to put the gloves on and settle their differences in the boxing ring. Television boxing station BoxNation made the offer after a recent Twitter election spat
The International Trademark Association (INTA) has joined the legal battle against plain packaging for tobacco products in order to champion property rights. In doing so it stands alongside the governments of the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Indonesia and Ukraine. Those countries
As the dust settles on a bitterly-fought general election, British socialism’s corpse is barely even twitching now, its death rattle long since extinguished. As a journalist who’s covered this campaign from the start on TV, radio and in print, I
