‘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
Speculation is rife that comedian Russell Brand may be about to endorse Ed Miliband after the Labour leader was spotted leaving Mr Brand’s London home last night. Mr Brand is well known for his anti-politics rhetoric, telling the BBC in 2013
Grant Shapps cancelled a meeting last night at 45 minutes notice claiming he needed to go to a school parents’ evening. The Conservative Party chairman was due to make his first public appearance since he was accused of editing his
Psychoanalysis is hogwash, obviously. So it was pleasing to read in the Spectator that American shrinks are becoming an endangered species. This reflects a growing appreciation in society for fact over feeling, sadly not reflected in today’s touchy-feely politicians – or in
American pollster and statistician Nate Silver has admitted he has “no idea” who will be in power after the general election. Appearing on BBC One’s Panorama show last night, Silver there was “enormous uncertainty” over the outcome of the UK
Labour is pouring manpower into the seat of Battersea, South London, after Conservative activists abandoned the re-standing MP because she pushed through plain packaging for cigarettes. Jane Ellison used her role as Minister for Public Health to pass legislation to
Whether you believe that Cameron’s Conservatives are tight-fisted Gradgrinds or financial geniuses, there is more to a party and to a country than its economic policy. Widespread prosperity is the cornerstone of any civilised society, but what use is a
“Where are the policies for young people? Why don’t politicians care about us?” Those questions are asked almost daily by intelligent, engaged and knowledgeable young people who want their voices to be heard by the political powerbrokers. Yet their demands
(Reuters) – Britain’s economy slowed more sharply than expected the first three months of 2015 in a setback for Prime Minister David Cameron who has staked his campaign for re-election next week on the strength of the recovery. Gross domestic
Israel is not in a pleasant situation. Every day, her arch enemy Iran draws closer to refining enough uranium to build 100s of nuclear weapons. Every day the Iranian program becomes more difficult to dislodge – as the uranium is
A Royal Navy warship and British coast guard cutter intercepted a seagoing tug at the weekend after its unusual course caused suspicion about its true intentions, unveiling an enormous cargo of South American cocaine. Ukrainian-owned tug MV Hamal was sailing to
Sooner or later, like Chelsea meeting Manchester City, there had to be a Papal Encylical on Global Warming. After all, ecology and Rome are the two main religions of the Western World. We already know the main thrust of what
If you had said six months ago that Ed Miliband would be schooling Boris Johnson on live television two weeks before the election, even Justine would have raised an eyebrow. Yet that is exactly what the Labour leader did on
Something subtle, yet powerful is happening in the ultra fast-moving, consumer-savvy world of internet-era marketing. In fact, it’s an idea so new, none of the marketing gurus I approached while writing this piece had even really thought about it. It’s
Wimbledon decided to ban selfie sticks from the prestigious tournament at the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC). They join numerous museums and other tourist attractions to ban the stick.
The Conservatives have taken the lead in two polls today, with Lord Ashcroft putting them six points ahead and an ICM poll for the Guardian giving them a three-point lead. Ashcroft puts the Conservatives on 36 percent (up two), Labour
As Kenya begins construction on a massive border wall to separate it from recovering failed state and terror exporter Somalia, the foreign minister of the fledgling Somalian government has spoken out to say despite differences, relations remain cordial between the
Chris Leydon, who produced video content for technology news blog Tech City News and was a freelance video editor for the Guardian newspaper, has been found guilty of four counts of making indecent images of children. The jury could not reach a verdict
The Labour and Conservative candidates in Thanet South have united to demand that UKIP not be allowed to break their “great love”. The two parties wheeled out their candidates, to hold a leaflet smearing UKIP, and to repeat an unsubstantiated
The inability of both political pundits and bookmakers to declare a probable election winner on May 7th has increasingly led to talk of the very realistic prospect of another coalition government. Indeed, there have even been suggestions of an unthinkable
The Westminster group leader of the Northern Ireland pro-British Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has taken aim at the Conservative’s increasingly strident rhetoric over Scotland and the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP), which they claim will damage the Union. Writing for the Guardian
ROME, Italy – Contrary to what a worryingly large proportion of His churches believe, God isn’t a climate charge alarmist. If you’re in any doubt, I’d recommend you read this superbly erudite open letter to Pope Francis which has been
By pledging to abolish stamp duty for first time buyers, Labour strategists have parked their tanks on the Conservative home-owning democracy lawn. In that simple move they’ve flipped the ordinary narrative of British politics being about the high spending reds against
Leading trade unionist Len McCluskey, general secretary of Unite, has said that the Labour Party and the Scottish National Party could work together if Ed Miliband is Prime Minister after the general election. In doing so he contradicted the Labour
The National Trust is doing a pretty good job of trashing its brand. Just as the once hugely admired RSPCA dragged its name into the mud with its ill-advised – and poorly executed – opposition to traditional field sports, so
UKIP could be in line for a £5m taxpayer-funded windfall following the general election. The ‘Short Money’ is paid by the House of Commons to every opposition party to compensate them for not having departmental staff to call on in
