‘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
BRADFORD, England (AP) — Naz Shah is running for Parliament, but she is hardly a typical British politician. She grew up in poverty in a Pakistani-immigrant family, fled a teenage forced marriage and campaigned to free her mother, imprisoned for
(Reuters) – The Scottish National Party could wield “enormous clout” in the British government after a May 7 national election, party leader Nicola Sturgeon said on Monday, promising to block Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron from returning to power. A
(Reuters) – Scotland is likely to win self rule in the next few years while the economic divide between the international powerhouse of London and the rest of the United Kingdom will deepen, media tycoon Rupert Murdoch said on Sunday.
The earthquake that ripped through Nepal early on Saturday morning has now claimed more than 3,200 lives, with aftershocks triggering a second avalanche on Mouth Everest. The UK’s foreign office has confirmed there are no reports of Britons being injured
Student politicos have been on good form this year. Wisdom gifted to us in their declarations include the revelation that clapping is traumatizing; that men wearing dresses is transphobic; complimenting a woman’s handwriting is sexist; and that male gay culture is racist
Everyone is familiar with the tragedy of the illegal immigrants being forced to work in dangerous jobs, like the unfortunate Morecambe Bay cockle pickers, 21 of whom drowned in 2004 when caught by the tide. But cockling is not the
ROME, Italy – Should the Pope stick to God or is it about time he embraced the fashionable cause of Gaia-worship? This is going to be the big question in Rome over the next couple of days as two rival
An extremist preacher with links to Jihadi John and the Muslim Brotherhood is living freely in West London in taxpayer funded accommodation, as the British authorities are unable to deport him thanks to the Human Rights Act. Hani al-Sibai, 54,
LONDON (AP) — With Britain’s general election fast approaching, almost anything can become political — even Prince William and his wife Kate’s choice of private medical care for the upcoming birth of their second child. Prime Minister David Cameron on
A Conservative council candidate has said that she could never support Ed Miliband as he is a Jew. Her comment was posted on Facebook; it has since been removed. Gulzabeen Afsal, who is seeking election in Derby, posted comments in
A major inquiry has been launched into the reliability of official global surface temperature records following widespread allegations that data has been manipulated to prove that global warming is happening. According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), from
Britain must take in the migrants currently crossing the Mediterranean, a senior Bishop has said, arguing that we have a “moral duty” to accept refugees from wars partly of our own making. Writing in today’s Observer, the Rt Rev David Walker,
LONDON, April 26 (Reuters) – The leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party on Sunday ruled out an informal deal with Scottish nationalists after a May 7 election if his party fails to win an overall majority, something he has previously
A Labour candidate who pledged to end private involvement in the NHS, was the driving force behind an £11m a year health privatisation. Dr Mark Hayes, who is running in Selby & Ainsty, brought in private providers in his role
The BBC has been accused of bias after yesterday’s Today programme ended with a debate on the state of the election featuring three guests, who all savaged David Cameron and his party. Scottish comedian Rhona Cameron called the Conservatives “a
Angry emails from consumers could cost video game software company Valve over $1 million in “just a couple of days,” according to CEO and founder Gabe Newell.
Valve, the company behind phenomenally successful video game distribution platform Steam, has found itself in a pickle after announcing new payment options for its “modding” community that were not fully understood by its customers.
It’s often said that feminist game critic Anita Sarkeesian is just a left-wing version of infamous anti-video game activist Jack Thompson. She, too, is using moral panic to encourage censorship of the medium. But how similar are they really?
Ed Miliband has pledged to make Islamophobia a criminal offence in the UK if he becomes Prime Minister. In an interview with the Muslim News website, Miliband said a Labour government would make Islamophobia an “aggravated crime”. “We are going
The Conservatives are reportedly ready to overthrow David Cameron and replace him as party leader with London mayor Boris Johnson if he fails re-election next month. Senior Tories have drawn up plans for a speedy “coronation” for Boris should there
The acting mayor of the London borough of Tower Hamlets has appeared to blame the vote-rigging scandal that brought down Lutfur Rahman on “institutional racism”. Oliur Rahman – no relation to Lutfur – told the BBC there was deep-seated racism
We live in listless times, when complaining and campaigning have becoming something of a new religion for those whose lives are devoid of any true meaning or worth. So it is that, in an era when most life-threatening problems have
Parents are being told they can’t send their children to the same schools as their siblings because of a migrant baby boom caused by uncontrolled EU migration. Estimates suggest that around 80,000 children were not given places at their parents’
Climate change is to blame for the immigrant deaths in the Mediterranean, a British environmentalist has said. James Murray, editor of Business Green, said the deaths are “precisely the kind of disaster security analysts expect to see worsen in a
UKIP is set to take the seat of Thurrock from the Conservatives at next month’s general election as a new poll puts the party four points ahead of Labour, with the Tories in third place. The latest Lord Ashcroft polling
