‘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
(Reuters) – Iraqi troops and Shi’ite paramilitary fighters were battling Islamic State on Wednesday in northern Tikrit, which officials described as the Sunni Muslim militant group’s last stronghold in the city. With officials touting victory in a month-long battle, state
Nigeria’s new president-elect Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday hailed polls that will lead to the first democratic change of power in Africa’s most populous nation as “historic” hours after he secured a decisive victory. In official results released early Wednesday, Buhari
Head teachers in London are worried that a substantial number of their students could travel to join jihadis in Syria during the Easter break. Senior Crown Prosecutor Nazir Afzal said the heads of two London schools had told him that
An MEP has called for a symbolic gesture to demonstrate the end of hostilities against the Germans which have been dominant in British culture for over a century. Jim Carver, UKIP MEP for the West Midlands has today called on
The general election campaign has only been under way for a short time, but already it has done the country a signal service. It has held up a mirror to the political class which, like a fairground novelty, has reflected
SHEFFIELD, England, March 31 (UPI) –Researchers at the University of Sheffield have found a novel use for tampons. They’re begun employing them in the fight against pollution — or more specifically, as a method for identifying where wastewater is leaking into streams and rivers.
A report that helped prompt prominent doctors to call for fracking to be banned on medical grounds has been found to have been written in part by an anti-fracking campaigner with links to Friends of the Earth. The “expert” report
It’s only Day Two but the election campaign has already sunk to new depths of desperation and derision. After the Prime Minister David Cameron and Labour leader Ed Miliband braved a grilling from Jeremy Paxman last week, today it was the Liberal
The security information leaked by Edward Snowden has led to an ‘arms race’ with terrorists who are trying to spy on Britain’s intelligence services, the head of MI6 has said. In his first publish speech since his appointment, Alex Younger
Popular twitter troll and Sun columnist Katie Hopkins has accused Rochdale Labour MP Simon Danczuk of using the police as a smokescreen to deflect attention from his own problems, after he reported her to the police for hate speech. Speaking at a Sun
The Liberal Democrat candidate for Vauxhall, South London, has admitted to making a pornographic “wrestling” film, taking an “a to z of drugs” and deliberately getting himself infected with HIV. Adrian Hyyrylainen-Trett, 36, claimed his erratic behaviour was as a
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s national statistics agency says the economy grew faster than previously thought last year. Figures from the Office of National Statistics show that the country’s gross domestic product expanded 2.8 percent, compared with the previous estimate of
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The second day of vote counting in Nigeria’s bitterly contested presidential vote started late on Tuesday and electoral officials hope to announce later in the day who will govern Africa’s richest and biggest nation. Early returns
BOSTON, England (AP) — Boston is a typical English town — ancient church, traditional shops, Polish supermarkets, Baltic bakeries. Amid the bargain-hunting crowds on market day, eastern European languages are almost as common as the local east-of-England accent. Immigration has
The right on, progressive thespian family that votes together stays together. Look no further for proof of this elemental truism of modern luvviedom than the duo of Martin Freeman and Amanda Abbington. They don’t do things by half when it
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has attacked David Cameron’s record on immigration, saying that the Conservative Prime Minister had been “wilfully dishonest” when he pledged to cap immigration to the tens of thousands. Speaking on the beach beneath the white cliffs
More than one in 10 British children aged 12 to 13 have made a pornographic video, according to a survey for children’s charity the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC). A further one in 10 are
Britain would be forced to scrap its independent nuclear deterrent as part of a deal to put Ed Miliband into Number 10, according to Nicola Sturgeon. The SNP leader confirmed her party would never vote to replace Trident and the
A group of Anglican bishops and archbishops have called on their church to show a “faith response” to “climate justice” by divesting fossil fuels from the church’s investment portfolio. Calling climate change “the most moral issue of our day”, they
Naval exercises in the Plymouth Sound have been blamed for a mobile phone black spot in the PL1 and PL2 postcodes on Friday, after the Royal Navy claimed it was testing new “communication equipment”, most likely electronic counter measures. After
Councils are using new asbo-style by-laws to censure aspects of everyday life they deem messy, such as feeding pigeons or entering a retail car park after 6pm. Freedom campaigners are arguing that use of the laws is creating a patchwork of rules
David Cameron has been given a huge advantage in Thursday’s leader’s debate, being drawn to stand on the far right, well away from the other main party leaders. Nick Clegg, Nigel Farage and Ed Miliband will all be bunched together
A UKIP candidate has said money spent trying to stop young men travelling to the Islamic State is wasted and could be better spent on one-way airfares. Keith Fraser, who is standing in Hackney North and Stoke Newington made the comments in
Killer pilot Andeas Lubitz’s mental illness was caused by living in a capitalist society, Russell Brand has claimed. In his latest video, the activist comedian says that 50 percent of people will suffer from a mental illness at some point
Comedian Noel Fielding is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police after he was heard telling guests at the Royal Albert Hall to “stab” Nigel Farage. Fielding made the comment as part of a “bizarre rambling joke” about racist teabags at
