‘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
The short campaign has started and inevitably the political gloves will come off. Unfortunately for me, and indeed many current UKIP candidates and supporters, the fight is getting far too close to home. Over the past few days I have
It was the moment when global warming hysteria first grabbed the world’s headlines: the day in June 1988 when a visibly perspiring Dr James Hansen testified before a Senate Committee – and a credulous media – that the “earth is
So, who won day one? Labour will feel they spent far too much of yesterday talking about their strained relationship with business, after the party’s advert in the Financial Times backfired spectacularly. Siemens and Kellogg’s both publicly expressed their dismay
A mentally ill British man pleaded guilty Monday to U.S. charges he plotted to set up an al-Qaida training camp on a ranch in a remote part of Oregon that was likened to Afghanistan.
The picture of Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz’ troubled state of mind grows more complex with the revelation, reported by International Business Times, that investigators have discovered that Lubitz “trawled the dark side of the web visiting, among other things, sites containing gay porn, suicide themes and sexual perversions.”
Shoppers in Bromley, South London, thought they witnessed a rare political act by a reigning Monarch, when a lookalike of HM The Queen was seen handing out UKIP leaflets. To make it all the more confusing Prince Philip’s double was
Nigel Farage is set to emerge as the winner from the seven-way leaders’ debate on Thursday with 8.9 million viewers tuning in, according to the political spread betting firm Sporting Index. The 2010 debates catapulted Nick Clegg into the national consciousness
Earth Hour came and went again this year on Saturday the 28th of March between 8.30-9.30pm. If you didn’t notice, don’t be surprised. I think few people who were not already committed climate change catastrophists even knew it was happening.
Questioning the accepted, progressive wisdom of global warming is the smart thing to do. Don’t believe me? Here is the evidence. Republicans with higher levels of education are more likely than those in their parties with less education to say
Enoch Powell’s official biographer has hit out at the Church of England after it alleged that the former MP was involved in “satanic sex abuse”. Powell was on a list of several high-profile former MPs that was handed to police
Former Chief of the General Staff Lord Dannatt has broadsided the government with a warning to heed voter concerns over defence while at the same time cautioning over an increasingly militaristic Russia and the potential for the Conservatives to leak
Hollywood star Martin Freeman, famous for starring in The Hobbit, The Office and Love Actually, has appeared in a video endorsing Labour at the general election. The 43-year-old actor does not mention Ed Miliband in the video but does launch an
An East London academy rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted is to be inspected by counter-terrorism officers. The move comes after four of its pupils travelled to Syria to become jihadi brides while a further four had their passports confiscated before they
France’s ruling Socialist Party has taken a drubbing in the French local elections, losing control of around half of its departements including left wing strongholds such as Correze, President Hollande’s home ground. Hollande’s presidential prospects are now looking gloomy, with one adviser
It was Earth Hour on Saturday. I know, I know, you probably missed it too. All around the world smug weather-worriers dimmed their lights, lit a candle and said a little prayer for the planet as everyone else just got
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been fined £180,000 after it sent thousands of confidential documents about BAE Systems to one of the investigation’s key witnesses. In the end the documents were found in a cannabis factory in East London.
Power hungry Alex Salmond has a new demand – he wants control of the BBC in Scotland to be brought under the purview of the Scottish Parliament, effectively turning the independent broadcaster into a state propaganda machine for the Scottish
Ellen Pao, interim chief executive of Reddit, has lost her “landmark” gender discrimination case against venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins. Pao had alleged that the firm denied her a promotion and eventually fired her on account of her gender. But
It has been a difficult year for Pakistani men in Rochdale and a number of other English cities. Members of the community have been handed significant jail terms for systematically grooming and raping young children over the course of many
A rhinoceros that had wandered off a wildlife reserve rampaged through a town in central Nepal on Monday, leaving one woman dead and six people injured, police said. A local police official said the animal travelled some 20 kilometres (12
MADRID (AP) — Spanish police say they have arrested 12 people suspected of belonging to an anarchist group with terrorist aims. A police statement said those detained Monday were members of an organization called Coordinated Anarchists Groups, and are suspected
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s prime minister David Cameron is paying a farewell visit to Queen Elizabeth II as the country begins formal campaigning for an election seen as the most unpredictable in decades. The audience comes as Britain’s Parliament was
Voice recordings on the black box on Germanwings flight 4U9252 have revealed killer co-pilot Andreas Lubitz calmly responded “hopefully” and “we’ll see” when asked by pilot Patrick Sondenheimer whether the plane was ready for landing. Sky News reports that the
Well that escalated quickly. There was cricket legend Shane Warne standing centre-pitch at the MCG on Sunday interviewing a few members of the Australian XI that had just won the World Cup with a seven-wicket win over New Zealand. During
Ed Miliband’s biggest donor has claimed Labour need to dump policies that “penalise” business and that the Conservatives are the best party at managing the economy in Europe. Dr Assem Allam, who has given £400k to Labour, said the party needed
