‘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
Families of Iraqis killed by British soldiers during the war may be able to sue the taxpayer after a landmark ruling in the High Court. Around 1,200 families are affected by the decision, which puts the wounding or killing under
A traditionalist Catholic bishop is facing his second excommunication as he plans to consecrate one of his followers as a bishop without the Pope’s consent. Richard Williamson, who achieved notoriety when he used a television interview to deny the existence
Jewish schools and synagogues will be given £10 million a year to pay for guards to protect against the growing number of anti-Semitic attacks in the UK. The move has been initiated in the wake of the murders in Paris
The opening of the new European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt has been overshadowed by protests and violence, including an anti-capitalist group calling themselves ‘Blockupy’. As the multi-million pound tower block, which had to be redesigned because it did
The Kremlin has announced the breakaway Georgian territory of South Ossetia is to be incorporated into Russia in a deal condemned by the international community. The move comes on the first anniversary of the annexation of Crimea and is being
For the first time in years the RSPCA has no ongoing prosecutions of hunts in the United Kingdom. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), which depends on donations and bequests from the public for its
The former French President, Nicholas Sarkozy, has proposed a ban on Muslim headscarves at Universities in the country. Sarkozy made the call on French TV, in order to head off the threat of the National Front at this month’s local
A man has appeared in court for racially or religiously aggravated criminal damage after he admitted to putting anti-halal stickers on meat at a branch of Sainsbury’s. Liam Edwards said he put the labels on the meat, which called for
Regard the utter nihilism of Islamic terrorism. Upwards of 21 people have been killed after a shooting attack Wednesday at a Tunisian museum with two gunmen taking hostages before they were shot dead. The number includes 17 tourists who were
Two have been killed, and at least eight seriously injured after attackers burst into a crowded pub screening a football game and opened fire in the Swedish city of Gothenburg, it has been reported. Swedish police have said they expect the
The independent body that oversees government financial decisions has revised up the estimate of how many people are expected to come to the UK through immigration. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) now says the total net migration into the
Trade Unionists have commissioned a folk song demanding the sacking of their local Tory MP in Wirral West, Esther McVey. The song is part of the campaign to unseat the Minister for Employment, who is widely regarded as a rising
Tunisia in shock after terror attack on museum in Tunis; Beneath the surface, Tunisia is a terrorist breeding ground
GENEVA, March 19 (Reuters) – The United Nations human rights office said on Thursday that Islamic State fighters may have committed genocide against the minority Yazidi community in Iraq as well as crimes against humanity and war crimes against civilians
BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukraine urged the European Union on Thursday to stay united in keeping up sanctions pressure on Russia over the conflict in eastern Ukraine, as EU leaders gathered for a two-day summit. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said
A rare manuscript belonging to British mathematician and code breaker Alan Turing went on show in Hong Kong Thursday ahead of an auction in New York where it is expected to fetch at least $1 million. The sale of the
(Reuters) – To 19th century British naturalist Charles Darwin, they were the strangest animals yet discovered, one looking like a hybrid of a hippo, rhino and rodent and another resembling a humpless camel with an elephant’s trunk. Ever since Darwin
A Serious Case Review examining childhood sexual abuse which took place in Oxfordshire, England concludes that the role of Pakistani Muslim men in the rape and torture of white British girls should become a topic of national investigation and concern.
If beating the Islamic State with military might is proving hard in the far-flung deserts of Iraq, maybe we should be trying ridicule instead. Witness the jihadi whose combat camos makes him look like a kebab – according to his
One of the would-be jihadists apprehended in Turkey over the weekend en-route to Syria has been told that he may return to school as soon as “things settle down”. The youths from Brent, London, none of whom have yet been
I’d been meaning to write today about why Oxford University should divest itself of one of its zoology graduates. But I’m afraid that will have to wait because I’ve just read today’s Guardian cover story and have realised that the
Sitting directly behind the Chancellor during his Budget speech was the Tory backbencher Sir Tony Baldry. He wins the 2015 award for the most excitable cry of joy from anyone in the House of Commons Chamber, and it was thanks
Traditional Conservative voters got a break from all the recent economic gloom with changes to savings and help for first time home buyers. In addition to giving greater flexibility to pensions, there were also tax cuts for savers and help
There may be a far darker secret lurking at the heart of Westminster than previously suspected, Simon Danczuk has warned. The Labour MP, who first blew the lid on the Cyril Smith scandal, alleges that a paedophile ring involving senior
Tourists enjoying an evening cruise along the Zambezi River were shocked when they noticed crocodiles munching on the bottom half of a human. As they sailed the river, which flows between Zambia and Zimbabwe, passengers reported the sightings to the
