
Residents of Yuen Long, Hong Kong took to the streets on Sunday to protest against “parallel traders,” Chinese mainland smugglers who buy products in Hong Kong to sell on the mainland for a mark-up. Up to 38 individuals were arrested during the protests, while video shows protestors bloodied and recovering from pepper spray.
by Frances Martel2 Mar 2015, 9:29 AM PST0

Human Rights lawyers misled an inquiry into allegations that British soldiers had tortured and murdered Iraqi civilians by pursuing the claims long after they knew them to be untrue, a government dossier has alleged. A report on Public Interest Lawyers (PIL), drawn
by Donna Rachel Edmunds2 Mar 2015, 9:13 AM PST0

The taxpayer is shelling out £726,000 a day on asylum seekers, despite the government’s promises to cut migration. The figures were revealed in today’s Daily Express, with the paper calculating the bill would be enough to fund 58,000 extra nurses,
by Andre Walker2 Mar 2015, 8:58 AM PST0

As a frequent visitor to Hindustan, the cows in the market place wandering, grazing on cut flowers and fruit on the market stalls are an amusing and rather endearing sight. No great damage is done to the sub continent’s economy
by Godfrey Bloom2 Mar 2015, 8:43 AM PST0

Further allegations of sexual harassment have been brought against Rajendra Pauchari, former Chairman of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Following allegations brought by a researcher at his Delhi think tank last week, a second woman has now stepped
by Donna Rachel Edmunds2 Mar 2015, 8:29 AM PST0

WASHINGTON, D.C.– A record crowd of 16,000 received Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a long standing ovation on Monday at the 2015 AIPAC (America-Israel Public Affairs Committee) Policy Conference.
by Jordan Schachtel2 Mar 2015, 8:00 AM PST0

A senior officer in the US Army is “very concerned” about the impact of budget cuts to the British Army. General Raymond Odierno, the Chief of Staff of the US army, has told a conference that Britain and America both
by Donna Rachel Edmunds2 Mar 2015, 7:53 AM PST0

Since Mohammed Emwazi was revealed to be the bloodthirsty terrorist Jihad John, few have had a good word to say about the 26-year-old West Londoner. But aged 21 he worked as a salesman for an IT firm in Kuwait, and
by Andre Walker2 Mar 2015, 7:14 AM PST0

Samuel Sam-Sumana, the vice president of Sierra Leone, has imposed an Ebola quarantine on himself following the death of his bodyguard upon contracting the lethal virus.
by Frances Martel2 Mar 2015, 6:41 AM PST0

The British flag will be plastered across all major taxpayer-funded infrastructure projects to show the public where their money is going. Roads, bridges, flood defences and public buildings will be among projects that will have to display the message “Funded
by Nick Hallett2 Mar 2015, 6:00 AM PST0

Briefly, Shiite doctrine on jihad evolved to be indistinguishable from its Sunni counterpart by the late 13th century, i.e., open-ended warfare against non-Muslims. Iran’s theocratic Shiite Safavid and Qajar dynasties, its primary rulers from 1501-1925 (i.e., barring a period of Sunni Afghan invasion, internecine turmoil, and the heterodox reign of Nadir Shah, covering ~ 70 years during the 18th century), fully implemented this warfare doctrine, including the notion that jihad was more laudable in the absence of the 12th imam.
by Andrew G. Bostom2 Mar 2015, 6:00 AM PST0

Here’s something I once wrote on BBC Bias. On any given subject you know exactly what the BBC’s line will be. If it’s covering the Middle East it will be bigging up the gallant Hezbollah freedom fighters and the plucky
by James Delingpole2 Mar 2015, 5:45 AM PST0

Nearly 65 percent of Britain’s laws are created in Brussels, a new report has determined. The vast majority, 59 percent, receive no scrutiny at all in Westminster, and are simply copied on to the statue books as handed down from
by Donna Rachel Edmunds2 Mar 2015, 5:34 AM PST0

A report into the failure of Police and Social Services in Oxfordshire to stop the abuse of vulnerable girls by Pakistani men has concluded there are a total of 300 victims. The children were mostly in care, and were systematically
by Andre Walker2 Mar 2015, 5:27 AM PST0

A British man who went to fight with the Kurds against Islamic State has claimed the terror group fed a desperate mother a meal of meat and rice before revealing she had eaten her own son. Yasir Abdulla, 36, from
by Andre Walker2 Mar 2015, 4:04 AM PST0

Editor’s note: in this comment piece Matt Ridley calls for a radical new private-sector ethos for Britain’s state healthcare service. It first appeared in today’s edition of the Times. The latest report into Jimmy Savile’s astonishing freedom to roam the
by Breitbart London2 Mar 2015, 3:52 AM PST0

The BBC has been sharply criticised, and had its funding called into question, after it broadcast a pro-EU mockumentary depicting a dystopian future after Britain has left the European Union, with rioting and the far-right dominating the continent and Islamic
by Nick Hallett2 Mar 2015, 12:00 AM PST0

An opposition march in Moscow evolved into a memorial march for opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down blocks from the Kremlin on Friday. Thousands of Russians streamed through Moscow to show Russian President Vladimir Putin they are not afraid to voice their opinions and wish for a “Russia without Putin.” Images of the march flooded social media.
by Mary Chastain1 Mar 2015, 11:36 AM PST0

Italy’s coastguard announced Friday that it would allow its 11,000 members to carry weapons, following threats from Islamic militants in Libya, and recent confrontation with traffickers.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.1 Mar 2015, 11:26 AM PST0

Ed Miliband’s insistence that Labour will cut university tuition fees from £9,000 to £6,000 a year may spark a civil war inside his party, insiders have claimed. The handout to students would be funded by a new raid on pension pots, prompting
by Donna Rachel Edmunds1 Mar 2015, 9:23 AM PST0

Middle Eastern Christians who have suffered persecution at the hands of ISIS in recent months have decided not to turn the other cheek. Instead, they have formed a militia regiment and are currently engaged in fighting the Islamists across a
by Donna Rachel Edmunds1 Mar 2015, 8:26 AM PST0

A Conservative member of Parliament is in talks with Ukip’s leader Nigel Farage about a possible defection, it has emerged, and may cross sides before the general election. A further defection before May could help Ukip sustain momentum in the run
by Donna Rachel Edmunds1 Mar 2015, 7:22 AM PST0

Labour Members of Parliament want to introduce a “sin bin” for rowdy colleagues. Under their proposed system, Parliamentarians would be treated much like sportsmen: those handed a yellow card for poor conduct would be barred from a debate for an
by Donna Rachel Edmunds1 Mar 2015, 6:22 AM PST0

This week the British advocacy group CAGE held a press conference in which it claimed Mohammed Emwazi aka Jihad John, was radicalised by the security services after he was questioned by its officers. The Sunday Telegraph has revealed this is
by Andre Walker1 Mar 2015, 6:03 AM PST0

Yes, well, now you’ve gone and done it, ISIS. For the past three years your goons have rampaged through Syria and Iraq, slaughtering, raping, torturing, crucifying and enslaving anyone standing in the way of your theocratic fascism. All the time
by Simon Kent28 Feb 2015, 8:18 AM PST0