The retired president of a German state court has accused chancellor Merkel of acting unconstitutionally, and of moving to build her own personal power at the expense of German democracy. Judge Michael Bertrams, former president of the constitutional court of North
LONDON (Reuters) – The share of Britons wanting to leave the European Union (EU) has risen to 51 per cent while 49 per cent would like to remain in the bloc, an opinion poll conducted by pollster Survation, on behalf
LONDON (AP) — A British extremist has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison on terrorism-related charges after returning from Syria. Muslim convert Mustafa Abdullah was taken into custody last year when he landed at London’s Gatwick Airport. Police found
The Prime Minister of Denmark has criticised the Swedish government’s plan to impose border control on its Danish frontier, but not for reasons obviously related to immigration. For some time now the neighbouring Scandinavian countries have been at loggerheads over
The Church of Scotland has moved one step closer to the ordination of ministers in gay marriages after a vote allowing congregations to appoint ministers already in gay marriages was passed. The vote will have to be ratified at next
‘Sharia Police’ vigilante force founder, Sven Lau (pictured above), has been arrested on the suspicion of supporting a terrorist organisation in Syria. One of Germany’s most prominent Islamist preachers, 35-year-old Mr Lau is a German convert to Salafi Islam, a radically
Hundreds of migrants entering Norway have images of severed heads and executions on their phones, police have admitted. Norway has seen an “explosion” of migrants crossing into the country in recent months, meaning that police are finding it increasingly difficult
The European Commission is attempting to rush through new regulations limiting access to the internet for under 16 year olds. Children would be prevented from setting up social media accounts without parental consent, and would face restrictions on their use
Lyon (AFP) – Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s National Front (FN), was acquitted Tuesday of charges of inciting hatred after comparing Muslim street prayers to the Nazi occupation. The 47-year-old had been accused of “inciting discrimination, violence or
Senior counter-terrorism officers have revealed that UK authorities are allowing potential terrorists to leave the UK freely, if it is calculated that the Islamists are more dangerous left in this country. The MI5 officer said that no one had been
PARIS – French police arrested two men and a woman on Tuesday in connection with deadly Islamist militant attacks on Paris last month and in January, judiciary officials said. In a separate event that highlighted the knock-on impact of tensions
Research into the public narrative surrounding the European migrant crisis has shown definitively that the viral spread of the photo of Aylan Kurdi, the toddler who drowned making the crossing from Turkey to Greece, was a watershed moment, shifting the language
Tim Peake, the first Briton to travel to the International Space Station, blasted off on Tuesday from the Baikonur cosmodrome with Russian space veteran Yury Malenchenko and Tim Kopra of NASA for a six-month mission. Fire from the boosters of
Anti-Islamisation politician Geert Wilders has been named politician of the year for the third time in a Dutch poll as his Freedom Party gains ground in the country. In a survey of 37,000 people, Mr Wilders won 25 per cent
Australians fear new “discriminatory” UK working visa and migration policies will see thousands of workers forced home with little hope of return. At the same time Britain is welcoming record numbers of European Union (EU) arrivals who face no restrictions on starting a new
Margaret Thatcher’s official biographer Charles Moore writes in today’s Telegraph that Islamic faith schools should be more closely monitored than Christian ones. Mr Moore is also former editor of the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph and the Spectator, and was chairman
Pressure is growing on social networks to play a bigger role in finding and weeding out jihadists and others looking to recruit members and plot deadly attacks. But it’s more complicated than it sounds: networks like Facebook and Twitter support
The EU was set to unveil on Tuesday controversial proposals for a new border and coastguard agency in response to Europe’s migration crisis, with powers to intervene even when the host country does not consent. The new 1,000-strong force is
The New York Times writes about how Poland’s new right-wing government is taking power in Poland: WARSAW — In the few weeks since Poland’s new right-wing government took over, its leaders have alarmed the domestic opposition and moderate parties throughout
The Commissioner of the European Union (EU) has urged Italy to “use force” when necessary to collect the fingerprints of asylum seekers coming into the country, and to immediately activate two new migrant registration “hotspots” to ensure that all migrants
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Tuesday that 34 nations have agreed to form a new “Islamic military alliance” to fight terrorism with a joint operations centre based in the kingdom’s capital, Riyadh. The announcement published by the state-run
Britain should begin exploratory drilling or fracking of shale gas sites to allow the industry and government to fully assess its economic benefits for the country, a shale gas industry-funded task force said on Tuesday. Britain is estimated to have
A London resident has been convicted of planning a Lee Rigby style attack before Remembrance Sunday last year. He had listened to a “truly chilling” Islamic State fatwa calling on Muslims to kill western police officers, the court heard. Nadir Syed, 22,
David Cameron heads to Brussels Thursday hoping to breathe new life into Britain’s bid to recast its ties with the European Union, which has hit problems over a plan to cut benefits for migrants. With a referendum on leaving the
Half of British voters favour leaving the European Union, a new poll showed Monday, days before Prime Minister David Cameron travels to Brussels for talks aimed at keeping Britain within the bloc. The ICM poll for the Vote Leave campaign
Prime Minister David Cameron’s proposed European Union (EU) reforms would not fundamentally change Britain’s relationship with the bloc and there is no certainty anything promised would actually be delivered, a committee of lawmakers said on Tuesday. Last month, Cameron set
