The parents of 15 year old Lithuanian boy Arminas Pileckas have blasted Sweden and the Swedish media for cowardice in the face of the migrant threat, and for covering up the murder of their son. Arminas Pileckas, a native of northern
The increasingly controversial BBC license fee is no longer seen as good value for money by almost a half of people questioned, a poll has found. 44 per cent of people who responded to a YouGov poll for The Times
A teenager who missed out on a space at university because he missed the deadline for sending in applications forms is the latest PR story by Islamic State fighters. IS say that a white British teenager joined the militant terror
The annual Christmas address by Her Majesty the Queen has beaten all other programming on British television to become the most watched on Christmas day, with 7.82 million viewers. Her Majesty’s message of reconciliation after conflict and suffering proved more popular
The man accused of masterminding the Pakistani blood bath in which 132 children were murdered has been killed, according to Army sources. Senior Taliban commander Saddam Jan was shot on Christmas Day in a notorious tribal region between Pakistan and
Much like the famous Christmas ceasefire of 1914, the internal battle within the Conservatives only lasted for one day this year, as Home Secretary Theresa May launched yet another attack on the Chancellor George Osborne. The latest attack in the
It’s that time of year when children agonize over their present list. The lucky ones get to visit Santa’s grotto to tell him in person what they want for Christmas. Our party leaders have been especially keen to meet Santa
The Conservative party will attempt to repeal the ban on hunting with hounds if it wins next year’s General Election. The party will offer a free vote to repeal the controversial law, passed by Tony Blair’s Labour government, using government
As the British public let their belts out a notch to feast on chocolate and eggnog, NHS bosses are calling on doctors to report patients who put on weight. The head of the NHS has said schools, the food industry
Christmas Day in the Swedish town of Eskilstuna, 55 miles west of the capital Stockholm, was marred when arsonists set fire to a mosque. Five people were injured in the blaze, police say, when the fire started around midday, the
Her Majesty The Queen has delivered her traditional Christmas message from Buckingham Palace. In her broadcast she talked about the sacrifice of the Armed Forces and the importance of reconciliation at Christmas. On the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of
We’ve all been there. 3.30pm on Christmas day. The turkey’s been eaten, the Queen’s speech has just finished and the third bottle of sherry has been cracked open. You’re just starting to settle down and put the world to rights
A local newspaper has apologised after incorrectly running a UKIP ad with the phrase ‘Say no to the UK’. The Rotherham Recorder printed an apology, blaming the mistake – which was widely ridiculed – on an “error in the production
An influential poll has revealed that the ethnic minority vote, which Labour relies on, is collapsing with three quarters of Indian voters abandoning the party. Dr Maria Sobolewska, an expert from Manchester University says that Ed Miliband’s party are mistaken
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has cancelled his Christmas homily at the last minute. Lambeth Palace said that the archbishop is suffering from a “severe cold”, which he has had for several days, and decided this morning that he
Merry Christmas, everybody. I haven’t opened all my presents yet. But here’s what I’m hoping for by the end of the day. (Sorry for the absence of explanatory links. But it’s Christmas and I can’t be arsed). 1. Global warming
A sixty-year-old crucifix in a small Austrian town has met an inglorious end after being cut down by a recent addition to the neighbourhood who declared it an “eyesore” and attacked it with an angle-grinder. The cross, which was erected
In December of 1939 the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee fought a relentless battle with an allied task force off the coast of Uruguay. Badly damaged after a ferocious fight, the Admiral Graf Spee was pulled into a Uruguay harbor and scuttled. Seventy-five years later, pieces of the wreckage are in the hands of the Uruguay government and salvagers, prompting a debate about what to do with the Nazi artifacts.
It’s amazing what Google throws out when you put the word “problematic” into a search. The word “problematic” gets wheeled out by leftists whenever they don’t like something, usually shortly followed by a denunciation of whatever it is as “sexist”
The Islamic State has published a list of rules for Christians living in ISIS controlled territory which they are expected to follow in return for their “safety”, including a ban on church repairs, crosses and praying in public, and a
The Dutch Postcode Lottery has funded environmental vandalism, piracy and the persecution of indigenous peoples in 2014, through its donations to various environmental organisations. It is one of the largest donors to Greenpeace, and also fills the coffers of the
London (AFP) – A letter from a World War I soldier describing the “extraordinary sight” of a spontaneous Christmas ceasefire between German and British soldiers was published on Wednesday, 100 years after it was written.
The desperation of migrants in Calais trying to get to Britain for a life they believe will be full of plentiful work, state benefits and free education, has been highlighted as it was revealed at least fifteen have died this
A bill affirming the right of local councils in England and Wales to hold prayers at meetings has received the support of the both the government and the main opposition Labour Party. The Local Government (Religious etc. Observances) Bill, which
It’s Christmas Eve and despite the annoying countdowns to Christmas on TV (and the inevitable loudmouth in every office across the Land annually declaring ‘it’s only x weeks to Christmas!’) there are still people rushing around shopping centres, high streets
“Omigod, Samantha, look at this!” “What is it, Dave?” “I’ve got a Happy Holidays card from Barack Obama.” “So you have, Dave – but why does he call you ‘Gordon’?” “Oh, that’s obviously a security precaution between world leaders –
