
A small victory in the battle against the promotion of liberal values has been won, as the British government has backed away from Ofsted’s persecution of faith schools in the face of legal challenges and a letter writing campaign. According
by Donna Rachel Edmunds16 Dec 2014, 5:47 AM PST0

New regulations designed to take more VAT from online giants such as Amazon will place extra burdens on small businesses. And it means niche companies who use the internet to sell items such as knitting patterns or music downloads for
by A.B. Sanderson16 Dec 2014, 4:44 AM PST0

At least 126 people, including 84 children have been killed in a Taliban attack on a school in Pakistan and around 122 injured, according to reports. Officials say at least six armed men stormed the military run school in the
by A.B. Sanderson16 Dec 2014, 3:22 AM PST0

The Peruvian government is seeking criminal charges against the Greenpeace activists who damaged one of the country’s two greatest heritage sites – the Nazca Lines. This is excellent news. Not for the Nazca Lines, obviously: the mysterious ancient desert geoglyphs
by James Delingpole16 Dec 2014, 2:56 AM PST0

Supporters of a new tax on sugary drinks in London are promoting it on the grounds that it will save the NHS in London £39 million over the next twenty years. But their own figures show that it would cost
by Donna Rachel Edmunds16 Dec 2014, 2:41 AM PST0

Birds fly, fish swim and politicians tell lies, so the old cliché goes. Most of the time, the really big whoppers are so bad that everyone notices them. If a politician tells a porkie about why he took us to
by Alex Wickham16 Dec 2014, 1:59 AM PST0

In a moment of supreme irony, Michael Mann, the climatologist who constructed the now debunked hockey stick graph designed to make the case for global warming, has today delivered a lecture on “professional ethics for climate scientists”, Watts Up With
by Donna Rachel Edmunds15 Dec 2014, 9:20 AM PST0

Arguably Britain’s most electorally successful Prime Minister of the 20th Century, Margaret Thatcher was well loved by vast swathes of the British population. Tens of thousands flocked to line the route of her funeral procession less than two years ago.
by Donna Rachel Edmunds15 Dec 2014, 8:38 AM PST0

UKIP has released a new video mocking Labour leader Ed Miliband’s speech on immigration earlier today.
by Breitbart London15 Dec 2014, 8:16 AM PST0

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s two-party coalition government will legally commit on Monday to run a budget surplus within “the next couple of years,” Chancellor George Osborne said, a largely political move meant to embarrass the Labour party. Cutting Britain’s deficit
by Breitbart News15 Dec 2014, 7:54 AM PST0

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The ruble hit a new record low against the U.S. dollar as weaker oil prices keep up the pressure on Russia’s slowing economy. European stocks and U.S. stock futures inched higher Monday, while Asian markets fell
by Breitbart News15 Dec 2014, 7:50 AM PST0

BEIRUT (AP) — Al-Qaida-linked and other Islamic fighters captured two key Syrian army bases on Monday in the northwestern province of Idlib after two days of intense battles with government troops that killed dozens on both sides, activists said. The
by Breitbart News15 Dec 2014, 7:45 AM PST0

LONDON, Dec. 15 (UPI) –The anti-submarine and anti-surface vessel Spearfish torpedo in service with the Royal Navy is being upgraded by BAE Systems. The contract from Britain’s Ministry of Defense is worth $424 million. Deliveries of the upgraded torpedoes will
by Breitbart London15 Dec 2014, 7:42 AM PST0

The Catholic Education Service (CES) is demanding an apology from school of inspectors Ofsted after one of its schools was placed on a blacklist of schools which were failing to prepare students for “life in modern Britain”. The school remains
by Donna Rachel Edmunds15 Dec 2014, 7:36 AM PST0

Thousands of Germans will take to the streets today to protest against what they see as the country’s “Islamification” in what are likely to be the largest in a string of demonstrations in recent weeks. Protests have started taking place
by Nick Hallett15 Dec 2014, 7:06 AM PST0

This week, Prime Minister David Cameron reiterated his pledge to support the accession of Turkey, a comparatively poor country of over 80 million people, into the European Union. This is despite the fact that many in the UK, as well
by Paul Nuttall MEP15 Dec 2014, 6:45 AM PST0

Last night, van driving Croydonian, Ben Haenow, was crowned the eleventh X Factor champion in a result that left social media shocked. As with so many previous winners he was not the favourite, and many of his supporters seemed to
by Andre Walker15 Dec 2014, 6:36 AM PST0

Dozens of readers have been in touch to ask what I think of perhaps the most controversial triple-A (that’s gamer for “top tier,” or blockbuster) release of the year. For a while, I resisted their entreaties. But ultimately I exist
by Milo Yiannopoulos15 Dec 2014, 6:20 AM PST0

We don’t know how the Sydney siege is going to end yet but of one thing we can be pretty sure: the main concern of Australia’s national broadcaster ABC will not be the suffering and fear experienced by those innocent
by James Delingpole15 Dec 2014, 6:06 AM PST0

One in every seven people arrested in Britain last year was foreign, new figures have revealed. The figures from the Association of Chief Police Officers show that police officers arrested 173,000 foreign suspects in 2013, with some having lengthy criminal
by Nick Hallett15 Dec 2014, 5:09 AM PST0

The BBC failed to “interrogate immigration rigorously enough” because it has become “a bit pleased with itself”, and is staffed predominantly by “liberal Oxbridge males”, veteran radio interviewer John Humphrys has said. His comments came in an interview with the
by Donna Rachel Edmunds15 Dec 2014, 5:00 AM PST0

Three months after the independence referendum, the majority of Scots now support an independent Scotland a YouGov poll has found. The survey says that 52 percent of Scots now want Scotland to break away from the UK, once undecided voters
by Nick Hallett15 Dec 2014, 4:24 AM PST0

Labour party strategists are advising their activists to steer doorstep conversations away from immigration and on to healthcare and housing, in an attempt to win back Ukip waverers next May. The advice comes in a 33 page document, entitled Campaigning
by Donna Rachel Edmunds15 Dec 2014, 3:30 AM PST0

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – When word of an EU ban on high-power vacuum cleaners hit Eurosceptic British tabloids in August, “Hoovergate” brought home a dilemma for the bloc that goes well beyond house-proud devotees of deep-pile English carpet. Now, fear of
by Breitbart News15 Dec 2014, 3:19 AM PST0

LONDON (Reuters) – Asking prices for homes on sale in Britain posted the largest monthly fall on record in December but are likely to rise by between 4 and 5 percent next year, property website Rightmove said on Monday. The
by Breitbart News15 Dec 2014, 3:17 AM PST0