
Britain’s wealthiest wind farm developer has said he can no longer afford to apply to put up any more turbines because the Conservatives have now stacked the planning process against him. And if that sounds like good news, you haven’t
by James Delingpole26 Nov 2014, 2:42 AM PST0

“Events in the course of the war have today taken a turn not necessarily to the advantage of the Empire of Japan.” In those uber-euphemistic words, couched in court Japanese to soften their brutal meaning, Emperor Hirohito broadcast to his
by Gerald Warner26 Nov 2014, 1:05 AM PST0

At least six Cabinet members are said to favour Britain leaving the European Union on the current terms of membership according to senior party figures. The admission follows a speech delivered by ousted ex-minister Owen Patterson, who has called for
by Donna Rachel Edmunds25 Nov 2014, 9:16 AM PST0

A group of Libyan soldiers who were involved in a training programme in Britain beset by allegations of rape, theft and drunkenness are claiming asylum in the UK. The existence of this “handful” of soldiers came to light after a
by Oliver Lane25 Nov 2014, 8:55 AM PST0

Facebook failed to notify authorities of a message from one of Lee Rigby’s killers in which he threatened to kill a soldier. Michael Adebowale used the site to contact another extremist, discussing his plans five months before carrying out the
by A.B. Sanderson25 Nov 2014, 8:43 AM PST0

Britain’s Channel 4 is set this evening to air a documentary titled The Paedophile Next Door, which gives a platform to Eddie, 39, a self-confessed paedophile, to argue for more understanding and treatment for those who have paedophilic urges. The
by Donna Rachel Edmunds25 Nov 2014, 8:21 AM PST0

LONDON (AP) — Halloween and Mother’s Day have become staples of the U.K. shopping calendar. Now Black Friday looks as though it may be the next big retail import from the United States. Shopping on the day after Thanksgiving is
by Breitbart News25 Nov 2014, 7:48 AM PST0

Ed Miliband has a problem. It’s the same one as Gordon Brown. It’s a lack of faith in their own unpopular views. At least Michael Foot had the decency to stand and fall by his daft agenda. Think back to
by Richard Bingley25 Nov 2014, 7:34 AM PST0

The head of Tunisia’s anti-Islamist Nidaa Tounes party, Beji Caid Essebsi, leads the country’s presidential election with 39.46 percent of votes, six percentage points ahead of incumbent Moncef Marzouki, results showed Tuesday. Because there was no outright winner, a second
by Breitbart News25 Nov 2014, 7:24 AM PST0

MUMBAI (Reuters) – India moved a step closer to banning the sale of unpackaged cigarettes, with a view to discourage smoking in a country where close to a million people each year die of tobacco-related diseases. More than 70 percent
by Breitbart News25 Nov 2014, 7:20 AM PST0

British businessman Shrien Dewani will have to wait two weeks to see whether a South African judge throws out charges that he organised the murder of his bride on their honeymoon. After hearing two days of argument on a defence
by Breitbart News25 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

A Welsh council is reviewing its policies on sex education after a 13 year-old girl was pinned-down and raped by her classmate on school property after taking a sex-ed lesson together. The attack, in which the 13-year-old boy asked the
by Oliver Lane25 Nov 2014, 6:49 AM PST0

The Church of England has cast doubt over the ongoing viability of Sunday morning church services in a modern, busy world. Mid-week services are being touted as a more modern-life friendly alternative, as latest figures show that attendances at midweek
by Donna Rachel Edmunds25 Nov 2014, 6:37 AM PST0

Universities will be forced to ban hate preachers under new rules issued by the Home Secretary. The announcement,
by A.B. Sanderson25 Nov 2014, 6:28 AM PST0

Check out these arses. Not just any old arses, either, but proper, educated Cambridge University arses. On a miserable, cold day in which I have been laid low with man flu, these pert buttocks have restored my faith in the
by James Delingpole25 Nov 2014, 6:06 AM PST0

BERLIN (Reuters) – After nine months of non-stop German diplomacy to defuse the crisis in Ukraine, Chancellor Angela Merkel decided in mid-November that a change of tack was needed. Ahead of a summit of G20 leaders in Australia, Merkel resolved
by Breitbart News25 Nov 2014, 5:59 AM PST0

Pope Francis has warned MEPs that Human Rights legislation could lead to further conflict and violence. Addressing MEPs in Strasbourg this morning (Tuesday) the pontiff said that the concept of duty was “equally essential” to the concept of rights, a
by A.B. Sanderson25 Nov 2014, 5:33 AM PST0

The outrage bell is tolling this week over Ass Hunters, a game in which you play a safari hunter who shoots homosexuals with a shotgun, trying to avoid getting molested by them should you fail to shoot enough of the sexually
by Milo Yiannopoulos25 Nov 2014, 4:45 AM PST0

Euro MPs are set to vote to recognise the state of Palestine in a move designed to put pressure on EU member nations to do the same. The movement to recognise Palestine as a state has been gaining ground on
by A.B. Sanderson25 Nov 2014, 4:39 AM PST0

Seven of the eight serial rebels whose constituency demographics roughly replicate those in Rochester and Strood would win their seats back if they defected to the UK Independence Party (Ukip), according to calculations by Ukip expert Rob Ford. Ford (who
by Donna Rachel Edmunds25 Nov 2014, 4:07 AM PST0

Guidance to solicitors on how to draw up sharia wills in accordance with British law has been withdrawn after criticism by the justice secretary and campaign groups, with the body responsible offering apologies for the works which one group said
by Oliver Lane25 Nov 2014, 3:52 AM PST0

Private school educated Dr Tristram Hunt has said that a Labour government would launch an attack on independent schools claiming charity tax breaks. Writing in The Guardian, Dr Hunt, who went to £18,000 a year University College School in Hampstead,
by A.B. Sanderson25 Nov 2014, 3:40 AM PST0

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s Supreme Leader said Tuesday the western global powers will not be able to bring Iran to its knees in nuclear talks, his website reported. Speaking to a group of clerics, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday
by Breitbart News25 Nov 2014, 2:55 AM PST0

NEW YORK (AP) — Britain’s Stephen Dillane and the Netherlands’ Bianca Krijgsman won the top acting prizes Monday night at the 42nd International Emmy Awards in which the honors were spread among eight countries. The highlight of the awards gala
by Breitbart News25 Nov 2014, 2:50 AM PST0

France’s foreign minister Tuesday said the conditions were not right to deliver a high-tech warship to Russia given the Ukraine crisis, as pressure from Moscow grows to hand over the vessel. Russia has reportedly warned Paris of “serious” consequences unless
by Breitbart News25 Nov 2014, 2:49 AM PST0