
The first of 1,000 volunteers from the National Health Service (NHS) have flown to former British colony Sierra Leone after a period of intense training to engage in the international effort to contain the Ebola Virus in West Africa. Despite
by Oliver Lane22 Nov 2014, 8:36 AM PST0

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — The British government says the first group of National Health Service volunteers has left for Sierra Leone, where they will work in Ebola treatment centers across the country. The move is part of the recent
by Breitbart News22 Nov 2014, 8:36 AM PST0

The Dutch authorities on Saturday ordered the preventative cull of 8,000 ducks amid fears that a bird flu outbreak could spread to the country’s poultry heartland. A farm at Kamperveen to the northeast of Barneveld, one of Europe’s most intensive
by Breitbart News22 Nov 2014, 8:32 AM PST0

A judge has handed combined sentences of 68 years to four Kashmiri Muslims who abducted and gang-raped a teacher after she got into a taxi after a night out in Leeds in May, but one member of the gang is
by Breitbart London22 Nov 2014, 7:56 AM PST0

by Oliver Lane22 Nov 2014, 6:24 AM PST0

Some people call it “renewable energy” but I prefer to call it “alternative energy” because that’s what it really is: an alternative to energy that actually works (eg nuclear and anything made from wonderful, energy-rich fossil fuel.) Now a pair
by James Delingpole22 Nov 2014, 5:17 AM PST0

British journalist and ISIS hostage John Cantlie has appeared in another propaganda video, the seventh in the series, in which he blasts the uncaring governments of Western nations who he claims sooner resort to violence than negotiation to solve its
by Oliver Lane22 Nov 2014, 3:22 AM PST0

This week in Westminster, MPs voted in favour of an amendment that could see the end of the controversial, centuries old pub-tie that forces landlords into only buying beer at above the market rate from the parent brewery. As a
by Paul Nuttall MEP22 Nov 2014, 2:34 AM PST0

The Independent business section published a shock exposé on privatised British industry today, revealing that after decades of being subsidised by the taxpayer national infrastructure, including the railways, is now turning a profit. This, they paradoxically claimed, would be a
by Oliver Lane21 Nov 2014, 9:42 AM PST0

Emily Thornberry had an absolute howler. Forget Rochester, she’s had a full on Weston-super-Mare. In fact, I imagine she might be the only gleam of light on David Cameron’s dark horizon, after an ill-thought-out tweet by the Labour MP provided
by Alexandra Swann21 Nov 2014, 9:32 AM PST0

A Malaysian doctor turned jihadist bride has authored a blog described as “Mills and Boon meets Jihad”, thanks to breathless prose in which she describes meeting her husband on their wedding day, and falling in love with him 24 hours
by Donna Rachel Edmunds21 Nov 2014, 8:53 AM PST0

A company that supplies vegetables to major UK supermarkets has claimed that Brits are too lazy to pick vegetables. The company has received planning permission from the government for 52 new caravans where it will house student migrant workers from
by A.B. Sanderson21 Nov 2014, 8:26 AM PST0

Wigan Athletic chairman David Whelan was on Friday accused of anti-Semitism as the fall-out of the club’s controversial hiring of manager Malky Mackay continued. Mackay was hired by Wigan this week just three months after the Football Association revealed they
by Breitbart News21 Nov 2014, 8:05 AM PST0

Technological advances and the leaks by Edward Snowden have meant that the ability of British intelligence officers to effectively monitor jihadist suspects is at a ten year low, according to Britain’s most senior anti-terrorism policeman. He described his officers at
by Donna Rachel Edmunds21 Nov 2014, 8:01 AM PST0

The government is secretly being run by a senior civil servant, according to claims by Michael Gove’s ex aide Dominic Cummings. Sir Jeremy Haywood, who was Tony Blair’s principle private secretary between 1999 and 2003 is said to have Prime
by Donna Rachel Edmunds21 Nov 2014, 7:49 AM PST0

An emergency report by School inspectors Ofsted has revealed that some pupils at a school in London do not know the difference between British law and Sharia Law. At Mazahirul Uloom School in Tower Hamlets, they found that the curriculum
by A.B. Sanderson21 Nov 2014, 7:28 AM PST0

Bowing to pressure from an “anti-gendered” toy campaign, London children’s book publisher Ladybird has announced it will be removing all “gendered titles” from its range, bringing an end to books like Favourite Fairy Stories for Girls, but a popular author
by Oliver Lane21 Nov 2014, 7:02 AM PST0

A blonde, blue-eyed Dutch teenager from a Catholic family who was rescued by her mother after marrying an Islamic State fighter in Syria is to appear in court Friday on terror charges. Nineteen-year-old Aicha arrived in the Netherlands on Wednesday
by Breitbart News21 Nov 2014, 6:23 AM PST0

Five men and women in Uganda have been jailed for mutilating the genitals of girls, a rare conviction in the country which is trying to stamp out the often deadly practice. The five, including those who carried out the mutilation
by Breitbart News21 Nov 2014, 6:20 AM PST0

The lower chamber of Japan’s parliament was dissolved Friday in readiness for a general election, expected next month, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seeks to consolidate his grip on power. Ibuki’s move came after a mandate from Abe, who is
by Breitbart News21 Nov 2014, 6:16 AM PST0

England’s Professional Footballers’ Association said Friday they hoped convicted rapist Ched Evans would be allowed to return to the sport after Sheffield United withdrew an offer to let their former striker train with the third-tier club. United announced nine days
by Breitbart News21 Nov 2014, 6:13 AM PST0

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s first free presidential election is boiling down to two candidates with divergent views of the revolution that transformed this former dictatorship. The clear front-runner in Sunday’s ballot is veteran politician Beji Caid Essebsi, who has
by Breitbart News21 Nov 2014, 6:08 AM PST0

Fancy predicting the future under an Ed Miliband administration? Well, look no further than Labour-run Camden Council at present. Proudly serving their 229,000 constituents (or just 56 of them, as we shall read later) since gaining control of the Town
by Richard Bingley21 Nov 2014, 5:50 AM PST0

Greedy Euro MPs are demanding billions in cash from national governments in budget talks. The eight per cent increase wanted by parliamentarians is to settle unpaid bills and works out at £5.4bn. £680million of this would come from British tax
by A.B. Sanderson21 Nov 2014, 5:30 AM PST0

Two killers who murdered a mother after she threatened to expose them as child abusers have launched a claim for compensation after their feelings were hurt. The two men, Charles O’Neill and William Lauchlan, say that they should have been
by A.B. Sanderson21 Nov 2014, 5:17 AM PST0