
Immigration from outside the European Economic Area (EEC) cost the UK economy £118bn between 1995 and 2011, researchers from University College, London have found. The EU-sponsored report also found that migration from EEC countries brought net economic benefit in just
by Donna Rachel Edmunds5 Nov 2014, 4:18 AM PST0

MPs have been warned that British schools are offering illegal advice to pupils after information saying that gay or straight oral and penetrative sex reflects “positive choices” in the life of a 13-year old was sent to all schools by
by Andre Walker5 Nov 2014, 4:11 AM PST0

The Court of Auditors’ report on the EU’s accounts for 2013 has been published this morning and provides further bad news for Brussels. According to
by A.B. Sanderson5 Nov 2014, 3:37 AM PST0

LONDON, (Reuters) – Mounting economic uncertainty in Britain hit growth in its services sector much more than expected last month, according to a survey on Wednesday that signalled a significant end-of-year slowdown in the country’s recovery. Wednesday’s Markit/CIPS services purchasing
by Breitbart News5 Nov 2014, 3:20 AM PST0

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is not putting enough pressure on China to stick to its side of a pact on the transfer of Hong Kong’s sovereignty because it is worried about damaging trade links, former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten
by Breitbart News5 Nov 2014, 3:16 AM PST0

Australia stepped up its response to the Ebola crisis Wednesday in announcing Aus$20 million (US$17 million) to help staff a 100-bed British-built treatment centre in Sierra Leone. It is the first targeted help Canberra has agreed to give to fight
by Breitbart News5 Nov 2014, 3:13 AM PST0

Britain is preparing to send troops to Iraq to help train local forces to fight Islamic State militants, The Times newspaper reported on Wednesday. The British Ministry of Defence declined to comment on the report but said an announcement would
by Breitbart News5 Nov 2014, 3:09 AM PST0

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Britain, the United States and France have proposed that Islamist extremist group Ansar al-Sharia in Libya be blacklisted under the United Nations al Qaeda sanctions regime, diplomats said on Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity. If
by Breitbart News5 Nov 2014, 3:04 AM PST0

Even on a weekday night, the bars of Hong Kong’s Wanchai red-light district are teeming — stern-looking “mama-sans” supervise young women in miniskirts enticing punters with calls of “Hey handsome” and “Let’s party”. In an upmarket apartment streets away from
by Breitbart News5 Nov 2014, 3:01 AM PST0

The Prince of Wales has condemned the persecution of Christians in the Middle East and called on Muslim leaders to help end the “indescribable tragedy” in Syria and Iraq. He called on leaders of all faiths to ensure their followers
by Nick Hallett5 Nov 2014, 2:53 AM PST0

MEPs investigating the use of tax payers’ money for an EU project in Kosovo were told by officials that they could only be told about serious allegations of fraud and corruption “in private” without any journalists present. The EU mission
by A.B. Sanderson5 Nov 2014, 1:04 AM PST0

On the latest edition of BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz the resident comedians were in vociferous form, homing in on David Cameron’s failure to join Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg in sporting a T-shirt bearing the legend: “This is
by Gerald Warner5 Nov 2014, 1:04 AM PST0

A high court judge has euphemistically called the “mutual loathing” felt by a pair of gay and lesbian couples who had children together the “potential pitfalls of modern life”, and has criticised the “harm” caused to the two daughters by
by Oliver Lane4 Nov 2014, 10:26 AM PST0

UKIP MEP Paul Nuttall has caused outrage in the European Parliament today by comparing outgoing Council President Herman Van Rompuy to Saddam Hussein’s information minister ‘Comical Ali’. Addressing the Conference of Presidents, a powerful committee of group leaders in the
by Breitbart London4 Nov 2014, 8:08 AM PST0

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Nov. 4 (UPI) — An interactive memorial to late Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs in St. Petersburg, Russia, was demolished after Apple’s current CEO announced he is gay. The two-meter high replica of an iPhone 6, whose
by Breitbart London4 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union cut its already low economic growth forecasts further on Tuesday, indicating the recovery will remain sluggish amid problems for the biggest economies, particularly France and Germany. The official forecast for growth this year in
by Breitbart News4 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

The government will attempt to bring Tower Hamlets LBC under control by appointing three commissioners to oversee grants and property sales. A damning report by accountants PwC revealed a failure of the council to act in the best interests of
by A.B. Sanderson4 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

A “a rude, intolerant, highly politicized climate crusader” who was a “dangerous enemy of free speech” has been honoured by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in its latest report. Its synthesis report, which is a climactic summary of a
by Donna Rachel Edmunds4 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

A long-term disability claimant who told investigators that “everyone exaggerates their claims” has been jailed after it was revealed that, far from being unable to walk, he was actually an award-winning body builder. Peter Beddoe, 49, had originally taken up
by Oliver Lane4 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

The Employment Appeal Tribunal’s landmark ruling that holiday pay should be defined to include regular overtime has been criticised by politicians and pro business groups. Some people working overtime could claim for additional holiday pay thanks to the decision taken
by A.B. Sanderson4 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

Some female devotees of ‘sexual jihad’ who have travelled to the Near East to marry terrorists are being used by organisations like the Islamic State to humiliate British Muslims into taking up arms by questioning their masculinity for staying at
by Oliver Lane4 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

A London doctor is being investigated by the General Medical Council (GMC) for alleged Islamophobia after posting criticism of ISIS and support for Israel on his private Facebook page. He was reported to the council by Faisel Alam, who described
by Donna Rachel Edmunds4 Nov 2014, 6:31 AM PST0

Disturbing videos of life inside the Islamic State have emerged, showing boys as young as five being trained in urban warfare skills and men bartering over Yazidi slave girls. The videos are being smuggled out of the ISIS-held territory by
by Donna Rachel Edmunds4 Nov 2014, 6:22 AM PST0

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A group of aid agencies says that thousands of people in Sierra Leone are being forced to violate Ebola quarantines to find food because deliveries are not reaching them. In order to prevent the spread of
by Breitbart News4 Nov 2014, 5:44 AM PST0

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Thousands of Iranians chanted “Down with America” at a major anti-U.S. rally on Tuesday marking the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, just days ahead of a key meeting between the
by Breitbart News4 Nov 2014, 5:37 AM PST0