
1. Never invade Afghanistan This was Britain’s fourth war in Afghanistan – and really the lesson should have been learned after the first one in 1842 when at least 16,000 British servicemen, women, children were butchered, froze to death, or
by James Delingpole27 Oct 2014, 8:46 AM PST0

A new left wing party has broken Spain’s two party system for the first time since the death of Dictator Francisco Franco in 1975. Podemos (Spanish for ‘We Can’) beat the socialists in a nationwide poll over the weekend to
by Donna Rachel Edmunds27 Oct 2014, 8:33 AM PST0

Islamists have been on tours of the Houses of Parliament in London in order to scope out the building, a British intelligence source has revealed. The revelation has led to some MPs calling for the number of visitors to parliament
by Nick Hallett27 Oct 2014, 8:18 AM PST0

Labour’s problems north of the border as yet another candidate ruled himself out as a leadership contender. Acting leader Anas Sawar said he would not seek the nomination for the vacancy created when Johann Lamont resigned claiming her party “knew
by Andre Walker27 Oct 2014, 8:11 AM PST0

A suburb of Turin, Italy is considering running a new ‘gypsy only’ bus after a spike in violence has sparked protests among the natives, who complain they are attacked, spat upon and robbed by travellers using the service. The mayor
by Oliver Lane27 Oct 2014, 7:54 AM PST0

Wind power is too variable and too unpredictable to provide a serious alternative to fossil fuels, a new study by the Scientific Alliance and the Adam Smith Institute has confirmed. The researchers concluded that, although it is true that the
by Donna Rachel Edmunds27 Oct 2014, 7:34 AM PST0

What was initially thought to be a protest against the Prime Minister in Leeds today turned out to be the simple case of a ‘jogger running into a pedestrian’ according to official reports. The Prime Minister was leaving the City’s
by A.B. Sanderson27 Oct 2014, 7:31 AM PST0

Stand-up comedian Andrew Lawrence has launched an attack on “political” comics who are “cracking cheap and easy gags” against UKIP. He took to Facebook to claim comedians on BBC shows like ‘Mock The Week’ were smug and overpaid. The ‘Live
by Andre Walker27 Oct 2014, 6:57 AM PST0

A British teacher pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of funding would-be fighters going to Syria and planning to go there himself, but said he did not support the Islamic State group. Lawyers for chemistry teacher Jamshed Javeed, 30, told
by Breitbart News27 Oct 2014, 6:50 AM PST0

The organisation Human Rights Watch have accused the Nigerian government of ‘completely failing in its duty’ to rescue women and girls kidnapped by Islamic terror group Boko Haram. In a report released today, which features the harrowing ordeal of some
by A.B. Sanderson27 Oct 2014, 6:28 AM PST0

The appearance in court today of the younger brother of a dead British jihadi on terrorism offences after the arrest of five members of the same family may further entrench the growing reputation of Portsmouth as a hotspot for radicalisation.
by Oliver Lane27 Oct 2014, 6:16 AM PST0

Abbas Khan, the British doctor who died in a Syrian jail last year, was unlawfully killed, an inquest jury in London ruled on Monday. Syrian authorities claimed that Khan, who was arrested last year after travelling to Aleppo to treat
by Breitbart News27 Oct 2014, 5:37 AM PST0

by Andre Walker27 Oct 2014, 5:07 AM PST0

A British pensioner who quipped “I’m not a Muslim” when asked to remove his shoes at airport security spent more than six months with a criminal charge of racism hanging over him, before the Crown Prosecution Service dropped the case
by Donna Rachel Edmunds27 Oct 2014, 4:58 AM PST0

A Belgian chocolate maker that changed its name to ISIS last year has realised it made a disastrous decision after customers stopped buying its products, An Nahar reports. Italo Suisse went for the new name since it had no link
by A.B. Sanderson27 Oct 2014, 4:48 AM PST0

BEIRUT (AP) — Activists say Syrian rebels have attacked a government-held city in the country’s northwest and that 19 men died on both sides in the clashes. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says rebels from the al-Qaida-linked Nusra
by Breitbart News27 Oct 2014, 4:28 AM PST0

An Australian climate change lobby group has faced a backlash after creating a billboard advert comparing coal miners to paedophiles. The ad was one of a number of possible images posted onto the Facebook page of the Australian Youth Climate
by Donna Rachel Edmunds27 Oct 2014, 4:22 AM PST0

Kurdish forces have thwarted a new attempt by Islamic State group fighters to cut off the Syrian town of Kobane from the border with Turkey before Iraqi Kurdish reinforcements can deploy. The pre-dawn assault marked the fourth straight day the
by Breitbart News27 Oct 2014, 4:10 AM PST0

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The captain of South Africa’s national soccer team was fatally shot at a friend’s house during an attempted robbery on Sunday night, police said. Goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa was killed around 8 p.m. after two gunmen entered a
by Breitbart News27 Oct 2014, 4:02 AM PST0

PARIS (Reuters) – As a young aide to then-French prime minister Lionel Jospin in the late 1990s, Manuel Valls sat in on meetings as Britain’s Tony Blair and Germany’s Gerhard Schroeder tried to persuade his boss to help them reinvent
by Breitbart News27 Oct 2014, 4:00 AM PST0

LONDON (Reuters) – The British government will back the development of an east-west high speed rail link between cities in northern England, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday. The link, dubbed High Speed 3, was among options highlighted in
by Breitbart News27 Oct 2014, 3:56 AM PST0

Ukraine looks set to move towards the European mainstream as the top three parties from results available are defiant in the face of Russian aggression Reuters News Agency reports. Former Prime Minister Arsent Yatseniuk and his party ‘People’s Front’ had
by A.B. Sanderson27 Oct 2014, 3:43 AM PST0

Britain is being “swamped” by immigrant workers, with towns “under siege” from EU migrants, the Defence Secretary has said. Speaking ahead of the crucial Rochester and Strood by-election, Michael Fallon confirmed that the government plans to introduce new measures to
by Nick Hallett27 Oct 2014, 2:05 AM PST0

A councillor of the French anti-imigrant party Front National (FN) has shocked colleagues by converting to Islam, praising the “visionary” Koran, and sending out a “proselytising” YouTube video calling on others to join. Maxence Buttey, 22, is one of the
by Oliver Lane26 Oct 2014, 10:24 AM PST0

All prospective medical students applying for a place at English universities will have to undergo a face to face interview to ascertain whether their values align with those of the NHS, as of next year. The plans are part of
by Donna Rachel Edmunds26 Oct 2014, 10:13 AM PST0