
Increasing numbers of students have opted to study traditional subjects such as science and maths, seen as more challenging, official data showed on Thursday. The data also showed that pass rates fell for the first time in 32 years, potentially
by Breitbart News15 Aug 2014, 1:50 AM PST0

A report by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) think-tank has cast doubt on Scottish leader Alex Salmond’s 2020 deadline for a ‘nuclear Free Scotland’ and suggests a British enclave in Faslane could save the taxpayer up to £3.5 billion.
by Oliver Lane15 Aug 2014, 1:32 AM PST0

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain would “favourably consider” a request for arms from the Kurds to help them battle Sunni militants who have seized much of Iraq, the BBC reported on Friday, citing unidentified sources. The United States has asked European
by Breitbart News15 Aug 2014, 1:21 AM PST0

The UK’s economic recovery is unlikely to be export driven as its biggest trading partner is “dead in the water”, a Bank of England policymaker has said. In a rare interview by a Monetary Policy Committee member, David Miles told
by Breitbart London14 Aug 2014, 9:38 AM PST0

A libertarian member of the Norwegian parliament has received death threats after attending a pro-Israel rally in Oslo. The Local reports that Kristian Norheim, who is a secretary of the Freedom Party (Framstegspartiet) and admirer of Margaret Thatcher has said he received threats
by Oliver Lane14 Aug 2014, 9:28 AM PST0

That UKIP is a party of contradictions is news to no one within the bubble, and something I have written about here previously. The party once attracted predominantly former Conservatives, both of small ‘c’ and large ‘C’ ilk. With the
by Alexandra Swann14 Aug 2014, 9:10 AM PST0

The Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) was called in to investigate a hard landing after the pilot of a Flybe aircraft carrying 47 passengers lost his arm during the final descent. The unnamed pilot who has been described as “one
by Oliver Lane14 Aug 2014, 8:58 AM PST0

The UK Independence Party has received more money in donations than the Liberal Democrats for the first time. According to data from Britain’s Electoral Commission, UKIP reported receiving donations totalling £1.4 million during the second quarter of this year, £170,000
by Nick Hallett14 Aug 2014, 8:15 AM PST0

Britain’s UK Independence Party (UKIP) has received abusive responses to a press release issued today. A student ‘journalist’ working at the self-described “independent national student newspaper” the Student Times, which has a circulation of around 150,000 every fortnight encouraged the
by Breitbart London14 Aug 2014, 7:40 AM PST0

A British rapper fighting in Syria for ISIS has become the latest Westerner to join the growing fad amongst Jihadis to pose with severed heads on Twitter. Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, 23, from London posted the photo with the caption “Chilllin’
by Andre Walker14 Aug 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

A mother has claimed that a nursery banned her five-year-old daughter from eating a chicken sandwich because it was not halal. The Daily Mail reports that the allegation has caused a row, with the nursery now under investigation by school
by Nick Hallett14 Aug 2014, 6:53 AM PST0

Figures released yesterday showed this. You may have missed them though – they went widely unreported. They once again shattered the hollow words from Cameron’s Conservative Party who once vowed to bring net migration down to “tens of thousands per
by Michael Heaver14 Aug 2014, 6:51 AM PST0

While President Obama works on his golf swing, British Prime Minister David Cameron has cut his summer holiday short to preside over an emergency crisis meeting about the Islamic State in Iraq. Perhaps Cameron’s mind has been concentrated by stories
by James Delingpole14 Aug 2014, 6:41 AM PST0

LONDON, United Kingdom – Yesterday evening saw over one hundred anti-ISIS protesters congregate outside Downing Street in London, the residence and office of the British Prime Minister. Breitbart London interviewed a number of the protesters chanting, “Down, down ISIS!” many
by Raheem Kassam14 Aug 2014, 6:33 AM PST0

LONDON (AP) — British police said Thursday they are searching a house believed to belong to veteran singer Cliff Richard in connection with sexual allegations dating back to the 1980s. South Yorkshire Police said eight officers gained entry to the
by Breitbart News14 Aug 2014, 6:20 AM PST0

Grand Theft Auto (GTA) Online has become a sex-saturated virtual dystopia in which hackers have modified or “modded” the game so they can “rape” other players who in real life can be as young as 12 or 13 years old. It’s a new
by Milo Yiannopoulos14 Aug 2014, 5:20 AM PST0

A gay performance artist plans to have sex with a different man every day for a year for his latest ‘project’. Mischa Badasyan told Mic.com his work, entitled “Save the Date” was inspired “by the gay condition, Taiwanese artists and French
by Andre Walker14 Aug 2014, 5:13 AM PST0

The Greek Prime Minister has hailed the discovery of a large ancient tomb with possible connections to famed leader Alexander the Great as “clearly extremely significant”, as reported by the Daily Telegraph. The tomb, which dates from around 300BC and
by Oliver Lane14 Aug 2014, 5:10 AM PST0

Muslim hate-preacher Anjem Choudary has today admitted that pro-ISIS protesters in London were his students, during an interview on Fubar Radio with Jon Gaunt. Choudary, who has been behind dozens of anti-Western protests in the UK, and whose al-Muhajiroun group has
by Raheem Kassam14 Aug 2014, 4:55 AM PST0

The Eurozone has reported unexpectedly bad growth figures, with GDP stagnating in the second quarter of 2014. The blame is being laid at Germany, which declined, and France, which remained stagnant. Business Insider reports on the figures: Growth in the
by Breitbart London14 Aug 2014, 4:26 AM PST0

Members of Britain’s Kurdish Community have clashed with ISIS supporters in the northern English city of Sheffield, according to the Times. The Kurds were said to be outraged when they saw Gaza protesters waving the black Islamic flag that is often
by Andre Walker14 Aug 2014, 4:11 AM PST0

by Nick Hallett14 Aug 2014, 3:58 AM PST0

LONDON, United Kingdom – This morning around 50 anti-Israel activists filled the patch of land opposite Britain’s Houses of Parliament, better known as Parliament Square. The protesters sat in small boxes, many of them having dragged their small children along
by Raheem Kassam14 Aug 2014, 2:43 AM PST0

Hackers broke into Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s Twitter account on Thursday, tweeting his resignation and criticising President Vladimir Putin. “I’m resigning. I’m ashamed of the government’s actions. Forgive me,” said Medvedev’s Russian-language Twitter account. “I’ve wanted to say this
by Breitbart News14 Aug 2014, 2:03 AM PST0

VANCOUVER (Reuters) – A Canadian prosecutor has approved criminal charges against four members of an isolated polygamous community in British Columbia nearly three years after the province’s Supreme Court upheld a ban on plural marriages. British Columbia’s Ministry of Justice
by Breitbart News14 Aug 2014, 1:50 AM PST0