The parents of 15 year old Lithuanian boy Arminas Pileckas have blasted Sweden and the Swedish media for cowardice in the face of the migrant threat, and for covering up the murder of their son. Arminas Pileckas, a native of northern
Efforts by Belgium to launch a new nine-nation European counter-terrorism scheme have already begun to fall apart, with the Swedes reported to be dropping out because the Belgian plan is only a political gesture and “repeats what law enforcement agencies
The European Union “strongly condemns” the “indiscriminate” fire into Israel from Gaza, and “deplores” the causalities caused by Israeli retaliatory fire, a spokesman for the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs, Catherine Ashton said in a statement released on Tuesday.
Dozens of experts will be weighing in, in coming days, on Israel’s right to self-defence in response to hundreds of Hamas rockets raining down. But what about the Palestinian people, and what’s good for them? Yesterday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud
The EU will “close” 50 British beaches to swimmers when their new Bathing Water Directive comes in next year, an MP has warned. David Morris, who is the chairman of the Parliamentary group that represents Coastal Towns, believes that the closure will
MPs on the UK’s Treasury Select Committee have accused tax authorities of riding roughshod over the Magna Carta, with their new powers to empty members of the public’s bank accounts with little scrutiny. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) say they
I was busy washing dishes yesterday evening when all of a sudden I heard a wailing sound and doors slamming in my building. An air raid siren; the first in Tel Aviv since Operation Pillar of Defense back in November
Two British schoolgirls who ran away to join jihadis in Syria were model students who scored top marks in their school leaving exams. The Mail reports that Zahra and Salma Halane, both aged 16, were among the best students at
The partial closure of the Channel Tunnel on Monday due to a power failure resulted in large numbers of illegal immigrants attempting to get into Britain. Lorries waiting in the long queues for a ferry, or for the tunnel to
Fifteen seconds. That’s roughly about the time it takes to tie your shoelaces or send a text message. Fifteen seconds is also the amount of time I had this morning to put on my clothes, get my fiancé and help
Hundreds of tonnes of chemicals “likely” to have been used by Syria to make the deadly nerve gas sarin were exported by British firms in the 1980s, Foreign Secretary William Hague said Wednesday. Hague said the chemicals, which can be
A Liberal Democrat from Somalia took the “drastic” decision to join UKIP during his own election count, according to Local London. Sabriye Warsame decided to join the party after his UKIP opponent in the London Borough of Brent made a
Imagine this: A siren blares, you are holding your child’s hand, you know in barely 15 seconds a Qassam rocket will land only yards away. There is no shelter to run to. In 15 seconds, a missile will unleash a
LONDON (Reuters) – One of Britain’s most senior civil servants said on Tuesday he did not know who, if anyone, had authorised the removal of over 100 missing government files that could shed light on allegations that well-known politicians abused
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Former Hong Kong Governor Chris Patten will head a committee to advise Pope Francis on how to re-vamp and modernize the Holy See’s media strategy, the Vatican said on Wednesday. Patten, 70, one of Britain’s most
European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has said that Britain will be able to claw back certain powers from Brussels ahead of an in-out referendum on the country’s continued EU membership, the Telegraph reports. British Prime Minister David Cameron failed last
A bakery in Belfast is facing legal action after its owner refused to make a cake with the words “support gay marriage” on it. Ashers Baking Company staff initially accepted the order but when it was reviewed by the owners
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The nation whose attacking soccer has thrilled the world for generations was left heart-broken on Tuesday after Brazil’s humiliating 7-1 loss to Germany in the World Cup semi-finals. Brazil has hosted one of the most
LONDON (Reuters) – British retailers saw the biggest annual decline in prices since at least 2006 in June, with cheaper furniture, electricals and clothes as well as a supermarket price war all contributing, an industry group said on Wednesday. The
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say 50 bodies have been discovered outside a city south of Baghdad, many of them blindfolded and with their hands bound. Military spokesman Brig. Gen. Saad Maan Ibrahim says the bodies were discovered Wednesday in
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Only four percent of Syrians believe Islamic State insurgents, who have captured large swathes of Syria and Iraq, represent their interests, according to research conducted by a British polling group published on Wednesday. The survey, conducted by
The Bank of England is again set to leave its key interest rate at a record low of 0.50 percent Thursday after it launched measures to cool Britain’s housing market. The BoE is forecast also to leave its level of
Israel has been pounded by well over 100 rockets from Gaza in just the past 24 hours. Air raid sirens have gone off even in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. What is Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, up to? How
The BBC has investigated, and found inaccurate, numerous graphic images which are being shared on social media to show how people in Gaza have been affected by the renewed tensions with Israel. Hamas has been firing hundreds of rockets from
