British expats hoping to vote in tomorrow’s General Election will be unable to as ballot papers have not been sent out in time. Despite senior politicians, including David Cameron and Boris Johnson, urging Brits abroad to use their vote, reports
A damning report on the state of health services in countries across the world has shown the National Health Service to be well behind other wealthy countries. Research by the Economist Intelligence Unit showed the UK has fewer doctors, nurses,
Nick Clegg has raised doubts that he would form a second coalition with the Conservatives if an EU referendum was part of the agreement, saying: “I would never, of course, accept being part of a government that advocated withdrawal from the
Plans for the Royal Navy to take part in rescue operations in the Mediterranean have been put on hold after confusion over asylum rights and international law. HMS Bulwark was due to join other EU vessels taking part in search
A man in Dorset has been hurt after he was attacked by five men because of the UKIP poster in his garden. Mark Smith was punched in the face by thugs who objected to the 8ft by 4ft poster on
The single currency is “irreversible” and freedom of movement within the EU a “basic principle” the European Commission President has said. Jean Claude Juncker told an audience in Belgium that an ailing Greece must stay in the eurozone or “the
Greek authorities have started preparing for a possible Eurozone exit with contracts being drawn up for “payments in euros or any national Greek currency” as the government admitted yesterday the country was broke. Since the Syriza government was elected to power,
Ukip leader Nigel Farage has demanded a vote on the UK’s membership of the EU this year, as well as significant deficit reduction plans in order for his party to support a minority government. However, he ruled out joining any
Tory MPs have planned talks for the party’s response to the election results 1600BST on Friday, 8th May. According to the Spectator, the powerful 1922 committee will meet the afternoon after polling day to draw up their list of demands
Kensington Palace have announced that the Duchess of Cambridge delivered a baby girl at 0834hrs this morning. The baby, which weighed 8lb 3 oz, will be fourth in line to the throne. The Queen, the Prince of Wales and other
Ed Miliband’s campaign took another bashing last night when former Oasis front man and New Labour supporter Noel Gallagher called him a “f***ing communist”. In an interview with Alan Carr on his ‘Chatty Man’ programme Gallagher, said he hadn’t fallen out
The Duchess of Cambridge was admitted to hospital at 0600BST this morning in the early stages of labour. She was accompanied by her husband, Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge. This was about the same time as she arrived at the
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has received support from an unlikely quarter as he bids to be the MP for South Thanet. Tweeting from Strasbourg yesterday, where MEPs gathered to discuss the crisis in the Mediterranean, he told his followers that
Royal watchers may have to wait another week for the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s second child. The Duchess is thought to be a week overdue and has been swimming to induce labour as the world’s media
The only building in a street to survive the London Blitz has been bulldozed by developers – who have now been ordered to rebuild it brick by brick. The Cartlon Tavern in Maida Vale, west London, was considered an important historical
Ed Miliband’s claims that Labour will be tough on immigration fell flat yesterday when his Euro MPs supported measures that would wreck Britain’s power to control its own borders. MEPs in Strasbourg voted in favour of a binding quota system
The European Union wants to grant itself the power to launch crime probes in Britain by creating a European Public Prosecutor. Euro MPs voted yesterday in Strasbourg on legislation which would create a new body with exclusive powers to prosecute
An official complaint has been made to Kent Police about the contents of a BBC One programme broadcast during the election period. Senior advisers to UKIP Leader Nigel Farage have reported the prime time show ‘Have I Got News For
A Green candidate has announced her party’s plans for stopping the flight of young workers to big cities by calling for high speed broadband – and small farms. Speaking on the BBC’s Look North election special Dr Vicky Dunn, the
Campaigning website Nope, Not Hope have published details of 319 councillors from Labour, Conservatives and Liberal Democrats who have been involved with the police over criminal activity or investigated for their behaviour. The document lists all 319 Lib Dem, Labour
UKIP supporters are getting their own back on BBC officials who use questionable polling to limit the number of the party’s supporters who appear in the audience on political programmes. Following the leaders’ debates where Nigel Farage called the studio
Nigel Farage has slammed the EU’s approach to the Mediterranean immigrant crisis, saying its common asylum policy will do nothing to stop the threat of Islamic extremists who have threatened to sail to Europe in their tens of thousands. Speaking
A ‘helpline’ has been launched to help fans suffering from the end of the first series of Poldark. Those in need of a fix of stunning scenery – and panoramic views of the breathtaking Cornish coastline – can join the Facebook
UKIP claimed today their Westminster seats in next week’s General Election could be in “double figures”, saying the party was now “the opposition across the country.” Speaking at the launch of the party’s fisheries manifesto in Great Grimsby, deputy leader
The Conservatives are reportedly ready to overthrow David Cameron and replace him as party leader with London mayor Boris Johnson if he fails re-election next month. Senior Tories have drawn up plans for a speedy “coronation” for Boris should there
Parents are being told they can’t send their children to the same schools as their siblings because of a migrant baby boom caused by uncontrolled EU migration. Estimates suggest that around 80,000 children were not given places at their parents’
Climate change is to blame for the immigrant deaths in the Mediterranean, a British environmentalist has said. James Murray, editor of Business Green, said the deaths are “precisely the kind of disaster security analysts expect to see worsen in a
An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale has hit central Nepal with hundreds feared dead and many more stranded under collapsed buildings. The tremors were felt in neighbouring countries including Pakistan and India with a Nepalese minister saying there
If a week is a long time in politics then the five years since the heady days of Clegg-mania in 2010 are a lifetime ago. With less than two weeks until polling day, the party which lost none of its
More alleged victims of Lord Jenner have come forward since the Director of Public Prosecutions said he would not stand trial, saying they were abused by the Labour peer . The former MP for Leicester West has been accused by
Some of the Labour Party’s safest Northern heartlands seats are braced for increasingly tight races against Ukip; some of which are too close to call. With thirteen days until the UK heads to the polls, the Labour MP responsible for
Downing Street has slammed Ed Miliband’s accusation that David Cameron is directly responsible for the deaths of migrants in the Mediterranean following the bombing of Libya and the toppling of Colonel Gaddafi. The Guardian reports that Miliband was due to
Latest polling data has shown that UKIP leader Nigel Farage is nine points ahead in the constituency of Thanet South with less than two weeks to go until polling day. The numbers put Farage on 39 per cent, nine points
Nigel Farage’s number one challenger in his bid to get to Westminster has been revealed as an entrepreneur who encourages migrant workers to come to England to take low paid jobs. Craig Mackinlay, who was an MEP candidate and former
Here’s a reason to cheer if you’re one of those people plagued by mosquitoes. Scientists have discovered the chances of being bitten are down to genetic factors and a cure could be on its way. But immediate celebrations should be
Police in Northumbria are investigating threats made to a UKIP candidate by an angry voter. Newcastle East candidate David Robinson-Young said he had received a call from a man who had told him “you had better f**k off or you
An academic whose son was injured while playing rugby has called for the sport to be banned at school. The government wants the sport, which was named after Rugby school in Warwickshire, to have increased participation to help curb rising
The release of the Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq war has been delayed until next year due to arguments about controversial content and the behaviour of leading individuals. The report was initially delayed due to a three year dispute between
The Communist Party has launched its manifesto for the general election, where it is fielding only nine candidates in a political field full of splinter left wing, ‘anti austerity’ groups. Criticising the Labour Party for ‘being dominated by its right
Supermarket giant Tesco has announced record losses of £6.4 billion, rounding off a disastrous financial year dominated by an accounting scandal and ferocious price wars with cut price chains. The company called the figures a “horror show” with an annual
