Police have cut the level of security surrounding Britain’s Royal Household, following a review into their security ordered by Home Secretary Theresa May. The review, which began two years ago, has led to the Metropolitan Police refusing to pay the
Police in Cornwall, UK have arrested an Elvis impersonator wanted in connection with a firearms alert that closed a school in Widegates, Looe. The 60-year-old gardener was detained with two guns at around 9:30pm on Friday. He was arrested on
Veteran journalist and BBC TV presenter Jeremy Paxman has admitted he is a “one-nation Tory” and complained that his former employers at the BBC2 show Newsnight are “13-year-olds” who foolishly think they can “change the world”, according to the Independent.
Former military boss Lord Richards has hit out at the coalition’s plans to cut military budgets, claiming the move is more suited to a “banana republic”. General Richards said the move from full-time to part-time soldiers would be a problem
A 47-year-old man who chopped up his lover and cooked his head in a bizarre sex game has been jailed for less than four years, according to the Local. The sentence in Berlin comes after years of legal wrangling over what
A German cleaner has been killed after he fell into a ‘paddle mincer’ machine at a meat processing plant. The 47 year old fell into the three meter wide machine whilst it was switched on, according to Short News. Police in
Allegations of phone hacking have led to an unprecedented public spending spree by police and the Crown Prosecution Service contributing to the £100m overall cost of the investigation and trial. Despite the allegations being comparatively minor: listening to celebrity’s voicemails,
A 44-year-old man has died of an overdose at Venice Airport after a bag of cocaine ruptured in his stomach. Stefano Gaviolo started to become ill after he arrived at Marco Polo Airport on a flight from Brazil, according to the
A father has narrowly avoided prison after he admitted beating his daughter with a ladle because she failed to read the Koran. The 46 year old from Burnley, Lancashire hit his daughter 40 times in a punishment the courts referred
Far left union boss Bob Crow left a fortune to his second wife, according to the Sun. The boss of the rail workers union the RMT died of a massive heart attack in March and left over £100k to Nicola
Conservatives in Thanet South stand accused of delaying the selection of their candidate who may be Nigel Farage’s opponent for the parliamentary seat of South Thanet. The delay is thought to be occurring so that a local candidate gets selected.
Readers of a certain age will remember the popular British children’s TV hand puppet Edd the Duck, whose amusing but ultimately pointless quacking entertained young minds after school. Today’s Prime Minister’s Questions saw Ed Miliband prove that the conviction of
At least 1500 British militants have fought for the jihadi group ISIS according to a Labour MP. Khalid Mahmood MP says that young men are being radicalised at events like “pop-up restaurants” according to the Sun. As reported on Breitbart London
At least half of calls passed to frontline police officers originate with complaints about social media. The head of the police college Chief Constable Alex Marshall told the BBC the level of complaints was a “real problem”. He said the it
Illegal immigrants are using sham gay weddings to remain in the United Kingdom. Figures show that 80 civil partnerships, the forerunner to full gay marriage, were reported as suspicious in the last three years. These official figures reflect those sham
The Scottish left is planning to dump the Queen as head of state if the country votes for independence. Despite the official line that Queen Elizabeth II will be kept on the Scotsman has revealed a plot to oust her.
Britons accused of crimes can wait up to three years to face trial, creating a limbo that punishes them even though they have been found guilty of no crime. A total of 57,000 are on Police bail, where officers define
Anti-war protesters are planning to ruin Britain’s 2014 National Armed Forces Day event. The event at Stirling Castle is the national celebration of the contribution the armed forces make to British life. The sixth annual event will take place on
The Kurdish judge who sentenced former Iraqi tyrant Saddam Hussein to death has himself been captured and executed by ISIS. Raouf Abdul Rahman, was killed by militants in retaliation for the killing of the former Iraqi dictator, according to Al-Mesryoon. Jordanian
The Wimbledon Tennis Championships, which starts tomorrow, is now a key target for Muslim extremists, according to the Sunday Express. The threat comes as the Prime Minister describes the presence of around 500 British nationals in the extremists ISIS group as
The British jihadist who calls himself Abu Rashash Britani, has called for the beheading of the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary in a violent twitter rant. The man, who is currently believed to be fighting for ISIS in either
Conservatives are at risk of losing vote share due to increases in immigration, and the party’s inability to reach out to voters from ethnic minorities. A new study reported by the Guardian suggests that a ‘superdiversity’ is emerging in Britain’s inner cities
Famed for its radical theocratic government, bans on alcohol, and rules forcing women to cover up, Iran may not sound like a real competitor to Spain as a summer holiday destination. But more and more British tourists are venturing there,
With the strip club Raymond’s Revue Bar standing down a darkened alley surrounded by prostitutes, rent boys and drug dealers Soho in London was hardly the destination of choice for most discerning travellers in the 1980s. But today the London
A Conservative Member of Parliament is facing a backlash after appeared to tweet about physically assaulting a female journalist by punching her in the throat. Michael Fabricant’s Twitter account contained a message about Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, according to the Independent. The
Russia is behind the campaign to discredit hydraulic fracturing for shale gas (fracking) as part of a “disinformation” operation designed to ensure the West remains reliant on the former Soviet country’s gas. NATO secretary-general Anders Fogh Rasmussen, told the Chatham
Britain’s security services have stepped up their monitoring of social media platforms in order to gain intelligence on British jihadists in Syria and Iraq, according to the Times. Outlets such as Facebook, Twitter and others play host to wannabe terrorists discussing
Mike Hancock, the sleazy former Liberal Democrat MP who has admitted using his position to take sexual advantage of a mentally ill constituent may be in line for a huge pay off courtesy of the British taxpayer. The Portsmouth South
A huge new mosque and 19-classroom madrasa is planned for Bolton, Lancashire. Taiyabah Islamic Centre has submitted plans to Bolton Council for a mosque with a dome and a minaret tower. The development will be large enough for 1000 mats
Ben Brogan, the Deputy Editor of the Telegraph who is rumoured to have been sacked in today’s mass clear out at the paper, has cancelled a lunchtime speaking engagement. Brogan was due to chair a session at the Margaret Thatcher Conference on
The Berlin Regional court has heard the bizarre case of a 45-year-old sales agent who cut up a 37-year-old man and cooked his head. Prosecutors demanded that the man be sentenced to 6 years and 9 months for manslaughter, but
More British citizens joined the jihad in Syria and Iraq than signed up for the Army Reserves over the last twelve months, according to the MailOnline. Whilst “several hundred” have gone to fight for militants in the Middle East, only 170
Britain is to re-establish its embassy in Iran in the wake of recent instability in Iraq, according to the Daily Mail. The Foreign Secretary William Hague will announce plans today to reopen a full diplomatic mission in Tehran. The main
Ed Miliband should fire some of his press advisers to avoid any more embarrassing gaffes, according to former Labour Deputy Chairman Tom Watson MP. Mr Watson said the staffers should go unless they can can cut out “schoolboy” errors that
A man took the track at Leicester races to attempt to outrun a team of thoroughbred race horses. The spectator vaulted the fence and ran into the middle of the track before attempting to outpace the equestrian field, according to
Left-wingers in the City of Hallstahammar in central Sweden have begun an investigation into whether to ban homework in the city’s schools. The research began after a suggestion by the Left Party (Vänsterpartiet), who believe that students should learn everything
