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Civil Servants Support CHARGING For Freedom Of Information Requests

The majority of Britain’s civil servants back charging the public for Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, with some even favouring restrictions on the press, raising fears that transparency legislation could be under threat. The research by Civil Service World/Dods Research

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Britons Most Reluctant In Europe To House Migrants

The British public are the most unwilling in Europe to take in tens of thousands of migrants, a survey has found. The poll, by French company Ifop, of seven European nations, found that the British were the most sceptical of

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One Million Migrants To Seek Asylum In West By End Of The Year

Nearly a million people have come to Western nations seeking asylum so far this year, with applications in Europe more than doubling, according to the United Nationals High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The figures, quoted in The Times newspaper, show

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Migrants To Be Allowed To Compete In 2016 Olympics

Migrants and refugees will be allowed to compete in the Rio 2016 Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has declared. In an announcement to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, IOC chief Thomas Bach said all nations should help identify

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Shamnesty: Pro-Lifers Launch Anti-Amnesty International Campaign

Amnesty International is endangering the basic human rights of unborn children by supporting abortion in Ireland, pro-life campaigners have said. On the 48th anniversary of the passing of the Abortion Act that legalised the procedure in the UK, two pro-life

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Scientists Hit Back At W.H.O. For Claiming Red Meat Causes Cancer

Scientists have rounded on the World Health Organisation (WHO) for claiming that sausages, bacon and ham could pose as big a cancer risk as cigarettes. Breitbart London reported yesterday how the WHO is due to add red and processed meats

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Germany Now Paying For Migrants To Go Home

Failed asylum seekers in Germany are voluntarily returning home, but only because the government is paying them. Magazine Focus says Germany took in 15,300 asylum seekers between January and July, which was nearly 2,000 more than the entirety of 2014

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Westerners DYING Due To Migrant Crisis, Says German Police Chief

More Germans are likely to die in road traffic accidents because police are now too busy dealing with the migrant crisis, German police federation chairman Rainer Wendt has said. Speaking to Die Welt, Mr. Wendt said police have already had

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Orban Slaps Down Merkel: ‘We Are In Deep Trouble’

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban warned European leaders that if they do not adopt tougher migration policies and consult voters they face a threat to the democratic order. Addressing a conference of the European People’s Party (EPP) in Madrid, Mr.

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UK Terror Suspect Is A ‘Great Dad’

Neighbours of a terror suspect have described him as a “smashing neighbour” from a “nice, loving family”. The 40-year-old man, who has not been named, was arrested in Sheffield on Wednesday and held on suspicion of preparing to commit an

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Tory MP Fights Off Drunken Immigrant Mugger

A Conservative MP has told a court how he fought off a drunken mugger who attacked him as he left a restaurant in central London. Michael Ellis, MP for Northampton North, was approached by Eastern European immigrant Juraj Adam while

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BBC Journos Forced To Attend Mandatory Course To Stop EU Bias

BBC journalists are to be sent on a compulsory training course about the European Union (EU) in an attempt to ensure impartiality ahead of Britain’s referendum. BBC News director James Harding told parliament’s European scrutiny committee that all BBC reporters,

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Tory MP: Remove Bishops From House Of Lords, Replace Them With Syrian Refugees

A Conservative MP has suggested that Anglican bishops should be removed from the House of Lords and replaced with Syrian refugees. https://twitter.com/HenrySmithMP/status/656777834967539712 Henry Smith, MP for Crawley, made the comments after 84 Church of England bishops signed a letter calling

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Friends Of The Earth Mocked After Claiming Sand Causes Cancer

Friends of the Earth has been ridiculed after suggesting sand cause cancer, in their latest attempt to demonise hydraulic fracturing (fracking). The group distributed thousands of leaflets claiming fracking could lead to cancer because it involves “pumping millions of litres

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EU Asylum Agency Leader Mysteriously Quits Weeks Before Key Summit

The head of the European Union’s (EU) asylum agency has suddenly resigned in the middle of the continent’s worst migration crisis since the Second World War – and just weeks before a high profile international summit. Robert Visser, Executive Director

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Outrage As AfD Politician Brandishes GERMAN FLAG on GERMAN TV

Germany’s commentariat were stunned when a politician from the anti-mass immigration Alternativ für Deutschland (AfD) party unveiled a German flag on live TV last night. Björn Höcker, who leads the AfD group in the Thuringia state parliament, brandished the flag

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Stop Luring Our People To Europe, Syrian Archbishop Tells West

Europe should stop luring Syrians away from their homeland and instead focus on ending the civil war, the Archbishop of Aleppo has said. Hitting back at Anglican bishops who signed a letter calling for Britain to take in tens of

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Former Chairman Criticises BBC’s ‘Misleading’ Israel Coverage

A former chairman of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has accused it of being “misleading” in its recent coverage of Israel and criticised it of failing to consider the wider context of an “undoubtedly complex issue”. Lord Grade of Yarmouth wrote a letter

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Solar Firm Quits UK, Blames Government For Not Giving It Enough Money

A solar energy firm has quit the UK after complaining it doesn’t receive enough taxpayer-funded subsidies. Zep Solar UK, which is backed by billionaire inventor Elon Musk, accused the government of not doing enough to support the industry A spokesman

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Downing Street Accused Of Trying To Undermine Brexit Campaign

Government officials have been accused of using “bully boy tactics” as they desperately try to stop businesses campaigning for Britain to leave the European Union (EU). With Downing Street becoming increasingly worried with the lacklustre pro-EU campaign, whose official launch

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Archbishop Warns Of ‘Trojan Horse’ Threat From Migrants

A Spanish archbishop has called the large influx of migrants currently travelling through Europe an “invasion” that could turn into a “Trojan horse” in European societies. Cardinal Antonio Cañizares, Archbishop of Valencia, told a meeting of the New Economic Forum

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Anti-Fracking Campaigners Accused Of Faking Objections To Drilling Site

Anti-fracking campaigners have been accused of stealing people’s identities and making false objections to an application to extract shale gas in northern England. Officials discovered the potential fraud attempt after finding uncanny similarities between letters objecting to shale gas extraction,

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Government To Investigate ‘Unacceptable’ UK Sharia Courts

The British government is to launch an investigation into UK Sharia courts as part of its counter-extremism strategy after fears they are engaging in “discriminatory” practices. Lord Bates, who serves as Minister for Criminal Information in the Home Office, told

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