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A school in Germany has asked its students to cook and clean for migrants at an asylum centre as part of “practical work experience”. Parents are furious that children will be changing bed linen and working in the kitchens at an

Angus Deaton, who was yesterday awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics, is a strong critic of foreign aid, arguing that it does more harm than good, damaging the opportunities for poor people to grow richer. Deaton, who was awarded the

Three Afghan migrants were seriously injured in a brawl at a migrant detention in Germany this weekend after getting into an argument with a group of Syrians. The fight reportedly started after the two groups of migrants started shouting insults

Nationalist Turks living in Germany have threatened to boycott a drugstore chain because one of its outlets is raising funds for the Kurdish community. The local branch of “dm” in Troisdorft, near Cologne, is planning to hold what is known

British police are recording minor misdemeanours such as throwing a sock and “stealing” one spray from a bottle of perfume as crimes, contributing to surge in the country’s official crime rate. Due to government instruction that police must now record all

Carbon dioxide emissions are making the Earth greener and more fertile, a United Nations (UN) climate scientist has said. In a paper for the Global Warming Policy Foundation, Dr Indur Goklany, who has previously represented the United States on the Intergovernmental

Concerns are being raised after Pope Francis gave a place of honour at the ongoing Synod on the Family to an ultra-liberal cardinal who tried to cover up a sex abuse scandal and has admitted trying to undermine the previous

Britain’s Home Office has written to local authorities telling them not to provide ‘luxury’ items, such as TVs and DVD players, to asylum seekers. There has been criticism in recent months of the high standards of living asylum seekers are

After months of waiting, the British government has finally revealed its main demands in its attempt to renegotiate the country’s European Union (EU) membership, and eurosceptics are unlikely to be happy. The Sunday Telegraph states that the government has four

The Conservative Party has now almost completely morphed into New Labour, Mail on Sunday colunmist Peter Hitchens has said. Although most of the media commentariat heaped praise on the Prime Minister’s conference speech this week, Hitchens akses whether it was

Students in schools with high numbers of migrants tend to get lower test scores, a new report has claimed. Large numbers of migrants can lead to higher dropout rates, worse results and cause wealthier families to move to different neighbourhoods. The

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has claimed that its services are so important and informative that accessing them is a “basic human right”. In a submission to the British government on the renewal of its charter, the state broadcaster warned that

Fewer than one in 10 of the 311,000 working-age migrants in Germany have applied for work permits since the start of the year, the country’s Federal Employment Agency (BA) has revealed. Since the beginning of 2015, just 17,401 migrants have

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom – Prime Minister David Cameron used his speech to the Conservative Party Conference to pledge a new extremist crackdown, saying that all small institutions that teach children – including Madrassas – should be forced to join a

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom – If Britain leaves the European Union (EU), it could start a chain reaction that leads to the breakup of the bloc, the Finnish Foreign Secretary has said. Speaking to a fringe meeting at the Conservative Party

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom – Europe is undergoing one of the most radical population shifts in its history as hundreds of thousands of people travel from the Middle East and North Africa across the continent, overwhelming several nations and leading to

In a speech that could have has been given by a UKIP spokesman, Home Secretary Theresa May said that mass immigration is making it “impossible” to build a “cohesive society”. Speaking at the Conservative Party Conference, May adopted a decidedly

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom – Chancellor George Osborne has categorically ruled out cutting Britain’s huge foreign aid budget, while also backing expensive new infrastructure projects as he tries to reduce Britain’s deficit. In his speech to the Conservative Party Conference in

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom – Two former Conservative cabinet ministers have called on the United States to back Britain leaving the European Union (EU). Speaking at the Conservative Party Conference, Liam Fox and Owen Paterson called on President Obama to stop

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom – A large left-wing protest turned violent this afternoon as a variety of far-left groups demonstrated against the Conservative Party in Manchester. Between 70,000 and 120,000 people marched through the city centre (estimates vary), with reports of

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom – Today Britain’s ruling Conservative Party gathers for its annual conference in the city of Manchester. Business cards will be exchanged, platitudes spoken and (cheap) prosecco quaffed, but will there be any serious, intellectual conservatism? My first

Spain is on course for a constitutional crisis after pro-independence parties won an absolute majority in elections in the region of Catalonia. The elections were billed as a de facto plebiscite on secession from Spain, with the victorious parties pledging

Migrants at the Ter Apel camp in the Netherlands have complained about feeling “bored”, having to eat bad food and not having fast enough internet. A video posted on Live Leak shows the migrants, who many believe to be desperately

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said that unless Hungary is allowed to secure its southern borders the whole Schengen agreement could fall apart. Speaking to a press conference at the Hungarian embassy in Vienna, he told reporters that if

A huge fire broke out this morning at a mosque in south London that describes itself as the largest in Western Europe. https://twitter.com/Doggy_Boutique/status/647743985788784640 London Fire Brigade said that 70 fire-fighters attended the scene in Morden Saturday afternoon with ten fire

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is facing falling popularity and angry rebellions from her own allies as her policy of welcoming all migrants continues to backfire. Amid reports of regular sexual abuse at migrant camps and local residents feeling intimidated into

Hungary should back mandatory migrant quotas or consider leaving the EU, the French President has said. As Hungarians continue to resist EU-imposed quotas on how many migrants they should accept, French President François Hollande told Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban:

France should “overcome” a “taboo” and start collecting data on the racial and ethnic origin of its citizens, a former Prime Minister has said. François Fillon, who served as Prime Minister under President Nicolas Sarkozy, said the country must start

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said European nations are being forced to protect themselves from the “brutal threat” of mass immigration until the European Union (EU) formulates a united response to the migrant crisis. Speaking to the Hungarian parliament, Orban

Labour’s controversial new Shadow Chancellor has said Karl Marx’s Das Kapital is a key influence on his thinking. In an interview with The Observer, John McDonnell MP said that he wanted a left wing programme of renationalisation, first of all

Feminists have accused an Austrian Green Party MP of being sexist against himself after he unveiled an election poster showing his face covered in lipstick kisses. Julian Schmid’s campaign poster shows his lipstick-covered face along with the slogan “I’m open

A Chechen woman based in the Austrian city of Graz has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for planning to join Islamic State fighters in Syria. The woman and her family had fled to Austria to escape Chechnya’s civil war

A wine bar in Lancaster, UK has been fined £100,000 after a woman needed to have her stomach removed after drinking a liquid nitrogen cocktail. Gaby Scanlon was celebrating her 18th birthday at Oscar’s Wine Bar and Bistro in 2012

One of the first things new Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull heard after ousting Tony Abbott on Monday night was an angry staffer calling him a c**t. A Liberal Party source said that Richard Dowdy, a junior staffer on Abbott’s

The world’s third largest Christian denomination could effectively dissolve itself in the New Year, as its members cannot reconcile deep divisions on issues including gay marriage. Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has summoned all 38 leaders of the Anglican

A migrant was electrocuted last night near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel in France. French police said the man, who is believed to be a Syrian national, was trying to climb onto the roof of a UK-bound train when