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The British government has vetoed plans to ban Friday prayers for Muslim prisoners who may “abuse” them to spread extremism. Officials feared a proposal to force Muslims to worship alone in their cells would fuel discontent and lead to even

Children granted refugee status in Germany will cost the country an extra 67 billion euros (£58bn/$76bn) to educate, according to an assessment of the costs of the migrant crisis. Around 40 per cent of the million+ people who arrived in Germany

Former Louisiana State Senator Elbert Guillory has accused President Barack Obama of turning a “blind eye” to the flooding in the state, saying he does not seem to care about the plight of poor black people. Speaking to guest host,

Students from the European Union (EU) are rushing to get into British universities before Brexit, new figures suggest. A total of 27,480 EU students will be starting undergraduate courses at UK universities this autumn, an 11 per cent increase in

The first half of 2016 has seen the largest number of terror-related deaths in Western Europe for over ten years. Over 140 people died in terror attacks between January and July this year – the highest number since 2004 when

Britain’s economy will not go anywhere near a recession despite gloomy predictions after the Brexit vote, credit rating agency Moody’s has said. The agency said the impact of Britain leaving the European Union (EU) will be less severe than expected,

An Afghan asylum seeker has gone on trial accused of raping four-year-old Iraqi boy in a German asylum centre. The 22-year-old was allegedly discovered in a toilet cubicle by the child’s father after he noticed his son’s shoes outside alongside

Britain may be given a “special status” in its relationship with the European Union (EU) after Brexit, the country’s European Affairs Minister has said. Michael Roth told a press conference yesterday the UK would be treated differently to other non-EU

The number of lorry drivers fined for carrying illegal migrants in their vehicles has risen to record levels as the migrant crisis deepens in northern France. Hauliers can be fined up to £2,000 for every person found stowing away on

More than one in three asylum claims in Britain are being made by illegal immigrations or people who have overstayed their visas. Data supplied by the Home Office reveals that tens of thousands of people claimed asylum in Britain after

A firm of human rights lawyers that spent a decade pursuing British troops through the courts is to close at the end of the month after being stripped of public money. Public Interest Lawyers, headed by Phil Shiner, was accused

The British government will cover the costs of lost European Union (EU) funding for universities, farmers, small businesses and infrastructure projects after Brexit, the Chancellor has said. Philip Hammond promised that projects currently receiving EU money will have that funding

A British police force is seeking an injunction that would ban a nationalist political party from entering every mosque in the country, as well as the town of Luton, without prior permission. Bedfordshire Police are trying to take out the

After a year of mass immigration that culminated in the Brussels terror attacks in March, just one in 10 Belgians think migrants are beneficial to their society. An Ipsos poll for broadcaster RTL and newspaper Le Soir found that only

France is urging its citizens to take migrants into their homes as official processing centres cannot cope with the huge influx. Housing Minister Emmanuelle Cosse said the government would offer incentives to charities that help individuals house migrants, proposing that

Britain has to keep unlimited immigration after Brexit if it wants a free-trade deal, senior European governments are demanding. In a survey that shows how big the challenge will be for Theresa May’s government in negotiating a good Brexit deal,

Parents who raise their children on a vegan diet could face prison under a proposed law in Italy. An MP in the centre-right Forza Italia party is proposing the legislation which would criminalise parents who fail to provide children aged

A German family have travelled to Russia to claim asylum, saying their homeland was no longer safe due to the huge migrant influx. Andre Griesbach and wife Carola drove 1,400 miles to Moscow in camper van, with two daughters and

Authorities are tightening security at the famous French pilgrimage site of Lourdes over fears it could be a major target for terrorists after a spate of Islamist attacks across the country. Tens of thousands of pilgrims are expected to descend

Ferries in the English Channel should have armed guards on board to protect them from terrorists and people smugglers, a British MP has suggested. Charlie Elphicke, the MP for Dover, also called for British naval vessels patrolling the Mediterranean to

An Evangelical church in Sweden wants to use drones to drop thousands of electronic bibles over parts of Iraq controlled by Islamic State. The Word of Life (Livets Ord) group says it wants to spread a message of hope to

Large German companies should introduce quotas for migrants in top leadership roles, a government-backed anti-discrimination group has said.

British Prime Minister Theresa May must introduce an Australian-style points-based immigration system by 2020 or risk a backlash from the electorate, colleagues in the Conservative Party have warned.

Twenty children are excluded from school each day after being deemed to have racially abused classmates, a report has found.

A senior cardinal has said there is “no question that Islam wants to govern the world” and the only way to save Western civilisation is to return it to its Christian roots. Cardinal Raymond Burke said that while Muslims were

Over 6,400 migrants were found in the back of lorries or cars in Britain last year, more than double the number of 2014. A report by the Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration said the problem of migrants stowing away

Britain should be made to suffer as it leaves the European Union in order to stop other countries following it, the man who drafted Article 50 has said. Giuliano Amato, a former Italian Prime Minister, said that Brussels should offer

Bookmakers are cutting the odds on Brexit never happening as the government continues to debate when exactly to trigger Article 50. Despite Prime Minister Theresa May insisting “Brexit means Brexit”, and pressure from European leaders to begin formal divorce proceeding

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny has caused controversy after suggesting that Northern Ireland could hold a referendum on uniting with the Republic. Mr Kenny said that supporters of the European Union in the North could demand the move in a

There is confusion over whether the British government has abandoned its pledge to bring immigration down the “hundreds of thousands” after Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said a concrete target would only “disappoint people again”. Mr Johnson was speaking after Amber

The Conservatives have opened up an 11-point lead in the first opinion poll published since Theresa May became Prime Minister and installed a government focused on Brexit. A YouGov poll puts the Conservatives up by a massive 10 points to

Britain will grow at a faster rate than Germany and France, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said – just weeks after it claimed a vote for Brexit would be an economic disaster. Despite previously claiming that leaving the European

An Australian TV presenter has called for an end to Muslim immigration into her country, agreeing that “the more Muslims we import, the more danger we are in.”

Nicola Sturgeon has said she may call a second referendum on Scottish independence next year if she is not satisfied with Britain’s Brexit deal. Speaking on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show, the Scottish First Minister said she would consider the

France’s Interior Minister must resign in the wake of the Nice attack, Front National leader Marine Le Pen has said. Speaking this weekend, Ms Le Pen called on Bernard Cazeneuve to quit after the 12th Islamist attack to hit the

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls was booed this morning as he attended a memorial event for the victims of the Bastille Day attack. Mr Valls was attending a minute’s silence in the city of Nice when the large crowd vented