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UKIP MEP Diane James has caused anger amongst her colleagues by suggesting that there are people already preparing to take over from Nigel Farage in May. The UKIP leader, who is a front runner to be elected to Westminster at the

Labour Leader Ed Miliband faced huge embarrassment as it was revealed that one of the nine Britons arrested in Turkey for trying to cross the border to war torn Syria is the son of a Labour councillor from Rochdale. Councillor

British taxpayers are funding propaganda for school children designed to make them support the European Union. According to the European Commission website in the UK, a free book called The Mystery of the Golden Stars is available free of charge

Comedian Alastair Murray, who is standing in the Kent constituency of Thanet South, has called in his lawyers after being upset by comments made by a fellow candidate. The ‘Pub Landlord’ is said to be upset over comments made by

A survey commissioned by environmental group Greenpeace has spectacularly backfired as it revealed that more people support fracking than oppose it. The group, supported by Green party MP Caroline Lucas, tried to bury the inconvenient result of the report in

Militant Islamic terror group al-Shabab have continued their attacks on Christians in Africa with gunmen from the jihadi group storming a university in north-east Kenya. Reports from the BBC in the country say that the fundamentalist Islamic group have killed

A Wolverhampton church held its Maundy Thursday service a day early so a drop-in session for prostitutes could go ahead. All Saints Church moved the traditional service marking the start of the Easter celebrations to Wednesday to ensure its outreach

UKIP leader Nigel Farage has attacked the BBC for bias following an interview on Radio 4’s Today programme where he was quizzed about candidates rather than  policies. Mr Farage, who is currently on course to become an MP in May

An MEP has called for a symbolic gesture to demonstrate the end of hostilities against the Germans which have been dominant in British culture for over a century. Jim Carver, UKIP MEP for the West Midlands has today called on

The Green Party has fired an activist in North West England because he posted a cartoon picture of a girl in a short skirt – and was consequently branded ‘sexist’ by Labour. Stephen Delahunty, who described himself as a ‘press

A BBC radio presenter vented his anger on air after losing his slot on a mid-Morning show because he is engaged to a Conservative MP standing for re-election. John Darvall proposed to Bristol North West MP Charlotte Leslie on Christmas

Police Chiefs put gifts for their lovers on expenses and preyed on junior members of the police force because of a sense of entitlement, a scathing report has revealed. The College of Policing, a professional body for police in England and

Corporal Anna Cross, the nurse who contracted the deadly Ebola virus when volunteering as a British Army reservist, has been released from hospital in London after being given the all clear. She becomes the first patient in the world to be

The man who blamed police for his teenage daughter running off to join Islamic State has been revealed as attending a rally led by hate preacher Anjem Choudary that was also attended by Michael Adebowale, the killer of soldier Lee

Producers of the ITV hit series Downton Abbey have revealed that the next series of the costume drama will be the last and the final episode will air on Christmas Day. Julian Fellowes’ progamme documenting the lives of the fictional

The Liberal Democrats have suspended a candidate ahead of the General Election after he was questioned over allegations of historic child sex offences. Jason Zadrozny, who was standing in the constituency of Ashfield against Labour MP Gloria de Piero, who

Home Secretary Theresa May has sharpened her blade ahead of the General Election by announcing a new policy on illegal immigration should the Tories win office. Mrs May says her party would implement a ‘deport now, appeal later’ policy for

A bakery in the French Riviera has been told by a court to remove a range of cakes after the delicacies were declared racist. The patisserie in Grasse, South-Eastern France, was told his confectionery was “obscene” and could “incite racial

While hundreds of families are mourning the loss of loved ones who died in the Germanwings air crash in the French Alps, hundreds of over-emotional Brits have been calling into work asking for compassionate leave due to a member of

National Front leader Marine Le Pen has pledged to offer the country a vote on continued membership of the European Union if she is elected President in 2017. The MEP, who is currently leading at 33 per cent of the

Anti-capitalist ‘comedian’ Russell Brand has been named the world’s fourth most important thinker by readers of Prospect Magazine, beating Indian writer and activist Arundhati Roy, author of The God of Small Things and UK Philosopher John Gray in a list

A City of London Police superintendent reported his ‘bizarre night shift’ on Twitter after three Romanian children from Nottingham walked into his police station in Bishopsgate and asked for a taxi home. Supt Paul Clements wrote on the social media

An investigation into claims that Labour councillors accused local residents of making racist comments has been delayed until after the General Election. Residents in Coventry, who were compared with Nazi Germany by the city’s Labour representatives, have accused the council

A new report has found that Britain is the country most responsible for overfishing in its territorial waters despite it being bound by the Common Fisheries Policy which sets annual quotas. The report by the New Foundation said that UK fisheries

BOSTON, ENGLAND: It might only be down the road but there is a world of difference between Grimsby and Boston. For a start, there are people at the local market, where stalls sell local flowers and vegetables from the surrounding

GRIMSBY, ENGLAND: It was only last month that outgoing Grimsby MP Austin Mitchell was quoted as saying the constituency would stay Labour even if its candidate was a “raving alcoholic sex paedophile”. It’s in stark contrast to UKIP leader Nigel Farage’s

He may have managed to find a few of his favourite Ferrero-Rocher chocolates, but from his twitter account it seems that former Morrisons security guard turned jihadi is not being spoiled. Omar Hussein, who left home where he lived with

X-Factor Judge Cheryl Fernandez-Versini has been forced to reiterate her support for the Labour Party following an interview with a magazine where she said their proposed mansion tax would “f*** her over”. The article in Stella magazine resulted in left

Britain hands over more cash in foreign aid than any other country in the world, despite having virtually no control over how the cash is spent and numerous reports detailing how aid is either wasted, or holds back development. In

The Italian government have put forward proposals to outsource Mediterranean immigration patrols to African countries, as it faces anger from a UN group as 50 migrants trying to smuggle themselves into the EU drowned. Italy has long argue that it

UKIP have faced a nightmare few days as another candidate has left its ranks, only weeks before the General Election. Following the suspension of MEP Janice Atkinson who, along with her chief of staff Christine Hewitt is being investigated by

The Greek Government were left under no illusions about their fragile position in the Eurozone after the summit in Brussels yesterday. Leaders from Germany and France warned the left wing Syriza party that unless Athens progressed with radical reforms, it

A loophole in EU immigration rules is allowing failed immigrants to try their luck again – this time as asylum seekers. Brussels rules have resulted in immigrants being smuggled out of the UK and then apply for asylum seeker status

A Welshman who fell ill after visiting family in Cambridgeshire was shocked to discover that NHS England would not be picking up the bill for his treatment. Nicholas White, 64, from Gwynedd in North Wales was given a bill for

Shocking new statistics reveal that 32 per cent of all burglaries in England and Wales are committed by children – and less than a third of the total number of crimes reported resulted in a conviction. Of the 291,567 burglaries

Two Polish men have been picked up by the Dover Lifeboat crew as they attempted to paddle to France in a stolen boat. They said they were making the crossing in search of work. The men, who are in their