The Russian Ambassador to Britain has been summoned to explain why two Russian long range bombers flew over the English Channel on Wednesday. The RAF scrambled Typhoon jets to escort the Russian bombers, which are capable of carrying nuclear weapons,
Right wing hero Boris Johnson has launched a blistering attack on Jihadi killers, calling them “losers” who have been “rejected by women”. The London Mayor, who is the candidate for the West London constituency of Ruislip, cited an MI5 report
A Jihadist group that murdered 26 people and injured a further 60 this morning in combined bomb and mortar attacks has declared its allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The extremist group used Twitter to announce
Two seats in this May’s General Election will be decided by a majority immigrant voting population, figures reveal. East Ham and Brent North, both currently held by Labour, have more than 50 per cent of voters born overseas yet eligible
The Governor of the Bank of England has called for further eurozone integration if the monetary union is “to avoid a lost decade”. Speaking in Dublin at an event to honour the Canadian finance minister Jim Flaherty, Mark Carney said, “It
A gunman has been arrested after forcing his way into a Dutch television studio, declaring that he was heavily armed. The young man, believed to be 19 years old, demanded that the national television broadcaster NOS put him on the
The Chief Inspector of Schools was forced to deny allegations that Ofsted inspectors asked a young girl at a Christian school whether she was a virgin. John Denning MP raised a series of questions including the claim by a 12
Doctors at a hospital in Birmingham are having to deal with six girls a week who have suffered female genital mutilation (FGM), internal figures reveal. The Heartlands Hospital in the Midlands have had to deal with 1,500 cased of FGM
A Senior European politician has caused outrage by calling for computers to be fitted in all European cars as part of an EU wide road pricing system. Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc said the current system which is decided by national
London’s world famous Victoria and Albert museum, which houses a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects of decorative art and design, has bowed to pressure from extremists by removing a depiction of Mohamed from its website. The move comes
France has been landed with a bill for 1.1 billion euro after the European Commission demanded a refund for agricultural subsidies it should not have claimed. The country is by far the largest recipient of EU funding via the Common
The Prime Minister has admitted that the issue of immigration, which for years all political parties bar UKIP avoided speaking about, has not been “controlled properly”. Speaking on BBC Radio 2, Mr Cameron was answering questions about the topic which
While the government budget deficit continues to rise, new figures have shown how officials have spent £100million on luxury travel, billed to the tax payer. Despite the government barring civil servants from going first class in all but the most
As the investigation into the death of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko opens, evidence has been produced which points to three attempts on the former KGB officer’s life, the BBC reports. Litvinenko, who died of radiation poisoning in 2010, said on
German Politicians have issued a stark warning to Greece’s new government that the economic reforms imposed by the EU must continue, the International Business Times reports. Alexis Tsipras’s Syriza secured victory in the Greek elections on Sunday and have formed
Plans by Euro MPs to turn Britain’s railway network metric have been slammed as an “unacceptable safety risk”. The orders from the European Commission which are now being debated by MEPs in Brussels would mean the scrapping of all trackside
A Liberal Democrat Minister has said that pubs are closing because of the number of Somali immigrants arriving in Britain. Stephen Williams, the communities minister, told MPs in the House of Commons that new waves of migration replacing the “white
Hundreds of Muslims gathered in Lakemba, a suburb of Sydney, to protest the ‘negative coverage’ of Islam in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attacks and shootings in a Kosher supermarket in Paris. According to the Sydney Morning Herald the
Green Party leader Natalie Bennett has said that the Queen would be given a council house under a Green government, adding that she would welcome an economic recession. In an interview with The Times, the Australian politician said her party
The Former Chancellor Lord Lawson has spoken out against plans to tie future governments to spending commitments on foreign aid. The Tory grandee said proposals to make all future administrations ‘gold plate’ Britain’s annual foreign aid budget would not help
Security agencies say they can prove the death of former KBG spy turned anti-Putin dissident Alexander Litvinenko was “state backed execution” after intercepting communications between those involved in his killing. American’s National Security Agency (NSA) obtained electronic communications between individuals
Britain’s enormous bill for its European Union membership has pushed the country further into the red, the Government’s own statisticians have reported. The Office of National Statistics published figures showing how the Government’s Public Sector Net Cash Requirement (PSNCR) rose from
A conference that was organised by the Scottish government to ‘remove barriers’ to mothers breastfeeding has told delegates it would be inappropriate for them to breastfeed their children in the conference venue. The women were invited to the Holyrood-backed conference
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has died aged 90 after suffering with pneumonia for the last few weeks. The king ruled Saudi Arabia since 2005 and has been credited with bringing in moderate reforms to the conservative Muslim country. He
A judge has ruled that an automatic ban on Gypsies building on Green Belt land was discriminatory, opening the door for beauty spots to become home for travellers’ caravans and rubbish tips. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles introduced a policy of
The results of the Greek general election seem a foregone conclusion as Alexis Tsipras of the left wing Syriza party looks set to saunter home comfortably. The former communist, who very nearly won the last election after the European Commission
A dozen former French soldiers have joined up with jihadist groups in Iraq and Syria, a French official claimed this week, raising concerns about radicalisation of soldiers within the French Armed Forces. A source within the country’s ministry of defence
The Government has tonight announced they will introduce legislation to bring in plain packaging on cigarettes before the General Election. The Public Health Minister Jane Ellison announced to MPs that they will go ahead with the proposals to ban all
The leader of the Pegida anti immigration movement which has been causing tremors across Germany has this evening resigned from the board of the organisation after posting an image of himself as Adolf Hitler online. Lutz Bachmann posted the image
The leader of the Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon has said her MPs will vote on English health matters to protect funding for Scotland’s NHS. The separatist party, which has six MPs in the House of Commons, traditionally has a
Less than a fortnight after the Ministry of Defence was accused of having to go to allies with a “begging bowl” to ask for assistance in basic surveillance operations of the coast of Scotland, a row has erupted over plans
The Foreign Secretary has said Britain is “wide open to abuse” by “freeloading” European Union migrants who are exploiting the country’s generous social security system which he admitted may have to be changed domestically to deal with the anger of
Islamic State religious police have beaten musicians and broken their instruments because the keyboards they were playing was ruled ‘un-Islamic’, the Daily Mail reports. The pictures show police hitting the men across the back and legs with a wooden stick
The MEP who is facing civil action from three Labour MPs after her passionate speech on stopping child grooming offended them is reported to have seen a huge surge in support from local residents. UKIP MEP Jane Collins, who represents
War has always historically been fought by men, generally the physically stronger sex, who are more inclined to take up arms than their female countrymen. But the exodus of Europeans making their way to Syria has been followed up by
British Prime Minister David Cameron opened up a new front in his battle for re-election as he pledged the UK would have the highest employment rate in the G7. Speaking at a press conference in Ipswich, the Prime Minister committed
Britain’s former Chief Rabbi has reported that anxiety among the Jewish population is at a “record high” following the hostage taking and murder of customers at a Kosher bakery in Paris by a Muslim extremist. It comes as Home Secretary
A leading British feminist has said that feminism has been hijacked by an elite who use it to further their own careers rather than to stand up for other women. Baroness Wolf of Dulwich told The Times that the campaigns
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has dealt a wounding blow to David Cameron’s hopes of successfully renegotiating Britain’s EU membership. The former Luxembourg Prime Minister compared Britain’s membership of the political bloc to a doomed romance and suggested that now
The NHS hospital that was being managed by a private firm may have been given a negative care report by left wing campaigners opposed to any non-state involvement in the health service. Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Cambridgeshire was a British health