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Acid Attacks On The Rise, Majority Of Victims Are White Men

Fewer than half of acid attack victims pursue criminal charges against their attackers, researchers have found. The study, also revealed that, contrary to the common perception of acid attacks, the majority of victims were white men. Researchers from the St.

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Leading Rabbi: ‘UK Is Known As A Country Hostile To Israel’

An American rabbi has accused British academics of undermining the nation’s traditions of free speech by allowing students to refuse Jewish speakers a platform at their establishments. He said that the UK was becoming well known for its hostility towards

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EU Human Rights Court SUPPORTS French Headscarf Ban

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against a Muslim woman who claimed that workplace rules forcing her to remove her headscarf amounted to discrimination. The ruling upholds France’s ban on religious symbols in the workplace, which judges said

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Irish DUP MP Breaks Ranks, Joins With UKIP Campaign to Leave EU

A Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Member of Parliament from Ireland has broken ranks and joined Leave.eu, which campaigns for a British exit from the European Union. His party supports the Conservative government’s efforts to “renegotiate” the terms of Britain’s membership

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Labour Council Plans to House Syrians in ‘Conservative Areas’

A Labour-run city council is planning to house Syrian migrants only in areas which vote Conservative. The move harks back to Labour policy on immigration during the Blair era, which one insider summed up as “rub[bing] the Right’s nose in

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Calais Truck Drivers: ‘It’s War Out There’ Because Of Migrants

The level of intimidation faced lorry drivers passing through Calais at the hands of migrants is “out of control” and “totally unacceptable”, a spokesman for Britain’s road haulage industry has said. His association has now set up a hotline for drivers

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Explosive Belt Found Discarded in Rubbish Tip South of Paris

A device which appears to be a belt of explosives has been found discarded in a pile of rubbish in a suburb south of Paris. Investigators believe it may have been abandoned by the last remaining fugitive terrorist involved in

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Two Thirds of Norwegians Against Taking In More Migrants

Two thirds of Norwegians oppose their country taking in more asylum seekers, a poll has found. The results represent a near reversal of public opinion on the issue in just five months. The Norwegian government is already working to dissuade

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French Muslim Admits Terrorism *IS* Muslims’ Problem To Deal With

A French Muslim blogger has called upon his fellow Muslims to rise up against radical Islam within their midst – directly opposing the mainstream narrative that Muslims cannot be held responsible for combatting extremism in their midst. The warning of

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Paris Plotters Had Numerous Links to British Hate Preachers

The mastermind behind the Paris attacks was radicalised by an extremist network inspired by a radical British cleric, it has emerged. The network, Sharia4Belgium, has links to at least six British extremists in total, including an ISIS bomb maker from

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British Cinemas Ban Lord’s Prayer To Avoid Giving Offence

Britain’s leading cinema chains have refused to screen an advert featuring the Lord’s Prayer, on the grounds that it could be offensive to people of other faiths or none. The Church of England, who commissioned the advert, called the decision

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Cameron Wants Airstrikes In Syria ‘Within Two Weeks’

The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, is going on the offensive in a bid to secure cross-party support for airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria. He will meet with the French President to discuss military tactics, before laying out a

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Jewish School Evacuated Due To Suspicious Package Bomb Squad On Scene

A Jewish orthodox junior school in Gateshead, England has been evacuated after a suspicious package was found in the road behind the school. Local residents have also been asked to leave their homes for their own safety. Children at the Tiferes Yisroel

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Scottish ‘McPravda’ Welcomes First Wave of Syrian Migrants

Scotland’s pro-independence newspaper The National has published a front page welcome to the first wave of Syrian migrants offered asylum by the British government. Around 100 Syrian migrants are due to arrive at Glasgow airport today aboard a charter flight;

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