People smugglers operating across the Mediterranean have started offering “seasonal discounts” as winter winds turn the sea choppy. In previous years the number of migrants crossing in winter has been as few as one tenth of those crossing in summer,
The leaders of the European Parliament’s largest party are pushing ahead with plans to introduce a European Union (EU) army, justifying the measure by citing concerns over “Russian aggression” and containment of the migrant crisis: “We are going to move
A Muslim former newsagent from Birmingham has been handed a suspended prison sentence for two counts of racially aggravated harassment after calling a Member of Parliament’s secretary “white trash”. In a series of phone calls, he also bombarded female staff
Such is the scale of migration into the UK and around Europe that new banking service firms are developing products to cater to Europe’s migrants, hoping to turn a quick profit. One such product, recently launched by London-based start-up Monese,
The chairman of the youth wing of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s own party has publicly declared the group’s opposition to Germany’s current open doors immigration policy, arguing that a ceiling on immigration figures should be set. He rejected Merkel’s claims
Over the last 18 months, £13.5 million of tax payers cash has been spent chartering planes to deport illegal immigrants, including foreign criminals and failed asylum seekers, often in half empty planes. The cost breaks down to an average of £5,000 per person,
A UKIP Member of the European Parliament has condemned the ongoing practice of British jobs on recruiting websites being aimed solely at Polish speakers. Highlighting polish language adverts for British jobs in the hospitality and care industries, she blamed the
Entrepreneur Charlie Mullins, who earlier this week quit the Business For Britain/Vote Leave Take Control campaign was originally enticed into joining because of a promise to campaign against the top rate of tax, rather than the debate surrounding European Union membership, a
An National Health Service (NHS) hospital has advertised for a reiki spiritual therapist to help breast cancer patients deal with “emotional, physical and spiritual issues”. The successful applicant, who will receive a full time salary plus generous benefits, is only expected
The Church of England (CofE) has lost so many members it is having to consider restructuring its centuries-old parish system to cut costs. In a bid to preserve funds for the upkeep of its historic churches, the Church is mulling
Migrant teenagers living in Germany are shamelessly showing off their spoils from pick-pocketing sprees while the German police look on, powerless to act. While most are waiting for asylum claims to be processed, their crimes are unlikely to affect their
A group of Swedish bearded hipsters posing for a photograph in the countryside were mistaken for ISIS militants and reported to police, they have said. The group, who were posing with a black flag featuring crossed swords, say they can
The European Union’s Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström has told a leading campaigner that she does not take her mandate “from the European people.” Her statement came in response to a question on the unpopular Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
Plumbing millionaire Charlie Mullins (pictured above) has quit Business for Britain following the group’s hasty re-positioning of itself as the driving force behind the ‘Vote Leave Take Control’ campaign, as he does not support the organisation’s new mandate to campaign
France’s National Front is looking to broaden its electoral base by appealing to Muslims living in impoverished neighbourhoods in and around Paris. The party has set itself against open door immigration leading to accusations of racism within the media, but
In Marty McFly’s 2015 hover boards had just one, fairly avoidable weakness – they couldn’t fly over water. But in real world 2015, Britain has found a much more effective method of stopping them in their tracks: government policy. Inspired
Police are hunting a group of six men who fired a weapon at a member of the public on Saturday night. The victim, Paul Dale, was unhurt, and the men are believed to be Afghan illegal immigrants who were detained at a service
Eight potential extremists are being identified in Britain every day, of whom nearly half are teenagers, it has emerged. Experts have ascribed the high rate to the “lure of extremism” of both Islamic and “far right” extremism, and the symbiotic
Outspoken liberal priest The Reverend Canon Giles Fraser has used his weekly Guardian column to denigrate the “neoliberal right” for championing the free movement of capital around the world while opposing the free movement of people, a position which he
A church leader who predicted the world would end “in fire” on Wednesday has conceded that he was wrong. Now he insists it will end soon… possibly. Chris McCann, leader of The eBible Fellowship, an online affiliation headquartered near Philadelphia was
The head of Greater Manchester Police is facing calls for his resignation after protestors at the Conservative Party Conference hurled anti-Semitic abuse at Jewish delegates while officers stood by. Criticism has been mounting over the policing of the event, thanks
The Prime Minister David Cameron’s attempts to reach out to Labour voters has suffered a humiliating blow. It has emerged that a voter he quoted during his party conference speech this week, as an example of someone who had been
A French television station has been forced to withdraw an advert designed to promote its female friendly credentials – because the ad was deemed to be ‘sexist’ by feminists on Twitter. The ad campaign, which was scheduled to run for
Europe is bracing itself for a second migrant wave from Syria as up to three million people begin to flee the country in the wake of the Russian military intervention. Russian warships fired 26 cruise missiles from the Caspian Sea
The head of one of Europe’s leading economic think tanks has called on Germany’s government to scrap the minimum wage and raise the country’s retirement age in order to cope with the huge influx of migrants now underway. Only by
Scotland Yard has slammed the BBC following their broadcasting of a Panorama program focussing on the accusations of a man at the centre of the VIP child abuse scandal. The man, known only as David, told program makers he may
Bookmaker Paddy Power has been given a ticking off by the Ireland’s advertising standards authority over a humorous advertising campaign designed to poke fun at tennis star Andy Murray. The campaign featured a number of immigrant sportsmen, plus Murray, which was
Two Iranian illegal immigrants have been arrested after walking the entire length of the Channel Tunnel into England. They slipped past security on Friday night as more than 100 migrants broke into the tunnel en masse, many getting as far
The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is again rising in the polls thanks to its rhetoric on controlled immigration. A poll conducted last Sunday put the party on seven per cent nationally, high enough to secure it seats in
Prime Minister David Cameron faces a double blow on Europe this week as he squares off against both EU judges on the matter of prisoners voting, and his own supporters on the campaign for a British exit from the EU.
There is no such thing as real poverty in 21st Century Britain, Lord Alan Sugar has said. The business magnate, who progressed from humble beginnings, pointed to ownership among the working classes of smartphones, large televisions and white goods, which would
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby has spoken out against the forces of secularism, on the one hand, seeking to force religion out of the public sphere, and extremism, on the other, seeking to replace mainstream religion with a radicalised
A group of 40 Romanians, including women and children, have been found crammed into a three bedroomed house in Dudley. Another 10 were found in a nearby property. Three people are being questioned on suspicion of running the suspected slave house.
The emergency services will no longer attend call outs to a migrant ‘tent city’ near the German village of Calden, unless accompanied by a security escort, a police spokesman for the region has stated. The decision was taken after an ambulance
Christians fleeing Muslim persecution are finding just as much oppression in the refugee camps and shelters of Germany as they suffered in their home states. As the vast majority of asylum seekers are Muslims, many of whom have imported an
A shoplifter has been caught after walking into a police station to complain that a ‘wanted’ poster featuring a picture of him with his face obscured contravened his human rights. He told officers that the poster had led to him
Britain’s youngest convicted terrorist was recruited and radicalised online by a jihadist living in Syria, a court has heard. The youth from Blackburn, Lancashire, who at 15 is too young to be named, built up an extremist network via social
Lawyers for a British vaping company have appeared before judges at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg to challenge new European Union (EU) regulations on e-cigarettes. The manufacturers argue that the new rules, due to be introduced next year,
Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has been heckled by a prominent party donor for not mentioning the word “Israel” once during a speech to the Labour Friends of Israel at their party’s conference. A visiting member of the Knesset who
Scotland’s largest prison has been “twinned” with the country’s largest mosque in a bid to cut reoffending rates among Muslim ex-convicts. If successful, the scheme is likely to be rolled out to other institutions across the country. HM Prison Barlinnie,
