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UKIP leader Nigel Farage has attacked David Cameron’s record on immigration, saying that the Conservative Prime Minister had been “wilfully dishonest” when he pledged to cap immigration to the tens of thousands. Speaking on the beach beneath the white cliffs

Councils are using new asbo-style by-laws to censure aspects of everyday life they deem messy, such as feeding pigeons or entering a retail car park after 6pm. Freedom campaigners are arguing that use of the laws is creating a patchwork of rules

An East London academy rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted is to be inspected by counter-terrorism officers. The move comes after four of its pupils travelled to Syria to become jihadi brides while a further four had their passports confiscated before they

France’s ruling Socialist Party has taken a drubbing in the French local elections, losing control of around half of its departements including left wing strongholds such as Correze, President Hollande’s home ground. Hollande’s presidential prospects are now looking gloomy, with one adviser

The Scottish National Party has been accused of “infiltrating” local schools in order to “brainwash” pupils into supporting Scottish Nationalism. Michael McCann MP claims to have seen evidence from a local SNP meeting, where delegates boasted of “sterling work” being

Modern politicians are often accused of only being in the job for themselves. Tory Aidan Burley did nothing to allay those concerns as he bowed out of life in Westminster yesterday after just five years in the job. He gave

James May has indicated that he might quit TV and become a teacher following the sacking of his colleague Jeremy Clarkson. He said that the success of Top Gear, which the pair co-presented along with Richard Hammond, had been an

A Jewish community leader has warned that Jews represent the front line against a “new flame of radical Islamic terror”, and that anti-Semitism in Europe has reached levels not seen since the 1930s. Speaking at a committee meeting of the

The director of the National Trust, Helen Ghosh has told the BBC that the Trust plans to “show people what good looks like” by using renewable energies derived from hydro schemes and biomass. Unfortunately for Ghosh, biomass schemes are responsible

The highest ranking woman in the Anglican Communion has said that climate change denial is immoral and threatens the rights of the world’s poorest people. Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori told The Guardian that she believes those who deny climate change are not using

In the nearly two years since John Cook and his colleagues published their ’97 percent’ paper claiming a scientific consensus on climate change, the term ’97 percent’ has become something of a mantra for global warming advocates. President Obama tweeted “Ninety-seven percent of

A crossbench peer and human rights expert has called on the Government to conduct a judge-led inquiry into the extent to which Sharia courts are operating in the UK. The move comes amid growing evidence that they are being used

An Iranian human rights activist who has described Islam as a “totalitarian global threat” has had her speaking engagement at Trinity College, Dublin (TCD) cancelled. Refusal to comply with a unique set of restrictions not placed on other speakers, including

Calls have been made for a Conservative candidate to step down after she branded UKIP voters “racists”. Flick Drummond, who is standing for the seat of Portsmouth South, made the comments during a hustings at Portsmouth University. According to the

The UK Independence Party has expelled one of its MEPs, Janice Atkinson, along with her Chief of Staff Christine Hewitt, for bringing the party in to disrepute. Ms Hewitt was caught on camera asking a restaurant manager for a falsely

Marine Le Pen has suffered a set back in her bid for the French Presidency, as her party, the National Front (FN), was knocked into second place by surging support for the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) led by

Fashion designer and eco-activist Vivienne Westwood has been ditched by the Green Party over allegations of tax avoidance. Westwood was due to appear as the headline speaker at a number of events in support of the party, but the Young Greens

An anti-fracking campaign has been condoning violence against academics who oppose their mantras. The ‘Fracademics’ campaign, supported by Vivienne Westwood, Joseph Corre and Lush, posted an image to their Facebook page of an academic having oil thrown in her face with

British holiday makers passing through Calais have been warned to be on the lookout for stowaways as increasing numbers of illegal immigrants are flocking to the border crossing hoping to make their way into the UK. The Home Office Select

Anti-Ukip Protestors have hounded Nigel Farage, his wife and his two young daughters from a pub near their home in Kent whilst the family was enjoying a Sunday lunch. The two girls, aged just ten and fifteen, fled in terror and were missing for some time this afternoon before returning home.

Pressure is growing on Southampton University to cancel an openly anti-Semitic conference questioning Israel’s right to exist. A leading paediatrician has already handed back his degree from the university whilst two wealthy patrons have withdrawn support, and prominent lawyer Mark

In scenes reminiscent of the battle for Kobani, Kurds clashed with Islamists, including well known preacher Anjem Choudary, on the streets of Wood Green, London yesterday at about 5pm. According to the Haringey Independent, the clashes occurred as a group of

Traditional parenting is being drowned out by “gay rights sharia”, the respected journalist Charles Moore has said. Commenting on the recent spat between fashion designers Dolce and Gabbana and Elton John over the rights of gay parents to have children,

The crew of a Scottish fishing boat had a lucky escape this week when their vessel narrowly avoided being dragged beneath the waves by an unidentified object caught in their net. The captain of the boat has insisted that the mystery

Kim’s done it. Gwyn’s done it. Even Alicia has done it. But Public Protection Officials from Swindon Borough Council don’t want anyone else to do it. They’ve taken a woman to court for offering placenta smoothies and pills to new

All suspects should remain anonymous unless and until they are officially charged with a crime, the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee has recommended. The group of MPs says the media should be banned from naming suspects until charged, thanks to

A tidal gauge at Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu, has shown that sea levels on the island are not rising. Following the immense destruction wrought by Cyclone Pam last week, in which up to 11 people lost their lives,

The Scottish government is riding roughshod over planning regulations and scientific evidence by pursuing plans to “build a huge wind farm” across Scotland, Kate Mavor, the outgoing chief executive of the National Trust for Scotland has said. She criticised the

The solar eclipse promised to be a spectacular cosmic light show of the kind rarely seen, but for most of Britain the event was a damp squib, thanks to March’s characteristic cloud cover. For some amongst the millions of Britons who

One of the would-be jihadists apprehended in Turkey over the weekend en-route to Syria has been told that he may return to school as soon as “things settle down”. The youths from Brent, London, none of whom have yet been

There may be a far darker secret lurking at the heart of Westminster than previously suspected, Simon Danczuk has warned. The Labour MP, who first blew the lid on the Cyril Smith scandal, alleges that a paedophile ring involving senior

A Conservative climate change minister has racked up a £22,000 bill on taxpayer-funded plane tickets in just three months. Greg Barker visited Tanzania, Kenya, the UAE, China, Hong Kong, Seoul and Stockholm between April and June 2014, weeks before standing down

Britain’s energy policy is on course to be “the most expensive domestic policy disaster in modern British history,” the Centre for Policy Studies has found. In a new report, author Rupert Darwell warns that Britain can either have renewable energy or

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has denied that he gave the middle finger to Germany, claiming that video evidence of him doing so was doctored. The person who originally uploaded the disputed video to YouTube has insisted that it is

Climate change deniers should be punished, Al Gore has said, adding that politicians in particular should be made to pay a price for rejecting “accepted science”. He stopped short of suggesting what that punishment might be. Speaking at the South by

The Royal Society has misrepresented current thinking on climate change by presenting new theories as established facts and leaving out evidence that doesn’t support man made global warming dogma, a group of climate scientists has claimed. In December, the Royal Society