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In mid-April the Met Office, the UK’s national weather service, briefed the government, councils and emergency services to plan for hotter than average temperatures. Optimistic predictions of “gloriously warm weather” based on the Met Office’s models failed to materialise, however, as

A Jewish monument in Birmingham has been attacked by a Neo-Nazi group which filmed its supporters in the act of intimidation. Hiding their identities from the camera, the group’s video on YouTube shows the extremists defacing the gates of Cannon Hill Park with anti-Jewish

The ban on elective abortion in most cases, perhaps the only remaining shibboleth of Catholic Ireland, is coming under attack as predicted by one Breitbart London contributor and as noted by another. Repeal or reform of the Eighth Amendment of the

The introduction of smoking rooms in pubs and private members’ clubs would be welcomed by a majority of the British public, according to a new Populus survey.  The poll for smokers’ rights group Forest found that a majority of adults also oppose bans on smoking in

A common refrain in the aftermath of Islamist activity is that all must guard against a “rising tide of Islamophobia“. But the warnings have been overstated, according to new research by the Pew Research Center, which shows that anti-minority sentiment is not

A Glasgow-based denim designer, Robert Watson, has stated that he won’t produce jeans that are over 40 inches wide in the waist, telling Breitbart London that “fatties know they need to try harder”. Watson, also known as Rabbie Denim, has been crafting made-to-measure

Ireland’s most famous drag queen, Panti Bliss (also known as Rory O’Neill) is backing the campaign for same-sex civil marriage in Northern Ireland. The high profile campaigner for gay marriage in the Irish Republic’s historic referendum was speaking ahead of

The British advocacy group Cage, which caused controversy earlier this year through its links to the ISIS murderer ‘Jihadi John’, has launched a legal action against Britain’s voluntary sector regulator, the Charity Commission. The group, which says it works “to empower communities

The Vice President of the National Convention of the Conservative Party has today declared his support for the ‘Out’ Campaign in a European Referendum, during an exclusive interview with Breitbart London. Having voted to stay in the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1975,

Last night’s episode of BBC’s Question Time witnessed an unusual event, namely an out and proud Eurosceptic admitting that there is nothing David Cameron can negotiate with other European governments that could convince her to vote to stay in. Jill

Frontier police forces in northern France are complaining of the huge strain they are working under caused by migrants attempting to reach Britain. Numbers released earlier this week show they have detained 18,170 migrants in or around Calais already this year,

The former leader of France’s Front National (FN) political party, Jean-Marie Le Pen, announced yesterday that he is suing the party he founded over 40 years ago. The MEP is contesting his suspension from the FN, now led by his

Worrying figures published in France yesterday illustrate the full online extent of French-language Jihadist networks. With over 2,600 websites backing ISIS and a daily tally of around 40,000 French tweets in support, the campaign to enlist French recruits to the cause

Prime Minister David Cameron’s former communications chief Andy Coulson has been formally acquitted of lying under oath by the High Court in Edinburgh, three years after being charged with perjury. Lord Burns threw the case against David Cameron’s former director of communications out

The newly appointed Vice Chancellor of Oxford University, Prof Louise Richardson, has told a conference in London that the United States “overreacted” to the terrorist attacks of 9/11. She said the population of Northern Ireland, in contrast, lived with sectarian

British police forces are making requests for access to the “who, where and when of any text, email, phone call or web search” carried out by private individuals on average once every two minutes, according to a new report. The

The controversial left-winger George Galloway yesterday said he is running for Mayor of London for two reasons – first to rally support for Palestine and secondly to speak for the majority of ordinary Londoners that are not “dripping in gold.”

On Wednesday this week the Conservative Party’s manifesto promise of an In/Out referendum on membership of the EU became Government policy following its formal announcement in the Queen’s Speech. To date opponents of the plan have alleged that the policy

Allegations that a politician was among those accused of repeatedly raping a girl over a four year period have prompted a former Liberal Democrat MP to identify himself to investigators in order to deny it. The MP in question spoke

A senior backbench Conservative has attacked his own party’s defence policy record since 2010. In an interview with The Independent on Sunday Tory MP Dr Julian Lewis credited the previous Labour government with being more “strategic” on the future of the armed

The attitude of senior Labour Party figures to political coverage by the BBC has been laid bare in the memoirs of BBC political editor Nick Robinson. Despite some complaining that Labour receives unfair coverage from the BBC, Robinson has spoken of

To the surprise of neighbouring residents an uncommon sight is emerging above the skyline of central Karachi, western Pakistan, namely a 140 foot high cross standing at the entrance of a Christian cemetery founded in the 19th century. The cross

In the last two months more than 12 women from Melbourne, Australia, have run to conflict zones to support the Islamic State (IS) and become jihadi brides. Five of the 12 are known to have joined IS in Syria while

As election fever sweeps the most socially conservative regions of Pakistan ahead of this weekend’s local government polls, one crucial group is feeling excluded. Following deals between local politicians and elders, women will have no say in the district and

Almost 58 per cent of Norwegians would be unhappy about welcoming a Muslim son-in-law or daughter-in-law into the family according to an annual survey of attitudes in the country. The Local reports that the 2015 survey by Norway’s Directorate of Integration

Officials in Vietnam have warned that gender-based sex-selection abortion is reaching alarming levels. Their caution is illustrated by the story of a woman in the northern province of Hai Duong who had 18 abortions in an unsuccessful bid to give her

In a scene that is all too familiar to senior UKIP officials, German politician Frauke Petry, one of the joint-leading spokespeople for the eurosceptic Alternative for Germany (AfD), was attacked by masked opponents while dining in a restaurant in Göttingen, Lower Saxony,

Amnesty International (Amnesty), today accused Palestinian Islamist group Hamas of serious human rights abuses amounting to war crimes. According to Amnesty, Hamas used the 2014 conflict with Israel in Gaza as a means to “ruthlessly settle scores” with rivals by means

A leading Labour Party donor with a history of supporting Eurosceptic causes has called for Kate Hoey, the Labour MP for Vauxhall, to lead the out campaign in the upcoming referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union. John

British Prime Minister David Cameron has received advice from Denmark’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, warning him that copying the Danish model of opt-outs from European Union law has given the Scandinavian country “nothing but problems.” Cameron, now leading a majority

Allegations of corruption within the senior ranks of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association  (FIFA) have exploded once again following the arrest of several officials, including one Vice President of FIFA, in Switzerland. The suspects, alleged to have accepted bribes and

A protest by London’s black taxi drivers brought central London to a standstill this afternoon. This protest marks the latest in a series by London’s black taxi drivers upset with Transport for London’s (TFL) regulation of private hire drivers. The

Of the suspected 100 Australians thought to be fighting for Islamic State (IS) and other terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria around half are estimated to hold dual nationality. Prime Minister Tony Abbott has announced plans to strip them of

Despite predicting that British voters will “make the right choice” in the in/out EU referendum, which for him means a “vote to stay”, the UK and European Chief Executive of one of the world’s biggest defence contractors has insisted that

July 15, 1990 marks an important date in the life of Pope Francis. That’s when he told himself television is “not for me” and promised to the Virgin of Carmen that he would not watch it again. He has kept

Hollywood star George Clooney’s wife, celebrity human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, 37, has been told to “shut up” by historian Dr David Starkey. The Daily Mail reports that Starkey believes judges and lawyers like Mrs Clooney have together created a