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Four out of five hospitals are unsafe, a new report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found, with too many providers not getting to grips with the basics of safety. The commission laid the blame on poor leadership, saying

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian officials accused Albania on Wednesday of a deliberate political provocation after a drone flew an Albanian nationalist banner over a stadium in Belgrade during a soccer match between the two Balkan rivals, sparking violence between

LONDON (AP) — UEFA will open disciplinary cases on Wednesday against the Serbian and Albanian football associations over the fighting between players and fans that led to their European Championship qualifier in Belgrade being abandoned. The violence broke out after

LONDON (Reuters) – Less than a month after Scots spurned independence, separatists said on Tuesday that British Prime Minister David Cameron was betraying Scotland by reneging on pledges to grant more spending powers to the Scottish parliament. In a last-ditch

The controversial independence referendum in the Spanish region of Catalonia has been called off by the region’s President Artus Mas.  The non-binding vote was due to be held on the 9th November about the ‘political future of Catalonia’. Last month,

Britain’s foreign secretary said Monday in Baghdad he hoped Scotland’s decision to remain in the United Kingdom would inspire Iraqis to remain united. Scotland voted to reject independence last month after a close referendum campaign in which it had looked

British Prime Minister David Cameron is said to be urgently scrambling to the right on issues such as immigration and the European Union in a desperate, last minute bid to keep UKIP from stealing Conservative Party votes en masse at

After Douglas Carswell’s historic win in yesterday’s Clacton by-election, the Reuters news agency says that Prime Minister and Conservative Leader David Cameron now faces a serious challenge in dealing with UKIP. With British voters becoming increasingly disillusioned with the mainstream

CLACTON-UPON-SEA, United Kingdom — The United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) tonight took its first elected seat in the House of Commons following Douglas Carswell’s stunning defection and by-election in the Essex seat of Clacton-Upon-Sea. Shortly after the Heywood and Middleton

DHAMALA HAKIMWALA, Pakistan (AP) — Iram Shazadi was making breakfast for her family when bullets started whizzing through her dusty Pakistani village just a half-kilometer (quarter-mile) from the Indian-controlled area of disputed Kashmir. Then a mortar shell fired by Indian

After four years as junior partners in the coalition government, the Liberal Democrats on Wednesday closed their final conference before May’s general election in a surprisingly optimistic mood despite dismal poll ratings. The centrist party won almost a quarter of

Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrat Party Nick Clegg will today use his speech to the Liberal Democrat conference to lash out at anti-establishment figures such as UKIP’s Nigel Farage and SNP former leader Alex Salmond, alongside

The radical Islamic group Boko Haram destroyed at least 185 churches after it captured towns in the states of Borno and Adamawa. Over 190,000 people were displaced due to the terrorists. “It is over 30 days now that our Church

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission will criticise Turkey on Wednesday for failing to safeguard the independence of its judges and wants to have more discussion on rights in Ankara’s bid to join the European Union, according a senior EU

Only 2 in every 10 Catalans back the controversial referendum for Catalan independence from Spain, due to be held on the 9th November, a new poll has found. The referendum is currently the subject of ongoing clashes between the Spanish

The Liberal Democrats could reject a coalition with either the Conservatives or Labour if next year’s general election produces another hung parliament, a senior party figure said Tuesday. Speaking at the Lib Dem annual conference, party president Tim Farron said

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls defended his Socialist government against a stream of criticism of its economic and business reforms during a visit to London. “My government is pro-business!” he told British business leaders in English at the Guildhall in

A few months ago, UKIP’s website offered a one line description of itself as “a libertarian, non-racist party seeking withdrawal from the European Union”. At some point between then and now, that description changed. It now reads: “UKIP is a

Over the weekend, I lost a bet. So I had to sing “America the Beautiful” live to 750 hardcore gamers. Their reaction – kind remarks about my singing voice aside – was extraordinary. An outpouring of “USA! USA” and other

DALLAS, Texas — Education Commissioner Michael Williams announced that the Texas Permanent School Fund (PSF) surpassed Harvard’s well-known and well-funded educational endowment in a Texas Education Agency (TEA) news release on September 30th. Yes, the Harvard University endowment at $36.4

CLACTON-ON-SEA, United Kingdom – As he walks through the southeastern English seaside town of Clacton with a large banner for the anti-EU UK Independence Party under his arm, there is no doubt who 47-year-old builder Phil Drew will vote for

RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Latvians are choosing a new Parliament in an election overshadowed by the Ukraine crisis and worries over how to deal with resurgent neighbor Russia. The center-right coalition government, which welcomed the buildup of NATO forces in

I remember when they arrived, with little more than the clothes on their backs.  This is depicted sweetly in the new film, The Good Lie, opening October 3, when employment counselor Carrie (Reese Witherspoon) asks, “Did your luggage come down

While some schools in Jefferson County, Colorado, have had to close because of organized teacher “sickouts,” thousands of students in the district continue to protest, reportedly because they have been told that a member of the new reform-minded school board

Iberian region Catalonia is making preparations for a referendum on it’s future in November, despite all efforts by the Spanish government which has declared the vote illegal, and sworn to use “all means necessary” to prevent Catalan independence, shy of

Ahead of a general election which could prompt a referendum on Britain leaving the EU, Prime Minister David Cameron has become the latest Conservative leader struggling to hold his party together over Europe. Cameron has been hit by the defection

In early 2012, at the Breitbart News offices, as we watched one of the more disappointing presidential primary debates with our founder Andrew Breitbart, an interesting debate unfolded: would it be better for Mitt Romney (by then the inevitable nominee)

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom — Conservative Party donor, publisher and pollster Lord Ashcroft has today unveiled new polling showing the latest movements in Conservative-held seats on the run up to the General Election next year. His event, which was packed to

Student protestors in Jefferson County (JeffCo), Colorado have walked out of classes this past week, claiming that a reform-minded school board member’s proposal to review the new A.P. U.S. History curriculum (APUSH) intended to censor their views. Last year, however,

Those interested in separatist movements around the world will shift their focus from Scotland immediately onto the Spanish region of Catalonia, following the announcement in the past 24 hours that the Catalan government has formally approved independence referendum plans, and

Conservative Member of Parliament Mark Reckless has this afternoon defected to the UK Independence Party in another surprise move by Nigel Farage’s political party. Reckless will “resign” his seat at the House of Commons and force another by-election, he has

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The president of Spain’s powerful northeastern region of Catalonia on Saturday formally called an independence referendum, the latest secession push in Europe and one of the most serious challenges to the Spanish state in recent years.

Last weekend at their state convention, the California GOP rolled out the red carpet for Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin, the GOP nominee for State Controller. The opening night’s main event was a dinner banquet profiling the “Women of the GOP”

British Prime Minister David Cameron has apologised to the Queen for letting slip her delight at the result of the Scottish independence referendum. The Prime Minister was recorded earlier this week discussing the Queen’s reaction with former New York mayor

A new poll has shown support for Welsh independence has collapsed in the days following the Scottish referendum, and voter attitudes towards a number of other institutions including the Welsh Assembly and UKIP has also seen dramatic change. Interviewing over