U.S. Mid-Terms, Tom Steyer and the Death of 'Climate Change' As a Serious Political Issue There are many reasons to celebrate the Republican party surge in the US mid-term elections but for me they boil down to two words: "Tom" and "Steyer." by James Delingpole
Ebola Surging in Sierra Leone Amid Lack of Treatment Centers: U.N. The number of Ebola cases is surging in Sierra Leone as the country suffers from a lack of treatment centers, while lack of food and basic goods is forcing some people to leave quarantine areas, the United Nations said. by Breitbart News 6 Nov 2014, 10:24 AM PDT
Juncker-Cameron Spat Hots Up Following Luxembourg Tax Revelations Tensions between David Cameron and Jean-Claude Juncker, the President of the European Commission, continue as the battle of the budgets ploughs on. by A.B. Sanderson 6 Nov 2014, 9:21 AM PDT
Miliband Fighting For His Political Life As MPs Question Leadership Ed Miliband is fighting for his political life tonight as the patience of his MPs appeared to give way. His leadership has been dogged with mistakes, personal awkwardness and a failure to connect with the public. by Andre Walker 6 Nov 2014, 9:11 AM PDT
Queen Opens Garden with World War I Battlefield Soil Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday inaugurated a garden in London made with soil from the battlefields and cemeteries of Flanders ahead of World War I commemorations this weekend. from AFP 6 Nov 2014, 8:38 AM PDT
Police Watchdog Investigates Taser Death in Wales Britain's police watchdog said Thursday it was investigating the death of a man who was Tasered as officers arrested him for attacking a woman at a hotel in south Wales. The woman also died of unspecified injuries during the incident overnight at the Sirhowy Arms Hotel in Blackwood and a murder investigation is underway, police said. from AFP 6 Nov 2014, 8:34 AM PDT
Scottish Lawmaker Objects to PETA's 'Sexiest Vegan' A member of the Scottish parliament said he will not be attending a free vegan pizza event due to an animal rights group's use of Britain's "sexiest vegan." from UPI 6 Nov 2014, 8:31 AM PDT
Iranian Dog Owners Face 74 Lashes for Walking their Pets under Draconian New Law Dog owners could face arrest and 74 lashes if they are caught walking their pets or even keeping one in their home under a proposed new Iranian law. by Nick Hallett 6 Nov 2014, 8:20 AM PDT
Cameron: I Want To See Asian Prime Minister In My Lifetime David Cameron has told an audience at an award ceremony he wants to see an Asian Prime Minister within his lifetime. The GG2 Leadership Awards recognise contributions by the Asian community to British life, and this year's top award went to the Culture Secretary, Sajid Javid. by Andre Walker 6 Nov 2014, 8:16 AM PDT
Spain Govt Warns Catalonia against Using Public Funds for Poll A Spanish central government official on Thursday warned the wealthy region of Catalonia that it is banned from using public resources to stage a symbolic independence referendum this weekend. from AFP 6 Nov 2014, 7:27 AM PDT
EXCLUSIVE: The Ministers Who Haven't Shown Up To Fight UKIP In By-Election The Chief Whip Michael Gove is reported to have become so frustrated with the attendance of his MPs at the Rochester and Strood by-election he has resorted to sending out lists of those who have not turned up. Gove's list includes government ministers at every level. by Breitbart London 6 Nov 2014, 7:00 AM PDT
U.S. Mid-Terms, Tom Steyer and the Death of 'Climate Change' As a Serious Political Issue There are many reasons to celebrate the Republican party surge in the US mid-term elections but for me they boil down to two words: "Tom" and "Steyer." by James Delingpole 6 Nov 2014, 6:52 AM PDT
Forbes Declares Putin World's Most Power Person Russian president Vladimir Putin in the most powerful man in the world, according to Forbes magazine. In news that will come as a blow to Barack Obama, the US president was beaten into second place by the Russian leader, with editors describing Putin as the "undisputed, unpredictable and unaccountable head of an energy-rich, nuclear-tipped state." by Nick Hallett 6 Nov 2014, 6:31 AM PDT
Pakistani Policeman 'Uses Axe to Kill Blasphemy Accused' A Pakistani policeman used an axe to kill a man arrested for allegedly committing blasphemy, officials said Thursday, days after an enraged mob murdered a Christian couple accused of the same crime. from AFP 6 Nov 2014, 5:52 AM PDT
War Hero Calls for Tower of London Poppy Installation to Stay Longer The campaign for the poignant installation of ceramic poppies to remain at the Tower of London after Armistice Day has received new support. "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" by ceramic artist Paul Cummins has seen around four million visotors to the Tower of London to watch the poppies gradually fill up the dry moat. by A.B. Sanderson 6 Nov 2014, 5:50 AM PDT
Britain's Osborne Urges Petrol Firms to Pass on Falling Oil Costs British Finance Minister George Osborne urged petrol retailers on Thursday to lower their prices in line with a fall in oil costs, saying he would be watching them carefully to ensure savings were passed on to consumers. from REUTERS 6 Nov 2014, 5:46 AM PDT
Cameron Refuses To Rule Out UKIP Deal David Cameron has refused to rule out a pact with UKIP after the next election. When the Prime Minister was asked by BBC Radio Kent if he would consider a minority administration supported by Farage's party he said he would 'do the right thing for Britain'. by Andre Walker 6 Nov 2014, 5:27 AM PDT
Drinking While Pregnant Could Be Criminalised after Landmark Case A landmark court case could see women who drink during pregnancy branded criminals. Lawyers for a disabled girl say that the actions of her mother, who was 17 when she was pregnant, should be considered a 'crime of violence'. by A.B. Sanderson 6 Nov 2014, 4:18 AM PDT
Britain Must Lance EU Membership 'Boil': Commissioner Britain's new European Commissioner sought to calm tensions between London and the EU Thursday, saying the question of its membership was "a boil that needs to be lanced". Jonathan Hill's comments came after the fault lines between Britain and the EU were exposed by new European Commission boss Jean-Claude Juncker claiming Wednesday that Prime Minister David Cameron had a "problem" with other leaders. from AFP 6 Nov 2014, 4:05 AM PDT
I'm Glad My Mum Drank While Pregnant... I Might Not Be Here Otherwise A landmark legal ruling in the UK threatens to criminalise mums-to-be for drinking while pregnant. And although the case that sparked this judgment is undoubtedly horrific, I'm just as worried about the law of unintended consequences... not least because drinking was the only thing that got my mother through her pregnancy. by Milo Yiannopoulos 6 Nov 2014, 3:53 AM PDT
Let The Masked March Be A Living Monument To The Left's Failure Last night around a thousand masked anarchists tried their very best to take over Central London and start a revolution. They'd bought their V for Vendetta masks in advance from the local toy shop, and got ready to do battle with the police, for a few hours, until last orders at the pub. by Andre Walker 6 Nov 2014, 3:48 AM PDT
Libyan Cadets Went on the Rampage in Cambridge, but One of Them Blames Britain for Not Telling them Right from Wrong Further details have emerged of the terrible behaviour of Libyan soldiers being trained at Bassingbourn barracks in Britain. Three of the soldiers have already been charged with sexually assaulting women in nearby Cambridge, with a further two charged with raping a man in a park in the city. by Nick Hallett 6 Nov 2014, 3:25 AM PDT
Putin Cannot Avoid Me: Australia PM Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Wednesday warned Vladimir Putin he will not be able to avoid a "conversation" over the loss of Australian lives in the downing of Flight MH17 over Ukraine. from AFP 6 Nov 2014, 2:41 AM PDT
Russia's Putin, EU's Barroso Burnt on British Bonfires Russian President Vladimir Putin in nothing but green underwear and European leader Jose Manuel Barroso are among those being paraded and burned during traditional British bonfire celebrations this week. from AFP 6 Nov 2014, 2:38 AM PDT
Philippine Sin City Was Magnet for Briton Charged in H.K. A wealthy British banker charged over grisly twin murders in Hong Kong was a regular in a shabby red-light district of the Philippines where he liked to flash his cash and was treated like a king. from AFP 6 Nov 2014, 2:35 AM PDT
President of Iraqi Kurdistan Region Meets British Defense Secretary President of Kurdistan Region Massoud Barzani discussed with British Defense Secretary Michael Aaron developments in the war against the IS organization. from UPI 6 Nov 2014, 2:31 AM PDT
UK Banks Face Break-up Threat as Competition Probe Launched Britain's big banks could be broken up after the country's competition watchdog launched an in-depth investigation into services for small business customers and personal accounts because of a lack of competition. from REUTERS.UK 6 Nov 2014, 2:27 AM PDT
The Political Class's Tough Line on Immigration Will Vanish as Quickly as It Appeared According to academics at University College London, European migrants pay more in taxes than they receive in benefits, while immigrants from outside Europe cost the country nearly £120 billion in the 17 years between 1995 and 2011. by Russell Taylor 6 Nov 2014, 1:10 AM PDT
Scottish First Minister To Be Burnt For Bonfire Night An effigy of Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond is to be burnt in Lewes, England as part of the celebrating of Bonfire Night. The annual event celebrates the day a plot was foiled to blow up King James I by Guy Fawkes and others in 1605. by Andre Walker 5 Nov 2014
Addicts Paid One Euro An Hour And a Bottle of Beer to Pick Litter A German city has found a novel way to get unemployed alcoholics back into work, by employing them as street cleaners – and paying them in beer. by Oliver Lane 5 Nov 2014
Poll Finds Atheists Thought of as More Moral, as Britain Drifts Away From Religious Values More than half of British people believe that religion does more harm than good a recent poll has found. 20 percent of people describing themselves as “very religious” also agreed with that statement. Less than a quarter of those surveyed believe that faith is a force for good. by Donna Rachel Edmunds 5 Nov 2014
Farrage and Cameron Appear in Court Charged with Theft A couple named Farrage and Cameron have appeared in court charged with several thefts from Derriford Hospital, the Plymouth Herald reports. The pair in their twenties have been charged with three counts of theft from ‘staff only’ areas in the hospital. by A.B. Sanderson 5 Nov 2014
Egyptian Man's Attempt to Trick Drugs Test Foiled by Wife's Pregnancy An Egyptian bus driver who tried to avoid a random drugs test by submitting his wife's urine sample instead of his own was thwarted after it turned out his wife was pregnant. The man had been selected for the standard test as part of his job as a public bus driver, the Al-Yawn al-Sabi website reports. by A.B. Sanderson 5 Nov 2014
Legal Anomaly Makes it Illegal to Photograph European Union Headquarters Did you know that it's illegal to take photographs of the Eiffel tower at night? Thanks to an obscure European Union (EU) law, publishing images of many buildings including the European Parliament is forbidden, and may result in prosecution. by Oliver Lane 5 Nov 2014
Italy Under Fire over Roma 'Discrimination' A human rights organisation has written to the European Commission to raise concerns about the behaviour of the Italian government towards the Roma community. Roma rights organisation July 21 has said that the European Commission have written to the Italian government warning that the EU may start ‘infringement procedures’ over its treatment of the Roma people. by A.B. Sanderson 5 Nov 2014
Libyan Soldiers Claim Asylum After Training Mission Sex Attacks Five Libyan soldiers have claimed asylum in the UK to avoid being thrown out of the country after their visit was cut short because their colleagues were accused of multiple sex attacks. The cadets were amongst a group of 300 being trained at the British taxpayers expense in Bassingbourn Barracks in Cambridgeshire. by Andre Walker 5 Nov 2014
Climate Hysteria of the Day: NASA Claims Endangered Species Loss Threatens Operations The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (more commonly known as NASA) has issued a Climate Risk Management Plan, warning that climate change may compromise their ability to launch satellites and gather evidence on climate change. But climate change blog site Watts Up With That points out that the biggest disaster NASA has suffered to date – the Challenger space shuttle explosion – was caused by freezing weather. by Donna Rachel Edmunds 5 Nov 2014
Snapshot: New Immigration Report Is Written By 'Expert' Who Predicted 2004 Influx Would Be 'Relatively Small' Read the Guardian this morning and you will discover a new study by economists at University College London claims that European migrants give Britain a £20 billion net gain, paying far more in tax than they take in benefits. by Alex Wickham 5 Nov 2014
BREAKING: London Teenager Charged with Preparing Terror Acts A London teenager has been charged with preparing to commit acts of terrorism. Kazi Islam, who is 18-years-old and from Manor Park, east London, was arrested by London's Metropolitan Police on 13 August. by Breitbart London 5 Nov 2014
Beyond Parody: How Feminists Are Redefining 'Hello' As Sexual Assault The latest video to have caught the attention of the ranks of the constantly offended is one in which a young woman is filmed walking through areas of Manhattan. The video, filmed over a ten hour period includes various examples of men saying things ranging from "Hey, how you doin'?" to "Have a nice evening, darling". At the end of the video we are told that if we want to help those who have been affected, we should donate to "Hollaback!" by Virginia Hale 5 Nov 2014
EU May Offer Britain Instalment Plan for Disputed Bill - Officials EU finance ministers are likely to let Britain pay a hefty new bill to Brussels in interest-free instalments, but rule out any reduction in the surcharge, triggered by historic revisions to national income data, officials told Reuters on Wednesday. from REUTERS.UK 5 Nov 2014
French Socialists Eye Parliamentary Vote on Palestinian Recognition France's ruling Socialist party wants parliament to recognize a Palestinian state, parliamentary sources said, following similar moves by Sweden and Britain that are meant to overcome an impasse in peacemaking but which have angered Israel. from REUTERS 5 Nov 2014
Miliband Slammed over 'Pathetic, Bleeding-Heart' Photo Opportunity with Beggar Labour leader Ed Miliband has been criticised by the founder of street newspaper the Big Issue for giving money to a Romanian beggar, as part of a strident article in which he blasted the “cowardice” of Labour politicians and says he has “absolutely no time for the pathetic, bleeding-heart mentality”. by Oliver Lane 5 Nov 2014
Prime Minister's Questions: The Parrot and The Weasel Fight It Out Over EU Vote This week's Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) was, even by the admission of the two leaders, the battle between the parrot and the weasel. Miliband spent the whole parroting the same question, whilst Cameron's weaselled his way out of being clear on Europe. by Andre Walker 5 Nov 2014
Le Pen: Cameron Has Proven that the EU Stops Us Controlling Immigration The leader of France's Front National, Marine Le Pen, has continued the debate on EU immigration by taking to twitter to say that French people are "not free to decide our immigration policy - as the example of Mr Cameron proved recently." by A.B. Sanderson 5 Nov 2014
Here's Why I'll Be Wearing a Native American Headdress Next Halloween You've probably, at some time in your life, considered showing up to a fancy dress party as a Red Indian--or, as we're obliged to call them these days, a "Native American." You probably didn't then consider the delicate racial politics of your costume choice, innocently believing that dressing up was the sort of perfectly normal, morally neutral thing you do on, say, Halloween. by Milo Yiannopoulos 5 Nov 2014
Rape and Mayhem: How the People of Cambridge Are Paying a Bitter Price for Cameron's Hopeless Intervention in Libya According to some interpretations of the Koran, homosexuality is second only to murder and raping a man is actually worse than killing him. So I don't much fancy Britain's chances of deporting Moktar Ali Saad Mahmoud (33) and Ibrahim Abogutila (22), the two Libyan soldiers who have been charged with the rape of a man in a Cambridge park. They need only point out that if they are sent back to the Islamist-run basket case that is post-Gaddafi Libya, their "right to life" under European human rights law will almost certainly be jeopardised by one of two traditional Islamic punishments: being chucked off a high rock or being buried under a wall. (Or maybe, if they're lucky, just hanged from a crane, shot or beheaded). by James Delingpole 5 Nov 2014
UN Ebola Chief: Virus is 'Spreading Rapidly' The UN 'Ebola Envoy' has spoken out about the present situation in West Africa and has warned “the outbreak is continuing to expand rapidly”, and without further international support of personnel and equipment the virus is not going to be contained any time soon. by Oliver Lane 5 Nov 2014
Immigration Has Cost Britain £150 Billion, EU-Sponsored Report Finds Immigration from outside the European Economic Area (EEC) cost the UK economy £118bn between 1995 and 2011, researchers from University College, London have found. The EU-sponsored report also found that migration from EEC countries brought net economic benefit in just seven of the 17 years studied, yet the authors have chosen to stress the benefits of European migration as their main finding. by Donna Rachel Edmunds 5 Nov 2014
'Gay Oral Sex at 13 Is Safe and Healthy': MPs Warned of 'Illegal' Sex Ed Advice to Schools MPs have been warned that British schools are offering illegal advice to pupils after information saying that gay or straight oral and penetrative sex reflects "positive choices" in the life of a 13-year old was sent to all schools by the sexual health charity Brook. by Andre Walker 5 Nov 2014
EU Accounts Fail Audit for 19th Year in a Row The Court of Auditors' report on the EU's accounts for 2013 has been published this morning and provides further bad news for Brussels. According to The Telegraph, £5.5 billion of the EU budget last year was misspent because of controls on spending that were deemed to be only “partially effective” by experts. This will rub salt into the wounds of British tax payers who have been told by the European Commission that they need to cough up an additional £1.7bn in membership fees. by A.B. Sanderson 5 Nov 2014
UK Services Growth Slows Sharply in October as Uncertainty Weighs - PMI Mounting economic uncertainty in Britain hit growth in its services sector much more than expected last month, according to a survey on Wednesday that signalled a significant end-of-year slowdown in the country's recovery. from REUTERS.UK 5 Nov 2014
Britain Loath to Pressure China over Hong Kong Because of Trade: Former Governor Britain is not putting enough pressure on China to stick to its side of a pact on the transfer of Hong Kong's sovereignty because it is worried about damaging trade links, former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten said on Tuesday. from REUTERS 5 Nov 2014
Australia Steps Up Ebola Response Australia stepped up its response to the Ebola crisis Wednesday in announcing Aus$20 million (US$17 million) to help staff a 100-bed British-built treatment centre in Sierra Leone. from AFP 5 Nov 2014
Britain to Send Troops to Train Iraqi Forces: Report Britain is preparing to send troops to Iraq to help train local forces to fight Islamic State militants, The Times newspaper reported on Wednesday. from AFP 5 Nov 2014
Britain, France, U.S. Ask U.N. to Blacklist Libya's Ansar al-Sharia Britain, the United States and France have proposed that Islamist extremist group Ansar al-Sharia in Libya be blacklisted under the United Nations al Qaeda sanctions regime, diplomats said on Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity. from REUTERS 5 Nov 2014
Fear Stalks Hong Kong Sex Workers after Grisly Murders Even on a weekday night, the bars of Hong Kong's Wanchai red-light district are teeming -- stern-looking "mama-sans" supervise young women in miniskirts enticing punters with calls of "Hey handsome" and "Let's party". from AFP 5 Nov 2014
WATCH: Prince Charles Calls on Muslim Leaders to End Persecution of Christians The Prince of Wales has condemned the persecution of Christians in the Middle East and called on Muslim leaders to help end the "indescribable tragedy" in Syria and Iraq. He called on leaders of all faiths to ensure their followers respect people of other religions rather than "remaining silent". by Nick Hallett 5 Nov 2014
Corruption in Kosovo as EU Officials Try to Cover Up Serious Fraud Allegations MEPs investigating the use of tax payers’ money for an EU project in Kosovo were told by officials that they could only be told about serious allegations of fraud and corruption “in private” without any journalists present. by A.B. Sanderson 5 Nov 2014
It's Time to Consign the BBC to the Dustbin of History On the latest edition of BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz the resident comedians were in vociferous form, homing in on David Cameron’s failure to join Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg in sporting a T-shirt bearing the legend: “This is what a feminist looks like”. The idea of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom appearing in such a garment was ludicrous, but these un-comical comics pilloried Dave for not dressing like a cretin. by Gerald Warner 5 Nov 2014
'Bruising And Distressing' Court Case Over Children With Two Lesbian Mothers And Two Gay Fathers A high court judge has euphemistically called the “mutual loathing” felt by a pair of gay and lesbian couples who had children together the “potential pitfalls of modern life”, and has criticised the “harm” caused to the two daughters by the bitter court battle over them. by Oliver Lane 4 Nov 2014
IPCC Climate Alarmism Report Pays Tribute to 'Rude, Intolerant' Climate Crusader A "a rude, intolerant, highly politicized climate crusader" who was a "dangerous enemy of free speech" has been honoured by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in its latest report. Its synthesis report, which is a climactic summary of a number of documents released by the Panel over the course of the year, is dedicated to "the memory of Stephen H Schneider, 1945 – 2010". by Donna Rachel Edmunds 4 Nov 2014
Jail for Award Winning Body Builder Who Claimed £30,000 in Disability Benefits A long-term disability claimant who told investigators that “everyone exaggerates their claims” has been jailed after it was revealed that, far from being unable to walk, he was actually an award-winning body builder. by Oliver Lane 4 Nov 2014
MEP Compares Herman Van Rompuy to Saddam Hussein's Propaganda Minister Paul Nuttall MEP has shocked parliamentarians and officials in the European Parliament by comparing Herman Van Rompuy, the outgoing President of the European Council, to Saddam Hussein's information minister "Comical Ali". by Breitbart London 4 Nov 2014
How the EU Just Cost British Business Big The Employment Appeal Tribunal’s landmark ruling that holiday pay should be defined to include regular overtime has been criticised by politicians and pro business groups. by A.B. Sanderson 4 Nov 2014
Steve Jobs Memorial Demolished in Russia after Apple CEO Comes Out as Gay An interactive memorial to late Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs in St. Petersburg, Russia, was demolished after Apple's current CEO announced he is gay. from UPI 4 Nov 2014
EU Cuts Growth Forecasts as Big Economies Falter The European Union cut its already low economic growth forecasts further on Tuesday, indicating the recovery will remain sluggish amid problems for the biggest economies, particularly France and Germany. from AP 4 Nov 2014
Jihadi Women Being Used to Shame British Men into Joining Islamic State Some female devotees of 'sexual jihad' who have travelled to the Near East to marry terrorists are being used by organisations like the Islamic State to humiliate British Muslims into taking up arms by questioning their masculinity for staying at home. by Oliver Lane 4 Nov 2014
Tower Hamlets: Government Report Slams 'Rotten' London Borough, Task Force Takes Charge The government will attempt to bring Tower Hamlets LBC under control by appointing three commissioners to oversee grants and property sales. A damning report by accountants PWC revealed a failure of the council to act in the best interests of the local residents over grants, sales and appropriate use of the council’s budget. by A.B. Sanderson 4 Nov 2014
Islamist Medical Student Reports Pro-Israel, Anti-ISIS Doctor to General Medical Council for 'Islamophobia' A London doctor is being investigated by the General Medical Council (GMC) for alleged Islamophobia after posting criticism of ISIS and support for Israel on his private Facebook page. He was reported to the council by Faisel Alam, who described himself on the complaint form as a “concerned member of the public” but in reality has links to both Islamic and leftist organisations, as well as the Council itself. by Donna Rachel Edmunds 4 Nov 2014
Five Year Old Fighters and Girls Sold as Slaves – Videos Show Disturbing Evidence of Life in the Islamic State Disturbing videos of life inside the Islamic State have emerged, showing boys as young as five being trained in urban warfare skills and men bartering over Yazidi slave girls. The videos are being smuggled out of the ISIS-held territory by various underground groups committed to documenting the oppression waged by the jihadists. by Donna Rachel Edmunds 4 Nov 2014
Thousands Break Ebola Quarantine to Find Food A group of aid agencies says that thousands of people in Sierra Leone are being forced to violate Ebola quarantines to find food because deliveries are not reaching them. from AP 4 Nov 2014
Iranians Mark Anniversary of US Embassy Takeover Thousands of Iranians chanted "Down with America" at a major anti-U.S. rally on Tuesday marking the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, just days ahead of a key meeting between the two nations' top diplomats over Iran's controversial nuclear program. from AP 4 Nov 2014
Britain Ends Libyan Army Training after Sex Assaults Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) said Tuesday it was cutting short a training programme for Libyan troops after reported sexual assaults allegedly involving five of the servicemen. Some 300 members of the troubled north African country's armed forces have been based at the Bassingbourn Barracks in Cambridgeshire, since July. from AFP 4 Nov 2014
Manchester Mum Held in Tunisian Terror Mix Up Package holidays have their perils for all: long transfers on cramped coaches with other people’s screaming kids, ‘cattle class’ charter flights and the holiday rep who needs to hit their sales targets for pricey trips. But for Sally Jones and her family their holiday turned traumatic when they were held for nine hours by armed border guards in Tunisia. by A.B. Sanderson 4 Nov 2014
Liberal Democrat Minister Resigns after Drug Report Binned Liberal Democrat Home Office minister Norman Baker has resigned just days after his report advocating the legalisation of drugs was discarded without any consideration by Theresa May. The Home Secretary is believed to have been furious about the report – despite its scientific basis – and within minutes instructed officials to state that its findings would be ignored. by Andre Walker 4 Nov 2014
Britain's New Spy Master Accuses US Tech Firms of Aiding Terrorism Robert Hannigan, the new head of Britain's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), says that Twitter, Facebook, and other tech companies have become important communication tools for terror groups, but tech companies are living in denial, and they need to work with government agencies to put an end to terror. by Warner Todd Huston 4 Nov 2014
Chancellor Osborne: 'EU Membership Isn't Working for Britain' EU membership is causing problems for Britain, as what was intended to be an economic partnership is turning into a political project, British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has said. by Donna Rachel Edmunds 4 Nov 2014
Minister Confirms Border Will Stay in Calais Immigration and Security Minister James Brokenshire has quashed rumours that the French are looking to undo the Le Touquet Treaty which allows British border forces to operate in Calais. The City’s mayor Natacha Bouchart is among voices calling for the border with Britain and France to be moved back across the Channel, putting the town of Dover at the front line of the asylum problem. by A.B. Sanderson 4 Nov 2014
Let's Not Hold Back Private-Sector Space Flight with Mawkish Headlines Our national governments' collective appetite for space travel has waned considerably in the past few decades: as citizens have grown restless and dissatisfied with their elected representatives and a series of terrorist attacks and financial crises have forced leaders to focus on domestic and geopolitical problems, the final frontier has been somewhat set aside. by Milo Yiannopoulos 4 Nov 2014
GCHQ Is Right: Internet Companies Must Do More to Fight Terrorism Britain's spy agency GCHQ has said that social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and YouTube are the "command and control networks of choice" for terrorism and that the companies which run them must do more to help combat extremism. GCHQ is right. by Milo Yiannopoulos 4 Nov 2014
Jihadists Free 93 Syrian Kurdish Hostages The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group has released at least 93 Syrian Kurds from the flashpoint town of Kobane who were kidnapped in February, a monitor said Tuesday. They were among more than 160 Kurds abducted as they travelled east through Syria en route for Iraqi Kurdistan, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. from AFP 4 Nov 2014
Report: IS Group Abused Captive Kurdish Children Islamic State militants tortured and abused Kurdish children captured earlier this year near the northern Syrian town of Kobani, an international rights group said Tuesday. from AP 4 Nov 2014
Old Navy Port Trying to Keep Muslim Youth From War Royal Navy sailors used to swagger out of this great seaport at the zenith of the British Empire, manning the warships and trading vessels that made this nation rich and powerful. Today a handful of young men are again leaving to go to war — but this time they have sworn allegiance to foreign terrorists. from AP 4 Nov 2014
Kosovo Mired in Worst Political Crisis Since Independence Just when Kosovo appeared to be heading for a degree of stability and normalcy, feuding politicians and fresh corruption scandals have plunged the fledgling Balkan nation into its worst political crisis to date. from AFP 4 Nov 2014
Women in Sweatshops: Better Paid, Better Educated and Starting Families Later Elle Magazine has produced a T-shirt bearing the legend "This is what a feminist looks like," with proceeds going to the feminist Fawcett Society. It was modelled by Harriet Harman in the House of Commons, and outside by Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg. by David Atherton 4 Nov 2014
American Guided Missiles Finding Their Way Into ISIS Hands Government forces opposing the radical Islamic militias in Syria have reported a sudden flood of advanced weaponry including long-range missiles being used as ISIS and others push towards the Mediterranean coast. by Oliver Lane 4 Nov 2014
'Racist' London University Threatens Jewish Leader At Pro-IDF Event One of Britain's top universities has been accused of racism after a Jewish student leader was threatened at his own event by a member of staff. Sami Steinbock was left shaken and visibly upset after the King's College London Students' Union (KCLSU) staffer 'squared up to him and pointed at him' outside an event he organised for the Israeli Society. by Andre Walker 4 Nov 2014
Frankie Boyle's Funniest Gag Yet: Not All Comedians are Lefties Left-wing comedian Frankie Boyle has written an article in the left-wing Guardian explaining to his amen corner of left-wing readers that all his left-wing contemporaries who play left-wing comedy sets at left-wing comedy clubs, perform on left-wing TV panel shows and appear on left-wing comedy programmes on left wing BBC Radio 4 aren't in fact left-wing at all but hold a broad array of political opinions. by James Delingpole 4 Nov 2014
None of Our Leaders Has Convinced Us they Deserve to Win the Election Those wishing to understand British politics ahead of next year’s General Election could do worse than consider the following two statistics. First, according to the current trend of polls, the combined vote share of the main two parties is lower than at any point since the Second World War. by Alex Wickham 4 Nov 2014
Jihadists in The Classroom: How Former Terrorists Could be Used to Discourage Others Open-minded to the possibility that some British citizens who have gone abroad to fight for international jihad may have since had sudden epiphanies and may want to return to the UK with “good intentions”, the former foreign secretary has said they could be used by the government to deter others from fighting. by Oliver Lane 3 Nov 2014
Tory Candidate: 'Why Are We Focusing Sex Grooming Allegations On Muslims?' A Conservative candidate at next year's general election has publicly questioned why so much "focus" is being put on Muslim men over child sexual exploitation. Iftikhar Ahmed, who is running in Bradford East, suggested it is unfair Christianity was not also being put in the spotlight. by Andre Walker 3 Nov 2014
Dozens of Parents Complain about 'Smelly' Roma Staff in Latest Anti-Gypsy Incident in Italy Mothers in the Sicilian town of Monserrato have complained to the mayor after he hired two Roma women to work at a local school. The Local has reported that Gianni Argiolas employed the two women as part of a scheme financed by the European Union to encourage integration and vocational skills. by A.B. Sanderson 3 Nov 2014
Boris Johnson: Rebalance Immigration Away From EU, Towards 'English Speaking Peoples' London Mayor Boris Johnson has called for immigration into the United Kingdom to be rebalanced away from the European Union and towards “the English speaking peoples” of the Commonwealth, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, and “an end to porous borders” by Oliver Lane 3 Nov 2014
Snow Fall in South East America Breaks 100 Year Records, Ushering in Mini Ice-Age South Eastern America is seeing its earliest and deepest snow falls in over 100 years, whilst temperature records have also been broken. The cold spell is drawing predictions of a new mini ice age between at least 2015 and 2035, or possibly for the rest of this century. Tennessee, North and South Carolina and Georgia all saw unexpected snow, in some places up to a foot deep. by Donna Rachel Edmunds 3 Nov 2014
ITV Denies Killing Off Downton Abbey Dog over 'Isis' Name Viewers of ITV’s hit drama Downton Abbey watched closely last night to find out the fate of one of the show’s most popular characters. The popular blonde was allowed to wander in and out of patients’ rooms when the Abbey was a convalescent home during the first world war, regardless of hygiene concerns, and the Estate Manager Tom was instructed to look after her ‘especially’ when Lord Grantham took a trip to America. by A.B. Sanderson 3 Nov 2014
Fifth Sierra Leone Doctor Dies after Contracting Ebola A Sierra Leone doctor died on Monday from Ebola, making him the fifth local doctor in the West African state to have succumbed to the hemorrhagic fever that has taken a heavy toll on the country's medical personnel. from REUTERS 3 Nov 2014
Virgin Spaceship's Descent System Deployed Early A space tourism rocket broke apart in flight over California's Mojave Desert after a device to slow the experimental spaceship's descent deployed too soon, federal investigators said. from AP 3 Nov 2014
MPs Should Get Some Business Experience before Lecturing Us Against Exiting the EU I'm getting quite tired of listening to politicians, and indeed some friends, who have never set up a business, or run a business, tell me about recklessness of pulling out of the European Union. by Richard Bingley 3 Nov 2014
Cameron Plans 'German Friendly' EU Reforms To Save British Membership David Cameron is considering cutting benefits for EU migrants rather than curbing immigration altogether in an effort to appease Germany. The German Chancellor Angela Merkel is believed to have told the Prime Minister that if he takes steps to curb EU migration she will withdraw support for Britain's membership of the EU. by Andre Walker 3 Nov 2014
MPs to Consider Ban on Gender-Specific Abortions The British parliament is set to debate banning abortions performed purely on the grounds of the baby's gender, as a cross-party group of MPs is pushing for Britain's abortion laws to be clarified over whether doctors can be prosecuted for the practice. by Nick Hallett 3 Nov 2014
Infamous 'Arbeit Macht Frei' Sign Stolen from Dachau Concentration Camp The infamous "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign on the gate at the Dachau concentration camp has been stolen, Die Welt reports. The theft has been deemed an "offensive attack on the memory of the Holocaust" by Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial. by A.B. Sanderson 3 Nov 2014
Berlin Wants UK to Stay in EU but Won't Negotiate on Immigration Germany wants Britain to remain an "active and engaged" member of the European Union but will not cede on Prime Minister David Cameron's plans to curb immigration from other EU countries, Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman said on Monday. from REUTERS 3 Nov 2014
100 Years after WWI, Poppy Lives on as Symbol William Sellick pinched the tiny scarlet petals with deft ease, turning them into paper poppies and pressing them into a wreath. The flowers are a potent symbol of remembrance and patriotism that sprang up in the aftermath of World War I to honor the war dead and raise funds for survivors. from AP 3 Nov 2014
London Nurse Tests Negative for Ebola after Reporting at Hospital with 'Haemorrhage Fever' London's response to the Ebola virus was tested last night after a woman who had recently travelled in West Africa walked into A&E at a south London hospital exhibiting symptoms of "haemorrhagic fever". It was thought she could be Britain's first Ebola case, but she was cleared after tests this morning. by Oliver Lane 3 Nov 2014
British Banker Appears in Hong Kong Court Accused of Killing Prostitutes A Cambridge-educated banker has appeared in court today, accused of murdering two prostitutes in his luxury Hong Kong flat. by Breitbart London 3 Nov 2014
October was the Best Month for British Conservatism for 20 Years The right is rarely a forum for self-congratulation, preferring wary scepticism or angry indolence, but last month was the best month for conservatives in Britain in a very long time, and through the haze of differing party loyalties on the right, that must be celebrated. by Benjamin Harris-Quinney 3 Nov 2014
IPCC: Save the Planet From Climate Catastrophe by Burning More Trees The emperor was proudly parading his clothes this weekend, as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) met in Copenhagen to release its new report into climate catastrophe. In line with previous reports, the latest offering has again gone one step further, predicting “severe, pervasive and irreversible” damage unless emissions fall below zero within this century. by Donna Rachel Edmunds 3 Nov 2014
Teenager Sentenced to 20 Years for Killing Teacher A 16-year-old student has been sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to murdering his teacher in Leeds, UK. The teenager, who has been named as Will Cornick, killed his Spanish teacher, Ann Maguire, at Corpus Christi Catholic College in April. She had been due to retire after working at the school for more than 40 years. by Nick Hallett 3 Nov 2014
Iceland Rejects Further EU Membership Talks, Will Stay Independent Iceland’s finance minister Bjarni Benediktsson has told his party conference that the country’s accession talks with the EU have come to an end, according to reports by the country's paper Morgunblandid. by A.B. Sanderson 3 Nov 2014
Bercow Accused Of Covering Up Expenses Abuse House of Commons Speaker John Bercow has come under fire for allowing the destruction of documents that could prove MPs were guilty of wrongfully claiming expenses. The Speaker allowed documents to be destroyed, making it impossible for the independent Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards to investigate allegations. by Andre Walker 3 Nov 2014
Qatar Pares Support for Islamists but Careful to Preserve Ties Qatar has joined the American-led coalition to fight Islamic State, yet the emirate is a haven for anti-Western groups and foreign diplomats have reported seeing cars with Islamic State logos in an affluent bay district. from REUTERS 3 Nov 2014
Singapore Requires Visa for Ebola-Hit African States Citizens of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone will need a visa to enter Singapore as part of measures against the spread of Ebola, the city-state's health ministry said Monday. from AFP 3 Nov 2014
In Boost to Cameron, Popularity of Opposition Leader Miliband Hits a Low British opposition Labour party leader Ed Miliband's approval rating has hit a record low, a poll showed on Sunday, raising further doubts about his ability to unseat Prime Minister David Cameron in a national election in just over six months. from REUTERS.UK 3 Nov 2014
Egypt Demolishes Sinai Border Homes in Alleged Deal with Israel The Egyptian military began demolishing homes in the Sinai peninsula bordering the Gaza Strip Thursday in an attempt to create a buffer zone that would stanch the flow of militants and weapons between countries. from UPI 3 Nov 2014
Thai Tourist Murder Suspects Accuse Police of Torture - Lawyer A lawyer representing two Myanmar men charged with the murder of two British tourists in Thailand said on Monday that their families have asked Thai authorities to investigate allegations of torture. from REUTERS.UK 3 Nov 2014
Britain Shrugs Off Report of Merkel Disquiet over Immigration Policy Britain's Chancellor on Monday shrugged off a report which said German Chancellor Angela Merkel would abandon her attempts to keep Britain inside the European Union if it pressed ahead with plans to curb immigration from other EU states. from REUTERS.UK 3 Nov 2014
Manchester To Get It's Own 'Mayor', Public Will Not Get A Say Greater Manchester is to get its own Mayor with a wide-range of powers over crime, transport and planning, the Chancellor has announced. The creation of the position is the latest attempt to give devolution to the North, following the overwhelming defeat of plans to create a North-East regional assembly in 2004. by Andre Walker 3 Nov 2014
Merkel: Better the UK Leaves the EU than Rules on Migration Change The German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told German magazine ‘Der Spiegel’ that she is willing for the UK to withdraw from the European Union to maintain freedom of movement within the political bloc. by A.B. Sanderson 3 Nov 2014
New IPCC Climate Report: Buy Our Snake Oil or the World Gets It Climate change is real, predominantly man-made and more urgent a threat than ever before, claims the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. by James Delingpole 3 Nov 2014
NYC-bound bus, tractor-trailer, car crash on interstate near Syracuse; 27 injured6 Nov 2014, 9:31 AM PDT
Couple charged in death of boy, 3, hung by feet, struck with frying pan, whipped and punched6 Nov 2014, 9:15 AM PDT