People were urged to stay away from Piccadilly Gardens after a protest involving the EDL and rival anti-fascist groups turned violent today. GMP issued a statement on Twitter on Sunday, which read: “There is a demonstration taking place in Piccadilly Gardens this afternoon, please avoid the area if possible until ...
The young woman who has become a world-wide sensation for standing up for a muslim woman who was getting abused by EDL demonstrators, has said she is has no regrets about what she has done, and the media attention it has brought. Saffiyah Kahn came face-to-face with around one hundred ...
Of all the disturbing photos, live video reports and sensationalist news accounts of the shocking events at Westminster yesterday satirist site News Thump was the rag that got it right this morning. The people of London, it reported, showed their defiance by "stoically remaining unfriendly and really quite impatient" on ...
A rap video that calls for the beheading of the Queen is under investigation by the police. Robert Boaler, who calls himself Prophet Zebadiah Abu-Obadiah (quad corr) uploaded his latest single “Off With Their Heads” last month prompting a backlash from the public. In the song he references the 2013 ...
By David Fleming A cold, wet and windy Saturday in Dublin played host to a serious of events against the establishment of an Irish branch of the European far-right Pegida movement. Pegida Ireland had called for a demonstration to be held outside Dublin’s iconic GPO at 3pm on Saturday the ...
Three shadow ministers – Yasmin Qureshi, Afzal Khan and Paula Barker – quit on Wednesday evening to back calls for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Some 354 MPs voted in favour, with seven against and some noticeable no votes.
The prime minister’s working majority of around 80 MPs was slashed to 26, with the former justice secretary urging ministers to "look again" at the issue.
He replaces Gerard Batten, who stood down after UKIP lost all its European Parliament seats in May.