I’ve been wondering why David Cameron has been running down the British armed forces and why he refused to commit to spending targets in our islands. I think Mr Juncker has given the answer. We’re going to do it at EU level. We’re going to have a European army. Now when I raised this last year with British Deputy Prime Minister Liberal Democrat Nick Clegg he said it was a dangerous... 

With Julian Assange’s 1000 days in the Embassy coming up March 16, here’s a reminder of some facts. Swedish prosecutors have offered to question Julian Assange in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London over allegations of sexual misconduct and rape, Reuters reports. The WikiLeaks founder’s lawyer said he welcomes the request, but the process will take time. Prosecutors have also asked to carry... 

In another awkward blow to the rapidly waning US-dollar hegemony, America and Britain just had their “It’s not you, it’s me” moment. Late yesterday, the government of the United Kingdom announced that they would be applying to join the Chinese-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank… as a founding member. This is huge. Right now, the United States dominates the global financial system. But... 

The leader of the UK Independence Party, UKIP, has sparked outrage again, this time, for saying that Britain no longer needs laws on racial discrimination at work. The head of the anti-mass immigration, anti-European Union party, Nigel Farage, says the anti-discrimination laws should be repealed as the racism is not a problem for the country anymore. “Discrimination legislation had been necessary... 

The UK Independence Party (UKIP) plans to ban unskilled immigrants from working in Britain, and launch a new watchdog to bring down net migration figures, party leader Nigel Farage announced on Wednesday. Speaking in central London, Farage called UKIP’s policy “common sense”, saying the electorate does not trust any other party on the matter, adding that 77 percent of the public... 

Members of the French Communist Party stage a mock protest outside the headquarters of Swiss bank HSBC on the Champs-Elysees avenue, on February 26, 2015 in Paris. Communist protesters held a mock arrest of HSBC’s CEO as anger towards high finance continues to mount in austerity-wracked France. The Swiss arm of HSBC is being investigated in France over leaked files which allege the bank masterminded... 

New report says most supermarket chickens contaminated with lethal poisoning bug. Public concerns are rising in UK as the latest results of food safety tests by the Food Standards Agency show that three-quarters of fresh chickens on sales in supermarkets and butchers are contaminated with potentially lethal food poisoning, campylobacter. According to the agency, the worst contamination rates were found... 

Adding to the evidence that backs many U.S. communities’ decisions to end water fluoridation, a recent study has found that fluoride within our water supply may be fueling thyroid issues experienced by millions of Americans, leading to depression and more. After analyzing 98% of GP practices in England, the study found specifically that rates of hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid) were 30% more... 

Austria’s Green Party says the US National Security Agency and Britain’s GCHQ have hacked into 13 million SIM cards in Austria. Addressing reporters in Vienna, the party’s security spokesman raised concerns over cyber attacks on phones, cars, banks and ministries. Peter Pilz called for a government investigation, sanctions and court action. Based on documents revealed by US whistleblower Edward... 

World famous physicist Stephen Hawking says humankind should colonize other planets to ensure the future of the species. He claimed armed aggression could end civilization and that space travel would provide somewhere to go. While taking an American visitor on tour of London’s Science Museum, the physicist said colonizing other planets could be “life insurance” for whatever embattled remnants... 

The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, is set to renounce his American citizenship in a bid to become a candidate for UK prime minister. “The reason I’m thinking I probably will want to make a change is that my commitment is, and always has been, to Britain,” Johnson told the Sunday Times during a trip to the US. Boris Johnson has dual nationality because he was born in New York. “It’s an accident... 

A driverless vehicle, known as a Meridian shuttle, is seen in central London on February 11, 2015. Britain has launched a multi-million-pound project to develop the technology of driverless cars, giving the green light to the testing of the futuristic vehicles on public roads. UK officials told AFP on Wednesday that driverless cars would improve road safety and create jobs for Britons in the sector.... 

The Mayor of London has called on British Prime Minister David Cameron to bring forward plans for holding a referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union. Boris Johnson said a speedy vote is in Britons’ best interests. “Let’s get it done. We should stress that this is something that can be very positive, not just for Britain but for the whole of Europe and indeed for investors in... 

Pamela Geller: UK is being “subsumed by Islam”. A grieving family may have to exhume their grandfather and move his body to a different location after a Muslim family who owned a plot next to the burial site complained that the man was a non-believer. After more than 400 people showed up to pay their respects to 89-year-old Shadrack Smith, who was buried on January 30, the family were... 

Ukrainian army troops on the outskirts of the city of Izium. Britain has joined the United States in saying it reserves the right to supply the Kiev government with lethal aid amid a new round of peace talks over the crisis in eastern Ukraine. Britain will not allow the Ukrainian army to collapse in its fight against pro-Russians in eastern Ukraine, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond stated during...