Zab Mustefa was still in high school when she made the 660km trip from Glasgow to London in February 2003 in the hope her voice could help prevent the UK from going to war with Iraq. She joined more than a million others in the biggest demonstration in British history[…]
Prime Minister David Cameron is to step down by October after the UK voted to leave the European Union. Speaking outside 10 Downing Street, he said “fresh leadership” was needed. The PM had urged the country to vote Remain but was defeated by 52% to 48% despite London, Scotland and Northern Ireland[…]
Rival sides in Britain’s referendum on European Union membership clashed in a passionate debate to the roars of an audience of six thousand in a London concert arena. The debate on Tuesday evening, ahead of Thursday’s referendum, was a final opportunity for the two camps to win over voters, with[…]
More than half of Britons polled believe Islam is incompatible with British values, according to a study carried out on behalf of a Muslim community organization. The polling firm ComRes asked 2,012 people over the age of 18 for their views. The study was carried out on behalf of the[…]
One of Italy’s most popular politicians, the comedian Beppe Grillo, took a swipe at Sadiq Khan, saying London’s first Muslim mayor would “blow himself up in front of Westminster”. Racist and misogynist humour is not uncommon within extreme parties in Italian politics, but the remark by the head of the[…]
In physical stature – at 5ft 6ins tall – Sadiq Khan is more featherweight than heavyweight. But London’s new mayor – who still boxes occasionally at the club where two of his brothers coach – has shown he can dish it out and take it. In recent weeks he endured[…]
OPINION by Jessica Purkiss In Luton, school boy Rahmaan Mohammadi was questioned for wearing a “Free Palestine” badge to class and carrying a leaflet advocating Palestinian rights by pressure group Friends of al-Aqsa- a group that recently had their bank account shut down without explanation by a UK bank. Meanwhile,[…]
PLO officials on Wednesday slammed British proposals to forbid a boycott of Israeli settlement goods by publicly-funded British institutions, saying they “would empower the Israeli occupation by sending a message of impunity.” PLO Executive Committee member Hanan Ashrawi and Secretary-General Saeb Erekat said in a joint statement that the proposed[…]
Mr Assange claimed asylum in London’s Ecuadorean embassy in 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden over sex assault claims, which he denies. The Met Police says Mr Assange would be arrested if he does leave the embassy. He earlier said his passport should be returned and his arrest warrant dropped[…]
A group of young Syrian refugees who had been living in squalid conditions at a refugee camp in France have been reunited with their families in Britain after a potentially landmark court ruling. The refugees left France after UK activists defeated the British government in a court case that argued[…]
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