British Isles
Thursday, 12 July 2018 22:42
Trump’s visit causes huge police operation
President Trump’s ‘working’ visit to the UK has attracted large-scale protests, as activists have had plans for major demonstrations laid out for months. The police response is the biggest since the riots in London after Mark…
Thursday, 12 July 2018 22:40
Brexit must be workable to avoid no deal
As the Government revealed details of its EU withdrawal plans, Brussels has warned Theresa May that the proposals must be workable in order to avoid a no-deal scenario. UK’s new Brexit secretary, Dominic Raab, is insisting…
Thursday, 12 July 2018 22:36
Troubles flare in Northern Ireland
Vehicles were stolen and torched during disorder linked to loyalist bonfires. A pipe bomb exploded close to a police operation in Belfast. Police were warned that loyalist paramilitaries were planning to ‘orchestrate and participate in serious…
Thursday, 12 July 2018 22:33
Scotland: priest 'spat on and threatened’
Four people were arrested when an estimated 4,500 people marched through the streets of Glasgow on on 7 July as part of the annual Orange Walk. A priest was attacked outside St Alphonsus’ church on Stevenson…
Thursday, 12 July 2018 22:30
Should people be forced to be gay?
Rod Liddle, of the Spectator, spoke about gay conversion therapy and the Government proposals making it illegal saying, ‘This is all at the behest of campaigning bodies like Stonewall, and their insistence that an alternative opinion…
Thursday, 12 July 2018 22:26
Ban on Franklin Graham ads
Adverts on buses promoting a church-run event in Blackpool featuring Franklin Graham are being removed after a number of complaints were made. Blackpool Transport, which oversees the buses, claimed the ads ‘resulted in heightened tension’. A…