THE English Defence League is a far-right organisation strongly opposed to Islamism. Its impact is thought to have  been declining since Tommy Robinson left as its leader in 2013. What is the EDL? The far-right English Defence League (EDL) was formed in 2009 as various football hooligan ‘firms’ coalesced under its banner. It largely focuses on what it sees as […]

New York’s reopening party: Hundreds of revellers pack Manhattan bars and fill sidewalks carrying drinks after lockdown was finally lifted and the rate of infection dropped to the lowest in the country The streets of Manhattan’s East Village and in Murray Hill were thronging with drinkers on Friday night A relaxation in lockdown rules has seen many bars offering drinks […]

Seattle protesters continued their fourth day occupying the blocks around an abandoned police precinct Friday, as the city’s top cop said she wants back inside “as soon as possible.” “Ideally, we just need to get back into the building,” Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best told local station KIRO-7. “People are looking for a plan, but we want to make sure […]

I’M A Celeb bosses have offered Tiger King star Carole Baskin a big money deal to take part in this year’s series. They are desperate to have one of the stars of Netflix’s lockdown hitTiger King in the jungle. Carole, 59, is a cult figure with viewers after going toe to toe with zoo operator Joe Exotic, 57. She has […]

There’s no little irony that when a government is accused of orchestrating fake news campaigns on a grand scale, they immediately denounce it as … fake. So when the EU accuses the Chinese government of running disinformation campaigns about the coronavirus pandemic, then it’s worth listening. For one thing, we know the Chinese have an interest in deflecting difficult questions […]

Stuff that! Delivery driver is forced to abandon parcels on front driveway after Trev the territorial TURKEY chases him back into his van Trev the turkey, aged 3, showed DPD driver who was boss during a parcel drop  Captured on CCTV he follows the driver every step of the way flapping his wings  Driver retreats to van and writes a […]

President Trump on Friday slammed Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan for saying the six-block protest camp, dubbed the “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone,” could allow a “summer of love.” “Seattle Mayor says, about the anarchists takeover of her city, ‘it is a Summer of Love’. These Liberal Dems don’t have a clue,” Trump tweeted. “The terrorists burn and pillage our cities, and […]

BBC head of news Fran Unsworth says Emily Maitlis’ anti-Dominic Cummings rant on Newsnight ‘did not belong in an impartial broadcast programme’ Fran Unsworth defended said Maitlis breached ‘standards of due impartiality’  BBC’s head of news read the Newsnight team the riot act the day after broadcast Comes as BBC faces criticism for its failure to rein in its more […]

Fury as teaching unions celebrate ‘victory’ of forcing Government decision to u-turn and keep schools closed until September Kevin Courtney, the joined head of the NEU, made the comment on Twitter Came after Education Secretary Gavin Williamson shelved plans for all primary pupils to return to class before the summer holiday  Means months more home-schooling and childcare for under-pressure parents  […]

Romanian toyboy who boasted of inheriting British 81-year-old husband’s cash when he died insists ‘I’m no gold digger’ after relatives called him a ‘leech’ Philip Clements, 81, British ex-priest, died last month at a Bucharest hospital  Furious family members branded his toyboy husband Florin Marin, 27, a ‘leech’ Mr Marin has now insisted that despite his hefty inheritance,’I’m no gold […]