Sadiq Khan slams appeal to stop Shamima Begum’s return to UK

Sadiq Khan today declared that the Government should not stand in the way of Shamima Begum returning to Britain to fight for her UK passport accusing them of trying to ‘sub-contract justice to another country’.  The Mayor of London does not agree with the Home Office’s decision to challenge the Court of Appeal ruling allowing Begum … Read more

Facebook BANS sale of ancient artefacts amid fears that looted items are traded on its platforms

Facebook has banned the sale of all ancient artefacts amid fears that items looted from Iraq and Syria are being traded on its platforms. The move — a tightening of previous rules that only covered stolen artefacts — followed a campaign by academics and a BBC News exposé of illicit sales. The changes were announced as … Read more

Jihadis jailed in the Middle East ‘should be allowed BACK to their homelands’, says report

Shamima Begum and other jihadis jailed in the Middle East ‘should be allowed BACK to their homelands in a bid to break the cycle of extremism’, says report Soufan Centre has claimed homegrown extremists pose greater threat to national security than UK jihadists jailed in the Middle East Ex-FBI agent has called for repatriation of … Read more

Jihadis jailed in the Middle East ‘should be allowed BACK to their homelands’, says report

Shamima Begum and other jihadis jailed in the Middle East ‘should be allowed BACK to their homelands in a bid to break the cycle of extremism’, says report Soufan Centre has claimed homegrown extremists pose greater threat to national security than UK jihadists jailed in the Middle East Ex-FBI agent has called for repatriation of … Read more

General Lord Richard Dannatt demands PM stops Northern Ireland war crime trials against veterans

‘Now is the time to act’: Former British Army chief General Lord Richard Dannatt demands Boris Johnson stops witch-hunt against Northern Ireland veterans facing trial for war crimes  General Lord Richard Dannatt branded the prosecutions as ‘grossly unfair’  The ex-Army chief said the PM must keep his promise to support NI veterans Boris Johnson revealed … Read more

General Lord Richard Dannatt demands PM stops Northern Ireland war crime trials against veterans

‘Now is the time to act’: Former British Army chief General Lord Richard Dannatt demands Boris Johnson stops witch-hunt against Northern Ireland veterans facing trial for war crimes  General Lord Richard Dannatt branded the prosecutions as ‘grossly unfair’  The ex-Army chief said the PM must keep his promise to support NI veterans Boris Johnson revealed … Read more

Taxpayer spends £82m investigating British soldiers in Iraq

Hounded veterans demanded an apology from defence chiefs last night after it emerged that all but one of thousands of war crime allegations from Iraq have been thrown out. More than 3,500 allegations against UK forces between 2003 and 2009 have already been dismissed by taxpayer-funded probes. Yesterday an independent investigator looking at the final … Read more