The timing of David Cameron's speech on multiculturalism, on the same day as a march by the far-Right English Defence League, was unfortunate. But the thrust of his argument, that we should be more "muscular" in standing up to Islamic extremism, is right... more
Founders of the Lush cosmetics chain said they would donate £50,000 the Standard's Dispossessed Fund as cash continues to pour in from generous Londoners... more
Schools are allowing Muslim families to withdraw their children from music lessons because learning an instrument is forbidden according to some Islamic beliefs... more
The EU warns governments against banning the wearing of burkas in public, saying it would infringe the human rights of women who want to wear a face veil... more
Gordon Brown is facing embarrassment after the final two men held in the anti-terror raids that followed Bob Quick’s photographed files blunder were released without charge... more
Former senior Scotland Yard officer Tarique Ghaffur has called on Muslim leaders to seek a legal ban on extremists such as Anjem Choudary appearing in public or on television... more
Poverty, health, homelessness and racial tensions abound in a city awash with money. These are the people who are trying to do something about it. ... more
Members of a banned Muslim extremist group used the anniversary of the September 11 attacks to warn of more terrorist atrocities against the West... more
Don McCullin, a rakish, atheist war photographer, says he is just the person to take the pictures of religious leaders going on show at the National Portrait Gallery.... more
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