Politicians and business leaders gathering in the Swiss Alps this week face an increasingly divided world, with the poor falling further behind the super-rich and political fissures in the United States, Europe and the Middle East running deeper than at any time in decades. Just 62 people, 53 of them men, own as much wealth as the poorest half of ...

David Cameron has been accused of “lazy and misguided” policy-making after he said a poor grasp of English left Muslim women in the UK “more susceptible” to the lure of extremism. Baroness Sayeeda Warsi – a former Conservative chairman – said he was guilty of “stereotyping communities”. The PM said he wanted to help women learn English to improve integration. ...

Prime minister, who only started using term Daesh for terrorist group last month, chides Radio 4 presenter David Cameron has criticised the BBC again for using the term “Islamic State”, saying Muslim people would be holding their heads in despair. The prime minister made the comments when he was asked about Islamic State by presenter Sarah Montague during an interview ...