The writer, aged 80, made the astonishing attack on England as part of a milestone series on Britain’s achievements as part of the 50th anniversary of BBC Radio 4’s World at One.

Senior Tories have said the Prime Minister should drop his pledge to reduce net migration to below 100,000 saying the target has proved to be a mistake that has undermined the party’s credibility.

Pavel and his family live in the basement of the cultural centre in Petrovskiy, an area of Donetsk under pro-Russian rebel control which has seen months of heavy fighting.

BBC director-general Lord Hall, pictured, has revealed he is to open a new universal levy on every household in the country, even on those who do not own a TV or only watch shows on catch-up.

Nine out of 10 would also like to see better teaching about how to eat healthily in schools, according to research commissioned by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

The budget chain is to offer a limited stock of Wagyu burgers made with beef imported from New Zealand as it steps up its chase for middle and high income shoppers.

The website GP Jobs in Australia promises British doctors ‘great earning potential’, claiming that ‘compared to the NHS, there’s less hassle, less bureaucracy, more medicine and money’.

Two-thirds of the laws passed by Britain’s parliament over the past 22 years have either been made or influenced by the European Union, according to a study.

Sigesbeckia is the active ingredient in a new drug which have just been licensed by safety watchdog the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency.

The former deputy prime minister and leading critic of Vladimir Putin was gunned down as he walked home from dinner on Friday with Anna Duritskaya.