Written By Unknown on Sabtu, 31 Januari 2015 | 14.59
By Alistair Bunkall, Defence Correspondent
The British Army has formed a specialist unit of "creative" soldiers who will be tasked with fighting wars using unconventional methods.
Members of 77 Brigade have been trained to use guerrilla tactics and will be experts in psychological warfare operations.
The Army hopes the brigade will impact the traditional battlefield using non-lethal techniques including social media to reflect the digital age.
Using creative thinking it is hoped that 77 Brigade will influence the minds and shape the behaviour of the enemy and local populations.
This has led to the early nickname "Twitter troops".
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"The brigade consists of more than just traditional capabilities," the head of the army, General Sir Nicholas Carter, said.
"It is an organisation that sits at the heart of trying to operate smarter."
The 77 Brigade has its origins in Orde Wingate's famous Chindits - a group of elite soldiers unleashed behind enemy lines during the Burma Campaign in World War II.
They were officially called the 77th Indian Infantry Brigade.
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The 77 Brigade will share the Chindits' "spirit of innovation and offensive spirit".
It will also display the same emblem: a golden Burmese dragon, worn on the arm.
They will support mainstream military tactics.
The 77 Brigade will draw its members from the regular and reserve forces across the Army, Navy and RAF, and will be based in Hermitage, Berkshire.
Greece's newly elected anti-austerity government has said it will not co-operate with its international "troika" of creditors - the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
Greece's finance minister Yanis Varoufakis said that despite warnings his country would shortly run out of money, his government preferred to do without fresh funds and instead renegotiate its entire €240bn (£180bn) bailout package.
Athens has been promised another €7.2bn (£5.4bn) in funds from the troika if it completes reforms required by its lenders by 28 February, when the bailout programme runs out.
"This government was elected on the basis of analytically questioning the very logic of the programme now being applied," Mr Varoufakis said, referring to the reforms and budget cuts demanded by the troika.
"We don't want the €7bn ... We want to sit down and rethink the whole programme."
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But the stance has already drawn criticism from EU officials and the bloc's biggest economy, with Germany's Angela Merkel reportedly saying there should be no debt reduction for Greece.
At a strained news conference with Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Mr Varoufakis said Athens was willing to negotiate with its lenders but not with the troika, which he described as a "committee built on rotten foundations".
Mr Dijsselbloem insisted Greece should stick to its reform commitments.
He said Greece and the Eurogroup had a "mutual interest in the further recovery of the Greek economy inside the eurozone" and warned against Athens acting unilaterally in its efforts to renegotiate its bailout.
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"Taking unilateral steps and ignoring previous arrangements is not the way forward," Mr Dijsselbloem said.
"The problems of the Greek economy have not disappeared or changed overnight with the elections."
Further concern comes from the potential of the anti-austerity political movement spreading to other EU nations.
A large turnout is expected today in the Spanish capital Madrid, in support of the new far left party Podemos.
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The troika was formed in 2010 to rescue debt-riddled Greece with the bailout on the condition Athens imposed huge spending cuts and fiscal reforms.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was elected last Sunday on a platform of ending austerity and erasing most of the country's national debt.
He will meet Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Tuesday and French President Francois Hollande on Wednesday, a source in his office said, to push for renegotiations of the bailout.
Written By Unknown on Kamis, 29 Januari 2015 | 14.59
An audio recording purportedly from a man being held by IS militants says a fellow hostage has just hours to live unless an Iraqi prisoner is released.
The message, which is unverified, is believed to have been read out by Kenji Goto - a Japanese journalist taken by Islamic State militants last year.
In it the voice demands the release of Sajida al Rishawi, who was sentenced to death in Jordan for her involvement in a 2005 terrorist attack that killed 60 people.
The man states that a fellow hostage - Jordanian pilot Lieutenant Muath al Kasaesbeh - would be killed if the prisoner was not ready to be exchanged at the Turkish border with Syria by "sunset".
The brief message did not make it clear what the fate of either hostage would be even if the group's demands were met.
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Japan's chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga said: "We are still in the process of verification but with all of the information gathered we think that there is a high probability that the voice was indeed that of Mr Goto."
Although the Jordanian government is willing to hand over the would-be suicide bomber, nations around the world - including the US - believe the deal with IS should not go ahead.
Such an exchange could set a dangerous precedent, encouraging terrorists to take more people hostage.
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However, if both hostages were to survive, it could provide crucial intelligence about their captors, as the whereabouts of a man dubbed "Jihadi John" remains unknown.
The family of Lt al Kaseasbeh have met Jordan's King Abdullah, where they were assured that "things were still positive".
Despite this, the country's Foreign Minister has not received any evidence that the pilot is alive and well.
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The Japanese government is investigating the latest footage, which was originally uploaded to YouTube.
The mother of Kenji Goto has made a tearful appeal to Japan's Prime Minister to help save her son.
Junko Ishido said she had begged Shinzo Abe to "Please save Kenji" and to work with the Jordanian government to secure his release.
A survivor of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham claims she still sees her abusers "driving young girls in their car", as a Sky News investigation reveals hundreds of new cases continue to emerge.
In August 2014, the Alexis Jay report identified 1,400 cases of child sexual exploitation in the Yorkshire town.
But Sky News has learned that hundreds more cases were known to authorities prior to its publication and that hundreds more are being reported.
Victims continue to feel let down by authorities.
One survivor "Gemma" told Sky News: "It's still going on if not worse, because now they're having to hide it more.
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"I'm still seeing my abusers driving young girls in their car. They're untouchable."
The Alexis Jay report found that hundreds of children had been sexually exploited, mostly by Asian gangs, and that Rotherham Council and South Yorkshire police had failed to tackle the problem.
Jayne Senior, who ran an outreach programme for victims in Rotherham called Risky Business, has revealed that she reported nearly 1,700 cases of grooming or sexual exploitation to the council's children's services between 1999 and 2011.
This was a shorter time period than that examined by the report.
"I was accused of saying too much, of sharing too much information, reporting too much intelligence," she told Sky News in her first interview.
"Risky Business didn't make all this up. It was accused of making it all up and Alexis Jay exonerated all of that."
The report found Risky Business was seen by the borough's social care services "as something of a nuisance".
It added that "there were too many examples of young people who were properly referred by Risky Business to children's social care and who somehow fell through the net and were not treated with the priority they deserved".
Risky Business was shut down in 2011 and victims have expressed frustration that a recent application to set up a new support group has been turned down by the council despite recommendations in the Jay report.
"It shouldn't have been shut down," one victim told Sky News.
"Because that was an agency that was trying to tackle the situation. But knowing now that it was all a cover-up then I think it was closed down because they were trying to tackle the problem."
Rotherham MP Sarah Champion said she was also baffled as to why Risky Business was discontinued.
"Genuinely, I have no idea why it was shut down. Why would you shut down a successful organisation that was demonstrating there was a massive need for their services and was proving results. They were getting prosecutions."
She is leading calls for a national task force to be set up to combat large scale child abuse across the UK. She said she has been "overwhelmed" with new cases coming to her for help and advice.
As well as support, many victims are still seeking justice.
"Gemma" complained that local police "turned up suited an booted" outside her home with a panic alarm - showing neighbours that she was someone who had reported abuse.
"All they care about is getting a statement," she said. "Six months on we've had no arrests, we've had no charges, evidence is still being lost."
A spokesman for South Yorkshire Police said: "We look at each case individually to establish the most appropriate way to contact and visit victims throughout an investigation to ensure their personal safety is maintained.
"South Yorkshire Police has not received a complaint in relation to this alleged incident."
Leader of Rotherham Council, Cllr Paul Lakin, said: "We accepted the recommendations of Professor Jay's report and immediately acted to address the issues raised.
"We fully acknowledge that we should have done more in the past and have offered our sincere and heartfelt apologies to the victims and survivors of child sexual exploitation.
"Make no mistake, protecting children and supporting the police in tackling child sexual exploitation is our highest priority.
"With regard to the 2002 Home Office researcher's report, we take allegations of a "cover up" very seriously and have made strenuous efforts to obtain a full copy of the report. As yet, this has not been forthcoming.
"We are also working with our partners, including South Yorkshire Police, to identify cases where individuals may not have had the access to the services and support that they need."
Written By Unknown on Selasa, 27 Januari 2015 | 14.59
By Michael Thrasher, Sky's Election Analyst
With 100 days to go until the General Election, Sky News is forecasting another hung parliament - with Labour rather than the Conservatives as the largest party.
Typical: you wait years for a hung parliament and then two come along together.
This forecast will change because electoral opinion is changing. Gone are the days when parties could rely upon a solid core of support and concentrate instead on wooing the "floating" voters.
Over the past two years, former Tories have separated from the party, tempted by the promises of UKIP to curb immigration and abandon the European Union. It is 100 days and counting before separation turns into divorce.
Labour, which recovered rapidly from its 2010 defeat because of Liberal Democrat voters defecting, has squandered that inheritance. Deemed too left-wing or too right-wing according to which branch of the party has a public platform, it is being outmanoeuvred by the radical Greens in England and by the SNP in Scotland.
Based on Sky's forecast, Labour and the SNP could form a 'tartan coalition'
The electoral arithmetic is clear. Understanding what might happen on 7 May requires us to reset the parliamentary numbers to what they were after the last election.
The Conservatives, with 306 seats, fell 20 seats short of an overall majority, despite staging one of its best-ever election performances.
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Labour finished with 258 seats, and required 68 gains for a victory.
:: Sky looks at the 150 seats that could play a deciding role in May's General Election. Click here for the link to the In The Margins console.
Election watchers normally talk about swing - the movement of voters from one party to another across consecutive elections. The line for next May is pretty well-rehearsed.
The Conservatives require a swing of 2% from Labour (or an 11-point lead in the popular vote) for an overall majority.
Meanwhile, Labour overtakes the Conservatives with a 2% swing in its favour, and then crosses the finishing line with a 5% swing (a three-point lead).
The national polls currently show that Conservative support has fallen by six points, while Labour has enjoyed a rise of three points. Assuming a national uniform swing, Labour would be just short of a majority.
But the 2015 election is so unlike previous elections that such forecasting conventions should be abandoned.
National polls are now too blunt to capture the undercurrents of electoral opinion. They fail to reflect the turbulence in Scotland following the referendum vote, differences across the English regions, and politics in individual constituencies.
Last September, 45% of voters in Scotland supported independence. The latest Scottish-only polls shows most of these will stick with the SNP for the Westminster election.
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Meanwhile, the majority that voted to stay with the union have scattered among other parties.
All of this is good news for the SNP, which could win 53 seats, and disaster for Labour, projected to lose 36 seats.
There are differences in the English regions, too. The UKIP threat to the Conservatives is concentrated down the east coast, and into Essex and Kent particularly.
While Conservative hopes are pinned on banging the drum of economic recovery, its sound is muffled in the Midlands and the north, where 38 of its most marginal seats are situated.
Opposition parties would hope to tap into such scepticism, but these voters are unimpressed with Labour's leader and his party's message.
General elections are ultimately decided not by the national vote, but by results in 650 separate constituencies. The contrast here between UKIP and the Liberal Democrats reinforces this point.
Farage's party is generally more popular than Clegg's, but vote distribution is everything. UKIP may win Clacton and Rochester again, but the Liberal Democrats could have 10 times that number of seats despite polling fewer votes nationally.
A hung parliament is therefore the most likely outcome of this chaos, but the 100 days after the election look equally unpredictable.
Labour will be the largest party in a hung parliament after May's General Election, according to a Sky News protection based on the latest poll of polls.
According to Sky's figures, which look at the national figures and those in Scotland, Labour will fall short of an overall majority by 40 seats.
And if the numbers are correct, the Scottish National Party could hold the key to any coalition.
Sky News is forecasting another hung parliament following the General Election, with the Green Party, UKIP and the SNP all vying to lure voters away from the traditional two-party system.
It comes with just 100 days until the General Election, with Britain's two largest parties - Labour and the Conservatives - launching new policies in a bid to lure voters.
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However, in an interview with Sky News David Cameron insisted the Tories can win an outright majority.
He has promised a renewed squeeze on benefits "within the first few days" of Government if the Tories are re-elected on 7 May.
The Prime Minister plans to reduce the annual cap on welfare payments from £26,000 to £23,000 - with the £135m saved going towards funding for 3 million apprenticeships by the end of the decade.
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Meanwhile, Labour is outlining its 10-year plan for the National Health Service, which includes a pledge to improve the care that terminally ill, frail and elderly people receive at home.
The announcement of 5,000 new "homecare workers" is part of a wider policy to invest an extra £2.5bn in the NHS, with a view to recruiting 20,000 more nurses and 8,000 additional GPs.
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Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham will be appearing live on Sky News at 8.10am.
Written By Unknown on Senin, 26 Januari 2015 | 14.59
By Robert Nisbet, Europe Correspondent
As car horns blared in the capital's streets, few doubted this had been a seismic night in European politics.
Five years of swingeing cuts have shrunk Greece's economic output by a third and delivered a primary budget surplus, but the price has been too high for many of the electorate.
A third of people in Greece live below the poverty line, a quarter are out of work and pensioners have seen their income dwindle.
That generalised anger finally found its expression at the ballot box.
While previously Syriza's core supporters had been students and a loose coalition of Marxists, Maoists, Trotskyites and environmental campaigners, it acted as a lightning rod across society.
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Many of the squeezed middle class wanted to punish the political parties they felt had sold Greece's future prosperity to protect the banking system.
Alexis Tsipras now has something of a dilemma though: he wants to keep Greece in the single currency but the European Union, the European Central Bank and the IMF won't want the country to renege on its promises.
There were strings attached to the €240bn which have kept the country afloat and the likes of Germany are unlikely to agree to allow Greece to restructure more of its debt.
Video:Greek People Ready To 'Turn A Page'
But if Mr Tsipras softens on his vow to "finish the troika" in order to prevent a default and a so-called Grexit, he may anger his core support base.
The wider repercussions could be felt outside the country's borders.
There are a host of other anti-austerity parties in Europe waiting to challenge the consensus, most prominently Podemos in Spain where an election must be held this year.
Video:Tsipras: Greece Will Regain Dignity
If this election grows into a pan-European movement, the plumbing of the global economy could face some determined opposition.
Syriza's progress might well embolden those willing to take on established political parties, which could have far reaching consequences.
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The leader of the Syriza party has vowed to end the "humiliation and anguish" of Greek citizens after his party took victory in the country's election on an anti-austerity platform.
Alexis Tsipras told thousands of supporters in Athens that Greece will leave behind the "catastrophic austerity" measures imposed by European creditors.
The left-wing party - which was widely tipped to win the poll - looks likely to win 149 seats in the 300-seat parliament.
This indicates the party would be two seats short of an overall majority.
With 92% of the votes counted, Syriza was 8.5 points ahead of the conservative New Democracy party of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, who has conceded defeat.
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Gallery: Alexis Tsipras Celebrates Victory For His Anti-Austerity Party
A young child supporting anti-austerity party Syriza takes part in celebrations after the first exit polls in Athens
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Members of the conservative New Democracy party watch as exit polls shows a significant victory for Syriza
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"Greece leaves behinds catastrophic austerity, it leaves behind fear and authoritarianism, it leaves behind five years of humiliation and anguish," Mr Tsipras said in his victory speech.
The win raises the prospect of a stand-off with European creditors, with Mr Tsipras promising to renegotiate the repayment terms of Greece's debt.
Financial markets have reacted nervously to the result, fearing conflict with other Eurozone governments that could put strain the currency bloc.
The euro fell to a fresh 11-year low against the dollar shortly after the result became clear while stocks were tipped to take a hit - with the FTSE 100, German DAX and the CAC in France all forecast to fall 1% in early trading.
Greece was forced to undertake deep budget cuts and fiscal reforms as a condition for a €240bn bailout in 2010 from the so-called "Troika" - the group of creditors made up of the European Union, the International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank.
Video:Samaras: 'Greek People Have Spoken'
Many in Greece feel slashed public spending has hit the most vulnerable hardest, while leaving the tax evasion and corruption of the apparent elites untouched.
Mr Tsipras said he would cooperate with fellow Eurozone leaders for "a fair and mutually beneficial solution", but said the Greek people come first.
"Our priority from the very first day will be to deal with the big wounds left by the crisis," he said.
"Our foremost priority is that our country and our people regain their lost dignity."
He added: "The verdict of our people means the Troika is finished.
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"The new Greek government will be ready to cooperate and negotiate for the first time with our peers a just, mutually beneficial and viable solution."
Germany's Bundesbank has warned Greece needs to reform to tackle its economic problems, while the euro fell nearly half a US cent.
Mr Samaras had insisted voters would be making a huge mistake to elect Syriza at a time when painful fiscal reforms may be about to pay off.
After conceding defeat, he told supporters: "My conscience is clear because I told the truth to the Greek people until the very end.
"I received a country that was almost destroyed and I was asked to hold a hot potato and I did that."
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Video:Greece Rejects EU Austerity
The leader of the Syriza party has vowed to end the "humiliation and anguish" of Greek citizens after his party took victory in the country's election on an anti-austerity platform.
Alexis Tsipras told thousands of supporters in Athens that Greece will leave behind the "catastrophic austerity" measures imposed by European creditors.
The left-wing party - which was widely tipped to win the poll - looks likely to win 149 seats in the 300-seat parliament.
This indicates the party would be two seats short of an overall majority.
With 92% of the votes counted, Syriza was 8.5 points ahead of the conservative New Democracy party of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, who has conceded defeat.
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Gallery: Alexis Tsipras Celebrates Victory For His Anti-Austerity Party
A young child supporting anti-austerity party Syriza takes part in celebrations after the first exit polls in Athens
Syriza supporters await the final result of the Greek election at the party tent
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Members of the conservative New Democracy party watch as exit polls shows a significant victory for Syriza
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Celebrations continue for supporters of Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras in Athens
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An anti-austerity voter is overcome with emotion as news of the results breaks
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"Greece leaves behinds catastrophic austerity, it leaves behind fear and authoritarianism, it leaves behind five years of humiliation and anguish," Mr Tsipras said in his victory speech.
The win raises the prospect of a stand-off with European creditors, with Mr Tsipras promising to renegotiate the repayment terms of Greece's debt.
Financial markets have reacted nervously to the result, fearing conflict with other Eurozone governments that could put strain the currency bloc.
The euro fell to a fresh 11-year low against the dollar shortly after the result became clear while stocks were tipped to take a hit - with the FTSE 100, German DAX and the CAC in France all forecast to fall 1% in early trading.
Greece was forced to undertake deep budget cuts and fiscal reforms as a condition for a €240bn bailout in 2010 from the so-called "Troika" - the group of creditors made up of the European Union, the International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank.
Video:Samaras: 'Greek People Have Spoken'
Many in Greece feel slashed public spending has hit the most vulnerable hardest, while leaving the tax evasion and corruption of the apparent elites untouched.
Mr Tsipras said he would cooperate with fellow Eurozone leaders for "a fair and mutually beneficial solution", but said the Greek people come first.
"Our priority from the very first day will be to deal with the big wounds left by the crisis," he said.
"Our foremost priority is that our country and our people regain their lost dignity."
He added: "The verdict of our people means the Troika is finished.
Video:Olympic Sites Left Crumbling
"The new Greek government will be ready to cooperate and negotiate for the first time with our peers a just, mutually beneficial and viable solution."
Germany's Bundesbank has warned Greece needs to reform to tackle its economic problems, while the euro fell nearly half a US cent.
Mr Samaras had insisted voters would be making a huge mistake to elect Syriza at a time when painful fiscal reforms may be about to pay off.
After conceding defeat, he told supporters: "My conscience is clear because I told the truth to the Greek people until the very end.
"I received a country that was almost destroyed and I was asked to hold a hot potato and I did that."
Written By Unknown on Minggu, 25 Januari 2015 | 14.59
UKIP MEP Amjad Bashir has defected to the Conservative Party, with David Cameron saying he was "absolutely delighted" with the decision.
But Nigel Farage's party said it had suspended him over allegations of a "grave nature", and would be forwarding its evidence to the police.
A senior Tory source has dismissed the move as a "desperate attempt" to divert attention from his decision to quit UKIP.
As news of his defection emerged, UKIP announced it was suspending the MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber - pending an investigation into "extremely serious" claims of interfering in the candidate selection process, as well as unanswered financial and employment questions.
"UKIP will not tolerate anyone abusing their positions in the party, as we have a firm commitment to differing ourselves from the existing political classes," said a party statement.
Matthew Richardson, a senior aide to Mr Farage, has also caused controversy
Mr Bashir, who was formerly UKIP's small business spokesman, was accused of hypocrisy last May after it emerged that seven people were arrested for immigration offences in a raid on his restaurant.
At the time, the party leader had refused to "prejudge" the case, as Mr Bashir's family had launched an appeal.
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In addition, Mr Bashir reportedly held a "continued affiliation" with Mujeeb Bhutto - who resigned from the party in 2014 after it emerged he had been jailed for leading a gang of kidnappers in Pakistan.
Explaining his reasons for quitting the party, Mr Bashir told the Telegraph that UKIP had become a "party of ruthless self-interest" and was "pretty amateur".
He claimed it was "delusional" about its chances of winning Parliamentary seats in the general election in May, adding: "After almost three years as a party member, I realise that UKIP is more concerned with furthering its own interests as a political party than delivering for the British people.
In a statement, he continued: "On Friday, I met David Cameron and applied to join the Conservative Party. It is clear UKIP's action today is a desperate attempt to spoil this and it without any foundation.
"The issues raised in my notice of suspension are historic and well known to the party. Indeed, on one of them, Nigel Farage has publicly defended me over it."
The defection is a boost for the Prime Minister, who saw two of his own MPs defect to UKIP last year.
He said: "I'm absolutely delighted that Amjad has decided to leave UKIP and join the Conservative Party."
Meanwhile, one of Mr Farage's most senior aides has sparked controversy in claiming Britain has "hundreds of thousands of bigots" and said UKIP is proud to stand up for them.
Matthew Richardson, the party's secretary, has dismissed his comments as "lighthearted harmless banter in the pub".
A UKIP spokesperson said Mr Bashir promised in his resignation letter that his decision was "not intended to cause any embarrassment for UKIP", and that his defection was "a principled decision".
The father of the Japanese hostage apparently killed by Islamic State has said he is overwhelmed by grief.
Shoichi Yukawa said he still had hope "deep in my heart that this is not true" and added that if he were reunited with his son he would give him a "big hug".
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe slammed "an outrageous and unforgivable act" after a video reportedly showing an image of captive Kenji Goto holding a picture of a beheaded Haruna Yukawa was posted online.
The clip also purportedly contained the voice of journalist Mr Goto, 47, claiming the 42-year-old private military company operator had been killed.
Mr Abe said the video, which also includes a demand for a prisoner exchange for Mr Goto, appears to be authentic.
Kenji Goto purportedly claimed his fellow hostage has been killed
The jihadist group Islamic State (IS) had threatened to kill the captives unless a $200m (£133m) ransom was paid to secure their release.
The 72-hour deadline set by the Islamist militants expired on Friday.
However, in the new video they have called for the release of Sajida al Risahwi, an Iraqi woman sentenced to death in Jordan for her part in a Amman bombings in 2005 that killed 60 people.
Mr Abe insisted Tokyo would not bow to terrorism and said his government would spare no effort to secure the release of the remaining captive.
Islamic State have demanded the release of Sajida al Risahwi from Jordan
But he reiterated that Japan would not give in to terrorism.
Barack Obama condemned the "brutal murder" and said the United states would stand "shoulder to shoulder" with Japan.
He called Mr Abe to offer his condolences and called for the immediate release of Mr Goto.
In the video, Mr Goto spoke in English, blaming Mr Abe for Mr Yukawa's death, and told his wife and family not to give up on him.
A Japanese news agency reported the video of Mr Goto had also been emailed to the wife of one of the hostages.
The hostages had appeared in videos wearing the same orange jumpsuits as those worn by captives in previous IS videos.
The mother of Mr Goto has pleaded with militants to spare her son's life.
Junko Ishido said he is a friend of Islam who devoted his life to helping children in war zones.
Mr Yukawa was seized by militants in August, after he went to Syria in what he described as a plan to launch a security company.
Mr Goto, a veteran war correspondent, went into Syria in late October seeking to secure Mr Yukawa's release, according to friends and business associates.
