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Joshua Kerry charged with the murder of Reform UK’s Ann Widdecombe

British police have charged Joshua Kerry (28), who is suspected of murdering the widely respected Reform UK politician Ann Widdecombe on 9 July. Police immediately ruled out a political motive, but the counter-terrorism police took a different view.

The middle class can no longer afford to live in San Francisco

Healthcare workers, teachers and firefighters can no longer afford to live in San Francisco. It is no longer only wealthy Americans who are fleeing the city because of insecurity and sky-high tax and duty levels. Now even well-paid residents are fleeing the city they can no longer afford to live in. The decline of California continues.

Portugal: Parliament passes bill to ban the niqab and burqa

The Portuguese Parliament has banned the wearing of face-covering garments such as the niqab and burqa in public. On this occasion, the political left waged a determined campaign in defence of religious freedom.

Ireland’s most controversial free speech case: Enoch Burke fined more than €200,000

The Irish teacher Enoch Burke has been fined approximately €210,000 for refusing to refer to a boy as a girl. He argued that doing so would be dishonest, as it would affirm the boy’s delusions.

New Swedish law requires authorities to report illegal immigrants

A new Swedish law imposing a statutory duty to provide information requires six government agencies to notify the police of individuals suspected of residing illegally in Sweden. Critics have dubbed it the ‘informant law’.

‘Everyone is afraid of dying’: Ukraine’s struggle to recruit soldiers turns violent

The struggle to recruit soldiers in Ukraine is growing increasingly violent, reports the BBC: ‘Everyone is afraid of dying’

United Kingdom: Going to court to prevent the publication of foreigners’ crime statistics

“Labour has consistently refused to publish nationality-specific data on sexual offences, even though we know that migrants from certain countries are far more likely to be convicted of rape and sexual assault,” says Shadow Justice Secretary Nick Timothy.

Rigmor, 18, speaks out about violence and abuse in Muslim communities: ‘No one can silence me’

The 18-year-old Rigmor Käszner was indoctrinated in Islamic environments, subjected to abuse, and broke out of the milieu herself. Now Muslims are attempting to destroy her life by sharing pictures from her childhood.

Teachers face daily violence from pupils in Fredrikstad schools

Staff at primary and lower secondary schools in Fredrikstad are subjected daily to violence, serious abuse and death threats from pupils, according to nearly 1,800 incident reports filed over two years documenting breaches of health, safety and workplace regulations.

EU’s complete U-turn: The cow is needed after all

A few years ago, cows were a climate problem that should be done away with. Now the EU Commission is warning that there could be too few livestock and farmers in Europe.