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The leftist Labour Party government in Britain is facing accusations of a cover-up amid reports that senior officials were aware that the suspect in the mass stabbing at a children’s dance party in Southport could face terror charges for weeks.

Conservative Party leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick rebuked the growing call for reparations to Caribbean countries and argued that former British colonies instead owe the United Kingdom a “debt of gratitude” for the enduring institutions leftover from the Empire.

There are nearly as many civil servants in Britain’s defence department as soldiers, and more than the whole navy and air force combined.

Former CNN political commentator Chris Cillizza said that President Joe Biden’s comments branding Trump supporters as “garbage” is an “absolute nightmare” for Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign.

The president of France’s populist National Rally party expressed his support for former President Donald Trump, praising the Republican candidate for his devotion to “patriotism” and his commitment to putting his country’s people first.

Taylor Swift dance party attack suspect Axel Rudakubana has been further charged with posessing ricin and an Al-Qaeda “training manual”. 

Microsoft has publicly accused its longtime rival Google of running “shadow campaigns” in Europe aimed at discrediting the software giant with regulators and misleading the public.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage delivered a petition to Downing Street on Monday demanding the government of Sir Keir Starmer scrap plans to cut winter fuel aid payments to pensioners.

In power for just 115 days, Sir Keir’s approval rating among a deeply pessimistic public has collapsed a record 49 points since the election. 

The Iranian judiciary confirmed on Monday it had executed Jamshid Sharmahd, a German-Iranian national and longtime California resident, years after he was abducted and taken captive for alleged “terrorism.”

Dutch populist leader Geert Wilders has hailed an agreement to crack down on mass migration and asylum in the Netherlands as “historic”.

A group of about two hundred North Korean defectors is asking to be deployed in Ukraine so they can help with demoralizing and influencing the roughly 12,000 North Korean troops allegedly dispatched to fight for Russia, a report revealed on Monday.

The airline JetBlue is facing legal trouble after a woman claims she was injured by an ice cream bar served on one of its flights.

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky told the Times of India in an interview published on Monday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi could be a powerful actor in ending the Russian invasion of his country, suggesting India should support “blocking” critical aspects of the Russian economy.

France´s Prime Minister Michel Barnier resumed work Monday following surgery for a spinal lesion, according to his doctor.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte NATO confirmed recent reports that some North Korean military units were already in the Kursk region.

Shivaun and Adam Raff’s price comparison website, Foundem, was crushed by Google flexing its monopoly muscles, prompting a 15-year legal battle that resulted in a record $2.58 billion fine for the tech giant.

The total fertility rate has hit 1.44 children per woman, the lowest since records began, says government statistician.

Tommy Robinson has been sentenced to 18 months after admitting to contempt of court for repeating libellous allegations about a Syrian refugee.

English activist Tommy Robinson admitted to contempt of court on Monday for violating an injunction barring him from repeating libelous allegations against a Syrian refugee.

Britain’s left-wing PM is laying down covering fire for his budget on Wednesday, decrying those who criticised their plan as “populists”.

PARIS — Actor Gerard Depardieu on Monday asked for a delay to the start of his trial on sexual assault charges, saying his health prevented him from attending the proceedings, with numerous other complaints and a possible second court case already lying in wait.

A convicted paedophile from India avoided deportation from the United Kingdom by appealing to a clause in the European Convention on Human Rights.

CCTV footage released Sunday appeared to show Labour MP Mike Amesbury punching a member of the public repeatedly in the early hours of Saturday morning after claiming to have been threatened.

A Cambridge professor has warned that the woke ethos of diversity, equity, and inclusion threatens to “destroy” universities and turn them into “empty shells” without the pursuit of knowledge as the principal goal.

J.K. Rowling was shocked that hundreds of female athletes have lost medals and championships to men identifying as women.

A truck driver rammed his vehicle into a crowd of people at a bus stop in central Israel early Sunday, killing one person and injuring at least 36 people – six seriously – before he was “shot and neutralised” by bystanders, police said.

A Swiss tourist had her throat cut in a cafe in Algeria by a man yelling “Allahu Akbar” and “Long live Palestine” earlier this month in an attack which was allegedly covered up by local authorities.

Soldiers from North Korea will be deployed to the front lines against Ukraine as soon as Sunday 27th, President Zelensky says. 

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday denounced Russia’s hybrid attacks against democracies.

Asylum centre resident charged with murder after migrant accomodation worker stabbed to death with screwdriver.

Con artist posing as a wholesale distributor has made off with 22 metric tons (48,488 pounds) of award-winning cheddar.

A man had his eye socket and jaw broken by thieves who pulled him over on a motorway with blue police-style lights.

The progressive, UK-based Economist magazine stated this week that Kamala Harris enjoys “overwhelming” support from LGBT voters.

Victory plan openly criticised by a NATO leader for first time, with Ukraine joining alliance rejected out-of-hand by Chancellor Scholz.

Drone strike killed a teenager in Kyiv during a nighttime barrage on the Ukrainian capital that lasted for hours, local officials said.