6 hours ago New footage shows Tyson Fury’s true feelings about Oleksandr Usyk defeat

New footage has shown a furious Tyson Fury storming around the Kingdom Arena following his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk by unanimous decision in Saudi Arabia on Saturday

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11 hours ago Even as we mourn in Magdeburg, the AfD is trying to cynically exploit the Christmas market attack | Thomas Vorreyer

For years I’ve watched the far-right party mobilise in my home town. I fear Friday’s terrible events will galvanise it furtherOn Saturday afternoon in Magdeburg a man stood outside Johanniskirche (St John’s church), contemplating a lake of candles, flowers and soft toys. Then he loudly voiced his disbelief. “And then they say he supported the AfD. As if. You just can’t believe the media any more.”People had gathered here to mourn. The photo of a dead nine-year-old boy was being shown around. Used rescue blankets piled up at the roadside as police guarded the now empty market.Thomas Vorreyer is a Berlin-based journalist with a focus on East German politicsDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

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11 hours ago Even as Magdeburg mourns, the AfD is trying to cynically exploit the Christmas market attack | Thomas Vorreyer

For years I’ve watched the far-right party mobilise in my home town. Friday’s terrible events could galvanise it furtherOn Saturday afternoon in Magdeburg a man stood outside Johanniskirche (St John’s church), contemplating a lake of candles, flowers and soft toys. Then he loudly voiced his disbelief. “And then they say he supported the AfD. As if. You just can’t believe the media any more.”People had gathered here to mourn. The photo of a dead nine-year-old boy was being shown around. Used rescue blankets piled up at the roadside as police guarded the now empty market.Thomas Vorreyer is a Berlin-based journalist with a focus on East German politicsDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

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11 hours ago John Swinney reassures Scots over public safety at Christmas after Magdeburg attack

The First Minister expressed the condolences of the people of Scotland to the Saxony-Anhalt Government following the attack.

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13 hours ago Swinney reassures Scots over public safety at Christmas after Magdeburg attack

Five people – including a nine-year-old boy – were killed and more than 200 injured in the attack in the German city.

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13 hours ago Christmas market attack that killed five 'would not have been possible without uncontrolled immigration': Germany's AfD renews calls for deportations

Alice Weidel, one of AfD's top candidates in the upcoming snap election, said that the attack in Magdeburg on Friday 'would not have been possible without uncontrolled immigration'.

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14 hours ago German market attack latest: Suspect made 2013 threat, minister reveals, as more rallies planned tonight

Nine-year-old child among five dead with 200 other people injured in attack, including 40 critical

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15 hours ago German Christmas market attack latest: Tributes to boy, 9, amid concerns over security and intelligence lapse

Nine-year-old child among five dead with 200 other people injured in attack, including 40 critical

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16 hours ago Magdeburg mourns Christmas market attack victims as fears swirl of deeper social divisions

Mourners are laying flowers near the scene of the deadly Christmas market attack as investigators puzzle over the motive of the suspect

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