12 h. ago A rightwing minister told Sweden to get tough on crime – until his own son was caught in a Nazi scandal | Martin Gelin

In our current political climate, why is migration minister Johan Forssell surprised that a teenage boy might be drawn to extremism?Before the elections next year, Sweden’s conservative government has been eager to avoid accusations of racism or xenophobia. So it’s unfortunate that it keeps being plagued by scandals involving both.The Swedish investigative magazine Expo revealed earlier this month that a minister in the governing coalition, whom it did not name, had a close family member active in violent far-right and neo-Nazi groups. The family member had, Expo claimed, participated in activities with a far-right network classified as a terrorist group by the US.Martin Gelin writes for the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter Continue reading...

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3 d. ago East Kilbride MP urges ministers to 'get tough' on knife crime after death of Kayden Moy

Joani Reid is pressing ministers to get tough with social media companies who let teens pose with dangerous weapons.

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1 week ago ITV This Morning guest details grim discovery made in 'tough' crime scene cleaner role

Lauren Baker, a star of Channel 4's Crime Scene Cleaners, appeared on This Morning to discuss the new series and her work

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3 w. ago Arne Slot warned Alexander Isak isn't easy as Newcastle coaches 'hold private talks'

Liverpool have been linked with another record-breaking transfer for Newcastle striker Alexander Isak, with Arne Slot being told the formula for getting the best out of the Sweden international

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3 w. ago David Beckham brands Inter Miami's stadium his 'new home' in pointed post as son Brooklyn is 'caught up in new legal row' amid family rift

Taking to Instagram on Wednesday, David updated fans on the new stadium that is being built for his US club Inter Miami.

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4 w. ago European journalists targeted with Paragon Solutions spyware, say researchers

Citizen Lab says it found ‘digital fingerprints’ of military-grade spyware that Italy has admitted using against activistsThe hacking mystery roiling the Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s rightwing government is deepening after researchers said they had found new evidence that two more journalists were targeted using the same military-grade spyware that Italy has admitted to using against activists.A parliamentary committee overseeing intelligence confirmed earlier this month that Italy had used mercenary spyware made by Israel-based Paragon Solutions against two Italian activists. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Geert Wilders collapsed the Dutch government. He wanted power, but had no idea how to govern | Koen Vossen

The anti-Islam ideologue has exposed the limits of his insular, badly organised operation. For a ‘radical’, opposition is a much easier placeKoen Vossen is the author of The Power of Populism: Geert Wilders and the Party for Freedom in the NetherlandsEarlier this month, Geert Wilders decided he had had enough. “No signature for our asylum plans. No changes to the coalition agreement. The PVV is leaving the coalition,” he posted on X. After 11 months, he was withdrawing support for the Dutch prime minister Dick Schoof’s rightwing cabinet, forcing the Netherlands back to the polls.The decision put an end to Wilders’ far-right Freedom party’s (PVV) first spell in power. Following an unexpected victory in the 2023 elections, the PVV joined a government for the first time in its 18-year history – alongside the conservative-liberal People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), the centrist New Social Contract (NSC), and the agrarian-populist Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB) – although Wild...

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