12 h. ago 'Ask your daughters': German chancellor hints at migrant sex attack problem as he defends calling for 'very large scale' expulsions

The conservative leader sparked fury after implying Germany faces a growing problem of sexual attacks linked to migration - remarks critics branded 'dangerous' and 'deeply irresponsible.'

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41 h. ago Friedrich Merz accused of using ‘dangerous’ rhetoric on immigration

German chancellor rebuffs critics and insists anyone with daughters would agree ‘we have to change something’Critics have accused Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, of adopting “dangerous” rhetoric on immigration, after he championed “very large scale” expulsions of people from cities – and claimed that anyone with daughters would agree with him.Merz, who took office in May with a pledge to beat back the rise of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, on Monday chastised a reporter who asked if he wished to revise his hardline remarks on migration from last week in light of widespread criticism, or apologise for them. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago The EU unveils a plan to be ready within 5 years to fend off any Russian attack

The European Union has unveiled a plan aimed at ensuring that Europe can defend itself against outside attack by the end of the decade

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7 d. ago Chancellor Rachel Reeves hints she's looking for tax rises and spending cuts in upcoming Budget

Chancellor Reeves fails to accept responsibility for economic woes as she blames impact of Brexit, austerity policies and ex-PM Liz Truss's mini-budget

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1 week ago German mayor was 'tortured for hours by her adopted daughter, 17, who kept her in a basement and brutally stabbed her' leaving her fighting for life

A police investigation has revealed horrific new details of torture including the use of multiple knives to inflict more than a dozen stab wounds to Mayor Iris Stalzer

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1 week ago German mayor brutally stabbed at home names her own daughter as attacker

Iris Stalzer suffered life-threatening wounds but is expected to survive

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2 w. ago ‘We’re not here as tourists’: Bellamy insists Wales will go on attack against England

Wales manager downplays rivalry with England‘If you defend deep, you’ll die a slow death’Craig Bellamy said Wales would not be “tourists” when they take on England in Thursday night’s Wembley friendly and that he believed his team would succumb to a “slow death” if they set up to defend. The Wales manager vowed to attack Thomas Tuchel’s side in search of a first win over England since 1984, in the first meeting between the teams since a 3-0 defeat in Qatar at the 2022 World Cup.Bellamy suggested a boxing promoter would not pit Wales against England owing to the gulf between the squads but he wants his players to play on the front foot. “We’re here to come and play, and to play our brand of football the way we play, at an incredible place like Wembley, which it is,” Bellamy said. “So to us it is exciting. We’re not here as tourists, to enjoy the occasion, we’re here to be the best version of ourselves and that allows you to be excited and also to have fun as well.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago German mayor Iris Stalzer accuses teen daughter of Herdecke stabbing, say cops

Iris Stalzer, 57, who has been elected mayor of Herdecke in western Germany, was found with stab wounds at her home and it is alleged she was attacked by her 17-year-old daughter

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2 w. ago German mayor 'was stabbed by adopted daughter, 17', police believe after finding bloodied knife and clothes

Iris Stalzer, 57, was elected as the mayor of Herdecke in western Germany on September 28 and is due to take office on November 1.

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3 w. ago Rachel Reeves confirms she no longer stands by pledge not to raise taxes

Chancellor says ‘world has changed’ and UK not immune to effects of wars, US tariffs and higher borrowing costsUK politics live – latest updatesRachel Reeves has confirmed she no longer stands by a pledge last year not to raise taxes ahead of her speech to the Labour conference, saying “the world has changed” due to a mixture of conflicts, US tariffs and higher borrowing costs.In a series of broadcast interviews before she addressed the gathering in Liverpool, the chancellor strongly hinted, however, that VAT was not due to rise in November’s budget. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Can Ukraine regain all the land lost to Russia? Maps show huge scale of task despite Trump’s call to ‘fight and win’

The US president has suggested Ukraine is in a position of strength as Russia is in ‘big economic trouble’. But experts tell Alex Croft that Kyiv will need support on the ground to reclaim occupied territory

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4 w. ago McFadden defends ‘talented’ No 10 chief of staff McSweeney from Tory attack

The Conservative Party published legal correspondence on Morgan McSweeney’s handling of donations to the Labour Together group.

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