9 h. ago Berlin reports rise in attacks on refugees amid surge in far

Call for greater protection for asylum seekers and policies targeting rightwing violence as report sounds ‘alarm bell’Berlin has reported a marked increase in attacks on asylum seekers and refugee shelters, amid a sharp rise in far-right crime and a hardening of German migration policy.Official figures provided at the request of two local Green party lawmakers showed there were 77 assaults on asylum seekers and refugees in 2024 and eight instances of deliberate damage to residences housing them. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago Sauntering on streets and grazing on lawns: what happens when rhinos move into town?

In one Nepali village, the resident rhinos are a conservation success story and attract thousands of visitors, but attacks on humans are on the rise“I can’t talk now, I’m in hospital,” Ram Kumar Aryal says when he picks up the phone. “Someone has been attacked by one of the rhinos.” Every few months, Aryal – who is one of the architects of Nepal’s celebrated rhino conservation programme – ends up in one of the hospitals around Chitwan national park to respond to a rhino attack. This time, three women had been injured earlier that afternoon by a female rhino outside Laukhani village in the park’s buffer zone.The hospital had bandaged up their fractured legs and ribs and treated the bites on their hips and knees. “Normally rhinos are vegetarian, but they use their incisors for attacks,” says Aryal. Those incisors can grow to three inches long. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago Who is Calum Scott? Referee's rise from police protection after junior match attack to Celtic Scottish Cup showcase

The whistler will take charge as Celtic face St Johnstone in a huge Hampden showcase on April 20

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1 week ago Fears over virus prompt European countries to shut borders as 'biological attack' concerns rise

Livestock are being slaughtered by the thousands in Hungary after the first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in more than 50 years.

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1 week ago Shock police figures reveal dramatic rise in dog attacks across the UK

The number of 'out of control' attacks recorded by police forces in England and Wales have increased over the past five years, some by as much as a staggering 163%

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2 w. ago Cost of national insurance rise could fix 14m potholes, say Tories

It is the second Conservative attack this week on the national insurance rise due to come into effect on Sunday.

Politics

3 w. ago Despite tough words, these Democrats continue to invest in Tesla

Vandalism and arson attacks against Tesla vehicles are on the rise, in the U.S. and across the globe.

Politics

3 w. ago Kids as young as five attacking teachers as UK schools recovering from impact of Covid

The impact of the Covid-19 lockdowns is still being felt in schools, teachers have said, as data shows a shocking rise in physical attacks on adults by children as young as five

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3 w. ago Children as young as five kicked out of class for attacking teachers amid rise in badly behaved pupils since Covid

In the 2022/23 academic year, 3,599 children in reception and nursery were either suspended or expelled for physical assault against an adult.

Society

3 w. ago XL Bully owner savaged in garden by dog hits out at breed ban after more than 20,000 attacks last year

Exclusive: Figures obtained show more than 23,000 dog attacks across England and Wales despite the ban on XL Bully dogs last year

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