4 d. ago Guantanamo Bay: Brits among 9,000 undocumented migrants 'to be sent to notorious camp'

At least 9,000 undocumented migrants, including British citizens, are set to be transferred to Guantanamo Bay in the coming days, according to reports in the United States

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5 d. ago The EU 'flooded Europe with migrants' who put 'our cities and peaceful citizens' at risk, Marine Le Pen and Viktor Orban tell anti

French hard-right leader Marine Le Pen and Hungarian leader Viktor Orban have accused the European Union of flooding the continent with migrants who have 'destroy[ed] our cities'

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9 d. ago Endangered sharks being killed at alarming levels in Pacific, Greenpeace claims, after cutting 20km of vessel’s longline

Activists on Rainbow Warrior in waters north of New Zealand claim Spanish vessel hauled in and killed three mako sharks in 30 minutesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEndangered sharks are being killed at alarming levels in the Pacific and industrial fishing is putting marine biodiversity at increasing risk, Greenpeace has claimed, after its activists disrupted a Spanish vessel operating north of New Zealand.The campaign group said activists on the Rainbow Warrior this week observed a longline fishing operation by the Playa Zahara in the South Fiji Basin. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Boulder attack suspect says he planned to use gun but was unable to buy one

Authorities say Egyptian national took firearm class but could not make purchase because he is not a US citizenThe man accused of attacking a a pro-Israel peace parade with molotov cocktails in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday told authorities he planned to use a gun and took a concealed firearm class – but was denied the purchase because he was not a US citizen.Mohamed Sabry Soliman, an Egyptian national, is facing federal and state charges over the attack which wounded 12 people as they held a weekly demonstration calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza. He had planned to target the demonstration with 18 molotov cocktails in his possession but apparently had second thoughts and threw just two, according to authorities. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Stay at home! Picturesque Polish city's authorities tell residents to avoid leaving the house before thousands of Chelsea fans flood in for their European final next week

More than 70,000 supporters are expected to descend on the city in the coming days, as Chelsea take on Real Betis on Wednesday at the 42,000 capacity Wroclaw Stadium.

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3 w. ago The migrant tent cities springing up in the suburb where one in every 112 residents is an asylum seeker

Hillingdon had supported 89 asylum seekers out of every 10,000 residents at the end of last year - and residents say taxpayers' money which the council is having to pay to house them was 'disgraceful'.

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3 w. ago Hundreds without drinking water and more storms forecast in southern French region devastated by deadly floods

One resident recalled the moment he rescued a pensioner from a car being swept away by floodwater after thunderstorms in Var, southeast France

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3 w. ago ‘There is nothing left’: Seaside town destroyed by violent storm as flooding kills three in southern France

Three pensioners died after becoming swept away by floodwater while in their cars

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3 w. ago ‘There is nothing left’: Seaside town devastated by violent storm as flooding kills three in southern France

Three pensioners died after becoming swept away by floodwater while in their cars

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3 w. ago Gran Canaria centre for unaccompanied migrant children closed over abuse allegations

Court asks police to raid centre on outskirts of Las Palmas after ‘extensive evidence and testimony’ of alleged crimesA court in the Canary Islands has ordered the closure of a centre for unaccompanied migrant children, citing allegations that include physical abuse, hate crimes and threats.Police vehicles pulled up to the centre on the outskirts of Las Palmas in Gran Canaria on Monday, entering the facility where 43 children were being housed. A court on the island – the first in Spain to specialise in violence against children and adolescents – said it had asked police to carry out the raid “in light of the extensive evidence and testimony” of alleged crimes taking place in the centre. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Gran Canaria migrant centre closed after allegations of child abuse

Court asks police to raid centre on outskirts of Las Palmas after ‘extensive evidence and testimony’ of alleged crimesA court in the Canary Islands has ordered the closure of a centre for unaccompanied migrant children, citing allegations that include physical abuse, hate crimes and threats.Police entered the centre on the outskirts of Las Palmas on Monday where 43 children were being housed. A court on the island – the first in Spain to specialise in violence against children and adolescents – said it had asked police to carry out the raid “in light of the extensive evidence and testimony” of alleged crimes taking place in the centre. Continue reading...

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