Those dreaming of a White Christmas may just be getting exactly what they’re looking for – and in parts of the country you might not expect. Weather maps suggest that a substantial dose of snow might accompany the festive season this year, with much of it in the more southern regions of the UK. Areas of the north of England […]

A Russian veterans organisation is selling a 2024 calendar featuring a muscle-bound Vladimir Putin. The calendar continues a series of propaganda images including one showing a Russian soldier outside the US Capitol building in Washington DC with a drone and helicopter overhead. Many of the images look to link the Russian military with historical conflicts such as World War II. […]

Allies of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel have moved towards taking a harder line on migration in a shock move similar to Britain. Mario Voigt, who leads the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in the German state of Thuringia said on Monday his party wants to “regain control of migration”. The CDU, of which Mrs Merkel is a member, has presented […]

In a significant setback for President Emmanuel Macron, French MPs rejected his government’s proposed immigration bill on Monday. The motion to reject the bill passed by a slim margin, with 270 votes against and 265 in favour, marking the first such rejection in 25 years. The initial version of the bill aimed to streamline the deportation process for migrants in […]

Free trade could be “annihilated” with world economy on the “brink of collapse” if the world sinks into a new Cold War it has been warned. Gita Gopinath, deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said “growing fault lines” such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and tensions between China and the US had caused shifts in the way […]

A British expat hotspot has become overrun with hundreds of vigilantes after a spate of burglaries which police were unable to stop. Pinar de Campoverde on the southern Costa Brava has seen more than 500 residents patrolling its streets as part of its Thief Alert Group, after people living in the town said cops were not turning up quickly enough. […]

North Korea has mobilised ordinary people to meet the increased demand for artillery shells believed to be made for Russia, it has been claimed. Munition factories in the North Korean provinces of North Pyongan and Chagang have ramped up their workload immediately after the country’s dictator, Kim Jong-un, returned from his visit to Russia, a source has claimed. This has […]

Germany’s military is not equipped to defend itself or its NATO partners against Russia, its chief has said. Carsten Breuer, Germany’s chief of defence, has warned that Russia is rearming on a significant scale despite fighting and losing tens of thousands of armed forces personnel in Ukraine. He said that, as the Bundeswehr is failing to rearm on a similar […]

A shocking video has captured the moment a massive fight broke out at Aintree Racecourse as "shameful" blokes swung punches at each other. In the video captured on Saturday, December 9, during Becher Chase day at the famous racecourse, multiple men were seen fighting while G4S security guards watched. One man can be seen throwing punches at another who is […]

French farmers protest and spray manure on government buildings French farmers are protesting against Emmanuel Macron’s government policies on glyphosate and fallow land. The National Federation of Agricultural Holders’ Unions (FNSEA) and Young Farmers, led by Arnaud Rousseau and Arnaud Gaillot, respectively, are demanding clarity and consistency from Agriculture Minister Marc Fesneau. During the protests, farmers have turned signposts upside […]