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Viral video shows dead goat being dragged behind vehicle, not human body

But the footage actually shows a dead goat tied to the back of the vehicle—not a person. The clip [WARNING: distressing content] was recently shared on X and Facebook with the caption: “LIVE FOOTAGE: Israeli settler…

French MPs will vote on Sánchez-style amnesty plan for undocumented workers

Christophle wants to grant legal status to an estimated 300,000 to 400,000 people who have been employed in France for over six months but without proper documentation. The bill is likely to unite left-leaning MPs in the…

Andrew Gilligan: Is Andy Burnham the new Jim Callaghan?

A folksier, more popular frontman coming in at the fag-end of an exhausted, bankrupt policy era pursued to destruction by governments of both parties; winning a temporary lift in the polls; but in the end lacking the…

Reform’s grievance Budget wishlist shows just how out of touch their party is

For his part, Farage blamed the poor turnout on “staff incompetence”, prompting the TUC to note : “A bad boss always blames his staff”. The substance of Reform’s offering to the country is equally lacklustre, and appears…

Mbappé apologizes after being dropped by Chinese brands over ‘dictator’ comment

“Our company firmly opposes and has a zero-tolerance policy towards any behaviour that offends national sentiments,” Dongpeng said in its statement. “With immediate effect our company is terminating all cooperation with…

Surviving the Agricultural Frontier in Lebanon

This lack of state support forced southern communities to rely on local solidarity networks, agricultural trade unions, and local political organisations that began mobilising rural labourers in the mid-20th century. The…

Why won't MPs tax the rich? We asked them – and their answers gave us hope | Faiza Shaheen

Or will we? Capital gains tax equalised with income tax? Ruled out . A genuine wealth tax on those sitting on over £10m? Off the table . Even the briefed increase in the banking surcharge only takes us back to where it…

Leaders of Finland and Norway hold direct talks with Putin

Stubb and Støre briefed Zelenskyy after the call. “I am grateful for the detailed briefing and for their active support for our diplomacy and the peace efforts we are pursuing together with all our partners,” the…

Reynolds dismisses EU split with Burnham after warning of business ‘uncertainty’

Reynolds told POLITICO at Labour conference that a return to the bloc's customs union — one of the potential EU options floated by Burnham since then — would force "a whole range of alignment on regulatory issues" and…

Nigel Farage says Reform candidates won’t be banned for backing Tommy Robinson online

Wouldn’t be my cup of tea, but I wouldn’t ban anybody from doing so.” Farage added that he doesn’t “want us to get into a world of cancel culture” — although he added that “if somebody supported something that was…