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Migrants Who ‘Fled War’ Use Welfare to Holiday in Homelands

Migrants granted leave to remain in Switzerland on the basis that they risk death in their homelands are using welfare money to fund holidays back home, the Basler Zeitung reports. The Swiss newspaper notes that thousands of migrants each year

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Merkel’s Party Slips Further in Polls

Angela Merkel’s party continues to fall from favour with German voters, according the the latest poll for Bild on Sunday. Polling organisation Emnid’s figures show that the percentage of people intending to vote for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its sister

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Three Arrested After Woman’s Rape Livestreamed on Facebook

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of aggravated rape, after hundreds watched the alleged rape of a woman in Uppsala broadcast live on Facebook. Witnesses say one of the men drew a gun and threatened viewers during the broadcast,

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Merkel Tells Germans: Be Grateful You Have Free Speech

Angela Merkel warned Germans should not take freedom for granted, in a speech aimed at countering a rising tide of populism on Friday night. Speaking at a party conference in Saarlouis, the chancellor called on Germans to show respect for

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BBC Reality Check to Focus on ‘Fake News’

The BBC is to set up a dedicated fact-checking team, which they say will work to debunk ‘fake news’ that’s being frequently shared on social media. News director of the BBC James Harding announced on Thursday that the public broadcaster will

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Migrants Setting Blood, Faeces ‘Traps’ for Prison Staff

Language classes and the recruiting of ‘Islam scientists’ are among measures announced by North Rhine-Westphalia’s (NRW) justice ministry to combat the rising number of ‘disgust attacks’ in prisons by Maghreb migrants.

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