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A teacher who described Islam as "satanic" and told pupils that "cocaine was purer back in the day" has been found guilty of professional misconduct. The Teaching Regulation Agency, external panel heard that Patrick Lawler, who taught in Northumberland and Bristol, also brought the teaching profession into disrepute. Mr Lawler previously featured in an undercover BBC Wales investigation into extreme far-right views among a group's members in Wales and England, in which he said race war was "inevitable". The panel will now consider in private whether to make a recommendation to the secretary of state that Mr Lawler should be banned from teaching.

'Put your big boy pants on' Andrew Bailey urged to be bold with rate cut. The governor of the Bank of England has been urged by business owners to be bold and cut the base rate by more than expected. Andrew Bailey and eight other Monetary Policy Committee members will announce their base rate decision at 12pm, with most economists expecting a cut from 4% to 3.75%.

Foreign spouses brought to live in Britain are costing the taxpayer tens of billions over their lifetimes. A damning report found that foreign-based partners who arrive on a visa will each end up costing the state an average of £109,000 if they stay for the rest of their lives. Britain saw another 1,300 small-boat arrivals during the past five days, the audit also concluded that migrants entering through asylum and refugee routes make an 'unambiguously negative' contribution to public funds. New figures in a report from the Government's official immigration advisers, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), highlighted the immense cost of immigration to the public purse.

Boys as young as 11 could be sent on anti-misogyny training courses under plans unveiled by ministers to tackle the epidemic of violence against women and girls.  All secondary schools in England will have to teach students about healthy relationships to tackle misogyny, as Sir Keir Starmer said too often toxic ideas are 'going unchallenged'. Ministers are set to announce plans to intervene early on worrying behaviour of young people as part of the Government's strategy to halve violence against women and girls (Vawg) in a decade.

Just in🔥 Canada's top general, Gen. Jennie Carignan, says "we're ready for war".

Just in🔥 UK sends automated turrets and missiles to shoot down Russian drones, as part of £600 MILLION air defence package for Ukraine. Obviously no blackhole when it comes to sending cash to the money laundering capital of the world.

The new laws will also include penalties for preachers and leaders who promote violence, a new federal offence of "aggravated hate speech", and the introduction of "hate" as an aggravating factor in sentencing crimes for online threats and harassment. We did tell people...

This is what an occupied nation looks like.

James Costello is currently in a supervised accommodation, as he is not yet allowed home. For his safety, we are not sharing the address, but if you would like to send him a late Christmas card or a birthday card (8 January), we will gladly forward them. Our address: PO Box 275, Pudsey, LS28 0FQ

Teachers will be given training to spot the signs of misogyny and tackle it in the classroom as part of the government's long-awaited strategy to halve violence against women and girls within the next decade. The plans - which focus on preventing the radicalisation of young men - are due to be unveiled on Thursday, after being pushed back three times this year.

Brits will be urged to use pillowcases, bedsheets or coffee filters to make safe drinking water in the event of an extended UK blackout. Households will also be told to eat chilled or defrosted food before tinned items, cook on camping stoves in the garden and make sure family members receive enough nutrition. And those who aren’t able to boil water or use purification tablets will be informed they can use regular unscented, household bleach to purify it. The public health advice was revealed in scripts published by the government which would be read out by the UK’s chief medical officers, including Professor Chris Whitty, on BBC Radio 2 and Radio 4 during a nationwide blackout.

Where we go one we go all.

HASTA LA VICTORIA SIEMPRE! Come on Venezuela!

Scientists have shed light on the true origins of the so-called "first black Briton". The skeletal remains - dating from Roman times - were previously thought to belong to a woman from the sub-Saharan region. This had led her to be dubbed "one of the earliest Africans in Britain". But scientists have now said they cannot find DNA evidence that indicates she had recent ancestry from Africa. They detailed in a paper published online on Wednesday that she actually had a strong genetic similarity to individuals from rural Britain. She likely had blue eyes, between pale and dark skin and light hair, scientists added. A craniofacial reconstruction of the ancient skeleton had previously depicted her as having curly black hair, brown eyes and dark skin.

Ursula von der Leyen has said "The night around us has indeed grown dark. The old evil is once again rearing it's head. There can be no place for the poison of antisemitism, especially in Europe! ...Jewish culture, is European culture."

Keir Starmer is facing outrage today after agreeing to hand the EU £570million to rejoin the Erasmus student exchange programme. Ministers insisted the deal is 'fair and balanced' despite confirming the eye-watering cost for the first year alone. Students from Turkey will be eligible to come to the UK in 2027, as the country is an 'associate' member of the scheme. And Brussels has already signalled it wants to expand the arrangements to cover countries such as Egypt, Algeria and Morocco.

A predator who abducted and raped two women at his filthy home in Glasgow has been caged indefinitely. Sohail Ahmed, also known as Soheel, 52, was jailed on Wednesday. He was sentenced today after being found guilty following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow in March.

A Twitter user who posted two anti-immigration tweets that were viewed just 33 times has been jailed for stirring up racial hatred. Luke Yarwood, 36, received an 18-month sentence after tweeting in the wake of the Christmas market car attack in Magdeburg, Germany, in December 2024

If you are cheering for this decision today then you just don't get it. Now the Government can criticise any phrase they want. "Stop The Boats" "Send Them Back" Etc. Etc.

Sean Mckiernan was a Councillor in the Irish Republic. He stole 172,000 Euros from a mental health charity where he worked and then spent the money on South American male escorts for sexual services where illegal drugs crystal meth and GHB were used.