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Shocking footage shows the moment panicked schoolchildren fled for their lives after a gang of youths crashed a school birthday party and launched a horrifying knife attack. Dozens of police officers swooped on Elm Park Primary School's hall, in Havering, Essex, at around 9pm on Saturday when a group of more than 50 youths armed with knives and machetes reportedly gatecrashed the 16th birthday celebration. The fighting, which police say involved a 'number of teenagers', allegedly lasted until 11pm, with two victims, aged 16 and 19, taken to hospital with non-life threatening knife injuries. Police said three teenagers were arrested...

Cost savings of more than $30 million in first year through discontinuation of 91 studiesThe Office of the Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) is scrapping its social science research portfolio as part of a broader effort to ensure fiscal responsibility and prioritize mission-critical activities. This initiative involves focusing resources on technologies essential for maintaining a strong national defense, aligning with the Administration's commitment to efficient government and ensuring taxpayer dollars are spent wisely. The Department recognizes the value of academic research but – in response to President Trump's Executive Orders and Secretary Hegseth's priorities in his January...

Former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has admitted that his government was not in a position to actually fulfil his promise to the public of ending the illegal migrant crisis in the English Channel while expressing regret over the “stop the boats” slogan. In yet another admission from the so-called Conservative Party of misleading the public on promises to cut immigration, former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak admitted this week that his “stop the boats” pledge was “too stark” and that it couldn’t actually be delivered. Speaking on the BBC Radio 4’s Political Thinking With Nick Robinson podcast, Sunak appeared to...

Police Searching for Suspects After Shocking Attack German police are investigating a violent attack at Kusel train station, where a mother and her eight-month-old baby were reportedly forcibly thrown out of a train carriage by a group of migrants. Baby Thrown Face-Down Onto the Ground According to initial reports, the baby fell out of the stroller face down onto the ground after being ejected from the train. Eyewitnesses described the scene as chaotic, with passengers reacting in shock. Authorities have confirmed that the mother and child received medical attention following the incident, though the extent of their injuries remains unclear....

A measles outbreak spreading in Texas and New Mexico has sickened at least 99 people, with cases expected to rise amid a nationwide drop in vaccination rates. Texas’ Department of State Health Services confirmed 90 cases as of Friday. That’s up from 48 cases a week earlier.

A staggering 75 percent of Democrats do not believe President Joe Biden’s deputies deliberately kept the border open for migrants, according to a February poll by Harvard Harris. The February 19-20 poll of 2,443 registered voters comes just weeks after President Donald Trump deliberately shut down Biden’s destructive, expensive, and deadly migration during his first few hours in the White House. Fifty-two percent of Americans and 80 percent of Republicans recognize Biden’s Democrats — led by pro-migration border chief Alejandro Mayorkas — deliberately encouraged the inflow of up to nine million southern migrants.

Health officials in Gaines County, Texas have confirmed that the number of people identified with measles is now up to two dozen, and all of the confirmed cases involve unvaccinated residents, reports CBS News. Nine patients have been hospitalized. Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease physician and senior scholar at Johns Hopkins, said the outbreak was “completely preventable.” Studies have found that vaccines are 97% effective at preventing measles infection. ORIGINAL FEBRUARY 12, 2025 POST: Officials in Western Texas and Atlanta are warning of measles outbreaks among communities with low vaccination rates. South Plains Public Health District Director Zach Holbrooks...

The International Organization for Migration, or IOM, sent out pink slips — notice of dismissal from employment — to 3,000 employees working on a United States resettlement program, including hundreds based at home in the latest blow to an aid and development community reeling from the Trump administration’s foreign aid funding freeze.

Summary A car has hit a group of people in the Germany city of Munich At least 20 people are injured, several of them critically It's not known if the driver acted intentionally Local reports say the car drove into a trade union demonstration The incident comes the day before the Munich Security Conference - US Vice-President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrive in the city later today

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused the governments of Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba on Tuesday of being “enemies of humanity” and causing the migration crisis in the region. “These three regimes that exist in Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba are enemies of humanity and have created a migration crisis. If it weren’t for these three regimes, there wouldn’t be a migration crisis in the hemisphere,” Rubio said at a press conference in Costa Rica. “They created it because they are countries where their systems don’t work,” declared the U.S. chief diplomat, son of Cuban immigrants, in Spanish. Cuban President Miguel...

"Some 10 people" have been killed in a shooting at an adult education centre in Sweden, police say. More details are emerging of the attack, which has been described as a "nightmare". Follow the latest.

At least five people have been shot at a school in Sweden "with an automatic weapon". "Several people" were initially said to be injured at Risbergska School in Orebro, southern Sweden - with police locking down the building and urging the public to stay away. "Listen to the police officers at the scene," a police statement read shortly before 12.30 UK time. "The operation concerns threats of deadly violence. The operation is still ongoing." A later statement confirmed: "There has been a shooting at the school. Four people have been shot. The extent of the injuries is unclear. The operation...

A Kent roofer who had £3,000 ($3.6k) worth of tools stolen in the time it took to buy a coffee is backing calls for tougher penalties for thieves. Dennis Richardson, from Maidstone, said: "We were out of sight for a couple of minutes at a coffee shop. "I've got a family, and we've got to eat, we've got to pay bills. To suddenly have to find £3,000 ($3.6k) is not easy," he said. The government said it would continue to work with the police "to explore ways to tackle tool theft, ensure justice for victims, and punish criminals". A bill...

Four men and one juvenile are charged in connection with an assault on a Fridley basketball player with a tire iron during a high school basketball game on Tuesday.Dursa Muktar Mohamed, 18; Ayub Mohamed Ali, 19; Yahya Abdul Khanyare, 18; Mubashir Nasir Ali, 18; and a 16-year-old juvenile were all charged with one count each of second-degree assault and second-degree riot. Mohamed was additionally charged with fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle.None of the suspects were Cooper High School students or affiliated with Robbinsdale Area Schools.All five suspects were arrested Tuesday following the attack at Cooper High School...

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson admitted that his government has lost control over a burgeoning wave of violence sweeping the country, amid escalating public concern. The acknowledgment came during an emergency meeting where Kristersson announced the acceleration of new legislation targeting juvenile involvement in criminal activities. The beginning of 2025 has seen bombings carried out at an average of one per day, leading to 27 bombings by January 27 – including several in residential communities, the Nordic Times reported. "Sweden is in the midst of a new wave of violence; it's primarily the bombings that are increasing, with almost one...

A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear to be the largest outbreak of the disease in U.S. history as a state health official claimed last week.“We would expect to see a handful of cases every year,” said Dr. Dana Hawkinson, an infectious disease doctor at the University of Kansas Health System. But the high case counts in this outbreak were a “stark warning," he said.The outbreak has killed two people since it started in January 2024, Kansas state health department spokeswoman Jill Bronaugh said. Health...

First responders got a call where a man was "stabbed multiple times." An Afghan refugee allegedly tracked down and stabbed an immigration caseworker multiple times in Michigan on Wednesday. The Orion Township caseworker's job was to help immigrants assimilate into the country. According to WXYZ, first responders answered a call where a man was "stabbed multiple times” on Red Boot Road near E. Silverbell and Kern roads in Oakland County, Michigan. The suspect in the case reportedly took off in a car but was later arrested and identified as a refugee from Afghanistan who was getting help from the victimized...

A boy, aged two, and a man, 41, have been stabbed to death in a horror attack in Germany after a suspected asylum seeker armed with a knife ambushed a nursery group. The child, who was reportedly Moroccan, and adult were slain in Schontal Park, located in the Bavarian town of Aschaffenburg, Germany, at around 11:45am. Local police said: 'A 28-year-old man from Afghanistan was arrested close to the crime scene'.

'I was accused by mainstream media publications and senior politicians of stoking and encouraging the riots, when actually the riots were happening because of the vacuum of information and crazy conspiracy theories gaining traction online.' He added: 'I think that the Government are responsible for the most astonishing cover-up. I think that we need an apology from the Home Secretary and an explanation as to why we have been denied the basic truth.' Asked if he would be raising this in the Commons, Mr Farage replied: 'We will, as a party, table an urgent question on this. Absolutely.' Tory party...

BREAKING: ASYLUM SEEKERS CAUGHT WITH 30,000 ROUNDS OF AMMO IN ARIZONA, INCLUDING 10,000 .50 CALIBER BULLETS Cochise County deputies seized a staggering cache of 10,000 .50 BMG rounds and nearly 20,000 AK-47 rounds, found stuffed into vehicles transported by asylum seekers. With the .50 cal rounds alone valued at $38,500, ATF and Homeland Security are leading the investigation into the high-stakes ammo haul. Authorities are probing its source and intended destination.