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Growing up in Pakistan until my late teens, I never encountered a Jewish person. My passport permitted me to travel the world, but not to Israel, and so my intrigue at my first encounter with a Jewish person when I was in my twenties in New York was palpable. It was reciprocated, as he had never met a Muslim socially, but he was nevertheless taken aback by how little I knew of the Holocaust and Jewish history. I picked up a copy of Primo Levi’s account of surviving Auschwitz, If This is a Man, which began my education about people...

Yes, Elon Musk is significantly richer than the combined wealth of all British billionaires. As of early May 2026: Elon Musk's net worth is approximately $800–840 billion (Forbes real-time estimates around $789B–$839B recently, with peaks above $840B). All UK billionaires combined: There are roughly 54–55 British billionaires with a total net worth of about £185 billion (~$230–245 billion USD). Musk's fortune alone is roughly 3–3.5 times the total wealth of every UK billionaire. Even the top UK individuals (e.g., Michael Platt ~$19–21B, Jim Ratcliffe ~$17–18B, James Dyson ~$15B) are each a small fraction of Musk's wealth. Key Context Net worth...

British Imperial Expert: The Force Behind King Charles, Iran & Every War Since 1900 | PBD #788 Susan Kokinda of Prometheian Action joins Patrick Bet-David to expose what nobody is saying - Trump's war with Iran is actually a 200-year war against the British Empire. In this interview she breaks down how the City of London has been charging Americans a hidden terror tax on every gallon of gas, why Trump's Iran blockade is really about destroying Britain's 300-year oil monopoly, how British Intelligence engineered the MAGA civil war through Tucker Carlson and Qatar's billions, why Mueller prosecuted LaRouche for...

Nigel Farage and Reform are campaigning around the country in the local elections and consistently polling higher than the other parties. Reform’s campaign started with a series of rallies for supporters and candidates, where they asked attenders who were not already members to join the party and put their names forward as candidates. Now Farage is on a busy schedule of walkabouts and meet-ups with prospective councillors and supporters around the country.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch tells BBC Radio London's Eddie Nestor: "The community don't think that they [the government] are doing enough. I was there yesterday and you could feel the fear that was on the streets." Earlier, the Home Office confirmed it was investing a further £25m in extra policing and security for Jewish communities. On the funding, Badenoch says: "So we do need to see an increased police presence. The government has said it's giving money - I don't know exactly what the money is for, I don't know if that money is enough. "But I do know that...

Angela Rayner is reportedly considering a leadership challenge against Keir Starmer immediately after the local elections. Supporters are said to be urging the former Deputy Prime Minister to turn against Sir Keir The local elections, which take place next Thursday, are understood to be make-or-break for the Prime Minister, as his premiership hangs in the balance. Ms Rayner's cop claimed any delay would allow opposition candidates more time to lock in support among Labour MPs, the Times reports.

The day prior to the anniversary, Prince William visited Wales, which is a meaningful location for the royal couple. William, 43, and Kate, 44, lived in a rented home in Anglesey, Wales, for three years, including before and after their 2011 wedding. Last year, the pair also spent their anniversary in a special place: in Scotland, the same country where they met. The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay, as they are called in Scotland, had a royal outing in the town of Tobermory on the Isle of Mull on April 29, 2025, where they shared some PDA and laughs as...

The assisted suicide Bill will now fall when the current Parliamentary session ends and will not become law, after the final day of Committee Stage of the Bill was completed this afternoon, without the Bill passing the Lords. The fall of the assisted suicide Bill comes as new polling suggests that the Bill would likely fail if it were reintroduced to the House of Commons, and an analysis reveals there have been near-unprecedented levels of opposition to the Bill in the House of Lords. Private Members’ Bills, like the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, are only debated on...

A little girl had her fourth birthday party ruined after two balaclava-clad teenagers destroyed a wooden stall she uses to sell eggs from outside her home. Maisie Willis would regularly sell eggs from her chickens to passersby on her street in Holbury, near Southampton. The stand was found smashed into pieces on a nearby road, with the eggs thrown all over the street. Maisie's mother, Chelsea Willis, revealed that she tracked down the teenagers who have since apologised. 'She works really hard and doesn't even keep the money for herself - it goes into looking after the chickens. 'I can't...

A criminal immigrant accused of carrying out a shooting spree in Georgia that killed three people was found dead inside his jail cell. Olaolukitan Adon-Abel, 26, was discovered unresponsive late on Tuesday night in his cell at a DeKalb County jail, according to the sheriff's office. Authorities said life-saving measures were attempted, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of death has not yet been determined and an internal review is underway but officials say they do not currently suspect foul play. The sudden death brings a dramatic turn in a case that had already stunned Georgia...

Children who do not reach the age of 18 before January 1, 2027 will never be permitted to buy cigarettes or tobacco products in the UK, once a new law that has now completely cleared parliament gets royal assent from King Charles III. The rules will apply in all four of the UK's constituent countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This will effectively mean that people born on or after January 1, 2009 will never be eligible to buy them... Smoking in designated areas outside pubs and bars and other hospitality settings will remain permissible... Smoking and vaping will...

Florida condo owners are waking up to a brutal new reality: their homes are becoming virtually worthless. Desperate sellers all over the Sunshine State are slashing prices to as little as $10,000 - and still failing to find buyers. The property problem across the state has been triggered by a tough new safety law brought in after the 2021 deadly Surfside condominium collapse that killed 98 people, forcing aging buildings to undergo inspections and fund massive repairs. Florida-based real estate expert Katrin Pfitzenreiter told the Daily Mail that, for many owners, this has meant repair bills in excess of $100,000,...

Multiple ambulances set on fire in London during 'antisemitic arson attack,' officials say Metropolitan Police said on Monday, March 23, 2026, that four ambulances were set on fire in the Golders Green area of north London.. Police in London are on the hunt Wednesday for two masked suspects behind an attempted arson attack on a synagogue that is being treated as an "antisemitic hate crime." ... British prosecutors earlier this month charged three suspects — ages 17, 19 and 20 — in an alleged arson attack targeting Jewish community ambulances in north London. The March 23 incident unfolded at around...

"Oh, to be in England, now that April's there," Robert Browning wrote nearly two centuries ago in Home Thoughts from Abroad, but this April, Britons might pine for the riches of... Mississippi?Yes, Mississippi, if they take just a brief gander at the new Institute of Economic Affairs report on the comparative wealth between Britain, American states, and Britons' sad delusions about where they stand. According to the IEA, ask the typical Brit where his country ranks, income-wise, if it were a state. And the typical answer is "Seventh place."Not quite, old chap. The sad fact is that if Britain were...

The UK population could rise significantly under the immigration approach associated with the Green Party leadership of Zack Polanski, according to analysis from investment bank Panmure Liberum. The report suggests that if net migration were to reach around 900,000 a year, the UK population could increase from 71.5 million in 2029 to 75.9 million by 2034. It contrasts this scenario with alternative policy trajectories, estimating lower population growth under proposals associated with other parties, including much tighter migration levels under Reform UK and more moderate inflows under Conservative policy assumptions. Under the Reform UK approach, net migration is projected at...

Mahmoud Khalil is vowing to press on in his fight for the pro-Palestinian cause after he was released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention over the weekend. His arrest three months ago “felt like a kidnapping” as officers would not produce a warrant or give him any information, Khalil, a green card holder and the former lead negotiator for Columbia University’s pro-Palestinian encampment, said in his first interview since his release with The New York Times. In the airport when he returned to New York City on Saturday, he was greeted by supporters whom he told he would...

Columbia University graduate student and Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil has landed in New Jersey, telling reporters that he will continue to fight for his country 'even if they kill me.'

An immigration appeals board has denied Mahmoud Khalil’s latest bid to dismiss his deportation case, a largely expected ruling that brings the former Columbia University graduate student and Palestinian activist one step closer to re-arrest and possible expulsion. The Board of Immigration Appeals issued the final order of removal on Thursday, according to Khalil’s lawyers. The board’s rulings are not public, and an inquiry to the US Department of Justice was not immediately returned. Khalil said he was not surprised by the ruling, which he called “biased and politically motivated.”

Keir Starmer: “We just reached a ceasefire”. We? WE!?? No, they reached a ceasefire. You had nothing to do with it.

LONDON — London police are urgently investigating how armed protection officers guarding Mayor Sadiq Khan left a bag of guns outside his home. The Metropolitan Police said in a statement late Friday that five officers had been removed from front-line duties while inquiries were being carried out. The weapons cache, which according to The Sun newspaper included an MP5 semiautomatic Heckler & Koch ­carbine, a Glock pistol, Taser and ammunition, were found in south London Tuesday by a couple, who then informed the Metropolitan Police.