Allah's Willing Executioners

by Alex Ashe 

Five centuries ago, Spain stood as a beacon of light in a darkened world, confronting empires built on the blood of innocents. Today, that same nation has descended into a modern form of barbarism, endorsing the ritualistic slaughter of the unborn under the guise of “rights.” By examining Spain’s heroic role in ending human sacrifice in the New World and contrasting it with its current embrace of abortion, we uncover a profound spiritual shift — from Christian valor to demonic influences that prioritize death over life.

The Spanish Conquest: Liberating the New World from Human Sacrifice

In the early 16th century, Spanish explorers and conquistadors arrived in the Americas, encountering civilizations steeped in ritual violence. The Aztec Empire, centered in what is now Mexico, was a powerhouse of terror, where human sacrifice was not an aberration but the cornerstone of their religion. Aztec priests, believing their gods demanded blood to sustain the universe, conducted mass killings on an unimaginable scale. At the inauguration of the Great Temple in Tenochtitlan in 1487, estimates suggest over 80,000 victims were sacrificed over four days, their hearts ripped out while still beating to appease deities like Huitzilopochtli. The empire’s subjects, including allied tribes, lived in fear, often kidnapped for these gruesome rituals.

Enter Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conquistador who, in 1519, led a coalition that toppled this empire of death. Far from a mere quest for gold, Cortés’s expedition was framed as a divine mission to spread Christianity and eradicate pagan atrocities. He allied with indigenous groups oppressed by Aztec tyranny who eagerly joined the fight against their overlords. By 1521, Tenochtitlan fell, and with it, the institutionalized human sacrifice that had claimed countless lives. The Spanish imposed Christianity, converting millions and building churches atop ruined temples, symbolizing the triumph of life-affirming faith over bloodthirsty idolatry. Franciscan friars demanded an end to these practices under threat of death, ensuring the old ways were buried.

Similarly, in South America, Francisco Pizarro’s forces confronted the Inca Empire in the 1530s. While the Incas’ sacrifices were less prolific than the Aztecs’, they still offered humans — often children — to gods like Inti and Pachamama during crises such as droughts or conquests. The Spanish conquest dismantled this system, introducing the Gospel and halting these rituals. As one historical account notes, the Europeans “helped end human sacrifice” while spreading Christianity, marking a pivotal expansion of western civilization. Spain’s actions, though imperfect, saved untold lives and brought the light of Christ to millions, transforming societies from death cults to communities rooted in human dignity.

This era exemplifies Spain’s historical commitment to life: confronting evil head-on, not for domination alone, but to uphold the sanctity of every human soul created in God’s image.

Abortion as Spain’s New Human Sacrifice

Fast forward to today, and Spain has tragically inverted its legacy. What was once a force against human sacrifice now promotes it through abortion. In Aztec and Inca times, victims were offered to appease false gods; now, the unborn are sacrificed on the altar of convenience, autonomy, and secular ideology. This is no hyperbole — abortion ends innocent lives in a sterile, systematized manner, echoing the ancient horrors but sanitized for modern sensibilities.

Spain’s slide into this culture of death accelerated with progressive reforms. The 2023 amendments to its abortion law not only expanded access but mandated the creation of registries for healthcare professionals who conscientiously object to participating in abortions. In a chilling development, on March 10, 2026, the High Court of Justice of Madrid ordered the regional government to “immediately” begin compiling such a registry, overriding resistance from Madrid president Isabel Díaz Ayuso, who decried it as “blacklisting” doctors and vowed never to force them against their conscience. Health Minister Mónica García hailed this as a “legal victory for abortion rights,” but from a pro-life standpoint, it’s a victory for persecution — creating lists of those who refuse to partake in what we see as infanticide.

This registry isn’t just bureaucratic; it’s a tool to intimidate and marginalize pro-life advocates in medicine, much like how ancient empires coerced participation in sacrifices. By compiling names of objectors, the state effectively brands them as obstacles to “progress,” potentially exposing them to harassment or professional repercussions. It’s a stark reminder that when societies abandon God, they revert to valuing power over people.

Spain’s Spiritual Regression

This betrayal signals a deeper spiritual malaise: Spain’s drift toward demonic worship disguised as secular humanism. Once a bastion of Catholicism that evangelized the world, Spain now champions policies that profane life. Abortion, with its ritualistic elements — clinical procedures ending in the disposal of human remains — mirrors the demonic pacts of old, where blood was spilled to satisfy unseen forces. Today, those forces are the idols of individualism, feminism, and state control, all antithetical to Christian teachings on the sanctity of life from conception.

The irony is profound: The nation that ended mass sacrifices in the Americas now legalizes the annual termination of tens of thousands of pregnancies, framing it as empowerment. This isn’t progress; it’s regression to paganism, where the vulnerable are expendable. As pro-life advocates, we must reclaim Spain’s true heritage — calling out this demonic inversion and fighting for laws that protect the unborn, just as the conquistadors protected the innocent from the knife.

In conclusion, Spain’s history teaches us that confronting human sacrifice requires courage and faith. Let us pray and act to restore that spirit, ending the modern abomination of abortion and returning to a culture that honors every life as sacred. The souls of the unborn cry out for justice — will Spain listen, or continue down this path of darkness?

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A Kenyan-born man who attempted to have sex with a child screamed “f**k your country” as he was jailed for two years.

Abdirahman Osman, 44, launched an extraordinary tirade at Judge Lucy Crowther during his sentencing hearing, which he attended via video link from custody.

After telling the judge he wished to return to Kenya, Osman shouted “f**k your country” before abandoning the video room and walking back to his cell.

The 44-year-old, who resided in the Roath area of Cardiff, had been found guilty of attempting to engage or incite a child to engage in sexual activity following an incident involving schoolgirls in a local park.

The court heard how Osman had targeted a group of young girls in a Cardiff park, approaching them and expressing his desire to become their boyfriend while referring to them as “sweeties”.

Despite the girls telling him to leave them alone, he continued his advances, enquiring about their ages and attempting to embrace one of the girls.

Osman then beckoned one girl towards his home under the pretence of requiring assistance.

When the child moved closer to him, he requested that she perform a sexual act.

The victim was left feeling “shocked and scared” by the encounter and immediately returned to her friends, who contacted the police.

Upon his arrest, Osman denied any wrongdoing, telling officers: “I didn’t touch anyone.”

In her victim statement, the young girl described the profound impact the incident has had on her daily life.

“Since this incident I feel wary of people and scared of people who look like him,” she told the court.

She explained that she no longer feels comfortable venturing out unaccompanied and has significantly altered her social habits as a result.

“I don’t go to the Roath Park area as I find it distressing,” she stated, adding that she now remains close to her home where she feels more secure.

The victim said her mother had been deeply worried about her wellbeing and had provided ongoing support.

“Following the incident I am shocked and distressed a man can say things like this and leave me feeling worried and upset,” she added.

The court was informed that Osman had a criminal history, with previous convictions for offences including battery and robbery.

In addition to his custodial sentence, the 44-year-old was made subject to sex offender notification requirements for a period of ten years.

This means he will be required to register his details with police and notify authorities of any changes to his circumstances for the duration of that period.

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Who knew the Islamic rape enthusiasts would rape me too?

It’s always the people you least expect. First thing you’re hanging out with your fellow enthusiasts for Oct 7 and then suddenly the guy so enthusiastic about the Hamas rapes in Israel turns out to want to rape you too.

No one could have seen it coming. Certainly there’s nothing in Egyptian (see above) or Islamic culture (see below) that would served as a warning sign.

So the University of Birmingham’s ‘Liberated Zone’: one of the UK’s finest locations for majoring in suicide bombing abroad, set up in solidarity with those fellows in green killing, kidnapping and raping over there, has had its good name sullied by one fellow who didn’t understand that it was okay ‘over there’, but not inside the tent.

So Birmingham’s Queers for Palestine wrote this essay on the subject.

BQFP statement on normalised sexual abuse within organising spaces.

Birmingham Queers for Palestine began in September 2024 after a small group left the Birmingham Liberated Zone at the University of Birmingham following a pattern of sexual assault and normalisation of abusive behaviour within the organisation. In June 2024, a member of BLZ — Ahmad, codename Egypt — was credibly accused of both sexual and emotional abuse by another camper, Pink…

When questioned on this decision, camp “leaders” claimed that Ahmad was a useful contributor to the camp and a personal friend, and that the accusations were false, despite his openly violent and misogynistic attitude towards Pink and other campers. Ahmad has continued to be involved with BLZ’s actions since this time. We have now learned that, since 2024, he has used these same tactics to abuse two more women, at least one of whom was a new member of the camp — despite BLZ having been warned that this was likely to happen again if he was given continuous access to organising spaces.

Members of the camp have continued to harass Pink and other survivors for speaking out against their abuse. It is clear that this continued normalisation of abuse within these spaces has created a culture in which it is unsafe to speak out about patriarchal violence.

Wait. There’s apparently some overlap between Islam and “patriarchal violence”? Wait until Queers for Palestine finds out what Islam thinks about them.

Maybe rallying in support of an Islamic terrorist group that raped women is what ‘normalised’ the abuse to begin with.

BQFP learned of this ongoing abuse in January 2026 and have been asked by the survivors to make this public. In writing this statement alongside the survivors, we hope to ensure that organising spaces in Birmingham are made safe for all survivors and people of marginalised genders. As an organisation, we stand strongly in solidarity with anyone who has been subjected to patriarchal violence, and we want to make it clear that there is no space within BQFP for perpetrators of abuse.

Like the Israeli women who were raped by Hamas terrorists? Does that count as “patriarchal violence”? Probably not.

The Birmingham Liberated Zone issued a statement stating that 4 participants in their ‘zone’ were also “subjected to serious and damaging abuse” by Ahmed.

But none of this is making anyone rethink their support for Islamic terrorists raping women over there. Until it happens again. Because who knew the Islamic rape enthusiasts would rape me too?

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The surest sign that the LGBT movement’s mafia tactics are beginning to fail them is that Hollywood executives no longer fear them.

In 2022, a letter signed by “the LGBTQIA+ employees of Pixar and their allies” went viral, with the aforementioned rainbow mafia claiming that studio execs were censoring LGBT content in films before release. The letter was clearly intended to publicly shame the studios into returning to the practice of turning their films into expensive adverts for the LGBT movement:

We at Pixar have personally witnessed beautiful stories, full of diverse characters, come back from Disney corporate reviews shaved down to crumbs of what they once were.… Nearly every moment of overtly gay affection is cut at Disney’s behest … Even if creating LGBTQIA+ content was the answer to fixing the discriminatory legislation in the world, we are being barred from creating it.

The letter, the Guardian noted, came after “Pixar parent company Disney’s lukewarm response to Florida’s ‘don’t say gay’ legislation, banning teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity until fourth grade, which was passed in 2022.”

Disney had initially gone all in on the LGBT agenda. In 2022, executive producer Latoya Raveneau stated that Disney was implementing a “not-at-all-secret gay agenda” and “adding queerness” to all children’s content. Production coordinator Allen Martsch announced the creation of a “tracker” to ensure that the company was creating enough “canonical trans characters, canonical asexual characters, (and) canonical bisexual characters.”

Disney corporate President Karey Burke agreed, noting the “many, many LGBTQIA characters in our stories” and reiterating Disney’s commitment to making sure that at least 50 percent of the characters displayed on-screen were sexual and racial minorities.

This pivot cost Disney profits, but that was a trade-off it appeared willing to make initially. In Disney’s SEC filing for 2023, for example, they admitted, “We face risks relating to misalignment with public and consumer tastes and preferences for entertainment, travel and consumer products, which impact demand for our entertainment offerings and products and the profitability of any of our businesses.”

But since the company reportedly lost a billion dollars from just four films, they appear to be having some second thoughts.

According to the Wall Street Journal, scenes that implied that the lead character of Pixar’s Elio was gay were deleted “after test screenings suggested audiences weren’t excited enough to pay to see it.” The film lost more than $100 million at the box office in 2025. Win or Lose, also released in 2025, was “dogged by claims that a trans character and plotline were removed during the development process.” Disney responded to the accusations by stating that, “When it comes to animated content for a younger audience, we recognize that many parents would prefer to discuss certain subjects with their children on their own terms and timeline.”

That statement indicated a drastic shift in attitude at Disney, but comments to the Journal by Pete Docter, Pixar’s chief creative officer, make it clear that studio executives are fed up with extraordinarily costly demands from LGBT activists. Asked about the exclusion of LGBT content from films, Docter said sarcastically, “We’re making a movie, not hundreds of millions of dollars of therapy.” He added, “As time’s gone on, I realized my job is to make sure the films appeal to everybody.”

Better late than never. But for millions of parents, the Disney brand is irreparably tarnished. In the meantime, the fact that Disney is responding to LGBT blackmail with sarcasm and claims of deference to parents is an indication that the propaganda the rainbow mafia is demanding has simply gotten too expensive.

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A 45-year-old woman who allegedly botched cosmetic procedures on at least 88 patients at a Vienna beauty clinic will not be appearing before the Vienna Regional Court. Her excuse is that she is currently in Iran and unable to travel due to the ongoing war.

The case against Sanaz M. was already quite remarkable. Together with her sister, the Iranian-born woman is accused of running a fraudulent cosmetic practice called “WeUtyful,” located steps from St. Stephen’s Cathedral in the heart of Vienna. Neither woman, according to prosecutors, ever held a legitimate medical qualification.

Despite this reality, the two women allegedly performed complex surgeries and treatments that left dozens of victims injured, disfigured, and in pain.

Nevertheless, both women confidently presented themselves as trained physicians to patients and staff — with Sanaz M. styling herself as “Mrs. Dr. Med.” at every opportunity, despite, as the judiciary alleges, never attending any medical program.

Now, with trial proceedings underway at the Vienna Regional Court, the defendant has sent word that she cannot attend — requesting a rescheduling of her court date “since the accused cannot leave at present.” The woman says she is currently in Iran and cannot leave due to the war.

The explanation has done little to generate sympathy. As her victims’ lawyer, Dr. Alfred Boran, put it, “If this woman apparently prefers to stay in the war zone out of fear of the trial in Vienna, that says a lot about the defendant.”

The 27-page indictment makes clear why facing court in Austria may hold little appeal. Among the allegations documented within it are descriptions of disfiguring and painful outcomes across dozens of patients. One victim, 50-year-old nurse Snezana T., went to the clinic for what she hoped would be a minor rhinoplasty. The procedure left her with lasting physical and psychological damage that she continues to live with today.

Other patient complaints listed in the indictment include “permanent change of facial expressions, drooping eye, a petrified face, etc.”

Lawyers Dr. Alfred Boran and Dr. Christian Werner, who together represent several of the 88 alleged victims, have studied the indictment closely. They note that the actions committed by the two women reveal that “it was intentional serious injury.”

The Vienna public prosecutor’s office also sees the case as a deliberate violation of dozens of patients. Prosecutors allege that the Iranian defendant knowingly accepted the risk of causing serious harm to her patients, concluding that the treatments administered amounted to clear quackery — procedures that were not performed “lege artis,” meaning they fell outside any accepted standard of legitimate medical practice.

Cases involving foreigners working with forged credentials are commonplace in Western nations, but in many cases, these fraudulent degrees are never even uncovered. Just yesterday, Remix News reported on a former Iranian asylum seeker, Taghi B, who is accused of sexually assaulting multiple children and teens during therapy sessions, including a 9-year-old girl. An investigation revealed that the man, who worked in the German city of Nordhausen, used a fake Russian diploma.

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Politicians, scholars, and commentators gathered in Budapest on Tuesday, March 10, for the MCC Budapest Summit on Reclaiming the West, hosted by Mathias Corvius Collegium, to address the long-term decline in the West’s global influence.

Participants debated whether Western nations could reverse this trajectory through renewed emphasis on sovereignty, national identity, and democratic accountability.

Among the keynote speakers was British conservative political commentator Matt Goodwin, who warned of a growing democratic deficit across Western democracies.

Goodwin argued that freedom of expression in the United Kingdom is under increasing pressure and criticised moves by the Labour government to introduce a new definition of ‘Islamophobia’ for public institutions. He also pointed to a parliamentary debate about limiting jury trials, saying such changes risk undermining long-standing legal traditions.

More broadly, he said many citizens across Europe feel excluded from major political decisions on issues such as migration, energy policy, and the economy. According to Goodwin, power has gradually shifted towards technocratic institutions, courts, and international bodies that operate beyond direct democratic control.

He added that similar concerns had fuelled Britain’s decision to leave the European Union. He argued that national conservative movements across the West are seeking to restore political authority to voters and national governments.

Goodwin also raised concerns about immigration and demographic change in Britain, citing government projections that indicate major shifts in the country’s population composition over the coming decades. Without policy changes, he warned, these trends could undermine social cohesion and public trust in democratic institutions.

Mass immigration is destroying the UK. By 2063, white British citizens will be a minority. By 2070, the share of the country that is foreign-born will be over 60%, up from 19% today. The share of Muslims will rise from 6% to 25-30% by the end of the century unless there is change. This is not speculation but based on the government’s own data.

#MCCBudapestSummit is back! We kicked off the conference with opening remarks from @zoszalai.

Why do these debates matter? Because the cultural inheritance of the West is not something to waste, but something to preserve and pass on to the next generations.

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— Mathias Corvinus Collegium (@MCC_Budapest) March 10, 2026

Security issues were also a major theme of the summit. Israeli policy analyst Or Yissachar argued that Western nations must be prepared to defend their freedoms more forcefully in an increasingly unstable geopolitical environment.

Referring to the attack on Israel by Hamas on October 7, 2023, Yissachar said that decades of attempts to avoid large-scale conflict had ultimately failed to deter aggression. He stressed that alliances between Israel, the United States, and several Arab states are now crucial to countering the threat posed by Iran.

According to Yissachar, Iran’s support for armed groups such as Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis poses a challenge not only to the Middle East but also to Western societies. If diplomatic pressure and sanctions prove ineffective, military action becomes necessary to prevent the expansion of Iranian influence, he said.

A contrasting perspective was offered by Michael von der Schulenburg, a former United Nations assistant secretary-general and current member of the European Parliament. Schulenburg criticised the frequent use of military interventions by the United States.

He argued that hundreds of foreign interventions since the end of the Cold War had rarely achieved their stated goals of promoting democracy or stability. Schulenburg also warned that military strikes on Iran without a United Nations mandate could encourage other countries to pursue nuclear weapons as a form of deterrence.

Debates about the future of the European Union also featured prominently at the summit. Boglárka Bólya, Hungarian Ministerial Commissioner Responsible for the Promotion of Sovereignty Reform of the European Union, said crises in recent years had often been used to justify greater centralisation of power in Brussels.

Anthony Gilland, Chief of Staff of MCC Brussels, argued that political elites in Europe were wary of strong national communities, and governments and institutions were reshaping societies through migration and ideological influence. “What they’ve done is change the population through mass migration and through multiculturalism, educating people about why they are wrong,” he said, adding that the promotion of LGBTQI ideology was part of this trend.

Analyst Nikolay Pavlov criticised the ideological bias in European research funding. Referring to the EU’s Horizon Europe programme, he said that research associated with right-wing perspectives is effectively excluded from eligibility and receives no funding. It would therefore make sense for patriotic forces to create a right-wing research programme outside the institutional framework of the EU to support policy-making.

Anatol Lieven, director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, also argued that the expansion of EU powers had occurred without sufficient public consent. “In 1975 the British public voted to stay in the European Economic Community, something very different from what it later developed into as the European Union,” he said. “European populations had no say in most of how the EU has developed.”

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has spoken out in favour of nuclear power, calling the nuclear phaseout in Europe a “strategic mistake”.

Speaking at a summit of the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) in Paris today, von der Leyen said: “In 1990, one third of Europe’s electricity came from nuclear power. Today it is only close to 15 per cent. This reduction in the share of nuclear was a choice.

“And, in hindsight, it was a strategic mistake for Europe to turn its back on a reliable, affordable source of low-emission power.”

Von der Leyen’s newly found pro-nuclear stance is somewhat ironic as it was her own mentor, former German chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) who pushed through the nuclear phaseout in 2011 after a tsunami hit a Japanese nuclear plant in Fukushima. Merkel was reportedly also instrumental in getting von der Leyen the position of EC President in her first term. starting in 2019.

In a 2011 interview, von der Leyen – then still labour minister under Merkel – hailed the nuclear phaseout, saying: “Fukushima was a turning point, not only for CDU. The fact that this happened in a country like Japan has severely shaken our confidence in technology.

“Fukushima will have consequences for several generations. We must therefore say goodbye to old certainties, even if it is difficult.”

Now, however, she said nuclear energy was “reliable, providing electricity all year around the clock” – as opposed to “volatile” solar and wind power.

Von der Leyen also reminded her audience that Europe had been a pioneer in nuclear technology and could once again become a world leader in the technology.

“Next generation nuclear reactors could become a European high-tech value export,” she said.

The EC leader also presented a new €200 million European Union programme to provide investment guarantees to incentivise private investors to invest in innovative nuclear technologies.

“The resources will come from our emission trading system. We will de-risk investments in these low-carbon technologies, and we want to give a clear signal for other investors to join,” she said.

Von der Leyen is not the first European leader to come out in favour of nuclear power. In January 2026, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (Christian Democratic Union, CDU) called the German nuclear phaseout “a huge mistake” and said it had come at a high cost to his country’s economy.

In 2010, German nuclear power plants still generated 140 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity – almost a quarter of total generation. By 2024, all of the country’s nuclear reactors had been shut down permanently – and in most cases destroyed – making Germany the main culprit for the decline of nuclear power cited by von der Leyen in her speech.

While there has been an ongoing debate in Germany about a possible return to nuclear power, it was not among the 40 countries participating in the IAEA summit.

Niels Harksen, a spokesperson for German pro-nuclear NGO Nuklearia, told Brussels Signal: “In a European context, von der Leyen’s remarks come as no surprise as countries like France and Sweden have regarded nuclear power as an indispensable part of the energy future.

“In the German context, however, her statement is in fact part of a trend reversal. The nuclear phaseout is increasingly being recognised as a mistake. It is now important that this mistake be corrected immediately.”

Harksen added that the decommissioned German nuclear plants were still being further decommissioned even though some of them could still be repaired and reactivated – which would be cheaper and faster than building new nuclear plants.

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A failed legal battle to stop asylum seekers being housed at The Bell Hotel in Epping has cost the council £566,000, it has been revealed.

The Conservative-led Epping Forest District Council lost its court battle in November, though last week announced it would challenge the High Court ruling that had rejected its attempt.

During the original case last year, Mr Justice Mould dismissed the claim, saying in a judgment that it is “not a case in which it is just and convenient for this court to grant an injunction”.

By February 2026, costs and legal fees had reached a whopping £566,000. The figure represents more than 2.5 per cent of the council’s 2026/27 financial year budget, the BBC reports.

Somani Hotels Ltd, which owns the establishment, was accused by the council’s lawyers of breaching planning laws by housing asylum seekers.

But as part of the monstrous legal bill, Somani Hotels Ltd was awarded £95,000.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood also received £66,000.

An Epping Forest District Council spokeswoman said it was “completely unfair” to award the funds to the Home Secretary, given that it was her policies “that led to the appalling incidents,” she said.

“[Legal action] was not taken against the Home Office, despite their wholly unsuitable use of the hotel for asylum seeker accommodation.

“This was demonstrated by a number of serious offences committed by its occupants last year.”

The facility became the centre of multiple heated and intense protests in 2025, after Ethiopian migrant Hadush Kebatu sexually assaulted a woman and a 14-year-old schoolgirl mere days after being housed there.

Kebatu was found guilty on two counts of sexual assault, attempted sexual assault, inciting a child into sexual activity, and harassment without violence and sentenced to 12 months behind bars. He was ultimately deported back to Ethiopia.

Another small boat migrant, Mohammed Sharwarq, was jailed for 16 weeks after assaulting a cleaner, a head chef and two residents at the same hotel.

On Thursday, the council continued to grow the enormous bill by challenging the decision. At the Court of Appeal hearing in London, their legal team argued there was a “compelling reason” to allow the challenge of the hotel’s use to proceed.

The spokeswoman said the council is continuing to contest this decision “in the interests of local residents” of Epping.

William Yarwood, media campaign manager at the TaxPayers’ Alliance, told GB News: “Taxpayers will be furious that more than half a million pounds has been burned in a legal battle that should never have been necessary in the first place.

“As long as illegal migrants are allowed to remain in the country rather than being detained and deported swiftly, councils will keep being dragged into costly disputes like this.

“The only way to stop these spiralling bills is to enforce the law, remove those here illegally and end the need for hotel accommodation altogether.”

Jon Whitehouse, leader of the council’s Liberal Democrat group, believes the Tory council had been “reckless” in its spending, accusing it of throwing money at the courts rather than “going through the normal planning enforcement process”.

“This legal action has dragged on for months, cost hard-pressed local residents a fortune, and we still have no clear outcome,” he said.

“Even if successful, the taxpayer will be landed with an enormous bill.”

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Tuesday, lunchtime, aboard the bus from Cremona to Spinadesco: a holiday for some, the third day of fasting in Ramadan for Muslims. However, the atmosphere becomes tense when a fight breaks out between three young girls at the back of the bus. The reason? A sandwich. Nothing unusual, except that two of them, minors and Muslims, ask the third to stop eating: ‘We don’t eat, it’s Ramadan.’ The young woman refused to obey, and amid insults and heated arguments, the situation escalated. Words turned into physical violence. A blow was struck, the passengers became agitated and the driver intervened.

The 52-year-old bus driver knows the route well, but not the cause of the incident. He parked the bus, opened the doors and asked the three people to get off. But that’s not the end of the story. The two Muslim women didn’t like being disturbed and attacked him violently. They scratched him, broke his glasses, mocked him and then fled. ‘It all started at 1:20 p.m.,’ says the driver, “when these three started arguing in the back of the bus. I opened the doors and called the police. I asked them to get off, but it was as if I didn’t exist: they kept shouting and pushing each other, all because of this sandwich. This was followed by the assault, which left him with physical and other lasting effects. Visibly exhausted, the man finished his shift, but back at the depot, he decided to seek treatment at the hospital and file a complaint.

The driver is blunt: ‘It’s always the same people, minors and nationals from non-EU countries.’ The emergency report is clear: ‘Post-traumatic facial pain, five-day prognosis and two days’ sick leave.’ This incident is yet another part of the broader debate on integration and cultural friction, which is creating increasing tension.

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The High Court of Justice of Madrid (TSJM) on Monday ordered the city’s authorities to “immediately” begin creating a registry of conscientious objectors to abortions, following a years-long refusal by Madrid’s local government to comply with its creation.

In 2023, Spanish leftist lawmakers introduced a series of reforms to the nation’s existing abortion law that, among several other equally questionable changes, called upon the mandatory creation of a registry of healthcare professionals who exercise conscientious objection to performing abortions.

Several local governments of the nation’s autonomous communities (states) refused to comply with the registry in the following years — which prompted socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to formally demand that Madrid and other communities comply with the registry in October 2025.

Weeks later, in November 2025, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, President of the Community of Madrid reiterated Madrid’s refusal to create a “list of doctors” in Madrid who refuse to perform abortions, stressing, “I’m not going to make a list of doctors. Never. Never,” and reportedly proclaiming, “go abort somewhere else.”

“I will not force a doctor in the Community of Madrid to act against their conscience and freedom. I will never blacklist doctors,”  Díaz Ayuso reportedly said in October.

At press time, Madrid remains as the sole region in Spain that has not complied with the registry according to the outlet El Español after Aragón, Asturias, and Baleares complied with Sánchez’s October request. The Spanish Health Ministry brought the matter of Madrid’s refusal to courts.

Local outlets reported that TSJM, Madrid’s highest court, issued an injunction in favor of the Ministry on Monday, ordering the Madrid government to “immediately begin” the administrative process towards creating the local registry of conscientious objectors to abortions.
The court specified that, although the ruling does not entail the immediate creation of the registry, it imposes the obligation to initiate the necessary administrative procedures for its preparation and approval.

“The obligations — legal and agreed upon — that have not been fulfilled to date by the defendant Administration are clear, precise, and specific,” the court order reportedly read.
Madrid government sources reportedly affirmed to El Español that the court’s order “does not change anything,” asserting that the court only “accepts the injunction” and but “has not yet entered into the merits of the case.” The source claimed that the Madrid government will appeal the court’s injunction.

“The Community of Madrid is already complying with the guarantee of the right to conscientious objection for doctors and with the provision of voluntary termination of pregnancy services,” the sources reportedly said.
“Legal victory for abortion rights,” Spanish Health Minister Mónica García celebrated through social media.
“The courts rule in favor of the Ministry of Health and compel Ayuso to guarantee abortion in the public health system,” she continued. “It was the only region that refused, referring 99 percent of cases to the private sector. That’s over now.”

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