Allah's Willing Executioners

78-year-old former Tory minister and Brexit Party MEP Ann Widdecombe was found dead at her home in Haytor on Dartmoor on July 9th. According to authorities at the time the popular conservative suffered ‘serious injuries’ causing her brutal death. She was murdered on July 8th.

She had been due to appear via Zoom on a Channel 5 program that afternoon, but last made contact with the production team at 12:19 pm and failed to join the call.

The assassin from Rotherham drove his car to her home and rang the bell. When the elderly woman answered, the wicked leftist pushed his way into her home and bludgeoned her to death.

At first, local Devon and Cornwall Police alleged the murder was not politically motivated, but that call was obviously wrong.

Reform UK party, on their part, insisted that the attack may have been motivated by Widdecombe’s politics – a claim that was later vindicated.

Neighbors and sources have portrayed him as withdrawn and unremarkable in public life

Officials later announced that the death was being treated as terrorism.

Police found newspaper clippings about Nigel Farage and Reform UK (a right-wing populist party) in his home. This discovery contributed to counter-terrorism police becoming involved in the inquiry.

The UK’s Counter-terrorism police took control of the investigation into her death after ‘new information and evidence’ came to light.

On Monday, authorities arrested Joshua Kerry. The 28-year-old alleged assassin will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court Tuesday morning.

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Britain’s migrant crisis risks being pushed back to ‘elephant in the room’ status by the government once again as new left-wing Prime Minister Andy Burnham declined to mention the policy area once in his first speech.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham made a broad, if vague, speech on his governing priorities as he arrived at Downing Street to form his new government and commence governing on Monday afternoon, but some of the most important policy areas in the country went unspoken.

Andy Burnham cannot be allowed to make the ‘biggest changes in politics for 40 years’ without a mandate.

We need a general election now.

— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) July 20, 2026

The state seizing control of industries, homelessness, mental health support for young people, and welfare spending all got a namecheck on Monday but migration — persistently one of the top-performing policy areas in polling year after year — went without a single mention.

Pollster YouGov, which asks members of the public what areas of government policy matters most to them at least monthly, shows immigration has been the most important, or second most important, policy area over the past year, and consistently in the top three for the past 15 years. Border control is unfailingly a major factor at election time and features reliably in local, national, and referendum votes.

Although Burnham has vowed in the past that he won’t try to “out-Reform” Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Party in a bid to claw back working class votes, it is undeniable that the Labour movement has drifted in Farage’s direction in some policy areas, notably the nationalisation of strategic industries, and the reindustrialisation of Britain. The clear exception to this is on migration policy, where the divide may be widening.

Observing this total failure to mention the importance of dealing with Britain’s border crisis whatsoever, and the apparent return to the old legacy political approach of simply pretending mass migration isn’t happening, Reform UK spokesman Zia Yusuf said the omission shows Burnham is still pitching himself to his own “insane open borders backbench” Parliamentarians, not the wider country. He said: “Immigration is listed by many pollsters as the most important issue British voters are concerned about. Yet Andy Burnham did not mention it once in his first speech as PM.”

It isn’t as if Britain’s boat migrant crisis is no longer worth talking about. While the English Channel crossings started under the Conservatives, more illegals arrived on England’s southern border by boat under the leadership of now ex-Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer than under any other Prime Minister.

Beyond public perception, migration of all types, legal and illegal, are a major force remaking British society. As reported in 2025, racing mass migration drives 98 per cent of population growth: more people die than are born in the United Kingdom and there are fewer White British people in the United Kingdom now in the 1980s despite the overall population having leapt by millions.

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz acknowledged on Sunday that Germany is suffering from “a crisis of confidence in democracy.”

His admission comes as 68% of Germans disapprove of the government and 70% are unhappy with his performance. Alternative for Germany (AfD) has meanwhile emerged as the country’s most popular party, consistently polling at around 27%.

Merz, however, presented the problem largely as one of political tone and shared responsibility. In his summer interview with public broadcaster ZDF, he said he had left the latest session of the German parliament concerned by the aggression shown by AfD, The Left and even the Greens. The session, he said, had not been “good advertising for democracy”.

In effect, this turns a crisis caused by political failure into one of parliamentary manners, while shifting much of the responsibility onto other parties.

Merz did not mention that 71% of Germans believe cooperation between his centre-right CDU/CSU alliance and the centre-left Social Democrats is poor. Nor did he mention that 81% believe the costs of the government’s reforms are being distributed unfairly, while 79% doubt its healthcare measures will solve the system’s financial problems.

Trust is not lost because MPs raise their voices about the problems facing their country. It is lost when governments promise one policy and deliver another, when reforms increase costs without improving public services, and when elections appear unable to change the country’s direction.

Merz himself provides a clear example. Before the 2025 election, he promised not to weaken Germany’s constitutional limit on government borrowing, known as the debt brake. Just weeks later, he pushed through a €500 billion fund and exempted much military spending from the borrowing rules. The chancellor has since admitted that the reversal seriously damaged his credibility.

Less than 24 hours after winning the election, Merz also acknowledged that he would not introduce the immigration measures he had promised during the campaign in an attempt to win back voters from AfD.

Then there is the refusal of Germany’s other parties to cooperate with AfD. Although the party now leads the polls, its rivals continue to form alliances primarily designed to keep it out of power. Millions of Germans can therefore vote for the country’s most popular party but rarely see it gain any meaningful influence over government.

Germany’s crisis did not begin with bad-tempered parliamentary debates. It is the accumulated result of economic stagnation, high energy prices, mass immigration, deteriorating public services and a political class that has spent years describing opposition to its policies as a threat to democracy.

Merz has identified the symptom. What he still refuses to acknowledge is that democracy will not regain its credibility through appeals for better manners. It will recover only when voters believe that their decisions can produce genuine political change.

Germany is far from the only European country facing that problem.

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A Sudanese migrant has been arrested in Toulouse after allegedly carrying out a series of sexual assaults against young women and minors on one of the city’s major bus lines over nearly three years.

The 54-year-old, who was already known to police, was detained on Thursday following an investigation into attacks reported between December 2023 and June 2026. He admitted the alleged offenses while in custody, according to La Dépêche.

Investigators say the suspect repeatedly targeted young women traveling alone between the Arènes metro station and Colomiers International High School.

French media reported how his method had stayed consistent as he sought to isolate the women before the assaults. He would sit beside a victim, press his body against her to restrict her movement, and then touch her thighs while concealing his actions from other passengers.

At least three women filed formal complaints, although warnings about the man had reportedly circulated among female students on social media for some time. Actu reported that one alleged victim was just 14 when she was assaulted, while the others were also young women.

Police identified the suspect by comparing the victims’ descriptions, reviewing public transportation surveillance footage, and conducting interviews. His repeated use of the same bus route and method ultimately helped investigators locate him.

During questioning, the man reportedly confessed to the assaults attributed to him.

Prosecutors have ordered a psychiatric examination to assess his mental condition. Should he be found to be suffering from mental illness, a court could rule that he is not criminally responsible for his actions. This regularly results in suspects avoiding prison in exchange for psychiatric confinement.

Depending on the expert’s findings, the suspect could face an expedited court hearing or be released from custody.

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A historic pub has been branded misogynistic as American influencers complain of its “sickening” 200-year-old name.

The Henry VIII pub sits opposite Hever Castle, the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, and has stood proudly in the heart of the Kent village for five centuries.

After going viral on social media, Londoners looking to have their fill of English history now run rampant through the manicured castle grounds, seeking out the perfect Instagram spot outside the Big Smoke.

Tourists’ gaze will often fall upon the country pub opposite the attraction, whose name some visitors blame on the “patriarchy”.

Deirdre Rae, an American self-acclaimed life coach who moved to London, was one of the first to rage over the pub’s name.

“Imagine being Anne Boleyn and finding out people thought it was a good idea to open a pub dedicated to the man who beheaded you right in front of your childhood home,” she said.

“I’m just finding out about this and I’m sickened by the disrespect,” one said, while others cried out for a petition to change the “disrespectful as f**k” name. Some proposed the “Anne Bole Inn”.

“It’s how they’ve always treated women, nothing changes if nothing changes,” another added.

“It’s ridiculous to say our pub’s misogynistic,” one local told Britain’s News Channel.

“It’s history. That’s what it is. If influencers out here think they know better than us, they have another thing coming.”

But Ms Rae’s claim was met with some mocking responses as others lamented the “deeply-ingrained misogyny” pervading through British history.

“When you get the chance to ask her, let me know,” one ridiculed, while another mused that the beheaded Queen was unlikely to find out.

Others condemned her “simplistic analysis”, while insisting the story was far more complicated than at first glance.

“I don’t think the pub’s name is intended as misogynistic or offensive to Anne, who was executed in 1536,” royal historian Gareth Russell told the People’s Channel.

“I’m not sure renaming it as ‘The Anne Bole Inn’ has quite the sense of gravitas you might want for honouring a Queen of England…

“But that being said, I’ve always thought it was an odd choice to name the pub opposite her childhood home after the husband who signed her death warrant,” he added.

The Henry VIII was named as such as far back as 1848, although the site has long-served as a boozer for the locals and dates all the way back to the 1500s.

The second Queen Consort to Henry VIII was executed for treason in 1536 following a three-year reign alongside the King.

She spent her early youth in Hever Castle after her father inherited the estate in 1505. The King’s fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, eventually took over ownership of the property as part of the couple’s annulment settlement.

The pub at that time was renamed to the “Bull and Butcher”, a pun on “Boleyn Butcher”, following her beheading, when the inn was still a part of the castle’s estate.

However, with the site serving as a popular tourist attraction, Hever Castle has embraced the Tudor times, with an extensive annual programme including jousting tournaments and archery displays.

With three floors of the property on show, Anne Boleyn’s prayer books, along with an extensive collection of Tudor paintings, are available to view – as well as the instruments used to torture her in her final moments.

Mr Russell proposed a name change to The Boleyn Arms or the Ormond Arms, which is connected to the family’s old earldom.

“I don’t think it’s intended as an insult to anyone’s memory, but I have personally always thought it was a strange choice to name it after Henry, given where it’s situated,” the academic said.

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A dramatic and bloody incident occurred on Saturday evening in the Malstatt district of Saarbrücken. At around 9 p.m., a Syrian man reportedly attacked his wife in their shared apartment on the top floor (third floor, or second floor above the ground floor in German numbering) of a multi-family residential building on Jenneweg, apparently stabbing her multiple times.

The scenes that followed unfolded dramatically before the eyes of local residents, with eyewitnesses giving our reporter differing accounts of exactly what happened. What is certain is that the seriously injured, bleeding woman fled onto a roof ledge beneath the window.

Residents observed her clinging to a cloth with bloodstains, which was later still hanging out of the window. Other witnesses, meanwhile, reported that the husband had pushed the woman out of the window or continued attacking her while she was already on the verge of falling.

Although the fire brigade was called out immediately to carry out the rescue using a turntable ladder, it was too late to save the woman: she fell eight metres and landed on the pavement. Suffering from serious injuries, she was taken to the trauma unit at Saarbrücken Hospital after receiving initial treatment from the emergency doctors.

The police operations center was initially unable to provide any definitive information about her current condition. Background: A neighbor reported at the scene that there had already been several incidents of severe violence in the past. He himself had called the police just a few days earlier because the man was alleged to have brutally beaten his wife.

A large police presence was on the scene, including special forces from the Operational Unit (OPE). The suspect, the woman’s husband, was arrested by the officers. Their daughter, approximately 5 to 10 years old, was also taken into protective custody and brought to the police station together with the suspect.

The criminal investigation department began its investigation at the scene that same evening. It is still unclear whether the weapon used in the attack has already been recovered, what type of knife it was, and how many times the man stabbed the victim. The police investigation is still in its very early stages.

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France’s hard-left party La France Insoumise (LFI) has sparked a political backlash after voting against legislation introducing life imprisonment for serial rapists of children under the age of 15, arguing the measure would undermine prospects for rehabilitation and reintegration.

The bill, adopted by the National Assembly on July 18, creates a new sentence of “real life imprisonment” for offenders convicted of repeatedly raping children under 15. Unlike ordinary life sentences in France, which generally allow prisoners to apply for parole after serving a minimum period, the new punishment would severely restrict or eliminate the possibility of early release for the most serious offenders.

LFI deputy Gabrielle Cathala said the proposed sentence amounted to “a whole life sentence without any prospect” and criticised what she described as a punitive approach that abandoned the objective of reintegration.

She argued that French justice should continue to allow even the most serious offenders the possibility of rehabilitation rather than imposing irreversible punishments.

Her intervention, widely shared on social media, quickly drew fierce criticism from across the political spectrum.

The party’s position immediately prompted a wave of criticism from politicians across the political spectrum.

French MEP François-Xavier Bellamy (Les Républicains/EPP) wrote on X: “The LFI deputies who yesterday tried to avoid life imprisonment for the perpetrators of rapes on minors… are the same ones who, just a few days ago, wanted to abolish the ban preventing individuals convicted of terrorism from hosting children from child protective services. Absolute madness.”

Renaissance senator Xavier Iacovelli described LFI’s stance as “lunar”, saying: “Rather than amending a text to strengthen it, the left prefers to reject it on the grounds that it is ‘not ambitious enough’. Children don’t need posturing. They need protection.”

The legislation forms part of a broader tightening of France’s criminal justice policy under Darmanin, who has proposed tougher penalties for violent offenders, drug traffickers and repeat criminals since becoming Justice Minister.

Darmanin has argued that the most dangerous repeat child sex offenders should never be allowed to offend again and that exceptional crimes require exceptional penalties.

The legislation would bring France closer to sentencing practices already found in several other European countries, though some legal experts argue that removing any realistic possibility of release risks conflicting with principles established by the European Court of Human Rights, which has held that life prisoners must generally retain at least a theoretical prospect of release and periodic review.

The debate comes amid growing public concern over sexual violence against children in France. A series of high-profile abuse scandals—including the Bétharram affair, the Lyhanna case, the Notre-Dame de Garaison investigations and the trial of Joël Le Scouarnec, one of France’s most prolific convicted child sex abusers—has intensified calls for tougher sentences for repeat offenders.

A new vote of the text in the Parliament will come on Tuesday.

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— French Carcan (@FrenchCarcan) July 18, 2026

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Eight people were injured in a knife attack at a village festival in Egling in the southern German state of Bavaria on late Saturday night, German Press Agency (dpa) reported Sunday.

Police were alerted to the incident at approximately 11:45 p.m. local time. According to initial findings, an unidentified assailant struck a 24-year-old man in the head without warning. As the victim fell, he reportedly saw the attacker stab his 16-year-old friend in the forearm. The suspect then went on to injure six other people.

Authorities confirmed a total of eight people required medical treatment and were transported to local hospitals. The severity of their injuries was not immediately known.

Despite an extensive search, the suspect remains at large. The police are reviewing video footage and have appealed to the public for witnesses.

The festival activities on Saturday had attracted around 700 people to take part in.

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It was only on Monday that the police released a tentative description of the attacker. According to this, he is a man approximately 1.80 to 1.90 metres tall, with dark skin, a slim build and short, dark hair. He is said to have spoken broken German and to have been wearing a grey fleece jacket and jeans.

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A small village in Oxfordshire, England, has drawn inspiration from the United States and has voted in favour of holding a referendum to secede from the United Kingdom over government plans to dump over a thousand supposed asylum seekers in their midst.

The leafy Oxfordshire village of Piddington has found itself at the epicentre of the battle against the Westminster establishment’s open borders ethos after the Home Office recently announced that it would be converting a former Ministry of Defence storage facility on the outskirts of town into an asylum seeker accommodation that is set to house some 1,250 “single adult males”, many of whom likely arrived in the country illegally on small boats across the English Channel before claiming asylum once on British soil.

While many other similar sites selected by the government to house migrants have seen locals rise up in protest, the parish council of Piddington has come up with a novel way to push back, holding a referendum on whether the village should secede from the country. Earlier this month, a meeting was held on the Fourth of July — on the 250th anniversary of America’s independence — to decide whether to hold a referendum. By a margin of 178 to 7, the residents backed the idea of holding such a vote.

According to a Daily Mail report, residents are currently debating whether to seek independence as a principality or petition the U.S. to become the 51st state.

Piddington Parish Council leader Tim McNally told the paper: ‘The MP held a meeting where lots of people said they are not happy about all this. But no one is coming up with a plan… So we have come up with one ourselves.”

McNally added that if the village votes in favour of seceding from the UK, they will send a delegation to the American Embassy for talks, saying: “We want President Trump to know about this.”

Speaking to the Oxford Mail, the Parish Council leader went on to claim that he is working on a constitution for Piddington in the event that it leaves the United Kingdom.

“George Washington brought change about. I am going to make the change and then give away the power like he did,” McNally said.
Many Piddington residents have expressed concern for the safety of the women and girls in the village, noting that the site borders the local green where kids play and people walk their dogs. Critically, the alleged asylum seekers will be free to leave the MoD site and wander throughout the area without supervision.

One local woman told Sky News that if the proposed asylum site goes ahead as planned, there would be 50 men per every nine women in the area.

A local father of an 18-year-old girl said that his family was concerned about allowing her to walk freely in the village and said they may rent her a flat away from the proposed asylum site for her safety.

For its part, the Home Office has claimed that it is necessary to use former Ministry of Defence properties as it seeks to end the use of hotels as asylum seeker accommodation.

“We are closing every asylum hotel and moving asylum seekers into basic accommodation, including ex-military sites. This is an important step in ending the perception you can arrive in the UK illegally and be put up in a hotel,” a spokesman said.

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