Godmorgen, og velkommen tilbage til Nordjyskes liveblog, hvor vi holder dig opdateret på nyheder fra Nordjylland. Vi fik fat i ejeren, som ikke bor i Nordjylland, og som kunne fortælle, at der ikke havde været nogen i sommerhuset længe, fortæller Christian Tilsted. Brandfolkene fra stationen i Pandrup har kæmpet med ilden lige siden, at der blev slået alarm. Der var ikke fare for spredning til andre sommerhuse i området. Politiet har ikke mistanke om, at der er sket noget kriminelt.

Når der bliver begået "massive" fejl i politiet, skal det have konsekvenser. Det er konklusioner, som ifølge bistandsadvokat for Emilie Mengs mor, Mai-Brit Storm Thygesen, bør få konsekvenser for politiet. - I Emilie Meng sagen kan vi jo se klart og tydeligt, at der er begået næsten alle de fejl, der overhovedet kan begås. - Jeg har noteret mig, at der er et ansvar, som politikredsen som helhed tager på sig og står åbent frem omkring. Det synes jeg er godt, og jeg synes, det vigtigste er, at politiet rent faktisk i sine metoder og koncepter gør det helt anderledes i dag, siger han.

Hvis du kommer til skade og får brug for lægehjælp, så forventer du nok, at det faktisk er en læge, der tilser dig på skadestuen. Men virkeligheden på de nordjyske sygehuse har været den, at det som regel ikke er færdiguddannede læger, men lægestuderende, der møder patienterne i skadestuerne.

Da Børnehaven Østergade i Nørresundby skulle ansætte en ny pædagog, var det ikke kun de voksne, der bestemte. Børnene var nemlig med til at skrive stillingsopslaget. Der stod, at de ønskede sig en sød voksen, der kan tegne krystalkonger og grave efter guld og sølv. Men hvad sker der, når børn får reel medbestemmelse i hverdagen? Svaret på dét spørgsmål er Nordjyske gået på jagt efter i Nørresundby.

- Der var da et tidspunkt efter kampen, hvor jeg ikke kunne få øje på en eneste af mine holdkammerater, fordi det væltede ind med fans på banen.

EU besluttede sidste år at give afkastet fra de russiske penge til Ukraine. Altså har Rusland penge stående på europæiske konti, der vokser i værdi. Men nu er det ikke længere overskuddet, man snakker om at give til Ukraine, det er selve hovedstolen, på omkring 185 milliarder euro. Først når - og hvis - Rusland betaler erstatning til Ukraine, er ukrainerne forpligtet til at betale EU tilbage for lånet. Tiden vil vise, om Rusland agter dette, men vil andre lande med samme ro i maven sætte penge på europæiske konti igen?

Det blev sagt igen og igen på Aalborg Teater: ”Virksomheden før mennesket”Med en ny bestyrelsesformand fik Aalborg Teater i 2024 introduceret et nyt mantra. Det skulle løfte teatret, men ifølge tidligere ansatte endte det som undskyldning for et dårligt arbejdsmiljø og et redskab til at skærme direktionen fra kritikEt mantra kan både fremme et arbejdsmiljø og ødelægge det - afhængigt af, hvordan det bliver brugt, vurderer erhvervspsykolog Ditte Darko. 05:38Lyt til... Kapitel 5: Virksomheden før mennesket Det er en lun morgen, da en bus fyldt med ansatte fra Aalborg Teater en tirsdag i august 2024 triller ind foran spise- og eventstedet Myggen syd for Løkken. Log ind Abonnementet giver adgang til Nordjyske.dk og fornyes automatisk til 109 kr. måned og er uden binding.

Det er samme mand fra en større konkurrent. Men spørgsmålet er det samme. Det er svaret også. - Vi er ikke til salg. Sådan var det ikke, da direktør, Henrik Karup Jørgensen, startede.

FynKendt politiker delte kattebillede - så fik han Facebook-høvl: Måtte slette det igenKarsten Hønge (SF) lagde et selfie op med en rød kat. Kort efter væltede kommentarerne ind fra utilfredse borgere. Nu forklarer han, hvorfor han tog billedet ned igen.

- Det er da et kæmpe problem...- Ja, det har været en rigtig stor problem. Det er søvn, og det er 100 andre ting. Men det er også det, der er meget vigtigt, når vi går til pregame. - At man tør sige, at 'jeg har ikke brug for det i dag, og det er jeg måske den eneste, der ikke skal. Og det er jo det, vi prøver at italesætte hele tiden med, at det er helt okay, at du selv bedst ved, hvad der er bedst for dig selv, siger hun.

- Jeg synes, det er ganske uheldigt, at vi ikke deltager i 2026, men jeg håber, vi er tilbage i 2027, lyder det. 'Selvfølgelig græder mit Eurovision-hjerte over, at vi ikke kan fejre et hollandsk bidrag i 2026'. Eurovision Song Contest er af stor betydning for os. 'Det, der er sket i det seneste år, har testet grænserne for, hvad vi kan opretholde. Universelle værdier som medmenneskelighed og pressefrihed er blevet alvorligt kompromitteret, og for os er disse værdier ikke til forhandling.

- Det er da en krise, at hele spørgsmålet om Israel har spøgt så meget. Men det er vigtigt at understrege, at det jo ikke er regeringer, der sidder og beslutter reglerne for Eurovision Song Contest og bestemmer, hvilke sange der skal være med. Det er public-service-tv-stationer, der har til opgave at sikre den offentlige debat, siger Ole TøpholmEt stort publikum forsvinderNæste års Eurovisions 70-års-jubilæum finder sted, men det bliver altså uden de fire førnævnte lande. - Der er nogle vægtige bidragydere, som jo bliver væk nu. Det er Holland sådan set også.

De irske myndigheder var i alarmberedskab mandag under Volodymyr Zelenskyjs besøg, skriver Irish TimesOp til fem droner blev mandag spottet i nærheden af Ukraines præsident Volodymyr Zelenskyjs flyrute under et besøg i Irland. Der var ifølge mediet The Journal indført et flyveforbud for droner i området omkring Irlands hovedstad, Dublin, under hele Zelenskyjs besøg. The Journal skriver, at der var tale om fire droner, der beskrives som militære droner. Unavngivne kilder siger til mediet, at dronerne blev sendt i luften nordøst for Dublin og fløj i op til to timer. Ifølge deres data var der faktisk sådanne droner, men det påvirkede ikke besøget, og der var ikke behov for at ændre noget, siger Lytvyn.

Det amerikanske militær har udført endnu et dødeligt luftangreb. De dræbte er narkoterrorister, påstår USADet amerikanske militær har bombet et fartøj i internationalt farvand i den østlige del af Stillehavet torsdag. Ifølge det amerikanske militær smuglede båden narkotika. Annonce:USA har de seneste måneder oprustet militært i regionen og bombet en række mistænkte narkobåde i Det Caribiske Hav og Stillehavet for at stoppe narkosmugling mod USA. USA's militære oprustning og angreb på både i Caribien har skabt gnidninger mellem særligt Venezuela og USA.

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Nu trækker hun sig efter at have været anholdt i en sag om mulig korruption. Nu trækker hun sig efter at have været anholdt i en sag om mulig korruption. (Foto: © Nhac Nguyen, AFP/Ritzau Scanpix)Alarmklokkerne har ringet i Bruxelles, efter flere fremtrædende personer har været anholdt i en sag om mulig korruption. Sagen drejer sig om mulig korruption og interessekonflikt i forbindelse med etableringen af et diplomatakademi for EU-diplomater, mens Mogherini har været rektor på Europakollegiet. En embedsmand fra Europa-Kommissionen har også været anholdt i sagen.

Nu trækker hun sig efter at have været anholdt i en sag om mulig korruption. Nu trækker hun sig efter at have været anholdt i en sag om mulig korruption. (Foto: © Nhac Nguyen, AFP/Ritzau Scanpix)Alarmklokkerne har ringet i Bruxelles, efter flere fremtrædende personer har været anholdt i en sag om mulig korruption. Nu tager en af historiens hovedpersoner, EU's tidligere udenrigschef Federica Mogherini, konsekvensen og trækker sig som rektor for Europakollegiet. Sagen drejer sig om mulig korruption og interessekonflikt i forbindelse med etableringen af et diplomatakademi for EU-diplomater, mens Mogherini har været rektor på Europakollegiet.

Nu trækker hun sig efter at have været anholdt i en sag om mulig korruption. Nu trækker hun sig efter at have været anholdt i en sag om mulig korruption. (Foto: © Nhac Nguyen, AFP/Ritzau Scanpix)Alarmklokkerne har ringet i Bruxelles, efter flere fremtrædende personer har været anholdt i en sag om mulig korruption. Sagen drejer sig om mulig korruption og interessekonflikt i forbindelse med etableringen af et diplomatakademi for EU-diplomater, mens Mogherini har været rektor på Europakollegiet. En embedsmand fra Europa-Kommissionen har også været anholdt i sagen.

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy noticeDeputy prime minister David Lammy has suggested that rejoining the European Union’s customs union could increase economic growth – as ministers increasingly hit out at the financial damage caused by Brexit. Mr Lammy refused seven times in an interview to rule out reversing Brexit, arguing that leaving the EU badly damaged the UK economy and saying Labour should consider closer integration with Brussels. Mr Lammy said that rejoining the customs union was not currently government policy but that it was self-evident that other countries had seen growth after doing so. Mr Lammy, who is also justice secretary, was asked on the News Agents podcast about the idea of being part of the customs union again, said: “That is not currently our policy.

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Read our Privacy noticeForeign nationals are facing stress, confusion and exclusion from flights and potential work due to the transition to digital visas, a new study has found. Some migrants are struggling to prove they have the right to work, study, rent or travel to the UK due to misunderstanding around electronic visas. Millions of people have now registered to access an eVisa, according to data in the report, after physical documents were phased out for foreign nationals at the end of 2024. Some of those interviewed reported issues with employers not understanding how share codes worked and technical issues with their accounts, causing confusion. Some foreign nationals also reported that they couldn’t secure the jobs they wanted because employers didn’t understand the share code system.

Similar rhetoric and tactics are gaining ground elsewhere, revealing a global trend that extends far beyond the United States. Xenophobia is also on the rise outside the Western world. Further west, in Tunisia, Black African migrants have faced sporadic violence for years. AdvertisementSimilarly, xenophobia targeting migrants from other African countries has been a constant feature of life and politics in post-apartheid South Africa. Xenophobia is not confined to any region or ideology; it is now woven into the political life of countries across the globe.

Most notable were Egypt’s parliamentary elections, with the first round held in November, and runoffs planned for early December. Leading to the question, how is Egypt’s economy faring now? While Turkish companies are a new competitor to his business, the company owner sees the benefit for Egyptian workers. Osama Diab, a Egyptian political economist at the Belgium university KU Leuven, is sceptical that the loans and investment deals have fixed Egypt’s economy. “In Cairo, the museum will generate income and new business activity, but that income will never reach us here,” Mahmoud said.

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Ukrainian officials termed Lyskun’s switch ‘categorically unacceptable’ and have stripped her all of medals and awards. The Ukrainian Diving Federation has stripped Sofiia Lyskun of all her medals and awards following her decision to switch allegiance to Russia. The federation said Lyskun had not informed them, her coaching staff or Ukraine’s sports ministry about her decision to adopt Russian citizenship. “The Diving Federation of Ukraine will also appeal to international sports institutions with a requirement to apply sports quarantine to this athlete in accordance with current international standards,” it added. The 23-year-old told Russian outlet Izvestia that her switch was based on concerns for her growth as an athlete, as all Ukrainian coaches were gymnasts or trampoline athletes.

Facial recognition technology scans people’s faces and then cross-references the images against watchlists of known or wanted criminals. Analysts who examined the police national database’s retrospective facial recognition technology tool at a lower setting found that “the false positive identification rate (FPIR) for white subjects (0.04%) is lower than that for Asian subjects (4.0%) and black subjects (5.5%)”. “The FPIR for black male subjects (0.4%) is lower than that for black female subjects (9.9%),” the report said. Civil servants are working with police to establish a new national facial recognition system that will hold millions of images. “Given the importance of this issue, we have also asked the police inspectorate, alongside the forensic science regulator, to review law enforcement’s use of facial recognition.

The home secretary has been urged not to “play into the hands of those seeking to build division” by more than 200 community groups across the UK who have described Shabana Mahmood’s plans to overhaul the asylum system as “cruel” and “ruthless”. The changes would also formally end the automatic right to family reunion for refugees before it was suspended in September. In an open letter seen by the Guardian, 225 organisations, including charities, businesses, sports, faith and arts groups have told Mahmood they reject the plans. The responsibility to end the divisive politics, racist rhetoric and demonising language of the past lies with all political leaders. “People who have fled the horror of war and persecution, suffering terrible trauma, need support to heal and rebuild their lives.

19m ago 14.08 CET Pentagon announces another boat strike amid heightened scrutinyHello and thank you for joining us on the US politics live blog. The US military conducted another deadly strike on a boat suspected of carrying illegal narcotics on Thursday, the Pentagon said, killing four men in the eastern Pacific as questions continue to mount over the legality such attacks. In other developments:The supreme court ruled on Thursday to allow Texas to use a redrawn that adds as many as five Republican-friendly congressional districts. James has been one of Trump’s top political foes ever since she successfully brought a fraud lawsuit against him in New York. A man was arrested for planting pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic party headquarters on the eve of the January 6 insurrection.

The UK’s data protection watchdog has asked the Home Office for “urgent clarity” over racial bias in police facial recognition technology before considering its next steps. Keaney said: “Last week we were made aware of historical bias in the algorithm used by forces across the UK for retrospective facial recognition within the police national database. Facial recognition technology scans people’s faces and cross-references the images against watchlists of known or wanted criminals. “The FPIR for black male subjects (0.4%) is lower than that for black female subjects (9.9%),” the report said. “Given the importance of this issue, we have also asked the police inspectorate, alongside the forensic science regulator, to review law enforcement’s use of facial recognition.

Ministers want to secure a youth mobility scheme with the EU by the end of 2026, as part of a broader reset of Britain’s relationship with Europe six years after leaving the bloc. The government views the youth mobility scheme as one of a number of agreements it can finalise in the coming months that would deliver tangible benefits to the British public. Thomas-Symonds has previously said that any youth mobility agreement would be modelled on the UK’s existing schemes with countries including Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea. One priority for the EU is ensuring that Britons who participate in the youth mobility scheme are committed to living and working in one European country for the duration of their participation, rather than moving around. More than 60 Labour MPs publicly endorsed a youth mobility scheme with Europe earlier this year, and are supportive of the government’s drive for closer ties with the EU.

Now, a brewing legal battle between Texas hard-line Republican governor Greg Abbott and Cair represents a new chapter in the state’s long struggles with Islamophobia. Two days later, the governor directed his state’s department of public safety to investigate the civil liberties group. In response, Cair’s Texas chapters are suing Abbott and the state attorney general, Ken Paxton, in federal court. “In terms of the specific people mentioned, some of these people have no connection to Cair whatsoever,” Mitchell said. “Throughout Governor Abbott’s tenure, Islamophobia has become increasingly normalized and instrumentalized in Texas politics,” Suleiman said.

The Reserve Bank of India logo outside its headquarters in Mumbai on Feb. 7, 2025. India's central bank cut its policy rate by 25 basis points to 5.25%, matching forecasts from economists polled by Reuters. Still, industrial activity in October fell to a 14-month low, and indicators such as HSBC's manufacturing PMI fell to a nine-month low in November, suggesting an economic slowdown. To offset the impact of the tariffs, New Delhi cut goods and services tax rates in September ahead of a month-long festive season to lift domestic demand. Despite a policy rate cut earlier this year, there has not been a "major pick up in bank lending," said Sanjay Mathur, ANZ's Chief Economist for India and Southeast Asia.

French leader Macron says he was ‘very touched’ by Xi’s gesture to accompany him to Chengdu – a departure from protocol. Xi hosted Macron on Friday in the southwestern city of Chengdu, state media said, in a rare instance of the head of the world’s second-largest economy accompanying a guest beyond the capital, Beijing. No monetary amounts were disclosed, though Macron is being accompanied for his fourth state visit to China by the heads of some of France’s most prominent companies. On Friday, the two nations signed an agreement on the sanitary and phytosanitary requirements for exports of French alfalfa to China, state broadcaster CCTV said. Meanwhile, in Chengdu, China’s fourth-largest city with 21 million inhabitants and considered one of the most culturally and socially open in China, Macron will meet with students.

To do it, they place a piece of metal on the soil, hit it with a hammer and measure the waves. The soil ecologist Prof Simon Jeffery, another co-founder, said: “Soil is one of our most precious resources. It is difficult for farmers to address soil problems due to a lack of fine-tuned mapping. Peter Mosongo, a soil scientist based in Kenya, said this could be life-changing for farmers in the region. “If we are going to address soil fertility we can address the food crisis.

Austria has said it will continue with plans to host next year’s Eurovision, in spite of its budget being hit by four countries boycotting the song contest over Israel’s participation and the war in Gaza. Even though Spain is among the “big five” nations in terms of financial contributions to Eurovision, the Austrian broadcaster ORF said the 2026 event would go ahead in May as planned. Germany’s foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, said he welcomed the decision, saying the Israel “traditionally” belonged in the song contest. View image in fullscreen Voting result on voting reform to Eurovision song contest at EBU general assembly 4 December 2025. Ireland’s prime minister, Micheál Martin, said on Friday he “fully understands” his country’s withdrawal from the song contest, describing it as an “act of solidarity”.

Attendees will also hear from governor-general Sam Mostyn, attorney-general Michelle Rowland, Australian Sports Commission chair Kate Jenkins and others. “During the review, the department consulted extensively with the US inter-agency as well as Australia and the United Kingdom,” he said. “Consistent with President Trump’s guidance that Aukus should move ‘full steam ahead’, the review identified opportunities to put Aukus on the strongest possible footing. The union says most of the company’s 130 skydivers have seen little to no base wage increases in decades. “Skydive Australia is effectively a small business that proudly employs mostly young people in regional Australia,” CEO John O’Sullivan said.

South Australia’s opposition leader, Vincent Tarzia, has stepped down three months out from the state election, triggering the fourth Liberal leadership change nationally in less than four weeks. Liberal sources said the 34-year-old shadow health minister, Ashton Hurn, was the frontrunner to replace him. after newsletter promotion“No, no colleague has pushed me,” he told a press conferences at state parliament on Friday. He declined to nominate his preferred successor but said he was “committed to helping the next leader of the party”. Asked if he would support Hurn if she won the leadership, Tarzia said: “Whether it’s Ashton or someone else, we’ve got great talent in the party room.

Bring out your cheese rolling, your niche crafts, steel drumming or Burns Night suppers for these are part of the UK’s intangible cultural heritage, and could be in line for official United Nations recognition. Eighteen months after the UK finally signed up to a UN list of recognised cultural traditions from around the world, ministers have launched public callout for ideas about which domestic variants should be submitted to the organisation. The intangible cultural heritage list, curated by Unesco, the UN’s cultural and educational body, already cites many hundreds of examples of events, crafts, cuisines and other phenomena from the 180-plus nations signed up, covering everything from the couscous dishes of north Africa to Costa Rican ox-herding and avalanche management techniques in the Alps. The list was created under a UN convention in 2003, but the UK ratified this only in June last year, and thus far has no heritage items on the register. “These crafts, customs and celebrations are often what makes people feel proud of who they are, where they come from and where they live.

“The homeland is the homeland, and my army is my army,” says David Oropeza, a 52-year-old farmer and merchant who sells frozen strawberries and blackberries he harvests himself. For some in Venezuela, this US pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is good for the country. A vendor selling chocolates and sweets, she says that with US pressure, “Venezuela is going to be free”. Most Venezuelans are far more worried about daily survival, low salaries and inflation, rather than geopolitics – and they do not support US pressure or an attack on their country. When it came to a foreign military attack, 55 percent of Venezuelans opposed it, while 23 percent said they would support it.

But Boulos, the father-in-law of Trump’s daughter Tiffany, has in fact been trying for months to persuade the Sudanese army and its rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, to back a ceasefire, to little end. View image in fullscreen Massad Boulos, left, has been trying for months to persuade the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces to back a ceasefire. Saudi Arabia and Egypt have broadly supported the army, while the RSF has been backed by the United Arab Emirates. So far US sanctions have been confined to the RSF and army leaderships, a small group of Sudanese Islamists linked to the army, and some UAE-based firms. Norway’s deputy foreign minister, Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik, was in Port Sudan last week meeting the army leadership.

A group of Holocaust survivors have demanded Nigel Farage tell the truth and apologise for the antisemitic comments that fellow pupils of Dulwich College allege he made toward Jewish pupils. But in a letter to Farage seen by the Guardian, the 11 survivors said: “As Holocaust survivors, we understand the danger of hateful words – because we have seen where such words lead. Did you subject your classmates to antisemitic abuse?”The survivors include Hedi Argent, who lost 27 members of her family in the Holocaust. Twenty-eight former pupils and teachers say they witnessed racist or antisemitic behaviour by him at Dulwich College in south London. The survivors have asked Farage whether – since he has denied abusing Ettedgui – he was saying that Ettedgui and the others were lying.

One Labour MP found the answer in a few packets of M&S biscuits. But in the parliamentary Labour party McKee is a pioneer, and the only backbencher known to have hired a digital content creator. The decision has paid off, with a series of professional-grade videos using grabby analogies designed to go viral. Keir Starmer emailed Labour MPs on 21 November announcing a “significant investment” from the party in “new comprehensive training programme” in digital campaigning. Jeevun Sandher, the MP for Loughborough and an economist, made a James Bond-themed video during budget week explaining the various factors that affect government bond rates.

Charities welcome 'invaluable' changes but say it's just the first step2m ago 11.05 CET Charities welcome 'invaluable' changes but say it's just the first stepPoverty charities have reacted positively to the plan, which was originally intended for spring but then delayed as the government wrestled with the fiscal and political repercussions of removing the two-child limit. The abolition of that cap will cost the government £3bn but lift 450,000 children out of poverty. The suite of other new measures will help 80,000 more. The government “has put its money where its mouth is on the manifesto commitment to reducing child poverty”, said Katie Schmuecker of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, saying that the removal of the two-child limit was “the single most effective policy decision” ministers could have made in tackling child poverty. Under the limit, introduced by the Conservative government in 2017, 1.7 million children lived in households affected by the restriction – menaing one in nine kids missed out on help worth £3,514 a year.

But will a new SAARC without India find takers across South Asia? AdvertisementBut will most other South Asian nations — SAARC consists of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives, Bhutan and Afghanistan — agree to a new regional grouping that appears aimed at cutting India out, or at least limiting its influence? Its seven founding members were Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. As of 2025, SAARC countries make up more than two billion of the world’s population, making South Asia the world’s most densely populated region. BIMSTEC includes India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

Head coach Ghalenoei is part of the delegation attending the draw despite saying they would boycott it over visa issues. Iranian football team’s head coach Ardeshir Amir Ghalenoei has arrived in Washington, DC, with a delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation, before the draw for the FIFA World Cup 2026. While Iran had applied for nine visas for their delegation, Iranian football federation (FFIRI) spokesman Amir Mehdi Alavi was quoted as saying the US had granted four visas, including coach Ghalenoei. “We have informed FIFA that the decisions taken have nothing to do with sports, and the members of the Iranian delegation will not participate in the World Cup draw,” he told state television last week. “FIFA has welcomed the arrival of the Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation delegation to Washington, DC, including head coach Ardeshir Ghalenoei, to attend the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Draw and the team seminar,” the global body said in a statement.

Russian President Vladimir Putin smiles while visiting the We Are Together Fourm and Awards Ceremony, on December 3, 2025 in Moscow, Russia. The comments, published by Russian state-controlled media, were translated by news agency Reuters and made in reference to Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. The war in the region first began in 2014, when Russia invaded and annexed Crimea — a peninsular in southern Ukraine. Under occupation, so-called referendums have shown up to 99% of residents in parts of the Donbas region voted to join the Russian Federation. It was redrafted following talks between the U.S. and Ukraine, whose president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly stated that any peace deal must honor Ukrainian sovereignty.

Since then, large epidemiological studies on various vaccines have found no relationship between vaccines and autism. Then, when Kennedy pledged to create a national autism database to find the causes of autism, advocates pushed back with a Change.org petition that garnered nearly 50,000 signatures. In the Greater New Orleans area, patients on Medicaid must wait two years for an autism diagnosis, since there are few providers who take Medicaid and offer the test, Tibbetts said. Without a diagnosis, autistic people can’t access developmental disability services, including in-home professional support, child care or respite care. To reassure Cassidy, Kennedy made several concessions – including leaving intact the CDC webpage that states vaccines do not cause autism.

The initial response from Reform was a flat denial of the claims of alleged racism in Farage’s schooldays. However, Farage allies have continued to give outright denials, such as the deputy Reform leader, Richard Tice. As Farage has continued to face more questions over the racism allegations, he and Tice have attacked the integrity of Farage’s main accusers. Farage’s press conference on Thursday night was the starkest example of the Reform leader trying to turn defence into attack by targeting the media. It’s just the same approach that Trump had.”McGregor said Farage put caveats on his denials, unlike Trump’s more brazen approach.