Day: July 14, 2026

Volkswagen CEO Confirms Plans To Fire 50,000 Employees

Volkswagen CEO Confirms Plans To Fire 50,000 Employees

According to the CEO of the German car giant, VW’s employee headcount is both about 20% higher than that of its competitors—and too high.

July 14, 2026
Police Say Ann Widdecombe Was Killed in “Targeted Attack”

Police Say Ann Widdecombe Was Killed in “Targeted Attack”

Officers have been granted seven more days to question the 28-year-old murder suspect, who is also being held on terrorism offences.

July 14, 2026
Brussels Loan Bolsters Kyiv Arms Spending

Brussels Loan Bolsters Kyiv Arms Spending

France paves the way for more fighter planes, air defence systems, and missile production licences to Zelensky.

July 14, 2026
German Court Jails IS Couple Over Yazidi Slave Girls

German Court Jails IS Couple Over Yazidi Slave Girls

One of the victims broke down in tears as a German court sentenced the Iraqi couple for enslaving and abusing two Yazidi girls during the Islamic State’s campaign of persecution.

July 14, 2026
Northern Ireland: Machete-Wielding Migrants Clash With Locals

Northern Ireland: Machete-Wielding Migrants Clash With Locals

Residents on a Dungannon housing estate confront East Timorese thugs in NI’s ‘diversity town.’

July 14, 2026
Dutch Farmer Leader Calls for Mass Action In Video Message

Dutch Farmer Leader Calls for Mass Action In Video Message

Farmers Defence Force says the situation has reached a breaking point and only large-scale resistance can prevent the disappearance of more agricultural businesses.

July 14, 2026
BBC Under Fire After Guest Says Many “Won’t Grieve” Widdecombe

BBC Under Fire After Guest Says Many “Won’t Grieve” Widdecombe

A climate activist used a BBC discussion of Ann Widdecombe’s murder to attack the former politician’s record, prompting fresh criticism of the broadcaster’s choice of guests.

July 14, 2026
Pakistani Christian Girl’s Plight Triggers Rare Response from European Parliament

Pakistani Christian Girl’s Plight Triggers Rare Response from European Parliament

The case of 13-year-old Maria, abducted, forced to convert to Islam and marry her abductor, highlights a persistent pattern of human rights abuses affecting Pakistan’s religious minorities.

July 14, 2026
“Super Tuesday”: EU Council Opens New Accession Chapters for Ukraine and Three Others

“Super Tuesday”: EU Council Opens New Accession Chapters for Ukraine and Three Others

With the last roadblock in the form of the former Hungarian government gone, it’s now “undeniable” that Ukraine will “soon” become an EU member state, Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos said.

July 14, 2026
Germany Plans Secret Home Raids and Teenage Informants

Germany Plans Secret Home Raids and Teenage Informants

A draft law would hand Germany’s domestic intelligence service sweeping new powers to hack computers, manipulate data and covertly enter private homes.

July 14, 2026
Bulgaria Bringing In Migrant Labour

Bulgaria Bringing In Migrant Labour

The Eastern European EU member state draws on workers from Asia to plug the gaps in its workforce.

July 14, 2026
Police Under Fire After Ann Widdecombe Terror U-Turn

Police Under Fire After Ann Widdecombe Terror U-Turn

Police are facing tough questions after reversing their assessment of the case, while investigators examine reports that Communist literature was discovered at the suspect’s home.

July 14, 2026