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When Dominic Payne de Cramilly opened a guest house in Colchester 17 years ago he never expected that it would be at the centre of a nationwide crime mystery.
In January, the 2-star hotel was defaced in what initially seemed to be an isolated act of vandalism. But it’s now being linked to an ominous cluster of similar incidents whose origins may lie in the Far East.
Police in Ecuador say they have arrested four people in connection with an attack by gunmen at a cockfighting ring in which 12 people died.
Weapons and replica police and army uniforms were seized during police raids in the north-western Manabí province on Friday – a day after the attack in the rural community of La Valencia.
Footage of the attack shared on social media showed gunmen entering the ring and opening fire, as terrified spectators dived for cover.
Tweet translation – “Cockfight massacre in #Ecuador : Armed men disguised as soldiers opened fire at a venue in Manabí, leaving at least 12 dead.
It happened Thursday night. The Ministry of the Interior reported that four alleged perpetrators were arrested, believed to be members of a gang known as “R7.”
Masacre en pelea de gallos en #Ecuador: Hombres armados, disfrazados de militares, abrieron fuego en un local de Manabí. Dejaron al menos 12 muertos.
Ocurrió el jueves por la noche. El Ministerio del Interior informó que se detuvo a cuatro presuntos implicados y que serían… pic.twitter.com/FCu5MqeIn6
— Azucena Uresti (@azucenau) April 19, 2025
Curt Lind didn’t know it, but he was already dead.
The 82-year-old was ambushed by a hooded figure lying in wait outside his trailer park who repeatedly slashed his throat, CCTV footage seen by The Telegraph reveals.
Amazingly, Lind remained on his feet as his assailant fled. The collar of his jacket, which had been torn off during the frenzied knife attack and trailed limply from his hand, was visibly soaked through with blood.
It is hard to imagine anything weirder or, for that matter, more German than the Nazi-era Easter sugar bunnies riding tanks that have caused such a stir in Tübingen, south-west Germany.
The weird moulds were found in the basement of Café Lieb and the bakery decided to reactivate them.
“Older people say they recognise them from their childhood, and many old people simply want to buy them as a souvenir,” said the comically named Ulrich Buob, head confectioner at Café Lieb. More curiously, Herr Buob argued for the relevance of the tank-straddling bunnies as Germany seeks to re-arm.
Sometimes you just see that one thing that makes you say, “That’s enough internet for me today.”
And I found that thing. pic.twitter.com/ftOwpvYMCh
— Dr. Jebra Faushay (@JebraFaushay) April 19, 2025
I can’t think of anything better on a Friday night than listening to this song and waiting for they/thems glasses to keep slipping down their nose.
Anyway, volume UP! Make this your new ringtone, doorbell, and car horn. pic.twitter.com/0yiBiV11Dt
— Dr. Jebra Faushay (@JebraFaushay) April 19, 2025
This inspires fear.
The Brooklyn woman accused of leaving a brick scrawled with a swastika and the word “Nazi” on a parked Tesla is a super-woke family therapist who was involved in criminal justice diversion programs — and blamed Elon Musk for her heinous actions as she was taken into custody.
Natasha Cohen was released on her own recognizance following her arraignment on hate-crime charges Saturday night, according to prosecutors.
Cohen, 46, has a private practice, working with children, adolescents and their families for more than two decades.
Chinese companies are selling “inflatable boats for refugees” online and advertising them to people smugglers.
An internet search returns dozens of suppliers promoting “high-quality refugee boats” on Alibaba, a major Chinese e-commerce site, and promising fast shipping to Europe.
It is understood the Home Office is in talks with Beijing about cracking down on the sale of such vessels, which are believed to have been used in the Channel.
A rise in misogyny and racism is flooding UK schools as pupils ape the behaviour of figures such as Donald Trump and Andrew Tate after exposure through social media and online gaming, teachers have warned.
A survey by the NASUWT union found most teachers identified social media as “the number one cause” of pupil misbehaviour, with female staff bearing the brunt. Teachers also raised concerns about parents who refuse to accept school rules or take responsibility for their children’s behaviour.
One teacher told the union: “A lot of the students are influenced by Tate and Trump, they spout racist, homophobic, transphobic and sexist comments in every conversation and don’t believe there will be consequences.”
“No man avenged has ever risen from the grave” is the haunting tagline of a film that has shocked Somalis to the core in a case of life imitating art.
Called Aano Qabiil, meaning “Clan Vengeance”, the short film sought to highlight the futility of vendettas between rival clans that sometimes go back generations and lead to senseless killings – often of young men who are targeted just because of their lineage.
It was a poetic warning, a cry – a story intended not just to entertain, but to educate a wounded nation.
For five long years, Swaffham has been a town at war.
Faced with an invasion of ducks, residents have attempted to lure them away with an artificial island, hired professional cleaners to dispose of droppings outside shops and even discussed a cull.
So plans for a 5ft duck statue – part of a sculpture trail branded “Swaffham goes Quackers” – were always likely to trigger deep division.
No major federal party supports developing Canadian nuclear weapons, according to a Ukrainian Canadian Congress survey.
Blacklock’s Reporter says the group had proposed building an independent nuclear deterrent as a safeguard against threats from Russia and future instability in the United States.
“Russia presents a serious and growing threat to Canada’s sovereignty in the Arctic and to our NATO allies in Europe,” the UCC Survey Of Party Leaders stated.
Our founding fathers were basically fifteen-year-old rednecks with Elmer Fudd guns.
I think that’s what she’s trying to say. pic.twitter.com/qgKARoQW7O
— Dr. Jebra Faushay (@JebraFaushay) April 18, 2025
Concerned parent confronts a teacher who insists on teaching CHILDREN on how to use butt plugs.
These are the people teaching your kids.pic.twitter.com/X4UjWI7njy
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) April 18, 2025
h/t Patti Jo
Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) is frantically backpedaling after his ill-conceived El Salvador publicity stunt blew up in his face. The Maryland Democrat, who initially trumpeted his mission to “rescue” a deported MS-13 gang member, is now desperately trying to rewrite the script of his adventure gone wrong.
