THE GUARDIAN: Exclusive: Group’s open letter says Reform UK leader must take responsibility for behaviour as a schoolboy
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.
The Reform UK leader has said he never racially abused anyone with intent but may have engaged in “banter in a playground”.
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.
“Let us be clear: praising Hitler, mocking gas chambers, or hurling racist abuse is not banter. Not in a playground. Not anywhere.
“When allegations arise about invoking Nazi attitudes toward Jewish children, the responsible response is honesty, reflection, and commitment to truth.
“So we ask you: did you say ‘Hitler was right’ and ‘gas them,’ mimicking gas chambers? Did you subject your classmates to antisemitic abuse?”
The survivors include Hedi Argent, who lost 27 members of her family in the Holocaust. Another member of the group, Simon Winston, was held in a ghetto before escaping in September 1942 and spending the rest of the war in hiding.
Another signatory is Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, who was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau where she spent nearly a year. In October 1944, she was moved to Bergen-Belsen, where she was liberated by the British in April 1945. » | Henry Dyer and Daniel Boffey | Friday, December 5, 2025
Friday, December 05, 2025
Stricken Thomas Markle Rushed Into Intensive Care – Meghan Silent
Dec 3, 2025 | Thomas Markle, the 81-year-old father of Meghan Markle, has been rushed into intensive care after suffering a sudden medical emergency at his home in the Philippines.
According to his son, doctors warned that his life was in “imminent danger,” prompting an ambulance dash to a larger hospital where he underwent emergency surgery. He is now in the ICU, with a second operation expected to address a blood clot.
His children, Thomas Jr and Samantha, have issued emotional updates, asking the world to keep their father in their thoughts and prayers as he faces a long and difficult recovery.
Thomas Markle has endured years of serious health battles, including two heart attacks and a major stroke in 2022 which left him temporarily unable to speak.
His fragile health has been compounded by the pain of his estrangement from Meghan and the emotional strain of recent years.
As Thomas continues to fight in hospital, his family say they remain hopeful — but deeply worried. …
According to his son, doctors warned that his life was in “imminent danger,” prompting an ambulance dash to a larger hospital where he underwent emergency surgery. He is now in the ICU, with a second operation expected to address a blood clot.
His children, Thomas Jr and Samantha, have issued emotional updates, asking the world to keep their father in their thoughts and prayers as he faces a long and difficult recovery.
Thomas Markle has endured years of serious health battles, including two heart attacks and a major stroke in 2022 which left him temporarily unable to speak.
His fragile health has been compounded by the pain of his estrangement from Meghan and the emotional strain of recent years.
As Thomas continues to fight in hospital, his family say they remain hopeful — but deeply worried. …
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Thursday, December 04, 2025
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato
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Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato · Krystian Zimerman · Berliner Philharmoniker · Herbert von Karajan
Schumann / Grieg: Piano Concertos
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Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato · Krystian Zimerman · Berliner Philharmoniker · Herbert von Karajan
Schumann / Grieg: Piano Concertos
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Released on: 1982-01-01
For My 60th Birthday, I’m Taking Up Smoking
THE SPECTATOR: It's a selfish, unhealthy decision – and a joyous, life-affirming one
Next month I will be 60. It’s an unwelcome landmark birthday as far as I’m concerned but they say that taking up a new hobby or pastime is a good way to combat the advances of old age. So I’ve decided to take up smoking.
It was either that or something physical such as cycling or jogging or walking football but, to quote Ronnie Barker in Porridge: ‘What, with these feet?’ Besides, older cyclists look ridiculous, serious runners tend to look ten years older than they really are and as for walking football… what’s the point? No, smoking is easier, more pleasurable, more relaxing and even allows me to multi-task. I can enjoy a Camel Blue while birdwatching, walking the dog or listening to Northern Soul – all of which I also plan to do more of in my sixties. » | Mark Solomons | Monday, November 14, 2022
Next month I will be 60. It’s an unwelcome landmark birthday as far as I’m concerned but they say that taking up a new hobby or pastime is a good way to combat the advances of old age. So I’ve decided to take up smoking.
It was either that or something physical such as cycling or jogging or walking football but, to quote Ronnie Barker in Porridge: ‘What, with these feet?’ Besides, older cyclists look ridiculous, serious runners tend to look ten years older than they really are and as for walking football… what’s the point? No, smoking is easier, more pleasurable, more relaxing and even allows me to multi-task. I can enjoy a Camel Blue while birdwatching, walking the dog or listening to Northern Soul – all of which I also plan to do more of in my sixties. » | Mark Solomons | Monday, November 14, 2022
What’s the Point in a Generational Smoking Ban?
THE SPCTATOR: With the Tobacco and Vapes Bill travelling through the House of Lords, I think it’s high time we looked at the data justifying this almost unprecedented assault on liberty. Public health lobbyists and their politicians argue that without the incoming Generational Smoking Ban, smoking would continue to be prevalent amongst young people (16-24), which is when the vast majority of smokers initiate their lifetime consumption habit. » | Maxwell Marlow | Sunday, November 9, 2025
Le cannabis pour les plus jeunes, la kétamine chez les femmes… Qui sont les consommateurs et trafiquants de drogue en France ?
LE FIGARO : DÉCRYPTAGE - Avec chaque jour 143 mis en cause pour trafic et 795 pour usage en moyenne, la guerre contre la drogue en France frise la haute intensité. Les hommes et les étrangers sont surreprésentés.
Dans la première monographie du Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) sur la drogue classée par type de substance, d’après les chiffres d’activité de la police et de la gendarmerie, la Guyane occupe une place singulière. S’agissant des mis en cause pour trafic de cocaïne, ces experts de Beauvau, rattachés à la direction générale de la police nationale, estiment que « la Guyane est le département le plus touché , avec 300 mis en cause pour 100 000 habitants, soit 1 mis en cause pour 340 habitants environ ». Dix fois la moyenne nationale. C’est dire l’emprise de ce phénomène sur un territoire par ailleurs marqué par une immigration illégale que l’État peine à maîtriser. » | Par Jean-Marc Leclerc | jeudi 4 décembre 2025
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Ces politiciens stupides, stupides, stupides continuent de mener une guerre contre le tabagisme, malgré tout ce qui se passe ! Quelle honte !
Diese dummen, dummen, dummen Politiker führen mit all diesem Mist weiterhin einen Krieg gegen das Rauchen der guten alten Zigarette! Schämt euch, ihr verdammten Kerle!
The stupid, stupid, stupid politicians continue to wage a war on the smoking of the humble cigarette with all this shit going on! Shame on the bloody lot of them! — © Mark Alexander
Dans la première monographie du Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) sur la drogue classée par type de substance, d’après les chiffres d’activité de la police et de la gendarmerie, la Guyane occupe une place singulière. S’agissant des mis en cause pour trafic de cocaïne, ces experts de Beauvau, rattachés à la direction générale de la police nationale, estiment que « la Guyane est le département le plus touché , avec 300 mis en cause pour 100 000 habitants, soit 1 mis en cause pour 340 habitants environ ». Dix fois la moyenne nationale. C’est dire l’emprise de ce phénomène sur un territoire par ailleurs marqué par une immigration illégale que l’État peine à maîtriser. » | Par Jean-Marc Leclerc | jeudi 4 décembre 2025
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Ces politiciens stupides, stupides, stupides continuent de mener une guerre contre le tabagisme, malgré tout ce qui se passe ! Quelle honte !
Diese dummen, dummen, dummen Politiker führen mit all diesem Mist weiterhin einen Krieg gegen das Rauchen der guten alten Zigarette! Schämt euch, ihr verdammten Kerle!
The stupid, stupid, stupid politicians continue to wage a war on the smoking of the humble cigarette with all this shit going on! Shame on the bloody lot of them! — © Mark Alexander
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Putin droht mit kompletter Einnahme des Donbass
BERLINER ZEITUNG: Abzug oder Krieg: Mit dieser Drohung erhöht Wladimir Putin den Druck auf die Ukraine. Kiew lehnt das strikt ab und warnt, Russland dürfe nicht für seinen Angriffskrieg belohnt werden.
Russlands Präsident Wladimir Putin hat der Ukraine mit einer vollständigen militärischen Eroberung des Donbass gedroht, sollte Kiew seine Truppen nicht aus der Region abziehen. „Entweder wir befreien diese Gebiete mit Waffengewalt oder die ukrainischen Truppen verlassen diese Gebiete“, sagte Putin laut einem von Reuters zitierten Interviewausschnitt aus einem Gespräch mit dem indischen Sender India Today.
Putin verwies demnach darauf, dass Russland diese Forderung bei Gesprächen mit den Vereinigten Staaten wiederholt habe. Er sagte laut russischen Staatsmedien, Washington habe eine Aufteilung eines 28-Punkte-Plans zu einem möglichen Friedensabkommen in vier Themenblöcke vorgeschlagen. » | Alexander Schmalz | Donnerstag, 4. Dezember 2025
Russlands Präsident Wladimir Putin hat der Ukraine mit einer vollständigen militärischen Eroberung des Donbass gedroht, sollte Kiew seine Truppen nicht aus der Region abziehen. „Entweder wir befreien diese Gebiete mit Waffengewalt oder die ukrainischen Truppen verlassen diese Gebiete“, sagte Putin laut einem von Reuters zitierten Interviewausschnitt aus einem Gespräch mit dem indischen Sender India Today.
Putin verwies demnach darauf, dass Russland diese Forderung bei Gesprächen mit den Vereinigten Staaten wiederholt habe. Er sagte laut russischen Staatsmedien, Washington habe eine Aufteilung eines 28-Punkte-Plans zu einem möglichen Friedensabkommen in vier Themenblöcke vorgeschlagen. » | Alexander Schmalz | Donnerstag, 4. Dezember 2025
Après avoir atteint son record absolu, les raisons de la chute aussi vertigineuse que brutale du bitcoin
LE FIGARO : DÉCRYPTAGE - Le plus célèbre des jetons numériques est tombé à 80 000 dollars le 21 novembre, effaçant près de 35 % de sa valeur. Il navigue désormais autour de 90 000 dollars.
La chute est aussi vertigineuse que brutale. Depuis son pic à 126 000 dollars, le 6 octobre, son record absolu, le bitcoin s’enfonce dans le rouge semaine après semaine. Le jeton numérique, qui fait office de boussole pour tout le marché des cryptos, est tombé à 80 000 dollars le 21 novembre, effaçant près de 35 % de sa valeur. Il navigue désormais autour de 92 000 dollars.
Les particuliers qui se sont rués sur le bitcoin ces derniers mois dans l’espoir de gains mirifiques, encaissent des pertes violentes. « Un certain nombre attendaient une porte de sortie autour des 140 000 à 150 000 dollars », rappelle Nicolas Chéron, analyste indépendant. Une zone de prix jamais atteinte. » | Par Jorge Carasso | mardi 4 décembre 2025
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La chute est aussi vertigineuse que brutale. Depuis son pic à 126 000 dollars, le 6 octobre, son record absolu, le bitcoin s’enfonce dans le rouge semaine après semaine. Le jeton numérique, qui fait office de boussole pour tout le marché des cryptos, est tombé à 80 000 dollars le 21 novembre, effaçant près de 35 % de sa valeur. Il navigue désormais autour de 92 000 dollars.
Les particuliers qui se sont rués sur le bitcoin ces derniers mois dans l’espoir de gains mirifiques, encaissent des pertes violentes. « Un certain nombre attendaient une porte de sortie autour des 140 000 à 150 000 dollars », rappelle Nicolas Chéron, analyste indépendant. Une zone de prix jamais atteinte. » | Par Jorge Carasso | mardi 4 décembre 2025
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Half of Europeans See Trump as Enemy of Europe, Survey Finds
THE GUARDIAN: Nine-country poll finds half of people believe risk of war with Russia is high and three-quarters want to stay in EU
Nearly half of Europeans see Donald Trump as “an enemy of Europe”, rather more rate the risk of war with Russia as high and more than two-thirds believe their country would not be able to defend itself in the event of such a war, a survey has found.
The nine-country poll for the Paris-based European affairs debate platform Le Grand Continent also found that nearly three-quarters of respondents wanted their country to stay in the EU, with almost as many saying leaving the union had harmed the UK.
Jean-Yves Dormagen, a political science professor and founder of the polling agency Cluster17, said: “Europe is not only facing growing risks, it is also undergoing a transformation of its historical, geopolitical and political environment. The overall picture [of the survey] portrays a Europe that is anxious, that is deeply aware of its vulnerabilities and that is struggling to project itself positively into the future.”
The polling found that an average of 48% of people across the nine countries see Trump as an outright foe – ranging from highs of 62% in Belgium and 57% in France to lows of 37% in Croatia and 19% in Poland. » | Jon Henley, Europe correspondent | Thursday, December 4, 2025
Enemy of Europe? That’s EXACTLY what Trump is! The sooner he is kicked out of office, the better! The better it will be for Europe, the better it will be for America, and the better it will be for the world. — © Mark Alexander
Nearly half of Europeans see Donald Trump as “an enemy of Europe”, rather more rate the risk of war with Russia as high and more than two-thirds believe their country would not be able to defend itself in the event of such a war, a survey has found.
The nine-country poll for the Paris-based European affairs debate platform Le Grand Continent also found that nearly three-quarters of respondents wanted their country to stay in the EU, with almost as many saying leaving the union had harmed the UK.
Jean-Yves Dormagen, a political science professor and founder of the polling agency Cluster17, said: “Europe is not only facing growing risks, it is also undergoing a transformation of its historical, geopolitical and political environment. The overall picture [of the survey] portrays a Europe that is anxious, that is deeply aware of its vulnerabilities and that is struggling to project itself positively into the future.”
The polling found that an average of 48% of people across the nine countries see Trump as an outright foe – ranging from highs of 62% in Belgium and 57% in France to lows of 37% in Croatia and 19% in Poland. » | Jon Henley, Europe correspondent | Thursday, December 4, 2025
Enemy of Europe? That’s EXACTLY what Trump is! The sooner he is kicked out of office, the better! The better it will be for Europe, the better it will be for America, and the better it will be for the world. — © Mark Alexander
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