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Mounted Police and APCs Deployed as ‘Act IV’ of Yellow Vest Protests Unfolds

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/12/08/mounted-police-and-apcs-deployed-as-act-iv-of-yellow-vest-protests-unfolds/

A total of 615 Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vests) have been arrested in Paris so far, with 508 of them remaining in custody as French police attempt to lock down the streets of Paris and make preventative arrests to quell potential violence.

>New reports indicate that around sixty people required hospitalisation as a result of the protests in Paris today, mostly with minor injuries. The number of injured is down sharply from last week, when 162 people required hospital care.

>New arrest figures for Paris show the number of Yellow Vests arrested by police has risen to 737. At least 55 people are said to have been wounded so far in the violent clashes, including three police officers.

>Around 400 Yellow Vest protesters have been arrested in Brussels, Belgium, and one police officer has been wounded.

Black Dems Upset Pelosi Considering Committee Term Limits

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/08/black-dems-upset-pelosi-considering-committee-term-limits/

Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA), the Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), said on Thursday that it is a “bad idea” for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to consider instituting term limits on committee chairs.

>Pelosi said on Thursday that she was “sympathetic to the concerns that have been expressed” by some House Democrats regarding term limits.

>“I think it’s a bad idea, I think it’s awful timing, and I think it’s a hell of a reward for all these chairmen who went out there traveling the country and busting their behPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

Germany and France to Europe: Accept Migrants or Pay Up

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/12/07/germany-and-france-to-europe-accept-migrants-or-pay-up/

France and Germany have said that countries which reject migrants should be forced to pay to be excused from the European Union’s redistribution programme.

>The proposal was reportedly made in a document, seen by Reuters, circulated to member states’ interior ministers in Brussels on Thursday.

>The suggested migration rules would still insist countries take migrants from other member-states unless there is a strong objection. In which case, such nations would be able to make “alternative measures of solidarity.”

>Diplomats told Reuters this is Eurocrat-speak for making additional contributions to the European Commission’s budget or paying for development projects in Africa, where the bulk of Mediterranean Sea arrivals are coming from.

'Humiliation on a historic scale': what the papers say about first day of Brexit debate

Front pages paint a grim picture of Theresa May’s horror day in parliament

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/dec/05/humiliation-on-a-historic-scale-what-the-papers-say-about-first-day-of-brexit-debate

>Theresa May’s shocking day in parliament dominates the front pages, with papers leading on the prime minister suffering three defeats including a historic Commons vote that found the government in contempt of parliament.

>As Laura Kuenssberg, the BBC’s political editor, put it: “That’s an absolutely terrible, terrible set of front pages for the government.”

>The Mirror runs the headline: “63 minutes of mayhem”, saying the day’s events left the prime ministerPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

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Petition: The UK should not agree the UN's Global Compact for Migration

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/232698

Dow Plunges by Nearly 800 Points on Fears of Economic Slump

https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2018/12/04/dow-plunges-by-nearly-800-points/

Bond Market Sends Up a Recession Warning Flare

https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2018/12/04/yieldcurveinverts/

Sex Offender Jeffrey Epstein Settles Suit, Averting Accusers’ Testimony

https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2018/12/04/sex-offender-jeffrey-epstein-settles-suit-averting-accusers-testimony/

Delingpole: President Macron Is Heading for His Green Waterloo

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/12/03/president-macron-green-policies-will-be-his-downfall/

As the Gilets Jaunes protests in France catch fire, French President Emmanuel Macron is heading for his green Waterloo. And really, humiliation, defeat and --- with luck — exile somewhere really remote just couldn’t happen to a more deserving candidate.

>One reason this dime store Napoleon has it coming is outlined in a characteristically incisive piece by Dominic Lawson in the Mail. It’s headlined: “Why It’s Hard Not to Gloat at the Travails of the Strutting French President Who Called Brexiteers Liars.”

>Lawson points out that of all the European leaders, no one has gone further out of his way to try to shaft Britain’s Brexit prospects than the pint-sized Mummy’s Boy Macron.

Brexit backstop plan is calculated risk - Geoffrey Cox

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46419790

The UK would be "indefinitely committed" to EU customs rules if Brexit trade talks broke down, the chief law officer has said.

>But Geoffrey Cox said it would not be in either side's political interests to allow that to happen.

>The attorney general said it was a "calculated risk" and "I do not believe we will be trapped in it permanently".

>Labour accused him of "hiding" the full legal advice on the Brexit deal "for fear of the political consequences".

Russian journalist monitored for ‘suspicious behaviour’ near UK military base

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Macron Considers State of Emergency After France Experiences Worst Civil Unrest Since 1968

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/12/02/macron-considers-state-emergency-france-worst-civil-unrest-1968/

French President Emmanuel Macron is considering imposing a state of emergency in France after violent protests in Paris saw the Arc de Triomphe vandalised and hundreds of arrests.

>President Macron was met with jeers and calls for his resignation by bystanders as he toured the damage along the Champs-Élysée on Sunday morning after his return from G20 in Buenos Aires.

>Macron visited the Arc de Triomphe which was vandalised with graffiti that read “Macron resign” and “Yellow Vests will triumph” after the capital experienced its third straight weekend of civil unrest over rising taxes linked to the progressive president’s climate change programme.

Brexit: Gove warns of referendum if MPs don't back PM's deal

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46416591

If MPs don't back Theresa May's Brexit deal there could be another EU referendum, Michael Gove has said.

>The leading cabinet Brexiteer said Mrs May's deal was not perfect - but if MPs did not vote it through on 11 December there was a risk of "no Brexit at all".

>He told the BBC's Andrew Marr show there may now be a Commons majority for another referendum.

>Labour has said it will attempt to topple Mrs May and force a general election if MPs reject her deal.

UK crimewave: 'Ignore low level crime and crooks will think they can GET AWAY with it'

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Scalpel blades found taped to children's slide in Ormskirk

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-46411533

Scalpel and razor blades have been found taped to the sides of a slide in a children's play area.

>They were found stuck to play equipment at the Winifred Lane play area in Aughton, near Ormskirk, Lancashire Police said on Facebook.

>Doreen Stephenson, a councillor for Aughton Park, labelled the culprits a "disgrace", adding: "It's quite frightening to think what the consequences could be."

>Police urged "everyone to be vigilant".

UK to unveil £1bn life sciences investment

https://www.ft.com/content/8de1f3be-f4c2-11e8-9623-d7f9881e729f

Government keen to show Britain remains attractive despite Brexit

>Hundreds of millions of pounds worth of fresh investment in UK life sciences will be unveiled next week as the government seeks to show that Britain remains attractive to global industry, despite the continuing political turmoil over Brexit.

>The centrepiece is expected to be an announcement of further investment by UCB, a Belgium-based company that already has a significant presence in the UK.

>Its commitment will form part of a new life sciences “sector deal” that is expected to include as much as £1bn of additional investment by the industry, according to one person briefed on the announcement.

Brexit: Sam Gyimah resigns over Theresa May's 'naive' deal

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46407249

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Despite EU Arrivals Lowest Since 2012, Migration Drives Non-UK Born Population to 9.4 Million

British government statistics show that net arrivals from the European Union are at their lowest since 2014, but this has not stopped rising immigration from the rest of the world continuing to push the United Kingdom’s population upward.

>Despite net EU arrivals --- the difference between those arriving and leaving — falling to the lowest level since 2012, this group still yielded an overall positive figure in the ONS statistics, with approximately 74,000 more European Union citizens arriving than leaving during the period.

>Far larger were arrivals from the rest of the world, which are at their highest level since 2014, with net addition of 248,000.

>Overall, the net-positive levels of immigration, which despite coming below the recent 2016 peak, are still running at historically high levels. The ONS revealed that the foreign-born population of the United Kingdom now stands at 9.4 million and that arrivals from Romania in recent years have been one of the largest drivers of growth in that total.

Brussels Beware: ‘Street Fighter’ Orbán Teams Up with Action Man Chuck Norris in Hungary

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/11/29/orban-action-chuck-norris-hungary/

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Poland Scorns EU Army, Insists America Is ‘Only Real Guarantor of Security in Europe’

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/11/26/poland-scorns-eu-army-insists-america-only-real-guarantor-security-europe/

Nigel Farage Tells Breitbart: May’s Brexit Betrayal is Like ‘Voluntarily Going to Prison’

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/11/26/listen-nigel-farage-tells-breitbart-mays-brexit-betrayal-is-like-voluntarily-going-to-prison/

UK Parliament Seizes Internal Facebook Documents

https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/11/26/uk-parliament-seizes-internal-facebook-documents/

‘Spain Wins’ -- Madrid Brags May’s EU ‘Deal’ Offers Chance to Grab Gibraltar Sovereignty

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/11/26/spain-wins-madrid-brags-mays-eu-deal-offers-chance-grab-gibraltar-sovereignty/

Russia 'fires on and seizes Ukraine ships'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46338671

Ukraine's navy says Russia has opened fire and seized three of its vessels off the coast of the annexed Crimea, in a major escalation of tensions.

>It said two gunboats and a tug were captured by Russian special forces after a chase. Two Ukrainian crew members were injured.

>Russia is yet to comment on the claims.

>It earlier accused Ukraine of illegally entering Russian waters, blocking access to the Sea of Azov with a tanker put under a bridge in the Kerch Strait.

Theresa May Writes ‘Letter to the Nation’ Begging Support for ‘Worst Deal in History’

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/11/25/theresa-may-writes-letter-to-the-nation-begging-support-for-worst-deal-in-history/

Theresa May has written a “letter to the nation” begging the public to support her Brexit deal, which has been signed off by EU leaders but could be voted down in Parliament by Tory Brexiteers and Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).

>The Prime Minister has agreed to pay a £39 billion+ divorce settlement to the EU and submitted to a lengthy “transition” period after Brexit in which Britain will remain subject to all EU rules and regulations, without any representation in EU institutions, during which a future relationship can be negotiated.

>If one cannot be struck in time, the “transition” can be extended for up to two years, or the United Kingdom and European Union will enter into “backstop” arrangements which the UK cannot leave without permission, and which would involve the UK continuing adopting EU regulations on goods, competition, state aid, and more, as interpreted by EU judges, and establish a “single customs territory” which largely dupliPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

THE BIG FREEZE The UK faces 32 DAYS of bad weather with snow and ice over Christmas period -- see how you’re affected

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/uknews/7822462/uk-weather-forecast-britain-snow-ice-christmas-affected/amp/

Merkel: EU States Must Prepare to Hand National Sovereignty over to Brussels

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/11/23/merkel-eu-hand-sovereignty-brussels/

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that European Union (EU) member states must be prepared to transfer powers over to Brussels at a debate on the ‘tensions’ between globalisation and national sovereignty.

>“Nation states must today be prepared to give up their sovereignty,” Merkel said, speaking at an event organised by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Berlin on Wednesday.

>“In an orderly fashion of course,” Merkel said, explaining that --- while Germany had given up some of its sovereignty in order to join the EU, national parliaments were in charge of deciding whether to sign up to international treaties.

UKIP leader defends hiring Tommy Robinson

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46308160

UKIP leader Gerard Batten has defended his decision to hire Tommy Robinson as an adviser and says he had saved the party "from oblivion".

>His predecessor Nigel Farage criticised UKIP's association with the ex-English Defence League leader and said there should be a vote of no confidence in Mr Batten.

>Mr Batten said many people respected Mr Robinson's "stand on things".

>And he claimed Mr Farage had shown "0% interest" in UKIP since "walking away".

Karachi attack: China consulate attack leaves four dead

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46294432

Grieving loved ones may no longer be able to pay their last respects to dead relatives when the EU bans the chemical in embalmPost too long. Click here to view the full text.