Author: Darren Smith

Dutch police are under scrutiny after footage went viral showing an officer pulling a pregnant woman to the ground during a chaotic arrest at an asylum seekers’ centre in Zeist — sparking widespread outrage in the Netherlands and internationally over the use of force. The incident occurred on the evening of 19 May at approximately 21:50 at the asylum seekers’ centre on Kampweg in Zeist, after officers responded to reports of vandalism, threats and a possible knife. According to police, officers were in the process of detaining a 30-year-old man when the woman — who was visibly pregnant, according to…

Chelsea’s official Instagram account has been accused of trolling Arsenal fans after their social media team posted a photograph of the Champions League trophy at Stamford Bridge — captioned “Come and visit London’s Home of Trophies” — within seconds of Arsenal losing the Champions League final to Paris Saint-Germain on penalties in Budapest. PSG defeated Arsenal 5-4 on penalties after the final ended 1-1 following 120 minutes of play at the Puskás Aréna. Kai Havertz had given Arsenal a dream start, firing past PSG goalkeeper Safonov in just the sixth minute, before Ousmane Dembélé equalised from the penalty spot in…

A provocative sign image bearing an Israeli flag and the words “Border Zvernec — Albania / Entry by permission and respect only” has become the defining image of a growing environmental and civil liberties crisis on Albania’s southern coastline, where activists accuse the government of handing a protected wetland to developers connected to Jared Kushner — and where protesters are now being dragged away by masked men as police stand and watch.The image showing the sign was later claimed to be AI-generated, but only the sign itself. In the videos provided to Britannia Daily, you can clearly see the fence…

Arne Slot has been sacked by Liverpool with immediate effect following a disappointing second season at Anfield that saw the club finish fifth in the Premier League and exit the Champions League at the quarter-final stage — ending the Dutchman’s two-year tenure without a trophy to show for a summer of record spending. Renowned transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano broke the news of Slot’s departure on X, writing: “EXCLUSIVE: ARNE SLOT AND LIVERPOOL TO PART WAYS WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT. It’s over between the Dutch manager and Liverpool after end of the season review.” Romano also disclosed that Andoni Iraola, who recently…

Boston’s liberal mayor is promoting a transgender menstruation event at a public library — offering attendees a catered meal and free period underwear — just weeks after the city revealed a budget shortfall of nearly $50 million. Mayor Michelle Wu’s office for LGBTQ advancement has partnered with the Massachusetts National Organisation for Women and several local pro-LGBTQ groups to host an event called Trans Period Pride on 17 June at a branch of Boston Public Library. Promoted via an Instagram post decorated in the pink and blue shades of the transgender pride flag, the event is billed as “another consciousness…

A disturbing new video has emerged showing a Russian soldier wrapped from head to toe in clingfilm, suspended upside down from a tree and slapped repeatedly by his commander — the latest in a wave of footage documenting systematic abuse within Putin’s armed forces as Russia’s casualties in Ukraine approach half a million. The clip, shared on a Telegram channel, shows the serviceman hanging helplessly in what appears to be a forest, his entire body bound in layers of clingfilm forming a cocoon as he spins and groans in pain. A commander can be seen repeatedly striking him across the…

Police are hunting a woman who threw a burrito bowl directly into a fast food worker’s face during a violent confrontation at a Chipotle restaurant in California, after CCTV footage of the assault spread rapidly across social media. The incident occurred on 12 May at the Chipotle branch in Santa Ana, California, and was captured on the restaurant’s security cameras. Footage shows a heated verbal exchange between the customer and a member of staff before the woman picks up a silver burrito bowl and launches it squarely into the worker’s face, covering her in food. The worker recoils from the…

The two brothers at the centre of one of the most contentious policing controversies in recent British history will face no further prosecution over allegations they assaulted an armed officer at Manchester Airport, after the Crown Prosecution Service decided against seeking a third trial — while the officer who kicked one of them in the face remains under criminal investigation. Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 21, and Muhammad Amaad, 26, both of Rochdale, were formally found not guilty at Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday of assaulting PC Zachary Marsden, after prosecutors told a judge it would not be lawful to pursue a…

A man was arrested after being caught masturbating in public at the entrance of a primary school in Palma de Mallorca as children arrived for the morning, with off-duty police officers who were dropping off their own children intervening to restrain him until uniformed colleagues reached the scene. The incident occurred at around 9am on Tuesday 26 May outside the Colegio Madre Alberta, a state school in the Spanish island’s capital. According to reports by Ultima Hora and other Spanish local media, the suspect — a 30-year-old Mexican national — was found with his trousers down and a one-litre beer…

A campaign calling for an immediate halt to Google’s driverless taxi trial in London has been launched by Green Party councillors in Brent, who warn the technology poses a direct threat to the livelihoods of 150,000 private hire drivers in the capital — and that the city is being used as a testing ground for Silicon Valley experiments with insufficient public scrutiny. The Say No To Waymo campaign was launched following a series of incidents involving the autonomous vehicles since Waymo — an American self-driving technology company owned by Google’s parent Alphabet — began its London pilot last month with…