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Yahoo
an hour ago
- Health
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NHS surgeon who compared Islam to Nazism struck off
An NHS surgeon, who claimed he had been discriminated against at work, has been struck off for anti-Islamic posts comparing the religion to Nazism. Dr Keyur Buch also shared a post on X that claimed '99.8 per cent of terrorists across the world are Muslims'. The surgeon, currently based in Ahmedabad, India, was initially suspended from the register for just four months over the 'racially and religiously hostile' posts. A review panel has now found that the surgeon had 'persistently failed' to show insight into his actions and decided to strike Dr Buch from the General Medical Council (GMC) register. The medical practitioners tribunal reviewing his case heard that Dr Buch qualified in India in 1987 before moving to the UK in 1995. He left the country in 2016 but has remained on the GMC register. In July 2022 he gave an interview to a UK-based Asian newspaper alleging that a colleague had once told him he would 'never hire a brown person' and that the NHS was 'institutionally racist'. He was first reported for his 'hostile' posts in September 2022 by a fellow doctor and two members of the public, shortly after they were published. Dr Buch was initially suspended for four months following a hearing in 2023. The suspension was then extended by a further 12 months in April 2024. The review panel has now decided to strike Dr Buch off entirely, saying: 'A sanction of erasure was the only sanction that would address Dr Buch's persistent failure to demonstrate insight. 'The tribunal was satisfied that there was a lack of meaningful engagement from Dr Buch, and he had failed to demonstrate adequate development of insight or any remediation in the 16 months since he was suspended.' The 2023 hearing was told that the medical professional had made several inappropriate posts on an X account under the name 'Dr Keyur Buch | Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon'. In one of his posts he said: 'Just like Nazism and Communism, I5lam is a supremacist violent cult that needs to be got rid of because it harms Mu5lims and nonMus1ims alike.' Dr Buch also used the hashtag '#IslamIsTheProblem', linked 'Muslim schools' with 'Islamic terrorists' and referred to the Prophet Muhammad as 'MohMad'. In another post the surgeon claimed there was an 'invasion' of Pakistani Muslims on Hindus in the UK. Screenshots of his social media posts were sent to the GMC by a doctor and two members of the public who said they 'incited hate towards Muslims'. Dr Buch told the tribunal he 'acknowledged the upset and hurt caused' by his posts and claimed they were 'provoked' by the Leicester riots taking place at the time. He said the unrest between British Muslims and Hindus in the Midlands city, sparked by a cricket match, was 'personal' because a temple he used to visit in Leicester was attacked. He also said his account had been 'hacked' and the posts were written by others. The 2023 panel found the 'offensive nature' of the surgeon's statements had 'undermined' the integrity of doctors. They suggested he could assist future reviews by showing that he had taken steps to 'better understand' equality and diversity. The panel said: 'The offensive nature of Dr Buch's social media posts, irrespective of whether he felt at the time that they were provoked by emotive national events, were made to a significant audience and could be directly linked to his profession as an orthopaedic surgeon. 'Doctors, in all aspects of their lives, are expected to act with integrity to ensure that public trust in the medical profession is maintained. 'Dr Buch's actions undermined that.' Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
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Chicago mayor calls DOGE 'an act of war,' compares second Trump term to Third Reich
Chicago Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson laid into the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and President Donald Trump's economic policies during his weekly press availability, drawing parallels between the Third Reich in Germany and Trump's second term in the White House. Johnson said the Windy City is the most "pro-worker" city in the U.S., but faces "hostility" from Washington. "The fact that the President of the United States of America is cutting off food supply and medicine to working people and families across this country — that is an act of war," Johnson fumed. "And we're going to need leaders who are prepared and willing to stand up for working people, because this battle has reached our front doors all across America where people are struggling and suffering. And in order to alleviate that pain and discomfort, it's going to require bold leadership. We can't tippy toe." Proposed Chicago Police Resource Cuts Could Land City In Court, Top Officials Warn Addressing a reporter who asked how to work with the Trump administration for the benefit of the city from such an adversarial position, Johnson cited Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's State of the State address in February, which referenced how it "took the Nazi's one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours and 40 minutes to dismantle a Constitutional Republic." Read On The Fox News App "Governor Pritzker… offered up a warning," Johnson said. "You have a president that is cutting off medicine and food, a president that is working to erase culture. I mean, you can't make this up. He's doing it in plain sight." Pritzker had compared the rise of former German Chancellor Adolf Hitler to Trump's popularity, in that the eventual national-socialist dictator was seen as the answer to "inflation and [the public] looking for someone to blame." Chicago Democrat Goes Off On City's Handling Of Migrant Crisis In his remarks, Johnson noted how people have wondered how Germany could have descended into Nazism and anti-Semitism so quickly and dreadfully, saying that Trump is "carry[ing] out the playbook that was done against an entire people-group." "He's doing it right here in this country, against working people, erasing Black folks from museums and the history and the culture. So, when you ask how we balance that, you have to fight it and resist it with everything that's in you," he said. "The President of the United States of America is capturing the hopes and aspirations of working people and holding us hostage as he works to implement and annihilate democracy," Johnson said, returning to comment on lawsuits the city has joined to halt DOGE-type efforts. Chicago is party to a lawsuit filed by several municipalities, including Baltimore; Santa Clara, California; and the county that encompasses Houston, which seeks to stop DOGE's slashing of the federal bureaucracy. "Congress created these federal agencies. It funded them. But the president is trying to fire all these people and gut these agencies that Congress created," Chicago Deputy Corporation Counsel Steve Kane told the city's ABC affiliate, calling the situation unconstitutional. DOGE-driven cuts affecting the Windy City have included the Energy Department's 2025 Small Business Expo, originally pinned for June. The cut came as part of billions in spending reductions for cabinet agencies, and other closures of clean-energy-centric operations have affected the city, according to reports. Earlier in May, Chicago hired Ernst & Young, an international consulting firm, to find ways to bridge its own budget gaps, according to Bloomberg. The Trump administration has threatened to withhold funding from sanctuary cities, a definition within which Chicago falls. While city-specific data was not immediately available for DOGE-related cuts, the Trump administration saw the Department of Health & Human Services cut its regional office in Illinois, which served 28,000 low-income families. Efforts to consolidate federal real estate and office space affected America's third-largest city as well. The Federal Transit Administration, Securities and Exchange Commission, Labor Relations Authority and Civil Corps of Engineers all saw their offices there shut down. A federally-owned art collection in Chicago also sees some of its staffing on the chopping block, according to Axios. Fox News' Remy Numa and Patrick McGovern contributed to this article source: Chicago mayor calls DOGE 'an act of war,' compares second Trump term to Third Reich
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
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Notorious Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover pardoned by Trump
Larry Hoover, the famed founder of the Gangster Disciples, had his life sentence commuted Wednesday by President Trump. Though Trump used his power to clear 74-year-old Hoover of federal charges, he will remain behind bars on a state murder conviction. Hoover's case has long been a cause célèbre in the hip-hop industry. Before his pivot to Nazism, Kanye West held a 'Free Larry Hoover' concert in 2021 and gave Hoover's son, Larry Hoover Jr., a lengthy speech to advocate for his father's release on the song 'Jesus Lord.' Hoover was first arrested in 1973, convicted in the killing of William 'Pooky' Young and sentenced to 150 to 200 years in Illinois prison. A few years earlier, he co-founded the Gangster Disciples and built the operation into a drug selling powerhouse, first in Chicago and then elsewhere. Two decades later, Hoover — once declared 'one of the most notorious criminals in Illinois history' — was convicted on federal charges after he was recorded continuing to lead the group from behind bars. For that, he was sentenced to life at a supermax prison in Colorado. In recent years, Hoover has said he turned his life around in prison, taking responsibility for and renouncing his criminal past while wanting 'nothing to do' with the Gangster Disciples. Trump has pardoned several prominent figures in recent days, including tax-evading reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, corrupt former Connecticut governor John Rowland and ex-House representative Michael Grimm, a Republican from New York. Also included in the pardons was rapper NBA YoungBoy, who'd been sentenced to nearly two years in prison on federal gun charges. He was also convicted of participating in a prescription drug ring in Utah. With News Wire Services
Telegraph
3 days ago
- General
- Telegraph
Police Scotland accused of comparing gender-critical feminists to Nazis
Police Scotland has been accused of comparing gender-critical feminists to Nazis after an internal document drew parallels between the two. The document said that 'gender binary' – the belief that there are only two genders – was a 'key feature of the Nazi racial policies'. It said that 'right now, some 88 years later the gender-critical movement has a strong voice and presence' and questioned whether this was 'an echo of how past hostilities arose'. The document also asked whether the strength of gender critics, who argue there are only two genders, meant 'we have failed to understand the lessons we should have collectively learned from our shared history.' It was posted on a divisional noticeboard to mark 'Trans+ History Week' in May, which aims to celebrate the history of 'gender diverse people', including 'trans, non-binary and intersex people.' Police Scotland said the document had been removed but critics said it should be a 'wake-up call' about how the force deals with gender and sex. Last September, the force reversed a policy that allowed rapists to self-identify as female as it fostered 'a strong sense of belonging'. The furore over the document erupted after the Supreme Court ruled in April that trans women are not women. Police Scotland announced that it would review its policies on trans issues and a meeting was held behind closed doors at its Tulliallan headquarters on Thursday to discuss the implications of the ruling. Responding to the document, which was disclosed by the Scottish Daily Mail, a force spokesman said: 'The content does not reflect the views of Police Scotland and has been removed. Advice will be given around the use of language.' Dr Lucy Hunter Blackburn, of policy analysts Murray Blackburn Mackenzie, said: 'It is welcome Police Scotland recognise this is unacceptable language. 'But this should be a wake-up call about the culture around sex and gender in the force. The Supreme Court's clarification of the law offers an opportunity for the leadership to break with the past. They urgently need to take it.' 'Deeply offensive' Murdo Fraser, a Scottish Tory MSP, said: 'It's unbelievable that such outrageous language made it into an official Police Scotland document. 'This is a deeply offensive comparison. People with concerns about the SNP's flawed gender self-ID plans shouldn't be vilified for standing up for common sense.' The document said Trans+ History Week was a chance to 'learn and celebrate the rich and long history of trans, non-binary, gender-diverse and intersex people. 'At a time when anti-trans rhetoric is on the rise, this can be a week where we can uplift the trans community and send a clear message – 'trans people have always been here.'' It said the event was timed to coincide with the anniversary of a 'Nazi raid on the world's first ever trans clinic in 1933', adding that: 'Gender binary was a key feature of the Nazi racial policies.'
Express Tribune
5 days ago
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Unbecoming of a PM
Listen to article Prime Minister Narendra Modi is perhaps feeling the heat of embarrassment, and is out to provoke his people for more jingoism against Pakistan. His speech at a rally in his hotbed constituency, Gujarat, was unbecoming of the stature of a Prime Minister, and it seems he believes in stooping too low without any concern for diplomatic or interstate ethics. This reckless provocation has a purpose and that is to derail the momentum of mediation and diplomacy that the US and other major powers are choreographing to usher in peace and stability between the two nuclear states. The fact that they have returned from the brink after a four-day duel, and are keeping their fingers crossed, calls for some statesmanship and not this political vandalism that the Indian premier is resorting to. For the sake of record-keeping, let us reiterate what Mr Modi uttered in his carried-away saffron fanfare: " eat your bread or [choose my] bullet." This appears to be a page taken from the playbook of Nazism, which led the world into a catastrophic World War, devastating civilisations and humanity. Such brinkmanship is quite common among other BJP and RSS stalwarts too, as they time and again feel like threatening Pakistan to raise their minion status at the cost of regional sanctity. The applause from the crowd adorned in orange and white outfits is a red flag, and it is high time the world community took notice of India's political terrorism following its aggression against Pakistan under the false pretext of Pahalgam killings. Modi, as an elected leader of one of the world's largest democracies, must reflect on his policies, and the best way out is to clean the Augean stable by addressing the irritants between the two countries. Pakistan's condemnation is noticeable, and it is right in asserting that the fire-spitting speech was intended to distract attention from the ongoing human rights abuses and demographic engineering in IIOJK, as well as the failure of the Operation Sindoor. The onus is on India's civil society and the general public to rise to the occasion and checkmate this war-mongering mentality by booting the incumbents out.
