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The Irish Sun
8 hours ago
- General
- The Irish Sun
‘We're not really threatening' – Irish activist, 71, arrested in West Bank by Israel did nothing ‘to warrant detention'
A SWEDISH woman arrested by Israeli authorities in the West Bank along with Irish woman Deirdre 'D' Murphy insists they did nothing wrong. Furious Susanne Bjork, who was 1 Irish woman Deirdre 'D' Murphy was arrested in the West Bank Ms Murphy, who is 71 and originally from ISM said Ms Murphy was arrested in the village of Khalet Al-Daba'a in Masafer Yatta in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. They were interrogated in a local police station accused of being in a military zone, as parts of Masafer Yatta have been designated by Israeli authorities a closed military zone since the 1980s. Speaking to Most read in Irish News 'People are absolutely terrified and the escalation of violence and settler violence and demolitions happening all over the West Bank is just horrendous and no one's reporting on this. 'I mean our governments are completely ignoring the situation not just in Gaza, but also in the West Bank. It's people like D and myself who are highlighting the situation.' This was the first time that Ms Bjork had been arrested, but it was not the first time she had experienced such intimidation. She explained: 'Usually that would have meant a ban from a certain area, perhaps, that you were not allowed to enter that area. Most read in The Irish Sun 'But my lawyer said that this is a new policy that they've implemented in the last few months, where they arrest people and deport people straight away and send them to immigration hearing at Ben Gurion. 'And this is, I think, quite a new policy. Israeli military says it began extensive ground operations in northern and southern Gaza 'They're just trying to get rid of anyone who tried to document the reality of the occupation and the war crimes taking place.' When asked if she would return, Ms Bjork said she would if she could, but it seemed unlikely because she did not receive any of the documentation she was promised at the police hearing. 'They were supposed to provide us with an English transcript of the interview. I never received that. I also didn't receive any protocol from the immigration hearing.' AWAITING COURT HEARING Ms Murphy was initially held in a detention centre at Ben Gurion Airport. However, ISM said she will be transported to another facility to await a court hearing. Her pal added: 'The immigration officer brought up charges, saying that we were threatening and humiliating soldiers and police. 'D is a 71-year-old woman, I am a 48-year-old woman. We're not really threatening. We definitely wouldn't be threatening heavily armed men.' Ms Bjork said that Ms Murphy was still being detained because she had decided to contest her charges, rather than agree to leave. 'FALSE ACCUSATIONS' She explained: "D is still detained. After we had done the immigration hearing, we had separate hearings, but I was told that my visa had been cancelled. I was now in Israel illegally and I was detained. "Legally, there's a three-day turnaround for them to deport you, but I had signed a paper to say I was willing to take the first flight out. "I was put on a plane to Athens. D, however, decided to fight this deportation, because we had done nothing wrong. These are completely false accusations." She added: "And so, she has remained in detention, waiting to see a judge, which I don't know when that may be."
Scottish Sun
12-05-2025
- Health
- Scottish Sun
Fat children will get free numberless scales from NHS so their weight doesn't hurt their feelings
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) OBESE children will get free scales under a new NHS weight loss bid — but won't be able to see the readings. Hiding the figures aims to spare kid's feelings and stop their parents obsessing over numbers. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 Fat children will get numberless scales for free under a new NHS weight loss bid Credit: Getty Instead the data will be uploaded directly to a clinic. Doctors will view progress graphs on an app and send motivational messages to help kids slim. The Obesity Health Alliance's Katharine Jenner hailed it as a 'compassionate' approach. Prof Simon Kenny, at NHS England, called it game-changing. One in five British children are obese by age 11. Prof Kenny said: 'This helps our specialists keep track of children's weight loss progress without them needing to leave home.' Critics say current NHS checks on kids in reception and again in Year Six can embarrass chubby children. The at-home monitoring of the most obese has been trialled on 350 families in England and will be extended to thousands more. Tam Fry, from the National Obesity Forum, said: 'Some people will think this is nanny state. But people are so confused about weight and BMI in children that this might be a better way to go.' Chris Snowdon, of the Institute for Economic Affairs, said: 'It sounds like a patronising waste of money — sending people banal advice to eat less, as if they don't know that already.' SWEDISH experts found weight-loss jabs added to a programme for chubby kids meant they cut snacking.
The Journal
30-04-2025
- The Journal
One suspect arrested after Swedish fatal triple shooting
SWEDISH POLICE HAVE arrested a suspect in a shooting that killed three young men at a hair salon, authorities said today, amid heightened nerves over gun violence in the Scandinavian nation. Tuesday's shooting took place in broad daylight, a day before the Valborg or Walpurgis spring festival which draws more than 100,000 people to the city for celebrations, many of them students. Advertisement 'One person has been arrested suspected of murder,' police commander Erik Akerlund told a press conference a day after the shooting in the city of Uppsala, 60 kilometres north of Stockholm, that shocked Sweden. Swedish media reported that at least one of the dead had connections to organised gang crime, though police would not confirm those reports. The Scandinavian country has struggled for years to rein in shootings and bombings between rival gangs. Akerlund said several people 'considered of interest in the investigation' had been brought in for questioning.
Business Mayor
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Mayor
NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, April 27 (game #686)
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Saturday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, April 26 (game #685). Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints. What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers. NYT Connections today (game #686) – today's words (Image credit: New York Times) Today's NYT Connections words are… MASSAGE TIMES RUFFLE FISH PERCENT SHOCK MEATBALL GOLDFISH COMBO LOCK EQUALS THATCH CHEF MINUS TUFT TAKI NYT Connections today (game #686) – hint #1 – group hints What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: Sums Sums GREEN: Various quantities of something you get cut Various quantities of something you get cut BLUE: Savoury bites Savoury bites PURPLE: From a cold European country Need more clues? We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles… NYT Connections today (game #686) – hint #2 – group answers What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: CALCULATOR BUTTONS GREEN: AMOUNTS OF HAIR BLUE: SALTY SNACK UNIT PURPLE: SWEDISH ____ Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. (Image credit: New York Times) The answers to today's Connections, game #686, are… YELLOW: CALCULATOR BUTTONS EQUALS, MINUS, PERCENT, TIMES EQUALS, MINUS, PERCENT, TIMES GREEN: AMOUNTS OF HAIR LOCK, SHOCK, THATCH, TUFT LOCK, SHOCK, THATCH, TUFT BLUE: SALTY SNACK UNIT COMBO, GOLDFISH, RUFFLE, TAKI COMBO, GOLDFISH, RUFFLE, TAKI PURPLE: SWEDISH ____ CHEF, FISH, MASSAGE, MEATBALL My rating: Hard Hard My score: Fail I regularly use a calculator, have copious amounts of hair on my head, love a salty snack, and regularly shop at Ikea, yet I found today's puzzle utterly baffling. CALCULATOR BUTTONS I got straight away, but then came the collapse. First, I thought that there was a group of Victorian authors that I knew nothing about – so I linked LOCK, THATCH, TAKI and TUFT. I got the 'one away!' alert, but still didn't think about hair and instead persisted with my literature hunch and swapped THATCH for RUFFLE. After finally getting AMOUNTS OF HAIR I still faltered with just two groups to get – first thinking there was something about bowls. In my defense, cultural difference again thwarted me, as the majority of the products referenced as a SALTY SNACK UNIT, as well as SWEDISH FISH, are rare delicacies in the UK. Read More GB Summit 2024's Women in Gaming Breakfast honors global change How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below. Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Saturday, April 26, game #685) YELLOW: TINT COLOR, HUE, SHADE, TONE COLOR, HUE, SHADE, TONE GREEN: VALLEY DALE, DELL, GLEN, HOLLOW DALE, DELL, GLEN, HOLLOW BLUE: BOBS DOLE, HOPE, MARLEY, ROSS DOLE, HOPE, MARLEY, ROSS PURPLE: COLOR ANAGRAMS DRE, GARY, GENRE, LUBE NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult. On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room. It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers. It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile. READ SOURCE
Local Sweden
08-04-2025
- Business
- Local Sweden
How can one-income couples in Sweden save for both partners' retirement?
Accompanying partners of Swedish work permit holders can often find it difficult to find work in Sweden, spending time out of the labour market with knock-on effects for their future finances. How should couples like this save for the future? Advertisement Time out of the labour market in Sweden can have serious consequences for the size of your pension. To qualify for the full guarantee pension, which is for people who have had a lower-than-average income throughout their life, you need to work in Sweden for 40 years between the age of 16 and the age of retirement. This means that many immigrants who move to Sweden as adults, who don't find work straight after arriving, only qualify for part of the guarantee pension, even if they otherwise meet the requirements. One important way that couples can provide for the partner who is not working is by putting away their private savings to supplement any pension the partner will qualify for. SEB household economist Américo Fernández advises couples to look carefully at the rules when setting up savings accounts for individual partners. "The rules change if you're married or co-living," he told The Local. "If your partner wants to save money for you because you're not on the labour market and you don't want to miss out on pension contributions, then, if you're married, it's important that you make the money the private property of the person you're saving for." EXPLAINED: Any savings listed as private property, or enskild egendom in Swedish, will not be split equally between partners if the marriage ends in divorce. Other savings and assets which are not listed as enskild egendom are considered giftorättsgods, and are split equally between both spouses in the case of a divorce. Advertisement This is also important if you're cohabiting partners, but for different reasons, Fernández said. "If you're co-living with another person and you have the same setup, then it's important to save in your partner's name, meaning that it's their name on the investment account," he said. "Because if you split up and you're not married, everyone takes their own money with them – the money they have in their own name – and then you split the apartment or house, if you bought it together. But other than that, you don't share anything." In terms of how much you should save for the partner who isn't working, Fernández says that's "difficult to say". "You can go onto the websites of different banks – every bank or insurance company has some kind of tool where you can calculate the amount you're losing in pension contributions if you take more of the family responsibility. So you can easily count how much you should save." SWEDISH PENSIONS: As a general rule, he said, you could look at what is commonly offered to workers in Sweden. "If you look at a normal collective bargaining agreement in Sweden, I would say at least 6 percent of your wage should be put aside into a separate savings account for your pension," he said. "That would be the equivalent of a normal occupational pension." Advertisement Aside from planning pensions savings, Fernández also had advice for how to divide family responsibilities to ensure that the impact of leaving the labour market to, for example, care for young children, is minimised. "The biggest inequalities between genders and between partners starts when they're building a family, that's when we see the biggest gap in salaries and the biggest gap in pensions contributions," he said. "If possible, try to divide the days you have on parental leave equally. If you have a very uneven division here, that usually creates an even bigger gap if one of you takes more sick leave for your children, for example. In the long run it contributes to women taking more part time jobs. Every step is important, so try to share it as equally as you can." "If you can't share it equally because it doesn't work for your family situation – which I completely respect – then you're going back to the part of trying to save a little bit more for that specific partner."
