Sam Edwards

Jul 31, 2024 | indexoncensorship.org | Alessio Perrone |Darren Loucaides |Sam Edwards |Martin Bright

German Green Party leader Ricarda Lang was heckled in Schorndorf during the European elections. Photo: Elke WetzigOn 14 February, as the upper echelons of Germany’s Green Party prepared to descend on the south-western town of Biberach for their annual meeting, demonstrators blocked access to the town hall with tractors, paving stones, sandbags and manure. Things took a more aggressive turn when three police officers were injured by protesters hurling objects.

Nov 9, 2023 | thewire.in | Sam Edwards

The Great Escaper is an engaging exploration of love, loss, memory and trauma. It’s also the final film for its star, Michael Caine, as he has recently announced his retirement. The film tells the real story of Royal Navy veteran, Bernard Jordan, who “escaped” from his care home in June 2014 to attend the 70th anniversary of D-Day commemorations in Normandy.

Oct 19, 2023 | news.bloombergtax.com | Sam Edwards

The junior party in Spain’s caretaker governing coalition is pushing to make permanent a windfall tax on banks and utilities that was introduced on a temporary basis earlier this year. “We don’t have an agreement yet, but we continue to believe these taxes should remain in place,” Yolanda Diaz, a deputy minister of the caretaker government and leader of the Sumar Party, said Thursday at a conference in Barcelona on labor policy.

May 27, 2023 | euronews.com | Sam Edwards

-  Copyright  AP Photo/Manu Fernandez By Sam Edwards  •  Updated: 27/05/2023 - 08:00 Spain is dealing with a historic drought. But will it be enough to push the issue to the forefront of voters' minds tomorrow? In a bland office in Madrid, weather forecasters warning of continued droughts are called “murderers” and “liars” by climate change deniers on Twitter.