Racial and political tensions have flared in Trinidad and Tobago after members of an ethnic minority were accused of an assassination plot based on a private phone call.
Protests in Belfast, Northern Ireland, after a Sudanese refugee allegedly tried to behead a white man escalated into serious disorder on Tuesday, with houses believed to be hosting migrants burned down.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: An attempted beheading on Monday night in Belfast, Northern Ireland, sparked violent unrest across the city on Tuesday. Houses were set on fire, with migrant residents reported to be targeted, and Turkish barber shops and other ethnic minority businesses were vandalized. The suspect in the attempted beheading, Sudanese refugee Hadi Alodid, has been charged with attempted murder and other offenses. WHEN & WHERE: The attempted beheading took place on Monday night in the Kinnaird Avenue area of north Belfast, with subsequent unrest spreading to multiple locations across Northern Ireland on Tuesday evening. KEY QUOTE: “Groups of masked men burning families out of their homes is nothing less than disgusting…Open
Revised projections from Britain's Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal that the country's population growth will depend entirely on immigration, as births are set to fall below deaths each year.
Revised projections from Britain’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal that the country’s population growth will depend entirely on immigration , as births are set to fall below deaths each year. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Britain’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) has projected that Britain’s population growth over the next three decades will rely entirely on immigration as deaths are expected to outpace births annually. The ONS estimates a population increase of 1.7 million between 2024 and 2034, reaching 71 million. DETAIL: The report highlights that previous surges in immigration have temporarily boosted population growth, but that the United Kingdom could face long-term demographic decline without sustained mass…Open