March 2025
April 2025
No Further Action on £1m Conservative Party Fraud Case
Malcolm Macaskill, a former Conservative party treasurer with a brain tumour, will face no further action after a £1m VAT fraud and money laundering scheme where he used false forms to claim over £800,000 and laundered £200,000 through local Conservative parties between February 2003 and March 2014.
No Further Action on £1m Conservative Party Fraud Case
Malcolm Macaskill, a former Conservative party treasurer with a brain tumour, will face no further action after a £1m VAT fraud and money laundering scheme where he used false forms to claim over £800,000 and laundered £200,000 through local Conservative parties between February 2003 and March 2014.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Brandenburg's SPD-BSW Coalition Faces Opposition After 100 Days
The SPD-BSW coalition in Brandenburg, Germany, completed its first 100 days on March 21st, facing criticism from the opposition for its slow pace and lack of concrete initiatives while claiming internal success, despite disagreements regarding defense spending and relations with Russia.
Brandenburg's SPD-BSW Coalition Faces Opposition After 100 Days
The SPD-BSW coalition in Brandenburg, Germany, completed its first 100 days on March 21st, facing criticism from the opposition for its slow pace and lack of concrete initiatives while claiming internal success, despite disagreements regarding defense spending and relations with Russia.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Confebask Criticizes Basque Tax Reform, Rejects SMI Negotiations
Confebask warned EH Bildu that businesses are key to the Basque Country's welfare, criticizing a new tax agreement and refusing to negotiate a Basque SMI, while EH Bildu proposed a counter-tax plan and urged Confebask's participation in SMI talks.
Confebask Criticizes Basque Tax Reform, Rejects SMI Negotiations
Confebask warned EH Bildu that businesses are key to the Basque Country's welfare, criticizing a new tax agreement and refusing to negotiate a Basque SMI, while EH Bildu proposed a counter-tax plan and urged Confebask's participation in SMI talks.
Progress
44% Bias Score
2025 NCAA Tournament Projected for High Number of Upsets
The 2025 NCAA men's basketball tournament is projected to have eight games with at least a 30 percent chance of an upset, exceeding last year's total due to strong underdogs facing vulnerable top seeds; a model called Slingshot, created by Furman math professors, predicted these upsets.
2025 NCAA Tournament Projected for High Number of Upsets
The 2025 NCAA men's basketball tournament is projected to have eight games with at least a 30 percent chance of an upset, exceeding last year's total due to strong underdogs facing vulnerable top seeds; a model called Slingshot, created by Furman math professors, predicted these upsets.
Progress
48% Bias Score
12 Years in Prison Sought for Murder of 17-Year-Old in Winsum
A 20-year-old man, Jamesly S., is facing 12 years in prison and mandatory psychiatric treatment for fatally stabbing his 17-year-old ex-girlfriend, Jet, in Winsum, Netherlands, on February 21, 2024, after she ended their relationship via a group chat.
12 Years in Prison Sought for Murder of 17-Year-Old in Winsum
A 20-year-old man, Jamesly S., is facing 12 years in prison and mandatory psychiatric treatment for fatally stabbing his 17-year-old ex-girlfriend, Jet, in Winsum, Netherlands, on February 21, 2024, after she ended their relationship via a group chat.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Queen Mary Cancels Engagements Due to Illness
Queen Mary of Denmark cancelled engagements due to illness, impacting appearances at the Danish Heart Association and Mary Foundation events. She expressed disappointment but highlighted her dedication to the Heart Association.
Queen Mary Cancels Engagements Due to Illness
Queen Mary of Denmark cancelled engagements due to illness, impacting appearances at the Danish Heart Association and Mary Foundation events. She expressed disappointment but highlighted her dedication to the Heart Association.
Progress
36% Bias Score
MSCI World ETF Remains Recommended Despite US Market Volatility
Stiftung Warentest Finanzen recommends MSCI World ETFs for long-term investment despite criticism about its 75% US stock concentration; alternatives like MSCI World ex USA and MSCI World Equal Weighted are presented, though with lower past returns compared to MSCI World's 12% average annual return o...
MSCI World ETF Remains Recommended Despite US Market Volatility
Stiftung Warentest Finanzen recommends MSCI World ETFs for long-term investment despite criticism about its 75% US stock concentration; alternatives like MSCI World ex USA and MSCI World Equal Weighted are presented, though with lower past returns compared to MSCI World's 12% average annual return o...
Progress
36% Bias Score
Saarland and DB Expand Rail Services, Secure Funding for Line Reopening
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Saarland agreed to improve train services, including a 20-minute regional train schedule in Saarbrücken and the reopening of the Homburg-Zweibrücken line by late 2028, funded largely by €72 million in secured funding, aiming for increased climate friendliness and economic grow...
Saarland and DB Expand Rail Services, Secure Funding for Line Reopening
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Saarland agreed to improve train services, including a 20-minute regional train schedule in Saarbrücken and the reopening of the Homburg-Zweibrücken line by late 2028, funded largely by €72 million in secured funding, aiming for increased climate friendliness and economic grow...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Glastonbury's Van Dweller Crisis: Community Tensions and Delayed Regulated Site
Glastonbury, UK, grapples with approximately 300 van dwellers in unauthorized encampments, causing community tension due to anti-social behavior and lack of council tax contributions; a planned regulated site faces delays.
Glastonbury's Van Dweller Crisis: Community Tensions and Delayed Regulated Site
Glastonbury, UK, grapples with approximately 300 van dwellers in unauthorized encampments, causing community tension due to anti-social behavior and lack of council tax contributions; a planned regulated site faces delays.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Groningen Earthquake Damage Repair Improves, But Reinforcement Concerns Remain
A survey of 1301 Groningen residents reveals an improvement in earthquake damage repair, reaching 89% completion, and increased satisfaction (7/10), attributed to a new €10,000 fixed compensation for minor damage. However, dissatisfaction persists regarding house reinforcement due to delays and uncl...
Groningen Earthquake Damage Repair Improves, But Reinforcement Concerns Remain
A survey of 1301 Groningen residents reveals an improvement in earthquake damage repair, reaching 89% completion, and increased satisfaction (7/10), attributed to a new €10,000 fixed compensation for minor damage. However, dissatisfaction persists regarding house reinforcement due to delays and uncl...
Progress
44% Bias Score
England's T-Level Vocational Program Faces Enrollment Crisis
England's T-levels, launched in 2020 to improve vocational education, have attracted fewer than 3% of 16-year-olds, with a high dropout rate and concerns over their rigor and accessibility, despite over £1 billion in funding.
England's T-Level Vocational Program Faces Enrollment Crisis
England's T-levels, launched in 2020 to improve vocational education, have attracted fewer than 3% of 16-year-olds, with a high dropout rate and concerns over their rigor and accessibility, despite over £1 billion in funding.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Lower Saxony Improves Abitur Exam Emergency Plans
Lower Saxony's Ministry of Culture implemented new emergency communication plans for schools to handle unforeseen Abitur exam disruptions, such as replacing or canceling exams, using SMS and chat, following a 2024 incident where a school break-in necessitated statewide exam changes.
Lower Saxony Improves Abitur Exam Emergency Plans
Lower Saxony's Ministry of Culture implemented new emergency communication plans for schools to handle unforeseen Abitur exam disruptions, such as replacing or canceling exams, using SMS and chat, following a 2024 incident where a school break-in necessitated statewide exam changes.
Progress
36% Bias Score