VIDEO games are a great way to connect with people during lockdown – and the far-right knows it.
With gaming enjoying a huge boost thanks to the pandemic, prominent British neo-Nazi Mark Collett is pushing his hate group on Call of Duty
– which could be being used as a tool to recruit young people, according to an extremism expert.
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Mark Collett, the leader of Patriotic Alternative, hosts Call of Duty tournaments which have been accused of being a way to recruit young peopleCredit: Channel 4
Collett, 41, is hosting public tournaments on Call of Duty: Warzone and promoting them online through his organisation, Patriotic Alternative.
France rules out immediate troop cuts in Sahel
Germany s foreign minister has rejected French requests for German engagement in Sahel combat operations. Meanwhile the French president has said he will not reduce the number of French troops in the West African region.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday ruled out an immediate reduction of French troops battling Islamist militants in West Africa s Sahel region, saying a rushed exit would be mistake.
Macron and a group of five African allies Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger were taking part in a meeting to discuss their fight against the violent jihadist insurgency across the Sahel region.
TONY BLAIR: Lockdown is the weapon of choice of Governments around the world to reduce the spread of Covid-19, but let s be clear - the effects on the nation s health and economy are severe.
The priority groups for vaccinations in the UK
1. Residents in a care home for older adults and staff working in care homes for older adults
2. All those 80 years of age and over and frontline health and social care workers
3. All those 75 years of age and over
4. All those 70 years of age and over and clinically extremely vulnerable individuals (not including pregnant women and those under 16 years of age)
5. All those 65 years of age and over
6. Adults aged 16 to 65 years in an at-risk group
7. All those 60 years of age and over
8. All those 55 years of age and over
9. All those 50 years of age and over