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UK jury convicts Tommy Robinson

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Tommy Robinson was convicted on 28 October 2026 at Southwark Crown Court on two counts of harassment causing fear of violence. The victims were Daily Mail and MailOnline journalists Andrew Young and Jacob Dirnhuber. The case followed 2024 Daily Mail coverage that showed Robinson in Cyprus while riots spread in England after the Southport murders. He was released on bail and is due to be sentenced on 16 December.

Prosecutors said Robinson responded to the Daily Mail's “stoking race riots from his sunbed” coverage by hiring private investigators to find the journalists' home addresses, posting related images online, and telling one journalist, “I'm coming to get you.” The jury rejected his defense that the newspaper had endangered his family.

Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was convicted at Southwark Crown Court on two counts of harassment causing fear of violence against two Daily Mail journalists. He was granted bail and will be sentenced on 16 December, with a maximum sentence of up to 10 years.

Switzerland's development agency has suspended CHF 1.25 million, about $1.52 million, of funding to Doctors Without Borders — roughly 20% of this year's pledged Swiss contribution — after reports of sexual exploitation by MSF staff in Chad. It is a partial suspension, not necessarily a full cut-off of all Swiss funding.

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Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was convicted at Southwark Crown Court on two counts of harassment causing fear of violence against two Daily Mail journalists. He was granted bail and will be sentenced on 16 December, with a maximum sentence of up to 10 years.

JUST IN: Tommy Robinson convicted of harassing 2 Daily Mail journalists in the UK, facing a potential prison sentence of up to 10 years.

Original post · @Polymarket

[bbc.com](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq2d6z36pp53o), [independent.co.uk](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/tommy-robinson-guilty-harassment-dai

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Switzerland's development agency has suspended CHF 1.25 million, about $1.52 million, of funding to Doctors Without Borders — roughly 20% of this year's pledged Swiss contribution — after reports of sexual exploitation by MSF staff in Chad. It is a partial suspension, not necessarily a full cut-off of all Swiss funding.

Switzerland Freezes Funding To Doctors Without Borders Over Sexual Exploitation In Chad https://t.co/lxxnyFiSHe

Original post · @zerohedge

[jpost.com](https://www.jpost.com/international/article-913162) NAMES: Doctors Without Borders = MSF, Médecins Sans Frontières, the humanitarian medical group.

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AGood morning, it's Thursday, six o'clock. Biggest story overnight: a UK jury convicted Tommy Robinson.
BPolymarket posted it on X. Two counts of harassing two Daily Mail journalists.
AThe offense is harassment causing fear of violence. He faces up to ten years.
BThe court heard he hired private investigators after the paper ran photos of him in Cyprus during the 2024 riots.
AProsecutors said he found the journalists' home addresses and told one, "I'm coming to get you."
BThat is not press criticism. That is intimidation.
AHis defense argued the Daily Mail put his family in danger. The jury rejected it.
BI get anger at tabloids. But going after reporters at home crosses a very clear line.
AHe was released on bail until sentencing December sixteenth.
BAnd the judge said all options are open. That can mean prison.
ARight. You can fight a story in court, not by scaring people.
BDifferent world entirely: Switzerland is suspending part of its funding to Doctors Without Borders.
AOver reports of sexual exploitation by MSF staff in Chad.
BZerohedge posted it on X and said Switzerland "freezes funding." The actual move is more limited.
AThe Swiss development agency is withholding about one and a half million dollars.
BThat is roughly twenty percent of what Switzerland pledged this year.
ASo not a full cut-off, but a donor drawing a hard line.
BStill, MSF runs hospitals in places nobody else goes. One report should not erase that.
AIt should not. But accountability is part of the trust that keeps donations coming.
BFair. The suspension stands while the investigation plays out.
BQuick turn to markets. CoinGape on X asks if today's Fed meeting will shake crypto.
ABitcoin, Ethereum and XRP are all waiting on the Fed's rate signal.
BBlockbuzz Hunter claims Switzerland approved its first retail spot Bitcoin ETF.
AThat is not confirmed. Official Swiss channels have not announced it.
BOther traders say US Bitcoin funds had a big inflow day, while Ethereum funds keep seeing outflows.
AThose exact figures are unverified, but the split in ETF demand is the story today.
BThe Fed's language this afternoon will likely matter more than any single rumor.
AWe will have the decision when it hits.

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