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The British nationalist right-wing populist Nigel Farage has won the by-election in his constituency of Clacton in Essex – which he himself called following a corruption scandal – with 63 percent of the vote. However, the major parties had refused to field any candidates in protest against the vote. As a result, comedian Jon Harvey, standing under the novelty name Count Binface, emerged as the only significant opponent. Joke or not, Europe's media analyse the results with the seriousness they deserve.

After nearly three years of industrial action, the Swedish trade union IF Metall has ended its strike at Tesla. The US car manufacturer had refused to sign a collective agreement, as is customary in Sweden. According to reports, it "bought out" around 80 remaining striking employees with severance packages.

For the past five years the Taliban have again been in power in Afghanistan. The leadership held a ceremony to mark the occasion outside the former US embassy, but the majority of the population has no reason to celebrate: millions are starving and women are being systematically excluded from public life and education. Now they are not even allowed to sing. Meanwhile, several EU countries have begun deporting refugees back to Afghanistan again.

Bei einem Zweitliga-Spiel in Holland kommt es zu einer rührenden Szene. Mats Seuntjens und seine Partnerin haben Tage zuvor ihre neugeborene Tochter verloren – dementsprechend emotional wird es nach Abpfiff.

Am Sonntag sorgte ein vermeintlicher Zeitdiebstahl auf der Schwägalp für Empörung. Nun wird klar, wo der Fehler lag.

Die letzten beiden Kranzfeste der Saison sind über die Bühne gegangen. Was hat im und neben dem Sägemehl zu reden gegeben? Hier kommt der grosse Schwing-Check.