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Scotland

Country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom

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Dec 8, 2025
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Has Donald Trump ever stated he is Jewish or claimed Jewish ancestry?

Donald Trump has not publicly identified himself as Jewish and available reporting describes him as raised Presbyterian and of German/Scottish family background; multiple fact-check and history pieces...

Nov 22, 2025
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What percentage of the UK population identifies as Muslim as of 2025?

Available public reporting based on the 2021 census and 2025 summaries puts the UK Muslim share at roughly 6% of the overall population (Britain-wide), with England specifically around 6.7% and Scotla...

Dec 5, 2025
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did trumps ancestors come to america legally

Donald Trump’s closest ancestors immigrated to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries: his paternal grandfather Friedrich (often spelled Friedrich Trump) arrived from Germany in 1...

Dec 10, 2025

How may people in hospital with the flu had the flu vaccine in the uk

Available reporting does not provide a single, clear national figure for “how many people in hospital with the flu had the flu vaccine” in the UK; instead, early UKHSA and media analyses report vaccin...

Oct 25, 2025

How does the cost of Trump's Mar-a-Lago trips compare to other presidential travel expenses?

Executive summary President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago trips have been repeatedly described as costing taxpayers , with local security bills alone reaching about $240,000 per day and some single trips topping...

Dec 6, 2025

trump's mother illegal immigrant

Donald Trump’s mother, Mary Anne MacLeod (also spelled Macleod), was an immigrant from Scotland; multiple historical profiles describe her arrival and naturalization and do not support a clear finding...

Dec 9, 2025

Was Donald Trump‘s mother a US citizen when he was born?

Primary sources and modern reporting show Mary Anne MacLeod immigrated from Scotland in 1929–1930, declared intent to naturalize, and did not become a U.S. citizen until March 10, 1942 — nearly four y...

Dec 15, 2025

How are uk junior doctors paid

Junior (resident) doctors in the UK are paid on structured NHS scales that vary by training grade, location and extra “enhancements” for nights, weekends and on‑call; basic pay for junior doctors rang...

Oct 21, 2025

How much taxpayer money has been spent by trump on golf?

Donald Trump’s golf-related taxpayer costs are reported in a wide range across sources, with recent estimates for individual trips from about $3 million to nearly $16 million and cumulative tallies va...

Nov 15, 2025

What specific statements has J.K. Rowling made about transgender people and when were they published?

J.K. Rowling’s public statements about transgender people span at least from December 2019 through 2025 and include tweets, a long blog post on her own site, repeated social‑media posts on X (formerly...

Dec 8, 2025

How has the Muslim population in the UK changed over the past decades and what are the projections to 2030 and 2050?

The UK’s Muslim population rose from about 1.6 million in 2001 to roughly 4.0 million in 2021, making Muslims about 6% of the overall UK population according to the Muslim Council of Britain’s census ...

Oct 17, 2025

What is the percentage muslim population of the UK?

The best available 2021-census–based estimates put the Muslim population in England and Wales at roughly 4.0 million people, which various analysts translate into depending on the geographic denominat...

Nov 12, 2025

Which UK cities have the highest and lowest Muslim populations in 2025?

The available analyses agree that , with Birmingham, parts of Greater London (notably Tower Hamlets and Newham), Bradford, Manchester, Leicester, Luton and Blackburn with Darwen among the places repea...

Dec 8, 2025

When did Trump first bar Epstein from Mar-a-Lago and who announced it?

President Trump has repeatedly said he banned Jeffrey Epstein from Mar‑a‑Lago for poaching spa employees — a claim he restated publicly in July 2025 while speaking to reporters in Scotland (see Trump’...

Nov 21, 2025

What were the names of Donald Trump's grandparents and their countries of origin?

Donald Trump’s paternal grandparents were Friedrich (Frederick) Trump and Elizabeth Christ Trump, both born in Kallstadt in what is now Germany; his maternal grandparents were Mary Anne MacLeod’s pare...

Jan 16, 2026

What evidence supports Donald Trump's claims of Jewish ancestry?

The available reporting shows scant concrete evidence that Donald Trump has Jewish ancestry: mainstream genealogical accounts trace his paternal line to Lutheran Germans from Kallstadt and his mother ...

Jan 18, 2026

Does Scotland have the only nuclear submarine port in the Atlantic

Scotland’s HMNB Clyde (Faslane) is the Royal Navy’s principal base for nuclear-powered and nuclear-armed submarines and hosts the facilities that support the UK’s Trident deterrent, including the near...

Oct 26, 2025

What proportion of uk population is not white

The proportion of the UK population that is depends on the dataset and geography referenced: the 2021 Census figures imply roughly with UK-wide estimates varying by nation, while some analyses and pro...

Oct 12, 2025

How much did JD Vance's eight vacations cost taxpayers in 2025?

The available August 2025 reporting documents that Vice President J.D. Vance took multiple trips — described as eight vacations in some pieces — and identifies specific such as a manor renting for abo...

Dec 15, 2025

What was the Muslim population in the UK at the most recent census and how has it changed since 2011?

The 2021 Census counted roughly 3.9 million people identifying as Muslim in England and Wales (about 6.5% of that population), up from about 2.7 million in 2011 — an increase of roughly 1.16 million o...