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Vegan and farmed animal charities come together to build a stronger, more united movement
The UK’s leading vegan and farmed animal charities and NGOs are coming together in London today to discuss challenges and explore opportunities in the movement to help it become more successful. Leaders from ten organisations will meet to discuss their plans, how they might learn from each other and, most importantly, how they can support each other and work together in progressing veganism and meat reduction in the UK and beyond. Director of ProVeg UK Jimmy Pierson said: “There are...
HOPE not hate claim victory in exposing Neo Nazi group preparing for acts of terroism
Ringleader Christopher Lythgoe, 32, was jailed for eight years while henchman Matthew Hankinson, 24, was jailed for six years at the Old Bailey
Terrorist who plotted to behead Theresa May faces years in jail
Naa’Imur Rahman, 20, wanted to detonate a bomb at the Downing Street security gates before storming the front door of No. 10 armed with a knife or a gun
Brit, 72, raped Kenyan children after posing as ‘father figure’
Keith Morris preyed on vulnerable families after paying for their education, food and water
Trump’s Turnberry firm paid over £50k by US government to cover weekend stay at loss-making resort
US federal government spending records are said show a series of payments worth a total of £52,477 were made by the State Department to SLC Turnberry Limited, the company behind the South Ayrshire hotel and golf course.
Satellite image reveals how lack of rain has has changed the way Britain looks
It was a green and pleasant land just three months ago, but now the UK is brown
Wedding couple feed 140 guests with food destined for landfill
Cherie Harris and James Mainwaring enlisted the help of food waste charity The Real Junk Food Project to create a menu made up entirely food heading for the bin
Child abuse survivors “punished” for their data being breached
Abuse Inquiry shared our personal emails, but taking funds away from our inquiry is punishing us twice: Core participant hits out as Child Abuse Inquiry fined £200K for major data breach By Nigel O’Mara Nigel O’Mara is a veteran campaigner for child abuse survivors. He has waived his right to anonymity as a core participant in the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. It has been announced today that the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has been...
Watch: Boris Johnson’s resignation speech
Boris Johnson delivered his resignation speech to parliament today, saying "it's not too late to save Brexit". The Foreign Secretary quit his post last week following the Chequers deal that saw David Davis and several other prominent Conservative MPs walk. Johnson delivered the speech as rumours surface that he is building another bid for Theresa May's job. In parliament, he said: "It is as if a fog of self doubt has descended. "Even though our friends and partners liked the...