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Coffey blames flooding failure on rain coming in from the wrong direction
The Environment Secretary has promised a ‘rapid review’ into the handling of Storm Babet.
Kids too young to go to protests are virtually marching for Palestine
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in UK cities at the weekend. Those too young to join have organised on Roblox.
Cruel Britannia: Asylum seekers kicked out of hotels with one week’s notice
Stella Creasy said ‘no assistance’ is being provided, leading them to resort to local homeless shelters.
Watch: Israeli hostage shakes hands with Hamas captors
She said that after initial violence her Hamas captors had shown “care” and “gentleness”.
Women in Iceland including PM go on strike for equal pay and an end to violence
Organisers called on women and nonbinary people to refuse both paid and unpaid work, including household chores, during the 'women's day off'
Navy to ditch century-old custom of having Chinese servants on warships… over security fears
They will be replaced by Nepalese Gurkhas, it has been reported.
1m children in most extreme poverty as figure almost trebles since 2017 – report
It is often being left to charities to try to plug gaps for people in desperate situations, the report said.
Britain’s Tory-sympathising media ‘terrible’ for democracy – report
“A few giant corporations dominate the public conversation. And they are constantly pushing mainstream opinion to the right.”
Dutch police detain 19 people after anti-Netanyahu protest outside court
Campaigners from the Extinction Rebellion group took over a bridge in front of the International Criminal Court.