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Activists arrested as protests against Palestine Action ban are held across UK

Activists arrested as protests against Palestine Action ban are held across UK

Activists arrested as protests against Palestine Action ban are held across UK

Defend Our Juries is holding demonstrations in 18 towns and cities between November 18 and 29 in support of lifting the ban on Palestine Action.


Harris takes finance post in Irish Cabinet reshuffle

Harris takes finance post in Irish Cabinet reshuffle

Harris takes finance post in Irish Cabinet reshuffle

Ireland’s deputy premier Simon Harris has assumed the position as Finance Minister in a Cabinet reshuffle prompted by a high-profile resignation.


October inflation expected to cool in boost to households and Government

October inflation expected to cool in boost to households and Government

October inflation expected to cool in boost to households and Government

Most economists think the rate of Consumer Prices Index inflation will have slowed to 3.5% in October, from 3.8% in September.


MSP urges ExxonMobil to work with governments to avert Mossmorran closure

MSP urges ExxonMobil to work with governments to avert Mossmorran closure

MSP urges ExxonMobil to work with governments to avert Mossmorran closure

ExxonMobil announced the site would close on Tuesday.


Jess Phillips: ‘Schools get asked to do too much’

Jess Phillips: ‘Schools get asked to do too much’

Jess Phillips: ‘Schools get asked to do too much’

Speaking at the Girls’ School Association Conference, the minister for violence against women and girls said teachers should ‘whinge more’.


Girl, 13, inflicted more than 140 knife wounds on victim, murder trial told

Girl, 13, inflicted more than 140 knife wounds on victim, murder trial told

Girl, 13, inflicted more than 140 knife wounds on victim, murder trial told

The teenager, who cannot be named due to her age, accepts unlawfully killing Marta Bednarczyk but denies murder, claiming diminished responsibility.


Holocaust survivor remembered for ‘strength and courage’ after death aged 95

Holocaust survivor remembered for ‘strength and courage’ after death aged 95

Holocaust survivor remembered for ‘strength and courage’ after death aged 95

Vera Schaufeld was made an MBE at Buckingham Palace in 2019 for her services to Holocaust remembrance and education.


Snow falls across parts of Scotland as wintry weather grips northern half of UK

Snow falls across parts of Scotland as wintry weather grips northern half of UK

Snow falls across parts of Scotland as wintry weather grips northern half of UK

A yellow warning for snow and ice remains in place in northern Scotland.


Keir Starmer warns Cabinet against ‘distractions’ after briefing row

Keir Starmer warns Cabinet against ‘distractions’ after briefing row

Keir Starmer warns Cabinet against ‘distractions’ after briefing row

The Prime Minister also made a plea for unity at the Tuesday meeting.


Net migration to the UK: What numbers have changed and why?

Net migration to the UK: What numbers have changed and why?

Net migration to the UK: What numbers have changed and why?

The ONS has improved the way it estimates the migration patterns of British nationals and EU+ nationals.


We will not tolerate ‘covert’ interference, says minister amid China spying risk

We will not tolerate ‘covert’ interference, says minister amid China spying risk

We will not tolerate ‘covert’ interference, says minister amid China spying risk

MPs, peers and parliamentary staff have been warned by MI5 over spying threats from Chinese security services.


SNP urges UK Government to intervene to save jobs at Fife plant

SNP urges UK Government to intervene to save jobs at Fife plant

SNP urges UK Government to intervene to save jobs at Fife plant

Stephen Flynn claimed oil and gas jobs are being ‘pushed off a cliff’ in Scotland.


Kate says profitability and positive impact possible in first speech since 2023

Kate says profitability and positive impact possible in first speech since 2023

Kate says profitability and positive impact possible in first speech since 2023

The Princess of Wales was speaking at a gathering of senior executives in the City of London.


Websites down after outage at network firm Cloudflare

Websites down after outage at network firm Cloudflare

Websites down after outage at network firm Cloudflare

The DownDetector monitoring site, which was itself hit by the outage, showed a flurry of reported issues after 11am on Tuesday.


Nigel Farage says Reform-led councils’ woes show bringing change is ‘hard’

Nigel Farage says Reform-led councils’ woes show bringing change is ‘hard’

Nigel Farage says Reform-led councils’ woes show bringing change is ‘hard’

Reform UK and the Conservatives held rival press conferences to unveil alternatives to Rachel Reeves’ Budget.


Parliamentarians warned by MI5 over Chinese spying threats

Parliamentarians warned by MI5 over Chinese spying threats

Parliamentarians warned by MI5 over Chinese spying threats

Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, wrote to parliamentarians on Tuesday to alert them to the ‘Espionage Alert’ issued by MI5.


Man who stabbed neighbour in parking space row jailed for seven-and-a-half years

Man who stabbed neighbour in parking space row jailed for seven-and-a-half years

Man who stabbed neighbour in parking space row jailed for seven-and-a-half years

Stephen McAulay attacked James Duncan outside his home in Glasgow in May 2024.


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