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Friday, 01 March 2024 10:09
Jess Philips: ‘I am weary’
For nine years in succession, Labour MP Jess Phillips has read a list of women killed by men in the past twelve months, criticising the lack of attention given to women's safety in Parliament. She expressed…
Friday, 01 March 2024 10:06
Met examining MP’s comments for hate speech
The Metropolitan Police is ‘assessing’ a report of hate speech made against MP Lee Anderson after comments which he made on 23 February. The force said it had received the report after the MP claimed ‘Islamists’…
Friday, 01 March 2024 10:03
New guidelines to stop pupils joining protests during school hours
The Department for Education has issued new guidelines prohibiting children from attending protests during school hours, following accusations that teachers allowed pupils to skip lessons for pro-Palestine rallies. Thousands of students participated in demonstrations against the…
Friday, 01 March 2024 10:00
Russia: human rights campaigner jailed
Oleg Orlov, a veteran human rights campaigner, has been sentenced to two and a half years in jail for criticising Russia's involvement in the Ukraine conflict. Orlov, 70, served as a leader in the Memorial human…
Friday, 01 March 2024 09:57
Russia: North Korean factories supplying munitions
South Korea’s defence minister has said that North Korea's munitions factories are operating at full capacity to supply weapons and shells to Russia for the war conflict in Ukraine. This revelation sheds light on North Korea's…
Friday, 01 March 2024 09:45
Gaza: Israel accused of blocking food aid, fire on crowds
UN officials have accused Israel of systematically blocking aid from reaching desperate Palestinians in Gaza, warning that a quarter of the population is ‘one step away from famine’. On 29 February over a hundred died and…