The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Tom Fletcher, warned of the magnitude of the humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip, stressing that the scale of the task of recovering bodies from under the rubble of destruction is ‘enormous and beyond the capacity of any single e...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has, for the second time, rejected Israel’s appeal against the arrest warrants issued for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Galant. The ICC: not backing down over war criminals In a ten-page ruling issued on Friday 17 ...
On 18 October, we reported that prince Andrew had given up his Royal titles. In that piece, we covered speculation on why this happened now, with many believing more allegations were on the way. A day later, this happened: Prince Andrew reportedly used the met police to dig up dirt on a se...
The National has reported that Keir Starmer’s Labour government has blocked a Freedom of Information (FOI) request regarding a meeting with Israel. While there are legitimate reasons for the government to block FOIs, the excuse given here has been described as “extraordinary”. Tomorrow’s f...
Week four of Strictly Come Dancing is upon us, and this week, I’m watching from my best friend Gem’s house. She’s an even bigger fan than I am, which means this is about to be an even more ridiculous column than usual. Tess and Claudia have come dressed for their lesbian wedding and good f...
Local people have protested against a Labour council after officials refused to allow them to speak about the toxic asbestos danger they’ve been facing. Kirklees Council in West Yorkshire has met with growing opposition from residents who are confronting a public health crisis as a result ...
The Undercover Policing Inquiry, which on Monday 13 October started its Tranche 3 phase of investigations, has been strongly criticised by the Blacklist Support Group (BSG). The BSG represent workers who were blocked from employment by bosses fed information by the undercover Special Demon...
According to a new report from the Nerve, UK authorities knew that Russia had recruited Nathan Gill – Reform’s ex-leader of Wales – in 2022. And as journalist Carole Cadwalladr says, it’s raising questions about why it took so long for the police to charge him. NEW: Police knew a Kremlin s...
Membership of the Green Party of England and Wales has now outstripped that of the Conservative Party: ICYMI Green Party membership numbers have now overtaken the Conservative Party’s! 🎉 📈 125,000 members and counting. pic.twitter.com/gTkkM3E67I — The Green Party (@TheGreenParty) October 1...
Israel – which has committed more than 47 violations of the supposed ‘ceasefire’ in Gaza in just a few days – has now resumed its wholesale heavy bombing of Gaza, killing dozens of Palestinian civilians including many children. The resumed bombing shreds the ceasefire-that-never-was after ...
