Escalation triggers violent protests in West Bank and further clashes between Arabs and Jews in Israel People in Gaza fled their homes carrying crying children and valued possessions as Israeli forces pounded the territory from air, sea and land on Friday. The escalating conflict triggered violent protests in the occupied […]
Year: 2021
State-run media says landing ‘spectacularly conquered’ a new milestone; it joins US Perseverance rover which reached red planet in February An unmanned Chinese spacecraft has successfully landed on the surface of Mars, Chinese state news agency Xinhua has reported, making China the second space-faring nation after the US to land […]
Italian woman visiting family was locked up in detention centre as they waited at the airport, Guardian told EU citizens arriving in UK being locked up and expelled Britain’s hostile regime for potential EU migrants is traumatising visitors caught in its web and provoking further worries for European families receiving […]
Defence force says ground forces are carrying out strikes on Gaza Strip – but are not operating inside territory – amid escalating crisis Israel military says air and ground forces are attacking Gaza – live updates Israel’s military has said forces on the ground have joined the air assault on […]
Exclusive: prime minister’s short flights cast doubt on the sincerity of his pledges to fight the climate crisis, say critics Boris Johnson has been criticised for taking a short helicopter flight from London to the West Midlands to promote a local bike hire scheme, despite the train from London taking […]
MPs grill former prime minister for four hours about his text message and WhatsApp campaign David Cameron was on Thursday told that his persistent lobbying of ministers, begging for favours on behalf of the controversial bank he worked for, had “demeaned” the position of the prime minister and left his […]
Hundreds of people surrounded vehicle men were held in and chanted ‘these are our neighbours, let them go’ Campaigners have hailed a victory for Glaswegian solidarity and told the Home Office “you messed with the wrong city” as two men detained by UK Immigration Enforcement were released back into their […]
‘Significant investment’ beyond existing £1.7bn needed to deliver on PM’s promise that ‘no child is left behind’ after pandemic The government will need to spend £13.5bn in England to plug gaps in pupils’ learning caused by disruption to their education over the pandemic, according to research. The report also warns […]
Bereaved families and experts say lessons should be learned quickly before a potential third wave Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson has come under fire from experts and bereaved families for delaying until spring 2022 the newly announced public inquiry into the government’s handling of […]
Lord Frost and Brandon Lewis spoke with loyalist delegation this week about border check concerns The Brexit minister, Lord Frost, and the Northern Ireland secretary, Brandon Lewis, met representatives of loyalist paramilitaries on Monday during a visit to Northern Ireland, it has emerged. The Loyalist Communities Council (LCC), a body […]