United Kingdom News ListingsRoger Hallam and two other activists given suspended sentences at Isleworth crown court in London
Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil’s co-founder Roger Hallam has avoided imprisonment after attempting to bring disruption to Heathrow airport by getting involved in an action to fly toy drones in the vicinity.
Climate activists said the aim of the plan was to raise awareness about the impact of the airport’s proposed third runway on the climate. Continue reading…
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Roger Hallam and two other activists given suspended sentences at Isleworth crown court in London
Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil’s co-founder Roger Hallam has avoided imprisonment after attempting to bring disruption to Heathrow airport by getting involved in an action to fly toy drones in the vicinity.
Climate activists said the aim of the plan was to raise awareness about the impact of the airport’s proposed third runway on the climate. Continue reading…
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UK News: Politicians, including a minister, advisers and journalists received potentially compromising messages over six-month period
More than a dozen politicians, advisers and journalists have been targeted in a phishing attack, in what cybersecurity experts believe is an attempt to compromise them.
Twelve men working in Westminster, including a serving government minister, told Politico they had received unsolicited WhatsApp messages from two suspicious mobile numbers in the past six months. Continue reading…
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Education secretary Gillian Keegan will also squeeze funding for programmes to widen access to higher education
Ministers will cut funding for performing and creative arts courses at English universities next year, which sector leaders say will further damage the country’s cultural industries.
The cuts, outlined by the education secretary, Gillian Keegan, in guidance to the universities regulator, will also reduce funding for Uni-Connect, which runs programmes aimed at widening access to higher education for those from disadvantaged backgrounds, to £20m, a third of its 2020-21 budget. Continue reading…
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UK News: David Cameron says ‘major changes’ must be made to ensure safety of humanitarian workers in call with Israeli minister
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Three British nationals have been killed by an Israeli airstrike that hit an aid convoy in Gaza, the Foreign Office has confirmed.
The three Britons were among seven aid workers employed by the charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) spearheading efforts to alleviate looming famine in Gaza. Continue reading…
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