The concession comes after weeks of the legislation bouncing back and forth between the Lords and House of Commons

Author tells high court her public support for group means her books could disappear from UK stores altogether The Irish author Sally Rooney has told the high court she is highly unlikely to be able to publish new work in the UK while the ban on Palestine Action remains in effect because of her public support for the group. On the second day of the legal challenge to Palestine Action’s proscription, the effect on Rooney, who said her books could disappear from UK stores altogether, was held up as an example of its impact on freedom of expression. Continue reading...

We had always given sanctuary to those who needed it, she said, only now we would kick them out as soon as possible

One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out More than 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists have been granted access to the Cop30 climate negotiations in Belém, significantly outnumbering every single country’s delegation apart from the host Brazil, new analysis has found. One in every 25 participants at this year’s UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to the analysis by the Kick Big Polluters Out (KBPO) coalition, raising serious questions about the corporate capture and credibility of the annual Cop negotiations. Continue reading...

Zookeepers at Paradise Park in Hayle decide not to attempt to bring bird home after 120-mile flight over Channel Zookeepers in Cornwall have decided to grant an escaped flamingo what she apparently has gone to great lengths to attain: freedom. Four-month-old Frankie took flight on 2 November, despite having her feathers clipped, from the walled garden of Paradise Park in Hayle. Continue reading...

The use of AI-generated campaign videos – labeled or unlabeled – are likely to permeate future US elections

In a message obtained by Congress, the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald J. Trump spent hours at his house with one of Mr. Epstein’s victims.

A Fullerton police officer told the agent he couldn't help 'with someone following or recording him if no crime had occurred.' Under state law, local police cannot enforce federal immigration law.

Exclusive: Just Stop Oil activist was banned from attending gatherings, including meeting a friend in a cafe, without permission Environmental protesters are being given licence conditions on release from jail that are supposed to be limited to extremism cases. Ella Ward, 22, was banned from going to any meetings or gatherings, except for worship, without permission from her probation officer, although the Ministry of Justice dropped the condition after she brought a legal challenge. Continue reading...

The amount recouped remains a small percentage of the overall cost of asylum accommodation.

US boycotting G20, as Trump cites false claims of white genocide of host South Africa

Federal law enforcement agents have since mid-September 2025 used excessive force against peaceful protesters, legal observers, volunteer street medics, and journalists during demonstrations outside a...