59 h. ago 'See you on the picket line': Fears of even MORE strikes as Starmer ally union leader is ousted by hard Left challenger who vows to 'stand up' to politicians and review Labour cash

In a blow to Sir Keir StarmerChristina McAnea was ousted as the general secretary of Unison, and replaced by Andrea Egan, who has suggesting loosing its ties to Labour.

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7 d. ago Trump's combative FBI leader in the firing line after Epstein files fiasco

Amid whispers of which Trump officials are on the chopping block, reports are circulating that Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino could be the next to go.

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2 w. ago What Chicago's fight against ICE can teach us all about how to resist oppression | Zoe Williams

A harrowing US podcast documents a community’s struggle against immigration raids – and warns us about herd mentalityEarlier this year, the Trump administration reversed the convention that nobody would be snatched by immigration and customs enforcement, or ICE, by a school, church or hospital. Since then, teachers have reported classrooms a third empty, as parents are too scared to send their kids in – volunteers walk them there and back.In the Rogers Park area of Chicago, a group of citizens are organising to resist such immigration raids. Sometimes, it’s simple non-violent tactics, such as slowing officers down by walking in front of them. Last month, 50 people rushed to a church, where the congregation was trapped, having got word that there were ICE agents waiting outside. Maybe their most evocative tactic is whistles – coded blasts for when a convoy is suspected to be ICE agents, a different code when it’s confirmed. They have numerous accounts of undocumented migrants warned ...

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3 w. ago Chicago’s faith leaders on front lines of resistance against ICE crackdown

Religious leaders’ ‘powerful prophetic and moral compass’ comes to fore amid ICE arrests, teargas and violenceFor weeks, Chicago has been at the center of the Trump administration’s brutal immigration crackdown. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Department of Homeland Security officials have arrested 800 people as of 1 October, while also using violent tactics such as body-slamming and deploying teargas in residential areas.Amid the raids and arrests, which have created a pervasive sense of fear, faith leaders have stepped up, putting themselves on the front lines of resistance. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago New satellite images show North Korea building secret uranium enrichment plant

Potential expansion appears in line with leader Kim Jong Un’s directive for ‘exponential growth’ of nuclear weapons

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4 w. ago Starmer, Merz and Macron confirm full support for Ukraine after call with Zelenskyy about US plan – Europe live

Germany says leaders welcomed US efforts to end war but current line of contact should be ‘starting point’ of negotiationGerman Bild tabloid is also reporting that Merz is expected to hold a phone call not only with Zelenskyy, but also with the US president, Donald Trump.Mind you: there’s been no official confirmation yet. Continue reading...

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last month Inside the dawn patrols where San Diego teachers track ICE: ‘We have to resist’

With students terrified and arrests rising, educators turn activists – scanning streets, sharing alerts and defending the right to feel safeThree teachers drove through a quiet neighborhood in southern San Diego, the sun not yet fully up over the horizon. They drank coffee and talked about their jobs. The start of the school day was still an hour or two away.Suddenly, mid-conversation, they spotted something: what appeared to be an undercover Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, driving right past them. Continue reading...

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