68 h. ago Church of Scotland launches new apprenticeship ministry scheme

The Church of Scotland has launched a new apprenticeship scheme to help encourage the next generation of faith leaders.

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3 d. ago Readers' Letters: Leadership poll shows members' lack of faith in Greens 'cabal'

New leadership won’t make Scottish Greens more popular, reckons reader

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4 d. ago Police officer ‘punched in face’ as four arrested at London anti

Met reports ‘small number’ of aggressive masked protesters at what began as peaceful demonstration at Canary Wharf A police officer was allegedly punched in the face and four people were arrested at an anti-immigration protest march in London on Sunday.The Metropolitan police said they had been facilitating a peaceful demonstration along Manchester Road and Westferry Road on the Isle of Dogs before “a small number of masked protesters then became aggressive towards members of the public and police”. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Australian government criticised over ‘disgraceful’ $400m deal to deport foreign

An agreement relating to the NZYQ cohort, who previously faced indefinite immigration detention, was signed by home affairs minister Tony Burke on FridayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHuman rights lawyers, refugee advocates and the Greens have accused the Albanese government of striking a “discriminatory, disgraceful and dangerous” deal to deport hundreds of foreign-born former detainees at a cost of almost half a billion dollars.On Friday Australia and Nauru signed a memorandum of understanding allowing the government to deport about 280 members of the NZYQ cohort, a group of noncitizens living in the Australian community whose visas were cancelled on character grounds. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Madness legend reveals incurable cancer diagnosis as fans rally in support

Chris Foreman, 69, who has been with the group for 45 years, made the stark admission on the Madness Facebook page this lunchtime

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9 d. ago Keir Starmer insists illegal immigrants 'will face detention and return' as he shows first asylum seekers being removed to France

The Prime Minister wrote 'if you come to this country illegally, you will face detention and return' alongside pictures showing a handful of young men being directed by Border Force officers.

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1 week ago Kilmar Abrego Garcia surrenders to ICE in Baltimore, faces possible deportation to Uganda

Kilmar Abrego Garcia has surrendered to immigration authorities in Baltimore and faces possible efforts by the Trump administration to deport him to Uganda

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1 week ago Back home in Maryland, Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces deportation again as he reports to ICE office

Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces deportation to Uganda after checking in with immigration officials on Monday in Baltimore

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1 week ago Protest groups face off in migrant hotel demonstrations across the UK

Protesters have faced off against anti-immigration demonstrators across the UK this evening (22 August),

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2 w. ago As hurricane season collides with immigration agenda, fears increase for those without legal status

Immigrants face increased risks this hurricane season due to aggressive immigration enforcement

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2 w. ago Starmer under new pressure over migrants after 700 protestors stage angry demo at Scots asylum hotel that housed rapist

Labour Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer faced mounting pressure over the housing of illegal immigrants last night after 700 people were involved in angry clashes outside a migrant hotel in Scotland.

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3 w. ago Merz’s manoeuvres on world stage fail to quell doubts about his leadership

The German chancellor’s high-wire statesmanship on Ukraine has done little to alleviate his domestic woesEurope live – latest updatesFriedrich Merz hosted the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Wednesday as a weakened leader 100 days into his term, with his attempts to rally western support for Kyiv and wrangle Donald Trump failing to silence his domestic critics.The German chancellor took the initiative for Wednesday’s lightning round of telephone conferences bringing in EU leaders, Trump and his vice-president, JD Vance. Zelenskyy’s surprise arrival in Berlin to sit in on the calls underlined Merz’s starring role in the diplomatic efforts. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago London protests live: Police arrest more than 450 people as hundreds rally in support of Palestine Action

Separately, thousands took part in Palestine Solidarity march through London to protest against humanitarian crisis in Gaza

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3 w. ago London protests live: Police arrest 466 people as hundreds rally in support of Palestine Action

London protests live: Police arrest 466 people as hundreds rally in support of Palestine Action  The Independent

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3 w. ago London protests live: Police arrest more than 350 people as hundreds rally in support of Palestine Action

Demonstrators are campaigning to lift the terror ban on protest group Palestine Action

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3 w. ago Watch: Moment police arrest protesters as hundreds rally in support of Palestine Action

Watch as police detain demonstrators during a protest against the terror ban of the group Palestine Action. (9 August)

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3 w. ago London protests live: Police arrest 200 people as hundreds rally in support of Palestine Action

Demonstrators are campaigning to lift the terror ban on protest group Palestine Action

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3 w. ago 200 protesters arrested in London as hundreds stage rally in support of Palestine Action

200 protesters arrested in London as hundreds stage rally in support of Palestine Action  Anadolu Ajansı

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3 w. ago London protests live: Police arrest 150 people as hundreds rally in support of Palestine Action

Demonstrators are campaigning to lift the terror ban on protest group Palestine Action

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3 w. ago 360 protesters arrested in London as hundreds stage rally in support of Palestine Action

360 protesters arrested in London as hundreds stage rally in support of Palestine Action  Anadolu Ajansı

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