15 h. ago Bonfire Night and fireworks scrapped across Manchester parks for fifth year in a row

But will it ever come back?

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40 h. ago Anyone with a dog advised to 'take action' before November 5

Fireworks are a common source of anxiety for dogs, and as Bonfire Night approaches, a vet has issued crucial advice to pet owners to help their furry friends feel more secure

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43 h. ago Government's response to calls to 'limit' sale of fireworks as bonfire night approaches

The Government last year debated limiting the sale of fireworks after a petition received more than 80,000 signatures

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4 d. ago New report finds hunger rising in Haiti as government pledges a quick response

Haiti’s government has pledged to respond quickly to growing hunger in the troubled Caribbean country as a new report warns that more than half the population is experiencing crisis levels of hunger or worse

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4 d. ago White House announces federal worker layoffs as shutdown nears third week

AFL-CIO vows to take issue to court as AFSCME union leader warns of ‘devastating effects’ for AmericansUS politics live – latest updatesThe White House announced layoffs of federal workers on Friday, making good on a threat it had made in response to the US government shutdown, which now appears set to stretch into a third straight week.Russell Vought, the director of the White House office of management and budget, wrote on social media that “RIFs have begun”, referring to the government’s reduction-in-force procedure to let employees go. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Tickets For London’s Iconic New Year’s Eve Fireworks Show Go On Sale Next Week

Tickets For London’s Iconic New Year’s Eve Fireworks Show Go On Sale Next Week  Time Out Worldwide

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4 d. ago Tickets for London’s New Year’s Eve fireworks go on sale next Friday

Tickets for London’s New Year’s Eve fireworks go on sale next Friday  ianVisits

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5 d. ago ‘The stakes are quite large’: US supreme court case could gut Voting Rights Act

Court’s decision in Louisiana v Callais could limit voters from challenging racial discriminatory districts The US supreme court is set to hear a case this month that could gut what remains of the Voting Rights Act, effectively killing one of the crown jewels of the civil rights movement and the nation’s most powerful statute to prevent discrimination in voting.The court’s decision in the case, Louisiana v Callais, could be one of the most consequential rulings for the Voting Rights Act since it was enacted in 1965 and is almost certainly the biggest test for the law since its decision in Shelby county v Holder in 2013, when the justices hollowed out a provision of the law, section five, that required certain places to get voting changes approved by the federal government before they go into effect. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Call to limit app driver numbers 'to protect London black cabs'

Call to limit app driver numbers 'to protect London black cabs'  BBC

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9 d. ago A ‘magic pill’ made Israeli violence invisible. We need to stop swallowing it | Diana Buttu

For years, I pressed Palestinian interests in peace talks. The response to Trump’s plan proves the international community hasn’t learned from catastropheFor two years, the world has watched as Israel has systematically destroyed the Gaza Strip, killing tens of thousands of Palestinians and maiming an untold number more. As dangerously, Israel continues to methodically target the healthcare, education, water and sewage systems to ensure that life cannot resume in the Gaza Strip.Western governments’ responses to Israel’s actions have ranged from cheerleading and unconditional support in the first year of Israel’s attack on Gaza after 7 October 2023, followed by statements of concern and handwringing, to, more recently, occasional expressions of consternation and empty threats that continued Israeli attacks may, at some unspecified time, lead to an arms embargo or a drop in trade relations. In the last few months, there have also been the greatly celebrated proclamations of conditiona...

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1 week ago Investors could face a bonfire night surprise on Trump tariffs

The legal tussle over the president’s trade policy is a result of the way he wields power

Economics

1 week ago Organisers call for sixth night of protest as Morocco death toll rises to three

Prime minister praises security response and says government is ready for talksMorocco’s prime minister, Aziz Akhannouch, has praised the security force reaction to protests over corruption and public spending and said the government was ready for talks, as organisers called for a sixth night of protests.In a statement, Akhannouch said the death toll in the protests had risen to three. Continue reading...

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1 week ago UK government wins £122m pandemic case against Michelle Mone

Trial heard 25m surgical gowns supplied by PPE Medpro to protect NHS staff were unusable and could ‘seriously harm or kill patients’VIP lanes and 25m faulty gowns: what PPE Medro trial reveals about Tory response to CovidThe government has won its legal claim against a company linked to the Conservative peer Michelle Mone for the return of millions of pounds paid for personal protective equipment during the Covid pandemic.The Department of Health and Social Care sued the company, PPE Medpro, in December 2022, arguing that it had not complied with PPE laws to ensure that 25m surgical gowns it provided under a June 2020 government contract were sterile. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The Three B***ends pub renamed again to 'The George Orwell' in response to digital ID plans

The James Atherton pub, in Victoria Road, New Brighton, Wirral, was given its new name by owner Daniel Davies in response to the government's introduction of digital ID

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2 w. ago TV star’s heartache over sudden death of baby godson as he completes record

TV STAR Josh Patterson has revealed his heartache over the sudden death of his baby godson. The kindhearted Made In Chelsea legend, 36, has now completed his latest record-breaking challenge in tribute to the tot. Called Sky’s the Limit, Josh, who is also known as JP, the challenge saw him run a marathon over a volcano in Bolivia, scoring...

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2 w. ago Raising kids in poverty: The UK’s ‘inhumane’ two child limit

Child poverty in the UK is now at record levels, with 4.5 million kids living in poverty. One of the biggest drivers of this is the controversial two limit child policy, which caps universal credit and tax credits to a family’s first two children . With the Labour government’s Child Poverty Strategy due imminently, many charities and campaigners have called for this brutal policy to be scrapped, but what’s life actually like for mums under the limit and will the government listen to growing calls to abolish the austerity-era policy? Journalist and poverty campaigner Terri White speaks to women in her area of greater Manchester to find out. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago This famous London fireworks viewing spot will be closed for Bonfire Night and NYE 2025

This famous London fireworks viewing spot will be closed for Bonfire Night and NYE 2025  Time Out Worldwide

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2 w. ago 'Unfair': Government issues response over calls to stop 'double tax'

The Government has responded to fears over introducing inheritance tax to pension funds

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2 w. ago Row breaks out over Primrose Hill New Years Eve closure as Royal Parks blame scrapping of police unit

Primrose Hill will be closed on New Year’s Eve and Bonfire Night as Royal Parks say they cannot guarantee safety

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3 w. ago Primrose Hill to close on NYE as 'safety not guaranteed' after Royal Parks Police scrapped

Primrose Hill will be closed on New Year’s Eve and Bonfire Night, with a perimeter fence in place from the evening of December 31 until the morning of January 1

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