4 d. ago Police arrest 474 people at protest over Palestine Action ban in London

Met officers and other UK forces form ‘significant presence’ in largest protest since group was proscribed as terrorist organisationMore than 450 people have been arrested in central London at the largest demonstration relating to Palestine Action since the group was proscribed as a terrorist organisation.The Metropolitan police said they had drawn officers from other forces to help form a “significant policing presence” in the capital before the planned event, which was anticipated to result in large numbers of people being detained. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Police arrest 466 people at protest over Palestine Action ban in London

Met officers and other UK forces form ‘significant presence’ in largest protest since group was proscribed as terrorist organisationMore than 450 people have been arrested in central London at the largest demonstration relating to Palestine Action since the group was proscribed as a terrorist organisation.The Metropolitan police said they had drawn officers from other forces to help form a “significant policing presence” in the capital before the planned event, which was anticipated to result in large numbers of people being detained. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Police arrest 365 people at protest over Palestine Action ban in London

Met officers and other UK forces form ‘significant presence’ in largest protest since group was proscribed as terrorist organisationMore than 350 people have been arrested in central London at the largest demonstration relating to Palestine Action since the group was proscribed as a terrorist organisation.The Metropolitan police said they had drawn officers from other forces to help form a “significant policing presence” in the capital before the planned event, which was anticipated to result in large numbers of people being detained. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago More than 200 arrested at protest over Palestine Action ban in London

Met officers and other UK forces form ‘significant presence’ in largest protest since group was proscribed as terrorist organisationMore than 200 people have been arrested in central London at the largest demonstration relating to Palestine Action since the group was proscribed as a terrorist organisation.The Metropolitan police said they had drawn officers from other forces to help form a “significant policing presence” in the capital before the planned event, which was anticipated to result in large numbers of people being detained. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Met police arrest more than 150 people at protest over Palestine Action in London

Other UK forces form ‘significant presence’ in largest protest since group was proscribed as terrorist organisationMore than 150 people have been arrested in central London at the largest demonstration relating to Palestine Action since the group was proscribed as a terrorist organisation.The Metropolitan police said they had drawn officers from other forces to help form a “significant policing presence” in the capital as it faces a busy weekend of protests. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Arrests begin in London at largest protest over Palestine Action since group’s ban

Met police says it has drawn officers from other forces to form ‘significant presence’ in busy weekend of protestsMiddle East crisis – live updatesArrests have begun in central London at the largest demonstration relating to Palestine Action since the group was proscribed as a terrorist organisation.The Metropolitan police said they had drawn officers from other forces to help form a “significant policing presence” in the capital as it faces a busy weekend of protests. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Mass arrest threat, terrorist prosecutions and censorship prior to London protest of Palestine Action proscription

Mass arrest threat, terrorist prosecutions and censorship prior to London protest of Palestine Action proscription  World Socialist Web Site

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8 d. ago We’re being deafened by digital noise. Pause it and you hear the sound of democracy in crisis | Rafael Behr

Politics is struggling to cope with the pace of technological change – and that is affecting every single one of usReturning from holiday, asked where I have been, I want to say “offline”. The more precise answer is France, where the internet is available. But I tried not to use it compulsively because there isn’t much point in getting away from it all if you carry it all with you on a phone and check it every few minutes.At some point in the past decade or so, the condition of vacation came to be defined more by detachment from the digital realm than departure from home. The break begins not in a departure lounge but with the act of logging off, setting the out-of-office email auto-reply, archiving work-related WhatsApp chats, deleting social media apps. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Conor McGregor launches campaign to become Ireland's president and calls on law change to boost his chances days after losing civil rape case appeal

The former UFC champion, who has hinted at his ambition since March, officially declared in a social media post.

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9 d. ago Zara McDermott locks lips with boyfriend Louis Tomlinson as the pair pack on the PDA and officially 'hard launch' their relationship on social media

Zara McDermott officially 'hard launched' her relationship with Louis Tomlinson as the pair packed on the PDA in her latest Instagram snap on Monday night. 

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9 d. ago ‘I oppose genocide’ : Meet the pensioners risking lengthy prison terms to support Palestine Action

Exclusive: The Independent spoke with half a dozen protesters arrested for supporting a terrorist organisation since the proscription of Palestine Action

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3 w. ago Fury as Trump appears as 'superhero' in bizarre 'Golden Age' Instagram post

People across social media are baffled as to who is running the official White House Instagram account as they post insane superhero style cartoon picture of Donald Trump

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3 w. ago Home Office social media influencer resigns after it designates Palestine Action a terrorist group

Nicola Thorp, 36, who has been a vocal advocate for women's safety since surviving a horrific stalking ordeal, said she could no longer 'essentially promote and do PR for' the department.

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3 w. ago Met police arrest 55 protesters for supporting banned Palestine Action including charity workers, teachers and a retired dentist

The Metropolitan Police have arrested 55 protesters for supporting the newly banned terrorist organisation Palestine Action.

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3 w. ago Foreign Office issues update to all UK tourists going abroad

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has shared advice to holidaymakers on social media

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