49 m. ago Asylum hotel protests and Palestine Action arrests putting police under ‘chronic’ pressure

More than 3,000 protests this summer - the highest number in three years - have put forces under ‘chronic pressure’, with up to 40 more planned for this weekend

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3 h. ago Sánchez: Europe’s response to war in Gaza has been a ‘failure’

Spanish prime minister says double standards over Gaza and Ukraine threaten to undermine the west’s global standing‘You need solidarity and consistency’: Pedro Sánchez on the EU, Trump and fighting the far right Europe and the west’s double standards over the wars in Ukraine and Gaza threaten to undermine its global standing, the Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has warned, describing the response to Israel’s assault on the Palestinian territory as one of the darkest episodes of international relations in the 21st century.In an interview with the Guardian before talks with UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, in London on Wednesday, the socialist leader also said the US under Donald Trump was trying to end the post-second world war, rules-based global order it had originally created. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Police dealt with more than 3,000 protests in three months over the summer

Chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council Gavin Stephens said public figures should avoid sowing division amid a climate of increased tension.

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11 h. ago Man arrested after police probe of 'those involved in encouraging Palestine Action support'

A 59-year-old man in Oban has been arrested and charged as part of an ongoing investigation into those involved in encouraging support for Palestine Action.

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16 h. ago Tagging criminals in prison to be trialled to close ‘surveillance gap’

A pilot programme of tagging offenders in prison on the day of their release is set to begin in October.

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17 h. ago Met’s Counter Terror police arrest activists linked to Palestine Action in dawn raids ahead of fresh protests

It comes after more than 700 people were arrested for supporting the proscribed group at protests over the summer

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17 h. ago Met’s Counter Terror police arrest Palestine Action activists in dawn raids ahead of fresh protests

It comes after more than 700 people were arrested for supporting the proscribed group at protests over the summer

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19 h. ago Five members of group supporting Palestine Action ‘arrested in police raids’

Defend Our Juries said a number of its spokespeople were held ahead of plans to announce a fresh mass protest against the ban on Palestine Action.

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23 h. ago More than 1,000 Palestine Action supporters are planning second mass rally in London despite arrests

Police have warned that anyone convicted of supporting Palestine Action faces six months in jail and a travel ban for EU countries

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36 h. ago More than 1,000 Palestine Action supporters to march on London

More than 1,000 Palestine Action supporters to march on London  The Telegraph

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42 h. ago Met Police charge 47 more people over support for Palestine Action amid backlash

It brings the total number of those charged over support for Palestine Action to 114 following a wave of protests

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42 h. ago Police charge 47 more people over alleged support for Palestine Action

The total number of suspects charged so far is 114, and hundreds have been arrested in total.

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46 h. ago Human rights group Amnesty International backs former Humza Yousaf's calls for Palestine Action exemption

Humza Yousaf’s intervention comes after senior prosecutor chides ‘unhelpful’ politicians calling for law not to be enforced

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52 h. ago Humza Yousaf calls on peaceful support of Palestine Action to be decriminalised by Lord Advocate

EXCLUSIVE: Yousaf, who was first minister between 2023 and 2024, made in the call for people getting arrested for wearing tee-shirts.

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52 h. ago Why peaceful support of Palestine Action should not be prosecuted in Scotland

In an article for the Daily Record, former SNP First Minister Humza Yousaf argues that non-violent support of the banned group should not be prosecuted.

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3 d. ago Ministers faced with fresh protests and legal battles after East London asylum hotel ruling

Ministers faced with fresh protests and legal battles after East London asylum hotel ruling  My London

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4 d. ago Government accused of ‘cynical media campaign’ in Palestine Action legal battle

Hundreds of arrests have been made since a ban on the group came into force in July, with nearly 70 people charged.

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4 d. ago Billie Piper demands 'urgent action' for Palestinian children as she asks fans to 'spare a thought' for youngsters 'starved and traumatised' in Gaza

The 42-year-old actress shared a statement on Instagram highlighting the contrast between her own time with her children and the suffering faced by families in the conflict.

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4 d. ago 'We must demand urgent action': Billie Piper raises plight of Palestinian children in Instagram post

‘Palestinian children in are barely surviving through unimaginable days and long nights of bombardment, starvation and fear’ - Billie Piper

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4 d. ago Billie Piper urges people to demand ‘action’ for Palestinian children

The World Food Programme has confirmed a famine in Gaza which the UN has described as being caused by a ‘systemic obstruction by Israel’.

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