41 h. ago UK sent Israel thousands of military items despite export ban, study finds

Trade data analysis shows British firms have exported items including munitions since suspension of key licencesUK firms have exported thousands of military items including munitions to Israel despite the government suspending key arms export licences to the country in September, new analysis of trade data shows. The research also raises questions over whether the UK continued to sell F-35 parts directly to Israel in breach of an undertaking only to sell them to the US manufacturers Lockheed Martin as a way of ensuring the fighter jet’s global supply chain was not disrupted, something the government said was essential for national security and Nato. The findings have led the former Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell to call for a full investigation, adding it was a resigning matter if the foreign secretary, David Lammy, was shown to have misled parliament in breach of the ministerial code when he told MPs in September that much of what the UK sends to Israel was “defensive in n...

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7 d. ago Listen closely to the Kneecap furore. You’ll hear hypocrisy from all sides | Dorian Lynskey

The band’s rightwing critics are now cancel culture advocates, while defenders demand limitless free speechDorian Lynskey is the author of 33 Revolutions Per MinuteEarlier this year, the Northern Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap appeared to be entering their respectable phase. Their self-titled film, a raucous semi-fictionalised biopic directed by Rich Peppiatt, won a Bafta for outstanding British debut, while Kemi Badenoch’s attempt to block a grant awarded by the British Phonographic Industry was overturned in court. As the film illustrates, Kneecap were accustomed to being denounced by unionist MPs but both sides reaped useful publicity. “We have a very dysfunctional, symbiotic relationship,” admitted rapper Naoise Ó Cairealláin.This process was dramatically derailed last week when Kneecap touched the third rail of Gaza and accused Israel of genocide on stage at Coachella festival in California. Cue fury from Fox News, calls for their visas to be revoked and, according to their manager...

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1 week ago Brave act of mystery hero who foiled Youth Demand's plot to RUIN the London Marathon men's elite race

The mystery man, wearing trendy aviator sunglasses, made the quick intervention after protesters Willow Holland and Cristy North stormed onto Tower Bridge and threw bright red power.

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1 week ago Brave act of mystery hero who foiled Youth Demand's plot to RUIN the London Marathon men's elite race

Brave act of mystery hero who foiled Youth Demand's plot to RUIN the London Marathon men's elite race  Daily Mail

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1 week ago Who are UK Youth Demand? Protesters disrupt London Marathon and vow to 'shut down' city

UK Youth Demand admitted to being behind the powder protest, disrupting the London Marathon. Here, we take a look at the group who are connected to Just Stop Oil

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1 week ago Moment Youth Demand protesters are dragged out of path of London Marathon men's elite race and tackled by police

Youth Demand protesters have disrupted the men's elite race at the London Marathon.

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1 week ago London Marathon disrupted as UK Youth Demand protestors storm Tower Bridge

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1 week ago London Marathon disrupted as UK Youth Demand protesters storm Tower Bridge

Activists stormed the London landmark at 10:30am and threw bright pink powder across the road as the elite runners crossed the River Thames

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1 week ago Moment Youth Demand protesters are dragged out of path of London Marathon men's elite race and tackled by poli

Moment Youth Demand protesters are dragged out of path of London Marathon men's elite race and tackled by poli  Daily Mail

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2 w. ago Group of 70 Labour MPs and peers demand 'youth free movement' deal with the EU as Rachel Reeves hints she backs scheme despite concerns it will fuel immigration

They made the call in a letter to Nick Thomas-Symonds, the minister in charge of the Government's ongoing negotiations with Brussels.

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2 w. ago Reeves moves to block cheap imports undercutting British high street

The Chancellor announced the move amid the fallout from Donald Trump’s tariffs.

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2 w. ago Youth Demand: 'The anger is already there and we're bringing it to the surface'

Political activist group Youth Demand has been dubbed 'Just Stop Oil 2.0' and have vowed to 'shut down London' this April with 'swarming' tactics, as they are unafraid of fines or even prison

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2 w. ago What is Youth Demand? Inside the activist group following in Just Stop Oil's footsteps

The announcement that climate activist group, Just Stop Oil, is effectively disbanded has allowed Youth Demand to become the new face of civil resistance. But what exactly are they demanding?

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3 w. ago British Steel latest: Parliament approves bill to save plant after workers block Chinese executives from site

MPs and Lords vote in favour of Starmer's plan to take control of British Steel after Chinese owners wanted hundreds of millions

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3 w. ago Eight arrested as Youth Demand block fire engine ‘on 999 call’

Eight arrested as Youth Demand block fire engine ‘on 999 call’  London Evening Standard

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3 w. ago Eight arrested as Youth Demand try to ‘shut down’ London and block fire engine ‘on emergency call’

Supporters gathered at Elephant and Castle, Russell Square and Vauxhall Bridge for campaign called ‘open swarming’

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3 w. ago Moment Youth Demand protesters block fire engine as it responds to emergency during pro

Protesters took to the streets of London as part of a pro-Palestine rally causing disruption and standstill traffic on key routes in the capital.

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4 w. ago Inside Youth Demand: The Gen Z protest group vowing to 'shut down' London

Youth Demand say they have 25,000 people on their mailing list and have seen interest surge since police raided a Quaker House meeting

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4 w. ago I'm Britain's 'biggest victim of identity theft'... romance fraudsters have used my face and body 400 TIMES to con women

Military fitness coach Farren Morgan, 38, from Essex believes he could be Britain's most prolific victim of identity theft after hundreds of romance fraudsters stole his name and images to con women.

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last month Youth Demand protest: Activists place 'body bags' outside David Lammy's home and block roads in central London

Two groups of Youth Demand protesters also blocked traffic on Commercial Street, by Angel Junction and near Tower Bridge on Tuesday

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