10 h. ago Shipping emissions levy shelved as countries bow to US pressure

Long-planned charge on greenhouse gas emissions postponed as Trump officials accused of intimidation tacticsUnder intense pressure from Donald Trump’s government, countries have postponed plans to force shipowners to start paying for the damage they do to the climate.US officials were accused of “bullying” and “intimidation”, as nations met in London for what should have been the rubber-stamping of a decision made months ago to place a small levy on the greenhouse gases from global shipping. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Stormont could be retained in united Ireland, says Heather Humphreys

Rival presidential candidate Catherine Connolly accused the Irish government of not doing enough to plan for constitutional change on the island.

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35 h. ago Andy Burnham launches key weapon to make Bee Network 'one of the safest transport systems in the world'

It will be overseen by the cop who commanded GMP's response to the Crumpsall terror attack

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35 h. ago Man accused of plotting terror attack against Jewish community described Paris attack as 'great event', jury told

Undercover operative Farouk gave evidence in the trial at Preston Crown Court for the first time

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36 h. ago Man accused of planning to shoot Jews praised Paris terror attacks, trial told

Walid Saadaoui, of Abram, Wigan, denies preparing acts of terrorism between December 13 2023 and May 9 2024.

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65 h. ago A lasting peace between Israel and Palestine? We’ve heard that before – the result was more bloodshed | Jason Burke

In 1982, Ronald Reagan picked up the phone to Menachem Begin to tell him to end a war. There are lessons from history and we need to learn themSo, which year are we in? A US president, after months of tacit encouragement, has finally intervened to end an Israeli military offensive that has reduced swaths of a Middle Eastern city to rubble, leaving thousands dead and prompting global outrage. For months, the UN has looked on, impotent, as Israeli air raids and artillery shelling has pummelled apartment blocks and refugee camps beside the Mediterranean. The Israeli offensive’s target, according to its architect, is a “kingdom of terror”.The offensive has come after a series of attacks on Israel. Now, under pressure from the White House, the Israeli prime minister, a rightwinger with a gift for populist rhetoric and an intense sense of historic Zionist mission, has agreed to a ceasefire. So too have the Palestinian armed factions, which have faced the massive firepower of the Israeli m...

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3 d. ago Man accused of plotting terror attack on Jewish people used 10 Facebook accounts to promote jihad, jury told

Walid Saadoui was said to have created multiple Facebook accounts under aliases

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3 d. ago Police suspected Tommy Robinson had information relevant to acts of terrorism on phone, court told

Activist refused to give police his phone pin when stopped at Channel tunnel in July 2024Police officers who stopped Tommy Robinson as he tried to leave the UK last year had reasonable suspicions that his phone contained information relevant to acts of terrorism, prosecutors have told his trial.The far-right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, refused to give police the pin for his phone because it had “journalistic material on it” after they stopped him at the Channel tunnel on 28 July 2024. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Police who stopped Tommy Robinson ‘had reasonable suspicion’ of far

Activist refused to give police his phone pin when stopped at Channel tunnel in July 2024Police officers who stopped Tommy Robinson as he tried to leave the UK last year had reasonable suspicions that his phone contained information relevant to acts of terrorism, prosecutors have told his trial.The far-right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, refused to give police the pin for his phone because it had “journalistic material on it” after they stopped him at the Channel tunnel on 28 July 2024. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Evidence against Soldier F ‘simply doesn’t stack up’, Bloody Sunday trial told

The former paratrooper has been accused of the murder of two men during the events in 1972.

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3 d. ago Hotel worker stabbed 23 times by asylum seeker at station, murder trial told

Deng Chol Majek, who claims to be aged 19, denies murdering Rhiannon Whyte.

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3 d. ago 'It was never fun, I lost two of my mates that day' says man accused of being involved in Ely riots

Jaydan Baston has told the trial of eight people who deny rioting 'I’m not a bad person. I wasn’t up there to cause trouble'

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4 d. ago Home Secretary issues new statement on Manchester synagogue terror attack

The Home Secretary has issued a statement to MPs

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4 d. ago Jewish day centre close to synagogue targeted in Manchester terror attack is forced to shut after 'suspicious substance' found in envelope

A cordon was set up by police at The Nicky in Middleton Road, Crumpsall, Greater Manchester, after the substance was found earlier today.

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4 d. ago 'Dead flower' sent to Jewish day centre opposite Manchester terror attack site sparks evacuation

Emergency services descended on The Nicky, directly opposite the Manchester synagogue attack scene

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4 d. ago Tommy Robinson told police 'not a chance bruv' when they asked for his phone's PIN after he was stopped at the Channel Tunnel, court hears

The former English Defence League leader was stopped by officers on July 28 last year while driving his silver Bentley to Benidorm, his trial at Westminster Magistrates' was told.

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4 d. ago Everything we know so far as Jewish day centre cordoned off over 'suspicious substance'

It's directly opposite the synagogue targeted in the terror attack

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4 d. ago LIVE: Jewish day centre cordoned off by police after 'suspicious substance found in envelope'

The building is directly opposite the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue where a terror attack was carried out on October 2, though Greater Manchester Police have said there is no wider risk to the public at this time

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6 d. ago NHS doctor claims Manchester synagogue attack was 'false flag operation' to boost sympathy for Israel

Dr Asad Khan, a respiratory consultant from Manchester, posted on Instagram and Facebook casting doubt on the motive for the terror attack.

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7 d. ago Jurors hear 'Islamic State fanatic' told undercover cop of alleged plot to shoot dead Jewish people

Walid Saadaoui confided to an undercover agent called Farouk and mimicked the sound of automatic gunfire, a jury has been told

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