5 h. ago Met Police issue warning after Palestine Action ban comes into force

The designation as a terror group means that membership of, or support for, Palestine Action is now a criminal offence.

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6 h. ago Police issue warning over Palestine Action protests after group proscribed as terrorist organisation

Demonstrators expressing support for Palestine Action could be jailed for 14 years

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7 h. ago Home Office welcomes Palestine Action ban as it comes into force

A Home Office spokesperson said on Saturday: ‘We welcome the Court’s decision and Palestine Action are now a proscribed group.’

Society

30 h. ago Palestine Action ban would be ‘authoritarian abuse’ of power, High Court told

The ban is set to come into force at midnight unless the legal bid for a temporary block is successful.

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6 d. ago France implements smoking ban at beaches and parks in step towards ‘tobacco

Under new rules anyone who lights up on a beach or in a public park from Sunday will be breaking the lawAnyone who lights up on a beach or in a public park in France will be breaking the law from Sunday under new rules aimed at protecting children from the dangers of passive smoking.Bus shelters and areas in the immediate vicinity of libraries, swimming pools and schools will also be affected by the ban, which is coming into force one day after its publication in the official government gazette on Saturday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Labour MP warns proscribing Palestine Action would be ‘kneejerk reaction’

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has unveiled plans to proscribe Palestine Action after a break-in at RAF Brize Norton.

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2 w. ago Scotland could send 100 truckloads of rubbish a day to England after landfill ban

Scotland will not have enough incinerators to handle black bag waste before landfill ban comes into force at end of year

Politics

3 w. ago Disposable vapes ban flouted across Scotland including shops linked to Anas Sarwar's family's firm

Our investigation uncovered retailers still brazenly selling outlawed devices despite the single-use vape ban coming into force on June 1.

Economics

3 w. ago Trade unions join forces to demand end to ban on 'sympathy strikes'

Secondary industrial action - where a trade union asks its members to take action against their employer in solidarity with workers elsewhere who are in dispute - has been banned since the early 1990s

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