13 h. ago Vilified, arrested, held incommunicado: that's the price of protest in Britain today | George Monbiot

It seems to me that whatever the charges facing the activists at the Quaker meeting house raid, their fundamental crime is dissentThe faces are different, but it’s the same authoritarianism. Keir Starmer’s team might not look or sound like Donald Trump’s, but its policies on protest and dissent are chillingly similar. So is the reason: coordinated global lobbying by the rich and powerful, fronted by rightwing junktanks.Last week, six young women were having tea and biscuits in the Quaker meeting house in Westminster. Twenty police officers forced open the door and arrested them on conspiracy charges. Had the police discovered a plot to blow up parliament or to poison the water supply? No. It was an openly advertised, routine meeting of a protest group called Youth Demand, discussing climate breakdown and the assault on Gaza.George Monbiot is a Guardian columnistThe Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism, by George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison, was published in paperb...

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27 h. ago Romeo prisoner who had phone sex with guard and fling with jail nurse is arrested 'after spending week on the run when four women helped him go on run'

Harri Pullen, 27, was wanted by police after being released from behind bars where he has been accused of romances with staff members.

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51 h. ago Arsenal and Chelsea a step closer to European glory – Women’s Football Weekly podcast

Faye Carruthers is joined by Suzy Wrack, Emma Sanders and Tom Garry to discuss a dramatic week for the women’s gameOn this week’s Guardian Women’s Football Weekly: the panel discuss both Arsenal and Chelsea’s progression into the semi-finals of the Champions League.With the international break looming, the relegation battle is on. Liverpool lost at home against Aston Villa, who moved out of the drop zone and four points clear of Crystal Palace. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Met PC sacked for using his work phone to contact sex workers

PC Shabul Miah received and sent a ‘significant number of text messages’ to mobile numbers linked to sexually explicit websites

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6 d. ago Police officer used works phone to book services of sex workers while on duty

"We will not tolerate such behaviour and won’t hesitate to take action against those who do not reach the standards we expect from our officers.”

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6 d. ago Hunt for prison Romeo who had phone sex with guard AND fling with nurse behind bars...as police arrest four women who 'helped him flee hospital'

Officers are looking for Harri Pullen, 27, after being released from behind bars where he struck up his romances, who had phone sex with a prison guard.

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6 d. ago Met officer dismissed for texting escorts and sex workers on police phone

Pc Shabul Miah was dismissed without notice at an accelerated misconduct hearing in central London on Friday.

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6 d. ago Prison romeo who had phone sex with guard and fling with nurse is on the run as police arrest four women who 'helped him flee hospital'

Officers are looking for Harri Pullen, 27, after being released from behind bars where he struck up his romances, who had phone sex with a prison guard.

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6 d. ago Inside grim world of 'vape shows' were women are paid to be 'sexy and flirty'

This week's Real Britain examines the horrifying scandal of young women being exploited and discriminated against for low or no pay while trapped on zero-hour contracts

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6 d. ago Inside grim world of 'vape shows' where women are paid to be 'sexy and flirty'

This week's Real Britain examines the horrifying scandal of young women being exploited and discriminated against for low or no pay while trapped on zero-hour contracts

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8 d. ago Arson arrest after firefighters spend hours battling huge moor fire

A teenager was detained after the 'huge' blaze broke out in Rochdale

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1 week ago Israeli airstrikes kill at least 65 people in Gaza in 24 hours, says health authority

Death toll includes women, children and journalists, nearly a week after Israel broke ceasefireIsraeli airstrikes have killed at least 65 people in Gaza in the past 24 hours, including women, children and two journalists, the Palestinian health authority said on Monday, nearly a week after Israel broke its ceasefire with Hamas.Palestinians in Gaza have again been fleeing for their lives after Israel launched its new offensive in the territory, which started on Tuesday last week with a wave of airstrikes that killed about 700 people, mostly civilians, ending two months of relative calm, according to the Palestinian health ministry in the territory run by Hamas. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Prison nurse caught smuggling drugs and SIM cards into jail in hollowed out shoes as part of 'sophisticated' gang plot is locked up for 20 months

Kiera Burton, 33, was rumbled after being found with drugs and SIM cards during a stop and search on her way to work at HMP Preston.

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2 w. ago Children 'among 85 Palestinians dead' after night of Israeli strikes on Gaza

Officials in the Gaza Strip claim many Palestinians killed by Israel this week were women and children

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2 w. ago Children among 58 Palestinians dead after night of Israeli strikes on Gaza

Officials in the Gaza Strip claim many Palestinians killed by Israel this week were women and children

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2 w. ago Coleen Nolan says it's a 'blessing to be alive' after extremely tough decade

Coleen Nolan reflected on her 'difficult' fifties during a Good Morning Britain interview on Wednesday after celebrating her milestone 60th on Loose Women last week

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2 w. ago Ewa Pajor: ‘Sometimes I’m at home and it’s like: wow I play for Barcelona’

In an exclusive interview the Poland striker discusses facing former club Wolfsburg in the Champions League quarter-finals and wanting to improve every dayThere is a sense of familiarity to this week’s Women’s Champions League quarter-final between Barcelona and Wolfsburg, but with one decisive change. The two met in the 2023 final in Eindhoven with Ewa Pajor scoring for Wolfsburg after three minutes. This time, though, she will line up for the Blaugrana.Barcelona swooped to sign the Poland international last summer after nine seasons, 196 matches and 136 goals in Germany. And it is fair to say the goals have not dried up since the switch to Spain, where the striker has already won one trophy and scored 34 goals in 32 matches in all competitions. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago LIZ JONES'S DIARY: I'm at Fashion Week and can't help but wonder, how do other women get men with no effort at all?

Candid, confessional, controversial

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2 w. ago Sacked Man City manager issues statement amid squad shock and replacement uncertainty

Manchester City replaced women's head coach Gareth Taylor this week, days before a major cup final. He was replaced by former coach Nick Cushing, but only until the end of the season.

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3 w. ago MPs to debate WASPI women's calls for State Pension age compensation next week

A debate on the WASPI petition calling on the UK Government to compensate all 1950s-born women will take place on March 17.

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