2 h. ago London theatre is reported to the Equality and Human Rights Commission over Jewish

The Jewish Community Council (JCC) have asked the EHRC to probe the Troxy, alleging the theatre has taken an 'anti-Jewish' policy since the October 7 attacks

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44 h. ago Cornell University settles with Trump administration to restore $250m in funds

Upstate New York institution is the fifth university under government investigation to bow to White House demandsCornell University announced a settlement with the Trump administration on Friday, becoming the fifth university under investigation by the US government to do so.The agreement will see more than $250m in federal research funding restored. In exchange, the university will share admissions data with the government, pay $30m and invest $30m more in research programs benefiting farmers – a reflection of the university’s longstanding record of agricultural research. The university also agreed to continued to “evaluate the campus climate”, particularly for Jewish students and affirmed the Trump administration’s interpretation of civil rights laws, which views diversity initiatives as unlawful race-based discrimination. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Flags and Christian nationalist slogans feature in soaring attacks on UK mosques

Between July and October, 25 buildings were targeted in 27 attacks, according to British Muslim TrustUK politics live – latest updatesAttacks on mosques in the UK have soared in recent months, the government’s Islamophobia monitoring partner has said, with more than 40% of incidents featuring British or English flags and Christian nationalist symbols or slogans.In the past three months, a mosque was set alight in East Sussex; in Merseyside the windows of a mosque were shot with an air gun while children were inside; in Greater Manchester, a paving slab was thrown at a window; and in Glasgow, a window was smashed with a metal pole. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago Mum horrified after video shows daughter being violently attacked while mob watches and laughs

Shocking footage of the horrendous attack on October 16 shows teenagers viciously punching the girl to the ground.

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4 d. ago Surge in antisemitism investigations at US universities after October 7 attacks, data shows

A report shared exclusively with the Guardian documents how a civil rights law has become a tool to impose ideological priorities on US schoolsUS government investigations into universities over antisemitism allegations surged following the 7 October 2023 attacks and Israel’s subsequent war in Gaza, with more investigations open in the last two months of that year than in the two decades prior, according to a report published on Monday that was shared exclusively with the Guardian.The data, compiled by the Middle East Studies Association and the American Association of University Professors and relying on publicly available records, offers a detailed account of how landmark civil rights legislation – and particularly Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act – has become a primary tool to restrict speech on campus. Continue reading...

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1 week ago LIVE updates as inquests open into deaths of Manchester synagogue terror attack victims Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby

The two men lost their lives in the attack Heaton Park Hebrew Synagogue in Crumpsall on October 2, Yom Kippur

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1 week ago Freed Palestinian prisoners recount beatings and abuse in Israeli jails

Testimonies from former detainees spotlight worsening conditions since October 7 2023 attack

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1 week ago Moment US events company boss is mugged for his watch after being targeted in Mayfair

CCTV footage shows J. Riccardo Benavides, founder of Ideas Events, emerge from a taxi and approach a hotel before he was attacked on October 14.

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1 week ago Man, 32, is arrested after woman 'raped in racially aggravated attack'

West Midlands Police said a woman, aged in her 20s, was attacked in the Park Hall area of Walsall on Saturday October 25.

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2 w. ago Horror moment woman screams for help in Paris 'train attack' before hero jumps in

Jhordana Dias, 26, a Brazilian national, was allegedly sexually assaulted by a man on a Paris train on October 16 until a fellow passenger's filming forced the attacker to flee

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2 w. ago Wall Street hits record highs after US inflation report fuels interest rate cut hopes – business live

US consumer prices rose by less than expected last month, as markets digest breakdown of trade talks with CanadaUS prices rose at a 3% annual rate in September, slightly beating forecastsNewsflash: Conditions appear to be improving in the UK economy this month.The latest poll of purchasing managers at British firms has found that growth is picking up after the lull in September, partly helped by the resumption of manufacturing at Jaguar Land Rover after its recent cyber attack.“October’s flash UK PMI survey brings hope that September was a low point for the economy from which business conditions are starting to improve.Output has picked up, with a particularly welcome return to growth for manufacturing for the first time in over a year accompanied by an upturn in demand for services, notably among consumers. Business confidence has also brightened slightly, job losses have moderated, and inflationary pressures are coming back to levels consistent with the Bank of England’s 2% target...

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2 w. ago Business conditions ‘starting to improve’ in UK economy as activity picks up – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsNewsflash: Conditions appear to be improving in the UK economy this month.The latest poll of purchasing managers at British firms has found that growth is picking up after the lull in September, partly helped by the resumption of manufacturing at Jaguar Land Rover after its recent cyber attack.“October’s flash UK PMI survey brings hope that September was a low point for the economy from which business conditions are starting to improve.Output has picked up, with a particularly welcome return to growth for manufacturing for the first time in over a year accompanied by an upturn in demand for services, notably among consumers. Business confidence has also brightened slightly, job losses have moderated, and inflationary pressures are coming back to levels consistent with the Bank of England’s 2% target. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Lostprophets paedophile Ian Watkins died after being stabbed in the neck, inquest hears

The depraved rock singer, 48, died in an alleged attack at HMP Wakefield on October 11, where he was serving nearly three decades for a catalogue of child sex offences.

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2 w. ago Business condition ‘starting to improve’ in UK economy as activity picks up – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsNewsflash: Conditions appear to be improving in the UK economy this month.The latest poll of purchasing managers at British firms has found that growth is picking up after the lull in September, partly helped by the resumption of manufacturing at Jaguar Land Rover after its recent cyber attack.“October’s flash UK PMI survey brings hope that September was a low point for the economy from which business conditions are starting to improve.Output has picked up, with a particularly welcome return to growth for manufacturing for the first time in over a year accompanied by an upturn in demand for services, notably among consumers. Business confidence has also brightened slightly, job losses have moderated, and inflationary pressures are coming back to levels consistent with the Bank of England’s 2% target. Continue reading...

Economics

2 w. ago NHS doctor accused of praising Hamas's October 7 attack wears 'celebratory' number 7 necklace at fitness to practice hearing

Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, 31, turned up to the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service hearing in Manchester flanked by supporters and wearing a gold necklace with a number 'seven' charm.

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2 w. ago NHS doctor accused of praising  Hamas' October 7 attack wears 'celebratory' number 7 necklace at fitness to practice hearing

Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, 31, turned up to the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service hearing in Manchester flanked by supporters and wearing a gold necklace with a number 'seven' charm.

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2 w. ago University of Virginia strikes deal to pause Trump administration investigations

The U.S. Justice Department has announced an agreement with the University of Virginia to pause civil rights investigations

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2 w. ago 'Alien attack' could happen soon so take holidays before October 29, boffin warns

Telescopes have been tracking a mysterious, Manhattan-sized object as it hurtles through space since July and one boffin believes it could be alien technology set to strike Earth

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2 w. ago Gaza ceasefire live: JD Vance has ‘great optimism’ truce will hold as he meets Netanyahu

On a visit to Israel, the US vice-president said Washington would not set a deadline for the group to disarm under the US-brokered dealIsrael has completed the identification of the bodies of two more hostages, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Wednesday, the Associated Press (AP) reports. Authorities identified the deceased hostages as Arie Zalmanovich and Tamir Adar. Their bodies were transported in coffins by the Red Cross and handed over to the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip. A military ceremony attended by the chief rabbi of the Israel Defense Forces was planned for later in the day, Netanyahu’s office said. The two were killed in kibbutz Nir Oz during the 7 October 2023, attack by Hamas militants, which triggered the two-year war. Since the ceasefire began on 10 October, the remains of 15 hostages have been returned to Israel. Another 13 still need to be recovered in Gaza and handed over, a key element to the ceasefire agreement. Meanwhile, the burial of m...

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2 w. ago Wife launches hunt for man who assaulted husband in Stirling dirt bike row

Nikki Callander has put up posters at the Gillies Hall quarry looking for help following the incident on October 11, where her husband David was attacked and abused on a track.

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