12 h. ago ‘We want the mullahs gone’: economic crisis sparks biggest protests in Iran since 2022

Protests against deteriorating living conditions have widened to include criticism of way country is being governedAlborz, a textile merchant in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, decided he could no longer sit on the sidelines. He closed his shop and took to the streets, joining merchants across Iran who shuttered their stores and students who took over their campuses to protest against declining economic conditions.The sudden loss of purchasing power pushed Alborz and tens of thousands of other Iranians into the streets, where protests are now entering their fourth day. Students have paralysed university campuses, traders have shut down their stores and demonstrators have blocked off streets in defiance of police. Protests have spread from the capital, Tehran, to cities across the country. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'When did Iceland get so expensive?': Shopper sparks heated debate when he posts picture of everything he buys from frozen food supermaket every fortnight

A supermarket customer's post showing off his fortnightly big shop at Iceland for nearly £120 has sparked a huge online debate amid the cost-of-living crisis.

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1 week ago Arne Slot: Liverpool have ‘moved on’ from Mohamed Salah outburst

Salah sparked crisis at Anfield with an explosive interview a fortnight ago.

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1 week ago Morocco accused of ‘horrific’ abuse of detained gen Z protesters

As country prepares to host Africa Cup of Nations, families and rights groups tell of police brutality, with hundreds still heldThe arbitrary detention of hundreds of gen Z protesters in Morocco and alleged “horrific” beatings have been condemned by human rights groups, as the country prepares to host the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday.A wave of youth-led demonstrations swept across Morocco in late September and early October – the biggest since the 2011 Arab spring – in protest at underfunded healthcare and education. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Police chiefs reveal chant which will get you arrested in the UK

Two of the country’s biggest police forces plan to arrest protesters who chant a specific phrase as officers stamp down on antisemitic hate crime in the wake of the Bondi Beach terror attack

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2 w. ago Half of hospitals are battling their worst EVER flu outbreak as raging 'superflu' crisis sparks NHS meltdown and Covid

Creaking under the strain of an unprecedented 'tidal wave' that hit weeks earlier than expected, ailing hospitals have been plunged into their 'worst-case scenario'.

Science

3 w. ago Flu 2025 sees 50% increase in NHS hospital admissions with one symptom worse this year

NHS data has sparked warning of a flu crisis at hospitals across England after statistics from last year show a 50% increase in the percentage of patients when compared to 2024

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