8 h. ago Women activists try ‘citizen’s arrest’ on Anglian Water boss over sewage failures

Mark Thurston, who earns a reported £720,000 salary, was surrounded at Coulston South Station around 7am on Wednesday

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4 d. ago Chicago TV journalist pushed to ground and arrested during Ice raid

Witnesses call arrest of video editor Debbie Brockman, a US citizen, by masked federal agents, ‘absolutely horrifying’A video editor and producer for Chicago’s WGN television station was arrested by masked federal agents on Friday morning during an Ice raid in the city’s North Side, as shown in videos shared widely on social media.Videos show Debbie Brockman being violently forced to the ground by two agents before she is handcuffed and put in a van. A local resident filming the incident asks her name while she is face-down on the street being handcuffed. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Chicago TV journalist pushed to ground and arrested during Ice raid, later released

Witnesses call arrest of video editor Debbie Brockman, a US citizen, by masked federal agents, ‘absolutely horrifying’A video editor and producer for Chicago’s WGN television station was arrested by masked federal agents on Friday morning, and later released, during an Ice raid on the city’s North Side, as shown in videos shared widely on social media.Videos show Debbie Brockman being violently forced to the ground by two agents before she is handcuffed and put in a van. A local resident filming the incident asks her name while she is face-down on the street being handcuffed. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago British households to pay an extra £556MILLION in water bills as regulator approves bid by five firms to hike charges

Five companies - Anglian Water, Northumbrian Water, South East Water, Southern Water, and Wessex Water - argued Ofwat's original decision left them unable to meet regulatory requirements.

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2 w. ago Judge issues blistering opinion against Trump policy to deport pro

Judge rules non-citizens have the same free speech rights as US citizens under the first amendmentUS politics – latest updatesA federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration’s policy to detain and deport foreign scholars over their pro-Palestinian views violates the US constitution and was designed to “intentionally” chill free speech rights.The case was brought by the national American Association of University Professors (AAUP); its Harvard, Rutgers and New York University chapters; and the Middle East Studies Association (Mesa), following the arrest and detention of several non-citizen students and scholars who have spoken out for Palestinian rights. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Transgender prisoners are STILL in women's jail despite Supreme Court ruling, as activists accuse new Justice Secretary David Lammy of ignoring women's rights

The newly appointed Justice Secretary has been urged to shut down a special unit home to five biological males inside a female jail, in light of the Supreme Court ruling on biological sex.

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3 w. ago ‘Knifeman’ tackled to ground during citizen’s arrest in Leicester Square

‘Knifeman’ tackled to ground during citizen’s arrest in Leicester Square  The Telegraph

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3 w. ago Women's rights activists rally in Belgium fearing US plans for birth control supplies

Dozens of women’s rights activists have rallied near the U.S. Embassy in Brussels to protest what plans by President Donald Trump's administration to destroy millions of dollars in family planning supplies meant for women living in hardship in Africa

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4 w. ago Lib Dems to vote on blocking trans members from party roles reserved for women under reform of 'unlawful' diversity rules

Activists say current rules mean that biological women could be absent completely from party roles if the rules are followed and all the positions are held by trans women.

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4 w. ago Arrest warrant issued for UK citizen over murder of woman found in septic tank

Agnes Wanjiru was stabbed to death in 2012

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4 w. ago Arrest warrant issued for UK citizen after body found in septic tank in Kenya

An inquest in 2018 found Agnes Wanjiru had been murdered by British soldiers.

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