‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration centre can stay open, appeals court rules
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis welcomes the ruling and declares the Everglades site "open for business".
‘My mother was my shelter and storm’: Arundhati Roy on her fierce new memoir
Mother Mary comes to me is a raw, bruising, yet life-affirming portrait of Arundhati Roy's mother.
Thousands in England unable to access weight loss jabs via GP, figures reveal
Doctors say NHS rollout not fit for purpose with fewer than half of commissioning bodies prescribing Mounjaro
Thousands of patients in England are unable to access weight loss jabs via their GP, figures reveal, as doctors warn that the NHS rollout is “not fit for purpose”.
Family doctors got the green light to prescribe the drugs for the first time in June. About 220,000 people with “greatest need” were set to receive Mounjaro, also known as tirzepatide and made by Eli Lilly, on the NHS over the next three years.
Continue reading...UK failing Gaza by allowing jets with British parts to bomb hospitals, says surgeon
It is ‘inconceivable’ that Hamas is using hospitals as command centres, Prof Nick Maynard tells independent Gaza tribunal
An Oxford University surgeon accused the British government of failing the people of Gaza by allowing F-35 jets with British parts to bomb the children on which he was operating, an independent Gaza tribunal heard at its opening session on Thursday.
The two-day tribunal in London, which is independent of government and parliament, is seeking to amass evidence of Britain’s failure to distance itself from what the tribunal organisers regard as Israeli war crimes amounting to genocide.
Continue reading...Teen killed and seven injured in mass stabbing in Canada
Investigators said the 18-year-old killed was the sister of the suspect, who was known to police.
Starmer must not meet Israeli president during UK visit, say Labour MPs
Exclusive: Isaac Herzog to visit London for expected talks with ministers, with UK on brink of recognising Palestinian statehood
The president of Israel will travel to London next week for a controversially timed trip amid outcry from Labour MPs who have urged Keir Starmer not to meet with the visiting delegation.
The arrival of Isaac Herzog is fraught with complication for ministers, with the UK government on the brink of recognising the state of Palestine at the UN general assembly.
Continue reading...Sweden accuses Russia of GPS jamming over Baltic Sea
Interferences to satellite navigational systems occur almost daily, aviation officials say.
The ‘unthinkable’ is underway in Gaza City, UNICEF warns – UN News
- The ‘unthinkable’ is underway in Gaza City, UNICEF warns UN News
- Updates: Conditions in Gaza City under Israeli attack ‘unthinkable’ says UN Al Jazeera
- No classes for Palestinian children as Israel shuts six UN-run schools in East Jerusalem Le Monde.fr
- UNRWA statement on return to schools in the occupied West Bank UNRWA
- Over 19,400 children killed in Gaza by Israel as genocide marks 700th day Middle East Eye
Home Office wins right to challenge Palestine Action’s terror ban appeal
Court of appeal ruling means Yvette Cooper can try to block move by protest group to have its proscription overturned
The Home Office has won a legal decision which means it can attempt to block a move by Palestine Action to have its ban under terror laws overturned.
The latest legal twist in the battle between the government and the protest group – now proscribed as a terror organisation - saw the court of appeal rule that Yvette Cooper can challenge the decision to grant a judicial review of the organisation’s proscription that was due to be heard in November.
Continue reading...Breakdancing gives Gaza’s children a way to express themselves
A dance academy is giving Gaza’s children a way to express themselves as they deal with the daily realities of war.
Boy, 3, pulled from funicular crash that has shocked Portugal
It is unclear what caused the crash in which 16 people died and more than 20 were injured, including many foreign nationals.
Why is the US military building up its presence in the Caribbean?
The Trump administration recently targeted a Venezuelan boat it said was carrying drugs.
Florida moves to scrap vaccine mandates
The US state of Florida will move to end all state vaccine mandates, including school requirements.
Afghans displaced by quake live on streets, in farm fields as winter looms
The death toll from an earthquake in eastern Afghanistan is rising and concerns over a homelessness crisis growing.
Nadine Dorries defects to Reform, saying Conservative party ‘is dead’
Former cabinet minister’s move on eve of Reform conference is further boost for party that took almost £1m in donations from ex-Tory donors
Nadine Dorries has defected to Reform on the eve of its conference, saying the Conservative party “is dead”.
The former Tory cabinet minister, a close ally of Boris Johnson when he was prime minister, served as culture secretary until 2022 before resigning a year later when blocked from getting a peerage.
Continue reading...‘The hit was very hard’: Eyewitness in second carriage shares video of crash moment
The incident in Lisbon's funicular has left 16 dead and multiple injured.
Ukraine knocks out Russian refineries as Russia kills dozens in Kyiv – Al Jazeera
- Ukraine knocks out Russian refineries as Russia kills dozens in Kyiv Al Jazeera
- Putin’s petrostate faces a kamikaze petrol crisis economist.com
- Ukrainian Drones Strike Rosneft Refinery in Ryazan Region The Moscow Times
- Ukrainian drone strikes strangle Putin’s fuel supplies politico.eu
- General Staff confirms strike on Ryazan oil refinery and several other Russian targets Ukrinform
Macron hopeful of US support to Kyiv’s security as 26 nations pledge troops
Twenty-six allies promise troops for Ukraine after fighting stops, as Russia shows no signs of being ready to end war.
‘It’s a war’: Marco Rubio labels Ecuadorian cartels ‘foreign terrorists’
The US diplomat suggested continued action against Latin American gangs while in Ecuador, days after a strike on a boat.
Third earthquake hits Afghanistan as death toll rises above 2,200
South-east of country rocked as rescuers struggle to find survivors of first quake
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has shaken Afghanistan as the death toll from the devastating quake on Sunday rose to more than 2,200.
It struck south-eastern regions on Thursday night, according to the Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences in Germany. It was not immediately clear how much damage there was.
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