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The First Year (of the Gaza Genocide in the Media) review – bold but uneven focus on Palestinian voices
BÉZNĂ theatre’s 90-minute production examines how Western news reports on the war in Gaza, where foreign journalists are barred from independent access, and how those accounts compare with footage shared directly from the region. It centres Palestinian testimony and challenges the framing of events, but the reviewer says its ambition is undercut by a flood…
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Five British men in their twenties held over suspected RAF Fairford bomb plot
Five men have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in a suspected bomb plot at RAF Fairford, a Gloucestershire base used by US bombers. Counter Terrorism Policing says all five are British nationals in their twenties, and the investigation is continuing amid speculation about possible links to Iran; no motive has been confirmed. The men,…
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UK diesel prices hit a record 199.18p per litre amid Iran conflict
Average diesel prices at UK forecourts have reached a record 199.18p per litre, surpassing the previous peak of 199.09p in June 2022. The article links the rise to the continuing Iran conflict and uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz, warning that higher fuel costs could soon push diesel above £2 a litre and feed through…
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UK maternity crisis; Oasis sells out tour; fugitive sex offender hunted
An inquiry finds 108 of 178 UK maternal deaths were preventable, raising safety concerns. Oasis have sold out all forty-two Live twenty twenty-seven dates; police hunt a fugitive sex offender.
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Iran’s campaign of revenge against countries backing US military action – and the Tehran-linked attacks carried out in Britain
An alleged terrorist plot targeting RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, where five men were arrested in three vans reportedly containing explosives just 350 yards from the base, may represent a significant escalation in Iran’s retaliatory campaign against Western nations supporting US military operations. The Gloucestershire base serves as the US Air Force’s command centre for Europe…
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Israel tracks down and kills motorbike-riding Hamas terrorist who kidnapped Israeli October 7 hostage Noa Argamani
Israel has confirmed the killing of Saher Nidal Latfi Sakr, the Palestinian militant suspected of kidnapping Israeli hostages Noa Argamani and Avinatan Or during Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack. Sakr, who drove the motorbike used to abduct the two hostages from the Nova music festival and supplied weapons to Hamas, was eliminated in an airstrike…
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Streeting says farmer’s account covers only part of RAF Fairford security operation
A farmer in Gloucestershire foiled a suspected Iranian terror plot targeting RAF Fairford after discovering three white vans blocking a road and alerting police to masked men fleeing the scene. The incident has raised serious questions about the effectiveness of UK security operations and whether intelligence services had advance knowledge of the plot, particularly as…
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‘Naza’ Premieres in the U.S., Seeking Change and Stoking Controversy
Israeli documentary *Naza* premiered in the United States at the New York Film Festival, with a theatrical release planned across the country from 9 October. Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor say they want the film to spur opposition to US funding for the Israeli military and challenge Israeli public silence about the Gaza war,…
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Police probe possible Iran link to explosives plot near RAF Fairford
Counter-terrorism police have launched a major investigation into an explosives plot near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, with several men arrested on explosives offences. Investigators are exploring whether the alleged plot is linked to Iran, a connection that security observers consider plausible given the geopolitical context. The incident underscores a pattern of Iranian operations against Britain…