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Badenoch vows £13bn disability cuts; Farage inquiry over undeclared gift
Kemi Badenoch pledges £13bn in disability benefit cuts, whilst a parliamentary inquiry concludes Nigel Farage should have disclosed a £5m cryptocurrency gift.
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Australia investigating Flydubai co-pilot’s links to country
Australian authorities are investigating a Flydubai co-pilot’s links to Australia after he allegedly attacked the captain with a crash axe and tried to take control of a flight to Israel. The inquiry is examining his time in the country, including whether he was radicalised there, while prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates investigate the incident…
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Barlinnie Reprieve Granted as Democrats Plot Trump Family Probe
Scotland’s most notorious prison may stay open amid overcrowding crisis. Democrats vow to investigate Trump family business ties if they control Congress this November.
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Passengers thwart cockpit attack as Flydubai co-pilot injures captain
Passengers intervened after a Flydubai co-pilot stabbed the captain and the aircraft went into a steep descent, according to the article. The writer reflects on the courage of those on board, including a passenger who entered the cockpit, and on how the incident can intensify anxiety about flying. The article says 182 passengers and crew…
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Spain’s housing crisis erupts in violence; Flydubai co-pilot attacks captain
Tens of thousands of Spaniards take to the streets in violent demonstrations against the housing crisis. Separately, a Flydubai co-pilot seriously injures the captain with a crash axe.
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Activists exclude pro-Israel Jewish groups from Cable Street anniversary march
Activists have told pro-Israel Jewish groups they are not welcome at a march marking 90 years since the Battle of Cable Street, where East End residents opposed Oswald Mosley’s fascist movement. The dispute has drawn attention to competing views over who should represent the anti-fascist legacy of the event and how it relates to contemporary…
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Ireland press conference ends abruptly amid tensions before Israel rematch
The Republic of Ireland’s pre-match press conference before their Nations League return fixture against Israel was cut short on Saturday as tensions escalated during questioning about the Gaza conflict and alleged player conduct. Manager Heimir Hallgrímsson had earlier called for “cool heads” and suggested UEFA should consider whether such matches should take place, but the…
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Gazans speak out over reports of extremist teaching in schools and mosques
The article alleges that Hamas has used Gaza’s schools, mosques and youth activities to teach children extremist ideas and glorify violence, and reports that some Gazans are speaking out despite personal risk. It presents this as a threat to children and to the prospects for peace, while also raising questions about the role of outside…
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Gaza asylum seeker asks to leave Britain but cannot be returned amid war
Mosab Abdulkarim Al-Gassas, known as Abu Wadee, has asked to be removed from Britain, saying he wants to leave after press attention over his past. The Home Office cannot currently return him to Gaza because it says there is no safe means of doing so while the territory remains an active conflict area. Al-Gassas arrived…
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Greens provide a refuge for Jewish members amid conference tensions
Green Party officials in Brighton have set aside a room for Jewish members who feel threatened, as tensions grow over the party’s stance on Israel. The arrangements come before a conference vote on a motion describing Zionism as racism, amid police-managed demonstrations by pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups. A Jewish member said the room had been…