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Zack Polanski faces leadership test over divisive conference motion
Green Party leader Zack Polanski faces pressure at the party’s Brighton conference over a motion declaring Zionism a form of racism. The article argues that the motion could test his standing with the party’s growing hard-Left membership and potentially prompt a challenge to his leadership. The motion has 800 co-proposers, making it the most popular…
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Labour MPs urge welfare safeguards as Burnham weighs under-25s reform
Andy Burnham is facing warnings from Labour MPs over possible welfare reforms that could remove the health element of Universal Credit from some disabled people under 25. The proposal would replace payments of £217 a month for people with less severe conditions with intensive employment support, including subsidised jobs and help with mental health. MPs…
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Magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Korumburra wakes residents across Victoria
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck near Korumburra in Gippsland shortly after 2am on Saturday, waking people across parts of Victoria. Geoscience Australia said it was among the region’s strongest tremors in the past two decades; officials did not expect major damage. The epicentre was 6km north-east of Korumburra, about 103km south-east of Melbourne. The shaking…
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Channel boat pilot jailed for 18 months after crossing with 26 people
Jamel Abdela, a 32-year-old Eritrean national, has been jailed for 18 months for piloting a small boat carrying 26 people, including six children, across the English Channel on 25 July. He pleaded guilty to endangering others during an illegal sea crossing to the UK and was sentenced at Winchester Crown Court. The case represents part…
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Greens want to use taxpayers’ money to help fight immigration raids on illegal workers
The Green Party is planning to use public funds to help illegal workers resist immigration raids, with Hackney Council preparing an “information campaign” to inform them of their rights. Several Green-led London councils have already pledged to stop cooperating with Home Office raids. At the party’s Brighton conference, senior figures proposed this initiative alongside other…
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Houston father granted custody hours before mother killed their daughter and herself
A Houston judge granted Aaron Savella full custody of his four-year-old daughter, Vivian, hours before her mother, Cibelle, shot and killed the child and then herself. Aaron’s lawyer said the ruling was based on concerns about Vivian’s emotional wellbeing, not a belief that Cibelle posed a physical danger. The ruling required Cibelle’s contact with Vivian…
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Kushner rejects CNN report questioning potential Gaza role conflict with investments
Jared Kushner has rejected CNN’s reporting that his investments could create an ethical conflict with his role advising the Trump administration on Gaza. He called the story “deeply misleading”; CNN said it found no evidence that his diplomatic actions directly affected the investments it examined. The report focuses on Affinity Partners, Kushner’s private equity firm…
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Tories to unveil tapestry mocking Labour’s record in power
The Conservative Party will unveil a spoof Bayeux Tapestry at next week’s conference satirising Labour’s first two years in power. The 88ft-long parody mocks controversies including Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US Ambassador amid his links to Jeffrey Epstein, Angela Rayner’s resignation over unpaid stamp duty on a flat, and government failures on small-boat crossings and…
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Nations League: Italy earn draw against 10-man France, Northern Ireland stun Ukraine
Zinedine Zidane’s first home match in charge of France ended in a 1-1 Nations League draw against Italy on Friday. Italy’s visiting goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma produced several important saves to frustrate the hosts, who ended the game with 10 men after Dayot Upamecano’s late dismissal. Michael Olise put France ahead in the 55th minute with…
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Cambridge man denies charges after alleged assaults in women’s gym changing room
A 40-year-old Cambridge man has been charged after two women accused him of assaulting them in a Planet Fitness women’s locker room on Thursday morning. The case has prompted concern among gym users about safety in a space where people change clothes. Police say Laquan Holland was arrested at the scene and faces two counts…