Month: October 2024

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said that “we must unequivocally stand with the Jewish community” and reiterated his calls for a ceasefire as he marked the first anniversary of the October 7 attacks. Monday is one year since the Hamas attacks in Israel, which triggered Israel’s subsequent conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon. Sir Keir described October 7 2023 as “the darkest day in Jewish history since the Holocaust” and […]

A protest is to be held outside Parliament on Monday to highlight opposition to the Government’s controversial decision to scrap the winter fuel allowance for pensioners. The Unite union is joining forces with the National Pensioners Convention and Scottish Pensioners Forum for what they describe as a mass lobby. Unite members and activists from other community groups will join the event near Parliament Square and be addressed by the union’s […]

A group of Jewish and Muslim women came together on Sunday to mark the anniversary of the October 7 attacks and to help “stop the hate on (Britain’s) streets”. Six Muslim and six Jewish women met at St John’s Church in Waterloo to talk about the impact the conflict in the Middle East is having on communities in the UK. Dubbed a “safe space” by organisers, the group shared their […]

She'll be replaced by Morgan McSweeney Sue Gray has quit as as Downing Street chief of staff because of fears she was “becoming a distraction” to Sir Keir Starmer’s Government. There have been reports of tensions in Number 10 involving Ms Gray, including between her and Sir Keir’s chief adviser Morgan McSweeney, who will succeed her in the role. In a statement on Sunday, Ms Gray said she was “pleased […]

The Government has backed police to take action against protesters who show support for Hezbollah, after one man was arrested for allegedly shouting support for the proscribed organisation during a march in central London. Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through the capital on Saturday, meeting counter-protests at several points on their route. The Metropolitan Police arrested two people on suspicion of supporting a proscribed organisation, with one man […]

Billionaire tech executive Elon Musk cast the upcoming presidential election in dire terms during a Saturday appearance with Donald Trump, calling the Republican presidential nominee the only candidate “to preserve democracy in America.” The chief executive of SpaceX, Tesla and social media platform X, joined Mr Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, where the former president survived an assassination attempt in July. He warned that “this will be the last election” if Mr Trump does not […]

Strictly Come Dancing’s professional dancers are to perform a “rom-com-inspired” routine at the start of Sunday’s results show. The performance will see Neil Jones, who is partnered with singer Toyah Willcox on the BBC dancing show, take the role of leading man for the dance which is said to be “full of romance, comedy and a few twists”. Choreographed by Jason Gilkison, the BBC says viewers can expect “sparks to […]

Four people were injured after a black cab hit pedestrians in Glasgow city centre. Two women, aged 60 and 61, and the male driver of the taxi, aged 62, were taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital following the crash which happened around 1.50pm on Union Street. A 61-year-old woman was taken to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary and a 50-year-old woman was assessed by paramedics at the scene. Sergeant Christopher […]

Chris Packham is challenging the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, to support rewilding across the Church of England’s vast estate. The broadcaster is taking to the steps of St Paul’s Cathedral on Sunday, to call on the Church to commit to rewilding 30% of Church Commissioners – the Church’s investment arm – to rewild its extensive landholdings. Packham, dressed in a medieval costume, will unveil a nine metre-long scroll, outlining […]