3 hours ago About sharing Labour’s shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves previously said she would invest in “good jobs in the green industries of the future” By Peter Saull BBC political correspondent It is unlikely a Labour government will be able to meet its ambition to spend £28bn a year on green initiatives, a source close…
4 hours ago About sharing By Lou Newton BBC News The French government has launched a campaign encouraging people not to buy new clothes in Black Friday sales. The advert shows a man asking for advice in a shop before an assistant tells him not to buy anything, to help the planet and his finances….
3 hours ago About sharing By Paul Adams BBC News Israel’s military campaign in Gaza City is probably in its final stages. The truce, brokered to allow for the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, will delay the IDF by anywhere from four to nine days, depending on how many hostages Hamas decides to…
1 hour ago About sharing Geert Wilders faces an uphill task in forming a government but promises to be prime minister for everyone By Anna Holligan BBC News, The Hague For decades Geert Wilders has a been one of the most divisive characters in Dutch society. A hero of the hard right, who made his…
1 hour ago About sharing Watch: Freed hostages helped out of ambulances By George Wright BBC News Families of 13 Israeli hostages released by Hamas have spoken of their relief at their return. The group, which includes young children and elderly women, are now back in Israel after being brought by the Red Cross from…
November 24, 2023 The Looming Threat of Israel’s Nuclear Option A cornered, nuclear-armed Benjamin Netanyahu would be the definition of a perilous situation in a war where nothing—not journalists, schools, or even hospitals—has proven off-limits. Joshua Frank Ad Policy Demonstrators led by the protest group Code Pink wear masks of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
Politics / November 24, 2023 Why “Liberal” Donors Love Giving Money to the Extreme Right Many purportedly progressive plutocrats turn reactionary on Israel and labor. Jeet Heer Ad Policy Eyes right: EBay founder Pierre Omidayar, whose Omidyar Network Foundation helped to pay for the labor section of Project 2025—designed to help a second Trump administration…
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32 minutes ago About sharing David Cameron says his six years as prime minister “was a good apprenticeship” for being foreign secretary By James Landale BBC diplomatic correspondent in Ramallah Lord Cameron has defended his pro-China policy as prime minister, insisting that it is still right to “engage” with Beijing. In his first full interview…
The mum of Harvey Owen, killed alongside his three friends, says she cannot accept she won’t hold him again.