Man grabs Greta Thunberg’s microphone after pro-Palestinian chants at climate rally
The stage invader says he “came here for a climate demonstration, not a political view”.
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Retail giants call for more abuse protection for workers
34 minutes ago About sharing Retail giants are urging police forces across the UK to offer more protection to workers as concerns about their safety grow. Bosses at Sainsbury’s, Boots, M&S and Aldi are among dozens of firms to have signed a letter calling for assaults on staff to be better recorded. It comes as…
Overseas doctors will remain ‘crucial’ despite recruitment drive – regulator
28 minutes ago About sharing Nearly two-thirds of new doctors in the UK in 2022 qualified abroad By Aurelia Foster BBC News Attracting skilled overseas-trained doctors to the UK will remain “crucial”, despite plans to train more healthcare staff here, the doctors’ regulator has said. The General Medical Council (GMC) found that nearly two-thirds (63%)…
London protests: Seven charged and 145 arrested as police appeals continue
14 minutes ago About sharing By Thomas Mackintosh & Emily Atkinson BBC News Seven men have been charged over disorder on Armistice Day for offences including inciting racial hatred. The Met Police said 145 people were arrested – the “vast majority” of whom were counter-protesters – and nine officers were injured on Saturday. It condemned…
Israel’s president denies it is striking Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital
53 minutes ago About sharing Israeli president challenged on airstrikes and says Mein Kampf found on Hamas fighter Israeli President Isaac Herzog has denied that Israel is striking Gaza’s largest hospital. Reports from staff at Al-Shifa suggest the facility, sheltering thousands of Palestinians, has run out of electricity. But Mr Herzog said “everything is operating”…
Escaped circus lion roams around Italian town before capture
Video shows the big cat, which escaped from a circus, wandering along a residential street.
Big Brother’s Trish Balusa apologises after historic tweets resurface
16 minutes ago About sharing By Lauren Turner BBC News Big Brother producers are investigating how offensive and controversial social posts by housemate Trish Balusa were not flagged before she joined the show. Most of the tweets in question – which fans have criticised for using racist and homophobic language – were posted more than…
Suella Braverman: Shapps won’t back home secretary’s language on policing
13 minutes ago About sharing Writing in the Times, Suella Braverman accused the Met Police of applying a “double standard” to its policing of protests By Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Grant Shapps is the latest cabinet minister to distance himself from the home secretary’s choice of words, after she criticised police ahead of Saturday’s pro-Palestinian…
Storm Debi: Warning over gale force winds and heavy rain
1 hour ago About sharing Storm Debi arrives following the destruction of Storm Ciarán By Emily Atkinson BBC News Parts of the UK are bracing for gale force winds and heavy rain ahead of the arrival of Storm Debi on Monday. The storm will reach northern England and parts of north Wales in the morning,…
Israeli president says Mein Kampf found on Hamas fighter
Isaac Herzog told the BBC that Hitler’s book was found at a site used by Hamas in northern Gaza.