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Met Police re-opens war crimes case on Britons fighting for Israel

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Met Police re-opens war crimes case on Britons fighting for Israel

Exclusive: The Metropolitan Police has reversed its decision to close a war crimes probe into UK nationals who fought in Gaza. The Metropolitan Police Service has reversed its decision to close a war crimes probe into UK nationals who fought for Israel amid the Gaza genocide, it can be revealed. The 240-page referral was first submitted by the Public Interest Law Centre (PILC) and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) in August 2025. It alleged that ten UK nationals – including dual citizens – had committed war crimes and crimes against humanity while fighting for the Israel Defence Forces (IDF)…

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Israel restricting safe access to education for children in the occupied West Bank

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Israel restricting safe access to education for children in the occupied West Bank

Education is a fundamental human right for everyone, but in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, access to safe and quality education for almost 835,000 school aged children has been undermined, severely threatening their futures. West Bank education restricted Movement restrictions, forced displacement, school demolitions, violence. and harassment by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) and Jewish colonial settlers are commonplace. So for many children, accessing education is a daily challenge. This story explores some of these difficulties. Every morning, as the children go to school in the West Bank pic.twitter.com/DOFZ2OHNUr — Johann Spischak (@SDGMasterglass) July 9, 2026 84 schools in the…

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In pictures: Jewish anti-genocide activists lead London march for Palestine

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In pictures: Jewish anti-genocide activists lead London march for Palestine

The UK establishment continues to demonise and repress anti-genocide protest. But Jewish activists against genocide and apartheid were, as usual, at the forefront of the giant march for Palestine in London yesterday, 18 July 2026. All images are courtesy of activist photographer ‘BetterThanReal.’ Oi Burnham – be better! Marchers celebrated the departure of now-ex PM Keir Starmer and challenged his successor Andy Burnham over his own links to the Israel lobby and whether he will be any better: Genocide: ‘Bought and paid for’ Protesters carried giant banknotes linking Starmer’s ministers and advisers to Israel-linked donations, and the UK’s collaboration in Israel’s…

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Mamdani examines legal options for arresting Netanyahu

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Mamdani examines legal options for arresting Netanyahu

New York mayor Zohran Mamdani is in “active conversation” to see if he can seek an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu. The wanted Israeli war criminal will be visiting the big apple in September to attend a United Nations General Assembly. Mamdani: ‘He belongs in the Hague’ Mamdani’s popularity continues to confound and irk the Israel lobby. He has rightly said Israel should not exist as an ethnostate. Both he and his family have been targeted by Israel’s lobbyists for daring to show solidarity with Palestinians against genocide. He has also said that Netanyahu belongs in the International Criminal Court in…

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Clacton breaks record for most candidates in an election

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Clacton breaks record for most candidates in an election

Friday 17 July was the deadline for candidates to nominate themselves for the Clacton by-election. As it turns out, a lot of people made that deadline, with Politics UK listing the following: IN FULL: The 34 Clacton by-election candidates – the highest number ever recorded in a UK Parliamentary election Nigel Farage Count Binface Laurence Fox Kai Stephens Adham Alkhatip Joseph 77 Tony Cane Woke Trump Carrzee William Stuart James Clouston Rees Cowne Glenn Charles Cummings Martin Davies Andy Erlam Attieh Fard Tony Francis Robin Green Abi Hookway Nick The Incredible Flying Brick Howling Laud Hope Baron Von Thunderclap Stephen Richard Ingram…

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UK lobbyists press Burnham for oil field that will create barely any jobs

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UK lobbyists press Burnham for oil field that will create barely any jobs

Oil and gas lobbyists are desperate to open a new North Sea gas field and are reportedly pressuring Andy Burnham for the go-ahead. Yet energy industry documents show the proposed new Jackdaw field will only create 27 full time jobs. These include an environmental impact assessment filed by the oil field’s owner Adura. Adura is a joint venture between Shell and Norway’s Equinor. The assessment says: Over the lifetime of the field there would be a consistent level of employment averaging at nearly 500 jobs a year in direct, indirect and induced employment – this includes 273 direct jobs which exist on…

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Christian climate protesters including retired vicar convicted for Bath Abbey protest

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Christian climate protesters including retired vicar convicted for Bath Abbey protest

A retired Church of England vicar and three Christian climate activists have been convicted of aggravated trespass. This is after they dropped a huge banner saying “Don’t Crucify Creation” from the tower of Bath Abbey. They’ve accused church officials of prioritising tourism over planetary breakdown and billions of deaths. They were part of a national day of action on September 13, 2025, by Christian Climate Action (CCA). The group called on the Church of England to speak out more clearly and persistently about the Climate and Nature Emergency and the existential threat to people and all life on Earth. The activists…

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Count Binface: A serious electoral profile for a deeply un-serious country

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Count Binface: A serious electoral profile for a deeply un-serious country

The race for the Clacton parliamentary by-election looks as though it will come down to just two candidates. One is a sad caricature of a fascist who’s making a vicious mockery of democracy in the UK. The other wears a bin on his head (AKA Count Binface). Nigel Farage triggered the by-election after dramatically quitting his seat on 7 July. The far-right leader was facing multiple investigations and scandals at the time, including: Failing to declare financial support he received from a convicted fraudster in the run-up to the 2024 election; Multiple investigations into a £5m gift he received from a…

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Is the UK set for a bumper summer of butterflies?

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Is the UK set for a bumper summer of butterflies?

The UK could be on the brink of a bumper summer of butterflies. A warm, dry spring has raised hopes of an abundant season ahead for some of the nation’s best-loved species. 2024 delivered the worst results in the history of Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count. And it led to the declaration of a butterfly emergency. However, a sunnier 2025 offered some encouragement. And with spring 2026 one of the warmest on record, the UK could see a kaleidoscope of colourful butterflies this year. That’s why wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation is calling on the public to get out for its annual…

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Toxic pesticide stitch-up is a death sentence for wildlife

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Toxic pesticide stitch-up is a death sentence for wildlife

A disgusting leak has exposed the hijacking of our democratic system by Europe’s most powerful corporate lobbying group. It’s killing vital wildlife protections. Plotting behind closed doors, billionaire agricultural business interests have systematically swapped the safety of our planet, our wildlife and our communities for cash. The war on wildlife The European Union planned to cut pesticide use by half to try to protect vulnerable, collapsing ecosystems. But Copa-Cogeca, Europe’s most powerful farming lobby, launched a ruthless campaign to stop it in the name of corporate profits. And our vulnerable wildlife is paying the price, with pesticides shredding bee populations, poisoning…

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Oppressed Sahrawi filmmakers call for boycott of The Odyssey as Nolan chose to film in occupied territory

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Oppressed Sahrawi filmmakers call for boycott of The Odyssey as Nolan chose to film in occupied territory

Boycott calls are growing as Sahrawis slam Christopher Nolan’s decision to film The Odyssey in occupied territory. All while doing nothing to acknowledge the occupation or the Sahrawis who continue to resist Morocco’s ethnic cleansing campaign to force them from their land. Nolan chose Dakhla as the location for the film, set for release on Friday 17 July, despite the fact that the land has been occupied by Morocco for 50 years. In turn, critics have pointed out that this can only work to normalise the oppression and forced displacement of Sahrawis. Sahrawi filmmakers and journalists have condemned this deplorable lack of empathy…

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Community Barometer sets out blueprint for high street recovery

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Community Barometer sets out blueprint for high street recovery

The 2026 Community Barometer report is the first major report into the health of the high street that focuses on putting place first. The Association of Convenience Stores launched the report, which highlights the use of the ‘Makerfield Test’ as a means to deliver good growth on high streets. The ‘Makerfield Test’ is the idea that a policy must work for somewhere like Makerfield or the government ditches it. There is a stark contrast in the report between the high streets that people feel are getting better and those that are getting worse. Across the UK, only Greater London emerged as…

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A death certificate is not enough for Kashmir’s enforced disappearance victims

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A death certificate is not enough for Kashmir’s enforced disappearance victims

Abdul Rashid Wani, a timber trader from Kashmir, vanished from Indian military custody in 1997. While a certificate of his death has finally been granted after 29 years, his family is still searching for answers about what happened to him. His son Junaid Rashid, who was five at the time of his father’s disappearance and is now 34, told Agence France-Presse (AFP): The government has now, after 29 years, acknowledged in court that such an atrocity was done. If this had happened earlier, I think Kashmir would look different. Our lives would look different, and my mother’s health would be something…

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So much for Number 10 North – top government roles dominated by southerners

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So much for Number 10 North – top government roles dominated by southerners

With evidence mounting daily that Andy Burham’s regime will be absolute continuity nonsense with a mild northern accent, research shows just how thin the veneer of north-ness might be. Ahead of Burnham creating Number 10 North, the Sutton Trust has released analysis of its Elitist Britain 2025 report. It shows that people who grew up in London and the South East dominate the key roles making decisions that affect all our lives. Half of all top government officials got their education in London and the South East. Almost a third went to private schools in those regions. This includes 50% of…

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Whittome calls for ‘safe and legal’ asylum routes for Sudan and Eritrea

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Whittome calls for ‘safe and legal’ asylum routes for Sudan and Eritrea

On 15 July, Labour MP Nadia Whittome posted an impassioned plea to social media, urging the UK government to establish safe, legal routes for Eritrean and Sudanese asylum seekers to come to the UK. Currently, and in contrast to similarly war-torn Ukraine, no specific refugee initiatives target those fleeing the two countries. Whittome accompanied the post with a video of herself speaking during the second reading of Labour’s Immigration and Asylum Bill. Voting against the racist policy, she argued that the bill would “punish those seeking sanctuary” and “weaken vital protections” for people fleeing persecution. ‘Safe and legal routes’? On 15…

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14yo charged with terror offence for alleged plan to attack mosques

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14yo charged with terror offence for alleged plan to attack mosques

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with a terrorism offence over an alleged plan to attack two mosques in the Sutton area of south London. The plan, the latest in a flood of Islamophobic violence, was linked to “extreme right-wing terrorism”. The youth was originally arrested on suspicion of criminal damage, but a subsequent search of the address revealed “a number of documents of concern” according to the Met Police. He is in custody and will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ court tomorrow ,16 July 2026. “Very serious terrorism” For once, after months of the establishment ignoring Islamophobic violence, police officers responded…

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Cardiff Uni student assaulted by security staff for holding Palestine flag

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Cardiff Uni student assaulted by security staff for holding Palestine flag

Security staff have twice assaulted a Cardiff University student — for holding a Palestine flag and then for trying to take a photo of them. The Caerdydd Students for Palestine (CS4P) group described what happened: As a student was on the way OUT of graduation she was physically assaulted and had the Palestinian flag ripped out of her hands with such violence it ripped her acrylic nails off. She was simply carrying the flag in her hands on her way out of the building. She was then assaulted AGAIN when trying to get photos of the staff after they refused to…

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‘What about Israeli terrorists?’ — Burnham ‘ratioed’ for supporting IRGC ban

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‘What about Israeli terrorists?’ — Burnham ‘ratioed’ for supporting IRGC ban

Incoming PM Andy Burnham claimed he would bring “the biggest change in our lifetimes”. But instead he is bringing Starmeroid ‘business as usual’. Burnham shows no sign of undoing any of Starmer’s police-state measures intended to protect Israel, and in fact indicates he will take them further. And he has praised Starmer’s attack on free speech about the illegal US-Israel war on Iran. As his first use of his rushed-through law, Starmer has ‘designated‘ Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC) — Burnham thinks this is great. Starmer’s new ‘National Security (State Threats) Act’ is an extension of supposed ‘anti-terror’ legislation, clearly designed…

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SAS troops dropped prisoners from forklift ‘for fun’, inquiry hears

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SAS troops dropped prisoners from forklift ‘for fun’, inquiry hears

SAS troops currently under investigation for war crimes dropped prisoners from a forklift “for fun”, an inquiry has heard. And one soldier who served with them was allegedly called a “Taliban-loving apologist” for raising concerns about the elite unit’s behaviour. The inquiry into allegations that the SAS extrajudicially murdered Afghan civilians between 2010 and 2023 occupation heard from two whistleblowers on 14 July: Monica Grenfell, a former journalist, and Christopher Green, who was part of the Army Reserve, contacted the Afghanistan Inquiry to give evidence after the chairman issued a request for information. According to Sky News: Both witnesses spoke behind…

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Hillsborough Law marks a huge achievement for accountability but political will is crucial for it to work

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Hillsborough Law marks a huge achievement for accountability but political will is crucial for it to work

The Public Office (Accountability) Bill passed its third reading in the House of Commons on Tuesday 14 July, and is now moving through the next stages of the legislative process. Also referred to as the Hillsborough Law, it will drastically improve the ability of ordinary people to get justice and accountability from those in power. In short, its purpose is to ensure the government is accountable for its actions and the very real human impact those actions can have, drawing its nickname from the Hillsborough disaster. Despite multiple attempts in the courts, none of the police officers or the former chief…

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