Two UK charities donate millions to Israeli settlement in occupied West Bank pred 4 urami in 21 minutami Charity Commission criticised for endorsing transfer of about £5.7m to high school in illegal village of SusyaTwo UK charities have transferred millions of pounds to an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank with the endorsement of the charities regulator, the Guardian can reveal.Documents show that the Kasner Charitable Trust (KCT), via a conduit charity, UK Toremet, has donated approximately £5.7m to the Bnei Akiva Yeshiva high school in Susya, in the Israeli-occupied territory. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Cockroach-infested London prison held inmates illegally pred 4 urami in 33 minutami The chief inspector of prisons also said the backlog in sentencing calculations at HMP Pentonville has seen some prisoners freed early.(London News)
Diane Abbott’s Labour suspension must be resolved ‘as swiftly as possible’, says minister – UK politics live pred 4 urami in 42 minutami Treasury minister James Murray said Abbott’s claim that ‘this Labour leadership wants me out’ was ‘absolutely not the case’The number of serious pollution incidents caused by water firms across England rose by 60% in 2024 compared with the previous year, the Environment Agency said.The watchdog revealed consistently poor performance from all nine water and sewerage firms in the country despite expectations for incidents to decrease, PA reported. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Devastating’: US public broadcasters condemn Trump cuts to key programs pred 4 urami in 44 minutami PBS chief says cuts package ‘goes against the will of the American people’ as smaller outlets could face total closurePublic broadcast station leaders are condemning Donald Trump’s latest victory after the Senate approved a bill on Wednesday that will cancel all federal funding for public broadcasting programs including PBS and NPR.Following the Senate’s decision to pass $9bn in spending cuts to public broadcasting as well as foreign aid, PBS president and CEO Paula Kerger saying that the Senate’s approval of the package “goes against the will of the American people”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Paul Ince banned from road after admitting drink-driving pred 4 urami in 47 minutami The former England captain has been disqualified from getting behind the wheel for 12 months and ordered to pay a total of £7,085.(London News)
Fourteen reported dead after Israeli strikes on Gaza – Middle East crisis live pred 4 urami in 47 minutami Two separate Israeli strikes reported in southern Gaza, with another attack in the northTwo of Jerusalem’s most senior Christian clerics travelled to Gaza on Friday after a deadly Israeli strike on the Palestinian territory’s only Catholic church, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports.The Catholic Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, and his Greek Orthodox counterpart, Theophilos III, headed an “ecclesiastical delegation” to meet local Christians after Thursday’s strike on the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, a statement read.Those responsible must be held to account.It is crucial that immediate steps are taken to prevent recurrence of such violence. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
