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Shabana Mahmood urged not to help those ‘seeking to build division’ Exclusive: In open letter, 225 groups describe home secretary’s plan to overhaul asylum system as ‘cruel and ‘ruthless’

Shabana Mahmood urged not to help those ‘seeking to build division’

In open letter, 225 groups describe home secretary’s plan to overhaul asylum system as ‘cruel and ‘ruthless’

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Environment Agency faces landfill tax bill worth millions to clear illegal waste Exclusive: ‘extremely unhelpful’ policy seen as deterrent to clearing thousands of dump sites across England

Environment Agency faces landfill tax bill worth millions to clear illegal waste

‘extremely unhelpful’ policy seen as deterrent to clearing thousands of dump sites across England.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Labour support slumps to 14 per cent in latest poll

Seventeen months after landslide election win Sir Keir Starmer’s party is fourth behind Reform, Tories and Greens

www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

Rising racism blamed for collapse in number of foreign nurses coming to UK Number of overseas nurses and midwives registered between April and September was half that of a year ago

Rising racism blamed for collapse in number of foreign nurses coming to UK

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Global race to secure critical minerals for weapons threatens climate, warns report Study reveals US earmarked billions to stockpile critical minerals for military use, including precision-guided weaponry and AI-driven warfare

Global race to secure critical minerals for weapons threatens climate, warns report

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By burning fossil fuels and changing how we use the land, human activity has quickly become the leading cause of changes to our climate

https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/climate-change/causes-of-climate-change

‘We thought the Rwanda scheme was the worst of it’: Enver Solomon on leading – and leaving – the Refugee Council It has been a difficult week for those working with refugees and migrants in the UK, after Labour announced controversial new plans. Sadly, Solomon is used to such turmoil. He discusses hostility, hope and asylum hotels

‘We thought the Rwanda scheme was the worst of it’: Enver Solomon on leading – and leaving – the Refugee Council

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How will climate change affect the UK? - Greenpeace UK Heatwaves, storms, flooding and long freezing winters – this is climate change.

How will climate change affect the UK?

Long and frequent summer heatwaves, more intense storms and flooding – and even freezing winters – are all signs of how global warming is affecting the UK

https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/challenges/climate-change/how-will-climate-change-affect-the-uk/

At least 94 Palestinians died in Israeli prisons in two years, human rights group says A new report by Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) alleges "systematic killings and cover-ups".

At least 94 Palestinians died in Israeli prisons in two years, human rights group says

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crreg2l7kezo

Special forces chief tried to cover up concerns about SAS conduct in Afghanistan, inquiry told Whistleblower says chain of command failed to stop extrajudicial shootings, including of children, after alarm was raised

Special forces chief tried to cover up concerns about SAS conduct in Afghanistan, inquiry told

Whistleblower says chain of command failed to stop extrajudicial shootings, including of children, after alarm was raised

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How Europe’s migration policy and arms empowered Sudan’s warlords European migration funding strengthened Sudanese paramilitaries, while weak export oversight allowed the flow of arms.

How Europe’s migration policy and arms empowered Sudan’s warlords

European funding aimed at curbing migration inadvertently strengthened Sudanese paramilitaries, while weak export oversight allowed the flow of weapons

www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

‘They have total impunity’: West Bank settler violence surges after Gaza ceasefire UN logs 260 attacks in October alone, its highest monthly tally, as settlers attack farmers and burn olive trees

‘They have total impunity’: West Bank settler violence surges after Gaza ceasefire

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‘No safe place to go’: people sent back to France under ‘one in, one out’ deal tell of desperation In Paris, a group of those returned from UK as part of the immigration scheme say they feel frightened and hopeless

Immigration and asylum  ‘No safe place to go’: people sent back to France under ‘one in, one out’ deal tell of desperation

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NHS failing to cut waiting times as promised in recovery plan, report warns Public accounts committee finds Labour’s progress ‘appears to have stalled’ despite billions of pounds in investment

NHS failing to cut waiting times as promised in recovery plan, report warns

Public accounts committee finds Labour’s progress ‘appears to have stalled’ despite billions of pounds in investment

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Lack of planning has hit Labour’s efforts to fix public services, says thinktank Keir Starmer accused of failing to adequately strategise while in opposition, leading to uncoordinated policymaking

Lack of planning has hit Labour’s efforts to fix public services, says thinktank

Keir Starmer accused of failing to adequately strategise while in opposition, leading to uncoordinated policymaking
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Join us TOMORROW November 27th at 7.00 pm

Join us for our November Forum when we discuss the importance of neighbourhood development to tackle climate change.

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Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel Farage reject ‘banter’ claims Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries ‘rubbish’ Reform UK leader’s suggestion alleged racist taunts not intended to hurt

Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel Farage reject ‘banter’ claims

Dulwich college contemporaries ‘rubbish’ Reform UK leader’s suggestion alleged racist taunts not intended to hurt

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David Lammy considers scrapping jury trials for all but the most serious cases Senior lawyers criticise justice secretary’s radical plan for England and Wales, saying it could ‘destroy justice as we know it’

David Lammy considers scrapping jury trials for all but the most serious cases

Senior lawyers criticise justice secretary’s radical plan for England and Wales, saying it could ‘destroy justice as we know it’

www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...

UK can create 5,400 jobs if it stops plastic waste exports, report finds Campaigners say closure of loophole making it cheaper to export rather than recycle will boost circular economy

UK can create 5,400 jobs if it stops plastic waste exports, report finds

Campaigners say closure of loophole making it cheaper to export rather than recycle will boost circular economy

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UK wildfires devastated more areas in 2025 than at any time since records began, figures show Firefighters call for long-term investment and say UK is dangerously underprepared as climate crisis worsens

UK wildfires devastated more areas in 2025 than at any time since records began, figures show

Firefighters call for long-term investment and say UK is dangerously underprepared as climate crisis worsens

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Two-thirds of nurses in UK work while unwell, says union

Understaffing driving workers to ill health and discouraging them for taking leave, says Royal College of Nursing CEO

https://tinyurl.com/y8n739x7

Flooded and forgotten: the UK’s waters are rising and we’re being kept in the dark | John Harris Rescue operations in Wales, submerged railway lines in Cornwall – these events are ever more common. So why have we utterly failed to prepare, asks Guardian columnist John Harris

Flooded and forgotten: the UK’s waters are rising and we’re being kept in the darkJohn Harris

Rescue operations in Wales, submerged railway lines in Cornwall – these events are ever more common. So why have we utterly failed to prepare?

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Cooperation Town is a movement of community food co-ops, self organising on streets and estates across the country

https://cooperation.town/about/

Delhi’s pollution is a crisis of democracy as much as public health, citizens say Citizens in the Indian capital of New Delhi say that the government’s inaction against the pollution-driven public health crisis signals both a struggling democracy and hypocrisy, as India leads talks…

Delhi’s pollution is a crisis of democracy as much as public health, citizens say

https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251115-delhi-pollution-crisis-democracy-public-health-cop30-india

A decade after Paris, how much hotter has our planet become? The past decade has seen record temperatures, soaring emissions and extreme heat becoming the new normal.

How much hotter is the world since the Paris Agreement? Here's what a decade of data shows

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Record settler attacks in West Bank opening up rifts within Israel More than 260 settler attacks in October resulted in Palestinians being injured or having property damaged, according to the UN.

Record settler attacks in West Bank opening up rifts within Israel

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwykze63r2xo

Aid still woefully short of Gaza needs as heavy rains, winter approach Despite a ceasefire mandating the passage of humanitarian aid, only a fraction of the aid needed has been let into Gaza.

UNRWA slams Israel for crippling Gaza efforts. only a fraction of aid needed for the population has been let in by Israel.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/14/unrwa-slams-israel-for-crippling-gaza-efforts-aid-woefully-short-of-needs

Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out

Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumbered all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/14/fossil-fuel-lobbyists-cop30?utm_term=6916bad625f468a816f12997a45a201f&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUK&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUK_email

‘We’re proud to be pioneers’: inside Spain’s community energy revolution From Taradell to Galicia, cooperatives are supplying cheap, clean electricity to homes and helping tackle fuel poverty

‘We’re proud to be pioneers’: inside Spain’s community energy revolution

https://tinyurl.com/mrxsh2j6

Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers Medical bodies warn that hostility towards migrants is behind a 26% rise in departures last year that imperils NHS

Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers

Medical bodies warn that hostility towards migrants is behind a 26% rise in departures that imperils NHS

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