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Israel-Gaza: White House announces daily humanitarian pauses in fighting
Amid all the intense diplomatic moves to free the 239 hostages being held in Gaza – the calls are growing for Israel to implement a pause in the fighting in exchange, a pause longer than three days, according to President Biden.
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People with autism and learning disabilities facing ‘inhumane treatment’, inquiry finds
A four-year-long inquiry – has condemned the government’s failure to end what it called the “inhumane treatment” of people with learning disabilities and autism. The inquiry was led by Baroness Hollins.
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‘It’s like torture’ – Patient with autism fears for his safety in mental health units
People with autism and learning difficulties should be moved from institutions into the community, the government promised a decade ago.
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A special performance of Puccini’s Tosca is set against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine war
Ukraine is seeking to build closer ties with Europe – from trade to culture.
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Ohio votes to protect abortion rights in state constitution
In the United States, the Democrats have been celebrating a series of election victories across the country – including Ohio, where voters overwhelmingly backed access to abortion.
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‘In order to have a humanitarian break, we need all our hostages back’, says Israeli ambassador to the UK
We spoke to the Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom, Tzipi Hotovely, as part of a long interview to be released tomorrow online – we started reflecting a month after the October 7th Hamas attack on whether how she felt about it had changed at all.
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Welsh parliament passes motion calling for ceasefire in Gaza
Members of the Welsh Parliament have voted to pass a motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East.
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Labour front bench MP resigns over Starmer’s Gaza stance
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is facing more pressure over the party’s stance on the Israel Hamas conflict – after a member of his frontbench team resigned.
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Pro-Palestinian protests to go ahead on Armistice Day, despite Prime Minister’s objection
Prime Minister summoned Metropolitan Police Chief Sir Mark Rowley to Downing Street earlier to provide reassurances about this Saturday’s Pro-Palestinian protests taking place on Armistice day.
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‘People in northern Gaza are put between the choice of ethnic cleansing or genocide’, says Sec Gen of Palestinian National Initiative
Earlier we spoke to Mustafa Barghouti, the General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative political party.
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Inside Gaza: Thousands flee their homes as the IDF pushes in
International journalists are not permitted to enter Gaza at the moment but today our foreign affairs correspondent Secunder Kermani was taken inside the strip by the Israeli military.
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Anger, energy and art: Feminist artists once snubbed get major exhibition at Tate Britain
The Women’s Liberation Movement burst into public consciousness around 1970. Despite the liberalism promised by the Sixties, little had changed and women were angry. That fury led to an explosion of creativity which was snubbed by the art world, but is now on display at the Tate Britain. ‘Women in Revolt!’ brings together art and…
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Covid Inquiry: Boris Johnson ‘suggested medieval measures’ to tackle pandemic
Boris Johnson’s former chief of staff has confirmed to the Covid Inquiry that early in the pandemic the then-prime minister offered to be injected with virus on television, to show it did not pose a threat. The inquiry also heard that he referred to “whiskey and a revolver” and spoke about “medieval measures” to tackle…
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Israel-Hamas war: ‘Hamas is no different than Isis’, says Israeli Knesset member
We speak to Orit Farkash-Hacohen – an Israeli politician and former minister who’s currently a member of the Knesset for Benny Gantz’s National Unity party.
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Israel-Hamas war: IDF moves into ‘heart of Gaza City’
Demonstrators – many of them anti-government – are setting up a permanent protest camp close to the Knesset or Israeli parliament. Putting pressure on the embattled Prime Minister Netanyahu to do more to release the hostages in Gaza. Hamas, which the UK has proscribed as a terrorist organisation, claims that 60 have been killed in…