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Tens of thousands of people have taken part in four days of action organised by the climate activist group Extinction Rebellion – which they claim was the biggest climate protest ever held in the UK.

The Government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful because the country isn’t safe, the Court of Appeal has been told. 

Foreign demand for UK manufactured goods has contracted for the 14th month in a row, according to the latest Purchasing Managers Index published this morning. Falling new export orders in March are “a significant drain on demand” according to Rob Dobson of S&P Global Intelligence, who put together the survey, “offsetting signs of a modest…

We spoke to Baroness Brown, Julia King, who leads work on adaptation at the climate change committee.

When fire broke out in a migrant detention centre in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juárez on Monday, immigration officials quickly ran out of the building, along with 15 female detainees.

We spoke to Paul O’Grady’s close friend, the Labour peer and actor Michael Cashman, and asked him how they met.

Comedian, presenter, actor and gay activist – Paul O’Grady has died aged 67.

We spoke to Yvette Cooper, shadow home secretary, and asked her if, in principle, it is right or wrong to move asylum seekers from hotels to former military barracks?

The government says its plan to house thousands of asylum seekers in “basic and functional” accommodation on former military sites in Lincolnshire and Essex, plus a non-military site in East Sussex, is part of its drive to reduce the amount spent on hotel rooms.

We’re joined by Deputy Chief Constable Maggie Blyth from the National Police Chiefs’ Council. She’s the National Police Lead for Violence Against Women and Girls.

New figures show more than 1,500 police officers in England and Wales have been accused of violence against women and girls over a period of just six months – while only a tiny fraction of cases resulted in anyone being sacked.

In Ukraine, the country’s future is being decided on the battlefield of Bakhmut, President Zelenskyy has declared. 

A young woman has been jailed for eight and a half years after a court found she lied about being raped and trafficked by an Asian gang – and made false claims against a number of men. 

Seven people including an unborn baby have been killed in a shooting in Germany by a gunman who then took his own life.

A West Midlands Police officer has now been arrested on suspicion of engaging in sexual activity in public and voyeurism.