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Anna Holland and Phoebe Plummer were jailed last year after being found guilty of causing between £8,000 and £10,000 worth of damage. Yet emails between gallery staff show the amount actually spent on retouching the frame was minimal. Clare Hymer and Rivkah Brown report.
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Famine Officially Declared in Gaza City
A UN-backed body has recognised the man-made famine in Gaza City and the surrounding area. Plus: Amnesty International weighs in on the proscription of Palestine action, and the row raging over inheritance tax. With Michael Walker, NoJusticeMTG, Dan Stewart & Kerry Moscogiuri
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“Zionism at Its Best” As Israel “Buries” the Palestinian State

13 August 2025

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8 August 2025

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7 August 2025

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6 August 2025

Matt Kennard on the Truth About the UK Spy Planes Aiding Israel

5 August 2025

Netanyahu Pushes to Occupy the Whole of Gaza

4 August 2025

Farage’s ‘Lawless Britain” Claim Is Making Britain More Dangerous

1 August 2025

Donald Trump Escalates Trade War

31 July 2025

Israel Fires on Starving Children in Gaza

30 July 2025

Palestine Action Co-Founder Beats the Home Office to Win Full Judicial Review of Ban

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A Black man wearing a keffiyeh as a headscarf holds a banner alongside Palestinian flags
Ex-Amazon Union Leader Says US Trade Unions Are Complicit in Gaza Genocide
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A demonstrator holds a Union Jack flag, during an anti-immigration protest outside the Britannia International Hotel in Canary Wharf, London, Britain, July 27, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Jaimi Joy
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A youth with a scarf in Palestinian colours takes part in a protest in Majd al-Krum, northern Israel, October 2019. Ammar Awad/Reuters
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A anti-immigration protester in Epping, Essex. Jaimi Joy/Reuters
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