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Nobody in Peckham Wants More Luxury Flats

Moya Lothian-McLean

The fight to stop property developers turning a south London shopping centre into yet more luxury flats has allied long-term residents with new generations of 'gentrifiers'. If they win, they could set a precedent that resonates far and wide. Moya Lothian-McLean reports.

A rally in support of Amazon workers' on strike in Coventry in January 2023. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

Here’s How Labour and the Unions Could Take on Amazon

Polly Smythe

Keir Starmer previously said Amazon should recognise trade unions. But the company is already lobbying new MPs.

Attendees at Boomtown Fair 2023. Dawn Fletcher-Park / SOPA Images/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect

Boomtown Festival Attendee ‘Slammed Against Wall’ by Security for Pro Sex-Worker Graffiti

Moya Lothian-McLean

An artist was accused of soliciting for sex because of the graffiti at the festival, whose theme was ‘Revolution of the Imagination’

Rioters during an anti-migration protest in Rotherham on 4 August. REUTERS

Muslim Convicted in Rioting Should Have ‘Risen Above’ Far-Right Racism, Says Judge

Simon Childs

Amer Walid, who had no previous convictions, was given 20 months after he threw cans back at far-right rioters who were chanting racist slurs.

The Government’s Impartial Trans Healthcare Reviewer Isn’t so Impartial, Colleagues Claim

Rivkah Brown

Two paediatric healthcare professionals allege that Dr Hilary Cass recommended that they read gender-critical literature and expressed her dismay at medical transition. Rivkah Brown reports.

A person pushes their bike while wearing a Deliveroo rucksack

Uber and Deliveroo Drivers Are Fearing for Their Lives – And the Apps Couldn’t Care Less

Polly Smythe

Gig economy workers, a large proportion of whom are migrants, fear being targeted by racist thugs. The apps they work for have sent their heartfelt apologies – and let them get on with it. Polly Smythe reports.

Man carries briefing box outside whitehall

A Government ‘Best Value’ Inspection of Tower Hamlets Council Turned Out to Be Very Bad Value

Rivkah Brown

Michael Gove signed off on paying inspectors more than £1,000 a day to make sure Tower Hamlets council was spending money well. Ironically, their enquiry is now more than £130,000 over budget, Novara Media can reveal.

Jonathan Ashworth in 2022. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska

Jonathan Ashworth Apologises After Leaving Party Colleague ‘Distressed and Alarmed’

Simon Childs

Exclusive: Former Labour MP Jonathan Ashworth, who complained about ‘vitriol, bullying and intimidation’ during the general election, has been forced to apologise after a 'personal attack' on a party colleague.

UK Poised to Halt Arms to Israel – And Withdraw Objections to Netanyahu Arrest Warrant

Rivkah Brown

Labour is expected to follow legal advice likely to recommend a partial or full Israeli arms embargo, and to drop its objections to the International Criminal Court’s plans to issue arrest warrants for Israeli leaders. Rivkah Brown reports.

Activists Block Foreign Office Over UK Arms Sales to Israel

Polly Smythe

Hundreds of activists have blocked entrances to the Foreign Office in London to demand the new Labour government suspends the sale of UK arms to Israel. Polly Smythe reports.

‘We’re All Getting Attacked’: How Disorder Broke Out in East Leeds

Craig Gent

Novara Media’s north of England editor Craig Gent reports from Harehills, east Leeds, where residents fear miscommunication will inflame community divisions.

Climate Activists Get Longest Sentences for Peaceful Protest in British History

Clare Hymer

Just Stop Oil activists have received four and five-year prison sentences after being found guilty of conspiring to block traffic on the M25. Clare Hymer reports.

Alan Duncan on a ministerial visit in 2012. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi

Former Foreign Minister Cleared of Antisemitism Claims After Calling Out Israel Lobbying

Simon Childs

Sir Alan Duncan has been formally exonerated by the party following claims that his criticism of two directors of the Conservative Friends of Israel - only one of whom is Jewish - constituted antisemitism. Simon Childs reports.

A man with light brown hair and a suit looks wanly at the camera

Meta Extends Ban on the Term ‘Zionist’

Rivkah Brown

The big tech company has added additional contexts in which it will consider the term ‘Zionist’ to be hate speech. Rivkah Brown reports.

Shock Poll Shows It’s Down to the Wire for Corbyn in Islington North

Clare Hymer & Ell Folan

Exclusive new polling for Novara Media shows that Jeremy Corbyn could win Islington North - but not without a historic ground campaign, activists say.

a woman stands holding a sign saying 'honk if your rent is too high'

Suspected ‘Revenge Eviction’ at Property Owned by Tory Councillor

Andrew Kersley

The founder of a rental management company has complained that ‘arsehole’ tenants are one of the biggest challenges in the sector.

The strike at Amazon Coventry in November 2023. REUTERS/Carl Recine

Amazon Says GMB Leaflets Could Be a ‘Hazard’ Amid Union-Busting Allegations

Polly Smythe

The retail giant has taken unprecedented measures to deter its workers from unionising, as its Coventry workers gear up for a historic vote.

Left to right: TPUK CEO Jack Ross, Honorary President Marco Longhi, COO Nick Tenconi. X/Twitter

Inside the Tory-Linked Far-Right Group Organising Against the Left

Simon Childs

A Conservative MP may have misled the parliamentary standards commissioner as he distanced himself from the group. Simon Childs reports.

Nobody in Peckham Wants More Luxury Flats

Moya Lothian-McLean

Here’s How Labour and the Unions Could Take on Amazon

Polly Smythe

Boomtown Festival Attendee ‘Slammed Against Wall’ by Security for Pro Sex-Worker Graffiti

Moya Lothian-McLean

Muslim Convicted in Rioting Should Have ‘Risen Above’ Far-Right Racism, Says Judge

Simon Childs

The Government’s Impartial Trans Healthcare Reviewer Isn’t so Impartial, Colleagues Claim

Rivkah Brown

Uber and Deliveroo Drivers Are Fearing for Their Lives – And the Apps Couldn’t Care Less

Polly Smythe

A Government ‘Best Value’ Inspection of Tower Hamlets Council Turned Out to Be Very Bad Value

Rivkah Brown

Jonathan Ashworth Apologises After Leaving Party Colleague ‘Distressed and Alarmed’

Simon Childs

UK Poised to Halt Arms to Israel – And Withdraw Objections to Netanyahu Arrest Warrant

Rivkah Brown

Activists Block Foreign Office Over UK Arms Sales to Israel

Polly Smythe

‘We’re All Getting Attacked’: How Disorder Broke Out in East Leeds

Craig Gent

Climate Activists Get Longest Sentences for Peaceful Protest in British History

Clare Hymer

Former Foreign Minister Cleared of Antisemitism Claims After Calling Out Israel Lobbying

Simon Childs

Meta Extends Ban on the Term ‘Zionist’

Rivkah Brown

Shock Poll Shows It’s Down to the Wire for Corbyn in Islington North

Clare Hymer & Ell Folan

Suspected ‘Revenge Eviction’ at Property Owned by Tory Councillor

Andrew Kersley

Amazon Says GMB Leaflets Could Be a ‘Hazard’ Amid Union-Busting Allegations

Polly Smythe

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Nobody in Peckham Wants More Luxury Flats

Moya Lothian-McLean

Here’s How Labour and the Unions Could Take on Amazon

Polly Smythe

Boomtown Festival Attendee ‘Slammed Against Wall’ by Security for Pro Sex-Worker Graffiti

Moya Lothian-McLean

Muslim Convicted in Rioting Should Have ‘Risen Above’ Far-Right Racism, Says Judge

Simon Childs

The Government’s Impartial Trans Healthcare Reviewer Isn’t so Impartial, Colleagues Claim

Rivkah Brown

Uber and Deliveroo Drivers Are Fearing for Their Lives – And the Apps Couldn’t Care Less

Polly Smythe

A Government ‘Best Value’ Inspection of Tower Hamlets Council Turned Out to Be Very Bad Value

Rivkah Brown

Jonathan Ashworth Apologises After Leaving Party Colleague ‘Distressed and Alarmed’

Simon Childs

UK Poised to Halt Arms to Israel – And Withdraw Objections to Netanyahu Arrest Warrant

Rivkah Brown

Activists Block Foreign Office Over UK Arms Sales to Israel

Polly Smythe

‘We’re All Getting Attacked’: How Disorder Broke Out in East Leeds

Craig Gent

Climate Activists Get Longest Sentences for Peaceful Protest in British History

Clare Hymer

Former Foreign Minister Cleared of Antisemitism Claims After Calling Out Israel Lobbying

Simon Childs

Meta Extends Ban on the Term ‘Zionist’

Rivkah Brown

Shock Poll Shows It’s Down to the Wire for Corbyn in Islington North

Clare Hymer & Ell Folan

Suspected ‘Revenge Eviction’ at Property Owned by Tory Councillor

Andrew Kersley

Amazon Says GMB Leaflets Could Be a ‘Hazard’ Amid Union-Busting Allegations

Polly Smythe

Inside the Tory-Linked Far-Right Group Organising Against the Left

Simon Childs

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