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A private hire driver protesting at TfL's offices in Stratford, east London on Wednesday. Image: Courtesy of IWGB

London Uber Drivers Are Drowning in Debt As TfL Delays Renewing Licences

Polly Smythe

Thousands of Uber drivers are unable to work as they wait for new licenses. Some have used up their savings, gone into debt and are facing extreme stress. Polly Smythe reports.

A demonstrator outside Drax power station holds a sign about government subsidies. ZUMA Press, Inc. / Alamy Stock Photo

Greenwashing Power Station Executive Admits ‘Revolving Door’ With Government

Simon Childs

An executive for Drax said the greenwashing power plant has a ‘revolving door’ with the civil service, as its massive lobbying budget is revealed.

Former home secretary Priti Patel in Westminster. Image: REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Revealed: How Priti Patel Influenced Anti-Terror Cops Over Palestine Protests

Solomon Hughes

Recently released documents show that the former home secretary shared her ‘deep concern’ over Palestine protests with anti-terror officials - including one who used to work for the arms trade.

An electricity warning sign is seen at the Drax Power station near Selby, Britain. Image: REUTERS/Phil Noble

Police Spent £3m Arresting Climate Activists During Far-Right Riots

Simon Childs

Exclusive: Police spent over £3m and deployed over 1,000 officers from nearly every force in the country in order to arrest 24 climate activists protesting a greenwashing power station, Novara Media can reveal.

A banner is burned in protest outside Drax power station in North Yorkshire. Image: Axe Drax

UK’s Biggest ‘Renewable’ Power Station Sacked Employee Who Blew Whistle on Environmental Claims

Simon Childs

The head of public affairs at Drax raised concerns about the company’s environmental credentials. It cost her her job, an employment tribunal has heard. Simon Childs reports.

Palestine Actionists blockade the entrance roadway at the research centre of Israel weapons producer Elbit Systems at Filton, Bristol. They hold a banner demanding the release of arrested activists. Image: Martin Pope / SOPA Images via Reuters Connect

The Pro-Palestine Activists Imprisoned for Months Without Being Found Guilty of Any Crime

Sebastian Shehadi

Palestine Action activists will serve the equivalent of a two and a half year sentence before they even go to trial. Sebastian Shehadi reports.

Police Officer Who Arrested Anti-Monarchy Protester ‘Was Aware’ No Offence Had Been Committed

Simon Childs

A police officer said ‘We will get a complaint off the back of this’ before charging a man who shouted ‘Who elected him?’ at a royal event.

Police 100 Times More Likely Than Average Person to Be Convicted of Cybercrime

Harriet Williamson

Exclusive: 42% of all cybercriminals convicted in 2024 were police officers or police staff, Novara Media can reveal.

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Taken for a Ride: Inside Uber’s New Race to the Bottom

Polly Smythe

Drivers claim Trip Radar, Uber’s latest 'flexible' work feature is dangerous and discriminatory. Polly Smythe reports.

Ben Lovett performing with Mumford and Sons in 2023. Dawn Fletcher-Park / SOPA Images/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect

Mumford and Sons-Owned Bar Was Set to Host Far-Right Afterparty

Simon Childs

The south London nightclub that planned to host the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship's afterparty is owned by the folk band's keyboard player, Novara Media can reveal.

Professor John Latham CBE, Coventry University Vice-Chancellor and Group CEO. Coventry University

Labour Rewards Fire-And-Rehire Uni Boss With Plum Government Role

Polly Smythe

At-risk staff at Coventry University called John Latham’s appointment to the Department for Business and Trade a ‘kick in the teeth’.

UN Official Slams David Lammy’s Refusal to Call Gaza a Genocide

Sebastian Shehadi

In an interview with Novara Media, the UN rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories said the foreign secretary was 'wrong' to suggest it was premature to call Gaza a genocide. Sebastian Shehadi reports.

Palestinians walk past the rubble of destroyed houses and buildings in the southern Gaza Strip, January 20 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled

Joy, Relief and Fear: Gaza in the Hours Before the Ceasefire

Ahmed Dremly

As a ceasefire was announced, Palestinian celebrations were cut short by Israeli bombs. Ahmed Dremly reports from Gaza.

Police form a line facing a man wearing a keffiyeh and megaphone

Palestine Marchers Set to Defy Police Ban

Rivkah Brown

The Palestine Solidarity Campaign has always cooperated with police, until now. Rivkah Brown reports on why the group is refusing to cancel Saturday's central London march, despite the Met doubling down.

A sign that reads 'Jews against genocide' is held up at a protest

British Jews Call Bullshit on Met’s Palestine March Ban

Rivkah Brown

Over 720 British Jews, including prominent human rights lawyers and academics, have signed a statement slamming the Met’s ban on an upcoming Palestine demonstration over supposed synagogue disruption. Union leaders, MPs and cultural figures have joined them. Rivkah Brown reports.

A man with short hair a suit and coat grimaces in front of BBC broadcasting house

BBC Exec Downplayed Israel ‘Plausible Genocide’ Ruling to Dismayed Colleagues

Rivkah Brown

Exclusive: BBC News global director Jonathan Munro refuted colleagues’ claims that the corporation was suppressing the International Court of Justice’s ruling that Israel was plausibly committing genocide while minimising the ruling’s significance, internal emails reveal. Rivkah Brown reports.

First Working GP Sent to Prison for Peaceful Climate Protest

Clare Hymer

Patrick Hart has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for cracking the display of petrol pumps at an Esso service station as part of an action with Just Stop Oil.

How Private Rail Companies Are Trying to Slow Down Nationalisation

Polly Smythe

The longer renationalisation is delayed, the longer profiteers have to lobby the government, reports Polly Smythe.

London Uber Drivers Are Drowning in Debt As TfL Delays Renewing Licences

Polly Smythe

Greenwashing Power Station Executive Admits ‘Revolving Door’ With Government

Simon Childs

Revealed: How Priti Patel Influenced Anti-Terror Cops Over Palestine Protests

Solomon Hughes

Police Spent £3m Arresting Climate Activists During Far-Right Riots

Simon Childs

UK’s Biggest ‘Renewable’ Power Station Sacked Employee Who Blew Whistle on Environmental Claims

Simon Childs

Police Officer Who Arrested Anti-Monarchy Protester ‘Was Aware’ No Offence Had Been Committed

Simon Childs

Police 100 Times More Likely Than Average Person to Be Convicted of Cybercrime

Harriet Williamson

Taken for a Ride: Inside Uber’s New Race to the Bottom

Polly Smythe

Mumford and Sons-Owned Bar Was Set to Host Far-Right Afterparty

Simon Childs

Labour Rewards Fire-And-Rehire Uni Boss With Plum Government Role

Polly Smythe

UN Official Slams David Lammy’s Refusal to Call Gaza a Genocide

Sebastian Shehadi

Joy, Relief and Fear: Gaza in the Hours Before the Ceasefire

Ahmed Dremly

Palestine Marchers Set to Defy Police Ban

Rivkah Brown

British Jews Call Bullshit on Met’s Palestine March Ban

Rivkah Brown

BBC Exec Downplayed Israel ‘Plausible Genocide’ Ruling to Dismayed Colleagues

Rivkah Brown

First Working GP Sent to Prison for Peaceful Climate Protest

Clare Hymer

How Private Rail Companies Are Trying to Slow Down Nationalisation

Polly Smythe

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London Uber Drivers Are Drowning in Debt As TfL Delays Renewing Licences

Polly Smythe

Greenwashing Power Station Executive Admits ‘Revolving Door’ With Government

Simon Childs

Revealed: How Priti Patel Influenced Anti-Terror Cops Over Palestine Protests

Solomon Hughes

Police Spent £3m Arresting Climate Activists During Far-Right Riots

Simon Childs

UK’s Biggest ‘Renewable’ Power Station Sacked Employee Who Blew Whistle on Environmental Claims

Simon Childs

The Pro-Palestine Activists Imprisoned for Months Without Being Found Guilty of Any Crime

Sebastian Shehadi

Police Officer Who Arrested Anti-Monarchy Protester ‘Was Aware’ No Offence Had Been Committed

Simon Childs

Police 100 Times More Likely Than Average Person to Be Convicted of Cybercrime

Harriet Williamson

Taken for a Ride: Inside Uber’s New Race to the Bottom

Polly Smythe

Mumford and Sons-Owned Bar Was Set to Host Far-Right Afterparty

Simon Childs

Labour Rewards Fire-And-Rehire Uni Boss With Plum Government Role

Polly Smythe

UN Official Slams David Lammy’s Refusal to Call Gaza a Genocide

Sebastian Shehadi

Joy, Relief and Fear: Gaza in the Hours Before the Ceasefire

Ahmed Dremly

Palestine Marchers Set to Defy Police Ban

Rivkah Brown

British Jews Call Bullshit on Met’s Palestine March Ban

Rivkah Brown

BBC Exec Downplayed Israel ‘Plausible Genocide’ Ruling to Dismayed Colleagues

Rivkah Brown

First Working GP Sent to Prison for Peaceful Climate Protest

Clare Hymer

How Private Rail Companies Are Trying to Slow Down Nationalisation

Polly Smythe

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