NewsFeedChristmas celebrations have returned to Bethlehem, but Palestinian Christians fear they are being erased by Israeli violence and settlement expansion. Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim reports from Bethlehem, where illegal settlements are encroaching on the birthplace of Jesus.Published On 24 Dec 202524 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link
Palestinian, Jewish and Indigenous groups say they will launch constitutional challenge to anti-protest laws described as ‘rushed’.The state of New South Wales (NSW) will have the toughest gun laws in Australia as well as wide-reaching new restrictions on free speech in the wake of the Bondi Beach mass shooting, which left 15 people dead.Less than two weeks after the attack on a Jewish celebration, new legislation was passed by the state’s legislative assembly in the early hours of…
Sarah TurnnidgeWest of England Avon and Somerset PoliceChristopher Monro, 30, was arrested at his home in Oxford the day after his father's death A man who murdered his own father has been jailed for life. Christopher Monro, 30, was told he would serve a minimum of 12 years in prison for killing 73-year-old Peter Monro at his home in Bath, Somerset.Emergency services were called to the house in Kelston View around midday on 11 February, where Mr Monro…
Russell Brand has been charged with two further offences including one count of rape, the Metropolitan Police has said.In a new statement, the police force said the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has authorised an additional charge of rape and a charge of sexual assault relating to two further women. The broadcaster, comedian and actor previously pleaded not guilty to five charges including two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault in…
Clara BullockWest of EnglandPracedoPhilip Young, 49, is charged with 56 offencesA former councillor has appeared in court accused of a string of sexual offences against his ex-wife over a 13-year period.Philip Young is charged with 56 offences, including multiple counts of rape and administering a substance with intent to stupefy his former spouse Joanne Young, who has waived her legal right to anonymity. Appearing at Swindon Magistrates' Court earlier, the 49-year-old - formerly of Swindon but now of…
Israel Katz says military units will be established inside the Palestinian enclave, in contravention of the truce agreement.Published On 23 Dec 202523 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareIsraeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has said the Israeli military will never fully withdraw from the Gaza Strip and that an army unit will be established inside the Palestinian enclave.Speaking on Tuesday, Katz said Israeli forces would remain deployed throughout Gaza, despite a United States-backed peace plan signed by…
Police are investigating a reported burglary at a newly-opened rabbit rescue centre.A set of tools were stolen from a garage on Thursday, according to Radipole Rabbit Rescue in Weymouth.The centre said police had declined to investigate as the location was an outbuilding and not attached to a home.However, Dorset Police said it was "continuing to explore available lines of inquiry".Kate Moore from the centre said the Ryobi tools that were stolen had been accumulated over the last decade.She…
Martin Jones,West Investigations andCarys Nally,BristolAvon & Somerset PoliceMark Killick's five-month trial at Bristol Crown Court heard he had three previous convictions for fraudA prolific cowboy builder who defrauded 37 customers out of more than £1.25m has been jailed for 14 years.Mark Killick, from Paulton in North East Somerset, also used the names Marc Cole and Mark Jenkins when he agreed to take on building work.Between 2019 and 2021, while trading as TD Cole, he failed to complete work…
A man who was part of a gang that tried to smuggle £26.5m worth of cocaine into the UK through a Somerset harbour has been jailed for 10 years and seven months.Melios Delvina, 38, was involved in bringing 300kg of the drug to Watchet Harbour, using a cover story that they were in the area to fish. Delvina, along with Craig Nuttall, 51, his brother Raymond Nuttall, 47, from Preston and Anestis Tsepa, 24, were arrested by officers…
Anna VarleHome and social affairs correspondentBBCDevon and Cornwall Police is urging the public to only call 999 in a genuine emergency during the Christmas periodDevon and Cornwall Police is urging the public to only call 999 in a genuine emergency during the Christmas period.The force receives an average of 1,000 emergency calls and 2,000 101 calls a day over the festive period, which is one of the busiest times of year, the police said.Examples of inappropriate calls police…
London, United Kingdom – Two Palestine Action-affiliated remand prisoners on hunger strike have been taken to hospital, according to a family member and a friend, adding to fears that the young Britons refusing food in protest could die at any moment.Twenty-eight-year-old Kamran Ahmed, who is being held at Pentonville prison in London, was hospitalised on Saturday, his sister, Shahmina Alam, told Al Jazeera.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listAmu Gib, 30, who has not eaten food for…
Negotiators from Russia and the United States have met in the US city of Miami as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Washington to ramp up the pressure on Moscow to end its war on Ukraine.The meeting on Saturday took place between Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, and US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listDmitriev told the reporters the talks were positive and…