Last week, it appeared that business concerns might get Donald Trump to moderate his position on ‘mass deportations.’ Hospitality employers began openly complaining that they have struggled to keep operations going as workers have disappeared, afraid of getting arrested and deported due to their illegal-immigrant status. Trump offered some vague language on narrowing the focus...
Plans for the expansion of Plymouth into a large part of the South Hams will be shared with the public at a series of events. Plymouth City Council wants to increase its population by taking over the running of 13 parishes with about 30,000 residents. The move is part of a reorganisation of local government...
Israeli ministers said the expansion is aimed at preventing the establishment of a Palestinian state. Israeli officials have announced a plan to advance settler colonialism in the occupied West Bank by establishing 22 new settlements, in open defiance of international law. Defense Minister Israel Katz and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who have previously pushed for...
Israeli ministers say 22 new Jewish settlements have been approved in the occupied West Bank – the biggest expansion in decades. Several already exist as outposts, built without government authorisation, but will now be made legal under Israeli law, according to Defence Minister Israel Katz and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. The issue of settlements –...
The Israeli military has called up tens of thousands of reservists to “intensify and expand” its operations in Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it was “increasing the pressure” with the aim of returning hostages held in Gaza and defeating Hamas militants. Under the plan, the military said it would operate in new areas...
The ACLU on Friday revealed new details about the Trump administration’s plans to expand Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers in 10 states across the nation, with private prison corporations — whose share prices soared after the election of President Donald Trump — seeking to run at least a half dozen proposed ICE facilities. The...
Scott Bingham BBC News, South West BBC The company recovers critical metals from old electric vehicle batteries The UK’s first electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling plant has secured millions of dollars of investment to help scale up its Plymouth-based business. Altilium Clean Technology employs 50 staff across three locations in the city and Tavistock. The...
The government has approved plans to expand London Luton Airport. Luton Rising, the airport’s owners, wanted to increase airport capacity from 18 million annual passengers to 32 million by 2043. This would involve building a new terminal, new taxiways and increasing the capacity in the existing terminal. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander approved the proposals despite...
A massive expansion of Exeter is being planned as part of a reorganisation of local government. Exeter City Council wants to expand into surrounding areas and take control of parts of East Devon, Teignbridge and Mid Devon. The change would mean the population of Exeter would shoot up from about 129,000 to between 300,000 and...