Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. The Trump administration is intensifying its campaign against vaccinations, with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. withdrawing U.S. funding for the world’s preeminent international vaccine organization. The group — known as Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance...
Last week, two members of the group Palestine Action broke into the UK’s largest air force base and vandalized a couple of RAF jets with red paint. The pair were able to escape the base without notice but the group posted video of the attack online. BREAKING: Palestine Action break into RAF Brize Norton and...
Joe Pike Political and investigations correspondent Watch: Palestine Action member speaks to BBC News A Palestine Action member has told the BBC it is “absurd” the government plans to proscribe the group, which would effectively brand it as a terrorist organisation. Saeed Taji Farouky said it “rips apart the very basic concepts of British democracy...
Osman, who was given his Everton debut by Moyes in 2003, believes that Everton must retain key players such as Jarrad Branthwaite, James Tarkowski and Jordan Pickford, while recruiting more leaders to bolster a rapidly thinning squad. “A Moyes dressing room is hard, demanding,” he said. “Having spoke to a couple of the squad, they...
After being asked to bat first, Sibley and Jacks reached 59-0 at the end of the six-over powerplay, but the stand was broken on 74 in the eighth over when Jacks cut Benny Howell to Liam Dawson for 41 from 24 balls. In-form Jason Roy was run out following some fine work from the sprawling...
First, here’s our president as he makes his official entrance to the G-7 gathering in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada. He’s being greeted by new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his wife, Diana. Trump’s arrival at the G7 is pure aura 🔥 pic.twitter.com/RnKGfiTrxE — johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) June 16, 2025 She’s a policy wonk, too. It...
This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. The Environmental Protection Agency has withdrawn a legal complaint filed last year against the GEO Group, a major donor to President Donald Trump that has...
The new group backed by Israel and the US for aid distribution in Gaza says Hamas attacked a bus transporting some of its Palestinian workers, killing at least five people. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) said the attack happened on Wednesday night as the bus carrying more than two-dozen workers travelled to a distribution centre...
Chloe Parkman BBC News, South West BBC The government offered grants of £13.6m to 12 charities across England A Devon-based food organisation has secured more than £1.5m to redistribute surplus food into the community. The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Afairs (DEFRA) said grants of £13.6m have been offered to 12 charities across England...
The Wagner Group has announced it is withdrawing from Mali following what it called “the completion of its main mission” in the West African country. The Russian mercenary group has been operating there since 2021, working with the military to challenge Islamist militants. In a message on its Telegram channel, Wagner said it had “fought...
An al-Qaeda linked group says it carried out a major attack on the Malian town of Boulikessi, and seized control of an army base. More than 30 soldiers were killed in Sunday’s attack, according to sources quoted by the Reuters news agency, however that figure has not been confirmed by the authorities. On Monday the...
Chloe Parkman BBC News, South West Liz Seymour The Pink Floyd album artwork, which was shot at Saunton Sands and contains metal framed beds has been recreated (above) by the campaign group A campaign group against plans to bring an electricity cable from an offshore wind farm onshore at a Devon beach have staged a...
U.S. military veteran Jake Wood has resigned from his position as executive director of the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) just weeks after its launch, amid heavy criticism from organizations that say that the U.S.- and Israel-backed group will hinder, not help, aid delivery in the starvation-stricken enclave. Wood cited concerns over violations of “humanitarian...
A controversial new aid distribution group backed by the US and Israel has begun working in Gaza. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) said lorry loads of food had been delivered to secure sites and that it had begun distribution to people. It did not say where or how much aid had been handed out. The...
The head of an organisation set up to distribute aid in Gaza as part of a controversial Israel-backed plan has resigned, saying it could not work in a way that adhered to “humanitarian principles”. Jake Wood quit the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) late on Sunday, saying it would not be able to fulfil the principles...