At least eight people have been killed and 400 injured in nationwide protests in Kenya against President William Ruto’s government, doctors and rights groups have said. Police clashed with protesters, who marched in their thousands – some chanting “Ruto must go” and waving branches as a symbol of peaceful opposition to his rule. The government...
Nick Thorpe BBC Budapest correspondent Getty Images The government has had Budapest’s Pride march in its sights for some time Police have banned Hungary’s annual Budapest Pride march later this month, prompting a defiant response from liberal Mayor Gergely Karacsony. “Budapest city hall will organise the Budapest Pride march as a local event on 28...
There’s something I’ve found observing people all these years that I believe is unique to the Western psyche. Particularly Americans, but it can often also be found in those from other Western countries who have either spent too much time in America itself, or have absorbed much of the progressive and insular attitudes so fashionable...
Looking to win this competition for the first time, Surrey were always on top of Sussex from the moment Will Jacks (43) and Dom Sibley (45) hammered a 52-run opening stand from the opening five overs. Although the tournament’s third-highest run scorer, Jason Roy was out for a two-ball duck but Sam Curran took up...
EPA Hundreds of people rallied in Westminster on Saturday afternoon for Just Stop Oil’s “last day of action” Hundreds of Just Stop Oil (JSO) protesters have marched through London for the group’s “last day of action”. A mass of people wearing JSO’s signature orange vests rallied in Westminster on Saturday afternoon after the group claimed...
Donald Trump raised the matter of making Canada the US’s 51st state in a March call with Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Liberal Party leader acknowledged. The two men spoke on 28 March, the first week of the Canadian election season, but Carney had not previously shared this detail of the call, according to the...
Thousands of people, including Holocaust survivors, have taken part in the annual “March of the Living” through former Nazi concentration camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau. The march follows a 3km (1.86 miles) route to the crematorium of Auschwitz-Birkenau, as participants pay tribute to the millions of Jews who died in the Holocaust and call for an end to...
A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond: CEM OZDEL / GETTY IMAGES In Senegal’s capital city Dakar, Muslims belonging to the Layene Sufi order make their way to evening prayers on Friday… CEM OZDEL / GETTY IMAGES Worshippers typically dress all in white. OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP...
Sheffield Wednesday have failed to pay their players’ wages for March due to cashflow problems suffered by owner Dejphon Chansiri. The club said it was a “temporary issue” due to debts owed to the 56-year-old Thai businessman, whose family control the Thai Union Group, the world’s largest producer of canned tuna. Wednesday are 12th in...
Bathing Suits March 2025 : Some of the people that get mentioned in this monthly round up of new bands and new tunes may never be heard of again. History has taught us however, that this is not always the case. Keith Goldhanger has been out and about again and provides a brief selection of...
Check out the significant signings and departures in the Premier League, Scottish Premiership, EFL and Women’s Super League. Read article in full at source...
BBC Sport tracks all the manager ins and outs in the Premier League, Scottish Premiership, Women’s Super League, English Football League and National League. Read article in full at source...
The Special – Urgent, Extraordinary Meeting of the Council – Thursday 20th March 25 can now be viewed below. Attendance details Agenda frontsheet  PDF 140 KB Agenda reports pack Report – Local Government Reorganisation – Interim Submission  PDF 2 MB Source link...
A Woman’s Body is not a Workplace! The Communist Party’s Women’s Commission is organising this webinar ahead of the TUC Women’s Conference (5 – 7th March) and International Women’s Day (8th March) which is open to all comrades and friends of the Party. Speakers include: Mary Davis, author of Women & Class and member...
Join the annual oration at Karl Marx’s grave at Highgate Cemetery, organised by the Marx Memorial Library, to celebrate the life, work and contribution of one of the greatest thinkers in human history. The event will feature speakers from across Britain’s trade union and communist movements as well as international guests. This year’s oration...