because of a funding shortage. Glasgow and Clyde Rape Crisis has launched an urgent appeal to raise more money in the next four weeks. It comes amid a series of protests about cuts to similar servi…

Three years on, how have celebrities responded to Israel’s genocide in Gaza? It’s a weirdly mixed bag.

I lost my career after refusing to keep quiet about the risks that a US spy-tech company poses to our NHS

From STV yesterday, the above and, in the whole report, zero mentions of the word ‘incinerator’ as the launch by end 2026 looms. We had a lot to say about this last month: The massive i…

Britain cannot call itself a diverse democracy when communities are living with such fear. A line must be drawn. Let it be now, says Dave Rich, author and director of policy at the Community Security ...

<article data-history-node-id="449405" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-attacks-areas-lebanons-jarmaq-kfar-tebnit" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-attacks-areas-lebanons-jarmaq-kfar-tebnit" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli attacks target areas in Lebanon’s Jarmaq, Kfar Tebnit</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported on Thursday that Israeli forces launched repeated attacks on the south of the country, targeting the area of Jarmaq and&nbsp;the town of Kfar Tebnit.</p> <p>This comes after earlier reports of Israeli artillery shelling targeting the southern municipalities of al-Mansouri and Majdal Zoun.</p> </div> </div> </article>

Hanan Issa, the Welsh national poet, was invited to give a recital attended by King Charles but her poem was rejected

Reject Chapelcross Hyperscale Data Centre -

In the Herald, today, the above and: and: Nowhere in this report is the question ‘Why is there an increase?’ even considered never mind answered. The answer is in existing MSM reports: …

Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Brecon.

CBS News foreign editor Shayndi Raice explained exactly why Netanyahu was removed from an Oct. 7 script. You also won’t believe what she said about the Palestinian death toll in Gaza.

<article data-history-node-id="449403" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-bars-us-contractor-gaza-blocking-base-moroccan-and-kosovan-troops" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-bars-us-contractor-gaza-blocking-base-moroccan-and-kosovan-troops" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel bars US contractor from Gaza, blocking base for Moroccan and Kosovan troops</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israel&nbsp;is blocking US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace from building a military base in Gaza to house troops from Morocco and Kosovo, the Guardian has reported.</p> <p>In August, the board awarded US-based Arkel International its first Gaza construction contract.</p> <p>The company was tasked with building a military outpost for 150 troops who would form the vanguard of a controversial international stabilisation force comprised of countries friendly to Israel.</p> <p>Two months later, Israel still refuses to let the contractor enter Gaza or begin construction, the British newspaper reported.</p> <p>“Israel won’t open the border,” a person familiar with the matter told the Guardian.</p> <h3>Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-bars-us-contractor-gaza-blocking-base-moroccan-and-kosovan-troops">Israel bars US contractor from Gaza, blocking base for Moroccan and Kosovan troops</a></h3> <section> <figure class="image"><img alt src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/styles/crop_16_9/public/images-story/000_98946C2.jpg.jpg?itok=Hl3IC258"> <figcaption>US President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony at the inaugural meeting of the 'Board of Peace' at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on 19 February (AFP)</figcaption> </figure> </section> </div> </div> </article>

Trades Union Congress urges chancellor to tackle rising additional living costs in this month’s budget

<article data-history-node-id="449404" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/uk-mp-john-mcdonnell-raises-alarm-about-arrest-journalists-palestine" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/uk-mp-john-mcdonnell-raises-alarm-about-arrest-journalists-palestine" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">UK MP John McDonnell raises 'alarm' about arrest of journalists at Palestine Action protest</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Labour politician John McDonnell has tabled a motion in the UK parliament expressing "alarm" about the arrests of five journalists at a&nbsp;Palestine Action&nbsp;protest in Leicester last week.</p> <p>The move comes after Middle East Eye&nbsp;reported&nbsp;that the journalists&nbsp;were arrested&nbsp;on 8 October under the Terrorism Act while covering a demonstration outside UAV Tactical Systems in Leicester, a subsidiary of the Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems.</p> <p>The journalists, including two Leicester Gazette reporters and two union-accredited freelancers, said they had been arrested under Section 13 and detained for three hours before they were de-arrested after handing over their personal information.</p> <p>This was despite the reporters having already identified themselves with their press credentials to multiple officers.</p> <p>McDonnell on Thursday tabled the Early Day Motion that denounced the arrests as "police overreach", constituting "a deeply concerning threat to the basic right of journalists to undertake the vital role they play in our democracy".</p> <h3>Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/mp-john-mcdonnell-raises-alarm-parliament-about-arrests-journalists-palestine-action-protest">UK MP John McDonnell raises 'alarm' about arrest of journalists at Palestine Action protest</a></h3> <section> <figure class="image"><img alt src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/styles/crop_16_9/public/images-story/000_32LH7V4_0.jpg.jpg?itok=77kp8slL"> <figcaption>Labour MP John McDonnell (AFP)</figcaption> </figure> </section> </div> </div> </article>

Andy Burnham’s government is rolling out a new “Centre for Information Defence”. But the outside actors most aggressively undermining what little remains of British democracy are nowhere in its sights

Confirming the review, the government said it was "vital to ensure travel remains accessible and that passengers are treated fairly".

Thanks to reader Joe Murray for alerting us to this. As the media operating in Scotland desperately struggle to blame the SNP for a problem in the QEUH water supply and drainage, signed off by a La…

Party faces fresh crisis as three councillors quit after ITV undercover filming exposed violence, misogyny and racist views

Resolution Foundation says ‘crude changes’ to benefits system would probably make it harder for people to work