JAYNE FISHER on why the government’s latest amendments to the Crime & Policing Bill, which returns to the Commons on Tuesday, is a serious threat to our freedoms
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Failure to act on climate and biodiversity crisis justifies direct action
What the climate protesters want is action now, not at some distant point when it is too late – and they’re right to keep up the pressure, says PAUL DONOVAN
Demonstrators sit on the A4 outside the Natural History Museumduring a protest by members of Extinction Rebellion in London, in August 2021
A surge in futures activity minutes before news of US–Iran talks has led to questions about insider trading and oversight gaps, writes CJ ATKINS
In his fortnightly Borderlands column, MARK SEDDON visits overgrown forts along Offa’s Dyke and reflects on wars past and present
With attacks on industry, healthcare and education intensifying, JAMSHID AHMADI warns of a deliberate drive to cripple Iran and calls for urgent global action
The Committee for the Defence of the Iranian People’s Rights (Codir) cautiously welcomes the ceasefire, but remains suspicious of US and Israeli intentions
JOHN McINALLY assesses what we’ve learned from the disastrous US war so far
THE activities of direct action environmentalists Extinction Rebellion have caused something of a stir across the land.
Efforts to block roads and obstruct the flow of traffic has raised temperatures.
Recently, another group, Insulate Britain, took action to stop traffic flows on some major motorways. Their aim is to get more insulation of buildings to halt carbon emissions — not that revolutionary, many may think.
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