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Women’s rights activists in historic march for equal rights in birthplace of Arab Spring
Women’s rights activists in Tunisian led an historic march on Saturday to demand equal inheritance rights for both sexes in the North African country. Like other Arab countries, Tunisia’s inheritance law is based on Islamic jurisprudence, and specifies that female heirs must receive only half the amount that males are entitled to. Suad Abu-Dayyeh, from women’s rights organisation Equality Now, explains: “The Qur'an states that daughters in the Islamic world inherit half the shares of sons.” “This has made discussions about the...
Young mum dangled her baby from a window when thug ex torched their home with kids inside
Yob Richard Rowe, 31, set fire to Jemima Jones' home and a dog kennel in the back garden - even pouring fuel under her four-year-old daughter's bedroom window
These are all the MPs who voted for a cruel cap on free school meals from low income families – unless it’s Northern Ireland
This is a full list of MPs who voted to remove the guarantee of a hot meal from the bellies of a million children from lower income families in England. Theresa May is ploughing ahead with changes to free school meals, childcare vouchers and free childcare as part of the flagship Conservative Universal Credit welfare policy. Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner had to fight to be granted a vote on the changes after chancellor Philip Hammond’s spring statement last night....
Britain First Facebook ban is “a long time in coming, and long overdue”
Facebook has removed the pages of the anti-Islamic group Britain First and its leaders. The social media company said the group had repeatedly violated its community standards. London's mayor, Sadiq Khan has also issued a statement. He said: "Britain First is a vile and hate-fuelled group. "Their sick intentions to incite hatred within our society via social media are reprehensible, and Facebook's decision to remove their content is welcome." Matthew Collins, head of research, HOPE not hate, said: “HOPE not...
Police warn the public not approach a woman who has gone missing from hospital with a “contagious condition”
Kayleigh McConnon, 29, was last seen at Cheltenham General Hospital at around 10pm last night.
“Spy poisoning scandal shows we can’t rely on Russia to keep Britain’s light on”
We cannot now, or in future, be reliant on Russia to heat our homes and keep the economy ticking GMB, the energy union, says the spy poisoning scandal shows the utter folly of relying on Russia to keep Britain’s lights on. Prime Minster Theresa May today announced a series of measures against Russia after it failed to meet her midnight deadline to explain how a nerve agent was used to poison a former double agent in the UK. Russia has...
Police install 100 extreme emergency aid kits across the City of London to treat terror attack casualties
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“Cruel school dinner cap forces hard up families off financial cliff edge”
Thousands of families face the awful choice between cutting their working hours or losing their school dinners GMB, the union for school catering staff, has criticised the Government’s new free school meals cap for forcing hard up families off a financial cliff edge. Under the new rules, which come into force next week, children will only be eligible for a free dinner if their parents earn less than £7,400. There are no plans to raise the cap with inflation. This...
Look up at the stars: An obituary for Professor Stephen Hawking
Professor Stephen Hawking CH CBE FRS FRSA has sadly passed away at the age of 76. He died peacefully at his home in Cambridge in the early hours of this morning. Hawking was born on 8th January 1942 in Oxford, England, the eldest of four children, Mary, Philippa and Edward, of Dr Frank Hawking and Eileen Isobel Hawking née Walker. His parents' home was in north London, but because of the bombing of London during the Second World War, his...