Party chair calls on Labour groups to end local deals if Green councillors do not reject motion attacked as ‘antisemitic’ UK politics live – latest updates Labour councils who share power with the Greens have been told to terminate agreements if their Green partners do not condemn the party’s new “Zionism is racism” policy. Bridget Phillipson, the Labour chair, said groups working with Green party politicians must “review” their agreements and end them unless they reject the controversial motion, which Andy Burnham called “antisemitic” . Derbyshire Dales Lib Dem-led coalition Broadland Lib Dem-led coalition West Suffolk Labour-led coalition Arun Lib Dem-led coalition Havant Labour-led coalition Lewes Green-led coalition Rother Coalition led by local independent group Runnymede Coalition wi
Family express concerns about William Chapman’s contact with mental health services before his death A man who was killed by a tiger at a South Yorkshire zoo had bouts of psychosis, his family told an inquest opening, as they expressed concerns about his contact with mental health services before his death. William Chapman was mauled to death by the animal at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster on Saturday, after climbing into its enclosure. Continue reading...
Hibernian ban their Block Seven supporter group from their next three matches after pictures showed some visiting fans clashing with police and stewards at Saturday's Scottish Premiership game away to Dundee United.
Families in Vaca Muerta, the centre of Patagonia’s shale operation, report cancers, miscarriages and pollution In Allen, a small town in Argentine Patagonia, many people living on the same street ended up falling ill. For some, it was severe migraines, nausea or skin irritation. For others, cancers, congenital abnormalities, miscarriages or stillbirth seemed to affect foetuses or children. People say it all started 13 years ago – when a well was drilled near their homes to extract gas and oil. Calle Ciega 10 [Dead-end Street 10] lies on the eastern edge of Vaca Muerta, a vital area for Argentina ’s economy, home to the world’s second-largest reserve of shale gas and fourth-largest reserve of shale oil. The region has more than 2,600 active wells , including one on this small street where a