by Agency Reporter | Jun 23, 2024 | Briefing
THE UK’s Supreme Court ruled on 20 June that authorities must consider downstream greenhouse gas emissions when weighing planning approval, in a case fighting the construction of a new oil well in Surrey. ClientEarth lawyers say that the judgment “changes the game”...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 22, 2024 | Briefing
THE UN Human Rights Office has published an assessment of six emblematic attacks by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) in Gaza last year. The attacks led to high numbers of civilian fatalities and widespread destruction of civilian objects, raising serious concerns...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 22, 2024 | Briefing
FAITH GROUPS will walk in solidarity with each other through the streets of London on Sunday, 23 June, in a silent call for peace. In the face of escalating violence and loss of life in over 100 wars and armed conflicts worldwide, including in Palestine and Israel,...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 21, 2024 | Briefing
JUNIOR doctors have given Rishi Sunak one last chance to avert the forthcoming planned strikes in England, by committing to a pay deal. With a week until the strikes begin, junior doctors say the prime minister only needs to make a commitment in writing to a path to...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 21, 2024 | Briefing
THE public believe the basic rate of universal credit (UC) for people who are unemployed should be just over half a full-time minimum wage salary (officially called the ’national living wage’), according to new polling for the New Economics Foundation...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 20, 2024 | Briefing
HEALTH and food experts and campaigners including Gordon Brown, Michael Marmot and The Food Foundation are calling for the next government to urgently address the steady decline in children’s health that has been seen over the last two decades. A new report from The...
