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Israel-Gaza: Union members block arms factory in protest over conflict A protest in Rochester, Kent has seen hundreds of trade union members blockade a factory which manufactures weapons. The members are protesting the Israel-Gaza conflict. They blocked entrances to the BAE Systems site in Rochester at about 07:00 GMT on Friday.  They claim the factory provides components for military aircraft being used to bomb Gaza. A spokesperson for BAE said: “We respect everyone’s right to protest peacefully.” The blockade was organised as part of an International Day of Action for Palestine. Members are calling for “an end to the UK…

Suella Braverman: Jeremy Hunt refuses to back protest claims Chancellor Jeremy Hunt refused to back Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s comments about police bias, as the PM is facing growing calls to sack her. Her article in the Times newspaper, in which she attacked the Met Police and used inflammatory language, which many say is her attempt to stoke tensions ahead of Sunday’s Remembrance Day. Hunt said Braverman’s comments in the article “are not words that I myself would have used.” But added “the prime minister has said he has full confidence in her”. She claimed aggressive right-wing protesters were “rightly…

Ex-NatWest boss loses out on £7.6m payout after Farage row Dame Alison Rose will lose out on £7.6m after she admitted to discussing the closure of Nigel Farage’s bank account. The former NatWest boss will receive her £2.4m fixed pay package, but will not benefit from share awards and bonuses she had been previously entitled to. Dame Alison quit in July after she spoke about Farage’s Coutts bank account – Coutts is owned by Natwest. NatWest said Dame Alison had not been given “good leaver” status. If she had she would have been entitled to receive the entire amount which,…

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UK economy flatlines as higher interest rates bite New figures reveal the UK economy failed to grow between July and September after a succession of interest rate rises. The performance was slightly better than expected as many analysts had expected it to shrink. However, forecasters suggest that the economy is set to be stagnant for several months. Recently the Bank of England said the UK economy was likely to see zero growth until 2025 but it is expected to avoid recession. Up until September, the Bank of England had raised interest rates 14 times in a row to try to…

Jenin raid: 14 Palestinians killed in clashes in West Bank city An Israeli raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank has killed at least 14 Palestinians, the health ministry says. It said at least 20 others were injured in the assault, which residents said involved two drone strikes. The Israeli military said it had sent in undercover units to arrest suspects. It is one of the deadliest recent incidents of its kind in Jenin. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched an assault on the camp overnight, using armoured bulldozers to destroy homemade bombs. Troops came under…

Robert De Niro: Actor’s company must pay former assistant $1.2m Robert De Niro’s company must pay a former employee $1.2m over claims of gender discrimination and retaliation. The US actor and his former employee Graham Chase Robinson have been in a years-long battle following her resignation from Canal Productions. Robinson had sued for $12m, alleging she was abused, demeaned, underpaid and treated like De Niro’s “office wife.” But jurors did not find the actor personally liable in the civil trial. Robinson was on De Niro’s payroll for 11 years. She quit in 2019 and sued for “emotional distress and reputational…

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