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Pro-Palestinian protest in London: Row over Suella Braverman’s claim of police bias Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s attacks on the Met Police over its handling of pro-Palestinian protests has erupted into a row. Braverman wrote in the Times accusing the force of applying a “double standard” to its policing of protests. She claimed aggressive right-wing protesters were “rightly met with a stern response”, while “pro-Palestinian mobs” were “largely ignored”. The Met Police says it has no grounds to ban the march which is on the same day as Armistice Day. PM Rishi Sunak has told Met boss Mark Rowley that he…

Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez looked set to clinch another term in office after his Socialist Party (PSOE) on Thursday secured the backing of the Catalan separatist party Junts to form a government in a deal the country’s opposition condemned as “a humiliation”.

Mounjaro obesity jab authorised in UK A diabetes medicine dubbed the “King Kong” of weight loss jabs has been approved in the UK for treating obesity. The medicine makes you feel fuller so you eat less. In trials, people on it have lost a fifth of their body weight and UK regulators now say it is safe and effective enough to be sold and prescribed in the UK. It’s not yet recommended on the NHS. Healthcare spending watchdog The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recently said the cost for benefit of Mounjaro may not be justified. The…

Israel reports 10-hour battle at Hamas ‘stronghold’ as evacuation resumes Israel has reported that after a 10-hour battle, Israeli forces have now taken over a Hamas “stronghold” in northern Gaza. Hamas-run authorities say Israeli air strikes continued overnight including in Khan Younis in the south, where six people were reportedly killed. An evacuation route, allowing people to leave northern Gaza for the south, has reopened for the fifth day. Israel says around 50,000 Palestinians left the Gaza City area on Wednesday via that route. But the Rafah crossing into Egypt is currently closed again. Hamas wants more injured Palestinians to…

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Transgender people can be baptised and be godparents, Vatican says The Vatican has announced that transgender people can be baptised in the Catholic Church as long as doing so does not cause scandal or “confusion.” Trans people can also be godparents at a baptism and witnesses at a wedding, the Church’s doctrinal office added. The move comes as Pope Francis wants to make the Church more welcoming to LGBT people. The Vatican’s updated stance comes after Brazilian Bishop José Negri wrote to the Church’s Dicastery of the Doctrine of the Faith with six questions regarding LGBT people and their participation…

Hollywood actors’ union Sag-Aftra agrees tentative deal to end 4-month strike US actors’ union Sag-Aftra has reached an agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and TV Producers (AMPTP) in a unanimous vote. The tentative deal with Hollywood studios is set to see actors return to work after a four-month strike. The shutdown – which combined with a separate writers’ strike – paralysed the entertainment industry, with numerous TV and films being delayed. Actors have been calling for better pay and safeguards on the use of AI. Sag-Aftra president Fran Drescher posted: “We did it!!!!” She thanked members “for hanging…

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak in hospital – reports Steve Wozniak is reportedly in hospital in Mexico, according to multiple reports, but it’s not clear for what reasons. The 73-year-old Apple co-founder was in Mexico City attending the World Business Forum (WBF). An unmanned source in attendance at the business conference says Wozniak fainted on Wednesday afternoon at the event, according to CNN. Wozniak co-founded Apple with Steve Jobs in 1976 and invented the first Apple computer. Apple went on to become the most valuable company in the world.