Priti Patel’s plans to restrict civil liberties make it all the more important that activists keep the public on their sideA draconian police and crime bill is making its way through parliament, and on Tuesday the home secretary, Priti Patel, told her …
Civil liberties groups criticise Priti Patel’s plan to criminalise protest
Home secretary plans to use policing bill to grant new powers to police to crack down on activistsCivil liberties groups have reacted with dismay to Priti Patel’s plan to criminalise protest groups, saying demonstrations are a “core pillar of any healt…
Drivers clash with Insulate Britain activists blocking three London roads
Protesters stop traffic at Hanger Lane, the Blackwall tunnel and Wandsworth BridgeInsulate Britain activists have staged three morning roadblocks in central London, leading to dozens of arrests and confrontations with drivers stuck in heavy traffic at …
India: nine people die in farmers’ protests against new laws
Conflicting accounts about how violence broke out around vehicles reportedly part of minister Ajay Mishra’s convoyNine people have been killed in violent clashes during a protest by hundreds of farmers in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, in a d…
‘Renting the Taj Mahal’: the fight to save Darjeeling’s toy train
India’s tiny train has puffed up the Himalayas since 1881 but now the world heritage site is under threat“Darjeeling ko sano rail, hirna lai abo tyari cha / Guard le shuna bhai siti bajayo” (Darjeeling’s dainty train is all set to chug off / Oh, listen…
Man shot dead by Belarusian KGB worked for US software firm
Victim of raid on flat in Minsk in which one officer also killed named locally as Andrei Zeltser, age 31A 31-year-old man shot dead by Belarusian security forces this week in a raid on an apartment block in the capital Minsk was an employee of the US-b…
Port of Dover blocked by Insulate Britain activists
Port remains open, but roads to eastern and western docks obstructed by 40 campaignersCampaigners from the group Insulate Britain have blocked the Port of Dover as part of their protests over climate emissions.More than 40 people, who have been involve…
We have to insulate Britain, but M25 protests don’t make the case for it | Gaby Hinsliff
No need to scream ‘Apocalypse!’ Showing we can make homes warmer and save cash is an easier way to bring people on boardIf anything was going to make me well up in public, I never imagined it would be the joys of insulation. Loft lagging does not gener…
Campaign urges Londoners to take over parking spaces for a day
Organisers of People Parking Day are inviting residents to create ‘parklets’ in their streetsPeople are being urged to reclaim parking spaces outside their homes this weekend, transforming them into mini parks for activities such as fitness classes, te…
Melbourne police break up anti-lockdown protest with non-lethal rounds and teargas
Third day of demonstrations ends in a standoff between officers and protesters at the city’s war memorialGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingPolice in Melbourne have again fired non-lethal rounds and teargas at anti-Covid lockdown prot…