Judge says the group’s behaviour was not that of a non-violent, direct action organisation. People stand listening to the court proceedings outside the Royal Courts Of Justice in central London on June 15, 2026, as the High Court rules on a legal standoff between the government and activist group Palestine Action [AFP] Britain’s Court of Appeal has ruled that the government’s proscription of the activist group Palestine Action as a “terrorist” organisation was lawful, overtur

An acknowledgment of the tens of thousands who died helping the British war effort would be a start. But reparations to their descendants - a sum of at least $360m - must also be made Egyptian Labour Corps men in Palestine (Internet Archive) During World War One, the British Empire won campaigns on the backs of Egyptian workers in the Egyptian Labour Corps (ELC). After British forces entered Jerusalem in December 1917, General Archibald Murray wrote: "The Palestine campaign c

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called for police to prosecute people chanting “globalise the intifada” during demonstrations, calling it an example of “extreme racism”. So far seven people have been arrested and charged for holding up signs with “globalise the intifada,” but what does the phrase really mean? Does it really denote an extreme form of racism or is Prime Minister Starmer merely striving to criminalise political protest and free speech criticising the government

More people are being jailed in England and Wales as a result of acting to prevent climate breakdown and the war in Gaza, research reveals Three Just Stop Oil protesters wearing orange hi-vis jackets speak with police in front of the Houses of Parliament. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA Britain has created a new breed of political prisoners through the systematic incarceration of people acting to prevent climate breakdown and the annihilation of Gaza, a report claims. The research

Palestine Action was proscribed as a terrorist organisation in 2025. Credit: PA Media The government has defended its ban on Palestine Action under anti-terrorism legislation, two months after the High Court ruled it was unlawful. A rare five-judge panel at the Court of Appeal is considering whether February's decision to reject Palestine Action's proscription should stand. Opening a three-day defence of the home secretary's proscription of the group, barristers told the Cour

Exclusive: Officials warn department will also lose access to database of 26,000 verified incidents due to cuts Destroyed buildings in Gaza. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty Images The Foreign Office unit tracking potential breaches of international law by Israel in Gaza and more recently Lebanon has been closed because of cuts within the department, the Guardian can reveal. The decision to shut the international humanitarian law cell follows a review by Olly Robbins, the permanent

Foreign minister wants ‘conversation’ about closing UK military sites following lack of warning of impending attack on RAF Akrotiri [RAF Akrotiri was struck by a drone believed to have been launched by Hezbollah last Sunday. Although no one was injured the Cypriot government was angered that citizens near the base were not warned about the attack. | Photo Credit: Yiannis Kourtoglou/Reuters] Cyprus’s foreign minister has said there are “questions” about the future of the UK’s

US president says ‘relationship is not what it was’ after PM defends decision not to allow use of British bases Donald Trump: ‘He has not been helpful … I never thought I’d see that from the UK.’ Photograph: Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Donald Trump has criticised Keir Starmer again over the UK’s refusal to aid the offensive strikes on Iran, saying the “relationship is obviously not what it was”. Starmer had issued his strongest rebuke yet of Trump’s action in Iran , say

Exclusive: £10 million deal signed with company linked to Bezalel Smotrich who is sanctioned by Britain Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich at a 2023 cabinet meeting (Photo: Alamy / Ronen Zvulun) Britain’s defence ministry awarded a £10 million contract to an Israeli-owned arms firm which operates under the authority of sanctioned minister Bezalel Smotrich, Declassified can reveal. Based in Newcastle, Pearson Engineering was acquired by Israel’s state-owned arms giant R

A UK Government review on sex and gender could “undermine” scientific research and “erode academic freedom”, researchers have warned. UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting previously welcomed the Sullivan Review [Image: PA] It comes alongside the publication of a peer-reviewed study in response to the “Independent review of data, statistics and research on sex and gender”, which was conducted by sociologist Professor Alice Sullivan at the Tory-run UK government’s request and pub