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Wednesday, Jun 12

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Campaigners hail Green Party manifesto for ‘grasping reality’ of climate crisis

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Green groups praised the party’s stance on taxing the rich but the Institute for Fiscal Studies said its plans will come with a ‘real economic cost’.

Campaigners hail Green Party manifesto for ‘grasping reality’ of climate crisis

www.shropshirestar.com

Green groups praised the party’s stance on taxing the rich but the Institute for Fiscal Studies said its plans will come with a ‘real economic cost’.

Campaigners hail Green Party manifesto for ‘grasping reality’ of climate crisis

www.standard.co.uk

Green groups praised the party’s stance on taxing the rich but the Institute for Fiscal Studies said its plans will come with a ‘real economic cost’.

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Major Birmingham redevelopment plans fail residents on green space, campaigners say

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Plans for the £1.9bn Smithfield scheme include a park that is smaller than a football pitch, falling short of the council’s own guidelines

14

WASPI campaigners 'very pleased' after being given DWP compensation update

The Labour Party and Conservative Party will head to the polls in July, with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak taking on Sir Keir Starmer, who is leading the polls.

06

Rob Burrow: Ex-Gloucester lock Ed Slater thanks ‘special’ MND campaigner

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To play this content, please enable JavaScript, or try a different browser Video caption, The advice ‘special human’ Rob Burrow gave Ed Slater as he battles MND 11 June 2024 Former Gloucester and Leicester lock Ed Slater said he wants to…

Tuesday, Jun 11

22

Anti-monarchy campaigners accuse the Met Police of using human right laws to block their Trooping The Colour protest

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Republic said police had written to them citing the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) as justification for closing down the nearby protest.

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Inside the genteel community nearly ripped apart by LTN: Campaigners celebrate as hated £200,000 scheme is axed after nine months of neighbours turning on each other and pensioners being left isolated

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Locals in Exeter have hailed the scrapping of a controversial low traffic scheme that they say damaged health, isolated vulnerable older residents and pitted neighbours against each other.

08

Protect Windermere from sewage, campaigners urge UK party leaders

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Open letter signed by naturalist Chris Packham and comedian Paul Whitehouse says pollution is degrading lake

06

Youth violence campaigners urge Scottish Government to increase funding after death of teen in Glasgow

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Families of child victims and politicians have called for an urgent cash injection to combat youth violence following the death of 16-year-old Kory McCrimmon.

Sunday, Jun 9

19

Stop Shein listing on the FTSE, workers’ rights campaigners urge

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Groups issue call to next government amid criticism of online fashion retailer’s labour practices and accusations of copying

Friday, Jun 7

20

Newcastle United sponsor Sela's Baltic light show leaves campaigners 'in shock' over kittiwake fears

NUFC fans are expected to flock to the Quayside for a spectacular light show organised by Sela on Saturday, but the display has caused major worries for the area's nesting kittiwakes

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'Ugly' 1980 phone boxes deserve to be listed like their classic red counterparts, campaigners say

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The C20 Society is campaigning to preserve the 'ugly' KX100 phone booths (left), which replaced the more beloved classic red kiosks designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (right).

Thursday, Jun 6

20

Campaigners mount legal challenge against puberty blockers ban in Britain

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Emergency ban on prescribing the drugs was put in place before dissolution of parliament last week

17

Child poverty campaigners call for government plans to be "turbocharged" in Renfrewshire

The latest official statistics (for 2021 to 2023) show that 24 per cent of children (250,000 children) were living in poverty in Scotland.

14

WASPI campaigners slam Labour's plan for compensation if they win election

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) appears to have kicked a WASPI campaign for compensation into the long grass before the General Election in July.

Wednesday, Jun 5

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‘Pride train’ rainbow slammed by campaigners after missing out new colours for transgender people

CAMPAIGNERS are railing against a “Pride train” which failed to include new colours for trans people.

‘Pride train’ rainbow slammed by campaigners after missing out new colours for transgender people

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CAMPAIGNERS are railing against a “Pride train” which failed to include new colours for trans people.

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Campaigners are trying to silence Israeli artists – Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood

A pro-Palestinian group accused him of ‘shameful art-washing’.