Activism
Campaigners fight to remove final passengers from Jamaica deportation flight
Campaigners fight to remove final passengers from Jamaica deportation flight
More than a dozen people are understood to have been removed from the flight, which is set to leave on Wednesday.
‘I don’t even know what Jamaica looks like’, says man detained ahead of deportation flight
‘I don’t even know what Jamaica looks like’, says man detained ahead of deportation flight
A man who has lived in the UK since he was seven is one of at least 20 people due to be deported on a flight to Jamaica next week.
Tenants in a block with mushrooms growing on the walls are refusing to pay their service charge
Tenants in a block with mushrooms growing on the walls are refusing to pay their service charge
The residents of Charles Dickens House in Bethnal Green, east London, pay £118,000 a year for a concierge – up from £51,000 since 2019.
Explained: How the Public Order Bill will clamp down on protests
Explained: How the Public Order Bill will clamp down on protests
Meet the woman leading the fight to ban trans conversion therapy
Meet the woman leading the fight to ban trans conversion therapy
Climate activist hijacks smoothie brand Innocent’s Trafalgar Square PR stunt
Climate activist hijacks smoothie brand Innocent’s Trafalgar Square PR stunt
Kill the Bill protesters vow to make new ‘anti-democratic’ laws unenforceable
Kill the Bill protesters vow to make new ‘anti-democratic’ laws unenforceable
Why people are protesting against the British Museum
Why people are protesting against the British Museum
Families fear another Jamaica deportation charter flight is imminent after reports of detentions
Families fear another Jamaica deportation charter flight is imminent after reports of detentions
Confirmed: Police will be able to crack down on noisy protests
Confirmed: Police will be able to crack down on noisy protests
Protesters take to the beaches over sewage pollution
Protesters take to the beaches over sewage pollution
How Gina Martin changed the conversation on upskirting
How Gina Martin changed the conversation on upskirting
Thousands set to join protests demanding end to sewage pollution by 2030
Thousands set to join protests demanding end to sewage pollution by 2030
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How a group of Essex lawyers turn things around for those facing homelessness
How a group of Essex lawyers turn things around for those facing homelessness
Meet the builders turning London’s empty houses into affordable homes
Meet the builders turning London’s empty houses into affordable homes
How a mission to prevent food waste ended up feeding hundreds of thousands of Brits
How a mission to prevent food waste ended up feeding hundreds of thousands of Brits
Meet the plumber raising money to heat people’s homes for free
Meet the plumber raising money to heat people’s homes for free
Meet the South London heroes who turned a derelict phone box into a community centre
Meet the South London heroes who turned a derelict phone box into a community centre
Yoga for cooped-up kids gets a boost with Big Issue funding
Yoga for cooped-up kids gets a boost with Big Issue funding
Big Issue draws big names to £25m fund to help marginalised people become entrepreneurs
Big Issue draws big names to £25m fund to help marginalised people become entrepreneurs
Here’s how you can write to your MP and what it can achieve
Here’s how you can write to your MP and what it can achieve
‘If Greta can do it, so can I’: Extinction Rebellion activists on why they’re on the streets
‘If Greta can do it, so can I’: Extinction Rebellion activists on why they’re on the streets
What is the Big Power Off and what could it mean for your energy bills?
What is the Big Power Off and what could it mean for your energy bills?
Court denies Met permission to appeal Sarah Everard vigil ruling
Court denies Met permission to appeal Sarah Everard vigil ruling
Petition to ban trans conversion therapy gets over 115,000 signatures
Petition to ban trans conversion therapy gets over 115,000 signatures
Climate activists have deflated SUV tyres in rich London neighbourhoods
Climate activists have deflated SUV tyres in rich London neighbourhoods
Patrick Alley: Why the UK has an oligarch problem and how to fix it
Patrick Alley: Why the UK has an oligarch problem and how to fix it
Extinction Rebellion vows to ‘get serious’ with ‘most roadblocks ever’
Extinction Rebellion vows to ‘get serious’ with ‘most roadblocks ever’
Cadbury faces claims its chocolate is sourced from farms using child labour
Cadbury faces claims its chocolate is sourced from farms using child labour
Thousands attend cost of living protests in cities across the UK
Thousands attend cost of living protests in cities across the UK
‘Those in power are afraid of people like you and me’: From Greenham Common to the Policing Bill
‘Those in power are afraid of people like you and me’: From Greenham Common to the Policing Bill
Oil blockades planned to last ‘as long as possible’, says Extinction Rebellion
Oil blockades planned to last ‘as long as possible’, says Extinction Rebellion
Over 100 Insulate Britain protesters have been charged with criminal offences
