Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi arrested in Iran, supporters say | World News

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi arrested in Iran, supporters say | World News

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, who was awarded the prestigious honour in 2023 for her work defending women’s and human rights in Iran, has been “violently” detained, according to her supporters.  She was detained by Iranian authorities in the city of Mashhad, some 680 kilometres (420 miles) northeast of the capital, Tehran, on Friday,…

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In light of the “super flu” outbreak, Sir Keir Starmer urges medical professionals to accept a deal to prevent Christmas strikes | UK News

In light of the “super flu” outbreak, Sir Keir Starmer urges medical professionals to accept a deal to prevent Christmas strikes | UK News

Sir Keir Starmer has called on resident doctors to accept a deal to prevent “reckless” strikes next week, describing it as “beyond belief” that they would go ahead amid a “super flu” outbreak. He warned the NHS is at its “most precarious moment” since the coronavirus pandemic, with flu cases at record levels for this…

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The conclusion of a 28-day pause in small boat crossings has once again highlighted the fragility of the migration debate.

The conclusion of a 28-day pause in small boat crossings has once again highlighted the fragility of the migration debate.

The end of a 28-day pause in small boat crossings has once again exposed the fragility of the migration debate. For almost a month, no migrants were recorded arriving in the UK by small boat – the longest uninterrupted lull since 2018. Quietly, ministers welcomed the timing. Public pressure over Channel crossings has remained intense, and…

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