Palestine Action co-founder accuses ministers of making defamatory claims pred 3 urami in 13 minutami Huda Ammori says No 10’s allegations go against its own intelligence assessments as pressure grows over mass arrestThe co-founder of Palestine Action has accused ministers of making false and defamatory allegations about the banned group and contradicting their own intelligence assessments in an attempt to justify the arrest of more than 500 people.The government has come under pressure to justify the detention of 532 people arrested over the weekend under the Terrorism Act – half of whom were 60 or older – on suspicion of showing support for Palestine Action. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
London cycling vigilante pushes bike into car in incident with driver pred 3 urami in 19 minutami Michael van Erp, known as Cycling Mikey, posted a five-minute video showing him attempting to stop a motorist from driving past roadworks on Paddenswick Road in Hammersmith(London News)
Colorado deploys more than 1,000 firefighters to battle two huge blazes pred 3 urami in 24 minutami Lee fire is one of largest blazes in state history after burning 130,000 acres, while Elk fire surpassed 14,000 acresFirefighters in Colorado responding to one of the largest blazes in the state’s history are facing gusty winds and dry conditions that are expected to continue to drive extreme fire behavior.More than 1,000 firefighters have been deployed, and while crews have gained containment on one fire, another has grown amid fire-friendly weather. Continue reading...(The Guardian)