Four insurers rule out providing cover for the West Cumbria Coal Mine
Four insurance firms have given guarantees that they will not provide cover for the planned West Cumbria Coal Mine. AEGIS Managing Agency, Argenta Syndicate Management, Hannover Re and Talanx have…
Major human rights groups demand Algeria end ‘assault on fundamental freedoms’
A coalition of human rights organisations have called for Algerian authorities to end what they describe as an 'assault on fundamental freedoms'. The call was made to coincide with a…
Taxes on UK’s biggest polluters could have raised £23bn over the last year
A new report has found that fairer taxes in the UK's biggest polluters could have raised up to £23bn last year. The report, published by Oxfam, found that more rigorous…
Climate campaigners in Manchester protest East African Crude Oil Pipeline
On Friday 15 September, campaigners protested in Manchester against the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). EACOP is currently under construction and is intended to transport crude…
Kenya faces calls to ban use of hazardous pesticides
Campaigners have urged Kenya to ban the use of hazardous pesticides this week. This comes as a new study has identified that pesticides prohibited from being used in the European…
Conservative Party Conference to be met with ‘Festival of resistance’
Campaigners are set to descend on Manchester in October for a 'festival of resistance'. Organised by the People's Assembly, there will be a series of events and protests to coincide…
CND to hold ‘citizens’ weapons inspection’ at Suffolk RAF base
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) has said it plans to intend to carry out a 'citizens' weapons inspection' at an RAF base on Saturday 23 September. CND's chair, Tom…
Voter ID a regrettably predictable disaster, Unlock Democracy says
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on democracy and the constitution has released a new report on the impact of mandatory voter ID in elections. The report found that the introduction of…
NUS demands action on student cost of living crisis
The National Union of Students (NUS) has called for the government to act on the cost of living crisis for students, following the publication of the results of an annual…
Every single US state has insufficient child protections, Human Rights Watch claims
Legal protections in every single US state fall short of international children's rights stands, a major human rights NGO has said. Human Rights Watch has made the claim about the…