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Polanski says he would ‘discourage’ the use of ‘globalise the intifada’ chant on marches – UK politics live

3 May 2026 at 11:34

Green leader has apologised for retweeting post suggesting police used excessive force when arresting Golders Green suspect

Labour’s deputy leader has warned there will be “no magic bullet” to solve Labour’s problems – or major challenges facing the country – as its MPs grapple with how to navigate the fallout out from the local elections.

Lucy Powell told the Guardian she understood there was “huge anger and despondency” from Labour MPs in the aftermath of the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal, but said the prime minister would not make a similar mistake again.

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Greens’ Polanski says he would discourage ‘globalise the intifada’ chant but warns against march bans

Green party leader says outlawing phrase would restrict freedom of speech

Zack Polanski has said he would discourage pro-Palestine protesters from using the chant “globalise the intifada”, but the Green party leader warned against specifically outlawing the phrase or banning a protest planned in London later this month.

Speaking earlier in the weekend, Keir Starmer called for “tougher action” against marchers using the chant after last week’s attack on Jewish people in Golders Green, saying pro-Gaza marches risked having a cumulative effect of being intimidating.

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  • Two people dead after explosion at house in Bristol Hannah Al-Othman
    Avon and Somerset police declare major incident and say cause is being treated as suspiciousTwo people have died following a “suspicious” explosion at a house in Bristol.Avon and Somerset police have declared a major incident after the explosion, which happened at about 6.30am on Sunday. The families of those involved had been informed, police said. Continue reading...
     

Two people dead after explosion at house in Bristol

3 May 2026 at 11:20

Avon and Somerset police declare major incident and say cause is being treated as suspicious

Two people have died following a “suspicious” explosion at a house in Bristol.

Avon and Somerset police have declared a major incident after the explosion, which happened at about 6.30am on Sunday. The families of those involved had been informed, police said.

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Lucy Powell says Labour has ‘no magic bullet’ as MPs brace for heavy losses in local elections

3 May 2026 at 11:00

Deputy leader plays down leadership talk and says party must focus on long-term challenges rather than personnel

Labour’s deputy leader has warned there will be “no magic bullet” to solve Labour’s problems – or major challenges facing the country – as its MPs grapple with how to navigate the fallout out from the local elections.

Lucy Powell told the Guardian she understood there was “huge anger and despondency” from Labour MPs in the aftermath of the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal, but said the prime minister would not make a similar mistake again.

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  • US ‘drowning in misinformation’ under RFK Jr, autism advocates say Melody Schreiber
    Health officials in Trump administration were accused of fueling ‘crisis of public trust’ over autism and vaccinesMisinformation from top health officials in the Trump administration has created a “crisis of public trust” – and Congress should conduct oversight hearings and possibly impeach officials such as Robert F Kennedy Jr, the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), according to a recently released report.Experts say that officials in the past year have focused i
     

US ‘drowning in misinformation’ under RFK Jr, autism advocates say

3 May 2026 at 11:00

Health officials in Trump administration were accused of fueling ‘crisis of public trust’ over autism and vaccines

Misinformation from top health officials in the Trump administration has created a “crisis of public trust” – and Congress should conduct oversight hearings and possibly impeach officials such as Robert F Kennedy Jr, the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), according to a recently released report.

Experts say that officials in the past year have focused intently on both vaccines and autism, including efforts to connect autism to the use of acetaminophen (frequently sold as Tylenol) during pregnancy, despite growing evidence of no link, and replacing all members of the federal autism committee with advisers who have anti-vaccine and pseudoscientific histories.

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Trump must learn lessons and not invade Iran, warns US Navy Seal who claims to have shot Bin Laden

3 May 2026 at 11:00
Today former US Navy Seal Matt Bissonette, who only unmasked his true identity last year after years of protecting his identity with a pseudonym, reveals the details of an extraordinary mission which toppled Bin Laden on May 2, 2011

Iran gives Trump 4-week deadline to end Strait of Hormuz blockade as president warns of strikes if regime ‘misbehaves’

3 May 2026 at 10:57
IRAN has given Donald Trump a four-week deadline to end the Strait of Hormuz blockade - as the US president warns of fresh strikes if the regime "misbehaves". The latest 14-point plan from Tehran will put nuclear negotiations on hold until the two sides agree on other issues including the key waterway and Western sanctions....

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