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Exclusive: Open letter says politicians are exploiting violence against women ‘to fuel hate and division’Prominent women including cultural figures, politicians and campaigners have signed a letter criticising rightwing attempts to link sexual violence in Britain to asylum seekers.Signatories include the musicians Paloma Faith, Charlotte Church and Anoushka Shankar as well as Labour, Green and independent MPs including Kim Johnson, Ellie Chowns, Diane Abbott and Zarah Sultana. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/02/women-stop-linking-asylum-seekers-sexual-abuse Author : Ben Quinn Publish date : 2025-09-02 04:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The landslide destroyed a village in the Marra Mountains area of western Sudan and left only one survivorMore than 1,000 people were killed in a landslide in western Sudan on Sunday, according to a rebel group that controls the area.The landslide destroyed a village in the Marra Mountains area of western Sudan and left only one survivor, said the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/02/sudan-landslide-kills-at-least-1000-people-rebel-group-says Author : Reuters Publish date : 2025-09-02 02:25:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Those in UK aged 11-17 said seeing a celebrity gambling or advertising it made them want to emulate them, survey findsChildren as young as 11 feel tempted to try betting after being “flooded” by celebrities and sports stars promoting it, according to two reports that found nearly 90% of children aged 13-17 are exposed to gambling content online.The UK’s leading gambling charity, GambleAware, which commissioned the reports, urged regulators and policymakers to address social media accounts and influencers producing betting content on platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Twitch in light of the findings. Continue reading... Source link :

Ahpra cracks down on misleading ads and says practitioners need more training. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor and Liberal frontbenchers agree: public land should be public landThere’s at least one thing that Labor frontbencher Amanda Rishworth and Liberal frontbencher Tim Wilson have in common, and that’s an opposition to a Sydney council’s idea to charge large groups – including schools, dog walkers or personal trainers – to pay to use public parks.Public land should be public land … from time to time councils might need to manage how that public land