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Little appetite for celebrities airing political views, polling suggests

Most people do not pay attention to celebrities expressing their views in support of political causes, according to new polling. While just over half of people think it is acceptable for celebrities to raise awareness about such causes, the vast ...

29 Aug 2025 at 06:00

Hunger strike mother steps up action in bid to free son jailed in Egypt

A mother on hunger strike has urged Sir Keir Starmer to help free her jailed son before she collapses and is hospitalised. British-Egyptian pro-democracy activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah, 43, has been detained in Egypt since September 29 2019 and in ...

12 Dec 2024 at 18:13

City

Ben & Jerry’s claims boss fired by Unilever over political activism

Ben & Jerry’s has said parent firm Unilever has sacked its chief executive amid rows over the ice cream brand’s political activism. The US brand said in a court filing that David Stever, who led the firm for almost two years, was removed from ...

20 Mar 2025 at 11:13

World

Detained student activist Mahmoud Khalil appears in US immigration court

Detained Columbia University student activist Mahmoud Khalil appeared briefly on Friday in immigration court at a remote Louisiana detention centre as his lawyers fight in multiple venues to try to free him. Mr Khalil, 30, a legal US ...

21 Mar 2025 at 22:51

World

Charlie Kirk ‘a key figure in building support for Republicans among young’

Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old activist who was shot at an appearance at a Utah college on Wednesday, personifies the pugnacious, populist conservatism that has taken over the Republican Party in the age of President Donald Trump. Mr ...

10 Sept 2025 at 21:11

News

Nadine Shah among musicians planning to support next Kneecap court hearing

Musicians including Nadine Shah and Gurriers have said they will attend court to support Kneecap when one of its members appears accused of allegedly supporting a proscribed terrorist organisation. Referencing the stage where ...

10 Jul 2025 at 10:43

Warning over ‘agitators’ as hotel protests to continue

More protests outside hotels housing asylum seekers will take place around the country amid a large police presence and warnings one demonstration could be “hijacked by agitators”. Anti-migrant protesters and anti-racism ...

09 Aug 2025 at 13:48

Lammy calls on Jenrick to say sorry for attacks on judges

Robert Jenrick should apologise to judges for attacks which have left them feeling “unsafe”, Justice Secretary David Lammy said. Shadow justice secretary Mr Jenrick has pledged to put ministers back in charge of ...

23 Oct 2025 at 14:42

Movies

Jimmy Kimmel makes dig at Trump on Oscars stage

Jimmy Kimmel’s dig at Donald Trump and director Paul Thomas Anderson referencing “the mess that we left in this world” were among several politically charged comments from stars on the stage of the 98th Academy ...

16 Mar 2026 at 05:04

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