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Thu, 26/01/2023 - 23:04

Atlanta activists are calling for an independent investigation and solidarity, after police killed an Indigenous land defender in a heavily-armed raid.

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Thu, 26/01/2023 - 22:11

By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch When the first Russian forces began entering Ukrainian territory in February 2022, the instant reaction from Europe, the UK, Canada and Australia, was one of open commitment to Ukraine’s refugees.  The relentless human trains heading westwards were initially embraced by Poles, whose history with Ukraine is, at best, tense and […]

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Thu, 26/01/2023 - 22:01

"We can either electrify the status quo to reach zero emissions, or the energy transition can be used as an opportunity to rethink our cities and the transportation sector," says lead author of new report.

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Thu, 26/01/2023 - 20:30

The Autons are closing in on 1970s London in the second half of the political spy-fi full-cast audio adventure, Torchwood: Double, released today by Big Finish Productions. Louise Jameson returns as the deeply flawed but brilliant ex-MI5 agent Roberta Craven – investigating murders, the Nestene Consciousness and the oil crisis in the climactic finale of […]

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Thu, 26/01/2023 - 20:00
Martina Fazio and Gary Harper During recessions, and indeed pandemics, housing prices usually fall. Yet between March 2020 and December 2021 (‘the pandemic’), housing prices grew in the UK, reaching at the time their highest growth rate in a decade. During this pandemic, many more people could work from home, which potentially influenced their housing … Continue reading Location, location, location? How UK housing preferences shifted during the pandemic