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UK under pressure to restore Unrwa funding following Colonna report: The British government is coming under increased pressure to restore future funding to the ...
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UK under pressure to restore Unrwa funding following Colonna report
Quick Glance: UNRWA Report Highlights Lack of Evidence for Israel's Employee Militancy Claims
  • An independent review commissioned by the United Nations found that Israel has not provided evidence to support its accusation that a 'significant' number of employees of the U.N. relief agency for Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip are members of terrorist organizations.

  • The review, led by former French foreign minister Catherine Colonna, revealed that UNRWA 'plays an indispensable and irreplaceable role in the region,' despite issues such as employees expressing political views and offices being used for 'political or military purposes'.

  • The review listed recommendations to enhance UNRWA operations, including improved training, more rigorous employee screening, and a thorough review of all textbooks and supplements.

  • Concerns were raised regarding the screening of UNRWA employees and the content of textbooks, while Israel has yet to provide evidence to support the claim that a significant number of UNRWA employees are members of terrorist organizations.
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Royal Stoke's new £32m multi-storey opens in bid to end parking misery: A ribbon cutting ceremony has taken place to celebrate the £32m project which aims to ...
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Royal Stoke's new £32m multi-storey opens in bid to end parking misery
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Staff at Kent school face redundancies due to rising 'costs and inflation': The Duke of York's Royal Military School said it was consulting on a ...
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Staff at Kent school face redundancies due to rising 'costs and inflation'
Quick Glance: Arrest and Three Injured in Wales School Attack
  • Police urge removal of social media footage to prevent contempt of court and distressing those affected.

  • A parent expresses concern over the injured and highlights the rarity of such incidents in Ammanford.

  • Three injured and one arrested after an incident at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford, South-west Wales.

  • Recap of the ongoing investigation at the school as parents anxiously wait for updates on their children's safety.
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Foreign states targeting sensitive research at UK universities, MI5 warns: Ministers considering more funding to protect important research sites ...
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Foreign states targeting sensitive research at UK universities, MI5 warns
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Health care pros on how to improve Cumbrian cancer services: Care professionals and charities from across Cumbria came together in Carlisle earlier this month to ...
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Health care pros on how to improve Cumbrian cancer services
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Payouts over SEND complaints increase by £40,000 in a year: The council's standards committee hears that Cornwall receives much less funding for children ...
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Payouts over SEND complaints increase by £40,000 in a year
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Residents react to major upgrade on A595 in Grizebeck: A RESIDENT said that a road improvement project has come '40 years late' in response to the news that the ...
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Residents react to major upgrade on A595 in Grizebeck
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Failure to reinstate UNRWA funding is 'negation of duty' Rishi Sunak told: SNP MP Brendan O’Hara suggested the UK government is 'not concerned' with the ...
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Failure to reinstate UNRWA funding is 'negation of duty' Rishi Sunak told
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Million pound investment into New Forest community projects: New Forest District Council (NFDC) has given £1 million from the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) ...
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Million pound investment into New Forest community projects
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Bristol film festival cancels 30th anniversary showcase: Encounters Film Festival has been running in Bristol since 1995
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Bristol film festival cancels 30th anniversary showcase
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‘The Government is failing our schools’: A union leader has called for an increase in funding for Lincolnshire’s education system to help support the next ...
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‘The Government is failing our schools’
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Staff are 'using buckets to catch water dripping through hospital ceilings': Calls have been made for more funding to save 'crumbling' Stepping Hill ...
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Staff are 'using buckets to catch water dripping through hospital ...
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Summer cost of living payment update as key date named: Financial support will be available over the coming months for some of the poorest households
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Summer cost of living payment update as key date named
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Malvern Splash to upgrade with £400,000 in funding: A leisure centre in Great Malvern is set to receive up to £400,000 to revamp its facility.
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Malvern Splash to upgrade with £400,000 in funding
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Malvern: St Matthias Primary School technology boost: CHILDREN at Malvern's St Matthias Primary School look set to benefit from a successful application for ...
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Malvern: St Matthias Primary School technology boost
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Council hits back on claims it has sat on £16m for special schools: Derbyshire County Council has received millions of pounds for improvements and the authority ...
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Council hits back on claims it has sat on £16m for special schools
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Whalley Old Grammar School Community Centre opens new space thanks to Laurus Homes alongside Lovell Homes and L&Q
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Whalley Old Grammar School Community Centre opens new space thanks to ...
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Isle of Wight charity host dog show fundraiser: The day was spent celebrating the remarkable bond between dogs and their owners while raising vital funds for the ...
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Isle of Wight charity host dog show fundraiser
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How £57m will be spent on Staffordshire's schools: Staffordshire County Council's schools capital programme includes plans to build ...
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How £57m will be spent on Staffordshire's schools
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Wiltshire and Hampshire community groups scoop cash from SSEN grants: DOZENS of communities across the south west have been awarded grants from an electricity ...
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Wiltshire and Hampshire community groups scoop cash from SSEN grants