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More than 100 protest against Palestine Action ban outside US embassy in London
<p>Police start arresting demonstrators with Met commander alleging they are ‘essentially meeting to purposefully commit a crime’</p><p>Police have started making arrests at the first mass demonstration under Andy Burnham’s premiership opposing the proscription of Palestine Action.</p><p>More than 100 people gathered outside the US embassy in Battersea, south London, holding signs that read: “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/31/protest-against-palestine-action-ban-outside-us-embassy-in-london">Continue reading...</a>
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Profits at UK charity shops drop amid shift in secondhand clothes market
<p>Oxfam describes ‘exceptionally challenging’ trading after retail profit reportedly fell 23% year on year</p><p>Profits at some of the UK’s best-known charity shops have plummeted as they face a number of pressures, including from online secondhand clothes platforms, prompting claims that a key part of the sector’s fundraising model could be under threat.</p><p>According to unpublished accounts <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/e27fbf83-5223-4443-97dd-8cb70ae5e077?syn-25a6b1a6=1">seen by the Financial Times</a>, Oxfam’s retail profit fell 23% to £4.9m in the last financial year, compared with £6.4m in the previous year.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/31/profits-uk-charity-shops-oxfam-shift-secondhand-clothes-market">Continue reading...</a>
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Ethiopian PM puts ministers through military training
The prime minister has previously emphasised military preparedness as central to his government's ambitions.