Wednesday, November 11, 2026
The UK Home Office building at Queen Anne's Gate, London. Photo: CC BY-SA 2.0

Government makes £5bn a year from immigration fees while applicants are forced into debt

Home Office’s fees are up to 10 times the processing cost – and rising every year

Border Carbon Tax Could Cut Emissions

Major trading countries are urged to make a big contribution to the battle against climate change by introducing a carbon tax on imports.

LGBTQ advocates cheer historic victory after US House passes equality act

"This vote is a monumental step forward in the fight for true, lived equality for LGBTQ people."

From Massachusetts, some tax-the-rich inspiration

The super rich, worldwide, are regularly cowing their critics. Bay Staters have pounded back.

Indicted: Grand Jury Brings Charges Against Baltimore Police Officers Tied to Freddie Gray Death

Charges were brought against six Baltimore police officers in the death of Freddie Gray clearly leading the way to a criminal trial. And the most serious indictments—second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter—remain.

Second correctional officer pleads guilty to assaulting handcuffed inmate

“Damaging repercussions are felt across our community and beyond whenever a sworn officer violates the civil rights of a person in their charge.”

VIDEO: 'These Are War Crimes:' Shocking Details Emerge of US Resident Majid Khan’s Torture...

Details of Majid Khan's, the only known legal resident of the U.S. to be held at Guantánamo, torture provides new insight on the abuse by the CIA. The declassified information is both abusive and sick in nature.
A residential street in England. Photo: James Emmans / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Revealed: the vast scale of England’s £255m illegal care industry

Our major new investigation shows the trade in illegal children’s homes involves hundreds of companies – and a quarter of a billion pounds

After Cop’s Shooting of Unarmed Walter Scott Caught on Video, New Calls for Body...

Would requiring officers to wear body cameras be a new way to address civil rights concerns? Jay Stanley, senior policy analyst with the Speech, Privacy and Technology Project at the American Civil Liberties Union, talks about the newly ignited debate.
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‘It was murder’: Minneapolis demands charges in police killing of George Floyd, calls to...

Thousands take to the streets of Minneapolis to protest against the police killing of George Floyd.