Labour's war on boomers: Gordon Brown stole your old age, now Starmer and Reeves plan to finish the job, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN
Now it seems Surkeir and Rachel From Complaints are determined to finish the job.
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- The Independent
Woman charged with assault after migrant ‘walked into her flat'
A woman has been charged with assaulting a security guard at a hotel housing migrants after one of its residents allegedly walked into her flat, the Metropolitan Police has said. The migrant, who is in his early 20s, has also been arrested on suspicion of assault, the force said. Footage began circulating on social media on Wednesday of a man entering a house after being told 'to go back to the hotel'. He was later detained by members of the public nearby. In an update on Friday, the Met said Channay Augustus, 22, has been charged with possession of an offensive weapon, affray, assault on an emergency worker, common assault and possession of cannabis. She is an occupant of the flat that was entered. The affray and common assault charges relate to an altercation at the Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf later on Wednesday evening, police said. The hotel has been a focus of protests in recent weeks. The alleged victim of the common assault is a security guard at the hotel, the Met said. Augustus, of Tower Hamlets, will appear at Thames Magistrates' Court on Friday. Officers arrested the migrant in the Hackney area on suspicion of common assault in the early hours of Friday morning. 'We can confirm that this is the man who allegedly entered the flat,' a statement said. He remains in police custody.
The Guardian
13 minutes ago
- The Guardian
Plastic pollution talks fail as negotiators in Geneva reject draft treaties
Once again negotiators will leave the plastic summit this week without a treaty, having failed to reach agreement in what was supposed to have been the final round of talks. The delegates, who were attempting to complete a crucial treaty to end the plastic pollution crisis remain deadlocked over whether it should reduce exponential growth of plastic production and put global, legally binding controls on toxic chemicals used to make plastics. Luis Vayas Valdivieso, the chair of the negotiating committee, wrote and presented two drafts of treaty text in Geneva based on the views expressed by the participants. The representatives from 184 countries did not agree to use either one as the basis for their negotiations. Valdivieso said on Friday morning, as the delegates reconvened in the assembly hall, that no further action was being proposed at this stage on the latest draft. Delegates are still in talks but have not decided on the next steps. Palau, speaking for 39 small island developing states (Sids), voiced frustration at repeatedly investing resources and personnel in such discussion and 'repeatedly returning home with insufficient progress to show our people … It is unjust for Sids to face the brunt of yet another global environmental crisis we contribute minimally to.' Representatives of Norway, Australia, Tuvalu and others countries said they were deeply disappointed to be leaving Geneva without a treaty. The European commissioner Jessika Roswall said the EU and its member states had higher expectations for this meeting, but while the draft fell short of demands, it would be a good basis for another negotiating session. 'The Earth is not ours only. We are stewards for those who come after us. Let us fulfil that duty,' she said. Saudi Arabia said both drafts lacked balance, and Saudi and Kuwaiti negotiators said the latest proposal took other states's views more into account and addressed plastic production, which they considered outside the scope of the treaty. That draft, released early on Friday, did not include a limit on plastic production but recognised that current levels of production and consumption were 'unsustainable' and global action was needed. New language had been added to say these levels exceeded current waste management capacities and were projected to increase further, 'thereby necessitating a coordinated global response to halt and reverse such trends'. The objective of the treaty was also revamped to state that the accord would be based on a comprehensive approach that addressed the full lifecycle of plastics. The biggest issue of the talks has been whether the treaty should impose caps on producing new plastic or focus instead on things like better design, recycling and reuse. Powerful oil- and gas-producing countries and the plastics industry oppose production limits. They want a treaty focused on better waste management and reuse. Every year, the world makes more than 400m tonnes of new plastic, and that could increase by about 70% by 2040 without policy changes. About 100 countries want to limit production. Many said it was also essential to address toxic chemicals used to make plastics. Thursday was the last scheduled day of negotiations, but work on the revised draft continued into Friday. Science showed what it would take to end pollution and protect human health, said Bethanie Carney Almroth, an ecotoxicology professor at Sweden's University of Gothenburg who co-leads the Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty. The science supported addressing the full lifecycle of plastics, beginning with extraction and production, and restricting some chemicals to ensure plastics were safer and more sustainable, she added. 'The science has not changed,' Almroth said. 'It cannot be down negotiated.' Environmentalists, waste pickers, Indigenous leaders and business executives travelled to the talks to make their voices heard. Some used creative tactics but are leaving disappointed. Indigenous leaders sought a treaty that recognised their rights and knowledge.
The Sun
13 minutes ago
- The Sun
Migrant in his 20s ‘from Canary Wharf hotel' is arrested over ‘assault' after ‘entering woman's flat'
A MIGRANT in his 20s has been arrested for common assault after entering a woman's flat. The incident occurred in the Isle of Dogs on Wednesday night before he was detained by nearby members of the public. 3 Early this morning he was arrested by police on suspicion of common assault and he remains in custody. MailOnline reported that the man was a migrant staying in a Canary Wharf hotel. He reportedly entered the woman's house after being told to "go back to the hotel" where anti-migrant protestors were gathered. The 22-year-old woman whose flat he entered was arrested on Wednesday evening. She has since been charged with a number of offences including possession of an offensive weapon, affray, assault on an emergency worker, common assault and possession of cannabis. The affray and common assault charge relate to an incident at the Britannia Hotel in Marsh Wall which occurred on Wednesday evening. It concerned an alleged attack on a security guard at the hotel. She is due to appear in court later this morning. 3 3
