Archive of articles from 2011

Feminist protest kicks off outside London porn event

Hugh Hefner with two models. The Playboy founder is widely considered to have brought the industry some mainstream acceptibility.

Several feminist groups will join forces today to protest outside a porn summit in central London.

Hesitant Britain waits for Palestine verdict

The UN will be at the centre of efforts to secure a Palestinian state today.

Britain continued to hesitate yesterday in the face of increasingly frantic scenes at the UN, where delegates are preparing for the climax of the Palestinian statehood bid.

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Met given slap on the wrists for Guardian attack

Vaz is chairman of the home affairs committee

The Met's deputy assistant commissioner was given a slap on the wrists by Keith Vaz today after being summoned to explain its actions against the Guardian.

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Cameron issues desperate plea as economic crisis deepens

David Cameron issued a desperate plea to European countries to demonstrate "political will" yesterday, as global markets continued to tumble.

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Harman attacked for 'women-only' conference event

No men allowed: The women-only meeting prompted controversy

A Labour conference event on party policy has been attacked for barring men from attending.

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'Mums in pyjamas' to target Tory party conference

Ready to march? Women's groups are wearing pyjamas to highlight cuts to childcare.

A delegation of mums will protest outside the Tory party conference wearing only pyjamas next week.

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Met 'should be stripped of counter-terrorism responsibility'

MPs suggested counter-terrorism operations should be handed to the new National Crime Agency after the Olympics.

Responsibility for counter-terrorism operations should be taken from the Metropolitan police and handed to another body, an influential committee of MPs has found.

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