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Activists sound Climate Alarm inside Trump Hotel to kick off protest

Activists sound Climate Alarm inside Trump Hotel to kick off protest

A group of environmental activists marched into the Trump International Hotel in Washington on 9 May to kick off a day-long environmental protest by sounding a climate alarm in the hotels lobby. The protest, called Wake Up Trump Hotel to the Climate Crisis was organized by the Peoples Climate Movement, to rally against President Donald Trumps expected decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement. May 10, 2017
Our Westminster system is broken, and our economy is rigged say Jeremy Corbyn

Our Westminster system is broken, and our economy is rigged say Jeremy Corbyn

Jeremy Corbyn launched Labours election campaign on Tuesday (9 May) with a speech aimed at the partys core voters. He criticised the Conservatives for being part of a system which he said was skewed towards the wealthy and those who want to hijack Brexit whilst paying less tax. Labour is under attack because we are standing up to the elites, he told the rally audience in Manchester, northern England. Pollster ICM said on Monday (9 May) that the Conservative Partys lead was the biggest on record on record for any British election survey it had conducted and commentators, including some senior Labour figures, say Corbyn is to blame for the partys growing unpopularity.Corbyn, a socialist who has pledged higher taxes on the wealthy and a crackdown on powerful corporations, fought off a challenge to his leadership last September, only a year after he was first elected to the position with many of his own lawmakers doubting his appeal to the wider electorate. May 10, 2017
Child airlifted to Birmingham Childrens Hospital after Drayton Manor incident

Child airlifted to Birmingham Childrens Hospital after Drayton Manor incident

A young girl was airlifted to Birmingham Childrens Hospital on 9 May after falling from the Splash Canyon ride at Drayton Manor theme park. Police said the girl was believed to be 11 years old, from the Leicester area, and that both her parents and the Health and Safety Executive had been informed. May 9, 2017
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