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Fears for UK security as Foreign Office moves to scrap unit on conflict and refugee crises

MPs warn axing FCDO’s migration and conflict directorate amid staff cuts risks undermining peace work and expertise

The Guardian - UK

Trainers’ chief backs radical alternative to government’s gambling tax plan

The National Trainers’ Federation gave its ‘full backing’ to proposals for a big rise in tax rates for operators of online casino games

The Guardian - UK

Labour backbench MPs push for tough, wholesale changes to gambling regulation

Large and growing group fear ministers may pull their punches when drafting new legislation to appease donors

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UK will take more measures against Israel if no Gaza ceasefire soon – Lammy

Speaking at the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, the Foreign Secretary admitted the impact of previous measures was ‘not sufficient’.

Evening Standard

Lammy threatens more sanctions on Israel if ceasefire isn’t reached within weeks

The foreign secretary also refused to set a timeframe for when the UK would recognise Palestinian statehood

The Independent UK

Voices: As the world gets more dangerous – the UK has to build peace through aid as it prepares for war

COMMENT: It is much cheaper to steer communities away from violence than to respond to its devastating impacts, write Labour MP Alex Ballinger and Lord Jack McConnell

The Independent UK

MP: ‘Targeting’ of children in Gaza by Israeli drones like ‘warped video game’

Patricia Ferguson said evidence from a retired surgeon of children being targeted by drones showed ‘cold calculation’ by Israeli forces.

Evening Standard

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My 60-year-old dad and I both added one 30-minute strength workout a week on top of our usual riding, here’s the difference it made

Few of us want to forgo bike time for picking up and putting down heavy objects. But what if it’s worth the sacrifice? Alex Ballinger tests the benefit of six weeks’ strength work - and ropes in his dad for good measure

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