Israel and Gaza: nighttime ceasefire after days of fighting.

Creative Media NewsMonday, 8 August 2022, 16:000

The Gaza Strip ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants looks to be holding. Following three days of conflict in which Israel targeted the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and militants fired rockets at Israel, Egypt negotiated a ceasefire. At least 44 Palestinians were killed in the deadliest outbreak since an 11-day battle in May 2021. Israel...

Afghan refugees in Bristol one year after Taliban takeover.

Creative Media NewsMonday, 8 August 2022, 15:000

Malalai, age 10, fled to the United Kingdom with her mother and cousin after three days of waiting at the Kabul airport, where there was no food and people were crushed to death as they attempted to flee. Yusuf, Malalai’s father, was already extremely apprehensive of the mounting dangers of living in Afghanistan. He escaped...

Climate change: A landmark US bill passes a Senate obstacle.

Creative Media NewsMonday, 8 August 2022, 14:000

The US Senate has approved a plan that includes the highest investment in American history for climate action: $369 billion (£305 billion). According to the architects of the Inflation Reduction Act, the country’s carbon emissions will be reduced by 40 percent by 2030. Some households could receive a tax credit of up to $7,500 for...

This week’s heatwave will be longer than July’s; no barbecuing!

Creative Media NewsMonday, 8 August 2022, 13:000

The peak of the heatwave is anticipated to occur on Friday or Saturday, as high pressure builds across the United Kingdom. Another heatwave is on its way to the United Kingdom, exacerbating dry conditions that have already prompted hosepipe bans in some regions. Although temperatures will remain lower than last month’s record-breaking highs of 40.3C...

June Spencer is the last original member of the Archers cast to retire.

Creative Media NewsMonday, 8 August 2022, 12:000

June Spencer, the last original cast member of the BBC Radio 4 drama The Archers, retired at the age of 103. Since 1951, the actress has portrayed matriarch Peggy Woolley (previously Archer). Her last appearance aired during the Sunday omnibus episode, in which she addressed commissioning a stained glass window for her two great-great-grandchildren. Spencer...

Incredible adolescent requires stem cell donation to overcome leukemia.

Creative Media NewsMonday, 8 August 2022, 11:000

The family of 14-year-old Daniel Greer has urged young males between the ages of 16 and 30 to join the stem cell registry. James, Daniel’s brother, is not a match; therefore, Daniel needs a transplant from an unrelated donor. A leukemia-stricken teenager’s family has asked others to join the stem cell registry, as a transplant...

Police records indicate that strip searches of schoolgirls are not an isolated occurrence.

Creative Media NewsMonday, 8 August 2022, 10:000

The police strip-search of a black girl at her school in east London was not an isolated incident, according to England’s children’s commissioner. After the “Child Q” incident was made public in March, Dame Rachel de Souza requested data from the Met Police. From 2018 to 2020, nearly a quarter of the 650 strip-searches of...

England’s women miss 4x400m gold following disqualification.

Creative Media NewsMonday, 8 August 2022, 9:000

The women of England lost out on the 4x400m Commonwealth relay gold in a controversial photo finish. Victoria Ohuruogu, Jodie Williams, Ama Pipi, and Jessie Knight appeared to have earned the victory by a thousandth of a second over Canada; however, while Alexander Stadium erupted in jubilation, authorities were reviewing race tape and discovered a...

The Crown Prosecution Service aims to eradicate street harassment by filing prosecutions.

Creative Media NewsMonday, 8 August 2022, 8:000

According to the Crown Prosecution Service, even isolated occurrences of “cat-calling” could be considered violations of current public order regulations. New guidance to prosecutors in England and Wales states that perpetrators of sexual harassment on the street can and will be prosecuted. The CPS issued a warning against “sexually threatening or abusive” remarks. “Feeling safe...

Met Police strip-searched 650 children, predominantly black boys, in two years, some as young as 10.

Creative Media NewsMonday, 8 August 2022, 7:000

The Metropolitan Police strip-searches children without an adult present in over a quarter of cases, with black boys being disproportionately targeted, according to new data. Kevin Donohue has represented youngsters who have been through the experience in other parts of the country. He says: “An apology is insufficient. Compensation is insufficient.” The investigation, which was...

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak face pressure amid proposals for daily COBRA crisis meetings.

Creative Media NewsMonday, 8 August 2022, 6:000

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are under increasing pressure to explain how they will assist British families during the autumn’s cost-of-living crisis. With inflation anticipated to exceed 13 percent in October, the energy price ceiling expected to increase, and a recession forecast for the rest of the year, economic policy has become the central issue...

Gordon Brown fears that people would die hungry and cold within months.

Creative Media NewsMonday, 8 August 2022, 5:000

Gordon Brown stated that he is extensively campaigning on the cost of living crisis because he is witnessing levels of poverty in his hometown of Fife “that I never expected to see again in my lifetime.” Gordon Brown has warned that people will go hungry and be unable to heat their houses by October if...

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