Environmental campaigners raise concerns as more than 200 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists attend UN plastic treaty negotiations, potentially undermining efforts to tackle plastic pollution.
The UK government has introduced a new 'Civil Society Covenant' aimed at safeguarding the rights of charities and campaigners to engage in peaceful protests without undue interference.
Campaigners demand urgent action to relocate Afghan heroes who served alongside British forces, as delays and bureaucracy leave lives in peril.