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A police van was set ablaze and officers were pelted with missiles during violent clashes between protesters outside a hotel providing refuge for asylum seekers in Merseyside.Three people have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder following clashes between pro and anti-migrant groups near the Suites Hotel on Ribbers Lane, Knowsley on Friday evening.

Oxfam has called on the G7 to take life-saving action over famine in East Africa, as campaigners protested in Trafalgar Square ahead of the summit in Japan on Friday.Demonstrators dressed up as G7 leaders including Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and US president Joe Biden wore oversized masks as they stood in front of six-feet-tall letters spelling famine.

The immigration minister has declared Hotel Britain must end in a bid to disincentivise asylum shopping, with migrants set to be housed in simple, functional spaces as opposed to luxury rooms.Robert Jenrick has insisted a move towards more basic accommodation is necessary to remove a pull factor for those making their way to the UK in small boats, as he insisted Britain will be compassionate but not naive.

The Prince and Princess of Wales have shared a festive picture painted by their nine-year-old son, Prince George, which indicates that the future king might share his grandfather's artistic talent.William and Kate tweeted the image of a reindeer in the snow with two robins, alongside the message Happy Christmas!

Ethiopian American industrial designer and artist Jomo Tariku exhibited four chair and stool designs in partnership with Wexler Gallery at Design Miami/ 2022.He's best known for creating ergonomic furniture inspired by his African roots - from culture to architecture, landscapes to wildlife, and colors to hairstyles.

After winning a prize in Quebec, Michael Kaloki went on to sculpt ice at other competitions, such as the Helsinki Zoo International Ice Carving Festival.Michael Kaloki I still remember a headline in one of Kenya's daily newspapers from 2002: "Climate Change Threatens the Snow and Ice Caps of Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya."

The King was praised for sending a wonderful message in the current climate by staging a celebration of Ugandan Asians who fled to the UK 50 years ago.Veteran broadcaster Jon Snow said for the King to make his first major event a multi-cultural one and welcome Uganda Asians, leading figures and charities who supported the displaced to Buckingham Palace was significant.

More than 120 people were killed in devastating floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in Rwanda, the government said on Wednesday, the highest death toll from a flood reported in a single day in the country's recent history.Entire families were killed, injured or left homeless and in desperate need of assistance.

Published On 30 Dec 202230 Dec 2022 A cascade of extreme weather exacerbated by climate change has devastated communities around the globe this year, including through sweltering heat and drought, wilted crops, forest fires and big rivers shrinking to a trickle.In Pakistan, record monsoon rains inundated more than a third of the country, killing more than 1,500 people.

More than 42,000 marine species are threatened with extinction according to global conservation body, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).In a statement released on Friday, the IUCN said that human activity, including illegal and unsustainable fishing, pollution, climate change and disease, were  threats facing marine species.

Illegal and unsustainable fishing, fossil fuel exploration, the climate crisis and disease are pushing marine species to the brink of extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list, with populations of dugongs, abalone shellfish and pillar coral at risk of disappearing for ever.

Ugandan lawmakers have passed a sweeping anti-gay law that can bring punishments as severe as the death penalty the culmination of a long-running campaign against L.G.B.T.Q.people in a conservative nation in East Africa.The law, which was passed late on Tuesday night after more than seven hours of discussion and amendments, calls for a life sentence for anyone engaging in gay sex, and even attempting to have same-sex relations would be met with a seven-year prison term.

In January, I fell in love with someone.It was the last thing I'd expect and caught me completely off guard.He has sandy blond hair with flecks of gray and gorgeous, sad eyes.He loves to go on walks and cuddle.His name is Herbie.He is just over eight pounds and is a mutt of some terrier variety.My affection for Herbie came as a surprise because I have never been much of a pet person.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Russia's renewed invasion of Ukraine could cause higher deaths in East Africa than in the conflict zone, MPs have heard.Concerns over disruption on grain supplies and price increases caused by the war were raised in the House of Commons by Conservative former minister Sir James Duddridge.

The King has held a meeting with Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) charities to discuss humanitarian crises around the world.Charles joined chief executives and aid workers at Buckingham Palace as they spoke about the Pakistan Floods Appeal, which has topped 38 million, the drought in East Africa and the situation in Afghanistan and Ukraine.

So many giants of the arts world left us in 2022  here are just a few of the actors, writers, filmmakers, artists and performers who died in the past year, listed chronologically below by the dates of their deaths.Sidney Poitier Evening Standard/Getty Images Sidney Poitier: actor, activist, and trailblazing heartthrob Poitier first became a movie star in the 1950s.

A Russian businessman believed to be a close ally of Yevgeny Prigozhin has been taken to hospital in Central African Republic after an assassination attempt, the RIA Novosti news agency has reported, citing the local Russian embassy.Dmitry Sytii, who officially works as the head of the Russian House culture centre in CAR's capital, Bangui, had sanctions imposed on him by the US in September 2020 for his alleged links to Wagner Group, a private military group founded by Prigozhin that has deployed more than 1,000 fighters in the unstable country to fight rebels.

You've bought craft spirits and artisanal bitters, stocked your bar cart with stirrers, shakers and citrus juicers.But when it's time to mix up cocktails, do you utilize your spice rack?Bitters, liqueurs, vermouths and other common cocktail ingredients are all made with spices, and are a great (and very easy) way to incorporate spice flavors in mixed drinks, says Ethan Frisch, co-founder of Burlap & Barrel, a New York City-based spice company.

Each of the last eight years, if projections for 2022 hold, will have been hotter than any year prior to 2015, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a report on Sunday as the COP27 UN Climate Summit opened in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt."As COP27 gets underway, our planet is sending a distress signal," said UN chief Antonio Guterres, describing the report as "a chronicle of climate chaos."

Earth's warming weather and rising seas are getting worse and doing so faster than before, the World Meteorological Organisation warned as world leaders started gathering in Egypt for international climate negotiations at Cop27.The latest State of the Global Climate report is a chronicle of climate chaos," United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.

The annual wildebeest migration from Tanzania to Kenya.A drought in the region has caused mass animal deaths.(Joe Mwihia/AP)More than a thousand animals have died as a result of a drought in Kenya, according to a report released Friday by the country's Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife, including hundreds of zebras and elephants.

India's acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik broke his silence after his sand sculpture of British prime minister Rishi Sunak was confused with Tony Blair.Mr Pattnaik told The Independent that he was shocked to see comments of people finding the portrait similar to another British politician as his only intention was to portray Mr Sunak.

An Indian artist paid tribute to Rishi Sunak on his appointment as prime minister by building a sand sculpture of him  but some think it looks more like former Labour prime minister Tony Blair.Sudarsan Pattnayak, a specialist sand artist, made the sculpture on Puri Beach in Odisha, India, this week after Mr Sunak won the race to replace Liz Truss, who resigned after just six weeks in the job.

Labour London mayor Sadiq Khan has said it is a source of pride for many that Rishi Sunak is the country's first British-Asian Prime Minister, as it demonstrates that those who work hard can achieve almost anything.Sadiq Khan, a Muslim of Pakistani heritage, said people must put aside party politics when such milestones come around, as he said there will be other opportunities to challenge Mr Sunak on his policies.

Britain's new prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has embraced his Indian and Hindu heritage but he also has roots in present-day Pakistan, in the city of Gujranwala, where his paternal grandparents lived during Britain's colonial rule.The city saw some of the deadliest sectarian riots during the 1947 partition that carved out India and Pakistan from the former British Empire.

Many Indians will be celebrating Rishi Sunak becoming the first person of South Asian origin to move into 10 Downing Street, as Hindus gather to mark Diwali.Following Boris Johnson and Penny Mordaunt dropping out from the race to become prime minister, Mr Sunak was the only one left in the running to replace Liz Truss.

The 24km trek is in aid of homeless children The snazzy new purple Elizabeth line has been taking London by storm since it opened in May, with its icy air conditioning, sci-fi-esque tunnels and extremely speedy ( and punctual) service.Along the walk you'll visit every Elizabeth line station, collecting a stamp at each one as you pass.Now, there's a chance to walk the length of the new line (the bit that's open, anyway).The 24km (15 mile) trek is taking place on Friday October 7, and you'll march all the way from Woolwich in darkest south-east London to Paddington in the west.