Ceren Sagir

London

Deputy News Editor and Social Affairs Reporter at The Morning Star

Morning Star deputy news editor and social affairs reporter. Human rights activist. She/Her. My name is pronounced jer-anne. Views are my own etc.

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Children under 16 in Wales share experiences of housing issues and homelessness

2 weeks ago | morningstaronline.co.uk | Ceren Sagir

CHILDREN under 16 in Wales have spoken for the first time about the impact of housing issues and homelessness on their lives, in a report published today by the Children’s Commissioner for Wales. The report reveals first-hand accounts of children living in cramped, unsafe and often dangerous conditions, with many describing the toll on their physical and mental health, as well as their education.
Former London mayor candidate condemned for sharing fake image of Sadiq Khan drowning

2 weeks ago | morningstaronline.co.uk | Ceren Sagir

DEFEATED London mayoral candidate Susan Hall has been condemned for sharing an AI-generated image of Sadiq Khan appearing to drown, with her post being called “disgusting and unacceptable.” Ms Hall, who lost last year’s mayoral election to Mr Khan, reposted an image from a right-wing X user depicting the Labour mayor struggling in water with the caption: “What would you throw to save [him]?” The 70-year-old Tory politician responded: “A Ulez camera [sic].” Labour MP Neil Coyle said: “These...
dayGreenpeace co-leader among activists arrested for pouring blood-red dye into US embassy pond

2 weeks ago | morningstaronline.co.uk | Ceren Sagir

SIX Greenpeace activists were arrested today following a demonstration outside the US embassy in London against the continued sale of arms to Israel. Protesters tipped 300 litres of non-toxic, biodegradable blood-red dye from containers with the words “Stop Arming Israel” written on into a large pond in front of the embassy building. The containers were delivered to the embassy on bicycles disguised as delivery couriers.
More schools cutting teachers due to squeeze on finances

2 weeks ago | morningstaronline.co.uk | Ceren Sagir

ABOUT half of senior leaders in secondary schools have been forced to cut teachers, teaching assistants and support staff this year, new research has revealed. More secondary school leaders are making cuts to staff than last year due to a squeeze on finances, according to a poll by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) for the Sutton Trust.
Nationalisation of British Steel ‘on the table’, says Reeves

2 weeks ago | morningstaronline.co.uk | Ceren Sagir

“ALL options remain on the table” for the future of British Steel, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said today as fears grew that its Scunthorpe plant could close next month. The company’s Chinese owner, Jingye, has cancelled future orders for raw materials needed to keep the furnaces operational and British Steel has launched a formal consultation process. Ms Reeves suggested that nationalisation could be a possibility, saying: “All options remain on the table regarding British Steel.
Shortages of larger social housing means families wait over a century

2 weeks ago | morningstaronline.co.uk | Ceren Sagir

ACUTE shortages of larger social housing mean that it would now take more than 100 years to clear waiting lists in some places, an analysis revealed today. Data from the Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government, analysed by housing charities, shows that in the nine worst-affected council areas, families needing homes with at least three bedrooms face waits of 67 years or more.
Israel's latest attacks kill 25 in overnight strikes

2 weeks ago | morningstaronline.co.uk | Ceren Sagir

ISRAELI strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight and into this morning killed at least 25 people, including eight children and five women, according to Palestinian medics. A strike on a home in the central town of Deir al-Balah killed 11 people, including five children as young as two, according to the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, which received the bodies. Another four people were killed in a separate strike that hit a different house in the town, it said.
Trump tariffs will further harm garment workers' pay, labour rights group warns

2 weeks ago | morningstaronline.co.uk | Ceren Sagir

DONALD TRUMP’S punitive tariffs will further harm economies already unable to pay garment workers fair wages, a British workers’ rights organisation has warned. Anna Bryher, from Labour Behind the Label, said the group is deeply concerned about the potential impact of the US president’s new tariffs on Asian economies such as Sri Lanka, Cambodia and Vietnam — key garment-producing nations already struggling to ensure fair wages and social protections for workers.
Declassified government documents reveal US forces in Britain are exempt from nuclear safety rules

2 weeks ago | morningstaronline.co.uk | Ceren Sagir

DECLASSIFIED government documents have revealed that US military bases across Britain are exempt from nuclear safety rules. Disclosed through legal work by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) and their lawyers at Leigh Day, visiting US forces are not bound by Britain’s emergency radiation laws, leaving bases like RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk under no legal obligation to prepare for nuclear accidents.
Two-thirds of people think first class stamp rise is unfair

2 weeks ago | morningstaronline.co.uk | Ceren Sagir

MORE than two-thirds of people think the increase in the price of a first-class stamp over the past five years is unfair, a survey has found. From today, a first-class stamp will cost £1.70, up from 76p in 2020, following eight price hikes, despite Royal Mail failing to meet any of its annual delivery targets in the last five years.