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56 UK Labour MPs including 8 front-benchers defied the Leader and the Whip and voted for a SNP amendment to the King's speech calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.

Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …

Keep it seemly.

Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …

One has to really feel for those trying to write political satire these days. How can a satirist be more ridiculous than many of our political leaders they wish to lampoon? Case in point, yesterday's "resignation letter" from sacked former  UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman.

Ten migrants have been stopped at the border and 193 others have been told not to travel to New Zealand.

Ten migrants scammed out of thousands of dollars for visas have been stopped at the border and turned around, while almost 200 others have been...

By RNZ Ten migrants scammed out of thousands of dollars for visas have been stopped at the border and turned around, and almost 200 others have been told not...

They're New Zealand's "modern day slaves", and you'll find them at a bottle shop, pizza parlour, restaurant or orchard near you.

Migrant workers are often lured to New Zealand by the promise of a better life, but instead face exploitation. Meet those working to bring change.