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EMAIL PROBE: A total of 14 staff at Lancashire County Council have been suspended

4:50pm Wednesday 15th April 2009

UPDATE Offensive email content that led to 14 Lancashire County Council workers being suspended related to the Israel Palestine conflict, it is understood.

Gaza 'open air prison'

11:44am Thursday 9th April 2009

Gaza is still an open-air prison, Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has said.

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North West MEP gives view on Gaza in Nelson

10:25am Wednesday 25th March 2009

CHRIS Davies, Liberal Democrat MEP for the North West of England, spoke to more than 300 Pendle residents about the conflict in Gaza.

Israeli soldiers used child as human shield

4:45pm Monday 23rd March 2009

Israeli soldiers used an 11-year-old Palestinian boy as a shield during the war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, UN human rights experts said.

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Twinning group throws out Gaza link-up plans

1:20pm Wednesday 11th March 2009

WORCESTER Twinning Association has rejected controversial plans to twin Worcester and Gaza following secret talks.

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£25,000 cash handed over to Gaza PM

3:45pm Wednesday 11th March 2009

George Galloway MP has handed over £25,000 in cash to Ismail Haniya, the prime minister of Palestine, as a symbol of EU sanctions breaking.

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Aid convoy arrives in Gaza

9:15am Tuesday 10th March 2009

Five thousand miles and 23 days after the Viva Palestina convoy left Hyde Park, London, it finally entered Gaza at around 4pm local time.

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Friends raise an amazing £11,000 after run

12:39pm Monday 9th March 2009

Two friends raised over £11,000 after taking part in the Great North West Half Marathon in Blackpool.

Free British press choose to ignore Gaza convoy

10:02am Monday 9th March 2009

Why has the historic convoy of over a hundred vehicles carrying food and aid to Gaza been largely ignored by the British Media?.

Convoy waiting to cross into Gaza

9:48am Monday 9th March 2009

After a tense day in which the planned crossing into Gaza by Viva Palestina was called off by convoy organisers, agreement has finally been reached with the Egyptian authorities.

Viva Palestina convoy swells to 220 trucks

10:12am Friday 6th March 2009

The great aid convoy from Britian to Gaza has now grown to 220 vehicles including ambulances, buses, a boat and a fire engine.

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Support for Manchester students

4:28pm Wednesday 4th March 2009

Students from across the country will attend a protest to support Gaza and the Manchester student occupation.

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Gaza aid convoy arrives in Libya

2:00pm Monday 2nd March 2009

The Viva Palestina convoy of aid for Gaza, which is being headed up by George Galloway MP, has now reached Libya, two weeks after leaving London.

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110 vehicle Aid Convoy sent with love....

2:04pm Friday 27th February 2009

Five year old Aliyah, shuffled her way to the stage during a charity auction and reduced the audience to tears.

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Survivors of the onslaught

4:09pm Thursday 26th February 2009

A personal account by Plaid Cymru MEP Jill Evans who has recently returned from Gaza.

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UPDATE: Convoy crosses into Tunisia

11:22am Thursday 26th February 2009

Early this evening the convoy crossed into Tunisia to the tears and cheers of the massive Algerian crowds who waived them off at the border crossing.

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Charity distributes $135,000

10:50am Thursday 26th February 2009

Ummah Welfare Trust (UWT) have distributed $135,000 worth of cash on in Gaza to 130 Palestinian families.

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Convoy in historic border crossing

9:58am Monday 23rd February 2009

The Viva Palestina convoy has completed half of the 5,000 mile journey they set out on nine days ago.

East Lancashire's Gaza aid mission back on road

3:27pm Wednesday 18th February 2009

A CONVOY of aid vehicles being driven from East Lancashire to war-torn Gaza is back on the road after being halted by terror police.

Gaza crisis boosts membership at Palestinian charity

12:30pm Tuesday 17th February 2009

IT HAS taken a humanitarian crisis in Gaza to capture the public’s interest in the ongoing conflict. On the back of this devastation one charity, devoted to supporting ordinary Palestinians, has attracted new members.

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Aid vehicles cleared

9:16am Tuesday 17th February 2009

Three vehicles seized in Lancashire on their way to join a Gaza aid convoy are free to continue their journey after being released by anti-terrorism officers.

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Anger over East Lancashire terror swoop

9:00am Monday 16th February 2009

MUSLIM community leaders have been left shocked and angry after anti-terror police swooped on East Lancashire aid vehicles bound for Gaza.

North West MEP returns to Gaza

12:07pm Monday 16th February 2009

A North West MEP has spoken of his horror and anger at witnessing the scale of destruction carried out by Israeli forces during their 22 day assault on the Gaza Strip.

Viva Palestina aid convoy for Gaza off to flying start

12:04pm Monday 16th February 2009

102 vehicles gathered in Hyde Park in London at noon on Saturday before setting off with aid supplies to Gaza.

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Bolton aid convoy departs for Gaza

9:32am Monday 16th February 2009

Volunteers said farewell to their families and friends yesterday, as they set off on a 5,000-mile aid journey to Gaza.

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Shock over aid convoy arrests

8:36am Monday 16th February 2009

The Bradford leader of a mercy mission to deliver £1million in aid to Gaza has spoken of his shock after counter-terrorism police arrested three colleagues taking part in the national convoy.