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The plan to create the equivalent of TWO new boroughs in Greater Manchester – and the battle to stop it

Critics of Places for Everyone, the successor to the ill-fated spatial framework, will have a chance to make their case against the controversial masterplan to build 165,000 homes over the next 15 years at the public examination hearings which begin next week

Manchester Evening News

£1.8m plan for homeless accommodation at old Nottingham car park

People in the area had their say on the proposal

Nottingham Post

Nottingham music festival Beat the Street to return to city centre

The festival has raised more than £320,000 for homelessness charity Framework

Nottingham Post

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Disputes over Security Portfolios Impede Formation of Iraq Govt

Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Shia al-Sudani is facing difficulties in forming a new government due to the insistence of Shiite factions on obtaining the main security portfolios in the country, revealed sources concerned with the formation process. The sources said that meanwhile, former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was holding side…

Asharq Al-Awsat

150 people set to take part in Big Sleep Out for homelessness charity Framework

It's in its 21st year

Nottingham Post

Framework’s Announcement of New Alliance in Iraq Stumbles at Halbousi’s Resignation

Iraq’s Sunni parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi intends to tender his resignation when the legislature meets on Wednesday. He announced the move on Sunday, taking the political scene by surprise and undermining the Shiite pro-Iran Coordination Framework’s efforts to announce a new alliance that would form a new government to end…

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Objections Impede Announcement of New Coordination Framework Alliance in Iraq

The Shiite pro-Iran Coordination Framework in Iraq was on the verge of announcing a new alliance that would be tasked with forming a new government. Prominent Shiite leaders, however, called for suspending the announcement until it is certain that Sadrist movement leader, Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, and members of the…

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Iraq’s Kadhimi Warns Against Formation of Govt. that Excludes Sadr

Iraq’s caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi warned on Saturday against the formation of a government that excludes Sadrist movement leader, Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. In an interview to Al-Monitor, the PM warned that such a government will face “major challenges.” “Everyone now understands that any government that does not involve…

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This modular Chromebook can be upgraded and easily repaired

Framework partners Google to create modular Chromebook for easy user tinkering

Evening Standard

Baghdad Braces for Potential Clashes between Sardrists, Rivals

Baghdad is bracing itself for possible escalation between the Sadrists, of influential cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, and the pro-Iran Coordination Framework. Sources from the behind the political scenes have spoken of intense efforts between the Sadrists and forces of the October 2019 protests to pave the way for a new wave…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Extension of Iraqi PM’s Term Sparks Dispute within Coordination Framework

The extension of the term of Iraqi caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has sparked a sharp dispute within the Shiite pro-Iran Coordination Framework, revealed Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish sources. Head of the Sadrist movement, Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr supports the extension, while powers close to Iran are seeking to thwart…

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Kadhimi Urges Dialogue to Overcome Iraq's 'Most Difficult Crises'

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Kadhimi was relieved by the success of the largest Arbaeen march to Karbala city in decades amid exacerbating political challenges and crises.

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Coordination Framework Approaches Iraq’s Sunnis, Kurds to Form Govt without Sadr

The Shiite pro-Iran Coordination Framework carried out over three days last week negotiations with Sunni and Kurdish forces to form a new government in Iraq. The Framework is keen on forming the new cabinet as its rival, cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, head of the Sadrist movement has yet to comment on…

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Sadr Maintains Silence amid Dispute between Opponents, Allies

Iraq's Sunni Sovereignty Alliance and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) announced that they were in favor of holding early elections, provided that they would be supervised by a government with full powers. The head of Al-Sadrist Movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, had called on his allies to follow his step and withdraw…

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Iraq’s Coordination Framework, Sadrists Trade Accusations over Maliki, Hannanah Audio Leaks

The Iraqi judiciary announced that it was still probing the damning audio leaks attributed to former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The emergence of leaks attributed to a number of leading members of Maliki’s rivals in the Sadrist movement is a new twist in the saga. The pro-Iran Coordination Framework, of…

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‘Serious’ Indications of Possible Assassination Attempts in Baghdad, Other Iraqi Cities

Senior security officials have said there were "serious" indications of possible assassinations in Baghdad and other cities, against the backdrop of the ongoing political conflict between Muqtada Sadr's movement and the Coordination Framework. An Iraqi security source quoted Iraqi officers of the Interior Ministry and the National Security Service as…

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Political Crisis Continues in Baghdad after Bloody Clashes

Iraqi paramilitary forces killed in heavy clashes with the supporters of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr were laid to rest on Wednesday as Iraq’s parliament speaker announced three days of mourning. Normal life crept back in Baghdad after a bloody 24 hours when the supporters of Sadr clashed with Iraqi security…

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Political crisis continues in Baghdad after bloody clashes

Iraqi paramilitary forces killed in heavy clashes have been laid to rest as the country's parliament speaker called for three days of mourning for the dozens killed

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Iran Guards, Lebanese Hezbollah, Sadr Rivals Discussed Confronting him with Arms

Four leaders of Iraqi Shiite factions met with two members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah party at a house in Baghdad in mid-August. Just outside, in the heavily fortified Green Zone, supporters of influential Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr were collecting thousands of signatures for a “legal…

Nottingham Post

Flats being built outside Nottingham will 'help keep people off streets'

Homelessness charity Framework is building them after eight years

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Iraqi Judiciary Says it Has No Powers to Dissolve Parliament

Iraq’s top judicial body said Sunday it doesn't have the authority to dissolve the country’s parliament, days after influential Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr gave it one week to dismiss the legislature so that new elections can be held. The decision by the Supreme Judicial Council is likely to increase tensions…

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Despite Public Anger, No Progress in Iraq Political Deadlock

Weeks after followers of influential cleric Moqtada al-Sadr stormed parliament, Iraq’s political crisis shows no signs of abating, despite rising public anger over a debilitating gridlock that has further weakened the country's caretaker government and its ability to provide basic services. Iraq's two rival Shiite political camps remain locked in…

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Sadr Calls on Iraq Judiciary to Dissolve Parliament within a Week

Influential Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose supporters earlier this month stormed the parliament in Baghdad and have since held a sit-in outside the building, stepped up his demands Wednesday and issued a veiled threat of renewed violence. Sadr said on Twitter that the judiciary has one week to dissolve the…

Nottingham Post

Family heartbroken as mum-of-4 who 'just wanted to help people' dies after graduating

'A lot of people loved her. Her funeral was packed'

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sadrist Movement, Coordination Framework Protest on Different Bridges in Baghdad

The leader of the Sadrist movement in Iraq, Muqtada al-Sadr, rejected the call for dialogue, describing it as "useless" as long as the Iraqi people have said their say in the elections. In a televised speech, Sadr noted that "Iraqi blood is dear," stressing "enough blood...

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