{
  "id": 15272398,
  "title": "No further action against government adviser's wife over Palestine Action post, police say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/no-further-action-against-government-advisers-wife-over-palestine",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T20:24:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Technology",
    "slug": "bbc-technology",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv8ez40yz950o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Metropolitan Police has announced that no further action will be taken against Sarah Helm, wife of the government's national security adviser, Jonathan Powell. Helm faced scrutiny after posting on social media about best-selling author Sally Rooney's decision to donate royalties to Palestine Action, a group proscribed as a terrorist organization. On October 15, Helm shared on X: \"God help us authors who support Palestine and Palestine Action.\" While this statement coincided with a discussion about Rooney's decision, the police concluded that her post did not meet the criminal threshold for further investigation.",
  "summary": "Sarah Helm, who is married to Jonathan Powell, was responding to a discussion about the author Sally Rooney.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Met Police rules Sarah Helm's post backing Palestine Action not criminal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/met-police-rules-sarah-helms-post-backing-palestine-action-not",
        "published": "2026-10-17T18:24:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "No further action against government adviser's wife over Palestine Action post, police say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/no-further-action-against-government-advisers-wife-over-palestine-15278956",
        "published": "2026-10-17T20:24:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Pro-Palestine Action post by wife of aide to British PM doesn’t warrant probe — cops",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/pro-palestine-action-post-by-wife-of-aide-to-british-pm-doesnt",
        "published": "2026-10-17T20:33:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}