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www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n... #bbcnews
Naga Munchetty reportedly under formal BBC investigation over alleged bullying
Previous claims against BBC Breakfast presenter have been escalated to full investigation, according to the Sun
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November 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
www.ft.com/content/f6c1... Kompramat #USpolitics #TRUMP
Trump escalates campaign to pardon Netanyahu with letter to Israel’s president
Unprecedented interventions seek to end prime minister’s long-running corruption trial
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November 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
www.ft.com/content/7463... #S&P500 #Economy #Hedgefunds
Elliott seeks to reassure investors as long-term returns fall behind S&P 500
Performance has lagged at Paul Singer’s hedge fund amid concerns that large size is barrier to strong returns
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November 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u... #TRUMP #USpolitics
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
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November 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
www.theguardian.com/football/202... #Turkey
Turkish authorities arrest eight people and suspend 1,024 players in betting investigation
Turkish authorities have arrested eight people, include a top-flight club chairman, while the country’s FA has suspended 1,024 players
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November 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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#DEMOCRATS #USpolitics
Nancy Pelosi announces retirement after decades in US Congress
Pelosi made history as the first female speaker and left an indelible mark on US politics.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5... The smoking gun? #PMQs #Ukpolitics
Police launch manhunt after Algerian man mistakenly released from London prison - live updates
It comes as the shadow defence secretary presses the deputy PM at PMQs on a migrant sex offender accidentally released from prison last month.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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MSNBC calls NYC for Mamdani
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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neverevertory.bsky.social
James Cartlidge wasting time by asking the same question five times when David Lammy has answered the question each time!

Cartlidge clearly does not understand how PMQs work!

#PMQs
November 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Kebatu case dominates early PMQ exchanges. Nothing new came out of it and it felt like a waste of time, especially as the Tories know an investigation’s underway. #UKpolitics #PMQs
November 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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warrenoates1.bsky.social
So James Cartlidge starts PMQs by asking David Lammy to apologise for something he had already apologised for.

And then when that is pointed out to him double downs saying the Depty PM ought to have apologised.

So going well then...
November 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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digitalsunshine.bsky.social
James Cartlidge, opens his account by asking David Lammy to apologise for something which he then points out he already did apologise for

Great start

Strength in depth not a feature of the tories then. Or any strength at all

#PMQs
#PoliticsLive
November 5, 2025 at 12:07 PM
www.dagens.com/us/investiga... #USA #CHINA
Investigations underway after two US aircraft crash
US Navy aircraft lost at sea
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October 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
www.ft.com/content/7bcc... #TRUMP
US imposes sanctions on Russia’s Rosneft and Lukoil
Measures mark Donald Trump’s first effort to punish energy companies that ‘fund the Kremlin’s war machine’
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October 23, 2025 at 8:54 AM
www.reuters.com/world/japan-... #Japan
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October 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
www.ft.com/content/e999... #EU
Netherlands to send migrants to Uganda in Trump-like deal
Dutch government prepares to deport tens of failed asylum seekers and braces for legal challenges
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October 21, 2025 at 10:11 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #TRUMP
Trump ends aid to to Colombia, calls country's leader a 'drug leader'
The move is the latest in a string of escalations from the US which has struck at least six ships in the Caribbean Sea in recent weeks.
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October 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM
www.ft.com/content/a65f... #UKpolitics #BREXIT
How Brexit drained the Tories’ talent pool
The party can’t keep expecting successful people to pretend that leaving the EU was a good idea
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October 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
www.reuters.com/world/middle... #Trump #Israel
Trusting Trump: Why Hamas gambled on giving up Gaza hostages
Hamas has called Donald Trump a racist, a recipe for chaos and a man with an absurd vision for Gaza. And it was the phone call he got Benjamin Netanyahu to make to Qatar's prime minister that changed their minds about him.
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October 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
www.ft.com/content/b4ef... #UKpolitics
ONS revises down UK government borrowing by £2bn after VAT error
Statistics agency reduces estimate for current fiscal year weeks ahead of Rachel Reeves’ Budget
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October 8, 2025 at 9:52 AM
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/tories-... No thank you #Ukpolitics
Tories would allow government to appoint judges
Conservative party conference: shadow lord chancellor brandishes wig in attack on 'political activism'.
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October 8, 2025 at 9:49 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #Ukpolitics
Bleak reality of opposition sets in for Conservatives
The Conservative Party, so often and for so long the dominating force in British politics, is a shrivelled version of its usual self.
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October 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
www.ft.com/content/eaeb... #UKpolitics
Kemi Badenoch poised to announce plan to leave ECHR
Tory leader seeks to seize political initiative from Reform UK amid mounting pressure
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October 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... #Ukpolitics #Starmer
Starmer issues benefits warning for young people with mental illnesses
The prime minister said he was concerned that young people on benefits could end up on welfare for life
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October 2, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Badenoch pledges to ditch flagship UK climate change law
Tory leader reaches out to voters hit by high energy bills but faces backlash from business and within the party
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October 2, 2025 at 9:59 AM