Deaves
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I’m really just here to pick up my car. Used to be on twitter.
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Just sell it to the Yanks for a quid and tap out at this stage.
February 18, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Just sell it to the Yanks for a quid and tap out at this stage.
Love that he really has been caught here, “oh no. I’m not supposed to be here”
A shark has been caught on camera for the first time in Antarctica's near-freezing deep waters, where many experts had thought sharks didn’t exist.
Surprise shark caught on camera for first time in Antarctica's near-freezing deep
Many experts had thought sharks didn’t exist in the frigid waters of Antarctica.
nbcnews.to
February 18, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Love that he really has been caught here, “oh no. I’m not supposed to be here”
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Another drop in London house prices plus the slowest private rent growth in the country according to the ONS.
TfL data has passenger journeys down by 4% year on year as of October 25.
Given the wider migration picture - doesn’t this all point to London’s population falling?
TfL data has passenger journeys down by 4% year on year as of October 25.
Given the wider migration picture - doesn’t this all point to London’s population falling?
February 18, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Another drop in London house prices plus the slowest private rent growth in the country according to the ONS.
TfL data has passenger journeys down by 4% year on year as of October 25.
Given the wider migration picture - doesn’t this all point to London’s population falling?
TfL data has passenger journeys down by 4% year on year as of October 25.
Given the wider migration picture - doesn’t this all point to London’s population falling?
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this is just being british and middle class
February 17, 2026 at 8:26 PM
this is just being british and middle class
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Man arrested after running towards U.S. Capitol with loaded shotgun and tactical vest
No shots were fired and he was taken into custody
No shots were fired and he was taken into custody
February 17, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Man arrested after running towards U.S. Capitol with loaded shotgun and tactical vest
No shots were fired and he was taken into custody
No shots were fired and he was taken into custody
Peak Guardian
Wuthering slights: why are film-makers afraid of casting Yorkshire actors as Cathy Earnshaw?
Wuthering slights: why are film-makers afraid of casting Yorkshire actors as Cathy Earnshaw?
Wuthering Heights is inseparable from its landscape – but northern actors seldom get the lead role, instead are pigeonholed as stereotypical or supporting characters. This Bradford-born actor objects
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Peak Guardian
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Jesse Jackson, US civil rights leader, 1941-2026 ft.trib.al/INvlLZ4
Jesse Jackson, US civil rights leader, 1941-2026
Career spanned two bids for the presidency after early years with Martin Luther King
ft.trib.al
February 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Jesse Jackson, US civil rights leader, 1941-2026 ft.trib.al/INvlLZ4
Please no
One Day has been a bestselling novel, a forgettable film, a beloved TV series – now can it be a musical?
One Day has been a bestselling novel, a forgettable film, a beloved TV series – now can it be a musical?
David Nicholls’s romantic saga is heading to stage, in the very city where its characters first felt the sparks fly. But how to cram 20 years of romance into two tune-filled hours? By focusing on the little moments, say its creators
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Please no
Unforgivable
Cuts to overseas aid by the UK are set to go further and faster than those made by the Trump administration in the US, as Sir Keir Starmer’s government wrestles with funding pressures
www.ft.com/content/ad52...
www.ft.com/content/ad52...
UK overseas aid cuts to outstrip those of Trump administration
Spending will drop 27% this year from 2024 levels to help fund higher defence budget
www.ft.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Unforgivable
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Pretty embarrassing for Canada to be below us in the medals table. Whole country made of ice, sort it out.
February 15, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Pretty embarrassing for Canada to be below us in the medals table. Whole country made of ice, sort it out.
Whether it’s ICE, or vaccines, or foreign policy, this administration just has a total disregard for human life or human dignity. Continues to shock me.
No fuel, no tourists, no cash – this was the week the Cuban crisis got real
No fuel, no tourists, no cash – this was the week the Cuban crisis got real
Diplomats in Havana are preparing for an alternative Trump tactic: the country being starved until people take to the streets and the US can step in
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Whether it’s ICE, or vaccines, or foreign policy, this administration just has a total disregard for human life or human dignity. Continues to shock me.
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I hope Dr Beth Upton sues For Women Scotland out of existence. Never did anything wrong, a tribunal found that and now FWS are talking about “a great relief to patients.” Would rather be treated by a trans doctor than a racist nurse.
February 15, 2026 at 10:24 AM
I hope Dr Beth Upton sues For Women Scotland out of existence. Never did anything wrong, a tribunal found that and now FWS are talking about “a great relief to patients.” Would rather be treated by a trans doctor than a racist nurse.
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Susan Smith of For Women Scotland is quoted in this piece saying that Dr Upton leaving the NHS will be "a relief to female patients."
The employment tribunal found that Upton had done nothing wrong! She was completely innocent of any kind of harassment!
www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/1592555...
The employment tribunal found that Upton had done nothing wrong! She was completely innocent of any kind of harassment!
www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/1592555...
Trans doc at centre of landmark Sandi Peggie court battle quits NHS
THE trans medic at the heart of a changing room war that cost taxpayers a staggering £400,000 has walked out on the NHS. NHS Fife bosses racked up the eye-watering bill in a failed bid to hush up n…
www.thescottishsun.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Susan Smith of For Women Scotland is quoted in this piece saying that Dr Upton leaving the NHS will be "a relief to female patients."
The employment tribunal found that Upton had done nothing wrong! She was completely innocent of any kind of harassment!
www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/1592555...
The employment tribunal found that Upton had done nothing wrong! She was completely innocent of any kind of harassment!
www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/1592555...
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A reminder that if you live in England or Wales & were born between 1970-1990 – or even before 1970 – you can help protect your community by getting the MMR vaccine free from your NHS GP now. I did last year. www.nhs.uk/vaccinations...
February 15, 2026 at 8:30 AM
A reminder that if you live in England or Wales & were born between 1970-1990 – or even before 1970 – you can help protect your community by getting the MMR vaccine free from your NHS GP now. I did last year. www.nhs.uk/vaccinations...
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GB finally win a medal at the winter olympics and it's gold for Matt Weston in skeleton.
First man to win a gold for GB since Christopher Dean 42 years ago.
First man to win a gold for GB since Christopher Dean 42 years ago.
February 13, 2026 at 8:59 PM
GB finally win a medal at the winter olympics and it's gold for Matt Weston in skeleton.
First man to win a gold for GB since Christopher Dean 42 years ago.
First man to win a gold for GB since Christopher Dean 42 years ago.
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Nadhim Zahawi thinks London is now unsafe, because the other day a tired-looking man walked past him during the morning rush hour.
February 13, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Nadhim Zahawi thinks London is now unsafe, because the other day a tired-looking man walked past him during the morning rush hour.
www.ft.com/content/8882... Europe needs ‘emergency mindset’ to survive, warns Danish PM
Europe needs ‘emergency mindset’ to survive, warns Danish PM
Mette Frederiksen tells FT that Greenland crisis has shown the ‘old world will not come back’
www.ft.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:41 PM
www.ft.com/content/8882... Europe needs ‘emergency mindset’ to survive, warns Danish PM
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Breaking news: The head of Dubai-based logistics group DP World has left his post after revelations over his ties with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein heaped pressure on the state-backed company to take action. ft.trib.al/4o4KICy
February 13, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Breaking news: The head of Dubai-based logistics group DP World has left his post after revelations over his ties with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein heaped pressure on the state-backed company to take action. ft.trib.al/4o4KICy
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Polanski's two case studies of Labour being a right-wing party are (1) it didn't cut welfare and (2) it scrapped the two child benefit cap
Robert Peston, "Wouldn't you regret Reform UK coming through in Gorton and Denton if The Greens split the left vote?"
Zack Polanski, "We cannot say that Keir Starmer's Labour would be a left wing vote"
Zack Polanski, "We cannot say that Keir Starmer's Labour would be a left wing vote"
February 13, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Polanski's two case studies of Labour being a right-wing party are (1) it didn't cut welfare and (2) it scrapped the two child benefit cap
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I feel one consistency in American foreign and economic policy now is that Trump gets bored easily and causes chaos to give himself something to do
Here's what you need to know to start your day
Trump Considers Ditching USMCA Trade Pact He Signed
Good morning. Trump mulls quitting the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. Private equity software specialists try to allay AI disruption fears. And China brings back its home-grown hacking competition. Listen to the day’s top stories.
bloom.bg
February 12, 2026 at 9:16 AM
I feel one consistency in American foreign and economic policy now is that Trump gets bored easily and causes chaos to give himself something to do
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NEW ANALYSIS: China's CO2 has now been 'flat or falling' for 21 months
* Down in 2025
* Still below Mar 2024
* Clean energy wave a key factor
If this is China's peak (TBC) it's the climate story of the century so far…
www.carbonbrief.org/...
* Down in 2025
* Still below Mar 2024
* Clean energy wave a key factor
If this is China's peak (TBC) it's the climate story of the century so far…
www.carbonbrief.org/...
February 12, 2026 at 7:38 AM
NEW ANALYSIS: China's CO2 has now been 'flat or falling' for 21 months
* Down in 2025
* Still below Mar 2024
* Clean energy wave a key factor
If this is China's peak (TBC) it's the climate story of the century so far…
www.carbonbrief.org/...
* Down in 2025
* Still below Mar 2024
* Clean energy wave a key factor
If this is China's peak (TBC) it's the climate story of the century so far…
www.carbonbrief.org/...
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Manchester Utd owner is giving media interviews claiming UK "colonised" by immigrants
He thinks population rose 12 million snce 2020!
11 million people born abroad; this was 9.5 million in 2020, so that is up 1.5 million (not 12 million) but rose 7 million in 30 years from 4m before 1997
He thinks population rose 12 million snce 2020!
11 million people born abroad; this was 9.5 million in 2020, so that is up 1.5 million (not 12 million) but rose 7 million in 30 years from 4m before 1997
February 11, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Manchester Utd owner is giving media interviews claiming UK "colonised" by immigrants
He thinks population rose 12 million snce 2020!
11 million people born abroad; this was 9.5 million in 2020, so that is up 1.5 million (not 12 million) but rose 7 million in 30 years from 4m before 1997
He thinks population rose 12 million snce 2020!
11 million people born abroad; this was 9.5 million in 2020, so that is up 1.5 million (not 12 million) but rose 7 million in 30 years from 4m before 1997
Oh mate
Anas Sarwar has said he would be prepared to campaign alongside Keir Starmer ahead of May's Holyrood election despite calling for the Prime Minister to resign.
Sarwar will campaign alongside Starmer 'if he is here delivering for Scotland'
The Scottish Labour leader he "stands by" his demand for the PM to resign after he claimed on Monday he had become a "distraction".
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Oh mate
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The striking thing about this list from Danny Finkelstein is that Labour is already doing all of this.
Call it stealth leftism. www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...
Call it stealth leftism. www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...
February 11, 2026 at 2:26 PM
The striking thing about this list from Danny Finkelstein is that Labour is already doing all of this.
Call it stealth leftism. www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...
Call it stealth leftism. www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...