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This feels like unspeakable pressure and Europe needs to step up and support Ukraine immediately
The US is overstepping
Zelensky: Ukraine risks losing US support over peace plan www.rte.ie/news/ukraine...
The US is overstepping
Zelensky: Ukraine risks losing US support over peace plan www.rte.ie/news/ukraine...
Zelensky: Ukraine risks losing US support over peace plan
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky has warned he will not "betray" his country as he pushed back on a US plan to end the war on terms favourable to Moscow, acknowledging he risked losing Washington as an al...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This feels like unspeakable pressure and Europe needs to step up and support Ukraine immediately
The US is overstepping
Zelensky: Ukraine risks losing US support over peace plan www.rte.ie/news/ukraine...
The US is overstepping
Zelensky: Ukraine risks losing US support over peace plan www.rte.ie/news/ukraine...
The actual proven competence of parties seeking power in government must absolutely become an election issue for every election
We cannot afford this kind of withering incompetence ever again!
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We cannot afford this kind of withering incompetence ever again!
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Covid inquiry live updates: UK did 'too little, too late', leading to thousands more Covid deaths, says inquiry
The inquiry says an earlier lockdown could have saved 23,000 lives in the first wave in England - and lockdown could have been avoided altogether with earlier interventions.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The actual proven competence of parties seeking power in government must absolutely become an election issue for every election
We cannot afford this kind of withering incompetence ever again!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
We cannot afford this kind of withering incompetence ever again!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
This feels like unwarranted interference
Delays to gold mine harming NI reputation - US ambassador www.rte.ie/news/regiona...
Delays to gold mine harming NI reputation - US ambassador www.rte.ie/news/regiona...
Delays to gold mine harming NI reputation - US ambassador
"Unnecessary delays" over an application to mine gold in Co Tyrone are "harming" Northern Ireland's reputation, the US ambassador to the UK has said.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This feels like unwarranted interference
Delays to gold mine harming NI reputation - US ambassador www.rte.ie/news/regiona...
Delays to gold mine harming NI reputation - US ambassador www.rte.ie/news/regiona...
Trump &Co really need to stop these facile solo runs and Europe should be quite insistent
US military officials in Kyiv as Europe warns against reported Russia peace plan www.bbc.com/news/article...
US military officials in Kyiv as Europe warns against reported Russia peace plan www.bbc.com/news/article...
US military officials in Kyiv as Europe warns against reported Russia peace plan
It comes after reports the US and Russia have prepared a 28-point peace plan, allegedly with major concessions from Ukraine.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Trump &Co really need to stop these facile solo runs and Europe should be quite insistent
US military officials in Kyiv as Europe warns against reported Russia peace plan www.bbc.com/news/article...
US military officials in Kyiv as Europe warns against reported Russia peace plan www.bbc.com/news/article...
There is a big difference between a cryptocurrency case and a sexual assault case; the two examples cited in the article
This step feels like a very slippery slope
Does anyone know why jury trials take so much longer?
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
This step feels like a very slippery slope
Does anyone know why jury trials take so much longer?
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog
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November 20, 2025 at 11:22 AM
There is a big difference between a cryptocurrency case and a sexual assault case; the two examples cited in the article
This step feels like a very slippery slope
Does anyone know why jury trials take so much longer?
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
This step feels like a very slippery slope
Does anyone know why jury trials take so much longer?
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
This is all very suspicious. What discussion has there been with Russian ambassador??
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Russian spy ship pointed lasers at RAF pilots tracking it, says Healey
John Healey says the vessel is in waters north of Scotland and is being monitored by UK forces.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
This is all very suspicious. What discussion has there been with Russian ambassador??
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All adds with “from” in their pricing adverts should actually be banned I would have thought!
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Hotel adverts banned by watchdog over misleadingly cheap rooms
Ads for Hilton, Travelodge, Booking.com and Accor are banned by the Advertising Standards Authority.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:38 AM
All adds with “from” in their pricing adverts should actually be banned I would have thought!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It is reported that the BBC Children in need appeal 2025 has raised £45m which graphically illustrates the sheer avarice of Trumps obscene threats to sue for defamation damage for between $1 billion and $5
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Trump says he will sue BBC for at least $1bn over Panorama edit
The US president confirmed he intends to sue the broadcaster for at least $1bn over the Panorama edit of a 2021 speech.
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November 15, 2025 at 7:48 AM
It is reported that the BBC Children in need appeal 2025 has raised £45m which graphically illustrates the sheer avarice of Trumps obscene threats to sue for defamation damage for between $1 billion and $5
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ain’t serendipity a wonderful thing!
Last night I kinda tripped over an old movie “Inherit the Wind” where Lemon and George C Scott fight like gladiatorial warriors in an American court on the place and role of science vs the unquestioning belief in Creationism
And now this
Last night I kinda tripped over an old movie “Inherit the Wind” where Lemon and George C Scott fight like gladiatorial warriors in an American court on the place and role of science vs the unquestioning belief in Creationism
And now this
November 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Ain’t serendipity a wonderful thing!
Last night I kinda tripped over an old movie “Inherit the Wind” where Lemon and George C Scott fight like gladiatorial warriors in an American court on the place and role of science vs the unquestioning belief in Creationism
And now this
Last night I kinda tripped over an old movie “Inherit the Wind” where Lemon and George C Scott fight like gladiatorial warriors in an American court on the place and role of science vs the unquestioning belief in Creationism
And now this
Filming an accident as its consequences unfold in unspeakably horrid
Of course it should be made unlawful
'Being filmed giving CPR traumatised me and crash victim's family' www.bbc.com/news/article...
Of course it should be made unlawful
'Being filmed giving CPR traumatised me and crash victim's family' www.bbc.com/news/article...
Newry: Woman videoed giving CPR to crash victim calls for law change
Fiona Ferris was filmed giving CPR to Dominic McGrath, who died after being hit by a bus in Newry last December.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Filming an accident as its consequences unfold in unspeakably horrid
Of course it should be made unlawful
'Being filmed giving CPR traumatised me and crash victim's family' www.bbc.com/news/article...
Of course it should be made unlawful
'Being filmed giving CPR traumatised me and crash victim's family' www.bbc.com/news/article...
So long as they remember “a box does not a home make!”
Spaces that are too small to as the saying goes “swing a cat” should not be deemed a home
Housing plan seeks to deliver 300,000 homes over 5 years www.rte.ie/news/politic...
Spaces that are too small to as the saying goes “swing a cat” should not be deemed a home
Housing plan seeks to deliver 300,000 homes over 5 years www.rte.ie/news/politic...
Housing plan seeks to deliver 300,000 homes over 5 years
The Minister for Housing will brief the Cabinet this morning on the long-awaited National Housing Plan which is to be entitled 'Delivering Homes, Building Communities' and will be published tomorrow.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:35 AM
So long as they remember “a box does not a home make!”
Spaces that are too small to as the saying goes “swing a cat” should not be deemed a home
Housing plan seeks to deliver 300,000 homes over 5 years www.rte.ie/news/politic...
Spaces that are too small to as the saying goes “swing a cat” should not be deemed a home
Housing plan seeks to deliver 300,000 homes over 5 years www.rte.ie/news/politic...
Can’t fault the logos in this article from Katie Razell
However, the silence from the government in response to Trumps threats is worrying
They should be pushing back hard against Trump otherwise they - the British government risks further humiliation from
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However, the silence from the government in response to Trumps threats is worrying
They should be pushing back hard against Trump otherwise they - the British government risks further humiliation from
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Katie Razzall: Robust leadership needed to steer BBC through crisis
The corporation has been plunged into a crisis some would argue is of its own making.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Can’t fault the logos in this article from Katie Razell
However, the silence from the government in response to Trumps threats is worrying
They should be pushing back hard against Trump otherwise they - the British government risks further humiliation from
www.bbc.com/news/article...
However, the silence from the government in response to Trumps threats is worrying
They should be pushing back hard against Trump otherwise they - the British government risks further humiliation from
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I’m starting to think k that the best thing we could do for the BBC and for Public Service Broadcasting is for a full independent public inquiry
I am particularly interested in how political influence is exerted on news and current affairs
We must be sure we can trust our news!
I am particularly interested in how political influence is exerted on news and current affairs
We must be sure we can trust our news!
November 11, 2025 at 7:06 AM
I’m starting to think k that the best thing we could do for the BBC and for Public Service Broadcasting is for a full independent public inquiry
I am particularly interested in how political influence is exerted on news and current affairs
We must be sure we can trust our news!
I am particularly interested in how political influence is exerted on news and current affairs
We must be sure we can trust our news!
Doubtless, there will be those at the parliamentary hearing with political and personal axes to grind.
Not at all sure that’s the best forum for investigating the BBC
nevertheless the BBC should be robust in its own
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Not at all sure that’s the best forum for investigating the BBC
nevertheless the BBC should be robust in its own
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC turmoil faces Commons scrutiny as Trump threatens $1bn lawsuit
MPs are expected to raise questions about the latest BBC crisis as it rejects accusations of bias.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Doubtless, there will be those at the parliamentary hearing with political and personal axes to grind.
Not at all sure that’s the best forum for investigating the BBC
nevertheless the BBC should be robust in its own
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Not at all sure that’s the best forum for investigating the BBC
nevertheless the BBC should be robust in its own
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The very essence of independence in reporting is at stake here
We need fearless journalism
Trump threatens $1bn lawsuit against BBC over documentary www.rte.ie/news/uk/2025...
We need fearless journalism
Trump threatens $1bn lawsuit against BBC over documentary www.rte.ie/news/uk/2025...
Trump threatens $1bn lawsuit against BBC over documentary
US Donald Trump has sent a letter to the BBC threatening legal action over the way a documentary aired edited clips of his speech just before the 2021 US Capitol assault.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The very essence of independence in reporting is at stake here
We need fearless journalism
Trump threatens $1bn lawsuit against BBC over documentary www.rte.ie/news/uk/2025...
We need fearless journalism
Trump threatens $1bn lawsuit against BBC over documentary www.rte.ie/news/uk/2025...
What all this confirms is that news and current affairs is an intensely political activity
There are fewer and fewer trustworthy sources left!
I am sorry for the damage being done to the BBC those who are trying to undermine it!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
There are fewer and fewer trustworthy sources left!
I am sorry for the damage being done to the BBC those who are trying to undermine it!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
BBC chair apologises for 'error of judgement' over Trump speech edit in documentary
In an interview with the BBC Samir Shah says the corporation's
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November 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
What all this confirms is that news and current affairs is an intensely political activity
There are fewer and fewer trustworthy sources left!
I am sorry for the damage being done to the BBC those who are trying to undermine it!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
There are fewer and fewer trustworthy sources left!
I am sorry for the damage being done to the BBC those who are trying to undermine it!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
Now here’s the thing !
Imagine some of our politicians, particularly those in last government followed suit for the mess they made of PPE, NHS and other fiascos to say nothing of Brexit.
Imagine that!
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Imagine some of our politicians, particularly those in last government followed suit for the mess they made of PPE, NHS and other fiascos to say nothing of Brexit.
Imagine that!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
BBC chair expected to make statement after director general and News CEO resign
Samir Shah is expected to respond to a parliamentary committee, after Tim Davie and Deborah Turness resign following criticism that a Panorama documentary misled viewers.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Now here’s the thing !
Imagine some of our politicians, particularly those in last government followed suit for the mess they made of PPE, NHS and other fiascos to say nothing of Brexit.
Imagine that!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
Imagine some of our politicians, particularly those in last government followed suit for the mess they made of PPE, NHS and other fiascos to say nothing of Brexit.
Imagine that!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
Yet another juvenile response from DUP
DUP will not be represented at Irish presidential inauguration www.bbc.com/news/article...
DUP will not be represented at Irish presidential inauguration www.bbc.com/news/article...
Emma Little-Pengelly: No DUP representative at Catherine Connolly's inauguration
Alliance MLA Paula Bradshaw says the DUP should send an alternative representative to Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Yet another juvenile response from DUP
DUP will not be represented at Irish presidential inauguration www.bbc.com/news/article...
DUP will not be represented at Irish presidential inauguration www.bbc.com/news/article...
This has stopped being something that can be ignored!
Should be raised at UN GA without delay
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Should be raised at UN GA without delay
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UK military to help protect Belgium after suspected Russian drone incursions
Sir Richard Knighton, the UK military chief, says his Belgian counterpart requested assistance in the form of personnel and equipment this week.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This has stopped being something that can be ignored!
Should be raised at UN GA without delay
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Should be raised at UN GA without delay
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I’m sorry but it is quite beyond my understanding how criminal charges have not been pursued against ministers who were in charge
Perhaps someone can “educate” me
Also Considering the furore over this months budget; getting that money back is critical
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Perhaps someone can “educate” me
Also Considering the furore over this months budget; getting that money back is critical
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Revealed: The billion-pound PPE contractor with a Tory MP on site
Special report: Uniserve was paid £1.4bn for Covid contracts that included supply of £178.5m in never-used equipment
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I’m sorry but it is quite beyond my understanding how criminal charges have not been pursued against ministers who were in charge
Perhaps someone can “educate” me
Also Considering the furore over this months budget; getting that money back is critical
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Perhaps someone can “educate” me
Also Considering the furore over this months budget; getting that money back is critical
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Excellent work by Gardaí
These men have absolutely no right to take any action like this and represent nobody
Their sheer arrogance has blinded them.
Extremist group threatened to attack mosque, court hears www.rte.ie/news/courts/...
These men have absolutely no right to take any action like this and represent nobody
Their sheer arrogance has blinded them.
Extremist group threatened to attack mosque, court hears www.rte.ie/news/courts/...
Extremist group threatened to attack mosque, court hears
A "violent" right-wing extremist group threatened on video to attack a Galway mosque, IPAS centres and hotels housing migrants around Ireland, a court has heard.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Excellent work by Gardaí
These men have absolutely no right to take any action like this and represent nobody
Their sheer arrogance has blinded them.
Extremist group threatened to attack mosque, court hears www.rte.ie/news/courts/...
These men have absolutely no right to take any action like this and represent nobody
Their sheer arrogance has blinded them.
Extremist group threatened to attack mosque, court hears www.rte.ie/news/courts/...