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Freezing nights put people sleeping rough at serious risk.
If you see someone who needs help, a quick report to StreetLink alerts local outreach teams so they can offer support and a safe place to stay. Find out how at thestreetlink.org.uk
If you see someone who needs help, a quick report to StreetLink alerts local outreach teams so they can offer support and a safe place to stay. Find out how at thestreetlink.org.uk
December 26, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Freezing nights put people sleeping rough at serious risk.
If you see someone who needs help, a quick report to StreetLink alerts local outreach teams so they can offer support and a safe place to stay. Find out how at thestreetlink.org.uk
If you see someone who needs help, a quick report to StreetLink alerts local outreach teams so they can offer support and a safe place to stay. Find out how at thestreetlink.org.uk
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Landmark British photographer Martin Parr dies aged 73
Landmark British photographer Martin Parr dies aged 73
Parr said his brightly coloured, closely observed pictures of British life were ‘disguised as entertainment’ but they became hugely popular
Martin Parr, the British documentary photographer who captured the peculiarities of the nation with clarity and hilarity, has died aged 73. He had been diagnosed with cancer in May 2021.
Known for his acute observations of the English class system, Parr’s images covered sunbathers and Conservative clubs, village fetes and coffee mornings, often in vivid colour and with more than a dash of humour. His iconic 1986 photobook The Last Resort: Photographs of New Brighton captured working-class holidaymakers in the Wirral, Liverpool and helped mark a sea change in British documentary photography, from the gritty, black and white style of the past towards a cheekier and more colourful style. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Landmark British photographer Martin Parr dies aged 73
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How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
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Fortunately David Lammy you have the chance to vote for a customs union by backing our bill next week.
See you in the Aye lobby?
See you in the Aye lobby?
December 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Fortunately David Lammy you have the chance to vote for a customs union by backing our bill next week.
See you in the Aye lobby?
See you in the Aye lobby?
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Rep. Ilhan Omar: "I hope he gets the help he needs. It sounds like he's trying to deflect from the failures that he's had as president ... he's fought to be the head of the pedophile protection party."
December 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Rep. Ilhan Omar: "I hope he gets the help he needs. It sounds like he's trying to deflect from the failures that he's had as president ... he's fought to be the head of the pedophile protection party."
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"[Putin] doesn't think that Ukraine is a real country, he thinks Ukrainians are just badly behaved Russians.”
The Economist's David Rennie says US talks with Putin over Ukraine are a non-starter, as "there is no guarantee that he won't just attack Ukraine again".
#Newsnight
The Economist's David Rennie says US talks with Putin over Ukraine are a non-starter, as "there is no guarantee that he won't just attack Ukraine again".
#Newsnight
December 3, 2025 at 12:27 PM
"[Putin] doesn't think that Ukraine is a real country, he thinks Ukrainians are just badly behaved Russians.”
The Economist's David Rennie says US talks with Putin over Ukraine are a non-starter, as "there is no guarantee that he won't just attack Ukraine again".
#Newsnight
The Economist's David Rennie says US talks with Putin over Ukraine are a non-starter, as "there is no guarantee that he won't just attack Ukraine again".
#Newsnight
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I remember Billy Conolly commenting that if Trump became president he would
turn the place into a toilet.
Oh my days.
turn the place into a toilet.
Oh my days.
June 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I remember Billy Conolly commenting that if Trump became president he would
turn the place into a toilet.
Oh my days.
turn the place into a toilet.
Oh my days.
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I’m not saying I won’t moan about it when the time comes to pay, but I think the Govt should raise my income tax because I am profoundly worried about the state of public services.
November 14, 2025 at 8:33 AM
I’m not saying I won’t moan about it when the time comes to pay, but I think the Govt should raise my income tax because I am profoundly worried about the state of public services.
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They seem incapable of seeing the consequences of their red lines & u-turns, actions & inactions.
November 14, 2025 at 8:10 AM
They seem incapable of seeing the consequences of their red lines & u-turns, actions & inactions.
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At any time more children are NOT "in front of schools" than "in front of schools". And 4 times more were killed/injured whilst NOT "travelling to/from school" than "travelling to/from school".
"20mph just in front of schools" is a dying strategy that has no credibility. bit.ly/4o4jwdA
"20mph just in front of schools" is a dying strategy that has no credibility. bit.ly/4o4jwdA
School gate risk
We support those communities that want 20mph where people are
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 6:59 AM
At any time more children are NOT "in front of schools" than "in front of schools". And 4 times more were killed/injured whilst NOT "travelling to/from school" than "travelling to/from school".
"20mph just in front of schools" is a dying strategy that has no credibility. bit.ly/4o4jwdA
"20mph just in front of schools" is a dying strategy that has no credibility. bit.ly/4o4jwdA
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For the briefest of moments, it looked like there was going to a moment of honesty. But apparently that involved too much courage. So now it's death by cowardice.
November 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
For the briefest of moments, it looked like there was going to a moment of honesty. But apparently that involved too much courage. So now it's death by cowardice.
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The Telegraph sides with Trump against the BBC and, so, the country.
Private Eye sums up its feeble-minded, fawning betrayal beautifully.
Private Eye sums up its feeble-minded, fawning betrayal beautifully.
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The Telegraph sides with Trump against the BBC and, so, the country.
Private Eye sums up its feeble-minded, fawning betrayal beautifully.
Private Eye sums up its feeble-minded, fawning betrayal beautifully.
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Lib Dem Leader @eddavey.libdems.org.uk:
"A great British institution is under attack from a foreign government. President Trump is trying to destroy our BBC... Trump has undermined press freedom in America. Now he's trying to do the same here, disgracefully egged on by the leader of Reform."
"A great British institution is under attack from a foreign government. President Trump is trying to destroy our BBC... Trump has undermined press freedom in America. Now he's trying to do the same here, disgracefully egged on by the leader of Reform."
November 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Lib Dem Leader @eddavey.libdems.org.uk:
"A great British institution is under attack from a foreign government. President Trump is trying to destroy our BBC... Trump has undermined press freedom in America. Now he's trying to do the same here, disgracefully egged on by the leader of Reform."
"A great British institution is under attack from a foreign government. President Trump is trying to destroy our BBC... Trump has undermined press freedom in America. Now he's trying to do the same here, disgracefully egged on by the leader of Reform."
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