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Disappointed that this BBC news piece about Trump not wanting Mayor Sadiq Khan at the State Banquet doesn't once mention Khan's race or religion. If you leave out that Khan is a brown Muslim man, you gloss over why he's targeted by Trump. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump says he didn't want London Mayor Sadiq Khan at state banquet
The mayor of London did not seek or expect an invite to the state banquet, the BBC understands.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Disappointed that this BBC news piece about Trump not wanting Mayor Sadiq Khan at the State Banquet doesn't once mention Khan's race or religion. If you leave out that Khan is a brown Muslim man, you gloss over why he's targeted by Trump. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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As the #BigRiverWatch returns, today's focus is the River Cam.
Once fed by a chalk aquifer, it now runs on sewage outflows laced with phosphorus – smothering plants, stripping oxygen, killing life.
Kate Moore reports on a dying river.
Once fed by a chalk aquifer, it now runs on sewage outflows laced with phosphorus – smothering plants, stripping oxygen, killing life.
Kate Moore reports on a dying river.
Dry summers, dirty water: the river Cam’s slow collapse
The river Cam faces crisis from sewage pollution, over-abstraction, and inaction – locals fight to save its wildlife and natural flow
eastangliabylines.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 5:55 AM
As the #BigRiverWatch returns, today's focus is the River Cam.
Once fed by a chalk aquifer, it now runs on sewage outflows laced with phosphorus – smothering plants, stripping oxygen, killing life.
Kate Moore reports on a dying river.
Once fed by a chalk aquifer, it now runs on sewage outflows laced with phosphorus – smothering plants, stripping oxygen, killing life.
Kate Moore reports on a dying river.
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The main story on BBC 6 Music News this morning is that a ‘boat carrying migrants is on its way to France’
Delivered in the same upbeat tone as England winning the women’s Euros.
The migration ‘debate’ in this country is unmoored from reality, and the media-political complex is feeding it
Delivered in the same upbeat tone as England winning the women’s Euros.
The migration ‘debate’ in this country is unmoored from reality, and the media-political complex is feeding it
September 19, 2025 at 6:32 AM
The main story on BBC 6 Music News this morning is that a ‘boat carrying migrants is on its way to France’
Delivered in the same upbeat tone as England winning the women’s Euros.
The migration ‘debate’ in this country is unmoored from reality, and the media-political complex is feeding it
Delivered in the same upbeat tone as England winning the women’s Euros.
The migration ‘debate’ in this country is unmoored from reality, and the media-political complex is feeding it
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Post every atrocity that you can. It will only get worse and the world needs to see it.
ICE continues to assault us.
We are peacefully protesting. They are kidnapping and hurting us.
We are peacefully protesting. They are kidnapping and hurting us.
September 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Post every atrocity that you can. It will only get worse and the world needs to see it.
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We need to be very clear about this.
Rising Christian nationalism is a threat to us all.
humanists.uk/2025/09/17/r...
Rising Christian nationalism is a threat to us all.
humanists.uk/2025/09/17/r...
Rising Christian nationalism: a threat to us all
Scenes on Saturday of Christian preachers denouncing ‘Secular Humanism’ from the main stage of Tommy Robinson’s radical right Unite the Kingdom rally in London may have been surprising to see on the s...
humanists.uk
September 19, 2025 at 9:56 AM
We need to be very clear about this.
Rising Christian nationalism is a threat to us all.
humanists.uk/2025/09/17/r...
Rising Christian nationalism is a threat to us all.
humanists.uk/2025/09/17/r...
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Quarter of UK university physics departments at risk of closing.
Consequence of policies of successive govts, real cut in university income, hard to recruit foreign students.
Science subjects cut as they require heavy investment. Skills shortages will deepen.
Consequence of policies of successive govts, real cut in university income, hard to recruit foreign students.
Science subjects cut as they require heavy investment. Skills shortages will deepen.
Quarter of UK university physics departments at risk of closing, survey finds
Four out of five making staff cuts as physicists say findings are ‘great concern’ for UK’s leadership in important areas
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Quarter of UK university physics departments at risk of closing.
Consequence of policies of successive govts, real cut in university income, hard to recruit foreign students.
Science subjects cut as they require heavy investment. Skills shortages will deepen.
Consequence of policies of successive govts, real cut in university income, hard to recruit foreign students.
Science subjects cut as they require heavy investment. Skills shortages will deepen.
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⚡️EU to apply 'unique' approach to Ukraine's accession path as Hungary wields veto, official says.
There is an agreement in place with the EU to maintain Kyiv's progress despite Budapest's veto, Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Taras Kachka said.
There is an agreement in place with the EU to maintain Kyiv's progress despite Budapest's veto, Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Taras Kachka said.
EU to apply 'unique' approach to Ukraine's accession path as Hungary wields veto, official says
There is an agreement in place with the EU to maintain Kyiv's progress despite Budapest's veto, Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Taras Kachka said.
kyivindependent.com
September 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
⚡️EU to apply 'unique' approach to Ukraine's accession path as Hungary wields veto, official says.
There is an agreement in place with the EU to maintain Kyiv's progress despite Budapest's veto, Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Taras Kachka said.
There is an agreement in place with the EU to maintain Kyiv's progress despite Budapest's veto, Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Taras Kachka said.
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This story should be given a much higher profile from BBC News. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... The suspect "...has been remanded in custody ahead of sentencing at [Newcastle] crown court on 14 October."
Man admits arson at MP Sharon Hodgson's Washington office building
Joshua Oliver, 28, who had been living in a tent near the building, will be sentenced in October.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This story should be given a much higher profile from BBC News. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... The suspect "...has been remanded in custody ahead of sentencing at [Newcastle] crown court on 14 October."
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A sad truth in 2025 Trump America. 😳👇
September 13, 2025 at 10:24 PM
A sad truth in 2025 Trump America. 😳👇
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In which the richest man in the world tries to incite turmoil, fear and loathing in my city from the safety of his fortified home thousands of miles away.
The pathetic little coward.
Also why are these patriots being directed by an American?
Can't they organise their own fist fight?
The pathetic little coward.
Also why are these patriots being directed by an American?
Can't they organise their own fist fight?
Esp given assassination of Kirk in US i find Musk's intervention here, calling for dissolution of parliament and a new govt, really scary .
Also UK govt bodies should get the fuck off X.
Also UK govt bodies should get the fuck off X.
September 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
In which the richest man in the world tries to incite turmoil, fear and loathing in my city from the safety of his fortified home thousands of miles away.
The pathetic little coward.
Also why are these patriots being directed by an American?
Can't they organise their own fist fight?
The pathetic little coward.
Also why are these patriots being directed by an American?
Can't they organise their own fist fight?
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⚡️US 'behind' Ukraine in drone technology, Trump envoy Kellogg says.
"I think we in the United States are behind ... I think a lot of nations are behind, and I think to the credit of the Ukrainians, they picked up on that, and they're the world leaders in it."
"I think we in the United States are behind ... I think a lot of nations are behind, and I think to the credit of the Ukrainians, they picked up on that, and they're the world leaders in it."
US 'behind' Ukraine in drone technology, Trump envoy Kellogg says
"I think we in the United States are behind ... I think a lot of nations are behind, and I think to the credit of the Ukrainians, they picked up on that, and they're the world leaders in it."
kyivindependent.com
September 14, 2025 at 1:06 AM
⚡️US 'behind' Ukraine in drone technology, Trump envoy Kellogg says.
"I think we in the United States are behind ... I think a lot of nations are behind, and I think to the credit of the Ukrainians, they picked up on that, and they're the world leaders in it."
"I think we in the United States are behind ... I think a lot of nations are behind, and I think to the credit of the Ukrainians, they picked up on that, and they're the world leaders in it."
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Starmer’s silence on far right violence and racism is disgraceful. His government has created this void and legitimised hate and intimidation
September 14, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Starmer’s silence on far right violence and racism is disgraceful. His government has created this void and legitimised hate and intimidation
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Trump and his cult are too stupid to realize that their actions have consequences. Once people change their patterns, they often do not change them back. www.businessinsider.com/americans-bu...
Americans are begging Canadians to come back
Canadians and American border states used to go together like gravy on fried potatoes, but political tensions have halted Canadian tourism to the US.
www.businessinsider.com
September 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Trump and his cult are too stupid to realize that their actions have consequences. Once people change their patterns, they often do not change them back. www.businessinsider.com/americans-bu...
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"I don't think everyone realised quite how much democratic systems and electoral systems were targets.....
We [Electoral Commission] now have to be really up to speed with the threats,"
Elections watchdog admits 'painful lessons learned' after Chinese hack -
Via BBC News
We [Electoral Commission] now have to be really up to speed with the threats,"
Elections watchdog admits 'painful lessons learned' after Chinese hack -
Via BBC News
Elections watchdog admits 'painful lessons learned' after Chinese hack
In the first interview about the hack, the commission's new boss admits that huge mistakes were made, but says the organisation is now secure.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 14, 2025 at 7:35 AM
"I don't think everyone realised quite how much democratic systems and electoral systems were targets.....
We [Electoral Commission] now have to be really up to speed with the threats,"
Elections watchdog admits 'painful lessons learned' after Chinese hack -
Via BBC News
We [Electoral Commission] now have to be really up to speed with the threats,"
Elections watchdog admits 'painful lessons learned' after Chinese hack -
Via BBC News
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The CEOs of the country's lowest-paying large companies made $17.2 million on average last year. Their workers made $35,570.
The Wage Gap Between CEOs And Workers Is Widening—And This Popular Company Is The Biggest Offender
The CEOs of the country's lowest-paying large companies made $17.2 million on average last year. Their workers made $35,570.
www.forbes.com
August 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The CEOs of the country's lowest-paying large companies made $17.2 million on average last year. Their workers made $35,570.
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Lavrov:Putin is willing to meet with
Zelenskyy only if all issues requiring discussion at the highest level are thoroughly prepared
Lavrov said that "question of the legitimacy of the signatories on the Ukrainian side will arise"
Russia is playing for time&has no real intention of ending the war
Zelenskyy only if all issues requiring discussion at the highest level are thoroughly prepared
Lavrov said that "question of the legitimacy of the signatories on the Ukrainian side will arise"
Russia is playing for time&has no real intention of ending the war
August 21, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Lavrov:Putin is willing to meet with
Zelenskyy only if all issues requiring discussion at the highest level are thoroughly prepared
Lavrov said that "question of the legitimacy of the signatories on the Ukrainian side will arise"
Russia is playing for time&has no real intention of ending the war
Zelenskyy only if all issues requiring discussion at the highest level are thoroughly prepared
Lavrov said that "question of the legitimacy of the signatories on the Ukrainian side will arise"
Russia is playing for time&has no real intention of ending the war
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Since Brexit, studying in Europe is no longer as simple for UK students – visas, permits and funding now add extra steps. Debut report by Sam Johnson
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/educati...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/educati...
How Brexit has made studying abroad less accessible
Freedom of movement enriched the lives of many young people before Brexit; it's far more complicated and therefore restricted now
eastangliabylines.co.uk
August 22, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Since Brexit, studying in Europe is no longer as simple for UK students – visas, permits and funding now add extra steps. Debut report by Sam Johnson
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/educati...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/educati...
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"Here legally, engaged in a sanctioned process to determine their eligibility for asylum, they have committed no crime. They are arrested anyway, and the lives they’ve risked to come to the United States are thrown into chaos."
A photographer’s view of ICE’s relentless courthouse arrests
The shattering of faith in America's goodness is the hardest part to watch.
www.motherjones.com
August 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"Here legally, engaged in a sanctioned process to determine their eligibility for asylum, they have committed no crime. They are arrested anyway, and the lives they’ve risked to come to the United States are thrown into chaos."
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The ruling sided with environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe, who had filed a suit alleging that the facility built in the Florida Everglades violated federal environmental laws.
Federal Judge Orders ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ To Be Shut Down Within 60 Days—No New Detainees
The ruling sided with environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe, who had filed a suit alleging that the facility built in the Florida Everglades violated federal environmental laws.
www.forbes.com
August 22, 2025 at 5:15 AM
The ruling sided with environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe, who had filed a suit alleging that the facility built in the Florida Everglades violated federal environmental laws.
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Not even 9am. So far on Radio 6, the news bulletins have featured a mother saying her daughters aren't safe because of asylum seekers, a Tory politician lambasting Labour for crossing numbers & Badenoch encouraging councils to lodge legal challenges against hotels. An endless stream of hateful bile.
August 21, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Not even 9am. So far on Radio 6, the news bulletins have featured a mother saying her daughters aren't safe because of asylum seekers, a Tory politician lambasting Labour for crossing numbers & Badenoch encouraging councils to lodge legal challenges against hotels. An endless stream of hateful bile.
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He doesn't have even the slightest speck of decency in him. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump orders homeless he passed en route to golf course to leave Washington DC
President demands unhoused residents leave US capital or face eviction and vowed to use officers to make arrests
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2025 at 10:09 AM
He doesn't have even the slightest speck of decency in him. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Every single guy in Trump’s orbit looks like a guy who was at a bachelor party where they accidentally killed a stripper
This guy is a hack and his confirmation better be a fight. At least four GOP senators criticized the BLS firing. Will they keep at it?
August 12, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Every single guy in Trump’s orbit looks like a guy who was at a bachelor party where they accidentally killed a stripper
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West England Bylines shares this video with heavy hearts. It is the last message made by the Al Jazeera journalist Anas-al-Sharif just before he was killed in his tent by the IDF along with 4 other journalists from his team a few hours ago.
August 11, 2025 at 9:06 AM
West England Bylines shares this video with heavy hearts. It is the last message made by the Al Jazeera journalist Anas-al-Sharif just before he was killed in his tent by the IDF along with 4 other journalists from his team a few hours ago.
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Letter of the day (in the Times)
August 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Letter of the day (in the Times)