MarkRoweLondon
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In 2019, President Trump sent U.S. commandos to to a small village in Syria to kill the leader of the terror group Islamic State. On Monday, Syria’s president, a former associate of that leader, will meet Mr. Trump in the White House.
Roger Cohen
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Roger Cohen
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November 11, 2025 at 5:37 AM
In 2019, President Trump sent U.S. commandos to to a small village in Syria to kill the leader of the terror group Islamic State. On Monday, Syria’s president, a former associate of that leader, will meet Mr. Trump in the White House.
Roger Cohen
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Roger Cohen
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Oh, so he totally stole the money
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Oh, so he totally stole the money
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November 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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TfL contractors who remove unauthorised flags from lampposts and other infrastructure face threats and abuse, TfL boss says: www.onlondon.co.uk/transport-fo... #london @hinabokharild.bsky.social @londonassembly.bsky.social @hopenothate.org.uk
TfL contractors face threats when removing unauthorised flags
A London Assembly member has welcomed a commitment to consistent enforcement of existing policy, despite intimidation
www.onlondon.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 6:09 AM
TfL contractors who remove unauthorised flags from lampposts and other infrastructure face threats and abuse, TfL boss says: www.onlondon.co.uk/transport-fo... #london @hinabokharild.bsky.social @londonassembly.bsky.social @hopenothate.org.uk
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Trump: “We have peace now in the Middle East – the first time that anyone can remember that ever happening.”
An Israeli drone strike killed two people yesterday in Gaza including a child.
In Lebanon yesterday there were reports in the south of Israeli machine gun fire toward Kfarshuba
An Israeli drone strike killed two people yesterday in Gaza including a child.
In Lebanon yesterday there were reports in the south of Israeli machine gun fire toward Kfarshuba
November 11, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Trump: “We have peace now in the Middle East – the first time that anyone can remember that ever happening.”
An Israeli drone strike killed two people yesterday in Gaza including a child.
In Lebanon yesterday there were reports in the south of Israeli machine gun fire toward Kfarshuba
An Israeli drone strike killed two people yesterday in Gaza including a child.
In Lebanon yesterday there were reports in the south of Israeli machine gun fire toward Kfarshuba
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"We would never tolerate a government that chose to defund 70% of neonatal services, gambling that charities would fill the gap. Yet this is exactly the situation for end-of-life care."
Please read my piece on the travesty of NHS palliative care underfunding 🙏
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Please read my piece on the travesty of NHS palliative care underfunding 🙏
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
As a palliative care specialist, I’ve witnessed the human tragedy of our end-of-life care crisis | Rachel Clarke
While the government debates assisted dying, palliative care is an afterthought. And many more people face death without the care and support they need, says Rachel Clarke
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November 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
"We would never tolerate a government that chose to defund 70% of neonatal services, gambling that charities would fill the gap. Yet this is exactly the situation for end-of-life care."
Please read my piece on the travesty of NHS palliative care underfunding 🙏
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Please read my piece on the travesty of NHS palliative care underfunding 🙏
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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If the War on Terror were Orwell's Animal Farm, today we come to the last page.
Al-Qaeda in Syria's Ex-Commander Enlists in The War on Terror
They always said al-Qaeda would one day make its way to the White House. Turns out it's not for a suicide bombing but a handshake
www.forever-wars.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
If the War on Terror were Orwell's Animal Farm, today we come to the last page.
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The whistleblower's letter lays out how Maxwell is preparing to have Trump commute her 20-year sentence for her role in Epstein’s sex crimes.
Whistleblower Reveals Ghislaine Maxwell Plot to Ask Trump to Commute Her Sentence
Critics voiced growing alarm that the president may be planning to pardon the convicted sex trafficker.
trib.al
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The whistleblower's letter lays out how Maxwell is preparing to have Trump commute her 20-year sentence for her role in Epstein’s sex crimes.
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Aid agencies say a fraction of promised aid has reached Gaza despite ceasefire
Aid agencies say a fraction of promised aid has reached Gaza despite ceasefire
While US says ’historic’ effort s under underway to meet needs of Gazans, ad groups says less than a quarter
www.irishtimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Aid agencies say a fraction of promised aid has reached Gaza despite ceasefire
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The pardons include 77 allies tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and former Trump attorney Sidney Powell.
Trump grants pardons to Giuliani, Meadows, others linked to 2020 election efforts
The pardons include 77 allies tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and former Trump attorney Sidney Powell.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The pardons include 77 allies tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and former Trump attorney Sidney Powell.
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Turkish sports betting scandal: 17 referees were arrested on Friday, as well as Eyüpspor president Murat Özkaya, under suspicion of illegal betting linked to match-fixing.
www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/inter...
www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/inter...
Sigue el escándalo en Turquía: ¡17 árbitros detenidos!
Un total de 19 personas, 17 de ellas árbitros de fútbol, han sido arrestadas este viernes en Turquía como sospechosos de haber participado en apuestas que pueden estar
www.mundodeportivo.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Turkish sports betting scandal: 17 referees were arrested on Friday, as well as Eyüpspor president Murat Özkaya, under suspicion of illegal betting linked to match-fixing.
www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/inter...
www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/inter...
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Thousands of families reportedly received letters about stopping child benefit after overseas travel.
I’ve asked the Government how this data was used, whether it was legal, and if any internal review took place.
#PublicAccountability #ChildBenefit
I’ve asked the Government how this data was used, whether it was legal, and if any internal review took place.
#PublicAccountability #ChildBenefit
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Thousands of families reportedly received letters about stopping child benefit after overseas travel.
I’ve asked the Government how this data was used, whether it was legal, and if any internal review took place.
#PublicAccountability #ChildBenefit
I’ve asked the Government how this data was used, whether it was legal, and if any internal review took place.
#PublicAccountability #ChildBenefit
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UK divisions of ticket resale website Viagogo hit with £15m bill over tax shortfall.
The company suspected of shifting profits to low/no tax offshore jurisdictions, a widespread practice among large companies.
Viagogo is already under scrutiny as the govt moves is reviewing “secondary ticketing”.
The company suspected of shifting profits to low/no tax offshore jurisdictions, a widespread practice among large companies.
Viagogo is already under scrutiny as the govt moves is reviewing “secondary ticketing”.
UK divisions of ticket resale website Viagogo hit with £15m bill over tax shortfall
Company already under scrutiny on ‘secondary ticketing’ amid outcry over touts using such platforms to exploit fans
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
UK divisions of ticket resale website Viagogo hit with £15m bill over tax shortfall.
The company suspected of shifting profits to low/no tax offshore jurisdictions, a widespread practice among large companies.
Viagogo is already under scrutiny as the govt moves is reviewing “secondary ticketing”.
The company suspected of shifting profits to low/no tax offshore jurisdictions, a widespread practice among large companies.
Viagogo is already under scrutiny as the govt moves is reviewing “secondary ticketing”.
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From the BBC reporter on the investigation
"Funnily enough Andy [Wigmore], the only time I ever experienced political interference in one of my investigations at the BBC, was when I was investigating you and Arron Banks
Your mate Robbie Gibb put a stop to a story we were running."
- former BBC investigative reporter Manveen Rana, 2022
Your mate Robbie Gibb put a stop to a story we were running."
- former BBC investigative reporter Manveen Rana, 2022
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 AM
From the BBC reporter on the investigation
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not only was Prescott’s former employer Hanover Communications a Tory outfit, it also represented Sky News for many years….
Michael Prescott and Sir Robbie Gibb both bailed out of journalism years ago, and enjoy lucrative careers in corporate PR. And now they are the arbiters of BBC editorial standards. Go figure www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
The BBC has bigger impartiality problems than its coverage of Trump
It is the BBC’s entire governance structure–rather than individual stories–that should cause most concern
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:40 AM
not only was Prescott’s former employer Hanover Communications a Tory outfit, it also represented Sky News for many years….
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From an article in today's Financial Times. Such an obvious statement of fact. It's hard to understand why direct public investment in social rent housing - so successful for decades - is now unthinkable.
November 10, 2025 at 7:43 AM
From an article in today's Financial Times. Such an obvious statement of fact. It's hard to understand why direct public investment in social rent housing - so successful for decades - is now unthinkable.
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Starting at Cop26 in 2021, 159 countries signed the global methane pledge, requiring a cut of 30% by 2030
Yet collectively, emissions from 6 of the biggest signatories – US, Australia, Kuwait, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan & Iraq – are now 8.5% *above* 2020 level
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Yet collectively, emissions from 6 of the biggest signatories – US, Australia, Kuwait, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan & Iraq – are now 8.5% *above* 2020 level
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 10, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Starting at Cop26 in 2021, 159 countries signed the global methane pledge, requiring a cut of 30% by 2030
Yet collectively, emissions from 6 of the biggest signatories – US, Australia, Kuwait, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan & Iraq – are now 8.5% *above* 2020 level
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Yet collectively, emissions from 6 of the biggest signatories – US, Australia, Kuwait, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan & Iraq – are now 8.5% *above* 2020 level
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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1/ For the benefit of Lisa Nandy - I have transcribed this interview with Chief Superintendent Tom Joyce from West Midland's police, and SkyNews. Contrary to Lisa Nandy' spin, he is clear, the threat TO THE MACCABI TV FANS was not the primary driver for the ban
November 10, 2025 at 7:10 AM
1/ For the benefit of Lisa Nandy - I have transcribed this interview with Chief Superintendent Tom Joyce from West Midland's police, and SkyNews. Contrary to Lisa Nandy' spin, he is clear, the threat TO THE MACCABI TV FANS was not the primary driver for the ban
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Catch me on BBC Newsnight at 10:30pm TONIGHT! 💚
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Catch me on BBC Newsnight at 10:30pm TONIGHT! 💚
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It’s easy to see why Trump wants to destroy the world’s number one news source. We can’t let him.
The BBC belongs to all of us here in the UK.
The Prime Minister and leaders from across the political spectrum should be united in telling Trump to keep his hands off it.
The BBC belongs to all of us here in the UK.
The Prime Minister and leaders from across the political spectrum should be united in telling Trump to keep his hands off it.
November 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
It’s easy to see why Trump wants to destroy the world’s number one news source. We can’t let him.
The BBC belongs to all of us here in the UK.
The Prime Minister and leaders from across the political spectrum should be united in telling Trump to keep his hands off it.
The BBC belongs to all of us here in the UK.
The Prime Minister and leaders from across the political spectrum should be united in telling Trump to keep his hands off it.
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I had my disagreements with the BBC under Tim Davie but he was a decent man doing a difficult job.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I had my disagreements with the BBC under Tim Davie but he was a decent man doing a difficult job.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
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Larry Ellison. Jeff Bezos. Rupert Murdoch. One by one, billionaires tied to Trump are snapping up media outlets and pushing them rightward. The goal isn’t truth—it’s control.
Mainstream media is now mainly leaning right
Most traditional media have long held a more left-leaning tone, but that’s changing.�
From on the ground reporting to the ...
www.dailykos.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Larry Ellison. Jeff Bezos. Rupert Murdoch. One by one, billionaires tied to Trump are snapping up media outlets and pushing them rightward. The goal isn’t truth—it’s control.
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the right winger who was appointed to lead the BBC in the hope of appeasing right wingers has been driven out by right wingers for not appeasing right wingers enough and the BBC has the chance to do the funniest thing ever
November 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
the right winger who was appointed to lead the BBC in the hope of appeasing right wingers has been driven out by right wingers for not appeasing right wingers enough and the BBC has the chance to do the funniest thing ever
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Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
November 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
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Not here to be disappointed.
Not here to be concerned.
Here to replace them - and then take on Reform.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Not here to be concerned.
Here to replace them - and then take on Reform.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Not here to be disappointed.
Not here to be concerned.
Here to replace them - and then take on Reform.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Not here to be concerned.
Here to replace them - and then take on Reform.
Join.greenparty.org.uk