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Worcestershire MP backs proposal to cut county in two

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Worcestershire MP backs proposal to cut county in two - BBC News
Redditch's Labour MP Redditch's said a new North Worcestershire authority would best fit the government's devolution agenda.
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6 reasons the PS6 and next gen Xbox should be cancelled - Reader's Feature

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6 reasons the PS6 and next gen Xbox should be cancelled - Reader's Feature
With the current generation of consoles seemingly in its final years, a reader argues that there’s no need to create a new one.
metro.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 9:21 AM
John Travolta's New Christmas Advert Is The Early Gift We Didn't Know We Needed

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John Travolta Has Gifted Us A Late Contender For This Year's Best Christmas Ad
Capital One's new festive clip is a must-watch for Grease fans.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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'Small changes to the tone of posts fed to users of X can increase feelings of political polarisation as much in a week as would have historically taken at least three years, research has found.' 1/3
Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation
Study finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three years
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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A brief reminder that everyone should leave X and let that heil hole rot away as it deserves to
November 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation
Study finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three years
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Your personal information is everywhere online — 5 ways to start removing it from the internet

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Your personal information is everywhere online — 5 ways to start removing it from the internet
Take control of your online footprint
www.tomsguide.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The Guardian view on Britain’s new class divide: the professional middle is being hollowed out | Editorial

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The Guardian view on Britain’s new class divide: the professional middle is being hollowed out | Editorial
Editorial: A micro-elite in finance and tech hoovers up talent while-white collar jobs lose their lustre. A society that rewards proximity to capital over contribution risks rupture
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Happy Halloween 🎃 darlinks
October 31, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Tired of Google Maps and Apple Maps? Here are your best alternatives

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Tired of Google Maps and Apple Maps? Here are your best alternatives
Don't be stuck with the pre-installed navigation apps
www.tomsguide.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The crimewave sweeping Britain? Illegal houses in multiple occupation | Aditya Chakrabortty

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The crimewave sweeping Britain? Illegal houses in multiple occupation | Aditya Chakrabortty
With private-sector villainy and public-sector complicity, what makes this HMO scandal so characteristic of modern Britain is how far the guilt spreads, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
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October 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The Tories set a tax trap and Rachel Reeves walked straight into it. It may be her defining mistake | Chris Mullin

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The Tories set a tax trap and Rachel Reeves walked straight into it. It may be her defining mistake | Chris Mullin
By taking Jeremy Hunt’s NI cuts and ruling out other rises, Labour tried to out-Tory the Tories. And made a bad situation worse, says former Labour minister Chris Mullin
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October 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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The Online Safety legislation targeted completely the wrong generation.
October 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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“When we realised these jewels were only stolen to inflate the share price of a company whose entire value relies on the wholesale theft of other people’s art, we had no choice but grant immunity,”

Genius from @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social

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Louvre Thieves Given Immunity After Confirming Jewels Stolen For Purpose Of Training AI Software
FRENCH POLICE have immediately ended all efforts to recover priceless Napoleon-era jewellery from the Louvre taken in a daring heist after it emerged the jewels were merely stolen for the purposes of ...
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October 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Part of the problem is that both the BBC and ITV moved out of Birmingham a couple of decades ago. Birmingham doesn’t receive the coverage of Manchester, except when things are going wrong, and a narrative is born.
October 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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The Westminster chatterati’s perception of Birmingham is so utterly deranged by this point I’m actually sitting here laughing

The way people are talking about it you’d think it was some dystopia from the Hunger Games or something

Go outside, touch grass, come to Birmingham - you’ll be fine 😂
October 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Your occasional reminder that Mone can not be stripped of her peerage without an act of parliament.

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Baroness Mone-linked PPE firm misses deadline to pay £122m
PPE Medpro was ordered to repay damages by 16:00 BST on Wednesday after breaching a Covid-19 contract.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Embarrassing Jeremy Clarkson u-turns on his criticism of the NHS after receiving urgent treatment his private care couldn’t provide.
Jeremy Clarkson reneges on NHS criticism after needing urgent treatment
Presenter, who called service ‘a creaking monster’, says he’s ‘eternally grateful’ to medics who aided him
www.independent.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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Moraine Lake, Banff
October 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Miriam Margolyes is just a warrior woman. That's the post.

She said it all.
October 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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The thing I'm "stunned" about is why this isn't the biggest domestic news item on every flipping platform

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'Stunned?' Farage's Admission He Knew Nathan Gill but Not His Kremlin Associates Does Not Stand Up to Scrutiny
Insiders have told Byline Times it is 'inconceivable' the Reform Leader did not know about his close aide's pro Russian statements
bylinetimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM