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Nobody knows what would follow regime change in Iran – but what happened in 1979 offers some pointers | Jason Burke The radical clerics benefited then – but who would prevail this time, asks the Guardian’s international security correspondent Jason Burke

Nobody knows what would follow regime change in Iran – but what happened in 1979 offers some pointers | Jason Burke

15.02.2026 06:14 — 👍 40    🔁 11    💬 4    📌 0

As 3 ISIS terrorists are jailed for planning a 'mass shooting of jews in Manchester', we have a ringside seat to the police operation, 'Undercover with Farouk.'

It's possible Walid & Bilel Saardoui were radicalised by the Sousse beach attacker, a school friend. www.itv.com/watch/news/t...

15.02.2026 07:23 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Civil servants, just retired, angry and out of pocket because of failings by Capita - awarded the contract to manage government pensions, in a multi million contract.
www.itv.com/news/granada...

03.02.2026 22:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Spare a thought for emergency teams and air investigators working through the night in Littlebrough after the deaths of two men in a light aircraft which crashed near Blackstone Edge.
www.itv.com/news/granada...

03.02.2026 22:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Why isn't the bloodshed in Iran front page news?

26.01.2026 14:14 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Bizarre this line - that blocking Andy Burnham in Gorton and Denton by election hands seat to reform. Mid term government always gets a kicking - it wasn't a certain labour win. What about the bigger picture - Burnham wins Gorton for Labour but it loses Greater Manchester to Reform?

26.01.2026 14:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hello @bsky.app what have I been missing?

10.02.2025 11:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Second Labour MP in sacked minister’s WhatsApp group named Oliver Ryan, the MP for Burnley, was part of the group in which Andrew Gwynne, the health minister, was dismissed after posting racist and sexist messages

The Times reporting that Labour MP Oliver Ryan is also a member of the WhatsApp group which led to the sacking of Andrew Gwynne.

Ryan, the MP for Burnley, did not respond to HuffPost UK when approached for comment this morning.

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

09.02.2025 21:40 — 👍 9    🔁 4    💬 4    📌 1

New to Blue Sky - hello

12.08.2024 16:10 — 👍 44    🔁 0    💬 8    📌 0