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Index mourns the death of prominent war photographer Paul Conroy, whose courageous career helped inform the world about conflicts around the world. In honour of his legacy, revisit his interview on the risks journalists now face when covering war ⬇️
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UK ‘took far too long’ to let US use its airbases to attack Iran, Trump says US president also ‘very disappointed’ in Keir Starmer over UK government’s deal to hand Chagos Islands to Mauritius

Bend the knee and he’ll cut off your head.
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Nigel Farage lied multiple times at his press conference today - including saying no-one who voted Green in Gorton and Denton has a job and he's "certain" Reform won most British born voters in the by-election, based on zero evidence, and yet not a single journalist there pushed back on them

BREAKING: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has barred the U.S. from using Spanish military bases for attacks on Iran.

15 US military aircraft have left the Rota and Morón air bases after Spain refused to allow them to be used for operations related to Iran, Reuters reports.

Smokeless fuels cause health risks as previously unknown pollutants found Study led by Irish scientists shows low-smoke fuels at least double emissions of toxic ultrafine particles

Smokeless fuels cause health risks as previously unknown pollutants found

YouTube video by EU Debates | eudebates.tv 460 Million Consumers, One Partnership: Von der Leyen Seals Landmark EU–Switzerland Deal in Brussels

Ursula von der Leyen and Swiss Confederation President Guy Parmelin signed a broad package of EU–Switzerland agreements designed to modernise one of Europe’s most important economic and social partnerships. youtu.be/vYHj2oGi1SE?...

The President of the European Commission and the President of the Swiss Confederation sign a broad package of EU-Switzerland agreements Today, on 2 March 2026, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the President of the Swiss Confederation Guy Parmelin signed a broad package of agreements aiming to deepen an...

EU and Switzerland sign package of new treaties
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Cancer backlash : Stéphane Foucart, chef de la rubrique Sciences du Monde et désinformateur professionnel Selon Stéphane Foucart, le journaliste du Monde, des médecins et des scientifiques dénigreraient leurs collègues et cautionneraient la démolition des normes de protection de l’environnement et de la s...

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Six years ago, his principles were entirely different.

Search Screen With Google Lens Tool Compromised To Steal Credentials Chrome users have been warned that an tool claiming to search the screen with Google Lens was, in fact, a credential stealer. What you need to know.

Search Screen With Google Lens Tool Compromised To Steal Credentials

Please read this thread as a 'micro-example' of what is going so wrong with the English court system - and note the 'butterfly' effect point.

Our court system is so rackety and improvised, one slip and so many other things will go wrong.

Congo-Kinshasa: L'aéroport de Bangboka à Kisangani de nouveau ciblé par des drones kamikazes L'aéroport international de Bangboka à Kisangani a été attaqué le dimanche 1er mars 2026 par des drones kamikazes chargés de sous-munitions. Dans un communiqué, le gouvernement provincial de la Tshopo attribue ces attaques à l'armée rwandaise (RDF) et aux rebelles de l'AFC/M23. Ces attaques se sont intensifiées pendant les heures de pointe des activités aéroportuaires, précise le communiqué.

Congo-Kinshasa: L'aéroport de Bangboka à Kisangani de nouveau ciblé par des drones kamikazes

UK will allow US to use bases to strike Iranian missile sites, says Starmer The prime minister says it remains the case that the UK will

*Puts head in hands*

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Holding the line on the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism Exempting fertilisers from CBAM would achieve little while risking climate progress

Six years of negotiations and within six weeks of implementation calls are out to dismantle CBAM, namely by removing fertilisers.

Agree with my colleagues that the Commission must resist this.

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"Unquestionably blindly following the Americans is, in my view, the wrong thing to do.. I'd pass legislation that said military action could be taken if.. the lawful case for it was made.. there was a viable objective &.. you got consent of the commons"

When's the vote, Keir?

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“We cannot say that the United States’ actions are against international law, but we condemn Iran’s retaliatory actions as against international law,” is neither a coherent nor a compelling position.

'Wild Spaces' for butterflies and people to be created across Scottish city

More than 40 new 'Wild Spaces' for butterflies, moths and other wildlife are to be created across Glasgow

I saw this earlier and it's shocking - truly shocking that someone can come on free view tv and express these in your face racist views

GB NEWS should be taken off the air until they get their house in order.

Two taxidermy birds building a nest in a tin can

Irish hedgerows are protected by an annual ban on cutting from 1 March to support nesting birds. These European Robins from Crumlin, Dublin are countryside birds from 1902 and a tin can will do. National Museum of Ireland - Natural History @nmireland.bsky.social #SpeirGorm

Alex Pretti should have been 38 years old today.

Starmer:

"Our partners in the Gulf have asked us to do more to defend them... The only way to stop the threat is to destroy the missiles at source... The US has requested permission to use UK bases for that specific and limited defensive purpose. We have taken the decision to accept this request."

Armed police search for man ‘carrying bladed weapon’ in Edinburgh Armed police are attending the incident in Calder, Edinburgh

Armed police search for man ‘carrying bladed weapon’ in Edinburgh
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The scandal that engulfed the last Brontë sister's death — National Geographic When Charlotte Brontë died—the last of her massively talented family to succumb to an early death—the press entered a feeding frenzy. A friend and equally famous writer aimed to set the record straigh...

Omg I don’t know how I forgot that Elizabeth Gaskell went on a tear for 2years gathering evidence and trying to be a whistleblower about the abuse that the Brontës suffered, after Charlotte Brontë’s death

such wild story and should be more known, esp. since she also suffered consequences

I wonder if the likes of the odious Isabel Oakeshott, Reform’s Diana Mitford, have gained a greater understanding of why people flee war zones and seek refuge in safe countries?

Oakeshott, an economic migrant, left the UK for Dubai for tax purposes, from where she spouts anti-migrant rhetoric.

"We're bombing Iran because they might make a bomb they could use in the event of a war, not like the nice bombs we used to start the war, or the bombs we are now all using now war has started proper, they also might plan to assassinate a leader which is terrible so we've assassinated their leaders"

Fascinating and worth some reflection #MementoMori

Mad? Venal, wicked, corrupt.