Reform UK's ex-Wales leader Nathan Gill admits pro-Russia bribery Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.

How is this not front page news?

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I’ve mulled over posting this for months now. But yesterday it came to a head. And I’m aware that the people who need to see it will either not be here, or will suggest that I’m lying.

I live near an asylum hotel. The reason I didn’t post earlier is that I didn’t want to raise undue attention

These stories are lovely.

Insane that the British Foreign Secretary can meet with the former leader of Al Qaeda in Syria while, at home, on the same day, his government arrested 20 people on 'terrorism offenses' for supporting a non-violent pro-Palestine protest group.

To you also.

The real Salt Path: how the couple behind a bestseller le... Penniless and homeless, the Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. We can reveal it was far from the truth

I spent months on this investigation and gathered docs from the UK courts, Land Registry and a French local authority, to show that Raynor and Moth Winn's story is not as they claim. @tortoisemedia.bsky.social @observeruk.bsky.social
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Surviving Gaza: a personal account of life under siege "Gaza is not just a news headline. It is my home. It is full of people who want to live -not just survive, but live in dignity, in safety, in freedom."

"My fiancée Reem and I are separated from our families, trying to survive on what little we can find. The internet barely works. Electricity is a luxury. Food is a miracle."

Beautifully written piece by @its2sakher.bsky.social

Pls do read & share. First hand accounts from Gaza are so important. 👇

Who was the Lady Mary who gave her name to the fair?

Declare your love for nature! Act now

Today is #InternationalBiodiversityDay

In Scotland, our biodiversity and nature is struggling.

This year we have a huge chance to help it recover with the Natural Environment Bill.
We need our leaders to know how much this matters! Declare your love for nature:
www.scotlandlovesnature.scot/actnow

Astonishing evidence at the Covid Inquiry.

The Government repeatedly ignored offers from the Crick Institute to provide mass testing on a national scale.

Instead, the Government paid Deloitte consultants to project manage, not yet established, privately run labs.

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Petition: Protect hares and their young from shooting during the breeding season We call on the Government to stop the shooting of hares during their peak breeding season, by establishing a legally enforceable close season for hares in England and Wales, from 1st February to 30th…

Brown hares can currently be shot all-year round , despite an estimated decline of 80% in the last 100 years . Please sign the petition now calling on the Govt to introduce a close season from Feb – Sept . Thank you !

UK-India trade deal risks being tainted by national insurance row Days after Reform’s strong showing in council elections, critics say Labour’s agreement will mean British workers are paid less for doing the same job

Biggest trade deal since Brexit will boost economy by 0.1% by 2040 bit.ly/4jJyLGw Brexit reduced the economy by an estimated 5.5%. But it might help the next government but two or possibly three scrape over the line to positive grow!

Disability benefit cuts to hit 700,000 families already in poverty, DWP forecasts show Internal government forecasts obtained by the Guardian reveal ‘truly shocking’ effects of planned cuts

NEW: Internal DWP figures show 700,000 families *already* in poverty are forecast to be hit by planned disability benefit cuts

That's on top of the 250k+ who are predicted to be newly pushed into poverty by the changes

By me, for the Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Rubio publicly criticizing an ally for cracking down on right-wing extremism. And Germany hitting back. We are in a new world

FFS.

A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.

"Within minutes after DOGE accessed the NLRB's systems, someone with an IP address in Russia started trying to log in. The attempts were 'near real-time'...

"Whoever was attempting to log in was using one of the newly created DOGE accounts..."

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Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."

Rep. Steven Horsford to Greer: "So the trade representative hasn't spoken to the POTUS about a global reordering of trade, but yet he announced it on a tweet? WTF! Who is in charge? It looks like your boss just pulled the rug out from under you. There is no strategy ... is this market manipulation?"

In 2018 Jeremy Hunt bought 7 flats in Southampton, doing go he made use of the loophole and saved over £100,000 in stamp duty tax. Not only did he do this, but Hunt didn't initially declare the purchase. This was a big story, surprised Bruce didn't know about it

Bernie Sanders, AOC, and Greg Casar on stage in Tucson in front a crowd of 23,000 people.

Tucson, Arizona today.

Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.

23,000 showed up.

What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.

“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”

The ‘cocaine toilet belly-men’: a cautionary tale Going out of an evening should not mean running the gauntlet of drugged-up, groping thugs – time for a night-out revolution

✍️ The ‘cocaine toilet belly-men’: a cautionary tale

Going out of an evening should not mean running the gauntlet of drugged-up, groping thugs – time for a night-out revolution

By Ingo Bede

YouTube video by Al Jazeera English UK police arrest man over oil tanker and cargo ship collision in North Sea

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📢 The UK government is talking about making HUGE cuts to disabled people’s social security.

Disabled people are already three times more likely to face hunger, and these cuts risk pushing even more people to food banks.

I also wonder if the increase in use of recycled polyester is having an adverse effect.