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Retired IT person that now dabbles in Linux and a website for our #Ramblers group Also leads walks. Supports local #Ealing #Wildlife group with #beavers #Christian🕊️ #ClimateEmergency #FBPE #IAmEuropean #autism end of empire history #Foodbank #Ukraine #NHS

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Institute for Government @instituteforgovernment.org.uk · 2h
Andy Burnham's plan to set out long-term options for the UK's future relationship with the EU marks a big break with Keir Starmer, argues @jillongovt.bsky.social, but this does not mean he will find it easy to build consensus. Read the full comment: www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/andy...
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Andy Burnham has opened the door to EU membership | Institute for Government
It is far from clear that there is a path to a consensus on Europe.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 16h
"I should just point out that we don't have any Lib Dems on the panel as they only have 71 MPs, but Suella Braverman is here because Reform have 8 MPs"
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ECRE @theecre.bsky.social · 2h
The 'one in, one out' deal was implemented with not few difficulties: children being wrongly detained, victims of trafficking were not guaranteed the support they needed. It came as no surprise that it is being scrapped...
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UK-France 'one in, one out' migrant exchange deal is scrapped
A British-French agreement aimed at reducing the number of people trying to cross the English Channel in small boats has been scrapped, London said Wednesday. The pilot programme was intended to break...
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 15h
No wonder this study found 1/3rd of Ukrainian civilians show symptoms of PTSD/CPTSD. “> 71% of respondents said their neighbourhood had been hit by shelling, 44.5% had either lost or had a loved one seriously injured as a result of the conflict“ and … theconversation.com/one-in-three...
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One in three Ukrainian civilians estimated to meet the criteria for PTSD or complex PTSD – new study
War-related trauma now affects most people in Ukraine and presents a major threat to the country’s resiliance in the face of continuing Russian aggression.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 17h
No wonder Tom voted for Brexit, he thinks Britain is 3,500 miles west of Europe.
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 13h
OpenAI’s data hacking worse than previously known and also tried to cover up the hacks ““Asymmetric Security, a digital forensics company, found OpenAI’s models pulled data from 55 websites belonging to businesses, non-profits and government agencies” & medical clinics www.ft.com/content/1150...
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OpenAI’s agents obscured hacking activity in government site breaches
New findings by Asymmetric Security provide further evidence of novel tactics AI tools use to conduct hacks
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 13h
UK PM Andy Burnham is now looking for a Brit company that can take over from Palantir.
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Andy Burnham searches for UK alternative to Palantir
Prime minister’s ‘buy British’ push triggers hunt to find replacement for controversial US tech group awarded health service and defence contracts
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I still remember Esther Rantzen on That’s Life holding up a small ad from a Local Authority in the early 70s advertising for an Equal Pay Officer but offering a lower wage for women. I’m part of generation of teenagers mildly radicalised by amusing trivia.
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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 10h
#Brexit - President Macron is spot on here. Brexit has been an utter disaster. #BrexitDisaster #RejoinEU #JoinEU
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I Am Incorrigible @imincorrigible.bsky.social · 5h
It's almost quaint how so many progressives in the United States still think the US Constitution is a thing. The cat is out of the bag on that one. If Trump has proved anything, it's that ignoring the rule of law is easy, as long as you own Congress, the courts & SCOTUS. Remember that. #r4today
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 13h
🇱🇹 LRT: Lithuania’s government has approved a bill banning Russian and Belarusian citizens from purchasing real estate near sites of strategic importance. If approved, amendments will take effect on Jan 1, 2027. 🇪🇪 Estonia has banned the transit of Russian and Belarusian grain through its territory.
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chiller @chiller.eurosky.social · 13h
Can someone point out to Suella that the problems she's just outlined with the NHS all came into being under her watch. #bbcqt
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Val @valmel.bsky.social · 13h
Well said Sadik. Britain belongs in the EU - we must make the case for rejoining www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Burnham is right that ‘hope comes from honesty’. That’s why Labour must make the case for rejoining the EU | Sadiq Khan
Brexit was a disastrous act of national self-harm. Britain needs EU membership to bring growth and security in an increasingly volatile world, says London mayor Sadiq Khan
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Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 13h
Good.
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George Greenwood @georgegreenwood.bsky.social · 13h
Labour has been accused of making a “catastrophic” error in sparing universities from disclosing their Chinese funding to the academic regulator on cost grounds, after MI5 warned about China’s security service exploiting research collaborations. www.thetimes.com/uk/education...
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Labour making ‘catastrophic error’ over Chinese university cash
Opposition criticises government for sparing universities from disclosing their Chinese funding after MI5 issues warning over Beijing’s activities
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 16h
Greenpeace UK has threatened The Crown Estate with legal action over what it describes as its “extortionate” lease fees for offshore wind farms www.rechargenews.com/legal/greenp....
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Greenpeace threatens Crown Estate with lawsuit over 'extortionate' offshore wind lease fees
The Crown Estate argues its approach has helped build the UK’s world-leading offshore wind sector and that lease fees were determined by an auction process
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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 19h
Sterling hitting a one-month high on upgraded UK growth figures and momentum for a closer European relationship exposes the fundamental flaw of isolationism. Markets instantly reward real prospects of reducing trade barriers. Why delay economic repair any longer? 🤔 #FBPE
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British Pound to Euro Forecast: UK Growth, EU Brexit Reset Hopes Lift GBP | Currency News UK
The Pound to Euro exchange rate (GBP/EUR) climbed to a one-month high around 1.1700 after Sterling received a double boost from stronger UK growth and Prime Minister Andy Burnham's push for a fundamen...
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Brilliant
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Latest US update, covering health, science and immigration youtu.be/CizHKNOvaMM
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Spotlight on health, science and immigration: 3 weeks in the US
YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Re-upping our Frontiers special issue on Public Health Autonomy and Rising Nationalism! Deadline is February - do think about contributing :-) www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
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Frontiers | Public Health Autonomy and Rising Nationalism
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the central role of public health institutions in managing large-scale emergencies, while exposing tensions between scienti...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You can see the genocide from space. Yet still it is widely denied.
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Fishing some 5,300 years ago: a Neolithic fishhook made of a wild boar tusk, wrapped with a fishing line. The size of the fishhook is 6.5 cm. It was used to catch pikes. Found in the lake-dwelling settlement of Arbon Bleiche 3, Switzerland. On display at Archäologisches Museum Frauenfeld 📷me 🏺
The picture shows a fishhook made of wild boar tusk. Only the curved, pointed end and the upper part are visible. The rest is wrapped in fishing line. The fishing line is made of twisted bast.
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NewsThump @newsthump.com · 21h
NEWS! US doctors battling to save the life of woman so government can kill her properly newsthump.com/2026/10/01/u...
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US doctors battling to save the life of woman so government can kill her properly
Doctors in the US are battling to save the life of a woman today,  so that  US can kill her properly this time.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 20h
Imagine a room full of brilliant jazz musicians, all playing solos, none of them listening to each other. That's climate communication right now--and we have the data to prove it. Join @fisherdanar.bsky.social, @bernwoodsplacky.bsky.social & I on our @tccollab.bsky.social webinar today, 3pm ET!
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Who’s Really Talking About Climate Change?. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Climate concern is everywhere. Climate conversations are almost nowhere. That’s why the Talking Climate Collaborative is bringing together new research and practical action. Join us to explore findin...
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SAOCousins @saocousins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Snorri the Snow dragon #ArtDD2026 Green when warm blue when cold. @drrjwarren.bsky.social would it work? I think it's the first in colour. #dragon @andykaitken.bsky.social
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Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 17h
#ArtDD2026 Poulnabroan standing stones, Ireland From my archive. @saocousins.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @indikon.eurosky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social
Watercolour of monumental horizontal slab lying on 3 upright stones standing on grass.
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heleninsomerset.bsky.social @heleninsomerset.bsky.social · 17h
💔https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/01/el-nino-orangutans-indonesia-wildlife-destruction-aoe
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‘The toll is huge’: El Niño-driven wildfires overwhelm Indonesia’s orangutan population
The global climate phenomenon has triggered devastating infernos in the ape’s Indonesian heartlands, with long-term effects on the animals still unknown
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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
My newsletter tomorrow is called “Getting Furious About Compassion.” In it, I invite us to look at Jonah 3:10—4:11 and how it is a satirical rebuke of nationalistic and religious bigotry, both for the ancient world and ours today. Join here: benjamin-cremer.kit.com/profile/posts
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Rev. Benjamin Cremer
I have spent the majority of my life in Evangelical Christian spaces. I have experienced a lot of church hurt. I now write to explore topics that often are at the intersection of politics and Christia...
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Super-rich 'Go Fund Me' tycoon pleads no fixed abode ... "Daniel Thomas really thinks he is moving up in the world, he was a man of no fixed abode and now he'll have a fixed mailing address at HMP" via The UK Against Hate
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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Did you know that Ground Penetrating Radar can be used to detect more than archaeology? Working with @nationaltrust.org.uk Tree Advisors, Woolsthorpe Manor volunteers & Viviana (NT Archaeologist) have been using GPR to study the root system of the tree that inspired Isaac Newton. #LincolnshireDay 🍎
Volunteers using GPR equipment in the garden at WoolsthorpeArchaeologists and volunteers holding apples beneath Newton's tree at Woolsthorpe
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Parents For Future #EndFossilFuels 🪧🛢️❌ @parentsforfuture.de · 26/07/2026
"Being honest would mean admitting that we're failing and we can't do that because then we'd have to stop failing. That would mean ending fossil fuel subsidies and banning all new gas, coal and oil projects. And to anyone suggesting harming our precious children like that, we say, how dare you?"
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Honest Government Ad | Net Zero (feat. Greta Thunberg)
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New post: Burnham has shown this week that he is doing the job of PM in a way Starmer could not. But a sense of purpose only goes so far. What does the radical rhetoric really mean? What are the next steps? (£/free trial) samf.substack.com/p/a-journey-...
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A journey without a map
Burnham has given Labour a sense of purpose, but what does it really mean?
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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The biggest gain of the UK joining the EU is ours. In this geo-political context, the UK in is to the EU's advantage also. The risk of raising barriers too high on Schengen and the Euro would be harmful to both. We know we will have to abide by free movement and pay a bigger budget contribution.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If the Baltic states, the UK and France are not invited to discuss the state of NATO with the USA, then the other European NATO states should refuse to attend as well. European security needs to be seen as a whole, only Putin (and Trump) wants to divide it up. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Pentagon excludes key allies from NATO meeting
Some of Europe’s biggest defense spenders — and U.S. allies — were not invited to a Pentagon-led meeting to discuss the alliance.
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IndySnix @indysnix.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Woodland Trust Scotland @wtscotsocial.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We're chuffed to bits to see this 'monumental propagation effort' increase the population of the extremely rare Catacol whitebeam (not found anywhere else in the world). Well done @n-t-s.bsky.social & In Vitro Microplants. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2659402...
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Rare trees grow from just three to hundreds in Scottish island project
Conservation offers hope for island’s rare whitebeams
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Compare @angelaeagle1.bsky.social's statements to those of Reeves and Starmer, who repeatedly deployed the Cauldron Principle, casting the living world as nothing but an obstacle, and a slimy, scuttling, creepy one at that. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Wage war on nature to build new homes: that’s Labour’s offer, but it’s a con trick | George Monbiot
The government’s new planning bill is tearing down environmental protections to benefit developers. This nation of nature lovers won’t stand for it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Well, we're still at just over 20 months of Trump's second term, and the www.trumpactiontracker.info has reached over 4,000 documented actions :-/
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heleninsomerset.bsky.social @heleninsomerset.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Brilliant work. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Wildlife arrives on time at rewilded chalk grasslands built along HS2 route
The trains may be running late, but the Western Slopes project is already attracting birds and insects on lands around the high-speed railway
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 30/09/2026
Some people say UK should stop building clean energy and should extend its reliance on gas power instead Choosing my words carefully, I would say that it's an interesting time to be making that argument www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-win...
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Analysis: Wind and solar save UK from gas imports worth £5.9bn during Hormuz crisis - Carbon Brief
The UK has avoided gas imports worth £5.9bn since the start of the Hormuz crisis as a result of record electricity generation from wind and solar.
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NewsThump @newsthump.com · 30/09/2026
NEWS! Nigel Farage insists police declare terrorist incident after car backfires outside mosque newsthump.com/2026/09/30/n...
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Nigel Farage insists police declare terrorist incident after car backfires outside mosque
Nigel Farage has demanded police declare a terrorist incident after a car backfired outside a mosque, despite officers establishing that the noise came from a car backfiring outside a mosque.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A *third* Byline Times journalist has now been barred from Conservative conference – Chief Reporter @josiahmortimer.bsky.social. It comes after Political Editor @adambienkov.bsky.social and the late, great David Hencke were barred last year. bylinetimes.com/2025/10/08/c...
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Conservatives Accused of ‘Trumpian’ Tactics After Barring Second Byline Times Journalist From Conference
The National Union of Journalists described the bans as a threat to media freedom which "undermines the Conservative Party leader’s repeated pledge to fight for free speech"
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Don’t tell Reform but here’s George slaying the dragon in Genoa, above Italian and EU flags. St George’s Cross was used as the flag of The Republic of Genoa long before it was adopted by England.
Fresco of George slaying dragon on front of a grand palazzo, with Italian and EU flags below.
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A very good start. The unions should make clear that there should be no retrospection - any changes to settlement should only apply to new arrivals. inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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How migration reforms could be watered down - as Mahmood plans talks on concessions
The Home Secretary is weighing up how to soften indefinite leave to remain changes
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So pleased to hear this confirmed in the PM’s speech. Big congrats to @makevotesmatter.bsky.social and all who’ve campaigned for it! At last we have a chance to restore trust in our politics with a system where “everyone’s views count and everyone’s vote matters” 👏👏👏
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Andy Burnham expected to say he will push ahead with electoral reform plans
Exclusive: Labour conference speech will kick off process that could replace current system with proportional representation
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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hello on Day 1680 of Russia's all out war on Ukraine. Russia is now losing more men than it can replace and more ground than it can gain. #EATP for the Moscow Fuhrer. Every single day I've compiled a🧵with all the important news, fact checked, in one handy place. I go again!
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Shaun Pinner @shaunpinner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Operation Vivaldi exposes Russian lies Territory retaken, Russian advances rolled back, 250+ prisoners captured, Moscow’s “beautiful reports” exposed by battlefield reality. Three seasons revealed. One still to come. 👇 shaunpinner.substack.com/p/operation-...
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Gareth Davies @garethtbij.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Solidarity with Local Democracy Reporter Eddie Bisknell who has become the latest journalist to be 'banned' by a Reform-led council, this time in Derbyshire. On this occasion a senior Reform councillor took the bizarre step of announcing the ban during an interview on BBC Radio Derby!
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Derbyshire County Council bans Derbyshire Live’s Local Democracy Reporter
We utterly reject false accusations about our journalism and urge the council to lift this ban immediately
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Euronews @euronews.com · 30/09/2026
The Italian-French-American carmaker has been hit by surging demand for electric vehicles, particularly from business customers.
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Stellantis to halt four French plants for several days over supply shortage
The Italian-French-American carmaker has been hit by surging demand for electric vehicles, particularly from business customers.
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Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Rupert Lowe-Life referred to parliamentary watchdog over complaint about his anti-Muslim rhetoric His response on X to his racist, Islamophobic, vile followers for those that complained “These thugs can piss off I am absolutely sick of aggressive and domineering Muslims” He’s not fit to be an MP
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Rupert Lowe MP referred to Prevent and parliamentary watchdog over anti-Muslim rhetoric
FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail 5Pillars has learned that formal complaints have been submitted against Rupert Lowe MP to counter-terrorism police and Parliament’s standards watchdog over his repeated rhe...
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