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Oil prices have risen sharply amid fears about escalating tensions in the Middle East and a squeeze on production from the threat of a hurricane off the US coast.

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A Russian missile strike on a bus in the eastern city of Kramatorsk has killed at least 30 people, officials have said, in one of the worst attacks by Moscow on Ukrainian civilians this year.

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Pete Hegseth has said the execution of the former army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood will be a public event.

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Col @baroncol.bsky.social · 36m

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has won his legal challenge against Thames Valley police over search warrants that led to his arrest, which have been ruled unlawful.

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Col @baroncol.bsky.social · 37m

High school students in France again blockaded schools and marched through cities, in the tenth day of protests that have left hundreds injured.

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Col @baroncol.bsky.social · 12h

Buff-tailed bumblebees, barn owls, Atlantic puffins and European hedgehogs have been picked to feature on the next generation of banknotes. The Bank of England revealed the quartet of creatures following a vote which asked the public to pick their favourites out of 18 options.

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I 💙 Dogs @dogs100.bsky.social · 19h

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Drivers will be able to see the real-time price of fuel on Google Maps from today as part of a government attempt to save motorists money. The navigation app will use data from the government’s fuel finder scheme to display live pump prices at nearby forecourts when users search for petrol stations.

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Col @baroncol.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

María del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old whose eviction set off a nationwide wave of protests against Spain’s housing crisis, has died.

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Col @baroncol.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Labour’s flagship changes to special education in England are at risk of unravelling because parents are rushing to secure support for their children before the system changes, new analysis has found.

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Col @baroncol.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Kemi Badenoch has announced that the Conservatives would abolish inheritance tax on family homes if elected, prompting criticism that she is prioritising cutting taxes for the rich.

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jriegs @jriegs.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful… A #MuteSwan quietly shows off her white feathered outfit and her curves #BirdOfTheDay #BirdSupermodel #birds #birding #birdwatching #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #art #painting

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Gary Buckley @garybuckley.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The mascot never imagined that approaching that security guard would make history. Original post

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Col @baroncol.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

MI6 is investigating whether classified information or spies have been compromised after the former head of Germany’s foreign intelligence was arrested yesterday on suspicion of selling secrets to a foreign power. August Hanning is accused of illegally collecting classified documents for 16 years.

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Col @baroncol.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A British man who has spent 28 years walking around the world without using any form of transport has made it back. Karl Bushby, 57, began his journey at the tip of Chile in 1998 and is heading for his mother’s home in Hull. He arrived in Dover on Monday after swimming the Channel over 3 days.

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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 07/10/2026

Good morning bluesky Another day of feathery clouds, not a sign of rain ⛅ `A walnut tree with bright-yellow leaves, atmospheric mountains` #synthart

natural palette of ochre, greens and blues, varnished layerings, a sweeping Transylvanian grassland of rolling hills, a walnut tree with bright-yellow autumn leaves in midground, atmospheric purple-hued mountains, dramatic skies, tangled lines, soft edges, negative space, strong visual flow --ar 7:5 --stylize 10 --v 8.2

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Col @baroncol.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Drax’s planned datacentre in North Yorkshire could produce nearly double the emissions of all flights out of Gatwick airport each year, an analysis has shown.

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Col @baroncol.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Meta is under investigation for a potential breach of the UK’s digital safety laws after launching a Snapchat-style feature on Instagram.

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Col @baroncol.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Kenya has reported its first-ever Ebola death, as the disease continues to spread rapidly through the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

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Col @baroncol.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

John Healey is planning a major intervention to cut energy bills for poorer households in this month’s budget, after ministers became alarmed at forecasts that show bills rising by hundreds of pounds in January.

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Col @baroncol.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Police have fired teargas at ⁠protesters as more than 250,000 pupils, teachers and parents demonstrated across France on the biggest day yet of a campaign for better high school conditions.

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Col @baroncol.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The US says it is “closely monitoring” the case of a Russian lab technician who died at a plague research centre in Siberia. The female researcher is said to have succumbed to an “unknown” form of pneumonia. Russia says there is no evidence her illness is linked to the pathogens she worked with.

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Col @baroncol.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Daniil Medvedev was disqualified from his China Open semi-final with Novak Djokovic on Monday after hitting a rebounding ball into the crowd that struck a spectator in the eye.

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Col @baroncol.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of imprisoned former president Jair Bolsonaro, is poised to win the Brazilian presidency, after a shock first-round victory.

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Col @baroncol.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Donald Trump’s approval ratings reached a record low on Monday, according to new opinion polls. A new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Trump’s approval rating at a record-low 32%.

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Col @baroncol.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

No 10 has insisted the Gloucestershire base is secure a day after the US air force suddenly withdrew a dozen B-1 bombers that had been stationed there amid security concerns about a possible threat from Iran.

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Col @baroncol.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is taking Thames Valley Police to court over his arrest in connection with Epstein. The former prince has lodged a judicial review challenging whether the search warrants that allowed detectives to raid his homes in Norfolk and Windsor earlier this year were lawful.

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Col @baroncol.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The US Air Force has removed all its B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford, the air base in Gloucestershire where a suspected terrorist plot was foiled last week. The Pentagon confirmed that the 12 American bombers stationed there had returned to the US, following reports of a possible new Iran-backed plot.

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Col @baroncol.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The US Air Force has pulled its bombers from RAF Fairford following an investigation into an alleged planned terror attack at the base.

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Col @baroncol.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A study of Europe’s summer paints a grim picture for the future, with doctors and climate scientists calling on governments to stop burning fossil fuels, shade buildings, green cities, and install air conditioning in hospitals, schools and care homes.

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Col @baroncol.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Brazil’s presidential race will go to a second round after the far-right candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro, beat the incumbent leftwing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, but failed to secure the outright majority he needed to avoid a runoff.

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Col @baroncol.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Lawyers and campaigners have condemned the “horrifying” scale of child-on-child sexual abuse in schools after a Guardian investigation revealed thousands of sexual offences against under-13s are reported to police each year.

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Col @baroncol.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The Greens in England and Wales have formally adopted a policy that equates Zionism with racism and calls for Israel to be replaced by a single Palestinian state.

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The pink pigeon from Mauritius bounced back from near extinction through careful conservation. Original post

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🌈Marlena🕊️ @marlena-love.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Riding into a new weekend full of color and adventure!💛🧡❤️🩵💙💜 #bluesky #love

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

He is a Batman fan and Batman surprised him. Wonderful interaction and truly made his day. Original post

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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Evening Grosbeak 16-21cm permeant residents across North America, spanning Canada, the US and parts of Mexico. diet seeds, fruits, insects Female incubated 14 days, both parents feed 15 days both parents feed chicks 4 weeks after they fledge, or the male alone if the female has a second brood

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