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Reuters @reuters.com · 11/07/2026
A red card. A phone call. A World Cup controversy that isn’t going away. We unpack it all on this week’s Pitchisde reut.rs/4frzjBg
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The World Cup’s biggest controversy yet? | Pitchside Episode 5
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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North East Bylines @northeastbylines.co.uk · 11/07/2026
Taylor Wimpey UK Ltd has been fined £300,000 after a blocked sewer led to raw sewage – including what was thought to be blood from an abattoir - spilling into a stream at Sedgefield | Peter Morris
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House builder fined £300,000 for County Durham sewage pollution
Taylor Wimpey UK Ltd has been fined £300,000 after a blocked sewer led to raw sewage – including what was thought to be blood from an abattoir - spilling into a stream at Sedgefield
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Channel 4 have commissioned a show about Nigel Farage: Location Location Location Location Location
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
-Trump Airlines -Trump Beverages -Trump Casinos -Trump Magazine -Trump Mortgage -Trump Steaks -Trump's Travel Site -Trumpnet -Trump Tower Tampa -Trump University -Trump Vodka -Trump Fragrances -Trump Mattress -Trump Mobile -Trump's Shield of the Americas -Trump's Board of Peace It's all a scam.
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 17/05/2026
Among those we identified are a Reform UK MSP representing the Highlands and Islands with four homes in Edinburgh, as well as the party’s leader in Scotland, Malcolm Offord, who recently professed to owning six homes. Find out more: www.theferret.scot/scotland-msp-hom…
Four suited men over tenements; caption states many Scots lack homes while some new MSPs own multiple properties.
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 06/05/2026
Reform plans threaten maternity leave and job security for half a million pregnant women, analysis shows
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Reform plans ‘threaten maternity leave and job security for 500,000 pregnant women’
Exclusive: As many as half a million pregnant women could be left without protection each year, new analysis shows
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I also missed this. My apologies. Follow Adam!
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
A reminder for all the pearl clutching Republicans who’ve suddenly decided that sexual misconduct is a red line… Long before he was found liable of sexual abuse (which he was), your guy bragged openly about grabbing women by the pussy. And you made him president. Twice.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
"Its all going so well for those that voted Reform NOT!!!"
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 31/03/2026
People power works. Together, we can force Palantir out of the NHS. Message your local trust and tell them: Say no to Palantir notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/ema…
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Oh.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/03/2026
EXCLUSIVE: “I didn’t sleep for days.” Transfer notes obtained by MeidasTouch reveal a lawful asylum seeker—no criminal record—was transported across 4 states in ICE custody facing restraints for hours, overcrowding, no sleep, and alleged medical neglect.
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‘I Didn’t Sleep for Days’: Inside an ICE Transfer That Raises Alarms About Conditions and Oversight
Transfer notes reveal days of restraint, overcrowding, and medical neglect for a lawful asylum seeker with no criminal history
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 29/03/2026
New York’s public hospitals dropped Palantir this week. Is it time the NHS did the same? www.theguardian.com/technology/2026…
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New York City hospitals drop Palantir as controversial AI firm expands in UK
The decision follows activist pressure as Palantir faces growing scrutiny over NHS and UK government deals
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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Well played @privateeyenews.bsky.social 😂😂😂
If a so-called "endangered" mountain gorilla forced its way into the home of woke eco-nutter David Attenborough with an illegal crowbar and proceeded to run off with his finest silver we'd never hear the end of it. Yet the hard-pressed licence fee payer continues to be forced to fund the discredited BBC under threat of life imprisonment. For God's sake, give us back our country! 

Isabel Oakeshott tweetForcing children as young as four to murder their own parents with machetes. This is what will be happen in BROKEN BRITAIN every day if chancellor @Rachel-Reeves has her way.

Isabel Oakeshott tweetIsabel Oakeshott@IsabelOakeshott So let's get this straight. Forcing children into wetsuits and goggles and lifejackets to take their nightly bath is health-and-safety GONE MAD. Give us back our country!
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Figures.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 27/03/2026
The EU negotiates as a trading bloc of 450 million. The UK negotiates alone. Of course, the EU gets a better trade deal. www.politico.eu/article/anger-as-eu…
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Brexit Britain’s farmers eye EU-Australia trade deal with envy
The U.K. beef industry is still furious that London didn’t take a harder line in its talks with Canberra.
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 27/03/2026
Hegseth removes four officers – two women and two Black men – from military promotion list: report
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Hegseth removes two women and two Black men from military promotion list: report
Defense secretary reportedly removed the names of officers himself before list of potential promotions went to the White House
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Hegseth’s chief of staff told the Army Secretary he opposed the promotion of a female general to take control of the military district in Washington because President Trump would not want to stand next to a Black female officer at military events. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/u...
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Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List
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Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 25/03/2026
In his first 18 months as an MP, Nigel Farage trousered £585k from the platform GB News has given him, writes Alan Rusbridger
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GB News has become Reform TV and no one stopped it
Whether they are charged with keeping news impartial, our water clean or elections fair, Britain’s watchdogs seem to be sleeping
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 17/03/2026
🚨NEW INVESTIGATION by The Guardian: "Nigel Farage has sold videos in which he endorsed a neo-Nazi event, repeated extremist slogans and supported a man convicted over his involvement in a far-right riot."
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Newly unearthed Nigel Farage videos reveal support for rioter, neo-Nazi event and far-right slogans
Exclusive: Analysis of more than 4,000 of Reform UK leader’s paid-for Cameo videos also shows they contain misogynistic
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Liz Saville Roberts AS / MP @lsrplaid.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Cyfiawnhaodd Trump ymosod ar Iran gan bod trafodaethau ar niwclear yn 'methu'. Ond doedd dim tystiolaeth glir o unrhyw fygythiad uniongyrchol, ac roedd y DU yn gwybod hyn o fod yn rhan o'r trafodaethau. Roedd ymosodiadau'r UDA ac Israel yn anghyfreithlon - a phobl gyffredin sy'n talu'r pris.
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Yeah, no shit Sherlock. 😂
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Trisha Calvarese @trisha4co.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Support our troops. Honor our veterans. Colorado’s 4th deserves better than Lauren Boebert.
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 11/03/2026
Families are already seeing petrol prices rise, mortgage rates go up and energy deals get more expensive because of a war they did not start or support. While the Conservatives and Reform cheer Trump on, I asked the PM if he will just stand by and watch energy bills skyrocket.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 11/03/2026
What Nigel Farage and Reform UK ignore about net zero ⬇️ 🚨 Reaching the UK’s net zero target by 2050 will cost less than a single oil shock. 💰 And it will bring health, economic and security benefits.
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Reaching net zero by 2050 ‘cheaper for UK than one fossil fuel crisis’
Climate change committee finds move to renewable energy would also bring health, economic and security benefits
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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
O greu Asiantaeth Datblygu Genedlaethol newydd i gwblhau archwiliad sgiliau er mwyn uwch-sgilio'r gweithlu - mae gan Blaid Cymru cynlluniau go iawn i gryfhau ein heconomi. 💪 🔗http://plaid.cymru/economi Pleidleisiwch Blaid Cymru ar 7 Mai 2025 am arweinyddiaeth newydd i Gymru. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
From a new National Development Agency to a skills audit to upskill our workforce - Plaid Cymru has real plans to strengthen the Welsh economy. 💪 🔗http://partyof.wales/economy Vote Plaid Cymru on 7 May 2026 for new leadership for Wales. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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Shortbreadfairy©️ @shortbreadfairy.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Unlike, the authoritarian Starmer, has sent oot a memo to ignore the devolved Governments. The EU allowed the Scottish Government to decide where EU Structural Funds were spent. This is separate from the pish poor decreasing replacement of UKSPF where devolution is bypassed again Spot the pattern!
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George Futers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @wee-jordi.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
We must never again believe the lies of our colonisers as we did in 2014. The independent Republic of Scotland's future lies in the hands of it's people and in the arms of a unified Europe. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Alba saor s'an Aonaidh Eorpach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 11/03/2026
Starmer warned cabinet against ‘overly deferential’ relations with devolved governments
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Starmer warned cabinet against ‘overly deferential’ relations with devolved governments
Leak of memo comes after a third of Labour Senedd members raise alarm devolution is being rolled back * UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer warned his cabinet against an “overly deferential” approach to the Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish governments, according to a leaked memo. In the document from December, obtained and published on Tuesday by Plaid Cymru, Starmer said ministers should be prepared to make spending decisions “even when devolved governments may oppose this”. It came shortly after Labour Senedd members wrote to the prime minister over concerns his administration was rolling back devolution powers. Continue reading...
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Too Old @epiphaniesbite.eurosky.social · 11/03/2026
This is why I will never vote Labour again. I believed "Better Together" when they told us Scotland had to stay in the UK to stay in the EU. That was the only reason I voted No in 2014. I'm voting YES this time. And I will never forgive Labour.
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daicymraeg 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @daicymraeg.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
And remember that #Labour MPs recently voted against devolving the crown estate to Wales including my MP @annamcmorrin.bsky.social 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Vote #Plaid 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 10/03/2026
Nigel Farage accused of U-turn as he says UK should keep out of Iran war
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Nigel Farage accused of U-turn as he says UK should keep out of Iran war
Reform leader’s latest comment contrasts with earlier statement that ‘gloves need to come off’ * UK politics live – latest updates Nigel Farage has been accused of making a U-turn after he said Britain should not get involved in Donald Trump’s war with Iran. His comments on Tuesday contrasted with his previous assertion that the “gloves need to come off” when dealing with Iran. Continue reading...
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
"In the last 24 hours both Farage and Badenoch have U-turned on their previous support for Britain joining Trump’s war, with both even daring to suggest that they had never really backed joining it in the first place." bylinetimes.com/2026/03/10/n...
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Nigel Farage's Humiliating Iran U-Turn Should Be a Lesson for Keir Starmer
By sticking to the correct and popular position on Donald Trump's Iran war, the Prime Minister has now forced his political opponents into an embarrassing reversal, argues Adam Bienkov
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Alina Habba condemns Kamala Harris’s remarks at Reggie Jackson’s funeral. (It was Jesse Jackson).
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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Conservative MAGA ideologue Matt Schlapp has attempted to justify the killing of more than 100 young girls at an elementary school in southern Iran, by claiming they were saved from religious extremism.
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CPAC Head Says Iranian Schoolgirls Are Better Dead Than “in a Burqa”
Leading Republicans don’t seem to care about the bombing of a girls’ school in Iran.
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 08/03/2026
Fox News slammed for airing old video of Trump at a dignified transfer ceremony rather than Saturday’s actual footage
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Fox News slammed for airing old video of Trump at a dignified transfer ceremony
Six service members who died in conflict with Iran arrived home on Saturday
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 03/03/2026
Musk, worth $829 billion, owns X. Bezos, worth $234 billion, owns The Washington Post & Twitch. Zuckerberg, worth $231 billion, owns Facebook, Instagram & WhatsApp. And now Larry Ellison, worth $202 billion, is about to control CNN, CBS, TikTok & HBO. Yes, this is oligarchy.
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 07/03/2026
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/hum... "Reform policy creators are re-positioning society in ways that orientate male thinking towards a future ofj increased sexual abuse" Claire Jones writes for West England Bylines to commemorate International Womens Day -
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The octopus and the handmaid: Reform’s Epsteinian cultural agenda
From Epstein’s web to Reform’s proposed raft of policy ideas, creeping misogyny now risks redefining women’s rights in Britain
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George Futers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @wee-jordi.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Thanks to Trump's illegal war, we're going to pay more for gas, oil and electricity (despite producing more green energy than we can use🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿) Thanks to red and blue Tories paying Ineos £600M+ we've lost our only Oil refinery at Grangemouth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Alba saor s'an Aonaidh Eorpach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 06/03/2026
US investigators believe strike on Iranian girls’ school likely carried out by US forces
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US investigators believe strike on Iranian girls’ school likely carried out by US forces
Two US military officials briefed on investigation make disclosure, while Pentagon has only confirmed inquiry is under way * Minab school bombing: how the worst mass casualty event of the Iran war unfolded – a visual guide Military investigators believe it is likely that US forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls’ school that killed scores of children on Saturday but have not yet reached a final conclusion, according to two US officials. Reuters was unable to determine further details about the investigation, including what evidence contributed to the tentative assessment, what type of munition was used, who was responsible or why the US might have struck the school. Continue reading...
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 05/03/2026
Only last year, Christopher Harborne donated £9m to Reform UK. Now he’s given them another £3m. www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/m…
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Crypto investor based in Thailand donates further £3m to Reform
Christopher Harborne’s gift is latest to party’s election war chest and comes amid calls for cap on political donations
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 05/03/2026
Shabana Mahmood accused of mimicking Trump as she announces immigration plans
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Shabana Mahmood accused of mimicking Trump as she announces immigration plans
Home secretary announces plans to overhaul system, including an end to permanent refugee status * UK politics live – latest updates Shabana Mahmood has put herself on a collision course with Labour MPs after announcing a set of changes to the immigration system that one backbencher said mimicked Donald Trump and another claimed would lead to a Windrush-style scandal. The home secretary announced her plans on Thursday, including an end to permanent refugee status and the removal of government support from asylum seekers who are deemed not to need it or who break the law. Continue reading...
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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Reform = y Ceidwadwyr ♻️ Fel y Torïaid, nid yw cynlluniau Reform wedi'i gostio a byddent yn cosbi'n cymunedau. Dim ond Plaid Cymru gall eu hatal. Am arweinyddiaeth newydd ac i atal Reform, pleidleisiwch Blaid Cymru ar 7 Mai 2026. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
For Reform, see the Tories. ♻️ Like the Tories, Reform's uncosted plans will cost our communities dearly - and only Plaid Cymru can stop them. For new leadership and to stop Reform, vote Plaid Cymru on 7 May 2026. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/03/2026
BLUMENTHAL: Is the agent who shot Ms Martinez sill on the job? NOEM: Our officers conduct operations every day- B: Is he still on the job carrying a gun? N: I dunno B: Would you agree he shouldn't be? N: I'll get back to you B: I think Americans would find it absolutely terrifying if he is
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 26/02/2026
Israel responsible for two-thirds of record 129 press killings in 2025, says CPJ
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Israel responsible for two-thirds of record 129 press killings in 2025, says CPJ
Committee to Protect Journalists report says Israel also to blame for 81% of ‘intentionally targeted’ journalist killings * The deadly toll on journalists in the Gaza war A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed in the course of their work in 2025, two-thirds of them by Israeli forces, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). It was the second consecutive year in which killings of members of the press reached unprecedented levels, and the second year running in which Israel was responsible for roughly two-thirds of the total, the New York-based independent organisation, which documents attacks on journalists worldwide, said in its annual report published on Wednesday. Continue reading...
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Vote to Stop Reform @stopreform.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Our latest tactical voting advice to stop Reform: stopreformuk.vote/parl/gorton-... Parliamentary by-election 26th Feb 2026 🟢 Gorton & Denton = GREEN #Manchester #ByElection
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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 26/02/2026
📹NEW VIDEO -- Are you living next door to an Israeli war criminal? We discussed our revelation that 2,000 Brits served for Israel amid Gaza genocide, the international response to the story, and why the UK mainstream won't cover it👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VXj...
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Are you living next door to an Israeli war criminal? 2000 Brits served in IDF amid Gaza genocide
YouTube video by Declassified UK
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 19/02/2026
Footage from a recent international summit shows Donald Trump appearing to struggle to keep his eyes open as speakers discuss the Gaza peace plan. The clip has quickly gone viral, sparking debate across social media. #DonaldTrump #Summit #Politics #InstituteOfPeace #NewsUpdate #BreakingNews
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