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German Embassy London @uk.diplo.de · 12/10/2026

"Europe is hitting Putin's war economy with unprecedented sanctions". Russia cannot and will not win this war. Statement by German Foreign Minister Wadephul on the adoption of new EU sanctions against Russia 👇

Europe is hitting Putin’s war economy with unprecedented sanctions. The EU sanctions list today comprises more individuals and companies than ever before – a total of more than 1600. Almost all of these are directly or indirectly significant in helping Russia wage its war.

We are thereby making it difficult for Putin to continue his illegal invasion and war – including his cynical attempts to wear down and sow terror among the Ukrainian civilian population with a deadly bombing campaign. Because Putin is placing all of his bets on escalation: Ukraine’s civilian population, including a significant number of children, has just suffered through one of the deadliest weeks of the year.

By placing drone producers on the sanctions list, we are responding to Russia’s increasing use of hybrid attacks on EU Member States. The attempted drone strike on Leipzig/Halle Airport was proof of the direct threat Germany faces in this respect. That is why the German Government worked particularly hard to include additional sanctions in this domain.

We will intensify the pressure until Putin is prepared to seriously negotiate on peace in Ukraine. The message is clear: Russia cannot and will not win this war.

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Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 06/10/2026

Cosmic neutrinos with extremely high energies are very rare, so an enormous volume of ice is needed to observe an adequate number of collisions. The IceCube Neutrino Observatory covers an entire cubic kilometre and was finished in 2011.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Yes, the White House sometimes serves as a branch Kremlin press office, which would be humiliating for anyone who had the slightest hint of patriotism or for that matter personal dignity.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

incredible this will get little to no coverage

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I'm not a fancy lawyer from the big city, but if you have to choose between admitting lying to the US government and lying to a UK commission, I'd go with the UK commission www.youtube.com/shorts/9NI9b...

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The major HOLE in Man City’s appeal… 🤭

YouTube video by Rory Talks Football

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Just before arranging Trump Jr's wedding feast, Umar Kremlëv was awarded a medal for exceptional services to the Kremlin.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026

Some details: Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children www.propublica.org/article/dona...

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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch

The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...

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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Twenty-five years ago, the 9/11 terror attacks changed the course of history. Today, we honour the 2,977 lives lost on September 11. The attacks on the World Trade Centre, the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania shattered lives and fundamentally altered world affairs. (1/3)

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Peter Ricketts @lordrickettsp.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

As we watched in horror, an airliner hit the second tower with a sickening impact. In the next hour, two other aircraft crashed, one into the Pentagon. Hoon and Boyce rushed back to the MOD given that airborne terrorists might also be headed for the UK. A sobering moment. 2/5

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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

As a non-practising Jew, I find this line of questioning utterly abhorrent. I also fully support Miliband's position. Jews are not a homogeneous bloc and should not be treated as such, it's dehumanising.

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

90 years ago, Parliament responded to the rise of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts by passing the Public Order Act, which banned political uniforms, private militias and the threat of force for political objects. The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)

You cannot conduct a fair match when one side is playing with a ball and the other with bombs and, if democracy is to survive, it must be conducted according to definite and recognised rule. One of them is that no political party should resort to any weapon other than reason and argument. The introduction of private armies, as I see it, strikes at the root of democracy. I know it is contended that the Blackshirts are not armed and, therefore, are not an army, but I do not think that argument can be upheld. … Uniformed men in military formation suggest, and are meant to suggest, the idea of force. It is no argument to reply that at this or that demonstration no force is intended. It is an inescapable fact that a uniform in politics symbolises force, to be used either now or in the future.

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Seems the difference between ‘protestors’ and ‘terrorists’ is that protestors wear balaclavas while terrorists hold placards.

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Stanley Pignal @spignal.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

10 tips if you're moderating a panel. Trust me I have learned these the hard way by watching 1000 bad ones (including with me in the chair), and a few great ones. Panels need to be lively, engaging and enlightening. Here's a few pointers on how to make that happen (if you're lucky).

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:

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Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations

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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

James Bond: you think I haven’t faced death before? Supervillain: oh, I don’t expect you to die, Mr. Bond. I expect you to suffer. *opens travel funding reimbursement software I think you will find your motorboat rental and casino reservations especially complex James Bond: no. no. pls kill me

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Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

This morning the website of Parliament’s standards commissioner has been updated to confirm that his investigation is no longer suspended

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Westminster Abbey @westminsterabbey.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Today we remember St Maximilian Kolbe who died #onthisday in 1941, after offering his own life to save a fellow prisoner at Auschwitz-Birkenau. He is one of ten 20th-century Christian martyrs whose statues stand above the Abbey’s Great West Door.

Close-up of a statue of St Maximilian Kolbe, showing him with a long beard, wearing robes and holding a book

A photograph of ten carved stone statues above the Great West Door of Westminster Abbey

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Sam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Glad to see this from my former archdeacon, the Bishop of Thetford.

A Statement from the Bishop of Thetford
I was saddened to see the scenes of unrest and intimidation on the streets of Thetford. What we have witnessed is indefensible and deeply distressing. My prayers are with everyone who has been affected, especially those who have felt afraid in their own homes, and with the police and emergency services who are keeping us all safe.
The challenges facing our communities are complex and different voices should be heard, but there is no place for this sort of action. Every person is made in the image of God and worthy of dignity and respect and we need to work together for the peace and flourishing of all.
Thetford has a proud history of welcoming strangers and the diversity of the town today reflects a long story of integration. My prayer is that this can be rediscovered and celebrated to build a strong society of support and cohesion. That is what our churches are doing as they live out Jesus' call to love our neighbour.
I would simply ask everyone to join with me in praying for the peace and prosperity of Thetford and especially for those now living in fear.

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Sean Mulcahy @zeneasy.co.uk · 22/07/2026

One for @timbale.bsky.social ? BBC Breakfast 06:33. “That’s the statistical situation but what’s the reality.” Then does vox pop.

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UK Prime Minister Updates @downingstreet.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

John Healey has been appointed as Chancellor of the Exchequer.

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UK Prime Minister Updates @downingstreet.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Pat McFadden has been reappointed as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

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UK Prime Minister Updates @downingstreet.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Yvette Cooper has been appointed as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.

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Tanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net · 20/07/2026

Unless this “honesty” involves the recognition that immigrants are *not* the root cause of the UK’s problems *but* actually a part of the solution to them, this will be completely pointless. I cannot stress this enough. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Burnham to say UK must be honest about its challenges as he prepares to become PM

Labour leader will visit king to accept role on Monday and will start making cabinet appointments that afternoon

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JWexTheSpa @jwsidders.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

His mother, María Arthuer, crossed the Sahara Desert barefoot in 1994. She climbed over Melilla’s border fence penniless and pregnant with Iñaki. Today, her son is a world champion. #respect

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David Taylor @rdavidtaylor.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Well worth a read. And surprisingly readable

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Joseph Cotterill @jsphctrl.ft.com · 19/06/2026

A whistleblower alleged that Crawford Capital, a ‘digital payments’ firm with UK connections, siphoned the tax revenues of one of the world’s poorest and most fragile countries on a massive scale. Then he was abducted. www.ft.com/content/5056...

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Whistleblower kidnapped after explosive South Sudan revelations

Businessman abducted in Kenya after revealing alleged diversion of state funds via payments platform

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Manchester Evening News @manchestereveningnews.co.uk · 11/06/2026

Bolton imam Hassan Patel, 42, lives at the property with his wife, four young children and his nephew

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Moment Bolton imam's family home is 'firebombed' in terrifying attack

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German Foreign Office @germany.diplo.de · 26/05/2026

We made clear to #Russia today that we will not be intimidated by threats and will continue to support #Ukraine 🇺🇦 wholeheartedly. 2/2

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German Foreign Office @germany.diplo.de · 26/05/2026

Attacks on hospitals, schools & 🇩🇪 TV studios, calling on our embassy staff to leave #Kyiv: #Russia is doubling down on threats, terror & escalation. That is why today we summoned the Russian ambassador. 1/2

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Steve Bullock @guitarmoog.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Oh, I see, so *now* everyone in Sunderland is happy to be in Europe.

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Pete Husky @petehusky.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

This is very good. I hope @wesstreeting.bsky.social and @andyburnham.bsky.social see and act on it

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Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

The govt seem to be doing everything wrong on oil, poor economics, poor politics. They should be encouraging energy and travel saving, pushing on policies that help that, increasing benefits to help poor families cope with higher food and energy prices, being clear that Trump is to blame.

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

- Subsidising consumption in the face of a supply shock - reducing incentives to drive less/switch to EVs - using up limited fiscal space to help better-off drivers rather than the most vulnerable. Hard to think of a worse policy right now.

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Phil Syrpis @syrpis.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

So, you triangulate, set red lines, and say you respect the ‘will of the people’. Then you’re boxed in; delivering at best incremental change, unable to resist the tide of public opinion against you. Maybe, just maybe, you need to try to convince people of what you think is right? 2/2

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Phil Syrpis @syrpis.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

In a lot of ways the Brexit conundrum facing Andy Burnham is the same as it was for Keir Starmer in the lead up to the general election. If you say that you think Brexit was a mistake and that you’d like to reverse it, you think you’ll lose the (by)election. 1/2

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Inside Ukraine 🇺🇦 @insideukraine.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

⚡️The “1000 for 1000” exchange has begun: 205 Ukrainians returned from captivity in the first stage

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Patrick Gordon Walker, this at last is your moment.

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Dylan Difford @dylandifford.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Not just is Burnham particularly popular among Labour voters, but in the North West as a whole his favourability ratings are 51% to 29%. Not just net positive, but clearly so. Very rare.

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Cat Neilan @catneilan.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

"How many children were left without a safety net in the time we dilly dallied and worried about tech bosses?"

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Will Cooling @willcooling.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Civil society is gonna have to start punching back at the far-right bullies in politics and the media, and a big part of that is having a government that gives people confidence that it will side with them as they stand up for social liberalism rather than try to appease its political enemies

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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 08/05/2026

This was a *letter* that we got in Bromley.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Always worth voting...

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martinbarrow.bsky.social @martinbarrow.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Ironically, the council that will be most affected by the collapse of the resettlement scheme would be Kent, also a Reform council www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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Reform-led Lancashire county council could quit refugee resettlement scheme

Councillor announces plan to withdraw from government-funded programme on eve of local elections

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Martin McKee @martinmckee.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Yet another example of the cruelty and incompetence of the UK immigration authorities, and the callous and unfeeling ministers responsible for them. Now blocking (and doing nothing to help) an 11-month-old baby born in the UK to a British mother from returning. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Scottish mum stuck abroad after baby falls foul of UK dual nationality rules

Sarah Schloegl was unable to board flight home from Spain as 11-month-old had invalid documentation under new rules

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

This by @ukcivilservant.bsky.social is a very good, well-informed, balanced step-by-step account of the Mandelson/Robbins/Affair. The circus may have moved on, and attention spans exhausted, but useful things like this are still worth digesting.

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Jonathan Boff @jfb1066.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Trump likes making deals. There are definitely deals to be done here, but this time it might be the Europeans arriving with the list of demands.

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Peter Ricketts @lordrickettsp.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Fully agree! And NATO has never meant allies are committed to follow each other into wars beyond NATO territory. Eisenhower refused to support Eden over Suez. Wilson said no to LBJ over Vietnam. It’s a case by case decision depending how each sees its national interest. Tho that’s not Trump’s world.

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