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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 50m

Norway braced for Trump retaliation if he does not win Nobel peace prize
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

www.theguardian.com

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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 42m

How a Leicester City mug ended up on Neighbours

Social media users were mystified over how the mug had travelled 10,490 miles to Ramsay Street.

www.bbc.com

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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 41m

'Ricky Hatton was trailblazer in the boxing ring and life'

Ricky Hatton's close friend and manager pays a moving tribute ahead of the boxer's funeral.

www.bbc.com

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 38m

Mum, the Americans are acting up again

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 10h

Here’s a primer on ‘primer.’

It’s pronounced ‘PRIMM-er’ if you mean “a small book” or “a short informative piece of writing.”

It’s pronounced ‘PRY-mer’ if you mean “an initial coat of paint.”

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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 34m

Brilliant and depressing piece on how hard it is to transact property

on.ft.com/4nHDf2m

I know some people think housing policy is simple - just build more! And to do that just have less planning! - but most appreciate the more complex tangles in life.

Moving home is maddening — here’s how the system needs to change

A new government consultation promises to speed up the conveyancing process in England and Wales. But will it work?

on.ft.com

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 32m

Lowe's claim to have a workable costed plan has many flaws. He is right the financial costs of attempting Trump's ICE here would be many times higher than the Cons indicate

Cons, unlike Lowe, don't want to make this the top priority for which they would spend, expand state & sacrifice tax cuts

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 39m

Conservatives guess could deport 600,000 people for £6 billion (£1.6 billion a year) while shrinking state

Rupert Lowe, an enthusiast for mass deportations as a top priority, estimates costs of £30 billion for enforcement + up to £54 billion overall (if he can assume 3/4 people leave voluntarily)

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Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 1h

The Gaza ceasefire is happening earlier than advertised, but the IDF will still be "redeployinig" to the yellow line below, where they will still physically control 53% of the strip.

(Until something else changes.)

www.graphicnews.com/en/pages/474...

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CONFLICT: Gaza withdrawal map infographic

October 6, 2025 - U.S. President Donald Trump has urged everyone involved in efforts to end the Gaza war to “move fast” as mediators are set to meet for indirect talks between Israel and Hamas. infogr...

www.graphicnews.com

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 1h

Here’s Nathan Gill, traitor, guilty of 8 charges of Russian Bribery.

By the point he recorded this he had already taken bribes but was yet to be arrested.

He was Leader of Reform UK in Wales.

Reform UK have been silent.

x.com/NathanGillME...

Nathan Gill on X: "I’ve just voted ➡️ Reform UK, if you vote for the same old parties, you cannot expect change. Go out and #VoteReformUK and we will change things for good. https://t.co/H0xg0MKe31" / X

I’ve just voted ➡️ Reform UK, if you vote for the same old parties, you cannot expect change. Go out and #VoteReformUK and we will change things for good. https://t.co/H0xg0MKe31

x.com

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 1h

Reform UK have got Mr Piss as a councillor, elected in Skelton last night.

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Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 1h

If they can find a reliable comms line, #r4today will talk about this.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Fossil found on UK coast is unique 'sword dragon' species

Scientists say the newly discovered species of marine reptile probably met a grisly end.

www.bbc.co.uk

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KS_1968 @karenroberts.bsky.social · 1h

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Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 1h

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saltydon.bsky.social @saltydon.bsky.social · 19h

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1h

Torture, blackmail, extortion: the dangers of queer online dating in Ghana

Attacks against the queer community have increased as criminals – who use social platforms to lure victims – are emboldened by openly homophobic politicians

www.theguardian.com

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 1h

This photo with Nigel Farage was taken in the same place Nathan Gill spoke, influenced by Russian Bribes.

The photo was taken just months after he did it.

Farage has been silent about his old friend.

x.com/NathanGillME...

#ReformRussianBribes

Nathan Gill on X: "One year ago today, ⁦@Nigel_Farage⁩ made his final speech in the ⁦@EUparliament⁩ One chapter closed forever. https://t.co/POJWD0farX" / X

One year ago today, ⁦@Nigel_Farage⁩ made his final speech in the ⁦@EUparliament⁩ One chapter closed forever. https://t.co/POJWD0farX

x.com

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KS_1968 @karenroberts.bsky.social · 1h

Farage is another RFK in the making. No wonder he wasn't keen to admit that paracetamol is safe.

Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 1h

Nigel Farage is also Co-founder and Chairman of Action on World Health LLP

www.actionwh.org

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KS_1968 @karenroberts.bsky.social · 1h

Karol Sikora is their resident expert by the look of it. 😱 The guy who was consistently wrong about the pandemic & favored the discredited herd immunity approach. And who in the past has called the NHS "the last bastion of Communism”!

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Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 1h

These people are dangerous and while the infection is more evident in the US we need to be careful in the UK to stand up to these monsters when they turn up on our shores or we will fall victim to it too.

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Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 1h

A sceptic might suggest that he blames many of the downsides of a neoliberal society on a lack of respect for God, at least his version of God, and that his solution is imposing stricter ‘moral’ policing than even Victorians lived under while making the market even more dominant over our lives.

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Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 1h

A fascinating interview with America’s leading Christian nationalists a self described ‘theocratic libertarian’, which seems to amount to a radically free market combined with moral terrorism. Freedom for the billionaires but oppression for virtually everybody else. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/o...

Opinion | He Believes America Should Be a Theocracy. He Says His Influence Is Growing.

www.nytimes.com

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 1h

The returns deal with France

It's starting to see the number of people, who cross the Channel on small boats go up.

There have now been 26 people returned to France, with many more planned over the coming days and weeks.

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www.gov.uk/government/n...

First illegal migrants returned under new UK-France agreement

Under the landmark UK-France migration deal, the first groups of small boats arrivals to the UK have been successfully removed on flights to France.

www.gov.uk

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The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 1h

Judge throws out ‘ludicrous’ SAS judicial review

Soldier cleared for a second time over his role in the deaths of three IRA members in 1991

www.thetimes.com

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KS_1968 @karenroberts.bsky.social · 1h

I hope it works however it seems very early to call it "done".

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3h

‘Trump is like a juggernaut’: how the Gaza ceasefire deal was done

Sidelines chat at UN was turning point for US president, but others also have right to claim role in end of two-year war

www.theguardian.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3h

‘Massive’ Russian attack on Ukraine capital triggers blackouts and sets high-rise alight

Powerful blasts reported in Kyiv as missiles and drones target energy infrastructure, injuring nine The Ukrainian capital was plunged into darkness early on Friday by what the air force called a “massive attack”, as Russia pummelled Kyiv’s infrastructure, cutting off water and energy supplies and triggering a fire in a high-rise apartment building. Kyiv’s mayor said Russian forces had targeted “critical infrastructure” and nine people had been injured, with five of them taken to hospital. Vitali Klitschko also said power cuts and disruptions to the water supply had hit districts on the east bank of the Dnipro River that runs through the city. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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KS_1968 @karenroberts.bsky.social · 1h

This is definitely true for dogs because I can tell Maggie to go get crab, carrot, octopus or ball and she always gets the right one. She's a clever girlie.

A black, white & tan Jack Russell cross called Maggie lying curled in her bed looking at the camera.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3h

Dogs name toys while elephants name each other. Animal language is more complex than we imagine | Helen Pilcher

If we really want to grasp what animals are ‘saying’, we need to understand their communication on their terms, not ours, says science writer Helen Pilcher

www.theguardian.com

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