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Cymro o Abertawe, Cymru. Socialist. Republican. Wheelchair user. Music fan. Photographer. Its time to end homelessness.
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Free Palestine. 🍉https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9wxlv99xrjohttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9wxlv99xrjo
Palestine Action protesters not guilty of Bristol burglary
The group are cleared of aggravated burglary over a raid at an Elbit Systems warehouse.
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February 5, 2026 at 2:39 AM
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Ex MP’s fear of ICE-style thuggery in Wales nation.cymru/news/ex-mps-...
Ex MP's fear of ICE-style thuggery in Wales
Martin Shipton A former Welsh Labour MP has criticised the refusal to devolve policing powers to Wales and raised the spectre of a future far-right Westminster government causing mayhem by sending ICE...
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February 3, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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Another excuse to stop help in #Gaza. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israel to ban MSF from working in Gaza over refusal to provide staff list
Medical charity Medicine Sans Frontières said it would not share the list as it had not been able to ensure staff would remain safe.
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February 2, 2026 at 12:35 AM
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British activist Peter Tatchell arrested. news.sky.com/story/britis... #PeterTatchell #Intifada #London
British activist Peter Tatchell arrested for carrying 'intifada' placard
The 74-year-old campaigner said his arrest in central London amounted to "an attack on free speech".
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January 31, 2026 at 11:07 PM
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Nigel Farage isn't the only tax dodger, here's #Betfred. www.itv.com/news/granada...
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January 31, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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Why do the far-right ignore this man's request to not use his song? #DafyddIwan #Wrecsam #Cymru www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Folk singer Dafydd Iwan trolled by far right over Yma o Hyd hit
Dafydd Iwan says he had abuse after urging organisers of right-wing protests to stop using his song.
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January 31, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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Over half of #DWP #disability assessors quit in a year. #PIP #ESA uk.yahoo.com/news/over-ha...
Over half of DWP disability assessors quit in a year over feeling ‘despised’
Department for Work and Pensions reveals that health professions are leaving profession in droves
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January 31, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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Killing defenceless women and children in tents. #GazaGenocide www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israeli air strikes kill at least 27 Palestinians in Gaza, rescue officials say
Israel's military confirmed the strikes, which come during a ceasefire that Israel and Hamas accuse each other of breaking.
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January 31, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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#Israel routinely kills innocent #Palestinians on the streets of occupied #Palestine every day. #FreePalestine www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'A vaccine against murder'? Israel split over return of death penalty
In a highly controversial move, some Israeli MPs are trying to introduce the death penalty for Palestinian attackers.
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January 31, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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Bye bye. nation.cymru/news/foul-mo...
Foul-mouthed activist quits as Welsh leader of far-right party that considers Farage too left wing
Martin Shipton A born again former teenage criminal and failed politician has resigned abruptly as leader in Wales of Advance UK, a party set up by former Reform UK deputy leader Ben Habib, who consid...
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January 31, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson constant attacks on Islam and refugees, is fuelling the flames of hate in the UK. www.itv.com/news/2026-01...
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January 31, 2026 at 12:54 AM
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Why are members of the far-right hijacking this murder? They were wearing t-shirts belonging to far-right groups, outside Coventry Crown Court, while Rhiannon Whyte's family were speaking to the press. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
Asylum seeker sentenced to at least 29 years for murdering hotel worker Rhiannon Whyte
Deng Majek stabbed Rhiannon Whyte 23 times with a screwdriver at a train station in Walsall in October 2024.
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January 30, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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By the same token, the #Israeli Defence Forces ( #IDF ) should also be considered a terrorist organisation for the #Gaza genocide. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
EU agrees to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard as terrorist group
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran will be added to the European Union's terrorism blacklist, foreign affairs ministers decided on Thursday. #EuropeNews
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January 30, 2026 at 2:23 AM
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#Ecuador says ICE agent attempted to enter its #Minneapolis #consulate. Under the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, external, consular premises are considered "inviolable". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ecuador condemns ICE agent's attempt to enter Minneapolis consulate
A complaint has been filed by Ecuador, whose consular staff prevented the agent from entering.
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January 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Attacking minorities and killing protesters, the reality of Trump's America. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar attacked with 'unknown liquid' during town hall
Omar was uninjured and continued to speak at the event following the incident.
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January 28, 2026 at 4:45 AM
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Vulnerable missing out on #DWP benefits. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Vulnerable people missing out on benefits due to online tool, charity claims
Benefits calculators can leave some people confused and in a dire financial state, say campaigners.
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January 28, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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Eluned Morgan is a unionist. #Wales needs #independence. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
First minister accused of 'building scaffolding' for independent Wales
Eluned Morgan comes under fire for a speech which demanded new powers to prevent the UK's break-up.
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January 27, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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More #tory rats joining #Reform. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ex-Tory Home Secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK
The MP was unveiled as Reform's latest recruit by leader Nigel Farage at a rally, bringing the number of the party's sitting MPs to eight.
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January 26, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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Venezuela frees dozens of political prisoners, while America shoots poets and nurses. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Venezuela frees dozens of political prisoners, human rights group says
It is the latest batch of detainees freed since the US seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a raid.
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January 25, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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Muhammad Umer Khalid has limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, a genetic condition, and was on an "extremely dangerous" thirst strike. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #Palestine
Arrests after protesters breach London prison grounds
The group was protesting in support of an alleged Palestine Action prisoner on a hunger strike at HMP Wormwood Scrubs, police say.
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January 25, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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RIP. apnews.com/article/immi...
The man killed by a US Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says
Family members say the man who was killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis was an intensive care nurse at a U.S.
apnews.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:31 AM
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Labour isn't a real Welsh party, its british, and unionist. #Wales needs #independence. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sir Keir Starmer needs to act to stop separatists running Wales, Eluned Morgan says
The first minister said the threat of a UK break up will become real if pro-independence parties are in power in Wales and Scotland.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 1:21 AM
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More dead #Americans, thanks to #Trump 's deranged #ICE #Minneapolis agents. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...
Minneapolis live: Man, 37, shot dead by federal agent in Minneapolis
The shooting follows days of protests in the city over the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operation.
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January 24, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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One minute, Trump says they hide from the enemy, the next, "greatest warriors"... www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2162...
Donald Trump makes huge U-turn on British soldier comments
Trump has paid tribute to the "very brave" British soldiers who served in Afghanistan after previous claims about their action
www.express.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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Andrew Tate, far-right obnoxious #misogynist singing #Nazi songs. www.timesofisrael.com/andrew-tate-...
Andrew Tate distances himself from singing ‘Heil Hitler’ song; others double down
Social media personality and his brother say they weren't responsible for playing Ye track in Miami, while influencer Myron Gaines says he's 'not sorry' and 'would do it again today'
www.timesofisrael.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:44 PM