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• tonight the White House says in a statement that President Trump ‘is discussing a range of options’ to acquire Greenland

• also - a senior US official has told Reuters Donald Trump would like to do this during his current term in office
January 6, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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LIVE LIVE - Newsnight 1030pm

• tonight the White House says in a statement that President Trump ‘is discussing a range of options’ to acquire Greenland

• also - a senior US official has told Reuters Donald Trump would like to do this during his current term in office
January 6, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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✍️ #NaPoWriMo is here with the challenge to write a poem a day! Throughout April, The Poetry Society will be featuring poetry writing prompts created by poets that we've worked with recently through competitions, publications and projects.

Today's 'Ekphrastic Poetry' prompt is from (...)
April 30, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Memorial service and cremation of my mother today. Lark Ascending by Vaughn Williams: her spirit fluttering and free
April 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Memories of day like this after a storm nearly half a century ago
December 8, 2024 at 7:50 PM
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Incredibly proud of this. The story of the BBC from its birth to the present day. It's the story of serious-minded humane people doing serious-minded humane things.
🎙️New episode out📽️ What shaped the values and structure of The BBC? Unusually for @dorianlynskey.bsky.social and @iandunt.bsky.social, it's a story filled with optimism and idealism. Listen ⬇️
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December 4, 2024 at 11:45 AM
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Night after night, the people of Georgia face down the police. They face down plastic bullets and water cannons and truncheons. They’re risking everything for the dream of Europe.

inews.co.uk/opinion/coun...
The country risking it all for Europe – as Brexit Britain buries its head
What’s happening on the streets of Georgia has been a long time coming
inews.co.uk
December 4, 2024 at 4:52 PM
The right thing
NEW: MHCLG opens consultation on sweeping right to buy changes
🏠Council tenants to live in home for approx 10yrs (up fr 3) to qualify
🏠New-build social homes exempt
🏠1-for-1 replacement target for councils
🏠Discounts to fall further - to max of 20%
🏠Repaid if tenants sell w/in 10yrs, up from 5
November 20, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Yes, the right decision . However, I do wish there could have been some strategy to go with this for sustainable economic regeneration in the area for the people of Whitehaven
September 14, 2024 at 3:01 PM