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‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem

June Hill @junehill.bsky.social · 3d

Must read thread - follow Byline Times for the stories we need to know

Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 4d

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@bylinetimes.bsky.social can now reveal that, during the crucial period when convicted Reform leader Nathan Gill was most active, working directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most senior ally in Ukraine, he was also one of Nigel Farage’s closest confidantes 1/12

Far from being distant from the Reform UK Leader, insiders told Byline Times that the former MEP convicted of bribery was one of Farage’s closest aides, while we reveal how Gill worked on the Kremlin’...

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June Hill @junehill.bsky.social · 5d

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US archivist ousted after refusing to let Trump give Eisenhower’s sword to King Charles – reports

The Trump administration ultimately gave the King a replica sword on the president’s recent state visit

‘It’s more than martial arts – we teach courage‘: the Afghan sisters honing karate skills in Iran

June Hill @junehill.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks to the Together Coalition for this message of solidarity, shared as Yom Kippur ends.

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June Hill @junehill.bsky.social · 8d

“Even when we have no home, we can make our hearts a home for hope.” www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

The three women live in exile where, despite an increase in deportations and rising hostility towards migrants, they use sport to empower women

BBC Two - Autumnwatch, A mindfulness moment with autumn leaves

June Hill @junehill.bsky.social · 9d

And an autumn moment to enjoy from 2022 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

Sit back and relax

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June Hill @junehill.bsky.social · 9d

2025’s UK Tree of the Year… www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-...

Tree of the Year

You voted in your thousands to help us crown this year's Tree of the Year and now we have our winner!

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June Hill @junehill.bsky.social · 12d

Intriguing… www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...

New research may rewrite origins of the Book of Kells, says academic

Exclusive: Author challenges assumption monks on Iona created manuscript, instead positing its origins are Pictish

Britain’s Biggest Far-Right Protest: More than 100,000 attend Tommy Robinson’s Unite The Kingdom Rally – HOPE not hate

June Hill @junehill.bsky.social · 24d

Hope not Hate report on yesterday’s disturbing rally in London hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/13/b...

Today saw Britain’s largest ever far-right protest with police estimating 110,000 people in attendance for the “Unite the Kingdom” rally. Organised by Stephen Lennon —...

Britain’s Biggest Far-Right Protest: More than 100,000 attend Tommy Robinson’s Unite The Kingdom Rally – HOPE not hate

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 24d

🚨 Yesterday we saw Britain’s largest ever far-right protest with police estimating 110,000 people in attendance for Tommy Robinson's “Unite the Kingdom” rally.

Read our analysis of the day with all the details of just how extreme it really was.

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Today saw Britain’s largest ever far-right protest with police estimating 110,000 people in attendance for the “Unite the Kingdom” rally. Organised by Stephen Lennon —...

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 24d

To keep tracking these threats and holding the far right to account, we need your support. Please chip in today and help power our work:

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Hate thrives in the dark. HOPE not hate works to expose it, through investigations, community action, and challenging hate wherever it appears. But we can’t do it without you. Your support helps us st...

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June Hill @junehill.bsky.social · Sep 3

Disturbed by the flags? Here’s a positive alternative - free Hold on to Hope poster to display in your window secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/176747/...

Put HOPE in your window

Print and display a free Hold on to HOPE poster in your window. Together we can show that Britain's real strength is looking out for each other.

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June Hill @junehill.bsky.social · Sep 1

Just published, an insightful read aestheticamagazine.com/ann-hamilton...

Aesthetica Magazine - Ann Hamilton:<br>Responding to Space

We speak to the renowned American visual artist, who transforms the immense top floor at Salts Mill in Bradford for her largest solo UK installation to date.

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‘Why not work the system’? How punks inspired by Thatcher built a Hull housing cooperative

June Hill @junehill.bsky.social · Aug 31

@bylinetimes.bsky.social - independent journalism at its best. Support if you can, and read because you must.

Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · Aug 31

Still staggered that Byline has no less than six contributors named on the Kremlin’s latest stop list - way more than any other UK media organisation. But beginning to wonder if this is as much to do with our investigation of the Levedevs (who still control a raft of UK media)

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June Hill @junehill.bsky.social · Aug 29

This is tomorrow- start of a triple header for sports enthusiasts- time to support before going on to City and then to the Bulls… a Big Day!

June Hill @junehill.bsky.social · Aug 27

Rather fab story www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Set up in the 1980s, Giroscope has morphed into a social agency running neighbourhood services and creating jobs

‘Operation Raise the Colours’ Organised by Well-Known Far-Right Extremists – HOPE not hate

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · Aug 22

Union Jacks and St George’s crosses are going up on lampposts across the UK. The Daily Mail called those behind it an “army of patriots.”

But the truth is very different.

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Union Jacks and the crosses of St George have begun to appear on lampposts up and down the UK in recent days. Much of the...

‘There’s something very interesting about boring’: Martin Parr on his life in pictures

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June Hill @junehill.bsky.social · Aug 24

‘I was taking photos and this couple came up and said, “That’s a nice camera. What are you doing around here?” I replied, “I’m documenting Morecambe.” They said, “You mean like Martin Parr?” I said, “I am Martin Parr.” They were rather surprised…’ www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

From Benidorm sunbathers to British birdwatchers, for nearly 70 years the photographer has captured the magic of the mundane. As he publishes his life in pictures, he recalls what drew him to his s...

DEC Middle East Humanitarian Appeal

June Hill @junehill.bsky.social · Aug 23

Please consider donating - every little helps

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Millions of people across Gaza, Lebanon and the West Bank are in urgent need of food, shelter and medical care. Donate now.

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June Hill @junehill.bsky.social · Aug 12

Robert Macfarlane : Is a River Alive?

June Hill @junehill.bsky.social · Aug 1

and listen here podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

Podcast Episode · Between The Covers : Conversations with Writers in Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry · 06/27/2025 · 2h 12m

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June Hill @junehill.bsky.social · Aug 1

#FridayReads

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June Hill @junehill.bsky.social · Aug 1

The far right twisted a tragedy into the biggest racist riots in decades. This new series from ‪@hopenothate.org.uk‬ lays it all out: what happened, who was behind it, and how we stop it from happening again.

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The 2024 Riots: One Year On

On 29th July 2024, news broke of a horrific attack at a children’s dance workshop in Southport. Axel Rudakubana has since pleaded guilty to the murder of three young girls and the attempted murder of ...