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Private partnerships are sold as the answer — but they failed the NHS last time.
So why are they back?!
Find out why PFI was scrapped and let's ask for better👇
bit.ly/Why-PFI-Aban...
So why are they back?!
Find out why PFI was scrapped and let's ask for better👇
bit.ly/Why-PFI-Aban...
December 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Private partnerships are sold as the answer — but they failed the NHS last time.
So why are they back?!
Find out why PFI was scrapped and let's ask for better👇
bit.ly/Why-PFI-Aban...
So why are they back?!
Find out why PFI was scrapped and let's ask for better👇
bit.ly/Why-PFI-Aban...
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A glimpse of the finished product in the bonded warehouse at Tullibardine Distillery in Blackford, Perthshire. The distillery was established here in the late 1940s on the site of a very much older brewery. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...
#Scotland #Tullibardine #Scotch #Whisky
#Scotland #Tullibardine #Scotch #Whisky
December 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A glimpse of the finished product in the bonded warehouse at Tullibardine Distillery in Blackford, Perthshire. The distillery was established here in the late 1940s on the site of a very much older brewery. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...
#Scotland #Tullibardine #Scotch #Whisky
#Scotland #Tullibardine #Scotch #Whisky
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Eurostar: Power failure brings chaos to Channel Tunnel travel
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Eurostar: Power failure brings chaos to Channel Tunnel travel
Eurostar and LeShuttle services are still widely disrupted after a power failure and a broken down train closed the Channel Tunnel, causing travel chaos.
www.channel4.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Eurostar: Power failure brings chaos to Channel Tunnel travel
www.channel4.com/news/eurosta...
www.channel4.com/news/eurosta...
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Channel Tunnel power outage could leave many ‘out of pocket’, says travel expert
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Channel Tunnel power outage could leave many ‘out of pocket’, says travel expert
From St Pancras station, we were joined by the travel expert and former Communications Director at Eurostar, Paul Charles.
www.channel4.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Channel Tunnel power outage could leave many ‘out of pocket’, says travel expert
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www.channel4.com/news/channel...
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Ukraine accuses Russia of lying about Putin Residence attack
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Ukraine accuses Russia of lying about Putin Residence attack
Russia has refused to provide any evidence to back up its claim that Ukraine tried to attack one of Vladimir Putin's homes with drones, while Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said western allie...
www.channel4.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Ukraine accuses Russia of lying about Putin Residence attack
www.channel4.com/news/ukraine...
www.channel4.com/news/ukraine...
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Harsh weather causing more devastation in Gaza’s tent cities
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Harsh weather causing more devastation in Gaza’s tent cities
President Trump has claimed phase two of the Gaza ceasefire deal will happen "very quickly" after those talks with the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
www.channel4.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Harsh weather causing more devastation in Gaza’s tent cities
www.channel4.com/news/harsh-w...
www.channel4.com/news/harsh-w...
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Ludicrous for the Guardian to badge 'single sex spaces' a key test facing Starmer. It's neither a key test (polling shows it's a voting issue for almost no-one) nor a test for Starmer (it falls to judges to try and work out the disgraceful Supreme Court meant). Still, gotta stir the culture war pot.
From Send to single-sex spaces: key tests facing Keir Starmer in 2026
From Send to single-sex spaces: key tests facing Keir Starmer in 2026
Moment of maximum danger will come in May’s local and regional elections and PM is already plotting his comeback
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Ludicrous for the Guardian to badge 'single sex spaces' a key test facing Starmer. It's neither a key test (polling shows it's a voting issue for almost no-one) nor a test for Starmer (it falls to judges to try and work out the disgraceful Supreme Court meant). Still, gotta stir the culture war pot.
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🚨 More new polling, as a little Christmas/Hogmanay treat 🚨
Independence support is six points ahead as we go into 2026. Meanwhile, Yes support spikes when people are asked to consider the question in the context of a Reform government.
www.thenational.scot/news/2573038...
Independence support is six points ahead as we go into 2026. Meanwhile, Yes support spikes when people are asked to consider the question in the context of a Reform government.
www.thenational.scot/news/2573038...
Scotland would vote for independence in new referendum, exclusive poll finds
SCOTS would vote to leave the Union should an independence referendum be held tomorrow, a new poll has found ...
www.thenational.scot
December 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
🚨 More new polling, as a little Christmas/Hogmanay treat 🚨
Independence support is six points ahead as we go into 2026. Meanwhile, Yes support spikes when people are asked to consider the question in the context of a Reform government.
www.thenational.scot/news/2573038...
Independence support is six points ahead as we go into 2026. Meanwhile, Yes support spikes when people are asked to consider the question in the context of a Reform government.
www.thenational.scot/news/2573038...
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2025: A year of British politics in pictures
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2025: A year of British politics in pictures
2025 the year of wars, of Trump's America, political upheaval, and extreme weather... while here, it was Labour's first full year in government.
www.channel4.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
2025: A year of British politics in pictures
www.channel4.com/news/2025-a-...
www.channel4.com/news/2025-a-...
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What were the stories that made the headlines over the first six months of the year?
In the first of a two-part series, our timeline charts the world’s biggest talking points from January to June in 2025.
📩 Read our latest newsletter:
In the first of a two-part series, our timeline charts the world’s biggest talking points from January to June in 2025.
📩 Read our latest newsletter:
2025: Year In Review - part one
We look back at the first six months of the year, including President Trump's inauguration, a deadly earthquake killing thousands in Myanmar and ceasefire efforts in Gaza and Ukraine.
channel4news.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
What were the stories that made the headlines over the first six months of the year?
In the first of a two-part series, our timeline charts the world’s biggest talking points from January to June in 2025.
📩 Read our latest newsletter:
In the first of a two-part series, our timeline charts the world’s biggest talking points from January to June in 2025.
📩 Read our latest newsletter:
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It’s that time of year again where lots of journalists take a fortnight off, and then arrive back at work the day after New Year’s Day and announce that the NHS is suddenly in crisis.
They should be in the A and E departments now, not wait until Jan 2nd 🚨
They should be in the A and E departments now, not wait until Jan 2nd 🚨
December 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
It’s that time of year again where lots of journalists take a fortnight off, and then arrive back at work the day after New Year’s Day and announce that the NHS is suddenly in crisis.
They should be in the A and E departments now, not wait until Jan 2nd 🚨
They should be in the A and E departments now, not wait until Jan 2nd 🚨
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PFI deals left the NHS with decades of debt. Now the govt wants to do it again.
💸Hospitals built for millions will cost billions. That could be going to patients and staff.
🔎 We're investigating. Demanding transparency. Holding them accountable.
Help us keep the pressure on 👉 bit.ly/NHSandBudget
💸Hospitals built for millions will cost billions. That could be going to patients and staff.
🔎 We're investigating. Demanding transparency. Holding them accountable.
Help us keep the pressure on 👉 bit.ly/NHSandBudget
December 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
PFI deals left the NHS with decades of debt. Now the govt wants to do it again.
💸Hospitals built for millions will cost billions. That could be going to patients and staff.
🔎 We're investigating. Demanding transparency. Holding them accountable.
Help us keep the pressure on 👉 bit.ly/NHSandBudget
💸Hospitals built for millions will cost billions. That could be going to patients and staff.
🔎 We're investigating. Demanding transparency. Holding them accountable.
Help us keep the pressure on 👉 bit.ly/NHSandBudget
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As Anas Sarwar promises to address the housing emergency UK Labour have just given up on that and he'll do what he's told:
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/16/a...
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/16/a...
Affordable housing – a tale of two leaked memos that reveals SNP exceeding target and Scottish Labour giving up
Professor John Robertson OBA The Daily Mail in April 2025 had the above headline and: Today, inews has: The Daily Mail did not, of course, have the facts. Here they are: For 2025, the SNP Governmen…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:59 AM
As Anas Sarwar promises to address the housing emergency UK Labour have just given up on that and he'll do what he's told:
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/16/a...
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/16/a...
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The Govt must not give in.
For goodness sake, let’s just rejoin the EU, our friends and neighbours.
USA food is not just unhealthy, it’s cruel.
For goodness sake, let’s just rejoin the EU, our friends and neighbours.
USA food is not just unhealthy, it’s cruel.
December 30, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The Govt must not give in.
For goodness sake, let’s just rejoin the EU, our friends and neighbours.
USA food is not just unhealthy, it’s cruel.
For goodness sake, let’s just rejoin the EU, our friends and neighbours.
USA food is not just unhealthy, it’s cruel.
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A key economic adviser urged Prime Minister Tony Blair to join the European single currency by arguing that the benefits within 30 years would be enough to cover the annual cost of the
NHS... opportunities continue to be lost #RejoinEU
NHS... opportunities continue to be lost #RejoinEU
December 30, 2025 at 9:04 AM
A key economic adviser urged Prime Minister Tony Blair to join the European single currency by arguing that the benefits within 30 years would be enough to cover the annual cost of the
NHS... opportunities continue to be lost #RejoinEU
NHS... opportunities continue to be lost #RejoinEU
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😮 What a winner it would be for a candidate to run for the French presidency on the basis of justice and holding Musk to account! www.joe.co.uk/politics/fra...
France could freeze Elon Musk's assets and jail him for foreign election interference
Now wouldn't this be nice...
www.joe.co.uk
December 29, 2025 at 8:38 PM
😮 What a winner it would be for a candidate to run for the French presidency on the basis of justice and holding Musk to account! www.joe.co.uk/politics/fra...
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BREAKING: A Russian newspaper today — “America no longer sees our country as a threat… The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World… he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold that must be destroyed…”
Read that again.
Read that again.
December 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
BREAKING: A Russian newspaper today — “America no longer sees our country as a threat… The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World… he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold that must be destroyed…”
Read that again.
Read that again.
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Looking west along stunningly beautiful Loch Voil in Balquhidder Glen, Stirlingshire. The glen is a true cul-de-sac, with its western end concluding in the complex mountainous country north of Loch Katrine and south of Ben More. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...
#Scotland #Balquhidder
#Scotland #Balquhidder
December 30, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Looking west along stunningly beautiful Loch Voil in Balquhidder Glen, Stirlingshire. The glen is a true cul-de-sac, with its western end concluding in the complex mountainous country north of Loch Katrine and south of Ben More. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...
#Scotland #Balquhidder
#Scotland #Balquhidder
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2025 was a disastrous year — economically, politically and morally. The consequences of that failure are only just beginning to arrive.
In this video, I ask a simple but uncomfortable question: who is going to pay the price in 2026?
youtu.be/9e7B5NBRZw8?...
In this video, I ask a simple but uncomfortable question: who is going to pay the price in 2026?
youtu.be/9e7B5NBRZw8?...
2026 Financial Reckoning | What They're Not Telling You
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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December 30, 2025 at 7:18 AM
2025 was a disastrous year — economically, politically and morally. The consequences of that failure are only just beginning to arrive.
In this video, I ask a simple but uncomfortable question: who is going to pay the price in 2026?
youtu.be/9e7B5NBRZw8?...
In this video, I ask a simple but uncomfortable question: who is going to pay the price in 2026?
youtu.be/9e7B5NBRZw8?...
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This is an act of war and illegal under both US and international law, let’s just be clear about that:
C.I.A. Conducted Drone Strike on Port in Venezuela
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:52 AM
This is an act of war and illegal under both US and international law, let’s just be clear about that:
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The storm could bring snow and high speed winds to parts of the northern Midwest on Sunday and Monday.
Another Winter Storm Threatens Midwest With Blizzard Conditions—Snarls Air Travel With 6,000+ Delays
The storm could bring snow and high speed winds to parts of the northern Midwest on Sunday and Monday.
www.forbes.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The storm could bring snow and high speed winds to parts of the northern Midwest on Sunday and Monday.
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The vast majority of Americans are opposed to AI and oligarchy, but both of our major political parties are too corrupted by billionaire control to stand up for the people.
Americans Hate AI. Which Party Will Benefit?
Party insiders are divided on how to channel Americans’ growing fear of AI.
www.politico.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The vast majority of Americans are opposed to AI and oligarchy, but both of our major political parties are too corrupted by billionaire control to stand up for the people.