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🔻🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🌱 💪🏔🥾🧗⚖️🕷 Guardian reading tofu eating gig going gym training pilates practicing newfie owning mountain climbing pensions professional. Also interested in law, politics, privacy, tech and all things outdoors.
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“Ridiculous” – that’s how locals describe it. Dozens of Norfolk post boxes have been bagged or closed just before Christmas, with residents saying Royal Mail gave no warning and no answers.

@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Royal Mail under fire as post boxes vanish before Christmas
Royal Mail seems intent on adding a new Christmas tradition this year: baffle customers by closing post boxes just when they’re needed most
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Hunts still chase foxes when they can get away with it bit.ly/48QV625 drone footage shows
King and Queen’s former hunt filmed as hounds ‘chase fox’
The Beaufort hunt, with which Charles and Camilla used to ride, has been accused of illegal activity as ministers move to ban trail hunting entirely
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December 23, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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The second China shock is coming – and the UK’s response is too timid | George Magnus
The second China shock is coming – and the UK’s response is too timid | George Magnus
Beijing’s push to dominate technology through state-backed industrial policy is reshaping global trade and could devastate European industry
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:13 AM
sliochlass.bsky.social
MPs question UK Palantir contracts after investigation reveals security concerns
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
MPs question UK Palantir contracts after investigation reveals security concerns
Journalists find Swiss government rejected company over fears US intelligence might gain access to sensitive data
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
sliochlass.bsky.social
What happened next: the night Led By Donkeys projected Trump and Epstein on to Windsor Castle
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What happened next: the night Led By Donkeys projected Trump and Epstein on to Windsor Castle
The art activists made headlines during the US president’s state visit when they shocked the waiting media with a short documentary – and were quickly arrested
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:31 AM
sliochlass.bsky.social
Has feminism failed women? CBS wants to know
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Has feminism failed women? CBS wants to know | Arwa Madhawi
Bari Weiss is touting a new debate series at the network as the billionaire Ellisons’ media power grows
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Mone company liquidated and unlikely ever to repay money obtained for supply of defective surgical gowns sold during the pandemic
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Michelle Mone-linked PPE firm liquidated and unlikely to repay £148m
The firm led by Baroness Mone's husband Douglas Barrowman breached a contract to supply surgical gowns during the Covid pandemic.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 20, 2025 at 9:31 AM
sliochlass.bsky.social
Beans, beans, the more you eat, the more your … meals are healthier and cheaper
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/d...
Beans, beans, the more you eat, the more your … meals are healthier and cheaper
Celebrity chefs such as Jamie Oliver launch ‘Bang in Some Beans’ campaign to highlight cost savings and health advantages
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:37 AM
sliochlass.bsky.social
UK’s largest proposed datacentre ‘understating planned water use’
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UK’s largest proposed datacentre ‘understating planned water use’
Analysis suggests consumption at Northumberland site could be 50 times higher than US operator QTS estimates
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:33 AM
sliochlass.bsky.social
UK police forces lobbied to use biased facial recognition technology
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UK police forces lobbied to use biased facial recognition technology
Exclusive: System more likely to suggest incorrect matches for images of women and Black people
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Massive decline in Cairngorms National Park Peregrine population linked to intensive grouse moor management – Raptor Persecution UK raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/30/m...
Massive decline in Cairngorms National Park Peregrine population linked to intensive grouse moor management
Press release from Cairngorms National Park Authority (24 November 2025) PEREGRINE NUMBERS IN DECLINE IN CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK The last UK-wide survey of peregrines took place in 2014 and covere…
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November 30, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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He really does.
November 30, 2025 at 9:24 AM
sliochlass.bsky.social
How big tech is creating its own friendly media bubble to ‘win the narrative battle online’
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How big tech is creating its own friendly media bubble to ‘win the narrative battle online’
At a time when distrust of big tech is high, Silicon Valley is embracing an alternative ecosystem where every CEO is a star
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:25 AM
sliochlass.bsky.social
The EU has let US tech giants run riot. Diluting our data law will only entrench their power
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The EU has let US tech giants run riot. Diluting our data law will only entrench their power | Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles
The GDPR is Europe’s defence against digital oligarchy and child harm. Deregulation plans are misguided, say Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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The right wants to destroy our fragile faith in the NHS – don’t let that happen | Polly Toynbee
The service is a symbol of our shared values as a nation. No wonder divisive forces in politics and the press are working to undermine it, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Majority of people not proud of post-Brexit Britain, new survey reveals

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Majority of people not proud of post-Brexit Britain, new survey reveals
Attitudes poll also suggests people increasingly believe UK is divided, that ‘culture wars’ exist and life was better in past
www.independent.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 8:02 AM
sliochlass.bsky.social
Everybody panic – the workplace has become too ‘feminized’!
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Everybody panic – the workplace has become too ‘feminized’! | Arwa Mahdawi
This week, Mexico’s president was groped in public. But a New York Times podcast is fretting about excessive wokeness
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
sliochlass.bsky.social
A very interesting interview
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-the...
Inside the Cover-up: How Prince Andrew was exposed
Behind the headlines lies a deeper story of privilege, protection and a public kept in the dark
democracyforsale.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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bylinesnetwork.co.uk
Violence over street flags continues. A 68-year-old was brutally attacked and hospitalised while trying to take banners down, yet despite retrieving evidence from a house, police took no further action.

@eastangliabylines.co.uk @owensennitt.bsky.social
Police drop inquiry after man assaulted removing flags
Tensions over divisive flag displays have erupted into violence in Norfolk, as police face criticism for inaction
eastangliabylines.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 8:39 AM
sliochlass.bsky.social
He’s one of the few politicians who likes crypto’: my day with the UK tech bros hosting Nigel Farage
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘He’s one of the few politicians who likes crypto’: my day with the UK tech bros hosting Nigel Farage
The Reform UK leader is courting the crypto community in the hope it could become a campaign funding base
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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50501movement.bsky.social
When you can be accused of a crime by this regimes Gestapo without proof, it’s shows to what extent they’ve weakened the rule of law
October 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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NEW: NBC News confirms that the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, on the east side of the White House, has been destroyed as part of the demolition of the East Wing.

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A picture of the garden in front of the east wing of the White House. A mix of colorful flowers and small trees
October 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
sliochlass.bsky.social
OpenAI relaxed ChatGPT guardrails just before teen killed himself, family alleges
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OpenAI relaxed ChatGPT guardrails just before teen killed himself, family alleges
Adam Raine’s suicide at 16 years old was ‘predictable result of deliberate design choices’ by OpenAI, his family says
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:34 AM
sliochlass.bsky.social
We must act now: without a written constitution, Reform UK will have carte blanche to toxify our nation
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We must act now: without a written constitution, Reform UK will have carte blanche to toxify our nation | Goerge Monbiot
It means breaking with hundreds of years of tradition, but it can’t wait. As hard-right figures spread division and laud autocrats, a fail-safe is vital, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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adambienkov.bsky.social
No doubt this de-banking will also be splashed across the front pages of every single newspaper in the country and lead BBC bulletins for weeks on end too? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Pro-Palestine activist couple have UK bank account closed without explanation
John Nicholson and Norma Turner’s joint retirement savings account was shut by Yorkshire Building Society
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM