Headline says 'Iran says it has agreed Strait of Hormuz shipping route with Oman'. Little further detail on the agreement yet, and the US and Oman have not so far commented on the proposal. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Iran says deal with Oman on Strait of Hormuz is 'in final stages'
Neither the US or Oman have commented on the proposed agreement on the vital waterway.
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'People in England needing immediate care for mental health problems will be able to access a network of nearly 200 walk-in community mental health centres by 2029.' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New walk-in mental health centres to open in banks and libraries across England
Government plans network of nearly 200 specialist services to help those facing mental health crises.
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He *always* accuses others of exactly what he is, and what he is doing, himself.
Farrukh@implausibleblog.bsky.social · 9h agoPresident Trump, "Canada's nasty" "They're nasty" "I love the people but they're nasty" "Nasty leadership"
There’s 90% resources going into handling the aftermath of crime and 10% in the prevention It should be the other way around If 80% of crime is survival crime imagine what would happen if we addressed poverty We need UBI now
#LateNightThoughts ... A reminder that 1000s of Palestinians, including children, are in Israeli jails, without charges, without trial, without legal process, without legal representation, and subject to constant violence and rape.
'Left-wing political outsider Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, a race that exposed bitter divisions within the party over its future direction.' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Left-wing political outsider Abdul El-Sayed wins Democratic Senate primary in Michigan
Abdul El-Sayed, the son of Egyptian immigrants, would be the first Muslim US senator if elected in November.
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Joshua Bonehill-Paine says he has now withdrawn his Conservative candidacy, saying that opposition parties would "spend all their time focusing on my past". Says Badenoch has now offered him a position as an adviser "on how young men become radicalised". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ex neo-Nazi activist withdraws as Tory election candidate
It follows a backlash against the party's decision to pick Joshua Bonehill-Paine as a council candidate in Somerset.
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As a local cllr, I felt quite insulted by the suggestion that all we do is ‘deal with parking & sorting out the bins’, suggesting that because we’re so trivial it’s OK to put up a convicted anti-Semite as a prospective cllr.
Ian Dunt@iandunt.bsky.social · 18h agoHere are the stupidest things Kemi Badenoch has said so far today inews.co.uk/opinion/kemi...
Pretending that the Navy taking back migrants would be a humanitarian mission and therefore legal, is a bit like pretending that a £5 million bribe is nothing to do with politics and therefore doesn't need to be declared.
The National Democracy Survey asked a sample of people on X who they'd vote for in a straight choice between Count Binface and Farage. Here are the results by party. They seem to suggest that Farage is easily beatable; turnout is crucial.
Four men were stabbed and taken to hospital at around noon today. A woman has been arrested. 'It is understood the stabbing was a mental health-related incident and a pair of scissors were recovered at the scene.' www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
Multiple people stabbed in Covent Garden
A woman has been arrested and remains in custody
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A few differences between Rod Liddle and George Orwell. Orwell was not a racist, sexist, xenophobic shit pissing on poor & vulnerable people. He was a principled anti-imperialist, wrote two of the defining novels of the 20th and did not assault his pregnant partner.
Mic Wright@brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 3d agoFraser Nelson reckons Rod Liddle was “the greatest satirist since Swift” while Michael Gove is comparing him to not just Swift but Orwell. Amazing the comparisons you can get if you’ll pump out exactly the racist opinions even they are too squeamish to commit to print.
Badenoch and Farage both in denial When even the Daily Torygraph admits there is an issue Badenoch must realise Shows the selfishness of her and Farage www.theguardian.com/media/2026/a...
Right turn on green: is the Telegraph changing its tune on the climate?
Flurry of articles has raised eyebrows and prompted a response from Kemi Badenoch defending stance on net zero
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'Former Labour MP Luciana Berger has said the Conservatives should not allow former neo-Nazi Joshua Bonehill-Paine, who was jailed for antisemitic abuse, to stand as a local election candidate.' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Peer urges Tories to block council candidate jailed for antisemitic abuse against her
Joshua Bonehill-Paine was jailed over neo-Nazi activism, but has been selected to stand in a new Somerset Council seat in 2027.
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Once a Liar, Always a Liar ================== The White House shared a photo of Trump's 1964 New York Military Academy yearbook photo. They failed to mention that the medals he's wearing are NOT his. Trump borrowed a dress jacket and multiple medals from fellow cadet Michael Scadron for the photo.
We didn’t ask you to release Fauci’s diary. We demanded you release the Epstein files.
Damn The Evil Bastards Who Released Fauci’s Diary But Still Hide The Epstein Files
Dear Humans,
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Reform’s first substantive act running Sandwell Council? Taking holiday food vouchers off more than 7400 kids in my constituency - one of the lowest wage places in the country
The Tories actually cut over 13,000 prison places and added 14,142 - net figure under 500. Labour has added 3,200 places since the 2024 general election. It's just a pity that they're all so keen to just lock people up, unlike e.g. Finland and Netherlands.
RFK Jr's CDC reportedly scaled back foodborne disease tracking last year, removing cyclospora from mandatory reporting. The CDC also lost roughly 3,000 employees since 2025. Now a cyclosporiasis outbreak has killed 2 and sickened thousands across 45 states. "Make America Healthy Again."
The Daily Mail loves to spread hate, cynicism and sexism. The latter including trying to belittle and shame senior women in political and public life. The Daily Mail damages British public life & regularly reading the paper should carry a health warning.
'Ex neo-Nazi activist selected as Tory candidate... Joshua Bonehill-Paine spent three years in prison for posting antisemitic material ahead of a planned neo-Nazi rally, and was also convicted of racially harassing then-Labour MP Luciana Berger.' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ex neo-Nazi Joshua Bonehill-Paine selected as Tory candidate
Joshua Bonehill-Paine was jailed in 2015 after posting antisemitic remarks ahead of a protest.
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While wildfires rage, oil bosses are laughing all the way to the bank thanks to Donald Trump’s idiotic Iran war. People across the country are facing sky high energy bills. If Burnham is struggling to find the money to help families with those bills, I’d start here.
Sky News@news.sky.com · 2d agoOil giant BP profits more than double due to Iran war - again
Federal prosecutors just dropped charges against 3 MORE defendants who were falsely accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool www.cbsnews.com/news/lincoln...
