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Isn't it time some people went to prison for murder?

#BBCNews - Anti-racism rally in Belfast after days of violence www.bbc.com/news/article... People in the crowd held signs with slogans such as "racists go home", "refugees are welcome" and "diversity makes us stronger". #Ballymena

🔴 NEW: It took John Swinney two and a half months to secure a key meeting with Sir Jim Ratcliffe on the future for workers at Grangemouth – and the billionaire only spared half an hour of his time on a video call. Find out more: theferret.scot/swinn...

Father's Day morning is always a tricky time for Boris Johnson.

I laughed far too much at this ..😭🤣🤣🤣

The son of an immigrant becomes Scotland's all time leading wicket taker. This will no doubt annoy those who voted Reform at tte Hamilton By-Election. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...

The pro-independence group YesCymru has published a major new edition of its booklet Independence in Your Pocket (Annibyniaeth yn Dy Boced) at this weekend’s Tafwyl festival ✍️ Martin Shipton

But not on cost... “The cost of generating solar power ranges from $36 to $44 per megawatt-hour (MWh), the World Nuclear Industry Status Report said, while onshore wind power comes in at $29–$56 per MWh. Nuclear energy costs between $112 and $189 per MWh.”

US Veterans peacefully protesting Trump’s military birthday parade arrested at Capitol Hill. This is the moment a 80+ year old US veteran is taken away in handcuffs for practicing his 1st Amendment right. #3E #NoKings #NoKingsProtests (🎥 @gregjstoker.bsky.social )

He hasn’t posted here in a while but this is @filmthepolicela.bsky.social helping out LAPD with some riot control tonight. Pretty funny.

LMAOOOO www.instagram.com/reel/DK2nMmJ...

Huge congratulations to the wonderful @doctoroxford.com and so well deserved. The Story of a Heart is one of the most heart-wrenchingly beautiful & inspirational book’s I’ve ever read ❤️👏

My mum killed my dad after decades of his abuse. I fought to set her free. But once I did, I realised I needed to free myself too. I spoke with @mrjamesob.bsky.social about my book #TheUnthinkable + the unseen impact of coercive control on children. 🎧 Listen ➡️ www.globalplayer.com/catchup/lbc/...

👀 So that Acorn CCS investment is not an investment and might never happen? No wonder the SNP said "let's wait to see the detail"!

This is a dream come true, a once in a lifetime honour. I am so utterly thrilled to have won the 2025 @womensprize.bsky.social for Non-Fiction. Heartfelt thanks to everyone who gave me such generous support in writing The Story of a Heart, especially Max & Keira’s incredible, wonderful families 🩷🫁🫀

The Scottish Fuel Poverty Advisory Panel is calling for the Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) switch-off to be delayed after fears from rural communities in Scotland that they will be left without heating or hot water because their current meters have not yet been replaced.

Word of the day is ‘fellow-feel’ (verb; 17th-century): to share in the suffering and distress of others.

Live near #Drumnadrochit? Help Site Manager Ross on his mission to remove #invasive plant #HimalayanBalsam from The Cover by #UrquhartBay 💪 📆 11, 19 & 27 Jun + 3, 9 & 19 July 📍 10am at Kilmore Cemetery car park 📩 [email protected] for more info #INNS

BT considers takeover of TalkTalk. This will result in further concentration of market power. People already ripped-off by broadband companies, increase annual prices by inflation+3.9%. Who protects people? Regulators required to promote growth of industry.

Women’s prize for fiction goes to debut novelist Yael van der Wouden’s The Safekeep

So Gaza isn’t really a big issue for Scots? It’s a genocide. Well done Moira Berry for bringing @BBCDebateNight alive.

The 'inquiry into Scotland Yard’s undercover “spy cops” unit could run to more than £200 million, which would make it the most expensive in British legal history, it has emerged.' #FiLiA2025 for more on #Spycops @spiesoutoflives.bsky.social 🎟️ filia.org.uk/tickets www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...

The UK Labour government’s Spending Review proves it yet again: To Westminster, Scotland is an afterthought. Here’s why 👇

In 2023, Scotland generated 48.7 TWh of electricity from all sources. Of this wind contributed 25.8 TWh and hydro 4.6 TWh. Scotland is a net exporter of electricity, with 15.9 TWh exported in 2023, or 33.8% of its generation. Zonal pricing would mean lower prices for Scots!

🔴A Toxic ‘Sewage Sludge’ is Covering Britain’s Crops in Microplastics – Then Flowing Into Our Rivers Campaigners including Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Caroline Lucas warn that decades-old testing rules need to be urgently updated bylinetimes.com/2025/06/10/a...

🔴‘BP’s Cynical Greenwashing Sponsorship Tactics Over British Cultural Institutions Has Now Been Exposed’ These internal memos reveal how fossil fuel companies use cultural sponsorship as a means of cultural and political control, argues Juliette Daigre bylinetimes.com/2025/06/04/b...

Big news coming on the back of yesterday’s passing of the Care Reform Bill @mareetodd.bsky.social I look fwd to working with you on your new portfolio. We haven’t always agreed but I am in no doubt of the commitment you brought to social care and our sector. Thank you from @ccpscotland.bsky.social

The people of Gibraltar voted #Remain Now have an EU deal The people of Northern Ireland voted #Remain They have the Windsor Framework The people of Wales and England voted for #Brexit They left the EU The people of Scotland voted #Remain We were forced to #Brexit because Westminster said so.

Britain and the EU have agreed a fresh Brexit deal that will see Gibraltar open its borders with Spain, abolish passport controls with the EU, and join the EU customs union.

The Department of Homeland Security announces Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents will be stationed at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens as part of the FIFA Club World Cup's security efforts, sparking concerns from non-citizen fans.

Early notice for those in and around the Glasgow area.

In both Scotland and Wales, Independence is a social movement, and by becoming independent, both movements aim to create a more prosperous, fair, and just society ✍️ William Thomson, Mark Hooper & Kairin van Sweeden

As the #spycops public inquiry moves toward the era that's not-so-ancient history, police are calling for it to be wound up because it's gone on too long & cost so much money - due to police stalling tactics. We all deserve the whole truth. www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/w...

As imports of meat from Australia and NZ rise, we should remember that the terrible one-sided trade deals we signed will abolish all tariffs on Australian and NZ beef and lamb in steps over 10 years. So it's only going to get harder for British farmers. www.theguardian.com/food/2025/ju...

This ad aired in 2002….they have been trying to warn us and we weren’t paying attention

Every private residential property in Ireland is to be subject to rent controls after the Cabinet approved the extension of current Rent Pressure Zones (RPZs) across the country.

LAPD shoot US woman with a rubber bullet for trying to get into her home, they were blocking her entrance and there was no protest in sight. “Holy fuck — They literally just shot her point blank… I live here…” ( www.tiktok.com/@labyrinthlore) #3E #StopICE