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THIS is the pilot you want in this environment.

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Ukrainian soil is contaminated by war. Debris of Russian missiles and drones are found all over Ukraine. This almost undamaged Russian Geran drone was found by a fisherman near Kyiv.

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It is February 28 tomorrow. This means a total and complete economic blackout. This means buying nothing. AT ALL Not even your coffee!

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TOMORROW- Friday, February 28th is BLACKOUT FRIDAY! If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK! Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore. JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. 🤬 🇷🇺 #24HourEconomicBlackout

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#RecipeOfTheDay is a regular on my table: Quick Gherkins! www.nigella.com/recipes/quic...

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Delighted to say I’ll be back on the road later this year with a brand-new show called Word Perfect. There are lots of dates - hope you can join me.

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Pluto and its largest moon Charon would fit within the boundaries of North America. Credits: NASA

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Today we’re launching the London Growth Plan, developed together with London & Partners—in collaboration with boroughs, businesses, trade unions and London’s communities. It sets out a blueprint to kickstart the capital’s productivity and raise living standards.

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The very best! Thank you Gene Hackman 🙏🏽.

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More than half a billion years ago on a frigid, ice-covered Earth, glaciers stirred up ingredients for complex life by bulldozing land minerals and then depositing them in the ocean, according to a new study. cnn.it/4hTgeql

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Thursday’s @theguardian.com front page: Starmer to press Trump on security guarantees in critical Ukraine talks www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

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This weeks cover of the always superb @theneweuropean.bsky.social www.theneweuropean.co.uk/subscribe/

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Loved doing this.

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#Ukraine

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So, Trump forcibly deports hundreds of immigrants who have no criminal record and welcomes in Andrew Tate - a toxic misogynist on trial for rape, child-trafficking and money-laundering. Sums up what this repulsive US regime is all about. Moral depravity and money. Nothing else. Nothing good.

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Today’s Big 45 @greatesthitsuk.bsky.social

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The London Growth Plan is about unlocking opportunity, driving investment, and ensuring every Londoner benefits from a thriving economy. Here are five ways we will turbocharge growth across our capital:

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Several coffee shops in Canada have renamed their Americanos in protest at Donald Trump’s tariffs on the U.S.’s neighbor. Despite most coffee shop owners wanting to remain apolitical, the trend of renaming the popular drink to the more appropriate “Canadiano” has taken hold across the country.

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If anyone was still in doubt where the power lies in President Donald Trump’s new administration, Wednesday’s first Cabinet meeting made clear it wasn’t in the actual Cabinet.

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Good morning, be like a sunlit tulip, bringing a smile to everyone who sees you, happy Thursday 😊

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My statement on the government’s response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry:

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UK bumblebee numbers fell to lowest on record in 2024, shows data. Bumblebees declined by almost a quarter compared with the 2010-2023 average. Climate change is a major cause. Yet the rush for profits pays little attention to human survival and deregulation is the ideology.

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iPhone users said a bug was causing their phones to type "Trump" when they spoke the word "racist." Apple is issuing a fix.

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Bezos bends the knee. Pathetic.

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Dear Jeff Bezos, 🖕 Signed, People who value a free press

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💥NEW MEGAPOLL: A whopping 66% of Brits support a UK-EU youth mobility scheme, according to our latest MRP with YouGov. A majority in all constituencies would support such a scheme. Yes, that includes Reform UK constituencies. 🧵👇1/ www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

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In which the Conservative Party leader's spokesman declines to rule out the UK quitting the United Nations, should Kemi Badenoch become Prime Minister bylinetimes.com/2025/02/26/k...

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A lovely man and a brilliant broadcaster. Henry was very kind to me at a point in my career when the encouragment of a bona fide legend of the airwaves was incredibly valuable. He was as comfortable in light entertainment as he was in hard news and it was a privilege to sit and bask in his memories.

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Seven organisations will be investigated over Grenfell disaster, government says, as it accepts public inquiry recommendations

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www.itv.com/news/westcou... Ms Davy’s pay package jumped 58% to £860,000 in 2023-24, after she picked up a long-term share award. She also told the committee that her base salary was rising from £494,000 to £511,000 this year.

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Libraries are vanishing – but Essex fought back. Now, they're evolving into vibrant community hubs for the 21st century. There have been 800 library closures nationally since 2010 – nearly a fifth of the total. In Essex, however, vigorous public campaigning stopped it. ❤️🙌

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These are dark days. But for Starmer, the collapse of the old order is a moment of political promise. He can use it to remake his premiership and the continent: new political space has unfolded before him in every direction. Will he seize it? New writing from me. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...

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Great news for Camden—removing traffic will improve air quality, make streets safer, and support local businesses. Backed by £500,000 from the London Air Quality Fund, this is a strong step towards a Low Emission Neighbourhood and a fairer, greener city for all.

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Even the people working at DOGE say it is a lawless nightmare for America. In fact, they know it better than anyone. Thanks to these true public servants who won’t stand for such a dangerous betrayal of the American people.

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Bezos directs Washington Post opinion pages to promote ‘personal liberties and free markets’

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It will probably come as no surprise to anyone to learn that DOGE has deleted the top five highest savings claims on its “wall of receipts” leaderboard after various news outlets pointed out multiple errors in its calculations newrepublic.com/post/191973/...

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After Badenoch suggests Starmer took her advice to cut aid to boost defence, the PM says she 'didn't feature in my thinking at all' 'She's appointed herself I think saviour of the Western civilisation. It's a desperate search for relevance' #PMQs

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EXCL: Parents of under-5s could be exempt from two-child benefit limit under options being considered to bring down child poverty numbers - ⁦@kiranstacey.bsky.social @alethaadu.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.

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Nigel Farage, who has promised to "restore law and order" to Britain, accepted tens of thousands of pounds in flights from a convicted felon. Farage took the gifts from "Posh George" who was jailed for eight months in the US for wire fraud bylinetimes.com/2025/02/26/n...

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We are all Emmanuel Macron

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Pritzker: "We're talking about the death of a constitutional republic. That's what happened in Germany in 1933, 1934. And we're seeing today that we've got an administration in Washington that's ignoring court orders."

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“One former Labour minister [told our Political Editor] ‘This is ******* awful… it’s nuts, it’s all about preparing for Thursday in the White House'" Defence Minister Luke Pollard responds to criticism of the Government's decision to cut aid funding to pay for more defence spending. #Newsnight

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A Southwest Airlines plane was forced to abort its landing this morning after a private jet taxied in front of it across the runway at Midway Airport in Chicago. Whatever that guy from The Real World is doing with the FAA has gotta stop.

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EXCL: Keir Starmer planning drastic cuts to Britain’s international aid budget to help pay for a boost to defence spending, the Guardian has been told www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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It's time to fire Elon Musk.

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