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Keir Starmer could face biggest rebellion over disability benefit freeze

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EXCL: Keir Starmer faces biggest rebellion yet over welfare cuts with dozens of angry Labour MPs threatening to vote against freezing disability benefits. Many concerned that Rachel Reeves could go further than former Tory chancellor George Osborne who, despite deep benefit cuts, kept PIP rising.

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Gianni Infantino and Donald Trump have taken the 2026 World Cup for themselves | Leander Schaerlaeckens

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Male blue-lined octopuses inject females with venom during sex so she doesn’t eat him, study shows

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Trumpism in the UK. NHS England to cut workforce by half as Streeting restructures. Populist mass sackings rarely achieve claimed objectives, but create turmoil. How long before we hear that the govt is unable to deal with pandemic/emergency and pays billions to consultants?

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Not “tough”, just wrong, and not compatible with real Labour values. Shameful.

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UK Chancellor urged not to make PIP cuts that could plunge 700,000 households into poverty. It is war on the poor, not causes of poverty. Median annual pre-tax wage £29,604. 38% of Universal credit claimants are in work. 16m live in poverty. Lack of healthcare, disabling many

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TV Licensing sent a legal warning after I logged on to iPlayer at a friend’s house

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"The bad thing isn't happening" changing to "We're doing it on purpose and it's Good, Actually" pretty much sums up the trajectory of the Republican Party over the past quarter century.

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Here we go...

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Marco Rubio announces cancellation of most USAid programs – live

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'The Corduroy Trousers.' Cedric Morris was as keen a gardener as he was a painter, and his twin passions are shown in this painting from 1961. He bred several plants that were named after him, including a rose, geranium, daffodil, poppies, and irises.

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Scoop: Washington Post editor Ruth Marcus says she’s resigning after a column on Jeff Bezos’s Wall Street Journal-like opinion pivot was rejected by Will Lewis

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There’s an Urdu name for a “Jack of all trades” that translates to “every talent Lord.” A Korean version is “eight direction beauty.” But my favourite name for someone who tries their hand at lots of different things is the Lithuanian Barbė devyndarbė. It means “Barbie nine jobs”

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Oh. Has Twitter died, finally?

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In which Suella Braverman is compared to Unity Mitford, and including a roll call of all the other Tory quislings: marvellous.

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Boris Johnson has reappeared. And he's still a full-on Trump apologist. Dear oh dear.

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The gift of the gab: did an iron age brain drain bring Celtic to Ireland?

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Andrew Neil is now retweeting Dan Hodges who is criticising Boris Johnson for being a Trump-cum-Putin apologist. What a time to be alive.

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5 dark and troubling things Donald Trump has done in the last 24 hours www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

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Boris Johnson endorsing Donald Trump last October with one of the great Freudian slips of all time

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'A Beach at Night.' (c1880) Whilst Ernest Duez would often rely on a strong figure as a focal point, in this pastel, the shoreline itself holds our attention. The relationship between the sand, the sunset, and its reflection in the sea is superbly executed.

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Tory peer introduced PPE firm to government after Cameron text, Covid inquiry hears

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Andrew Neil now.... and exactly four months ago. A great example of the British Right finally catching up. Their primary objective of 'owning the libs' has hit brutal reality.

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Ladybird Nature Corner. ‘Sallow and Blackthorn’ Trees, 1963 Artist : SR Badmin

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I reiterate:

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The Myths and Legends of the London Stone explored in my post at alondoninheritance.com/london-histo...

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I'd say this is a pretty good result in the context. Comparison with 2022 results. Safe Tory ward but the Labour vote held up very well.

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SpaceX’s Starship explodes during test flight.

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‘Dickens at Doughty St’, marking 100th anniversary of the CD Museum, is full of treasures, including Cruikshank’s early sketch of Fagin, first copy of Daily News, Beard’s medical notes during D’s final reading tour + Rosina Bulwer-Lytton’s mock playbill. Open now!

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Trump to revoke legal status for 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, putting them on a fast-track to deportation. Reversal of the welcome received under President Biden's administration. Trump respects no law, treaty, humanitarian policy. He can't be trusted. archive.ph/pkmf3

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🚨Conservative Fixer Lord Feldman Lobbied Boris Johnson to Push Through Dyson’s Ventilator Contract. Private messages between Johnson & his team reveal they were “on a mission” to secure the contract with Dyson My latest report for @bylinetimes.bsky.social ⤵️ bylinetimes.com/2025/03/06/c...

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Archaeologists have uncovered a collection of bone tools in northern Tanzania that were shaped by ancient human ancestors 1.5 million years ago, making them the oldest known bone tools by about 1 million years, according to new research. Read more: cnn.it/3QNNDH2

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‘Trump Gaza’ AI video intended as political satire, says creator

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Revealed: peer’s offer to get meetings with ministers for potential client

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One of my favourite old Japanese proverbs (which is especially relevant right now) is 馬鹿と煙は高い所に昇る. It means "fools and smoke will rise to high places"

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🔴Michael Gove Told Officials to Buy 10,000 Ventilators From Dyson During Pandemic in ‘Affront’ to Procurement Rules The Covid Inquiry reveals that the Conservative Minister was “insistent that an order” was placed with leading Brexiter Sir James Dyson’s firm bylinetimes.com/2025/03/05/m...

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make it make sense

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Trump had 16% British support in his 2016 run with 2/3 for Clinton. Had got into 20-25% bracket in 2020 and 2024 races with 6/10 for Biden and Harris. The attack on Zelensky and the Putin alliance has him as low as he has ever been

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So sad at the death of The Democrat Party. They were great. Some big hits in the 60s. And a few good comeback gigs in the 2010’s. Unfortunately the rise of fascism and a nasty bout of complacency finished them off. And by 2025 they had given up touring and stayed at home. #Democrats #Blue #RIP

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Elon Musk says that he believes the US Postal Service and Amtrak need to be privatized and that "we should privatize anything that can reasonably be privatized."