Today’s poem is called ‘Acrostic Poetry: The Benefits’.

Reform may be struggling to get people to stand in the local elections. “A staggering 65 Reform councillors who were elected at last May’s local elections have since either resigned as councillors, defected or quit the party.”

“The strongman image he’s desperately been trying to cultivate all his life has collapsed. And that is why we’re now all in a dangerous situation.”

Donald Trump claims he didn't know Melania would be making that speech. Ludicrous that he thinks we'll all believe he had no idea about it!! 😆 🤣 😂 "Melania Trump holds press conference denies ties to Jeffrey Epstein & urges hearing for survivors" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

To reduce disease, we all need to make some urgent but simple changes to how we feed our garden birds. See our website for the latest guidance: brnw.ch/21x1t4w

Scientists agree ozone layer is healing, vaccines work & only thing accelerating global decline is guy who thinks windmills cause cancer & losing an election is "greatest crime in history" Planet's biggest threat is orange-tanned tantrum with nuclear codes🤢

SpaceX has posted a loss of nearly $5 billion as it prepares for an IPO.

The Lebanese Health Ministry says Israeli strikes have displaced more than one million people. That’s more than a sixth of the entire population.

The shock caused by Trump and Netanyahu’s Iran War is starting to be a turning point for countries around the world. Relationships are being redrawn. Here Starmer links Trump and Putin while talking about the need for the UK to be energy independent.

'Late Tuesday afternoon, with the subtlety of a wrecking ball and the morality of a foreclosure notice, the Trump administration announced the most devastating attack on the U.S. Forest Service... Not a budget cut. Not a policy shift. Not a “reorganization.” An execution.' #R4Today

Starmer: The world today is more volatile and dangerous than at any other point in my lifetime. #R4Today

Ofcom claims there is no consensus to ban Nigel Farage from Presenting on GB News. Lets show them one.

Trump is that deeply unpleasant, impossible to please carehome resident.. always sitting alone with a face like a slap arse, full of hate, demanding attention.. Trump criticises Nato as alliance chief describes meeting as 'very frank' No other US President has ever been so universally hated❗️

He was actually monitoring illegal immigrants, using the undercover guise of a Lord of the Land out for a spot of yachting while guzzling rum.

I asked myself "how do golf courses possibly afford property taxes" so I looked it up and came away convinced we could virtually eliminate the entire sport by simply removing several dumb tax loopholes

Spiralling.

"Maxwell responded to the 2002 email by referring to Melania as “Sweet pea,” and sharing that a change in plans would have her back in New York for only a short time."

The Alarm have unveiled the single 'Live Today', accompanied by the final music video featuring the band’s late frontman Mike Peters, who passed away a year ago at the age of 66

Lidl to open 50 UK stores in year ahead – and its first pub

That’s it Melania - keep the Epstein Files in the news.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte: “This alliance is not whistling past the graveyard, as you would say in the United States. “Allies recognize, and I recognize, we are in a period of profound change in the Transatlantic Alliance.”

New accessions: American political satire collection.

Ffs. 🤬

On a serious note — Pope Leo is asking you to call your Members of Congress Capitol switchboard ☎️ 202-224-3121

Trump has been totally humiliated by both Iran and Israel. The wounded bully is liable to lash out irrationally now. Things are even more dangerous.

“In many ways, America’s overwhelming military advantage makes this more of a humiliation. Because it proves that what counts in a conflict like this is not size or strength, but stamina.”

Tice and Farage are not only pretty dim but completely unimaginative with it. Policy based on "what we did in the 1970s" which has no bearing on reality.

How is it possible that the important terms of a negotiated ceasefire can mean two different things to the two parties?

Spanish PM Pedro calls for the IMMEDIATE ARREST of Netanyahu He said: "Netanyahu launched the worst possible unjustified attack against Lebanon. His contempt for life and international law is intolerable. He is a criminal that must be arrested immediately.” #cdnpoli

The burning of fossil fuels (Norway's main export and source of wealth) has caused a reduction in snowfall in Norway, resulting in significantly reducing hydro storage www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

✅ Les populations de quelques pays européens Poblañsoù un nebeud broioù Europa. The populations of some European countries #CroirePlusEnNous www.nhu.bzh

Ten Trump nominees during his first term were deemed “unqualified” by the American Bar Association. This is the first one in his second administration.

Russian ops against the UK.

Are you interested in #dinosaurs, or in prehistoric animals, fossils, palaeoart, and the natural world in general? You really must attend #DinoCon 2026, happening July 25th-26th at Hilton Birmingham Metropole - a huge event with tons happening. Here are scenes from DinoCon 2025...

Today’s poem is called ‘This is One of Those Poems without any Rhymes’.

Reform is increasingly relying on funding from crypto billionaires. The latest is Ben Delo who is moving back to the UK from Hong Kong to avoid the £100k cap on political donations from Brit ex-pats. Delo, who made his fortune with BitMEX crypto trading, gave Reform £4m earlier this year.

Mapped: The Reform-Orbán Network Ahead of elections in both countries, DeSmog has catalogued the connections between Hungary’s autocratic government and Farage’s operation.

Maybe the Greens don’t have all the answers but i like the idea of a party that hasn’t been bought by big money or a foreign country

The UK has despatched... a tanker to follow Russian shadow fleet ships in the Channel accompanied by a Russian guided missile frigate. apple.news/AWS53fmhPQou...

A Reform Wales branch has been labelled "ridiculous" after it circulated AI-generated images online, passed off a Conservative campaign graphic as its own, and bombarded a council outside its area with Freedom of Information requests ✍️ @emilypricejourno.bsky.social nation.cymru/news/welsh-r...

"While this outcome is regrettable, RWE would like to thank all stakeholders who have engaged constructively during the project's early stages"

Very sad to read of the death of Doug Allan, inspirational wildlife photographer, cameraman + adventurer. Interviewed him 30+ yrs ago + ws captivated by his tales of life in the Antarctic filming seals+ penguins. A life spent showing us a wild world worth saving. www.scotsman.com/news/pioneer...

This ‘NATO wasn’t there when we needed it’ line. Trump appears to have convinced himself that it is true. Did he consult NATO before acting? And.. what is it that NATO can accomplish that the US cannot?

All caps, melting down after his Iran humiliation, lashing out at allies, and once again pivoting to Greenland. Poor little baby.

New reporting reveals the Pentagon threatened Pope Leo's top American diplomat in a meeting after the Pope's state of the world address, where he criticized Trump's war in Iran. Pope Leo has reportedly cancelled a planned visit to the US later this year in response.