Busted? @sammygecsoyler.bsky.social reports on the week's events at Rockstar Games: www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...

After a surge in hate crimes in Birmingham, a campaign to fend off growing racism in the city has taken off “It gave me hope that people stood together and said ‘not in our names’.” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

I'm looking to speak to a UK renter aged 61-79 for a Guardian story who is happy to be photographed. Please email on [email protected] to get in touch! #journorequest

EXC: I spoke to Mike Higgins, who was arrested at last month's Palestine Action demo “It’s not about me... It’s about trying to stop the killing in Palestine,” said Higgins, who is blind and uses a wheelchair Theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/06/disabled-man-arrested-palestine-action-protest-police

I spoke to people who quit their jobs in a blaze of glory for @theguardian.com G2 - and delved into why these dramatic exits are on the rise www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...

Participants at the next mass demo against the ban on Palestine Action will withhold their details from officers to force en-masse processing at police stations. Defend Our Juries says this would make it “practically impossible” to arrest everyone. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

A tale of two towers? We spoke to people living in new builds and council blocks, built decades apart, who face the same problem. Their flats are unbearably hot in the summer. Not only is this uncomfortable, it can be deadly With @michaelgoodier.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

My write up of today's Palestine Action demonstration: “I’m holding a piece of paper, that’s not a terrorist act. A terrorist act is intentionally starving 2 million," one said. “I don’t know what to say to Palestinians, I’m so sorry it’s come to this.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

I'm looking to speak to people in their 20s who pay £100s of pounds a month to go to a luxury gym (Third Space, Equinox) for a Guardian story. DM or email me on [email protected] #journorequest

NEW: The UK is set to tighten gun controls after a teenager bought a shotgun online and killed his family He was on his way to carry out a school shooting in Luton when arrested with the gun and 33 cartridges www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

‘It clawed the back of my head’: the Hertfordshire village harassed by a hawk

EXC: London councils have spent over £140m buying homes to move homeless people out of city Most are located in towns already struggling with issues around poverty and housing including Luton, Harlow and Peterborough www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

I've been covering the Sam Kerr trial, who is the latest person of colour to be charged with a racially aggravated offence in the UK I wrote about this, and what the case says about power, privilege and police conduct www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Sam Kerr was "speaking her truth" when she called a Metropolitan police officer "stupid and white", her partner told a court today Kristie Mewis, who is white, said officers treated her differently to Kerr, who had encountered such treatment "her whole life" www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Great piece by @sammygecsoyler.bsky.social using council invoices data in London and Birmingham. How councils spent millions on companies that take homeless families and move them elsewhere www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

EXC: Councils are paying millions to relocation firms to help them permanently move homeless families out of big cities. They are often moved to smaller, deprived towns in the Midlands and north of England. (1/6) www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Sobering piece by @sammygecsoyler.bsky.social on the decline of LGBTQ+ and other minority-focused media in the UK (and the world!)

The Home Office has doubled the number of days newly recognised refugees have to find a home before being evicted from hotels and other asylum accommodation - for 6 months The move was welcomed but there are calls for this to be made permanent My piece here: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

Concern over the arrests of seven people by Met police for alleged connections to the PKK is growing Kurdish advocacy groups have condemned the arrests and MP Feryal Clark has raised with matter with ministers www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

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