A displaced Palestinian girl was filmed gathering bread from the ground in a Gaza displacement camp after Israeli forces bombed the tents.

In response to the freezing temperatures, SWEP has been activated to ensure those sleeping rough have shelter. If you’re worried about someone sleeping rough, notify StreetLink who can connect them with local services. One simple action can make a real difference. thestreetlink.org.uk

It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad. The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.

Spray paint a plane and they'll detain you without trial and call you a terrorist. Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it

Let's choose kindness in 2026. youtu.be/lopMMkz0law

Watching the total donations shooting up after the Xmas Day Message is so beautiful. Thank you all! 💚🎄 www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...

Worked hard to get this into Guardian Oz & big props to @fiercemum.bsky.social for setting it up & Melissa Davey for publishing it. She will doubtless get loads of hassle from transphobes for it, but it needs to be out there. Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.

The stereotype of polyamorists as young, wealthy, White, and liberal isn't supported by the data. Research finds that people who practice polyamory are a surprisingly diverse group. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-myths-of-sex/202512/whos-into-polyamory

Very telling that the Guardian Weekly article showing teenagers' reactions to Australia's social media ban have a bunch of healthy kids saying "Annoying but no biggie, I can wait two years" and one very disabled one saying "welp there goes my entire world."

Merry “Time Magazine’s Person of the Year is not an award or endorsement, it’s an observation of impact, for better or worse” season to one and all.

'Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire Walk With Me" Your festive reminder that Jherek Bischoff has an entire Christmas album in the style of the Twin Peaks soundtrack🦉

In a climate of increasing hostility towards trans and gender non-conforming people it's never been more important to stand up for the rights of everyone to go about their lives in freedom and dignity without fear of violence or harassment.

Coverage of the refugee proposals demonstrates why we have such a broken political system. Endless focus on left-wing anger and right-wing support. Basically nothing on whether the reforms will work. They will not, which is why we'll still be here having the same debate in three years.

A Government of cowards. Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution. They can't get away with this. Join.greenparty.org.uk

HAPPY LIFE DAY✨ …from a visibly wasted Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford wishing he was literally anywhere else, and all the crew! If you’ve never seen it, the Star Wars Holiday Special is a cursed abomination of TV that you must watch. It’s about an in-universe holiday called ‘Life Day’ and includes:

Bracing and necessary read. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.

New York Post (unintentionally) making the most joyful celebration cover 💪 🥰

From streets to supermarkets, global boycotts for Gaza have grown as a fragile ceasefire holds for now.

Gaza health chief says 170,000 wounded await care amidst hospital crisis - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-health-chief-says-170000-wounded-await-care-amidst-hospital-crisis

It's worth reiterating that independent creators are getting debanked for the same content

"It feels as if everything has vanished. Not only the tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza erased without graves, without records, as if they had never existed – so many other things have been hollowed out: basic conceptions of morality, decency, compassion, humanity, hope, future."

“Evidence‐based medicine has three pillars: (i) appraisal of research evidence, (ii) real‐world clinical expertise, and (iii) individual patient values and preferences. The Review's failures across all three are evident.” Oh dear, Cass. www.mja.com.au/journal/2025...

This is grim & dangerous over reach. This is a government that have lost the moral argument & are still selling arms to Israel. Now further cracking down on dissent. Absolutely the opposite of what they should be doing - so of course this is what the Labour Government choose.

Our horror at the genocide in Gaza, at the mass murder of civilians on Oct 7 2023, and at today's atrocity in Manchester, comes in each case from the same, inherent part of our shared humanity. We need to assert that shared humanity as loudly as possible, and in as many practical ways as we can.

literally no correlation here except to massage the notion that the cause of palestinian liberation is antisemitic and to manufacture consent for genocide from jews (which, itself, places jews in harm’s way).

If you use, or would like to use, the Hampstead Heath Bathing Ponds, it is absolutely worth your time to respond to this consultation. www.hampstead-heath-bathing-ponds.commonplace.is

🔊 'A number of the elements of this proposal are things that Israel has repeatedly and publicly said it is not at all prepared to do.' Listen to the Reuters World News podcast for more on the details of Trump's 20-point Gaza plan reut.rs/3Ir2vLc

Recognition is no doubt significant but it will be a hollow gesture if the UK does not also seek to end Israel's genocide, illegal occupation, and system of apartheid against the Palestinian people. 🧵1/3

20 days. We have just overtaken the Lib Dems both in polling and in members. We're just getting started. Join.greenparty.org.uk

As an Australian I welcome this positive step in the right direction. It is FAR from enough.

Dating Clinic this Sunday with @thelovetankcic.bsky.social 💕 Details and tickets: www.outsavvy.com/event/29588/...

BREAKING: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, a team of independent experts commissioned by the U.N.’s Human Rights Council concludes.

London this evening 🇵🇸 protesting the visit of Israeli President Herzog.

The Palestinian-led BDS movement has updated our priority targets, pressure targets and organic campaign targets.

The world’s leading genocide scholars’ association has passed a resolution saying that the legal criteria have been met to establish Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, its president says. There was no immediate response from the Israeli foreign ministry.

Children in Gaza play with a parachute from airdropped aid amid Israel’s ongoing genocide of Palestinians and forced starvation in the besieged enclave.

BREAKING: Israeli attacks across Gaza have killed 34 Palestinians, including nine aid seekers, since dawn, according to medical sources on the ground. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/a0fa8o

Many cities are host to hundreds of languages that don't show up on official records. In this episode we get enthusiastic about urban multilingualism!

How do scientists push back against autocratic, anti-science ideologies? The "Anti-Autocracy Handbook: The Scholars’ Guide to Navigating Democratic Backsliding" provides some insights on what can be done, from lower risk to extreme risk groups: (1/11)

A concrete thing every UK person who cares about trans rights can do right now: 1. Email a link of this report to your MP, with highlights from the executive summary in your email. Ask them what it means for your constituency and their party - highlight trans people's legally mandated human rights

For the last seven months, Chris and I have worked on creating a limited series to tackle the topic of dark skies and light pollution, and why you should care about it. We couldn’t be prouder. The first episode is now out on all your favourite podcast apps www.theastroholic.co.uk/blog/fading-...

London, today 🇵🇸

Gaza | The scale of human suffering and the stripping of human dignity have long exceeded every acceptable standard, both legal and moral. This tragedy must end now. Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC President: ms.spr.ly/63327sGyPt

It's time for a new kind of political party - one that belongs to you. Sign up at yourparty.uk.

You can submit a complaint here. It’s a quick and easy process, and many of the fields are optional. It’s important to push back on the (further) erosion of BBC standards of practice. www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...

Unicef warns Gaza children will 'die of thirst' - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/unicef-warns-gaza-children-will-die-thirst

The gonorrhoea vaccine is an incredible breakthrough. It could also be a terrible missed opportunity | Benjamin Weil

Trans people have been excluded from every single step. From Cass. From the Supreme Court. From the EHRC. From politics. From the media. And still, trans people will be blamed when this explodes in everyone's faces despite trans people warning, for years, that this is what would happen.