Planned where you’re watching this weekend’s Women’s Rugby World Cup Final? 🏉 The Fan Zone at Battersea Power Station is the perfect location to cheer on our Red Roses. #RWC2025

I’m determined to unlock Oxford Street’s full potential by creating a world-class, accessible, clean street for everyone. Today we took the first step towards that goal, taking back the street for everyone to enjoy with music, art, food and fun. This is Oxford Street. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Farage wants the UK to quit the ECHR. It is exactly what Putin wants, for the UK to join Russia and Belarus as the only European countries outside the ECHR. It would be a huge victory for Putin in his war against human rights and the international rule of law. Farage is a traitor.

#artmatters! Great work by @davewhamond.bsky.social here and lots more via Cagle Cartoons 1/2

Hate speech simplified:

Reform are now coming after people with permanent residency. It'll be citizens next. No one is safe from authoritarian governments.

Israel admits killing civilians, including children, in Lebanon - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-admits-killing-civilians-including-children-lebanon-0

The leading cause of death of children IN AMERICA is guns. Not in the U.K. and numerous other countries without USA’s mad gun laws.

Israeli orchestral conductor Ilan Volkov gave a heartfelt speech urging the world to stop Israel's slaughter in Gaza and help free the hostages in Gaza and in Israel.

“Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. This finding is based on investigations and extensive evidence,” writes Navi Pillay, the head of a U.N. commission. “It has been corroborated by multiple sources.”

The three most damning paras in the UN Report alleging that Israel is perpetrating genocide in Gaza: Siege starvation, attacks on health care, direct targeting of children as patterns that cannot be explained except if group destruction is one animating purpose.

"Today, a UN commission of enquiry described what is happening in Gaza as a genocide. As human beings, we cannot stand by and let this continue to happen." — Lewis Hamilton, 7-time Formula 1 world champion

Yes, the war in Gaza is a genocide. I hope you’ll take a moment to read my op-ed here:

The suffering in Gaza goes beyond the tragic loss of life inherent to war; at this point, the Netanyahu government’s actions appear to be a systematic, intentional destruction of the Palestinian people.

Canada recognizes the State of Palestine

The United Kingdom recognizes the State of Palestine

Sen. Tim Kaine: "Brian Kilmeade 10 days ago suggested that homeless, mentally ill people should be lethally injected. He apologized...He didn't get pulled off the air."

Australia recognizes the State of Palestine

This is good but he should say it in front of a TV camera! takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/this-is-en...

Church and Christian figures respond to Tommy Robinson rally. "Any co-opting or corrupting of the Christian faith to exclude others is unacceptable.” www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

Elon Musk is no friend of our United Kingdom. He should be held to account for allowing truly vile and illegal child abuse content on his platform.

This is very good. Very well pitched and sensibly placed.

Read this, it’ll take you time, but it is essential. Then think about any other profession or trade where some of these employees wouldn’t be dismissed by their employer for so many reasons. That the NHS tolerates toxic little empires is not news, that it refuses to fix it though is unacceptable.

Anyone and everyone should read this article Patients & healthcare providers The machinery of the NHS is a magnificent & monstrous thing. We all need to be more aware of it Flatten the hierarchies, lose the egos, be open about our errors #MedSky #NHS #GMC #patients www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

You know what's a great way to show solidarity with your coworkers and community? Don't be the asshole who spreads flu or covid. 💉

This is the challenge we should rise to: the renewable electrification of Africa. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Well said.

Mandelson is a morally bankrupt snake if he thinks we should roll out the red carpet for Trump Yes. The Stop the Trump Visit demonstrations ARE worth it, even if they can’t stop Trump visiting. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Powerful new Banksy mural on the Royal Courts of Justice building shows a judge hitting a protester lying on the ground with his gavel, with blood splattering the placard.

People are exhausted. Our high streets, public spaces, whole communities left unloved. Blaming migrants won’t fix this. Tackling inequality will. Tax the super-rich. Fund public services. #DrawTheLine www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Crying as I type . . . (with laughter)

Norway’s centre-left parties set to retain power after elections on.ft.com/3HMW19a

Look, I don’t know why this is so complicated for people When a man says violence against women isn’t a crime, they told you who they are, and you can believe it or you can explain it away, but then you know who you are, too The misogyny was always a core point

What an exhausting time to be literate.

A German teen told Meta's child safety researchers his under-10 little brother had been sexually propositioned multiple times on its VR platform. Meta deleted the evidence. New internal whistleblower docs indicate that was part of a broader cover-up: www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

Caravans rolling through the streets of Chicago, waving the iconic Mexican flag. Chicago is not playing 👏

Florida may soon become the first state to end all vaccine mandates, including those for schoolchildren, setting the stage for deadly infections to make a comeback

WATCH: “My standing piece of advice for those in North America who pine to see the best-practice streets & places in Europe or want to educate colleagues/friends on what’s possible: go to Montreal. It’s much closer. They really have it all.” Via @streetfilms.bsky.social & @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social.

When the @wsj.com shows what kind of scum of the earth you are. Private equity (Leonard Green) made > 640 million dollars of dividends & left 17 hospitals bankrupt - and with additional tax burdens on their communities podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t... American exceptionalism at work #MedSky

EXCLUSIVE - Today the Guardian is publishing the Boris Files A trove of leaked data from the office of Boris Johnson. It reveals how Johnson is using the relationships forged in the UK’s highest elected office to facilitate his personal enrichment. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

A bit of an update, via @sylviachi.bsky.social: it looks like ICE also arrested people who had a valid visa and had documentation of it with them. Goal here was clearly to shut down the plant and terrorize people whose skin was too dark. www.cnn.com/2025/09/07/u...

I'm committed to transforming Oxford Street into a world-class, pedestrian-friendly destination. With 2/3 of Londoners supporting the change, we're moving forward with plans. Get ready for Oxford Street's car-free day this Sun 21 Sept: music, dining, pop-ups & free events ⤵️

ICE is turning around, and the Chicago Police Department is standing by their city!

A greener, healthier, more resilient London is taking root. The transformation of Grosvenor Square brings: 🌳 44 new trees 🌿 70,000 plants 🦆 Brand new wetlands I’m proud to announce £12m through my Green Roots Fund to revive and transform London’s green spaces.

A possible (unmentioned) contributing factor, based on recent experience with my dad, is that US hospitals make little effort to preserve mobility. My dad is rebounding with physical therapy at home, but almost lost the ability to walk after one week in hospital. 1/2 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/h...

RFK Jr. should’ve never been confirmed, & he’s proven that every day since. Children are literally dying from measles because of his lies & reckless anti-vax agenda. He is a threat to our health & our democracy. Public office has no place for deadly, deranged delusion. It’s time for him to resign.

"A new volunteer-led organization called Grandparents for Vaccines launched Sunday on National Grandparents Day with a mission to share firsthand experiences of life before vaccines were widely available." www.kgw.com/article/news...

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The proactive work of London's VRU and @metpolice.bsky.social is making a real difference. This summer, we recorded the fewest homicides in years and no deaths of under-25s during the school holidays - a powerful sign of the progress we’re making to keep London safe and we’ll keep working.