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Right To Life UK
about 6 hours ago
Claiming abortion is better than foster care is deeply insulting to those whoâve lived that reality đ§ In 2022 as a result of "choice", there were over a quarter of a million abortions in England and Wales.
https://righttolife.org.uk/news/record-high-of-over-quarter-of-a-million-abortions-in-2022
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Ruth Deyermond
about 4 hours ago
This is a very good point. The November 2025 US National Security Strategy never mentions the Arctic at all. The idea that it's a genuine security priority for the Trump administration is not credible.
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'Listen to women' NHS nurses say, after tribunal rules sharing changing room with trans woman 'violated dignity'
However, the tribunal dismissed several other claims, finding that the trans woman had not harassed or victimised the nurses.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c62nwl7j44gt
2 days ago
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Joshua Rozenberg
5 days ago
It was AI after all.
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Minister blames 'slow' watchdog for trans guidance delay
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Minister blames 'slow' watchdog for trans guidance delay
The EHRC has urged Bridget Phillipson to speed up her approval of the guidance, which was submitted in September.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr4k61dqnzlo
11 days ago
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Martin Rosenbaum
12 days ago
The ICO has published its decision in a high profile FOI case, backing the EHRC's refusal to disclose internal communications about its interim guidance after the UK Supreme Court judgment last April (which ruled that the meaning of "sex" in the Equality Act 2010 is biological)
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We won the Supreme Court sex ruling. The PM is subverting it
www.thetimes.com/article/911f...
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Latest news & breaking headlines
The latest breaking UK, US, world, business and sport news from The Times and The Sunday Times. Go beyond today's headlines with in-depth analysis and comment.
https://www.thetimes.com/article/911f839d-06dd-47e6-a008-a65de99f2112?shareToken=84b70c21c28bcb653136609b6cb8ac11
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Dominic Casciani
3 months ago
I went to Strasbourg to see whether reform, of the European Convention on Human Rights is possible, rather than quitting as some would prefer. Here's our tale for tonight's TV Ten. Pictures and editing by Lee Durant. My thanks to the ECHR / CoE team for accommodating my endless requests.
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Auschwitz Memorial
24 days ago
25 December 1942 | A cruelly beaten Polish prisoner, Stefan Muczkowski (no. 75688), a curator of the National Museum in Cracow, was brought to the infirmary Block 20 at Auschwitz I. He perished there on the same day as a result of injuries.
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The English church protects us all, yet is mute
www.thetimes.com/article/e389...
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The English church protects us all, yet is mute
Whatever our religious beliefs, we owe our freedom to an institution that has become strangely distant from its people
https://www.thetimes.com/article/e389daf5-882b-49b0-924b-1449b7a1ea41?shareToken=010fd8901501ccbd696340393af0516b
25 days ago
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âI objected to a man using my gymâs womenâs changing room. Now, Iâm banned by the councilâ
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12...
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12/23/council-gym-trans-row/
27 days ago
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The Irish Times
27 days ago
Chris Rea, singer of Driving Home For Christmas, dies aged 74
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Chris Rea, singer of Driving Home For Christmas, dies aged 74
Family spokesperson confirms death in statement
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2025/12/22/chris-rea-singer-of-driving-home-for-christmas-dies-aged-74/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&utm_campaign=HP-SubDesc
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This is incredible
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
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Aerial footage shows scale of damage from Shropshire 'sinkhole'
Aerial footage appears to show the structural integrity of a stretch of waterway in Whitchurch has given way.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c62n9694lgxo
27 days ago
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Rachel Cunliffe
about 1 month ago
I'll say it again: if any other ethnic or religious minority said "please don't use this particular term or chant, you might not have bad intentions but it is deeply racist and threatening to us", the reaction would be mortified apology. And that's without a mass terror event four days ago
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Joshua Rozenberg
about 1 month ago
Protestors who target Jews in London or Manchester by displaying or chanting slogans such as âglobalise the intifadaâ can expect to be arrested in future, the citiesâ police chiefs said in a statement yesterday. The policy doesn't seem to apply to other areas.
rozenberg.substack.com/p/slogans-me...
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Slogans mean arrests
Although only in London and Manchester, for now
https://rozenberg.substack.com/p/slogans-mean-arrests
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Joshua Rozenberg
about 1 month ago
People respond to outcomes rather than reasoning, the deputy president of the UK Supreme Court told me last week. Lord Hodge was reflecting on the reaction to the courtâs ruling in the For Women Scotland case, where he gave the leading judgment.
rozenberg.substack.com/p/equality-b...
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Equality before the law
The UKâs second most senior judge prepares for a very busy retirement
https://rozenberg.substack.com/p/equality-before-the-law
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âWhen I tell Israelis Iâm not Jewish but here to help, grown men cryâ
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/4117e7e...
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âWhen I tell Israelis Iâm not Jewish but here to help, grown men cryâ
The British volunteers determined to make a difference on the ground in Israel
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/4117e7e35e671f34
3 months ago
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Rob Ford
3 months ago
Ancestor worship - a comfort for a distressed tribe?
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Postcard From The Past
3 months ago
We are here in Birmingham today. Can't say I like the place.
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Afghans relocated to UK 'staged torture videos' and 'holiday in Afghanistan', ex-interpreter says
"The only threat is unemployment," the source, who has direct knowledge of the government's relocation scheme, tells Sky News.
https://news.sky.com/story/afghans-relocated-to-uk-exaggerating-taliban-threat-ex-interpreter-says-13423813
4 months ago
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Moose Allain
4 months ago
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Fiona Graph
4 months ago
Why did you get a lesbian journalist thrown out for asking questions? Homophobic, no?Why are you supporting Pride in Surrey, which was co-founded by convicted child rapist Stephen Ireland, and is now run by two of his former boyfriends? Don't you think you should support an investigation into PiS?
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âHumorless, scoldy neuroticism, often rationalized by the view that one must be on âwar footingâ because the world is self-evidently in crisis.â
www.natesilver.net/p/what-is-bl...
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What is Blueskyism?
And why is it so toxic for political persuasion?
https://www.natesilver.net/p/what-is-blueskyism?utm_medium=ios
4 months ago
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Gender Services: NI services to be reviewed by Dr Hilary Cass
The author of the landmark Cass report into gender identity services for young people in England will carry out the review.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4w9pp5805o
5 months ago
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Excellent news.
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National Library readmits gender critical essay book featuring Rowling in U-turn
The book includes submissions by authors including Harry Potter creator JK Rowling.
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/national-library-of-scotland-readmits-gender-critical-essay-book-featuring-jk-rowling-in-censorship-u-turn-5303757
5 months ago
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James Mellor
5 months ago
Salvaging an unused cartoon - this week's trip to
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www.telegraph.co.uk/books/author...
(free to read) by
@johnboynewriter.bsky.social
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Hereâs what happened when they tried to cancel me
My nomination for the Polari Prize led to this yearâs award being abandoned entirely â weâre supposed to believe in free speech
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/john-boyne-heres-what-happened-when-they-tried-to-cancel-me/
5 months ago
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5 months ago
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Dominic Casciani
5 months ago
So spent time breaking down the legal challenges and complexities around what may happen with the Palestine Action hoohar. Iâve tried to fill gaps in the knowledge. After mass arrests, what happens next with Palestine Action ban?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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After mass arrests, what happens next with Palestine Action ban?
Since the Palestine Action ban, the clash ahead now feels as much about politics and PR as about the law.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3wn5gdv0wgo
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âLeft-wing authors are cancelling their own books. Itâs f---ing wildâ
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/700d372...
#polariprize
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âLeft-wing authors are cancelling their own books. Itâs f---ing wildâ
Adam Szetela is a young author going to war on cancel culture as publishing faces new forms of censorship
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/700d37208c7e3b58
5 months ago
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This is absolutely hilarious đ
www.the-londoner.co.uk/scarlett-let...
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The strange death of east Londonâs most radical bookshop
Clogged toilets, trade unions and Google researchers: this is the saga of the Scarlett Letters
https://www.the-londoner.co.uk/scarlett-letters-closure-left-wing-bookshop/
6 months ago
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Right To Life UK
6 months ago
Feet the size of a penny and born two days after the abortion limit, Francesca was not going to let that stand in her way đȘ
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Girl born two days after abortion limit with feet size of penny now flourishing in primary school
Francesca Bradley-Curran was born after 24 weeks and 2 daysâ gestation. Weighing only 1lb 6oz, her feet were only slightly bigger than a penny. Doctors told her parents, Victoria Bradley and Paul Curran, that even if their daughter did survive, she would never be able to walk or talk.
https://righttolife.org.uk/news/girl-born-two-days-after-abortion-limit-with-feet-size-of-penny-now-flourishing-in-primary-school
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Name the pressures that you say trans rights are coming under.
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6 months ago
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Exeter Observer
6 months ago
ICYMI // Exeter residents eat lowest proportion of 5-a-day fruit and vegetables in Devon with only South Hams above England average Public health report also finds three in ten Devon residents are physically inactive and nearly two-thirds overweight.
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Exeter residents eat lowest proportion of 5-a-day fruit and vegetables in Devon with only South Hams above England average - Exeter Observer
Public health report also finds three in ten Devon residents are physically inactive and nearly two-thirds overweight with new countywide health and well-being strategy due in autumn.
https://exeterobserver.org/2025/07/14/exeter-residents-lowest-proportion-5-a-day-fruit-and-vegetables-devon-only-south-hams-above-england-average-public-health-report-three-in-ten-residents-physically-inactive-nearly-two-thirds-overweight-new-countywide-health-and-well-being-strategy-due/
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Investment Week
6 months ago
UK Supreme Court quashes Tom Hayesâ LIBOR-rigging conviction
incm.pub/3GXyzFD
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Fathom Deep
7 months ago
Allison Bailey has won her legal action against her former vets. This is the first time a service provider (as opposed to an employer, for example) has been successfully prosecuted for discriminating against someone for their gender critical beliefs.
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ALLISON BAILEY WINS FIRST EVER GENDER CRITICAL JUDGMENT IN THE SUPPLY OF GOODS AND SERVICES â Allison Bailey
You may have seen news reports that I have been engaged in litigation with my former vets. Â I am pleased to let you know that I have won my case against Linnaeus Veterinary Limited, trading as Palmer...
https://allisonbailey.co.uk/updates/allison-bailey-wins-first-ever-gender-critical-judgment-in-the-supply-of-goods-and-services/
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Hetan Shah
7 months ago
The Telegraph obit for Lord Lipsey is excellent and contains this corker
www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2...
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1 Crown Office Row
7 months ago
Law Pod UK Ep.223 Behind the scenes at the UK and US Supreme Courts. Poppy Mulligan and Monty Fynn tell Jim Duffy all about their time as Judicial Assistants at the UK Supreme Court and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Counsel.
www.1cor.com/london/2025/...
#LawPodUK
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From Magna Carta to Lady Jane Grey: the UK Supreme Court's fascinating friezes - UK Supreme Court
From Magna Carta to Lady Jane Grey: the UK Supreme Court's fascinating friezes By Liam Fox, Information Officer
https://supremecourt.uk/news/history-above-our-heads
7 months ago
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Postcard From The Past
7 months ago
Can't move for gangs of Skin-Heads.
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Auschwitz Memorial
7 months ago
25 June 1905 | A Polish man, Zygmunt KrzyĆŒanowski, was born. A Catholic priest. In
#Auschwitz
from 8 January 1942. No. 25297 He perished in the camp on 5 April 1942.
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Lord Reed delivers keynote speech marking Montenegrin Court anniversary - UK Supreme Court
On Friday 20th June the President of the UK Supreme Court Lord Reed, was in the Montenegrin capital Podgorica to deliver the keynote address at a conference entitled âFrom Traditional to European Judi...
https://supremecourt.uk/news/lord-reed-keynote-speech-montenegrin
7 months ago
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Auschwitz Memorial
7 months ago
22 June 1942 | A Hungarian Jewish boy, IstvĂĄn Blankenberg, was born. In May 1944 he was deported to
#Auschwitz
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Auschwitz Memorial
7 months ago
15 June 1919 | A Polish Jewish woman, Chaya Bluma Hauszwalb, was born in PuĆawy. She lived in Paris. In November 1942 she was deported to
#Auschwitz
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Callum May
7 months ago
The perfect catch-all wire story for our times.
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Exeter Observer
7 months ago
NEWS // Exeter City Council renews Public Spaces Protection Order for three more years Measure introduced to curb anti-social behaviour in 2017 extended to 2028 following consultation limited to selected consultees.
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Exeter City Council renews Public Spaces Protection Order for three more years - Exeter Observer
Measure introduced to curb anti-social behaviour in 2017 extended to 2028 following consultation limited to selected consultees.
https://exeterobserver.org/2025/06/12/exeter-city-council-renews-public-spaces-protection-order-three-more-years-anti-social-behaviour-measure-introduced-2017-extended-to-2028/
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Mark Savage
7 months ago
Alanis Morisette's Jagged Little Pill and Bjork's Post both turn 30 today. When did we all get so old?
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