Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the man fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday, was a U.S. citizen with no criminal record, an official said. He was a registered nurse who worked in the intensive-care unit at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Minneapolis. nyti.ms/4t3ekJW

Videos verified by The New York Times show Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the man federal agents shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday, was holding a phone, not a gun, when the agents took him to the ground and shot him. In total, at least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds.

Federal agents had barred state investigators from the scene of Saturday’s shooting in Minneapolis, the head of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said, despite the agency taking the rare step of obtaining a search warrant. “We’re in uncharted territory here,” he said. Follow updates.

“Heartbroken but also very angry… sickening lies by the administration… reprehensible and disgusting… Alex is clearly not holding a gun… please get the truth out about our son, he was a good man…”

NEW: this is how the US press would report on this if it was happening in a ‘shithole country’. It’s an execution. But it also reveals how weak Trump really is open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

What is happening on the streets of Minneapolis is a test. The administration is testing the limits of its power and the strength of the resistance it encounters. The intention is to provoke street violence in order for Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act. Carole Cadwalladr

The rising star in *Star*mer. 💫 It's difficult to imagine any other wannabe PM coming anywhere close to this PM's performance this week Serious, calm, pragmatic, behind-the-scenes diplomacy in response to the chaotic world of Trump. It matters here at home. Failure is not an option

People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.

I'm old enough to remember the Tories/Reform, the instigators of Brexit, calling the UK-US bond "Indestructible" & built on shared values while describing the EU as undemocratic & a threat to UK sovereignty There's enough egg on their faces to make the world's biggest omelette.

There's no comparison between this government and what went before and what might come again. Mistakes? There'll be some. Nobody sensible will claim that governing is easy, not least when there is a 14-year backlog of neglect. But we've embarked on a renewed Britain. I wish PM Starmer well in 2026.

Happy New Year to one and all! Wishing you joy, health, and peace. Mostly peace. Heres the new beginnings and 365 new chances. 🕯

my theory: social media has whipped up impatience, scorn, hatred, anger, polarisation and frustration with anything other than immediate results

FTSE 100 scores best year since 2009 and outperforms Wall Street

NEW: There have been several detailed complaints about the GB News interview with Trump - on impartiality, accuracy & lack of pushback. Ex-Ofcom official said they'd never seen anything like it. Is this the moment Ofcom acts on increasingly politicised media? www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...

Labour’s focus for 2026: * growth with stability, * stronger workers’ rights, * a skills revolution, * clean energy and nature recovery, * fairer housing * better public services Rebuilding Britain This time next year they’ll be half way through their first term!

Finally, I made it into my new apartment just in time for the new year. Exhausted, bearded, undernourished, and unwashed. But the final push was worth it in the end. Now, I can finally settle and embrace life's adventures again. New beginnings Happy New Year to one and all. Peace✌️

To all who celebrate. I wish you a merry Christmas filled with joy, peace, and happiness.

Out of touch’ hereditary peers criticised for voting against workers’ rights. The Lords voted to support a string of Conservative-backed amendments to the employment rights bill late on Monday for the third time running.

Breaking: The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives has voted to force the release of Justice Department files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, an outcome President Trump had fought for months before ending his opposition.

GB News investor and Spectator owner Paul Marshall is in the running to buy the Telegraph now that the RedBird takeover plan has collapsed, the Guardian reports. Hard to see this being anything other than a disaster for public discourse in Britain if that goes ahead.

Well, well. Boris Johnson approved the China’s super-embassy proposal in 2018 welcoming “China’s largest overseas diplomatic investment” The Chinese government bought the site for £255m the same month, after Johnson's assurances, it could proceed with a proposal

Treasury warns employees not to take pictures of Trump’s White House demolition

A Bulgarian minister has said his govt has evidence. Yvette Cooper, the UK's foreign secretary, said: “It is clear that illegal migration into Europe and beyond is being driven not just by organised crime networks seeking to make a profit, but by hostile state actors seeking to destabilise Europe"

Starmer, Zelensky, EU leaders agree that Ukraine borders should not be changed by force ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Struggled to get back into my account. But anyway I'm in now. Not long back from a wonderful holiday in Copenhagen. We also visited a waffle house in Dragor. Yummy. Which put me in mind of Boris Johnson, who is attending the Covid inquiry today.

60 seconds on María Corina Machado and why her Nobel Peace Prize win really matters 👏👇 vm.tiktok.com/ZNdn3rHvb/

16 years ago What a difference a president makes. The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to United States president Barack Obama for his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples" 2025 -Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is awarded 🕊

I'm astonished at how many plastic gadgets I have found lurking in the kitchen cupboards. Egg slicers, carrot twirlers, and heaven know's what else. All going to the recycling centre. Some to charity. Never again. It's madness. My madness, of course.

I'm astonished at how many plastic gadgets I have found lurking in the kitchen cupboards. Egg slicers, carrot twirlers, and heaven know's what else. All going to the recycling centre, some to charity. Never again. It's madness. My madness, of course

Sweden and Norway, which also experienced a similar drone incursion. Both Copenhagen and Oslo airports shut down late Monday night after drones were spotted in their airspace, forcing flights to be diverted or canceled and leaving tens of thousands of passengers stranded. /ends

🚨🚨"Danish PM Mette Frederiksen doesn’t rule out #Russian involvement in airport drone ‘attack". 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/dani...

Coca-Cola explores sale of Costa Coffee on.ft.com/4mR7LWQ

The government has taken control of the UK’s third-largest steelworks as ministers try to protect 1,450 jobs after Liberty Steel’s operations in South Yorkshire collapsed into administration. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Russia has targeted Ukraine’s cities and hit a US-owned consumer electronics factory, only five days after Donald Trump's meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska. on.ft.com/3Hnyc7H

Chris Philps aquired the Bell Hotel in Epping in 2020 to house asylum seekers. In February 2021, far right protests broke out outside the hotel. We have to ask why Philps didn't encourage the council to take court action. Perhaps it's political.'Cough' www.eppingforestguardian.co.uk/news/1911905...

In the first lady’s “peace letter” to Putin, she told the Russian president that “it is time” to protect children and future generations worldwide.

This is also about ‘the UK's security’ “When we talk about security, we’re talking about the security not just of Ukraine, we’re talking about the security of Europe & the United Kingdom as well, which is why this is such an important issue.” PM Starmer share.google/HoCMsQJ1tQb9...

The detractors, the little Britain fans, & the small island Brexit isolationists think that our PM shouldn't leave No.10 but spend all his time on social media, as they do. Luckily, we have a Prime Minister for our times and of our times, rising to the challenge of Russia's war on Europe #Washington

NEW: Big pro-Ukraine rally in Anchorage, Alaska ahead of Trump-Putin summit 👏 “Ukraine and Alaska - Russia Never Again!” (🎥 Ostap Yarysh)

Cabinet Minister Dismisses Nigel Farage's Plea For Reform Peers With 1 Brutal Comment www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/cabine...

Let's not forget what really broke Britain, & no its not immigration. The Tory years- two tier Britain Thousands of children live in poverty Millions live in food insecure households Poor pushed into private renting Youth clubs & libraries closed down Job insecurity Brexit Court backlog

Compare Trump with President Carter 'Let our position be absolutely clear: An attempt by any outside force to gain control will be regarded as an assault- such an assault will be repelled by any means necessary, including military force.” President Carter 1980 🇺🇸 #Afganistan

Kick off from 5pm today. Free to air on both ITV and BBC

A severe heatwave, reaching temperatures of up to 44C, has sparked blazes, including in the suburbs of Athens

Extraordinary how much of the media is essentially trying to incite rioting now. Not just legitimise or normalise but actively encourage. It is, of course, unlikely to kick off anywhere near them.

“Oh my goodness gracious… Republicans can’t win with this number in the midterms…” Trump doing worse on inflation with independents than even Biden did (This is why they are stealing seats in Texas)

Reform presumably think that apocalyptic demagoguery plays to their political advantage, but this is Trump-like “American carnage” stuff. Not at all British Britain has many problems but reluctant to make as PM someone who plays with fire' Andrew Rawnsley - Observer UK observer.co.uk/news/politic...

Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne dies at the age of 76, his family announces "It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning," the statement reads share.google/8x2OLmD86mNb...

💥A five-year legal battle in the UK and European courts comes to a head tomorrow. Is the truth about the Kremlin & the Brexit vote about to be revealed? #RussiaReport #Brexit #ConservativeFriendsOfRussia

So where should we send the bill? Chief Superintendent Simon Anslow, of Essex Police, said the cost of policing the incidents in Epping over the last week has reached £100,000. #ReformUK #GBNewa www.msn.com/en-gb/news/u...