Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš wins Czech parliamentary election

What an admirably clear statement from the Jewish Leadership Council, especially when all of those involved must surely have been dealing with so many other urgent challenges in safety, security and grief + shock today before having this further divisive and distracting intervention to address too.

at the Tory party conference Kemi Badenoch, attempting to shore up her support, vows to deport herself

Not a single right wing idea has made any normal people’s lives better. But people are being convinced they just need some REALLY right wing ideas. And when they don’t work, it’ll all be someone else’s fault. Maybe, just maybe, the ideas are bad. And maybe it’s unproductive to pander to them.

A couple of things: 1: No, they won't. No matter how much they want to ignore the law, no they won't. 2: They've gone past specifying who gets deported in their headlines, have you noticed? Just a big number of 'those' people abducted and thrown out, doesn't matter who.

newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/30655 Mae enillwyr y Gwobrau Cymreig Cerddoriaeth Ddu cyntaf erioed wedi cael eu cyhoeddi yng Nghaerdydd.

'Achosi eitha dipyn o strach' Cafodd Pont y Borth, sy'n cysylltu Ynys Môn â'r tir mawr, ei chau'n annisgwyl brynhawn Sadwrn i gynnal gwaith atgyweirio brys. Dyma adroddiad Liam Evans

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‘Nine-jobs Nigel’ Farage denies not declaring extra earnings to Parliament trib.al/ed092he

🔴NEW🔴 Thread 🧵 @bylinetimes.bsky.social can now reveal that, during the crucial period when convicted Reform leader Nathan Gill was most active, working directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most senior ally in Ukraine, he was also one of Nigel Farage’s closest confidantes 1/12

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... The Wales men's Over-70s football side have been crowned World Champions for a second year in a row after claiming victory in Japan.

I thought it was funny.🤷‍♂️

Detectives investigating the death of Nirodha Niwunhella in Riverside, Cardiff, are appealing for the public’s help to identify a possible witness

They were defeated then and we need to defeat them now..✊

This week, The Continent is on a break (until 18 Oct) — but we’ve been busy creating something new: a pilot edition of @thefridaypaper.bsky.social, a new South African newspaper. 🇿🇦 If you’re South African (or just love the place), this one’s for you.

Frankfurt like a local reut.rs/3KxkbW8

This weekend's @theipaper.com cartoon

Ryan Bridge has become a familiar face in Stirchley lately. He's one of two "company directors" of raisetheflags.org, where he collects donations from £10-£500 for flags.

Another of the five stunning Ruff from last Sunday at RSPB Cors Ddyga, Ynys Môn. #birdingwales @birdsinwales.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social

With Michelle Mone and Doug Barrowman in the news this week, I thought some of you might be interested in my 2020 investigation into Mr Barrowman’s involvement in the loan charge tax scandal. Produced by one of the BBC’s best investigative journalists Anna Meisel.

Absolutely thrilled to be interviewing my good friend @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social two weeks today at Aberystwyth Library, organised by the brilliant Waterstones Aberystwyth. Alis will be talking about the new book in her Oxford Mysteries series – The Hunters Club - which you're going to love!

In Wales? Thinking of voting Reform? These are the people you’d be voting for.

The first solar powered farm owned by a Scottish council has officially been switched on

This Israeli government decision to host Tommy Robinson will widen the growing gulf between the Netanyahu government and the British public, including the broad majority of Jews in Britain (3/4 of whom dsapproved of Netanyahu, before this new link to this anti-Muslim racist UK far right convict).

What an abject mess Reform is nation.cymru/news/reform-...

Mae'r awyr fel llun gan JMW Turner.

This story is now big news all over the world... except in the UK.

Oracle employees who expressed support for Palestine were "referred to internal mental health resources." Oracle is about to own TikTok.

“Clever, isn’t he?” From the new Private Eye, out now.

Hela pryfaid cop #DanYSoffa

"Abolishing the WCA without ensuring the PIP assessment is more inclusive could result in people receiving no support," said @rachaelmaskell.bsky.social. "This will particularly impact, for example, someone recovering from cancer or a serious accident." www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

Mae terfyn pwysau newydd wedi cael ei gyflwyno i Bont y Borth ar ôl 'cyngor brys' gan beirianwyr strwythurol

The Menai Suspension Bridge has been restricted to cars only, with a new three-ton weight limit imposed with immediate effect following urgent advice from engineers

3/10/25 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿⚠️A5 Llyn Ogwen i Capel Curig & A470 Dolwyddelan i dop y Crimea: Llifogydd- gofal pia hi⚠️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚠️A5 Ogwen to Capel Curig & A470 Dolwyddelan to top of Crimea: Flooding on road- take care⚠️

Patricia Routledge has died, aged 96. Let’s be clear about this: her spectacular performance of Noël Coward’s “I Went To A Marvellous Party” is an utterly delicious masterpiece of comic timing and vivid dramatic intent that will never be bettered. youtu.be/M5xc7HlkjVI

A grifter's tale in two images. It never ceases to amaze us how easily some people are duped by these charlatan fraudsters...

Monster Month Day 3

Gallai'r Torïaid a phlaid arall sy'n fygythiad i ddiogelwch cenedlaethol fod yn rhedeg Cymru flwyddyn nesaf os na fydd pobl yn pleidleisio'n gall. newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/30622

Very nice article co-authored by one of my former students, Mihai Codreanu, discovering how much of many documents eg press releases, job postings, have been written using LLMs (10-20% depending on type of document but it might have stabilised in late 2024) www.cell.com/patterns/ful...

MSF strongly condemns the killing of Omar Hayek by Israeli forces this morning in #Gaza. Our thoughts are with his family and colleagues. Omar is our fourteenth colleague to be killed in Gaza since the war started. We call yet again for an end to the genocide.

Wwww, 'handbags at dawn' i Lafur a Rifform yng Nghymru. Bag Rifform wedi'i wneud gan Hugo Boss, wrth gwrs.

O, na, Rifform amdani. Am sioc enfawr ac annisgwyl 🙄

Mae rhai pobl ar Hawl i Holi wedi bod yn yfed y dip defaid. 🤪

We are deeply saddened by & condemn the attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue. Acts of violence have no place in our society. Politicians & the media must ensure their actions in the following days don't stoke division further. We must focus on the humanity that connects us all.

Dynes o Aberteifi ymhlith y cannoedd sydd wedi cael eu dal gan fyddin Israel Mae tua 443 o bobol wedi cael eu dal wedi i fflotila sydd yn ceisio danfon cymorth dyngarol i Gaza gael ei hatal gan Israel ✍️ Cadi Dafydd

Welsh jazz trumpeter Tomos Williams is taking to the road this month with a new project that reimagines music from the Welsh folk tradition in a contemporary jazz setting

www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/ert... Cofio hanes Mam-gu fu'n gweini i'r teulu Guinness yn Llundain

golwg.360.cymru/newyddion/gw... "Mae’r dystiolaeth yna i ddeddfu i warchod enwau Cymraeg" Dywed yr Aelod o’r Senedd Siân Gwenllian bod gorfod cwffio i warchod enwau Cymraeg dro ar ôl dro yn siomedig

Horrendous news coming from Manchester. We’re reporting what we know here.