Social media should be about exchanging ideas and bringing people together, not racism, misogyny and dividing communities. I'm proud to be part of a government that is taking such radical action in creating a safer, healthier life online for our children and future generations. (1/2)

The United Kingdom is a diverse and multicultural country, which we should celebrate. We cannot and should not let extremism divide us. My thanks go to the police and the emergency services for their speedy response. (2/2)

The images from Edinburgh are horrifying, and my thoughts are with those affected by these shocking attacks. The suspect appears to have been motivated by anti-Muslim hatred. We must condemn racism & division in the strongest terms, and show our solidarity to the Muslim community. (1/2)

The Labour Party now has to pull together. We have three years left to deliver the radical change that this country is crying out for, and that has to be our priority, so we can beat Reform and their politics of division in 2029. (3/3)

What we saw from Keir this morning was typical of the man I’ve known for 30 years – putting the country first, and being led by values of decency and honour. The country should be in no doubt we will continue to govern in the national interest. (2/3)

Keir Starmer should be proud of his achievements, rooting out antisemitism in Labour and making us an electoral force, to leading a transformative govt that lifted thousands of kids from poverty, improved worker's rights, kept us out of Iran war & with Britain respected on world stage again. (1/3)

Only Donald Trump could make America’s special 250th birthday all about him

Israel deliberately targeting Gaza children to commit genocide, UN inquiry finds

Good! I'm pleased to see this!

BT pension scheme lost £300m on Thames Water stake

Two 13-year-old boys have been arrested over a ferocious fire that tore through a Leicester shopping centre and now requires part of it to be demolished.

After the #Brexit referendum, @greenpartymolly.bsky.social & I dug deep into the individuals & organisations that had worked to bring about an unprecedented act of national self-harm. Brexit was a highly effective far-right coup. And the people behind it do not see their work as finished.

Stephen King's already written the opening statement for ABC's defense team. 👇🏼💪🏼

Let him sue. The discovery period and ensuing court case will be riveting. ABC should request all documents involved in the award of the no-bid contract, the contractors plan for the Reflecting Pool renovation, the list of materials used and communications between the WH and the contractor. EPIC🔥

FLAG: Trump says he's preparing a lawsuit against ABC for "false reporting" about the reflecting pool. There's no evidence of false reporting.

Bluesky reaches 45 million users bsky.jazco.dev/stats

Nick Robinson asks Nigel Farage if he will give back the £5m bunged to him by Christopher Harborne. Farage responds by asking Robinson if he will donate his salary to charity. So Farage clearly sees the £5m as reward for services rendered. Which of course it was. #R4today

⚡️ Update: Zelensky thanks Starmer for support as British PM announces resignation. "I wish the United Kingdom and all British people every success as well as the realization of your national goals. We have confidence in Britain," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

An Al Jazeera cameraman was killed in an Israeli strike on Gaza on Saturday. The news organisation said his death "reflects a continued systematic policy of targeting journalists and silencing the voice of truth" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ben Jennings on the 10th anniversary of Brexit – cartoon

Three in five gen Z Britons would like new vote to rejoin EU, poll finds

Tennessee forces migrant parents with severely ill kids to make a choice: Drop out of healthcare program or risk deportation

Landlords can be fined up to £7,000 from this week if they refuse to fix poor housing conditions.

DC Ellipse reduced to just dirt after viewing party for Trump’s UFC cage fight

Two websites restrict reviews of JD Vance’s book after savage critiques

‘We want a new Albania’: protests against Jared Kushner-backed resort turn anger on government

Donald Trump may not attend a World Cup match involving an English-speaking team, after brutal fan chants linking the president to his old pal Jeffrey Epstein went viral.

Taxi and Uber rider targeted in suspected anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh, say witnesses

Young men caught up in extremism ‘in search for belonging’, says UK youth violence campaigner

Therapy ferrets used to kill rats at UK’s largest children’s prison

Four months after the horrific Iran school bombing, fears grow that Trump and Hegseth will bury the truth

Star-studded opening for Obama library in Chicago delivers implied rebuke to Trump

MPs urge Fujitsu to make ‘immediate’ payment to Post Office Horizon victims

Why am I not surprised .......

Critics are calling the agreement a “complete capitulation” by the US.

Semi-wild ponies are valuable for habitat restoration, yet policy changes may threaten their survival.

Good grief! The Appeal succeeded basically on the crap performance of defence counsel! Almost impossible to do, usually. I can't find it on BAILII, unfortunately. www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/...

Tomorrow, Thursday 18th June is the start of a new series on Channel 4: "Accused: Beyond Reasonable Doubt?" I'm recording it!

BBC to axe Radio 4’s The World Tonight after more than 50 years

G7 commits to ‘unwavering support for Ukraine’ with pledge to offer more air defence – Europe live

BBC presenter Ashley Cain called women ‘slags’, ‘sluts’ and ‘bitches’

Is it bad that Elon Musk has a trillion dollars? Yes, and here’s why | Ingrid Robeyns

A 61-year-old Swedish man has been jailed for four years and five months for coercing his wife into having sex with more than 120 men.

The old ‘warfare v welfare’ arguments are back – but it’s Britain’s real duty to spend on both | Frances Ryan

Natural England and MPs call for rule change to stop Dartmoor pony cull

Republican governor who wrote Ohio’s death penalty law calls to scrap executions

UK social media ban could cut lifeline for disabled children, campaigners warn

Farage’s plan for equal pay legislation may cost female workers money, say unions

The sentences of three teenage boys who were spared custody over the rape of two girls will be reviewed at the Court of Appeal in July. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...