The committee praised her for her "tireless work promoting democratic rights... and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy". news.sky.com/story/nobel-...

Renaissance Macro Research estimated, to date in 2025, the dollar value contributed to GDP growth by AI data-centre build out had surpassed U.S. consumer spending for the first time ever. That’s remarkable considering consumer spending is 2/3 of GDP. fortune.com/2025/10/07/d...

“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?” “Because that’s what they are.”

As European countries pour billions into defense spending, their debt piles are expanding—raising questions of national fiscal stability. This graphic shows European Union debt-to-GDP by country, based on data from Eurostat. www.visualcapitalist.com/european-uni...

Penny Mordaunt says that people protesting yesterday took police resources away from protecting Jewish people & those resources are finite. So why wasn't the premier league asked to cancel football matches yesterday?

We flounced out of the EU on the say-so of politicians who lied to us. And what a total shitshow that’s turned out to be. The polar opposite of what they promised. Now the call to flounce out of the ECHR. By the same people. Telling the same lies. Has the country been kicked in the head by a horse?

Labour have underestimate ld the draw of @zackpolanski.bsky.social But most of the most thoughtful and influential progressive commentators are drawn to him. Mainly cos he's doing a superb job of articulating our hopes and frustrations, and presenting viable ideas.

Tbilisi, 🇬🇪 — thousands have taken to the streets right now and are marching toward the presidential palace.

“82nd is like our top tier [quick reaction force] for abroad. So it will cause a lot of headlines,” he added. “Probably why he wants Potus to tell him to do it." #MAGA www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

John O'Connell So #Farage's 'claim' that the UK would 'save' £230 BILLION by deporting migrants, etc ... ...has been withdrawn (found to be based on an unreliable study) ... ... and has been examined in detail by Economists from KCL ... ... who found it would cost an EXTRA £100 BILLION.

The ouster follows months of musical chairs inside the Pentagon. Hegseth fired several top aides earlier this year and removed the chair of the Joint Chiefs, as well as the uniformed leaders of the Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard. It's not gonna end well. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

An FBI agent was relieved of duty for declining to arrange a "perp walk" of the bureau's former director, James Comey, in front of news media cameras after Comey was federally charged last month. Kudos to the agent. www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...

Munich airport closed after drone sightings on.ft.com/3IDYFyn

The memo, startling in scope, signals a potential new moment not just in the Trump administration’s willingness to reach beyond the norms of presidential authority to wage war but in Trump’s stated “America First” agenda. apnews.com/article/trum...

www.reuters.com/world/americ... Another leader Farage admires.

The nation that parades as an energy superpower cannot keep its own drivers on the road. In some regions, motorists are limited to 10-20 liters per visit — if they can find gasoline at all. The Galtieri doctrine is all Putin has to avoid a Gaddafi ending. www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/09/30/p...

Today, 43% of U.S. adults say the fact that sports betting is now legal in much of the country is a bad thing for society. That’s up from 34% in 2022. And 40% of adults now say it’s a bad thing for sports, up from 33%. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Troops will also have to take at least two fitness tests per year, including a general service fitness test that will still account for a person's age but will require everyone to meet a "male standard." abcnews.go.com/Health/hegse...

This is really important work… Labour’s Employment Rights Bill may well transform workers’ rights. But only if people can access justice and enforcement of remedies can’t be dodged. Do you really have rights at all, if the barriers to asserting them are so difficult to overcome?

Q: How did the White House decide it was appropriate for Jared Kushner to be working on matters that involve Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia -- 3 countries combined that have given him more than $2.5b LEAVITT: It's frankly despicable that you're trying to suggest that it's inappropriate

Kovesi said that Article 86 of the Greek Constitution – which stipulates that Parliament alone has the power to prosecute members of the govt for criminal offenses committed while in office – stands in the way of the investigations. One Rule for them... www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1282...

From The Origins of Totalitarianism, “the ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction … no longer exists”. www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oc...

411 Communications, a digital agency directed by ex-Labour staffers including a former Israeli intelligence officer, is secretly offering journalists cash to publish content that benefits the Labour party, Declassified has discovered👇 www.declassifieduk.org/journalists-...

Good start! Now send and/or sell missiles to carry out the strikes

MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals? J: I didn't see it D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.

The boat, named Mikeno, appeared to have entered the territory around Gaza, according to the tracker.

Strip Michelle Mone of her Peerage. I’ve happily signed. www.change.org/p/strip-mich...

Metropolitan police commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, reacted by admitting his force had a “toxic legacy” of prejudice that had “put down deep roots”, as footage of officers aired on national television. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

It launched on Wednesday with three companies having their names published in public – with firms allowed to ask for opt-outs from the open register if it “could prejudice commercial interests or present a risk to safety”. It's a start, more to go though www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

“Prosecutors are wielding criminal laws to surveil and criminalize pregnant people, their behaviour and their pregnancy outcomes,” This is what #FarageBoats wants for the UK. The US is his playbook, the man is incapable of original thought. www.myozarksonline.com/prosecutors-...

Greek trains, ferries & taxis were halted on Wednesday as thousands of workers, including teachers & seafarers, marched to parliament in Athens in a one-day general strike against labour reforms & a govt plan to allow employers to extend working hours. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

The judge ruled the company must pay £121,999,219 in damages, plus interest, however, it remains unclear how Medpro will pay the fee, with the company appointing administrators the day before the court decision. One rule for them... www.bbc.com/news/article...

“How about we all come together & say, ‘let’s stop attacking paedophiles,’” The senator did not correct himself after the error and instead moved on to discuss Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard in Washington, D.C. #EpsteinFiles #MAGA www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Trump shared a racist video on social media, which appears to be AI-generated, depicting House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wearing a sombrero and a mustache and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaking in a fake voice. #MAGA edition.cnn.com/2025/09/29/p...

Communication within #Afghanistan, and out to the wider world, has been severely affected, as have essential services - including banking and payments - and access to online education, a lifeline for many women and girls. www.bbc.com/news/article...

There could be only one explanation for such regular correspondences. The languages must have descended from a single common ancestor, whose ancient breakup led to their distinct evolutionary pathways. theconversation.com/hindi-greek-...

Russia conscripted 134,500 Russians in Spring 2022 & 120,000 in Fall 2022; 147,000 in Spring 2023 & 130,000 in Fall 2023; & 150,000 in Spring 2024 & 133,000 in Fall 2024. Putin authorised the Fall 2025 cycle, to conscript 135,000 Russians. #MeatGrinder understandingwar.org/research/rus...

Keir Starmer: doesn't want to rejoin the EU Andy Burnham: wants to rejoin the EU One of these men is putting country before ideology, and it's not the first of the two

Mass shootings in the US, per Gun Violence Archive: 2015: 332 2016: 383 2017: 347 2018: 335 2019: 414 2020: 611 2021: 689 2022: 644 2023: 659 2024: 503 So far in 2025...324 mass shootings in just 272 days. We do not have to keep living like this.

A huge communications blackout has hit Afghanistan after Taliban authorities began severing fibre-optic connections in several provinces to prevent “vice”. “A nationwide telecoms blackout is now in effect,” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

The number of people charged with breaking federal drug laws dropped to the lowest level in decades this year after the Trump administration ordered enforcement agencies to focus on deporting immigrants. #MAGA www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Trumpstein files??? Where are they???

The step signals Trump's willingness to extend protectionist trade policies into cultural industries, raising uncertainty for studios that depend heavily on cross-border co-productions and international box-office revenue. #MAGA www.reuters.com/business/med...

This is massive in my view after a campaign of disinformation Putin is massively rejected. Well done Moldova. Moldova's pro-EU ruling party wins surprise majority in pivotal vote - www.reuters.com/world/europe...

This story isn‘t about ‘the world‘s taste for soya‘, it‘s about the world‘s taste for meat. The vast majority of soya is grown for animal feed. Less than 10% is for direct human consumption. A shame it‘s not mentioned in the story. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

“I think she may be right in saying we’re already at war with Russia. It’s a different sort of war, but the hostility, the cyber-attacks, the physical attacks, the intelligence work is extensive,” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The signatories have called on Mahmood to find solutions to problems with housing, the climate crisis and the NHS, and end the use of “performative policies” that cause harm. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...