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Nobody wants to live next to a war criminal... I've just signed my name calling for the government to investigate Brits who have returned from serving in the IDF - you should too! @DeclassifiedUK secure.declassifieduk.org/page/189081/pe…

Shame on the Basque police @ertzaintzaEJGV for brutalising Flotilla members returning home after being abducted, unlawfully detained and ill-treated by Israel. May those responsible be held accountable. We must resist the Israelisation of our societies.

This is why this disgusting cruel sport should be banned across Britain @GreenPartyHan @ZackPolanski Shamefully racing took place today in extreme heat at Dunstall Park, Harlow, Doncaster and Sunderland. Temperatures rose above 33°C in the UK today and despite advice from real vets and leading animal charities advising people to keep their dogs out of the heat, the dog abusing industry went ahead and allowed racing.

British politician Melanie Ward, MP for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy, has called for sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, as well as on groups obstructing humanitarian aid from entering Gaza.

Protesters in Naples, Italy have unfurled a giant shroud bearing the names of 18,457 Palestinian children killed by Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.

This kind of heat would be extreme in the UK even in the middle of summer, never mind May. Kew Gardens has provisionally hit 34.8°C today, making it the hottest May day ever recorded in the UK and smashing the previous record by around 2°C. But apparently we’re all just “overreacting” again.

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has collected $9m (£6.6m) in unpaid fines from Amazon, which has been violating the city's clean air laws by leaving engines running on its parked vehicles. His office announced the recovery of the money last week, days after Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos appeared to criticise Mamdani’s push to tax the rich in order to fund education. “Amazon is worth $2tn. Yet it did not deign to pay the millions of dollars it racked up in unpaid fines as its trucks illegally polluted our air and forced New Yorkers to breathe in their exhaust,” Mamdani said in a statement. “We are going to collect every dollar they owe the people of this city.” Lisa F Garcia, commissioner of the city’s Department of Environmental Protection, said: “I applaud Mayor Mamdani and the Department of Finance for securing more than $9m in illegal idling fines from Amazon, which has long been among the top worst idling offenders in the city.” In an interview with broadcaster CNBC last week, Bezos criticised New York’s public education system and said that even doubling his taxes would not help local teachers. “If we ran Amazon the way New York City runs their school system, your packages would take six weeks to arrive,” he said. Mamdani’s administration has prioritised enforcing existing laws against large companies as part of a bid to rein in corporate power and improve public finances. Earlier this month, his office said it had secured a record-breaking $31m (£22.9m) in penalties against negligent landlords.

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Today… Goodwin has been spouting the far right ‘great replacement theory’ all week. He is not an ordinary politician, he’s a nasty racist who is trying to legitimise the most extreme ideas - ideas that are used to justify violence. In Cambridge? Join the protest…

⁨This is Zach, he was 14 years old when speaking at a protest for Palestine in London last year. He’s not corrupted by mainstream media and he speaks with a clarity many politicians have lost. This is a glimpse of a generation that refuses to look away as teenagers have stopped waiting for permission to understand the world.⁩

Petition calling for immediate suspension and investigation of Dr Eastland Staveley is at 9261 signatures. Let's reach 10,000. @FriendsofAlAqsa Sign here: foa.org.uk/campaign/inves…

New list of national unions, campaign and solidarity organisations backing the International Anti-War conference on 20 June There's been a rush of ticket sales over this long weekend, get yours asap 🎟️tickettailor.com/events/stopthe…

Natasha Devon: "This is about Palantir. I think there's probably a limited amount that I have time to say & can say on air about Palantir" Palantir, the US surveillance company that supplies ICE & the IDF among others, should be kicked out of all our public services.

Energy company profiteering is inflicting pain to all Since 2020, they have made £125.7bn profit from UK operations, equivalent to £4,400 per household. This is fuelling UK inflation, poverty and business costs. What will the Govt do? Watch the Minister's reply.

🔴 Reform UK’s ‘Meta Glasses’ Councillor Who Was Accused of Shaming Disabled Man and Dyslexic Colleague Is Put in Charge of Special Educational Needs Sam Journet has been accused of bullying, intimidation and filming residents and staff with Meta-style camera glasses bylinetimes.com/2026/05/20/ref…

Please help fight for the reinstatement of the 4 women sacked from The Writing on The Wall charity next Tuesday May 26th @ 6pm @ Women’s Organisation. 54 St James St, Liverpool L1 0AB It’s opposite St Vinnies, St James street .

May this action inspire others to do the same. Pro-Apartheid lawyers misusing/abusing their professional status in order to shield Israel from scrutiny must face accountability.

The BBC licence fee is £174.50 per year. It is a flat tax - it costs the same whether you earn £15,000 or £150,000. It is enforced with a criminal penalty for non-payment. The BBC produces Newsnight, Question Time, Radio 4, BBC Local Radio, iPlayer, BBC News Online and the content that most of the world associates with British broadcasting excellence. Netflix costs £11 a month, ITV is free, YouTube is free. Is £14.54 a month for the BBC good value - or a relic of an era before streaming?

David Miliband explained clearly on #r4today how short-sighted cuts to overseas aid are. Much of the money is used to improve water supplies & sanitation. That reduces the chance of outbeaks of diseases like Ebola, which if they spread around the world can put all of us at risk.