Sabine Haller
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NEW: President Trump announcing that he linked an expansion of the Abraham Accords to his ongoing negotiations for an Iran peace deal:
“During my discussions on Saturday… I stated that, after all the work done by the United States to try and pull this very complex puzzle together, it should be mandatory that all of these Countries, at a minimum, simultaneously, sign onto the Abraham Accords. Those Countries discussed are Saudi Arabia, The United Arab Emirates (already a Member!), Qatar, Pakistan, Türkiye, Egypt, Jordan, and Bahrain (already a Member!).”
“Most should be ready, willing, and able to make this Settlement with Iran a far more Historic Event than it would, otherwise, be… If Iran signs its Agreement with me, as President of the United States of America, it would be an Honor to have them also be part of this unparalleled World Coalition.”
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@conroyclan @KirkRobert8 @HalfwayPost Even if they controlled it, they didn't have an orange toddler as their supreme leader, so it didn't matter. Quatar controls part of the straight too, are we going to attack them as well?
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@KirkRobert8 @HalfwayPost Nuclear deal that wasn’t worth anything and the Iranians controlled the straight since the Iran Iraq war.
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@w_s_gosset @archeohistories Could be a bit of both, but also possible weather changes meaning cod was less available. Was this not the medieval warm period? They only examined Cod, the fishing industry in England could have still fished other fish.
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@archeohistories Errr... It also suggests a step-shift improvement in ship design , or at least spread of more robust designs to the northern countries.
I would strongly suggest that that is far more likely than "environmental disaster from over-fishing!" (not seen for another 6-700 years).
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Researchers have uncovered the medieval tipping-point when local fishing could no longer support the demands of the burgeoning metropolis, and catches started to come in from as far away as Arctic Norway.
London’s international fish trade can be traced back 800 years to the medieval period, according to new research published in the journal Antiquity. The research, led by archaeologists from Cambridge, UCL and UCLan, provides new insight into the medieval fish trade and the globalisation of London’s food supply.
Archaeologists analysed data from nearly 3,000 cod bones found in 95 different excavations in and around London. They identified a sudden change in the origin of the fish during early 13th Century, indicating onset of a large-scale import trade.
“It's a truly remarkable shift. We had expected a gradual increase in imports as demand grew along with the city's medieval population – thought to have quadrupled between AD 1100 and AD 1300 – but this is something else: evidence for locally caught cod drops off suddenly when the imports come in,” said lead author Dr David Orton, formerly of Cambridge’s McDonald Institute and now at UCL Institute of Archaeology.
What did this mean for the local fishing industry? Until we've looked at other fish species and other towns we can't be sure, but the start of this long-range trade may well be an important message about changes in supply and demand.
Cod were traditionally decapitated as part of preservation for long-range transport, meaning the researchers knew that head bones found during excavations must represent fresh fish from relatively local waters. Vertebrae, by contrast, might be either local or imported.
Comparing frequencies of the two over time, the researchers discovered the sudden switch 'from heads to tails' during the early 13th century. To confirm that the vertebrae were from distant waters, the team used biochemical signatures to match some of the individual bones to their most likely sources, with the results supporting the archaeological data perfectly: from the middle of 13th Century, the majority of sampled bones have signatures suggesting an origin in the far north, probably Arctic Norway.
Co-author Dr James Barrett, of Cambridge’s McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, added: “This discovery clarifies an important rapid shift in the demand for distant food resources of one of Europe’s major centres.
It shows us that local fishing could no longer keep up with this demand, that London’s ecological footprint was increasingly extensive and that growing trade connections were making the world a smaller place in the century before the spread of the Black Death
The research also shows a temporary drop in imports in the late 14th Century that might reflect Black Death's impact on European trade, plus a further surge in imports from around 1500 AD - coinciding with the beginnings of trans-Atlantic trade and the arrival of cod from Newfoundland on European markets.
This kind of archaeological data-mining is made possible by London's archaeological contractors – particularly Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA), who each year excavate dozens of sites threatened by development and who opened their database to the researchers – and by the London Archaeological Archive and Research Centre that curates the resulting finds and data.
© April Holloway
#archaeohistories

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@WilliamStevent4 @warsurv It is not about them. Trump cares less about them than the Khomenis. All Trump cares about is cutting oil off to China from all directions. He doesn't care who else suffers for it. That's why he invaded Venezuela and Iran.
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@warsurv What about all the Iranian people murdered by the Regime this is about them.
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@MoiradHabel @warsurv As much as I don't like their politicians, it would be nice if they did some good... 🤣
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@warsurv Iran has already won and put so-called western prowess on shame. Frump is now so mad and crazy it looks like he may have a heart attack any time
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@mikegalsworthy Yes, because in German and French (possibly some other languages) we have no word for "jam" it's all called Marmalade, a French word. We just put the name of the fruit in front.
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Mad Brexiteers back to their old ways of spinning trite alarmism out of nothing.
What’s the story?
Simply that the term “marmalade” used to be just for citrus fruits, but the EU now allows it to be used more broadly, so orange marmalade should be labelled as such.
That’s it.
Jacob Rees-Mogg@Jacob_Rees_Mogg
The mad EU is back to its bad old ways. Perhaps it will rename Paddington next. mol.im/a/15703815
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@PolitlcsUK Take your son and daughter-in-law with you, liven it up a bit.
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@TharriesYT The older generations have robbed the youth blind and the Greens are offering to basically steal from the wealthy?
Who could've seen this coming and yet the older generations will routinely remind us they're not getting enough, in pension, in services, their bills are high etc
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I don't think that's the biggest takeaway lmao
Charlie Downes@cfdownes_
One in ten zoomers are backing Restore Britain.
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@KateDerborn @GBNEWS You mean like Putin attacking the Ukraine?
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ALL flights suspended at Dubai Airport as huge fire erupts after Iranian drone attack - travellers issued urgent warning gbnews.com/news/world/dub…
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@WinterAndFinn @RoryStewartUK George was mad but never evil.
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@jelliot03 @GBNEWS @CityWestminster It is enforced. The daily traffic jams are literally people stepping in front of busses and taxis.
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@SabineHaller3 @GBNEWS @CityWestminster Its not enforced and everyone drives down there, hence the issues
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BREAKING
Sadiq Khan confirms new car ban in London with vehicles set to be restricted from Oxford Street
gbnews.com/lifestyle/cars…
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@jelliot03 @GBNEWS @CityWestminster Because that's what it already is, but it's not working, too many people and regular accidents.
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@GBNEWS Why didnt he & @CityWestminster just enforce 'Buses & Taxis only '
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@PullenVaughan @ZackPolanski Absolutely, the goal was never the question. But Palantir is the worst company to pick for that.
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The argument for Palantir isn't about politics; it’s about finally ending the era of bureaucratic waste and 'data silos' that cost UK taxpayers billions. By using advanced software to integrate the NHS’s fragmented systems, we can slash elective care waiting lists and prevent expensive medical supplies from expiring on shelves—efficiency that is impossible with outdated spreadsheets. In Defence, this technology ensures our military operations are driven by real-time intelligence rather than guesswork, reducing logistics costs and potentially saving lives. Ultimately, keeping Palantir out doesn't protect the UK; it just forces us to keep paying a 'clumsiness tax' for inefficient public services that could be running with the same precision as a modern global enterprise
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£240m. With no tender. Palantir.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
Zack Polanski@ZackPolanski
Mandelson’s malign influence runs right through the heart of this Govt. Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’ I've written to @wesstreeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
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I think in the case of Palantir there is an argument that they provide certain services that other companies do not. I know almost nothing about it but they provide battlefield tech that helps make weapons more effective through some kind of AI/algorithmic/modelling. The Israeli armed forces use Palantir stuff and it makes them even more effective.
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@wrs_willoughby @JonathanPieNews Idiot, Ukraine doesn’t sit between the US and Russia, pick up a bloody map for crying out loud.
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@Caerlynydd @JonathanPieNews Hitler was many things, but not a PDF and not senile or mad.
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@JonathanPieNews Say what you like about Hitler, but he didn't try to destroy the world over a temper tantrum. He had real, genuine evil philosophy behind him and hardly ever destroyed countries because they dissed him.
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@viratjohli @TheBritishIntel Foreign nationals cannot vote anyway?
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@TheBritishIntel I understand the logic behind not allowing foreign nationals to stand in British elections but why ban voting? They are residents and they are recipients of the administration. So they should have a say, no?
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🚨🇬🇧 BREAKING: RUPERT LOWE MOVES TO BAN FOREIGN NATIONALS FROM UK ELECTIONS
On his first day back in Parliament, Rupert Lowe has formally submitted a request to ban all foreign nationals from voting or standing in British elections.
British democracy should belong to British citizens only.
🔴 One nation, one electorate
🔴 No foreign influence in UK ballots
🔴 A clear line drawn on sovereignty
This is common sense and long overdue. Put Britain first or step aside.

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The @NHS hospital trust in Somerset employs dispensing pharmacists who do not speak English.
How dangerous is that?!
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@ThePosieParker @dan_fitzp @NHS No one can read doctor scribbles, English or not, but pharmacists are trained to know anyway. And if you read the packet insert, you can double check yourself.
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