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The Peat Dead skillfully captures the essence of island life & evocatively conveys a remarkable sense of place https://t.co/iELgAA4BvF
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Joined October 2012
The Dead of Mull available now! Olga Wojtas â âAnother gripping thriller from @AllanMartinAuth, entwining Mullâs ancient past with a chilling modern investigation.â #IsleOfMull #Oban #Scotland #Crime
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An Islandâs Deadly Secret When an unidentified man is found dead on a ferry to Oban, seemingly from natural causes, DI Angus Blue suspects something far more sinister. With no ID and no belongings on...
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For a Government that got less than 34% of the public vote, and support from only 20% of the electorate, the UK Labout government is on dubious ground suggesting Mauduro deserved to be kidnapped by the USA for securing the same level of support. https://t.co/HNBkLhyLk1
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Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK ChargĂŠ dâAffaires to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Venezuela.
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BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped. The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
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Last year Keir Starmer is believed to have secretly approved Trumpâs US to deploy nuclear arms on UK soil.
Earlier this year, the UK is believed to have allowed the US to secretly move nuclear bombs to 'RAF' Lakenheath in Suffolk. The government now says that two US air force squadrons have reached full operating capacity there. #DCUKparliament
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Statement from the Premier of Greenland đŹđą 6:55pm local time: âđŹđą We have been a close and loyal friend of the United States for generations. We have stood shoulder to shoulder in difficult times. We have taken responsibility for security in the North Atlantic â and not least
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The intentional underfunding of the judiciary is being used as a smokescreen for the authoritarian removal of trial by jury. Democracy is under attack from every angle in the UK. We must defend our juries.
@JakeBenRichards Iâm a barrister. My first jury trial of 2026 is not taking place on Monday because of a lack of court. Yet more than 30 courts locally sit unused on Monday due to funding cuts. This is what caused the backlog â not jury trials.
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âWe know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it. Power is not a means; it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship.â â George Orwell, 1984
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RAF Typhoons and French aircraft have carried out a joint strike on an underground facility in Syria which had been occupied by the so-called Islamic State, the Ministry of Defence has said
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RAF Typhoons and French aircraft have carried out a joint strike on an underground facility in Syria which had been occupied by the so-called Islamic State, the Ministry of Defence has said. Guided...
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đ¨ Horrifying: Despite the ceasefire, Israeli soldiers marked New Yearâs 2026 by randomly firing at civilian homes in Gaza and proudly sharing the footage on social media.
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Margaret Thatcher knew the US invasion of Panama in 1989 was illegal but supported it anyway. By refusing to condemn Trump's illegal attacks on Venezuela, Keir Starmer is following in Thatcher's footstepsđ https://t.co/MbYHMYJKc6
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The UK understood Washingtonâs invasion of Panama in 1989 was illegal but supported it anyway, recently declassified documents show.
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When in 2021 large public protests swept Oman, one of the Middle Eastâs most repressive regimes, the UK deepened its support for the dictatorship.
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As Omanâs UK-trained police confront popular protests against unemployment and corruption in the dictatorial Gulf state, the British military prepares to deploy an aircraft carrier to a new UK naval...
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J. R. R. Tolkien, author, was born on this day in 1892 (134 years ago). "Welsh is of this soil, this island, the senior language of the men of Britain; and Welsh is beautiful." J.R.R. Tolkien https://t.co/lzf68QXilY
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Britain has long sought the removal of the Maduro government in Venezuela, with evidence suggesting that the policy is guided by an interest in the countryâs vast oil resources.
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A record of meetings seen by Declassified provides further evidence that Britainâs attempt to remove Venezuelaâs government is guided by an interest in the countryâs vast oil resources.
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đ¨BREAKING -- Donald Trump says US forces have captured and kidnapped Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro in a flagrant violation of international law. This comes amid a bombing raid on the country's capital, Caracas.
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BREAKING: The Trump administration has begun an illegal bombing campaign of Caracas, Venezuela, striking various parts of the city.
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Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian child in Gaza as hundreds of thousands of families across the bombarded enclave continue to reel from Israelâs continued restrictions on shelter supplies and other humanitarian aid. đ: https://t.co/OY6l1UW9WB
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"Where 20 to 30 years ago you'd lose your job for being a far-right activist, now you can earn good money." CEO of HOPE not Hate, Nick Lowles, talks to @krishgm on the latest episode of Ways to Change the World about how the "internet has transformed the fortunes" of far-right
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Did you knowâ A handful of UK military personnel have been training in Israel since October 2023. A former British army General describes it as âabsolutely extraordinaryâ.
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Exclusive: Armed forces personnel have âstudied on educational staff coursesâ since October 2023, Ministry of Defence discloses
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Senior cabinet office official Robert Cooper wrote in October 2000 that âour legislation will make sure that the ICC cannot indict our servicemen unless we wish it toâ.
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The government has long believed the ICC would only act in âfailed statesâ and is not able to indict UK nationals, declassified files show.
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