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[retired slaphead @deedixSQR]

You lot need to check your privilege and the paternalistic lens that informs your view of the Global South

[Helen Warrell @helenwarrell]

James Orr, former head of policy at Reform, steps back from his management roles at Cambridge University after “media scrutiny” — new from @FT with @wilfvall00 & @ramshodgson

FREE for first 300 readers

https://t.co/wjubZY3MJO

[Samantha Asumadu @SamanthaAsumadu]

A Glasgow schoolgirl had her hijab "pulled off" & called the P-word in a racist attack from the dad of another pupil at a city secondary school. Now, a video of her, with her hijab off, is being passed around the school. Children are calling her the P-word
https://t.co/qioRKdhw5O

[Richie Brave @RichieBrave]

Remembering the victims of the 1981 New Cross Fire resulting in the loss of 14 young Black lives 🖤

[Samantha Asumadu @SamanthaAsumadu]

Camden council was warned about paedophile nursery worker years before arrest.

Vincent Chan went on to abuse children after being cleared of ‘significant concerns’ following council-overseen inquiry
https://t.co/sI7173QKUo

[بلدية غزة - Municipality of Gaza @munigaza]

خلال مؤتمر صحفي في موقع الحدث .. رئيس بلدية غزة يطالب المجتمع الدولي بالتدخل العاجل وتوفير البيوت المتنقلة ومعدات واحتياجات الإنقاذ.
#غزة #بلدية_غزة

[Richie Brave @RichieBrave]

I was disappointed at the conversation around Transatlantic slavery reparations yesterday. Such an insult to Caribbean people. Reparations are not a money grab and they aren’t centred purely on money either. So much work being done around this & people aren’t paying attention.

[retired slaphead @deedixSQR]

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[CNN International @cnni]

A husband accused of drugging and sexually abusing his wife for more than two decades will go on trial in Manchester, England, alongside a dozen other men accused of taking part in or helping to facilitate the abuse. https://t.co/YpBFesWBML

[The Cradle @TheCradleMedia]

British Museum colludes with pro-Israel lobby to erase Palestine from historical exhibits
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An investigation by Middle East Eye has exposed the British Museum for covertly removing the terms “Palestine,” “Palestinian,” and “Israeli occupation” from its historical displays following intensive lobbying by pro-Israel activists. Internal emails obtained via a freedom of information request reveal that the London institution rapidly altered descriptions of artifacts dating back to 7,500 BCE to appease political pressure groups, including the Board of Deputies of British Jews and high-profile figures.

While museum director Nick Cullinan publicly claimed the changes were part of a standard curation refresh and backed by audience testing, the newly released disclosures confirm that no visitor research regarding the term "Palestine" was ever conducted.

The internal correspondence details a frantic effort by museum staff to pacify complaints lodged between October and December 2024, with one directive explicitly ordering curators to remain hyper-conscious of the anniversary of 7 October. In one instance, a panel describing ancient rulers of “Palestinian descent” was scrubbed and changed to “Canaanite origin” within five hours of receiving a complaint from the Board of Deputies.

Middle East Eye cross-referenced the redacted emails to identify key lobbyists, including right-wing commentators and historians who weaponized access to the museum's leadership to argue that historical references to an ancient Israelite occupation would stoke modern antisemitism.

The targeted erasure has sparked a severe diplomatic and cultural backlash, with Palestinian Ambassador to the UK Husam Zumlot accusing the public institution of betraying its historical integrity to serve political ends. Cultural figures and human rights defenders have condemned the museum for complicity in what the United Nations classifies as an ongoing genocide in Gaza, noting that the bureaucratic deletion of Palestinian history in London directly mirrors the physical destruction of heritage sites on the ground.

Despite photographic evidence showing that references to "modern Palestine" were replaced with "Gaza and the West Bank" at gallery entrances, the British Museum has refused to answer specific inquiries, issuing a blanket denial to Middle East Eye that any erasure took place.

[Shaun Lintern @ShaunLintern]

Ethnic minority women giving birth @nottmhospitals were denied interpreters, laughed at by staff and even had accents mimicked. Just some examples of the cruel treatment to be exposed by Ockenden on Wednesday

[Dr Rahmeh Aladwan @doctor_rahmeh]

Claire Kerrison was arrested at 4:33am from her Brighton home for sending emails concerning 'israel's' genocide in Gaza to her MP Peter Kyle.

Four police officer raided her home on 17 June 2025. They seized her electronics. Held her for over eight hours with no one knowing where she was. Released her on strict bail. Charged her in late 2025 under the Communications Act.

The case dragged on for a full year. She faced multiple court hearings including not-guilty pleas.

The emails were described by those who read them as articulate and non-abusive— simply expressing horror at events in Gaza.

The man who triggered the police complaint? Her own constituency MP, Peter Kyle:

- Britain's trade minister responsible for arms exports to 'israel'.
- Long standing member and previous vice-chair of Labour Friends of 'israel'

Kyle has been accused of breaching the Ministerial Code by failing to declare his LFI membership in the official List of Ministerial Interests for 18 months despite the clear conflict.

The case was finally dismissed yesterday, with costs awarded to Claire Kerrison.

This is why British politicians who are paid/influenced by the 'israel' lobby must be banned from public office.

https://t.co/viU9p4EGL7

https://t.co/0MR8J2EAU3

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

135 abuse claims at home where 'any child likely to face significant harm' https://t.co/fDyhguzNH6

[Sky News @SkyNews]

"Mr Keir Starmer broke the promises he made."

Palestinian children Mahmoud, 12, and Obaida, 15, react to the UK government's pledge to evacuate 300 sick and injured children.

But only around 50 have been brought over so far - zero this year.

＠BarbaraGSerra | https://t.co/rB90Nphn29

[Andrew Kersley @AndrewKersley]

In November 2023, police found the decayed corpse of Tracey Turnell in Walthamstow Market.

She had no phone, job, passport, friends or lovers. There wasn’t a single photo of her.

I pieced together who she was and who was responsible for @_TheLondoner

https://t.co/Jxv5fnW0u3

[Andrew Kersley @AndrewKersley]

This is the single hardest piece, both technically and emotionally, that I've ever worked on in my entire career.

Please give it a read.

[Al Jazeera Breaking News @AJENews]

BREAKING: Flotilla activists report rape and torture after Israeli abduction at sea

🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/EXtzKdvYl0

[Zohran Kwame Mamdani @ZohranKMamdani]

we both up now

[Sky News @SkyNews]

Three boys avoid jail after rape of two teenage girls.

Read more 🔗 https://t.co/pow5KWovZW

[Ben Smoke @bencsmoke]

me if i had been kicked repeatedly in the head by a horse: