Dr Peter O'Brien

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"Very poor white people” are being convinced that “very poor, hard-working brown or Black people” are responsible for the “problems caused by billionaire white men”, Allison Morris, Crime Correspondent at the Belfast Telegraph, says in the wake of the riots that spread through the capital of Northern Ireland overnight.

[David Skelton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇦 @DJSkelton]

Can’t help but wonder how much trouble Durham would get in if they hosted a test match with a pitch like the one Lords has served up.

[Deborah Haynes @haynesdeborah]

Small, medium and large defence companies - vital for any war effort - had been expecting to expand production lines at pace in preparation for the possibility of the UK being drawn into a conflict by 2030 - a timeline increasingly used by ministers and military chiefs.
Instead, many have been stuck in limbo, with some even going bust, because the publication last June of a sweeping defence review that mapped out the future size and shape of the armed forces was not followed by an investment plan to set out how it would be funded.
This body of work should have been published last autumn.
The prime minister has said the Defence Investment Plan will be released before a NATO summit next month, with preparations under way for an announcement this Thursday - though that could still change.
A key factor behind the delay is a need for tens of billions of pounds of additional funding for the army, the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force to rearm faster and avoid further cuts.
Sir Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves, his chancellor, and John Healey, the defence secretary, have been wrestling over the size of the extra money, with numbers ranging from £12bn to £18bn over four years, though the actual requirement is at least £28bn, probably more.
An inability to decide on the figure, meant the investment plan couldn’t be finalised, which has led to paralysis across much of defence - an extraordinary predicament at a time of war in Ukraine, conflict in the Middle East and concerns over the reliability of the US as an ally…

[Dr Peter O'Brien @obrienpeter72]

@henrywinter Grim

[Football Away Days @FBAwayDays]

The BBC and ITV are planning on skipping broadcasting the World Cup final halftime show.

They have both opted on usual half time analysis as normal, instead.

Our game doesn’t need that half time show nonsense anyway, in my opinion. 👊

[Paul Brand @PaulBrandITV]

Home Secretary condemns the disorder in Southampton following the murder of Henry Nowak

[BBC Sport @BBCSport]

Former England captain and manager Kevin Keegan has revealed he has stage four cancer.

Stage four is the most advanced stage of cancer, and means the disease has spread to other parts of the body.

Keegan's family originally disclosed he was battling cancer in January, after the 75-year-old had "further evaluation of ongoing abdominal symptoms" in hospital.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

We have intel indicating that Russia is preparing a new massive attack. Please pay attention to air raid alerts and stay safe.

Air defense and the continued need to help Ukraine protect its skies are our key priorities. I am grateful to every partner, every leader, and every country that is ready to help and that implements our arrangements in full.

The PURL initiative must work. This concerns both the United States and Europe. We are pooling funds from our European partners and other friends to purchase missiles, including for Patriot systems. Sufficient supplies depend on America, and we hope that Ukraine will be heard.

[Ulf Kristersson @SwedishPM]

You can do a lot with Gripen fighter jets.

But they’re built for one thing.

Good luck, Ukraine.

[Deborah Haynes @haynesdeborah]

Russia is "relentlessly targeting" critical infrastructure and democracy in the UK and across Europe, the head of the intelligence agency @GCHQ will warn.

Anne Keast-Butler will also use the first of what is set to be an annual threat assessment to reveal that her officers are helping to counter "reckless sabotage and assassination attempts" by the Kremlin.

She will warn that the risk of miscalculation, which could trigger wider conflict, "is as high as I have ever seen it".

At the same time, Ms Keast-Butler will say in a lecture on Wednesday that Vladimir Putin is "going backwards on the battlefield" in Ukraine.

You can read more here⬇️

https://t.co/0KEmsDkNaB

[Match of the Day @BBCMOTD]

Bolton Wanderers return to the Championship for the first time since 2019 💪

A 4-1 Wembley win over Stockport seems them return to the second tier! ⬆️

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Our intelligence services reported receiving data, including from American and European partners, about Russia preparing a strike with the Oreshnik missile. We are verifying this information.

We are seeing signs of preparation for a combined strike on Ukrainian territory, including Kyiv, involving various types of weaponry. The specified intermediate-range weapons could be used in such a strike. It is important to act responsibly on air-raid alerts, starting this evening. Russian madness truly knows no bounds, so please protect your lives – use shelters.

Second, we are drawing the attention of our partners in the United States and in Europe to the fact that the use of such weapons and the prolongation of this war also sets a global precedent for other potential aggressors. If Russia is allowed to destroy lives on such a scale, then no agreement will restrain other similar hatred-based regimes from aggression and strikes. We count on a response from the world – and on a response that is not post factum, but preventive. Pressure must be put on Moscow so that it does not expand the war.

Third, we are preparing our air defense as much as possible, and we will respond fully justly to every Russian strike. We have given permission for a parade, but Russia has no permission for madness. This war must be ended – we need peace, not some missiles satisfying the sick ambitions of one individual. I thank everyone helping to protect lives. Once again, please take care of yourselves and use shelters tonight.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🇧🇷 OFFICIAL: Brazil release full World Cup squad by Carlo Ancelotti.

✅ Neymar Jr
✅ Alisson
✅ Endrick
❌ João Pedro
❌ Bento
❌ Andrey Santos
❌ Thiago Silva

[Ralph Blackburn @RalphBlackburn]

Exclusive: Plans to bring trams to Leeds United's redeveloped ground as part of a new mass transit network for the city have taken a step closer with a fresh agreement between the club and Mayor @TracyBrabin, the @yorkshirepost can reveal. #MOT #LUFC https://t.co/Jn9saoaQHT

[Bolton Wanderers (P) @OfficialBWFC]

Wembley bound! 🫵

#bwfc

[Yarema Dukh 🇺🇦 @yarko]

Russia: Don’t attack the Moscow parade, or we’ll attack Kyiv.

Ukraine: Ok, no attack, have your parade.

Russia, a few days later: attacks residential buildings in Kyiv while people are sleeping, killing 1, injuring 23.

[Bolton Wanderers (P) @OfficialBWFC]

Unchanged in Yorkshire! 💪🗞️

#bwfc

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

Hope resides in our young people. But Brexit has held them back.

They should be able to live, work and study in Europe, which is exactly what our Youth Experience Scheme will deliver.

This is part of rebuilding a stronger relationship with Europe. That's the Labour choice.

[Dan Jackson @northumbriana]

Interesting three-way split. Broadly speaking the working class west and east ends going to Reform (24 seats), the studenty city centre voting Green (24), and the Lib Dems sewing up the middle class suburbs (25).

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

INCREDIBLE!

Washington Post journalist Hannah Natanson who had Trump’s FBI raid her home and take her phones and laptops, just won the Pulitzer Prize with the Washington Post.

Congrats!!