Killings involving a knife or sharp instrument fell by 21% last year, according to figures from police forces in England and Wales.
It comes after official data previously showed that homicides had fallen to their lowest level in nearly 50 years.
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Green Party graphic on a dark green background with the headline, “Your future is being sold and the ultra-wealthy are collecting the profit.” Four white bars show wealth gains tied to oil and gas heirs: Adam Waterous, $4.69 billion; Hartley Richardson, $5.05 billion; Sarah Irving, $15.8 billion; and N. Murray Edwards, $4.8 billion. Black-and-white portraits of the four figures appear across the bottom above the Green Party logo.
Green Party graphic on a light background with the headline, “The architects of wealth inequality.” Subheading says these families have spent decades monopolizing and exploiting resources for extreme profit while public safety is left behind, with the final phrase highlighted in yellow. Two black-and-white faces are shown with large yellow dollar signs over their eyes. Green Party logo at bottom.
Green Party graphic on a dark green background with the headline, “While the rest of us struggled,” above a collage of an open mouth and protest-style signs reading “WEALTH,” “TAX,” and “NOW!” Text below says, “77 Oil and Gas Billionaires grew their wealth by $65,200,000,000 in 2023.” “Source: Forbes” appears at the bottom above the Green Party logo.
There’s nothing normal about billionaires getting richer during a crisis. It’s time to tax extreme wealth. #WealthTaxNow
Visuel du Parti vert sur fond vert foncé avec le titre : « On vend votre avenir et ce sont les plus riches qui en tirent profit. » Quatre barres blanches montrent des gains de richesse liés au pétrole et au gaz : Adam Waterous, 4 690 000 000 $; Hartley Richardson, 5 050 000 000 $; Sarah Irving, 15 800 000 000 $; et N. Murray Edwards, 4 800 000 000 $. Des portraits en noir et blanc des quatre personnes apparaissent en bas au-dessus du logo du Parti vert.
Visuel du Parti vert sur fond clair avec le titre : « Les artisans des inégalités de richesse ». Le sous-titre affirme que ces familles ont passé des décennies à s’accaparer et à exploiter les ressources dans un but de profit effréné, au détriment de la sécurité publique, avec la dernière partie mise en évidence en jaune. Deux visages en noir et blanc sont montrés avec de grands signes du dollar jaunes sur les yeux. Logo du Parti vert au bas de l’image.
Visuel du Parti vert sur fond vert foncé avec le titre : « Alors que nous autres avions du mal, » au-dessus d’un collage montrant une bouche ouverte et des pancartes portant les mots « WEALTH », « TAX » et « NOW! ». Le texte en dessous dit : « Les 77 milliardaires du secteur pétrolier et gazier ont vu leur fortune augmenter de 65 200 000 000 $ en 2023. » La mention « Source: Forbes » apparaît en bas au-dessus du logo du Parti vert.
Il n'y a rien de normal à ce que les milliardaires s'enrichissent pendant une crise. Il est temps de taxer les fortunes colossales. #ImpôtSurLaFortuneMaintenant
@zackpolanski.bsky.social still keeping the spirit of Emma Goldman alive 💚💚💚💚💚💚
Here is also a strong @quietriotpod.bsky.social episode with Naomi Smith & @sturdyalex.bsky.social discussing the report: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
Now its clear that the Epstein class criminal network stole everything by rigging the system. This stolen wealth must be seized and returned to the people.
French polymath Clémence Royer was born 196 years ago today. Now she is most known for her 1862 translation of On the Origin of Species which pushed Darwin's ideas into the realm of human evolution, but in her day she was celebrated for her encyclopedic knowledge.
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#WomenInStEM
It's incredible that these levels tolerating this level of open corruption.
#holdhimaccountable
...and he STOLE the election.
And then he said: “If you don’t open the Strait of Hormuz, an entire civilization will die tonight.”
So they opened it.
Then he blockaded it.
So they closed it again.
Now he’s demanding they reopen it… so he can close it again.
As a Jewish Holocaust descendant, citizen of Israel, and former Zionist, I appreciate your distinctions on Jews and Zionism. Your comment that anti-Zionist Jews face continual invalidation of our Jewishness was also remarkably insightful.
Zionism should be regarded as a branch of belief in imperialism or in white supremacy. Of course it has a connection with Judaism, which is a parasitic one - it is using the long history of religious persecution of Jews in Europe to create a group willing to perpetrate extreme imperialist violence.
Spain has recently outpaced the US in GDP growth, emerging as one of the fastest-growing major advanced economies. As of 2024–2025, Spain’s economy is growing at a rate over 3% annually, exceeding the US (~2%) and Eurozone (~1%) averages.
Donald is such an uninformed idiot.
Being anti-Netanyahu is not anti-Semitic. It’s anti-corruption, anti-genocide. It’s pro-peace.
From @caolanrob.bsky.social
Palantir in the NHS is linked to Mandelson
Mandelson is linked to Wes Streeting
Wes Streeting is defending Palantir’s involvement in the #NHS
Nothing to see or everything to see
Palantir must be removed from the NHS
While I appreciate this man's dedication to reading ...
Israel has killed over 38,000 women and girls in Gaza, according to the U.N. Another reminder the war on Gaza is about collective punishment not self defense.
A poster with a colorful stack of books on the left and this text on the right: “Hey, Teenagers: Pay close attention to the books people try to ban. Then, make a beeline to read those books, if you can. Find out for yourself why those people want that book banned. Find out for yourself if they can be trusted to know what’s best for you.” ~ Jeff Zentner
NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK
"Hey, Teenagers: Pay close attention to the books people try to ban. Then, make a beeline to read those books, if you can. Find out for yourself why those people want that book banned. Find out for yourself if they can be trusted to know what’s best for you.”
~ Jeff Zentner
A screenshot of a post on X (formerly Twitter) by Magyar Péter (Ne féljetek), with the handle @magyarpeterMP. The post reads: "Until 31 May, the Orbán puppets may voluntarily step down from their positions. This applies to the President of Hungary, the President of the Curia, the President of the National Office for the Judiciary, the President of the Constitutional Court, and the Prosecutor General. On 12 April, the Hungarian people voted for a complete political transformation. If these officials do not step down voluntarily by 31 May, then — on the basis of the mandate received from millions of Hungarians — we will remove them from office." At the bottom, the timestamp reads "3:04 AM • Apr 21, 2026" alongside "19.9K Views".
Peter Magyar is not playing around at all. He's going to purge every single remnant of corrupt Orbanism. This is exactly how Dems need to be when they retake power.
Betrayal?? Brexit was the greatest betrayal of this country ever, bar none.
“Farage rarely turns up to do his actual job. Yet he finds time to jet off around the world on his donor’s private plane and trouser half a million quid while families struggle. Reform are not on your side. They’re just in it for themselves”
It’s so obvious, it hurts.
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Is this why we went to WAR???
#Iran
#Epstein
#EpsteinFiles
Almost everything we argue about is a substitute for the thing we should be arguing about: the immense wealth & power of an oligarchic class, which captures governments, ruins lives and wrecks the living planet.
This class redirects our rage at scapegoats. To resist its lies is to resist its power.
Enough is enough.
Starmer must go.
April 20 - The Bravest of Conductors
On this day in Labor History the year was 1853. That was the day that Harriet Tubman led her first trip on the underground railroad, the clandestine network that helped enslaved people escape slavery and move north to freedom. One of the most remembered ‘condu
The oldest known image of Keith Richards, published around 1140 AD ...
Today I turn 89. I’ve seen this country at its best and its worst, and I know how much community matters. For my birthday, I’m asking you to stand with PFLAG and support the work that’s helped so many in the LGBTQ+ community, including me. give.pflag.org/page/95493/d...
The Times.
"Woman at the Station" by artist Ewa Tudorska. A woman waiting for a train
Morning Bluesky
