The fruit and veg bus tackling the cost of living crisis in Liverpool After years of a cost of living crisis, many people across Britain are wondering how, or even if, they will be able to cope with the price of food and fuel going up yet again.

The fruit and veg bus tackling the cost of living crisis in Liverpool
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The European Commission is planning measures to help soften the impact of any “energy shock”, including action on electricity taxes, gas storage and jet fuel shortages.

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Il n’y a pas de planète B.

Aujourd’hui comme tous les jours de l’année, Les Écologistes tiennent à rappeler cette vérité.

Happy Earth Day 🌍

An image containing a post from Isabel Oakeshott complaining that the press are reporting on her boyfriend’s tax dodging accompanied by various reports about his tax dodging.

'Richard Tice’s girlfriend is very annoyed that the free press she champions, despite having emigrated to a dictatorship without one, is investigating her boyfriend for stuff she says people who aren’t her boyfriend, like Angela Rayner, should resign over.'

You couldn’t make it up. 🤦🏻‍♂️

Voting for the first time? Here’s how the Scottish electoral system works - Bylines Scotland In Scottish Parliament elections, you cast two votes under the Additional Member System for a mix of local and regional MSPs – an explainer

In Scottish Parliament elections, you cast two votes under the Additional Member System for a mix of local and regional MSPs – an explainer | Patricia dos Santos Paton

Via @bylines.scot

⭕ #JÉRUSALEM : ÉLÈVES EMPÊCHÉS D’ALLER À L’ÉCOLE.

Tout est bon pour empêcher les #Palestiniens d’étudier.
C’est très grave.

⭕ #BRUXELLES | « Le #Royaume-Uni accueille plusieurs entreprises d’armement qui fabriquent des armes pour #Israël, comme #Elbit-Systems. Ses forces aériennes ont également effectué des vols de surveillance au-dessus de la bande de #Gaza.

❗️Zelenskyy: We are counting on the expansion of defense cooperation with Spain

The President reported that he discussed further cooperation with Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles, in particular the expansion of the SAFE program and the launch of new joint productions.

⭕« Cette guerre n’aurait jamais dû avoir lieu », a déclaré
#James_Elder, porte-parole de #l’Unicef, alors qu’il fouillait les décombres de la maison d’une institutrice de maternelle au #Liban

Il a ajouté : « Il est essentiel de se souvenir de qui est tué dans ces frappes. »

⭕Les #Palestiniens ont affronté les forces d'occupation #Israéliennes alors qu'elles faisaient une descente dans le village #d'Al-Mughayyir, en #Cisjordanie occupée, pendant les funérailles de deux résidents tués par des colons #Israéliens hier.

#PALESTINE-ONLINE

❗️🇪🇸Spain will transfer 100 tactical armored VAMTAC vehicles to 🇺🇦Ukraine.

This was announced by Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles during her visit to Ukraine. Deliveries will begin in early May.

First completed Lumo train for new Stirling-London service unveiled Route expected to be launched next month with some Scottish stations getting their first direct London trains

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Europe Chose Greek Deficits Over Hungarian Democracy In April 2010, the EU betrayed Greece and enabled Orbán — and has yet to reckon with either.

Europe Chose Greek Deficits Over Hungarian Democracy

Le plus grand terrain d'entraînement militaire d'Europe près de Brême Des chars de l'OTAN, l'histoire du nazisme et des espèces rares : la force de frappe militaire, l'héritage sombre et la nature protégée se rencontrent à Bergen-Hohne, entre Brême et Hanovre - le plus grand terrain d'entraînement militaire d'Europe, aussi grand que 35.000 terrains de football.

35 000 terrains de football ! Le plus grand terrain d'entraînement militaire d'Europe se trouve en Allemagne

⭕« Si un seul État avait assassiné plus de 20 000 enfants en moins de 2 ans, il aurait été immédiatement exclu ! » - La députée #LFI #Gabrielle_Cathala demande l’exclusion de la #Knesset du Conseil de #l’Europe.

Last 2 weeks news under the radar in US: attacks on press freedom, corruption & nationalism YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel

A roundup of what the Trump administration has been doing over past 2 weeks: attacks on freedom of the press, more corruption and using the State to target enemies, and leaning into the white nationalist agenda.

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Full tracker: www.trumpactiontracker.info

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Keir Starmer lashes out at critics calling on him to quit at bad-tempered PMQs

Defiant Keir Starmer came swinging for critics who demanded he steps down over the Peter Mandelson scandal.

Solovyev attacca ancora Meloni e gli italiani: «Seguaci di Mussolini, sostenete i nazisti ucraini»
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⭕Malgré le cessez-le-feu, le régime #Israélien continue de tuer des civils #Libanais à l’aide de drones d’attaque.

#BFMTV

Grant Gilchrist has set his sights on making a record-equalling fourth appearance at a World Cup for Scotland after signing a new Edinburgh deal

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⭕La police #Allemande a sévèrement réprimé les manifestants #Pro-Palestiniens, les traitant comme des criminels, tandis que les partisans du régime #Israélien bénéficiaient d’une protection policière et d’escortes pour défiler avec le drapeau #Israélien.

⭕Malgré les destructions et les menaces #Israéliennes d’interdiction de retourner dans la ville de #Shaqra, au Sud du #Liban, les habitants ont décidé d’y retourner. L’un d’entre eux déclare :

« Nous sommes avec la résistance. »

#InfoSudLiban

Cristina Zenato works in the wild with sharks, where she has built a special relationship with a local shiver of Caribbean Reef sharks. Many recognize her and approach her touch. She uses this connection to remove hooks from their mouths.

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In Scotland, Reform UK have had five MSP candidates withdraw from the ballot in the upcoming elections. Can you guess what they have done?

➡️ Watch Page 94, the Private Eye podcast: youtu.be/SAS64Tqu6ZI

Boris Johnson on his way back from a party

Kemi Badenoch can't believe Keir Starmer would allow anyone with links to the Kremlin anywhere near government

Nigel Farage keeps boasting about
how Reform candidates are 'carefully vetted'

So carefully, that they welcomed with open arms
a Tory councillor suspended amid allegations
he sent an unsolicited image of his “private parts”

via Reform Watch

AEG Owner Phil Anschutz Is Still Donating to Causes Promoting Anti-LGBTQ Beliefs AEG owner Philip Anschutz donated $1,020,000 to two organizations that made public statements against LGBTQ people -- Colorado Christian University and the Sky Ranch Christian camping organization.

The owner of Coachella is a right-wing nationalist and gives lots of money to anti-LGBT organizations.

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Planche de Robert Crumb dessinée en 1988 imaginant trois futurs possibles. Epilogue de l'histoire "A short history of America" (La Crème de Crumb, 2012)."

Aujourd'hui, c'est le Jour de la Terre ! 🌎
Pour l’occasion, on vous partage cette planche de Robert Crumb, qui imaginait en 1988 trois futurs possibles pour notre planète.

Bad News For Consumers: Here's Why An Economist Predicts Even Higher Prices After Tariff Refunds The Trump administration has to refund the $166 billion collected from these now-illegal tariffs to around 300,000 different importers.

Bad News For Consumers: Here's Why An Economist Predicts Even Higher Prices After Tariff Refunds