Emails show Amazon colluding with other firms to raise prices, California authorities allege The previously redacted messages were unveiled as part of an antitrust battle with California attorney general Rob Bonta

Emails released on Monday by California’s attorney general show Amazon allegedly colluding with other companies to raise the prices of pet treats, khaki pants, eyedrops and other products sold online

plausible deniability...

Ex-teacher sexually abused and smothered baby he adopted, jury told A man is on trial accused of murdering 13-month-old Preston Davey in Blackpool.

Jamie Varley, 37, is accused of killing the 13-month-old, along with 25 other charges relating to his sexual and physical mistreatment.
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Where Do Cyngor Gwynedd Staff Reside..? Cyngor Gwynedd Social Services

Cyngor Gwynedd council currently employ 6290 staff.
26 live in the CH postcode area.
19 live in the LD postcode area.
73 in the SY area.
Gwynedd staff furthest away live in London, Cardiff, Birmingham, Swansea, Sheffield, Bradford and Manchester.
gwyneddsfailingcouncil.blogspot.com/2026/04/wher...

Iran war latest: US Navy intercepts and seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship, Trump says This comes after the president said a US delegation would head to Pakistan for Iran talks – though Tehran has not confirmed it will take part.

The US has intercepted and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship attempting to get past its blockade of Iran's ports, Donald Trump says...
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an untainted outsider - is there such a thing..?
streeting - a mandelson protege - would see the end of the nhs so thats a no from me...
i liked ange too before she tried to join in with the in crowd.
interesting times...

bookies have rayner as fav.
streeting is also up there.
a supporter of clause IV (before the rewrite) would be nice.

who started the war, again..?

nope...

i doubt he would pass...

so do i - but who will replace him..?

Challenged about the Independent’s reporting and that it had been made aware of the vetting issue, Downing Street said on Friday that it did not “accept that a media inquiry is equivalent”.
archive.ph/hmFYD

There is clearly something deeply wrong at Number 10 when reports from journalists of Mandelson failing his vetting didn't even get through the door...
web.archive.org/web/20260419...

Donald Trump sparks new health fears with drug request live on Fox News

Donald Trump left Fox News viewers worried after he asked for a prescription of a psychedelic drug during a live broadcast from the Oval Office.

Only US Votes Against Women’s Rights Document At UN Commission - Health Policy Watch President of the UN General Assembly Annalena Baerbock told the opening of CSW that the backlash against women's rights "feels as though we are forced to

For the first time in decades, consensus broke at the UN Commission on the Status of Women. The United States cast the lone “no” vote on a document aimed at improving justice systems for women and girls worldwide. Misogyny is the official policy of the US under Trump.

Iranian official says talks with US to end war have made progress but sides 'far' from deal - follow live President Trump says “very good conversations” are happening with Tehran but the US won’t be “blackmailed” over the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian official says talks with US to end war have made progress but sides 'far' from deal...
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"I've heard back from No. 10": The Epstein Email That Puts a Sitting British Prime Minister's Downing Street in the UK Visa Expediting Business In December 2012, a sitting British Prime Minister's team personally offered to expedite a UK visa for one of Jeffrey Epstein's young female associates.

"I've heard back from No. 10": The Epstein Email That Puts a Sitting British Prime Minister's Downing Street in the UK Visa Expediting Business...
sayerji.substack.com/p/ive-heard-...

gwynedd council - canolfan brynffynnon.
open the box...

Satellite images reveal scale of Israeli demolitions as Lebanese villages destroyed BBC Verify analysis found more than 1,400 buildings had been destroyed since 2 March.

Towns and villages in southern Lebanon are being levelled by Israeli demolitions.
BBC Verify analysis found more than 1,400 buildings had been destroyed since 2 March based on verified visual evidence...
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they blame anyone but themselves...

leveson 2...

ICE agent charged for pulling gun on motorists, Minnesota prosecutor says There is a nationwide warrant for the agent's arrest as he faces two second-degree assault charges filed by state prosecutors.

Gregory Donnell Morgan, Jr is accused of pointing a gun at motorists who tried to slow him down while he was driving illegally on the shoulder of a state highway in February, prosecutors said...
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford criticised for $21m private jet purchase The premier's office said the jet will support Ford's

Doug Ford, the leader of the Canadian province of Ontario, has been criticised for his government's purchase of a pre-owned C$28.9m ($21m; £15.5m) private jet, with opposition leaders calling it a "gravy plane"...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Joplin police sniper who killed a 2-year-old girl just became a Missouri state trooper After a two-year court battle, Sniper 1 can finally be identified as Keaton Siebenaler. KCUR and The Midwest Newsroom have confirmed he departed the Joplin Police Department in August and graduated fr...

Sniper 1 can finally be identified as Keaton Siebenaler. KCUR and The Midwest Newsroom have confirmed he departed the Joplin Police Department in August and graduated from the MSHP academy last week...
www.kcur.org/news/2026-04...

🚨BREAKING🚨

I just released the full report on Congress trading in 2025.

Like every year since 2020, some politicians beat the market.

Many had unusual trades.

Some had huge gains.

Here are the top political traders of 2025.

SHOCKING FACT: If you earned £18,000 a day from when Jesus was born to the present day, you STILL would not make as much as Shell did in profits last year

there has been no accountability in british politics for decades...

Hegseth orders termination of union contracts Though some unions within the Defense Department are protected from the action by federal court orders, the American Federation of Government Employees’ locals remain vulnerable.

In an April 9 memo obtained by Government Executive, Hegseth gave his deputies 24 hours to take action to cancel their union contracts, with some exceptions.In April 2025, Hegseth exempted bargaining units made up of Federal Wage System workers at four installations..
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...

Ohio’s nursing homes are dumping patients at homeless shelters The scene was concerning enough to prompt the homeless shelter staff to call the fire department. A woman using a walker had shown up, incontinent and carrying “a large bag of medications.”

The incident was what industry experts described as a rare but increasingly common instance of a nursing home in Ohio transferring its patients – who are often older, poorer and medically fragile – to a homeless shelter...
apnews.com/article/ohio...

Dems Officially File Impeachment Articles Against Hegseth Over Iran Representative Yassamin Ansari accused Hegseth of violating the Constitution with his actions in Iran.

Arizona Representative Yassamin Ansari filed six articles of impeachment against the Pentagon chief Wednesday, accusing Hegseth of repeatedly violating his constitutional oath...
newrepublic.com/post/209115/...