Children abducted from occupied Ukraine 'offered' on state adoption site in Russia The new study, which proves the lie to Russia’s denial that it is permanently deporting Ukrainian children comes soon after a UN Commission report identified such acts as both war crimes and crimes ag...

Children abducted from occupied #Ukraine 'offered' on state adoption site in russia

The new study, which proves the lie to russia’s denial that it is permanently deporting Ukrainian children comes soon after a UN Commission report identified such acts as both war crimes and crimes against humanity

There is no amount of money, oil, or gold that is worth more than having bees, trees, and clean water.

#TodayIsExerciseDaySo I'll wear lycra and drive around a golf course in a cart.

I think it’s scandalous that the supermarkets get state support for minimum wage jobs and get to keep the profit from minimum unit pricing on alcohol. A bottle of claret is as cheap as one or two euros in Spain and France. More than a fiver here.

'Feed the poor or fatten the rich: why John Swinney food price cap is morally right' The SNP is proposing cost restrictions on essential groceries - Neil Mackay argues that amid perceivable price gouging by supermarkets, it is the…

Feed the poor or fatten the rich: why the SNP plan to put price caps on essential groceries is morally right

Profiteering supermarkets are showering money on shareholders. As the cost of food rises even further amid war, low income families must be protected

My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column

Corrosive complacency? Maybe we should take a closer look at the MOD. My column in tomorrow's Sunday National

🇬🇧 Desperate stuff from bbc Shortbread’s shouty Fiona Stalker, as she continually interrupted First Minister John Swinney during her Leaders ‘interview’

🇬🇧 Stalker, the wife of a Labour politician, is obviously irritated that the SNP are projected to win an Indyref entitling majority at HR26

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Survey reveals shocking standards of research by trade union affiliated with Labour in Scotland By reader George S Gordon On Wednesday the Scotsman had an article based on Unison Scotland surveys of its members in the NHS, headlined – “Exclusive: Survey reveals ‘shocking’ concerns over health…

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Police launch appeal for 19-year-old woman missing from Edinburgh Officers are appealing for the help of the public to trace a 19-year-old woman reported missing in the Leith area of Edinburgh ...

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Thousands are signing this viral petition after this beloved horse died Claire's beloved horse Tango died in terror when holiday-makers set off a firework display at a nearby cottage. Sign her petition to protect animals and vulnerable people from the shock and terror of ...

Claire's beloved horse Tango died in terror when holiday-makers set off a firework display at a nearby cottage. Sign her petition to protect animals and vulnerable people from the shock and terror of unexpected explosions. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...

Isle of Wight ferries – breakdowns, cancellations, rocketing prices, THREE times the cost of the Oban to Mull crossing and unfair taxation compared to Scotland The Isle of Wight’s two ferry services, Red Jet and Wightlink, have a long history breakdowns, of mass cancellations and rocketing prices in an effort to keep paying shareholder dividends and…

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Why is Crisis Scotland being so fulsome in its praise for a 2040 Scottish Labour aspiration 14 years after this election? By stewartb Governing with devolved powers, how might Crisis Scotland and others judge the credentials of the British Labour Party in Scotland when (supposedly) setting ‘a new standard of aspi…

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Never forget…

Another charity duped into thinking that Labour will do anything for the homeless despite it still being 67% higher for children in England Crisis Scotland today has: We warmly welcome Scottish Labour’s pledge to end homelessness by 2040. This is the first manifesto commitment of its kind in a Scottish election and sets a new standard …

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As leader of the Brexit Party Farage is directly responsible for the utter shit show we have suffered since the referendum. Renaming your party ReformUK will not erase that fact. Farage was, is and always will be the Brexit Party.

Peter Magyar, the new Prime Minister of Hungary, is a cat guy!

This is exactly the level of stupidity we need to get Reform into power.

Institute for Fiscal Studies’ shocking revelation – Scottish Labour does not have a plan to reduce child poverty Scottish Labour Deputy Leader, Jackie Baillie In the Daily Record, three days ago, the above claim but it’s all talk as the IFS has exposed. From Initial response to the Scottish Labour manif…

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‘Dramatic, 5 to 10-fold, increases in biodiversity’ in Scotland in last five years Image Grok AI From Scotland: The Big Picture, 9 March 2026: New research from sites across the Northwoods Rewilding Network, coordinated by rewilding charity SCOTLAND: The Big Picture, shows that r…

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Research – NHS spending on private sector in Scotland only half that proportionally, in England In the Guardian today: Private firms providing services to the NHS including healthcare and consultancy have made £1.6bn in profits over the last two years, research reveals. The findings – on the …

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At every level, including the key entry level, nurses in Scotland are paid significantly more than their equivalents in England or Wales The above, from What are nursing staff paid in each of the UK countries in 2026-27? in Nursing Standard was posted on 3 April 2026 and to my knowledge ignored by the media operating in Scotland. Co…

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Vice President Eyeliner doing the Drake Curse for geopolitics will be one of his crowning achievements.

Private firms providing services to NHS made £1.6bn profit in two years, research finds Exclusive: MPs say profit-making levels in England are ‘scandalous’ and call for cap on amount private companies can make from NHS

No wonder Wes Streeting has so many private healthcare donors...

If you need any proof of the mechanics of collusion—the usual modus operandi between the legacy press & the Monoparty Establishment—here it is.

40-odd days of focused gaslighting with no pushback over the UK's blatant involvement in the illegal war with Iran: manufactured, state-sponsored disinfo.

Never forget..

Stop Trump’s attack on whales Fewer than 50 Rice’s whales remain on Earth. And Trump just issued them a death sentence. These whales live only in the Gulf of Mexico: diving deep for squid, living in tight communities, and raising

Stop Trump’s attack on whales action.eko.org/a/stop-trump...

Mapped: The Reform-Orbán Network “Viktor Orbán is the strongest leader in Europe and the EU’s biggest nightmare.” These were the words posted on Twitter by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage about the prime minister of Hungary in April 20...

“It’s deeply shocking that Reform has developed such close ties with Orbán’s regime, an authoritarian govt with an appalling record of rolling back democracy and civic rights”

Where ‘deeply shocking’ = entirely on brand.
Hungary shows us we must never give them power.
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Actual headline: “Britain must rejoin EU in anticipation of America leaving NATO”

The real problem with data centers: they inherently create a serious pollution problem. There is no "closed-loop system" cooling those centers. They consume large amounts of water and produce toxic byproducts. Studies are compromised to hide these problems. REJECT! /P.1
#datacenters #pollution