Trump promises ‘help is on its way’ and tells Iranians to ‘keep protesting’ US president gives clearest signal yet that he might take military action against Tehran over killing of demonstrators

Oh the irony here when Trump is abusing his own powers to silence those who protest against him. You really couldn't make this up!
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Coroner calls for circumcision safety measures after baby’s death in London Six-month-old Mohamed Abdisamad’s death from infection prompts concern at lack of training for circumcisers

There's a simple answer here - make circumcisions for under 18s who can't give informed consent illegal except for medical reasons. This form of mutilation is no different from FGM. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Israeli naval forces board pro-Palestinian flotilla 75 miles from Gaza Greta Thunberg arrested and taken into custody after six of the flotilla’s boats were boarded

As this happened in international waters, surely it isn't an arrest as much as it is either kidnapping or piracy. I really do hope the international community (and our own government) condemn this. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Farage vows to scrap indefinite leave to remain, placing thousands at risk of deportation Reform UK plans to force non-citizens to apply for visas with high salary thresholds and no access to NHS services

Tell me this isn't pandering to the worst of our society. This is a blatantly far right policy and just saying it will sow division in our nation. People need to wake up and see this man for what he is and stop putting Reform politicians in places of power www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Reform UK suspends councillor linked to account calling for Starmer’s death Exclusive: Party investigates Northumberland councillor John Allen over alleged YouTube posts

When are the masses going to start seeing a pattern here and stop supporting these clowns? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

ABC excluded from Trump’s UK press conference as British officials deny any link to recent clash with Australian journalist Australia’s national broadcaster told by Downing Street that accreditation cancelled for ‘logistical reasons’ as other international outlets also denied entry

It's bad enough that journalists are being sued and tv presenters having their shows cancelled because they dare to challenge Trump but please let's not have that happening in the UK too. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...

UK public has paid £200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisation Analysis reveals ‘privatisation premium’ of £250 per household per year paid to owners of water, rail, bus, energy and mail services since 2010

But people are more concerned about immigrants who cost us a pennies compared to this www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Revealed: how Boris Johnson traded PM contacts for global business deals Exclusive: Leak exposes how former leader has used publicly subsidised office to manage commercial interests

At what point do we start to actually treat the architects of Brexit as the criminals they clearly are and have them arrested? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum

The chancellor has just stepped down after what may have been an unintentional act while many who complain about government corruption stand by and let this man avoid taxes publicly and intentionally. Oh, flags. That's ok then! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Farage urges Starmer to appoint Reform peers to House of Lords Party leader calls on PM to address ‘democratic disparity’, claiming it is unfair that parties with fewer MPs are represented

If this isn't a reason to replace the House of Lords with a fully elected second chamber, I don't know what is! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

UK party leaders urged to end ‘pernicious currents’ of hatred fuelling anti-migrant protests More than 200 refugee groups, charities and unions sign letter calling for action after weeks of protests outside asylum hotels

Funny how those who openly advocate abuse and sometimes even the death of refugees seem to be able to do so freely while those who protest against regimes that create refugees are being arrested on charges of terrorism www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Possibly a controversial view but I do think that with the measures above that motorway speed limits should also be safely increased to 80 MPH to match the 130 km/h limit on similar roads in many other countries.

Scrapping smart motorways and putting hard shoulders back would be a massive step in the right direction too.

UK ministers urged to do more to protect new drivers in road safety overhaul Motoring groups welcome plan to ban over-70s who fail eye tests but call for young drivers to face passenger restrictions

Making our roads safer is to be welcomed but it really needs to be achieved by bringing back proper traffic policing and stopping the reliance on cameras (manned or unmanned) as the solution to every problem www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Tommy Robinson arrives in Tenerife as UK police investigate alleged assault The far-right activist flew to Spain the day after video emerged of him at the scene of an alleged assault in St Pancras station

One of the promises of Brexit was that we'd be taking control of our borders, so how does this criminal still manage to come and go as he pleases? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Two in five arrested for last summer’s UK riots had been reported for domestic abuse Police data indicates overlaps between public violent disorder and domestic violence and abuse

This says a lot for the sort of people who get up in arms about immigrants, you have to wonder how many of the other 3 in 5 are actually good people or just haven't been caught out yet www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Ian Hislop calls arrest of man holding Private Eye cartoon at Gaza protest ‘mind-boggling’ Jon Farley arrested under Terrorism Act at Leeds demonstration for holding sign making joke about Palestine Action ban

Somebody needs to figure out that being appalled by the treatment of Palestinians by Israel and speaking out about it does not mean you're a terrorist or support a terrorist organisation. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

A baby born to a brain dead mother: this is the horror of abortion bans | Moira Donegan Adriana Smith was legally dead for months, but kept on life support in Atlanta because she was pregnant

This is one vile result of the anti abortion laws currently spreading across the USA and demonstrates the relegation of women in that country to baby factories www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Israel-Iran conflict live: Israeli minister says Khamenei ‘can no longer be allowed to exist’ after hospital strike Defence minister Israel Katz says Iran’s supreme leader ‘personally gives the order to fire on hospitals’

Commentary brought to you by the government who, in recent months, has bombed hospitals and indiscriminately fired upon (and killed) civilians, journalist, aid workers, paramedics, etc. Pot, kettle, black? Anyone?
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HS2 delayed beyond 2033 as minister attacks ‘appalling mess’ Heidi Alexander says billions wasted in ‘litany of failure’, amid speculation cost will now exceed £100bn

This is disgraceful. France already has an excellent high speed rail network and Spain and China are rolling them out at a high rate we can't even manage to get our second high speed line online anywhere near close to target! www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

UK and Spain strike ‘historic’ deal over Gibraltar’s future and borders People to be able to move across land border with no checks, and airport to have Eurostar-style dual border checks

Finally we have some common sense in our relationship with Europe www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

We seem to be forgetting what happened when a previous British prime minister tried to appease a tyrant. That tyrant was elected democratically by his people too and used the religious right and his close friends to help carry out his policies.

Rightwing groups across US push new bans to limit ‘obscene’ books in libraries Critics say bans would hinder rights as proponents would impose their beliefs on others who don’t share their views

Banning books is also a massive freedom of speech issue! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Ice blames ‘error’ for deportation of man with protected legal status Official says Kilmer Armado Abrego-Garcia, who lived in Maryland with his wife and child, is in El Salvador prison due to ‘oversight’

The actions of US immigration services are even putting people's lives in danger www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Ex-Costa Rica president says US visa revoked after criticism of Trump Óscar Arias, 84, who won Nobel peace prize in 1987, said US president was behaving like ‘a Roman emperor’

Just criticising Trump can get you banned from entering the country www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US officials challenge Ofcom over online safety laws’ impact on free speech Exclusive: State department said to have raised concerns over whether new act diminishes freedom of expression

As concerned as I am about the way things are going in the UK, the US government really ought to stop arresting and deporting legally resident immigrants for what appear to be free speech issues before criticising the rest of the world www.theguardian.com/media/2025/a...

Anger in Greenland over Usha Vance and Mike Waltz’s planned visit this week Greenland’s prime minister says move is ‘demonstration of power’ and accuses US of interfering in its political affairs

Perhaps Greenland's authorities should take a leaf from their visitors playbook and withdraw any visas they have, hold them for interrogation at the airport on arrival for not having the correct paperwork, leave them in a nice cold cell for a couple of weeks!
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Keir Starmer says he ‘likes and respects’ Donald Trump PM agrees with US president that Europe must bear greater burden for its collective self-defence

No, just no. Trump is showing complete disregard for democracy, the courts, and the borders of sovereign nations. Starmer must not become a modern day Chamberlain. @labouruk.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

US deports 250 alleged gang members to El Salvador despite court ruling to halt flights Trump invoked 1798 law previously used to detain Japanese Americans in second world war to justify deportations

So another step down a dangerous road as the US government blatantly ignore the courts which are there to ensure that even the government obey the law.
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Foreign states including repressive regimes pay peers over £3m in two years Middle East nations among those to have paid 27 members of Lords for work such as consultancy and legal advice

Why are we still putting up with this? The House of Lords hasn't been fit for purpose for decades. Time for it to be fully elected and those who sit... this should be their main/only job for the duration. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...