Stephanie Migot (MsMigot)

The UN Security Council needs a top-to-bottom makeover. Or abolition. For... reasons. #c4news

Has anyone checked to see if that old REM song about the apocalypse has experienced an increase in streaming lately? #c4news

Doomwatch! #c4news

What Germany’s Springer plans for one of Britain’s oldest dailies tinyurl.com/2brkc7oe [TheEconomist, archive link]

Reform UK's Crypto Provider on Register That Housed North Korean Money Laundering Reform UK processes cryptocurrency donations through a foreign infrastructure that housed a US Treasury sanctioned crime syndicate laundering $4 billion in illicit funds – including proceeds from North Korea 's weapons programme.

Reform UK’s Crypto Provider on Register That Housed North Korean Money Laundering tinyurl.com/2auov5a5 [BylineTimes]

Police 'invaded privacy' by spying on Jean Charles de Menezes justice campaign His cousin, Patricia da Silva, tells the long-running undercover policing inquiry the Met's actions were "invasive and unnecessary".

Police 'invaded privacy' by spying on Jean Charles de Menezes justice campaign tinyurl.com/2b7n7nxc [SkyNews]

Starmer, Mandelson and the missing puzzle piece tinyurl.com/2xzt58nx [NewStatesman, archive link]

Calls for Crufts winner to lose award over animal cruelty conviction revelation Lee Cox was announced the winner of the international dog show on Sunday

Calls for Crufts winner to have award removed after animal cruelty conviction revealed tinyurl.com/24eso7v7 [Independent]

As Farage whines about YouGov, support for Reform falls in FIVE other polls Look away, Nigel Farage! One pollster has Reform dipping by five points, another by four, and another mirroring the data from YouGov.

As Farage whines about YouGov, support for Reform falls in FIVE other polls tinyurl.com/284gv4qq [LondonEconomic]

Zelensky Urges Trump to Increase Pressure on Putin in Peace Talks Ukraine’s president said the United States should pressure Russia rather than Kyiv as negotiations over ending the war continue.

Zelensky Urges Trump to Increase Pressure on Putin in Peace Talks tinyurl.com/2332n956 [KyivPost]

Iran and Ukraine are changing the EU and testing its unity The two wars are forcing the EU to take a more assertive role in defence and security affairs, leading to arguments between senior officials.

Iran and Ukraine are changing the EU and testing its unity tinyurl.com/263b9fcr [ConversationUK]

MPs Urge Support For Homeowners Threatened By Coastal Erosion After a year of unprecedented rates of coastal erosion, Matilda Martin visits a Suffolk village where she finds homeowners left liable for the costs of demolishing their own homes – but only after a bat survey

MPs Urge Support For Homeowners Threatened By Coastal Erosion tinyurl.com/2a8zdoy9 [PoliticsHome]

Two plasma donors die at private Canadian clinics under federal investigation Company that runs the sites says it has ‘no reason to believe there is a correlation between the donors’ passing and plasma donation’

Two plasma donors die at private Canadian clinics under federal investigation tinyurl.com/26map3op [Guardian]

'It's a concern': Iran getting under Trump's skin by derailing his war plans Trump is seething over Iran's exploitation of one of his biggest political vulnerabilities as soaring oil prices threaten to undermine his ability to declare victory in the war and devastate his economic messaging ahead of midterms.While the president attempts to put on a happy face over the militar...

'It's a concern': Iran getting under Trump's skin by derailing his war plans tinyurl.com/272ajhdf [RawStory]

Scottish Reform leader admits Farage’s language on immigration made him ‘uncomfortable’ Malcolm Offord also said he’s lost friends since joining Reform

Scottish Reform leader admits Farage’s language on immigration made him ‘uncomfortable’ tinyurl.com/2b3aeadm [LeftFootFwd]

What Americans sacrifice due to high health costs Health cost concerns not only made people borrow money or stretch out prescriptions but delay major life events.

What Americans sacrifice due to high health costs tinyurl.com/25pgpgsw [Axios]

UN chief condemns killing of UNICEF worker in DR Congo strike The Secretary-General expressed outrage over the death of UNICEF’s Karine Buisset, who was killed in a drone strike on a building housing aid ...

UN chief condemns killing of UNICEF worker in DR Congo strike tinyurl.com/27fs9e82 [Africanews]

Tories slammed for depicting Keir Starmer as a worm amid banknote fury The Conservatives have been criticised after depicting Keir Starmer as a worm in a post on social media.

Tories slammed for depicting Keir Starmer as a worm amid banknote fury tinyurl.com/2578o4jg [LondonEconomic]

Youth survey finds rising pressure and record low life satisfaction in Finland Finland’s Youth Barometer 2025 shows rising pressure among young people, with jobs and education driving stress while life satisfaction falls to the lowest level recorded since the survey began.

Youth survey finds rising pressure and record low life satisfaction in Finland tinyurl.com/245l8ajg [HelsinkiTimes]

Solar activity brings spacecraft back to Earth years early : Van Allen spacecraft re-enters over the Pacific with 1 in 4,200 chance of causing injury

NASA probe checks out years early because this solar cycle is a real drag tinyurl.com/2dhmltev [TheRegister]

50,000 sign petition against child killer Ian Huntley getting taxpayer-funded funeral A Ministry of Justice scheme means the prison service can provide up to £3,000 of public money for any inmate who dies while in custody

50,000 sign petition against Soham killer Ian Huntley receiving taxpayer-funded funeral tinyurl.com/22dtyqcx [LondonStandard]

Has he no living family?

Iran’s supreme leader vows to avenge martyrs, keep strait closed in first remarks Iran will avenge the blood of its martyrs, keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and attack U.S. bases, new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday in a statement read out on state television, his first remarks since succeeding his slain father. In the defiant address, Khamenei said the United…

Iran’s supreme leader vows to avenge martyrs, keep strait closed in first remarks tinyurl.com/285dpevj [CyprusMail]

Promotion burnout: why women are quitting the race to be boss In a survey of 1,000 professional women, more than half said they felt less motivated to progress in their jobs than they did two years ago

Promotion burnout: why women are quitting the race to be boss tinyurl.com/2yzv36j5 [Guardian]

'Shameless' council slammed for plan to change questioning rules Greenwich Council's leader said an increase in public questioning has made it 'incredibly hard' for council meetings to 'function properly'

'Shameless' South London council slammed for plan to change questioning rules 'limiting scrutiny' tinyurl.com/2a75jhm3 [MyLDN]

Cost Of Oil Goes Up – But Trump Insists 'Prices Are Coming Down Very Substantially' "It's going to come down more than we, than anybody understands."

Trump Insists 'Prices Are Coming Down Very Substantially' Even As Cost Of Oil Climbs tinyurl.com/24e5snfq [HuffPostUK]

No ‘direct threat’ from Iran to Europe, US before war, Polish foreign minister says Radosław Sikorski says Warsaw has no intention of joining the attack on Iran because “we have plenty to deal with here, next door.”

No ‘direct threat’ from Iran to Europe, US before war, Polish foreign minister says tinyurl.com/27vo67ua [PoliticoEurope]

Judge halts removal of Eritrean asylum seeker from UK to France under ‘one in, one out’ Court makes finding pending final hearing that trafficking victim ‘likely to suffer harm to his mental health’ if returned

Judge halts removal of Eritrean asylum seeker from UK to France under ‘one in, one out’ tinyurl.com/23h3rhtj [Guardian]

Chinese man arrested in Kenya with 2,000 live queen ants at Nairobi airport A Chinese national has been arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi after authorities found more than 2,000 live queen garden ...

Chinese man arrested in Kenya with 2,000 live queen ants at Nairobi airport tinyurl.com/245a9fzm [Africanews]

‘Invasive’ AI-led mass surveillance in Africa violating freedoms, warn experts Countries across the continent have spent more than $2bn on Chinese tracking technology that is not ‘necessary or proportionate’, new report finds

‘Invasive’ AI-led mass surveillance in Africa violating freedoms, warn experts tinyurl.com/22xq9yjq [Guardian]

Revealed: Royal Marines warned they could be sent to Middle East at short notice UK commando unit on standby to divert from Norway to Cyprus

Revealed: Royal Marines warned they could be sent to Middle East at short notice tinyurl.com/23d7nek3 [iPaper]