End the sewage pollution scandal We're sick of it. Sick of the lies, sick of the greed, and sick of a system rigged against us. This is a scandal and this dirty business must end. For more than 30 years water companies have put corpo...

Are you watching Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have gotten away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action! Sick of sewage? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...

Gaza war docudrama The Voice of Hind Rajab nominated for Academy Award The film draws on real audio from the 5-year-old's call with emergency services as her family came under Israeli fire.

Fantastic news that The Voice of Hind Rejab nominated for Academy Award. One of the strongest examples of the truly horrific violence and murder committed against children in Gaza. Truly shocking. Hope it wins to shed more light. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...

The @ukhomeoffice.bsky.social would do well to listen to Maya Ghazal (former Syrian refugee, pilot & UNHCR ambassador) speaking today at #UNGAat80 on why people become refugees & potential they bring to countries they flee to. Current UK policy sits uneasily with UN principles it claims to uphold.

Celebrating importance of multilateralism today at #UNGAat80 in London but as @hebaaly.bsky.social of @article19.bsky.social says - as world order is crumbling, radical and ambitious changes are needed, including reform of UN charter

Sudan can't wait: UK Government must step up for Sudan Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

After 1000 days of war, 70% of Sudan’s population - 30 million people - are in need of aid, as the country grapples with displacement and starvation. Have just signed this petition asking @ukgovcomms.bsky.social to step up its support c.org/Ypn5V4SVd7

Violence, death and stolen land: people need to know the true cost of an avocado | Claudia Ignacio Álvarez Behind the west’s huge appetite for the fruit lies the dark reality of environmental destruction and Indigenous exploitation in Mexico

Behind the west’s huge appetite for avocados lies a darker reality: environmental destruction & exploitation of Indigenous communities in Mexico. Grateful to have placed this article by Claudia Ignacio Álvarez, supported by PBIUK, in Guardian Global Development www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

UK government must ‘prevent and punish’ Israel’s genocide following UN’s Gaza report The Government must now stop indulging in genocide denial’

Amnesty — “The Government must now stop indulging in genocide denial. It must urgently fulfil its legal and moral responsibility by taking immediate, decisive steps to prevent and punish genocide.”

www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...

Like pub quizzes, want to support refugees and asylum seekers? Come to the fabulous Old Queens Head pub in Islington tomorrow night. Get your tickets now before they sell out. Help raise funds for @care4calais.org football activities.
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The Telegraph Rayner tax scandal - £40k tax dodge - Statement Angela Rayner dodges £40,000 stamp duty Deputy Prime Minister reduces tax bill for Hove flat by declaring it as her main residence [Photo: Angela Rayner pictured at the weekend in Hove, where she has just bought a flat Credit: Dan Charity/The Sun on Sunday] Robert Mendick Chief Reporter. Amy Gibbons Political Correspondent 29 August 2025 8:57am BST

The Telegraph Money > Property > Second homes How to avoid tax on your second home From stamp duty to council tax, shield your wealth from Labour's tightening net [Photo of houses around a bay - Areas such as Cornwall have added a premium to council tax bills for second homes Credit: iStockphoto] Fran Ivens Senior Money Writer 29 August 2025 1:21pm BST

On the same day in the Telegraph:

As someone who volunteers every week for
@care4calais.org with asylum seekers & refugees, I wanted to share a message that counters the hate and reveals the reality behind the headlines. Read more here metro.co.uk/2025/08/26/v.

The Most Nihilistic Conflict on Earth Sudan’s devastating civil war shows what will replace the liberal order: anarchy and greed.

Exceptional, complex layered article on the legacy of the war in Sudan where 14 million people have been displaced, more than in Ukraine and Gaza combined. @theatlantic.com by @anneapplebaum.bsky.social with powerful photos from @lynseyaddario.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Searing interview with Dr Khamis Elessi from Gaza City on BBC Radio 4 WATO on the horrific conditions in Gaza and vulnerable people being treated like cattle. He urges David Lammy and Keir Starmer to stick by their words and act before it is too late. Hope they were listening.

Panorama - Why I Joined a Riot A year on from the riots that followed the Southport attack of July 2024, Darragh MacIntyre talks to those who took part about how they account for their actions.

Tragic that offenders featured in tonight's BBC Panorama - Why I joined a Riot - cannot see asylum seekers as human beings. One even asked if wanting them dead is racist???? The media and politicians have a lot to answer for. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Football, refugees and belonging ¡No pasaran! Clapton CFC's anti-fascist stance amidst rising far right hostility

As the far right gains ground in the UK, one East London football club is standing firm. At @claptoncfc.co.uk refugees find not just a team — but hope, solidarity, and resistance. ⚽✊
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#RefugeesWelcome #NoPasaran #GrassrootsFootball #ClaptonCFC

Kenya: Uncertainty Looms for Kenya Following Tense IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings Reflecting on this year's IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings, one word lingers in my mind: uncertainty. The shifting global geopolitical landscape loomed large--none more so than the US administration's i...

Current tense negotiations between the IMF and Kenya highlight the failure of the global economic system and why it needs to change says Janet Ngombalu of @christianaiduk.bsky.social in @ipsnews.net and allafrica.com/stories/2025...

The worst possible reaction. It’ve vicious, nasty, and certain to fail.

Donate to Help fund the funeral costs of a friend's brother, organized by Louise Orton Hello, Aristide, one of the footballers I volunteer from the Ivory Coas… Louise Orton needs your support for Help fund the funeral costs of a friend's brother

Hello, a friend's brother died recently, aged 43. They were very close so he is understandably very upset. He is also very distressed as he is unable to support his parents to pay for the funeral. Grateful for any help you could give, either to donate or share www.gofundme.com/f/help-fund-...

As the US calls the World Bank to invest more in fossil fuels, Ghana's experience serves as a stark warning

Sudan: After 2 Years of War, Global Action Needed Leaders gathering in London on April 15, 2025, should urgently work to protect civilians and guarantee safe, unfettered aid provision as the conflict in Sudan enters its third year.

As the conflict in Sudan enters its third year, leaders gathering in London this week should urgently work to protect civilians and guarantee safe, unfettered aid provision.

David Lammy. Again just words. Useless without action. Stop all arms exports to Israel, call a genocide a genocide, fully support ICC & ICJ in investigating Israeli war crimes, suspend trade agreements with Israel. Reevaluate your diplomatic stance with Israel. NO more empty words.

On Transgender Day of Visibility I am sharing this film I worked on with Oscar Sharples from Transilience & the incredible young people they work with for the Young Gamechangers Fund (Restless Development, Global Fund for Children) supported by the Co-op Foundation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4x-...

Gaza's Eid marred by Israeli massacres of children and expulsion orders Bombs rained down on Palestinians as excited children prepared to celebrate the holiday, marking one of the deadliest days since the bombing resumed

Gaza's Eid marred by Israeli massacres of children and expulsion orders - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/gazas-eid-marked-israeli-massacres-children-and-expulsion-orders

Nigerian king faces Shell in London high court over decades of oil spills King Okpabi, ruler of Ogale, says Shell has caused chronic pollution, while oil firm argues it is not responsible

Great explainer (nice photos of the king too). The trial finished today - awaiting the judge's rulings.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Have a ticket for this important sold-out event tonight at the Frontline Club but can no longer go. Anyone interested? www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-disc... #HumanRights

Middle East crisis live: Israel accused of using ‘food as weapon of war’ in aid blockade on Gaza Egypt and Qatar condemn Israel’s decision to block goods and supplies from entering Gaza, saying it violates the ceasefire deal Welcome to our live coverage of the latest developments in the Middle East as Israel is widely condemned for blocking the…

Middle East crisis live: Israel accused of using ‘food as weapon of war’ in aid blockade on Gaza

Powerful speeches after No Other Land deservedly wins Best Documentary at the Oscars. It's an incredible doc. Great that people in the UK can watch it on TV here www.channel4.com/programmes/n...

Prime minister Keir starmer says @donaldjtrump-maga.bsky.social priority is lasting peace but is it really? Isn’t it securing minerals from Ukraine? #BBCLauraK

Trump and Vance’s shameful behavior has embarrassed their country. President Zelenskyy is a hero. He should have been treated as such

Repulsive.
And of course Z started out by saying thank you twice.

As you watch Trump berate and put his hand on Zelenskyy just ask yourself one simple question: could you ever imagine him speaking to Putin like this?