Libya 🇱🇾: Over 144 tonnes of gold that late leader Muammar Gaddafi had reportedly reserved to back a single African currency remain missing to this day. The gold disappeared around the time NATO intervened in Libya, with Western forces allegedly seizing it under the pretext of

🔥Wood burners linked to 2,500 deaths a year in the UK, analysis finds. 📉Use of wood-burning stoves and fires in homes is mostly unnecessary and their toxic pollution costs the NHS millions. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Michael Gove lobbied to ensure that a Conservative donor's firm was awarded a multimillion covid contract. Private correspondence reveals the Brexit-supporting owner pushed Gove to “take control” of the process The contract was awarded just days later bylinetimes.com/2025/10/23/mic…

A disgraceful post from the leader of a political party. Waving around in triumph the insignia of a regiment that killed 14 unarmed civilians. Tribal sectarianism at its worst.

‘Some 3.6 million people are eligible to vote.’ By rights, that figure should read 5.0 million.

This result is very significant. What is shows is both the strength of the swing against the existing two main parties but also how much depends on its structure. Take Reform. It’s an astonishing achievement to be on 30 percent in some opinion polls. But 30 percent can also

"I don't think Reform have got any interest in what goes on around here. They're just a load of multimillionaires from England." This Caerphilly man spells out why Nigel Farage didn't win the by-election.

The number of NEETs is high and rising. This reflects falling labour market participation among young people since 2022-23, and a slow down in increases in education participation (following fast increases since the Covid-19 pandemic). Read more➡️ buff.ly/kIei4lG

Its 'in the can'!, the LT Autumn25 Belfast Telegraph NI Tracker Poll (poll-period 17th-20th Oct, 2,908 NI rep. sample). Topics: NI Assembly election vote, Digital IDs, Reform UK, Irish President election, & more. Results in Belfast Telegraph from tmrw 25/10, inc. analysis by Suzanne Breen

Worth noting the totality of the judgement yesterday, it is extremely damning of the individuals and the regiment celebrated by some politicians yesterday.

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Hundreds of seal pups likely killed by deadly disease sweeping the globe independent.co.uk/news/science/b…

Scientists warn that plastic pollution could linger on oceans surface for centuries independent.co.uk/climate-change…

Actually shouting at the radio. BBC Scotland has pundit on describing the Welsh as Brits, suggesting migration was a big issue at Caerphilly when all evidence is folk were scunnered with Labour's anti-migrant stance and NO-ONE asks if result suggests Welsh want independence.

Paul Givan, (accompanied by Sammy Wilson, Ron McDowell, and Steve Aiken) is live on BBC Radio Ulster from Israel, a trip paid for by the Israeli Embassy NI is falling apart at the seams and these lads are off to Isreal..... Mindboggling !!!

Excellent examination of the work of the Delivery Unit in Tony Blair’s government. It highlights the challenge of promoting joined-up government when it’s formed by a single party. And reminds of the scale of the challenge facing the compulsory coalition in the NI Executive.

Reform UK’s ‘Doge’ unit yet to carry out any council audits on.ft.com/3WRJk0n

Words fail me..... A paid for (propaganda) trip by the State of Isreal.... A country that has War Crime Arrest Warrants for its leader and some Government Ministers....

Good to see sophisticated electorate placing blame where it should be.

Paul Givan has rehashed here the Father Ted 'Golden Cleric' winner's speech. Quite an achievement.