Think John Rentoul may know the answer. #QTWTAIN (£) thetimes.com/life-style/foo…

I am not trying to say that today’s leaders will follow Hitler. Words don’t inevitably lead to actions. I am saying that, for all the efforts to eradicate this book’s ideas, some of them have returned into the heart of global politics. (£)thetimes.com/culture/books/… By John Kampfner

The exact number of survivors affected by the leak are unknown, but in 2014 support groups estimated as many as 150,000 people were suffering chronic, debilitating diseases such as cancer, lung problems and neurological disorders. (£)thetimes.com/world/asia/art…

Letter in Times yesterday

Israel’s destroying of Hamas-led paramilitary that had carried out the massacre was effectively complete by early last summer. Yet its success was temporary. By time of the second ceasefire, assessments put the group’s strength back at 15,000 to 20,000. (£)thetimes.com/world/middle-e…

Sexual violence was “widespread and systematic” during the October 7 attack, rape and gang rape occurring in at least six different locations, according to a report using testimony never heard before now. (£)thetimes.com/world/middle-e… By christinalamb

Council tax: hated, increasingly unpaid, regressive (particularly within council areas), out-of-date, but any reform is likely to lose some worse off. (£)thetimes.com/comment/column… By Tom Calver

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'The force of the water ripped metal from bridges. You can imagine its impact on people.' Ria Chatterjee on the Texas floods #c4news

Ending Sure Start was a big mistake by last government. #c4news

Interesting report by alex thomson on 'cryo-conservation': preservation of DNA by cryogenics of animals at risk of extinction. #c4news

My goal as a professor is the largest number of students possible who would rate my class highly…10+ years after taking it. Getting good evaluations in the short term is much easier than leaving a lasting impression, and the latter doesn’t always require the former.

Those crying, lying manipulative women. (£)thetimes.com/comment/column… Really nasty.

Letter in Times today from Andrew Bamji

Met Office points out that heatwaves are now 30 times more likely than before Industrial Revolution, and are predicted to occur every other year by the 2050s. That makes heatwaves and temperatures over 35C becoming the new normal in the British climate (£)thetimes.com/comment/regist…

(£)thetimes.com/us/news-today/… 35 years ago Vegas was cheap place to visit. Cheap backpackers right in centre, many hotel-casinos had cheap deals to get you to stay. There were vouchers to swap for chips (then swap back for cash) and numerous all-you-can-eat buffets for a few bucks.

Victoire Ingabire, 56, is expected in court on Monday accused of plotting to incite public unrest, a case her lawyers say is politically motivated. (£)thetimes.com/world/africa/a… By Jane Flanagan

'PM Netanyahu has been here before, has had a ceasefire before, but then, turned back to war.' alex thomson good report on how so many people in region, including traumatized Gazans and Israeli protesters for the hostages, want peace and the distance that remains to get one #c4news

The biggest problem is the political problem. An agreement has been on the table for a year. The obstacle is the danger posed to Netanyahu's government by such an agreement. Gershon Baskin🟣 غرشون باسكين גרשון בסקין on #c4news

Least surprising verdict of the year: the Aussie mushroom murderer. #c4news Lie after lie, and lies that were so easily proved to be lies.