The quote from Natalie Fahy to the Mirror today that says it all: "We didn't come looking for a fight with Reform - they picked one with us with no reasonable conversation or attempt to mediate at all." Story below sets out how the coverage we have produced is far from 'activism.'

We're live inside Reform's first Notts County Council meeting since they issued the NottinghamshireLive ban. We understand leader Mick Barton has told ITV that he will only lift the ban if we apologise. We're struggling to see what we have to apologise for. nottinghampost.com/news/local-new…

“Folks have been talking about the potential of drone swarms to change warfare for decades,” said Kallenborn. “But until now, they’ve been more prophecy than reality.” wsj.com/world/ai-power… by Alistair MacDonald

Attack on migrant centre escalates Spain’s racial tensions ⬇️ A young Moroccan occupant of the facility had been arrested two days earlier on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old Spanish girl thetimes.com/world/europe/a…

Premier League net spend came to €1.5bn in that window, easily more than double the six top divisions in Spain, Italy, Germany, France, Netherlands and Portugal -- combined. or put another way, Sunderland spent more this summer than Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and Real Madrid.

Jeffrey Epstein’s estate has given Congress a copy of the 2003 birthday book, including the letter with Trump’s signature that he has said doesn’t exist wsj.com/us-news/law/ep…

Mike Cherney Austin Ramzy Alistair MacDonald But the U.S. and its allies are facing stiff challenges in keeping up. The U.S. is struggling to build new submarines. Facing production concerns, the Trump administration is reviewing the 2021 “Aukus” defense pact, an agreement intended to deter China. wsj.com/world/china/us…

. #tubestrike anyone on the east part of central line tubes are running a limited service to Stratford. I got on at Leytonstone. Godsend

Military Drones Could Be Defense Industry’s Big Bubble, Rheinmetall’s CEO Says wsj.com/world/europe/m…

Denmark has chosen a European air defense system over the U.S.-made Patriot is a high profile loss for American made weaponry wsj.com/world/europe/a… via The Wall Street Journal

Mike Cherney Austin Ramzy Alistair MacDonald Brent D. Sadler When it comes to building submarines, Beijing has an industrial edge. China has the world’s largest commercial shipbuilding capacity, and already has the biggest surface fleet by number of ships. wsj.com/world/china/us…

Toxic Fumes Are Leaking Into Airplanes, Sickening Crews and Passengers via ⁦Benjamin Katz⁩ ⁦Andrew Tangel⁩ wsj.com/business/airli…

Iran’s Shahed drones have been used to devastating effect by Russia. Now the U.S. and its allies are racing to develop copycat versions. wsj.com/world/iran-sha… #UkraineWar

The U.S. will provide Ukraine with intelligence for long-range missile strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure, American officials said wsj.com/world/u-s-to-p…

A Ukrainian team is in Washington this week to craft an agreement with the Trump administration that would involve Kyiv sharing its battle-tested drone technology with the U.S. wsj.com/world/europe/t…

For many British Jews, Thursday’s terrorist attack that killed two people at a synagogue and seriously wounded a number of others was a question of when, not if wsj.com/world/europe/b…

Our latest story: Hamas is violently cracking down on rivals in Gaza. Firefights and public executions are raising concerns about a spiral of internecine violence. wsj.com/world/middle-e…

To explain much of the rise in U.S. autism diagnoses, doctors and scientists point to how diagnosis and awareness have changed over the years wsj.com/health/healthc… via The Wall Street Journal

Nearly all members of the Pentagon Press Corps seen leaving the Pentagon together earlier today, after turning in their press badges.

Trump Weighs Tomahawks for Ukraine with ⁦Robbie Gramer⁩ and ⁦Alistair MacDonald⁩ wsj.com/world/ukraine-…