Poorest families in UK lack beds, sleep on floors, struggle to eat and heat. Work doesn't pay enough, benefits too low. 1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined, UBI. Must redistribute income/wealth, increase tax personal allowance. theguardian.com/society/2024/s…

As a member of the EU, Britain was once a powerful convener of nations. It’s delusion bordering on insanity for Starmer to believe he can take on Russia alone or even put in threatening calls to Iran. These theatrics are about distracting from Gaza ahead of the Labour conference.

This from William Dalrymple is really important The BBC and Jewish Chronicle connection is really concerning and even more so in light of recent false reporting and resignations. Although worth noting that the Jewish Chronicle has reportedly had over 30 breaches of the Editors Code

Never heard of Robbie Gibb until I read James O'Brien 'How they broke Britain' book. It's never been more important to pay attention!!

'I'm so angry about what we've inherited.' Home Secretary Yvette Cooper blames the 'total failure by the last government' for the prison crisis, telling Nick Ferrari that 'nobody wanted' the early release scheme.

Keir Starmer may have broken rules over donor's gifts to wife bbc.in/3BdWz3W

Just putting it out there that if Lord Alli wants to buy me a nice new collar and a fancy food bowl then I'd be happy to accept

The performative outrage over the Winter Fuel Allowance from right wing morons and Tories, is enraging. They killed over 300k people with ideological austerity yet they’re suddenly acting like Florence fucking Nightingale when, in reality, they’re more like Harold Shipman.

Kevin Rowan Kevin Rowan (Head of Organisation and Services Department, Trades Union Congress) gave evidence to the Inquiry today. You can view it on the live stream (via playback) through our YouTube channel 📺 now 👇 youtube.com/@UKCovid-19Inq…

Let’s be clear the tax rises in the upcoming budget will be Brexit tax rises and this is one black hole we’re never going to plug.

Our BBC Verify video on the apparent assassination attempt at Donald Trump's golf course in West Palm Beach. bbc.com/news/videos/ce…

Exclusive research for #R4Today finds primary school numbers in London are set to fall at double the rate of the rest of England. Louis Hodge from the Education Policy Institute analysed the data for our Listener Series, where Today listeners look at stories that matter to them.

BREAKING: In a stunning announcement, Donald Trump admits he’ll implement Project 2025’s plan to gut the civil service and create a more politically driven government. It’s one of the ways Trump plans to abuse his power. Retweet so all Americans see this.

Musk’s great tragedy is that he has all the money anyone could dream of but will never have the thing he craves most of all: to be funny, charismatic and well-liked. Ironically, this is the only amusing thing about him.

Further final questions are now being put to the witness by Pete Weatherby KC on behalf of Core Participant: Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice.

High levels of absorbed cocaine have been found in south Wales' waste water, according to a study bbc.in/47v6oqq

A 44-year-old man pleads not guilty to murder after a ‘much loved’ mum was found dead with ‘injuries to her neck’ bbc.in/3B6JKIM

The disgraced BBC presenter Huw Edwards has narrowly avoided jail, after admitting accessing indecent images of children as young as seven. Edwards was given a six-month prison sentence, suspended for two years. Julian Druker | 5 News

Labour pledge to enshrine human rights into Welsh law delayed caerphilly.observer/news/1042865/l…

Typhoon Bebinca is the most powerful storm to hit the Chinese city of Shanghai in over 70 years, as more than 400,000 people were told to flee from its path.