Brendan Paddy

FEWS NET is the place to look for credible evidence of impending famines, though they are generally very cautious about coming straight out and predicting them. They've been screaming about the situation in Sudan for months now to anyone who'll listen fews.net/east-africa/...

West warns of famine risk in Sudan as civil war grinds on www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

In more, hot off the press, high street pedestrianisation in London news... 🥳 'In May 2025, Camden launched a trial pedestrianisation of part of Camden High Street to create a safer, healthier space. Following consultation, the changes trialled are now permanent.' news.camden.gov.uk/pedestrianis...

How the fuck does a serious assault resulting in life threatening injuries & then fleeing the scene not merit a custodial sentence? www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...

I’m not a political journalist, so was gladly surprised at the community I found here last night. To Americans anxious about the upcoming elections, a key thing we learned in Brazil that might help you: DO NOT engage with the far-right online. Don’t share rage bait. Amplify your people. Ignore them.

“What is the crime? Eating a sandwich? A succulent Vegemite sandwich?”

'Of all the books I have ever reviewed that purported to offer a serious thesis, this is without question the most deranged. If you are seeking a Christmas present for someone you really don’t like, give them a copy.' Simon Heffer's review of Liz Truss's new book www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fi...

Deeply divided Israel braces for pivotal election www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... do

The long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, has conceded defeat in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent two years protesting his government.

Tory activist in 'contract killing broker' claim had worked for party HQ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Well you can't get much clearer than that. Restore are Putin stooges.

A 2% increase in turnout in the second round was key to Lulu's victory

I was having conversations with journalists just a few months ago about whether democracy was doomed. Look at this year: Orban defeated. Vukic defeated. Bolsonaro Jr defeated. Trump heading to likely defeat in midterms. That’s the beauty of democracy. Voters can respond. Don’t count it out yet.

We’ve made Oxford Street traffic-free – and that’s just the start. Soon there’ll be green spaces for arts and music too | Sadiq Khan

A new era for Oxford Street starts now.

I will never fail to be shocked when we are periodically reminded that key parts of our global internet infrastructure are held together by dedicated volunteers, used chewing gum and bits of old wire someone found in a drawer www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Habitat destroyed by Cairngorms fire to be restored with government funding www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Trump ordered to answer questions under oath in BBC lawsuit www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"We need politicians to explain – and to keep explaining – why the unrestricted use of cars in urban centres is damaging to the local economy as well as to the environment, to people’s health and to the overall feel of a place" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

If I were emperor of the universe any candidate promising to balance the budget or fund expensive programs by "cutting inefficiency, waste and fraud in government" would be immediately slimed like a Nickelodean host.

"[Our research] found: - Every additional 100kg of vehicle weight was associated with a 6% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality; - Every additional 10cm of height was associated with an 11% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality. " theconversation.com/big-us-style...

This is excellent!

A murder (of crows) at Glasgow University

Arseholes gonna arsehole www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

WTF Glasgow

The immigration doom loop, summed up here by @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Ichthyosaurs were lizards pretending to be dolphins pretending to be fish. They evolved from air-breathing land reptiles (diapsids) that returned to the sea, shed legs & grew flippers. Being a swimming lizard with LUNGS has some surprising challenges elucidated by the fossil record.

Nice to see some autumn snow cover in the Cairngorms and Grampians yesterday 🙂 (Beinn a' Bhuird, Beinn Mheadhoin, Lochnagar).

The US government is now asking Elon Musk to restore the access they say was never removed, Elon says was shut down by the US government, and both briefly tried to pretend was down due to a technical glitch, in between darkly hinting Ukrainians deserve to die for being stubborn or ungrateful.

The world’s fastest-warming continent experienced the most deadly season for heat mortality this century, with Italy, France, Spain, Germany and the UK suffering the most excess deaths this summer due to hot conditions, according to new research. ft.trib.al/x21PCEh

Aaaaaand we're off. It's quite hard to wear a puppy! (Reform UK councillor, naturally).

I welcome the Sakharov Prize awarded to the International Criminal Court. For victims of the world's gravest crimes, justice means a voice.

Good to see more pushback on Farage's dream of locking us all away. We're still waiting for MPs to speak up. Well done @smkcampaigners.bsky.social rs.bsky.social @refugeecouncil.bsky.social @care4calais.org alais.org for speaking up to @thirdforcenews.bsky.social sky.social tfn.scot/news/chariti...

Gosh. This is interesting will resonate with everyone in London. OXFORD ST ACTUALLY BEING PEDESTRIANISED after decades of unrealised plans Q is will anybody love it? Some essential shopping there, but never pleasant street experience www.theguardian.com/news/2026/oc...

Reform UK Oxford will host a talk in November criticising "DEI" by the Nathan Cofnas, who describes his belief in + commitment to biological racism as "race realism", writing "in a meritocracy, blacks would disappear from almost all high-profile positions outside of sports and entertainment”.

Coul Links golf course plan rejected again by Scottish ministers www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

In 2016, we published potentially the largest single feature to ever appear in Game Informer magazine with a full oral history of the legendary studio, BioWare. We've made that feature available online following reports of the studio's impending closure. gameinformer.com/feature/2026...

'Targeted' attack on much-loved MP leaves Australian town heartbroken www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Jack Ross, CEO of Turning Point UK and a former Conservative election candidate, has been suspended from the party in the wake of undercover sting by Al Jazeera reportedly showing him discussing the cost of hiring contract killers. Story from @benquinn75.bsky.social and me

Reform UK said it has reported ITV to the police following the broadcaster’s expose which revealed racist remarks by members of the party The allegations involve an undercover reporter "doctoring" a passport and others canvassing for Reform in Portsmouth pressgazette.co.uk/news/reform-...

🌿 Jumana, one of our fantastic Community Outreach Trainees, has been busy leading group walks across the Central Belt in recent months. It's part of our Community Outreach Project, which supports refugees, asylum seekers & people from Global Majority communities to experience the joy of walking. 💚

📣 Coul Links is saved! We're hugely relieved that Scottish Ministers today turned down a bid to turn these globally-protected Highland dunes into an 18-hole golf course. Up to 7 holes would have crossed the John o' Groats Trail, and it would have permanently harmed the experience for walkers.

"They can start cutting people's faces up. They can stab someone. They can shoot someone." EXCLUSIVE: Our hidden cameras capture the leader of Turning Point UK organising a fake rally for a foreign government and helping arrange a murder-for-hire with loyalist paramilitaries.

Alistair Carmichael MP on the wireless just now to say we need to grant Jackdaw to “keep the lights on”. There is no scenario in which Jackdaw affects a single light being on the UK.

What the hell? This is shocking. www.theargus.co.uk/news/2665180...