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The Telegraph demonstrating again that it makes no effort at all at balance or news reporting, but is entirely political. It is surely no longer what you would call a news organisation, but rather a political lobbying group

Sorry, let's just get this out the way. YOUR CHANCELLOR SIGNED THE FECKIN LETTER APPROVING THE BOE'S QT DECISION, LIZ. THE. DAY. BEFORE. THE. MINI-BUDGET. Jesus Christ.

As has been seen everywhere it has been tried (from Trafalgar Square in London to Time Square in New York), pedestrianisation is popular when implemented www.theguardian.com/cities/2026/...

Audi boss under fire in Germany for Trump rally appearance

First among its aims: "to facilitate the movement of people and goods in London—reliably and safely, and with minimum overall environmental impact" and to "encourage walking". Maybe pedestrianisation—not just of Oxford Street but of the wider West End—is the ultimate form of a London Red Route.

A different Oxford Street is almost here. One year ago I signed highway authority for it over from Westminster Council. The opposition called the decision to make Oxford Street a TfL Road "utterly ridiculous - since Red Route regulations are about maintaining traffic flow, not pedestrianisation."

I've always believed Oxford Street could be so much more than a road. Today we begin a new chapter as the nation’s high street goes traffic free, creating a place where people can spend time, enjoy the atmosphere and experience the very best of our city.

I'm SO excited about this. Our streets should be seen as public spaces, not just territory filled by and controlled by cars. I love the idea of Oxford street being a human-centred space, designed around pedestrians. It'll take a while to develop but 🎉🎉🎉 www.theguardian.com/cities/2026/...

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.

Counterpoint: he deserved less.

Hmmm… who to believe… Andy Burnham or the compulsive liar who got sacked twice for lying, lied to Parliament, lied to The Queen, cheated on two wives and ignored the Ministerial Code. Tricky one.

It won’t massively change the underlying politics, but Lula winning will provide a big boost to the mood at the COP17 Biodiversity Summit and COP31 Climate Summit.

Cities are defined by the choices they make about space. Today, London chose people. Oxford Street's transformation is under way.

I absolutely love the photos in this. www.londoncentric.media/p/oxford-str...

With an energetic online push and social giveaways, Brazil’s president reignited his campaign between the first and second rounds. ft.trib.al/DpnSf4q

Slightly odd vox pop here. The guy on the bike literally needs to cycle 30 seconds right and head down Wigmore St, which runs exactly parallell the whole way. Am a cyclist myself, but the self entitlement of some mirrors some SUV drivers.

Victory for Lula, who has already reduced Amazon deforestation by 70% since 2022, means there is now a chance of ending deforestation of the rainforest entirely I’m weeping with joy for Brazil, for the Indigenous peoples of the Amazon, and for life on Earth 🇧🇷🌳🌎 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

Despite Lula solidly winning the Brazilian Presidential runoff, his Far Right challenger Flávio Bolsonaro is describing the result as “inexplicable” and calling for the election to be annulled. A preview for the US Midterms.

Insolvency scam The boss of twice-bust business back despite £3m debts. These people gut a company, HMRC and creditors not paid. Then buy assets cheaply from the administrator in pre-packs, and back in business. Gone on for decades. No transparency of administrator dealings. No investigation.

Literally noone who has been to Norway describes it in the way Trump does here. Ironically this probably will end up boosting visits to Norway bsky.app/profile/poli...

Donald Trump on Sunday night said Norway “sucks,” as he fulminated about being repeatedly overlooked for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Brazil was of two huge election results today—alongside the defeat of the nationalist, authoritarian leader of Serbia: "the slate of candidates selected by protesting students had won at least 135 seats in Serbia’s 250-member legislature" www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/w...

Lula has been reelected president, Brazilian media has now called. An extraordinary comeback for the left-wing politician who trailed by 2 points in round 1 but managed to hold off Flávio Bolsonaro, the former president's son.

We have near final results from Brazil, 99.8% reporting: Lula 51.76% Bolsonaro 48.24% In 2022, Lula beat Bolsonaro's father by 1.8%; so he has nearly doubled his lead. Also, if you followed this thread & enjoyed it... be sure to follow me: I'll be tracking 700 US elections at once in 9 days!

And this is what needs to happen in the UK too @andyburnham.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/adam...

Lula: "We had to overcome foreign interference through digital platforms, which we will have to regulate. A crime in the digital world must be treated the same as a crime in the real world. We cannot have monstrous companies earning millions... not paying taxes... wanting to steer elections."

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 done it! Oxford St is now pedestrianised.

The curse of MAGA continues.

Deeply disheartening to see what appears to be a deliberate effort to suppress the votes. Hope they pay the consequences.

please please vote before election day, and tell your circles to. Republican mayors and governors are watching this unfold and getting ideas.

In Brazil voting is mandatory, so the State must provide free transportation to all on election day. In at least 7 states, public transportation was sabotaged by a number of right wing prefectures resulting in potentially irreversible damages to Brazilian democracy.

An arrest warrant has been issued against Salvador's secretary of transport, one of Brazil's largest Lula-voting hubs, for keeping dozens of buses off the streets today. Again: what’s happening in Brazil is criminal.

Important statement from another congressman and key youth leader, Guilherme Cortez. Very, very important words right now as the polls have officially closed.

A stunning defeat for a Trump-aligned right-wing leader in Europe. Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, whose government cultivated close ties with Donald Trump and his family, has conceded defeat to a student-led opposition movement in a historic parliamentary election.

A letter sent to Trump Chief of Staff Susie Wiles by several House members, incl. Ro Khanna, demanded “an immediate, govt-wide investigation into the decision to restrict SpaceX's Starshield satellite-based intelligence & military support services in Ukraine.” www.americaamerica.news/p/how-long-c...

Reform and Tories have pledged to reverse ULEZ repeatedly.

Better than Starlink. 'Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica and Vodafone said on Monday they had signed a letter of intent to explore a potential joint bid for radio wave spectrum that would enable them to provide "direct-to-device" satellite mobile services in Europe.' archive.is/202610191641...

✍🏼 Eliane Brum on today’s Brazilian election: the return of Bolsonarism could mean the death of the Amazon. Other countries must take heed

Meta Ignores Brazilian Court Order to End Bolsonaro Favoritism www.panamericandispatch.org/p/meta-ignor...

Incredible gender difference in voting intention in Brazil.

🌹 | Highest Labour vote share with ANY pollster since October 2024.

A new era for the nation’s high street starts in two days. Nearly a kilometre of Oxford Street will become traffic-free, creating more space for people and marking the beginning of its biggest transformation in a generation.

This is not how American democracy should function. It’s getting worse every election, not better. I know constitutional amendments are difficult, but it seems like there should be a bipartisan supermajority of citizens who say enough with this stuff.

Wouldn’t shock me if Witkoff nominated Putin for the Pulitzer Peace Prize.

I think it's under reported how much of this is the result of US religious fanaticism. It's been largely ignored in the West simply because it happens to be Christian extremism.

WITKOFF TO PUTIN (yes, that Putin): “You talk so much about Trump being a humanitarian — you are a humanitarian also, sir. I salute that. I commend you.” 🤯 we are so cooked. Russia was never a hoax.