NEW: Yesterday I interviewed President Zelenskyy. Speaking at a school that had just been hit by a Russian jet drone, he said Ukrainian spy agencies had obtained intel that Putin told his military to remove all constraints that governed earlier air campaigns.
“He said there are no rules now.”
“He said there are no rules now.”
Putin has told military leaders to abandon rules of war, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian leader tells FT his Russian counterpart has given the order that ‘there are no rules now’
www.ft.com
October 2, 2026 at 6:45 AM
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More developments on the RAF Fairford case: counter-terrorism police have arrested a joint UK-Iranian national in London on suspicion of a terrorism offence: as.ft.com/r/61c8409b-6...
British-Iranian man arrested under terror laws over RAF Fairford incident
Sixth arrest comes after prime minister says there is ‘strong indications’ of Tehran’s involvement
as.ft.com
October 1, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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Breaking:
The European Commission said on Tuesday it would investigate Mandelson, who was European trade commissioner from 2004-8 before leaving early to return to UK politics.
Mandelson draws a pension from his time there and has to adhere to a code of conduct for former staff.
The European Commission said on Tuesday it would investigate Mandelson, who was European trade commissioner from 2004-8 before leaving early to return to UK politics.
Mandelson draws a pension from his time there and has to adhere to a code of conduct for former staff.
February 3, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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🚨 #ClimateChange ➡️ #rivers ⬇️ #StopPress
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FT Big Read: Why rivers are turning orange
Climate change is doing what mining used to - causing metals to flow into the water
www.ft.com/content/2ffa...
Climate change is doing what mining used to - causing metals to flow into the water
www.ft.com/content/2ffa...
The grim message in the ‘rusting’ Arctic rivers
The bright orange waterways are a sign that permafrost is thawing rapidly, with potentially hazardous consequences
www.ft.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:12 PM
🚨 #X #StopPress
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Now we're talking. Prospect - the union for specialist civil servants including some in comms - has just called on the Government to stop using X after its use to help coordinate far right riots in the UK:
June 10, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Zelenskyy makes a big announcement: “We have already reached 10-year agreements with three key countries: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. We already have requests from 11 countries – the Middle East and the Gulf, plus we’re also gradually turning our attention to the Caucasus.
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April 19, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine #StandWithZelenskyy 🌻
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EXCLUSIVE: 7 months ago, Ukraine tried to sell the U.S. their battle-proven technology for downing Iranian-made drones.
The Trump administration dismissed the Ukrainians, only to reverse course last week after more-than-expected Iranian drone strikes.
The Trump administration dismissed the Ukrainians, only to reverse course last week after more-than-expected Iranian drone strikes.
Exclusive: U.S. dismissed Ukraine deal for anti-Iran drone tech last year
Snubbing Ukraine's offer ranks as one of the U.S.'s biggest tactical miscalculations before the war, officials say.
www.axios.com
March 10, 2026 at 1:30 PM
🚨 #StopPress ➡️ #Mandelson #SinkingFast
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new on the FT webiste:
Global Counsel, the advisory firm set up by Lord Peter Mandelson, is telling clients it is at an advanced stage of divesting his remaining stake as it attempts to cut ties with the peer
www.ft.com/content/8889...
Global Counsel, the advisory firm set up by Lord Peter Mandelson, is telling clients it is at an advanced stage of divesting his remaining stake as it attempts to cut ties with the peer
www.ft.com/content/8889...
Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm tells clients his stake is nearly divested
Peer has been the subject of revelations that he passed on confidential government information to Jeffrey Epstein
www.ft.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:47 PM
August 26, 2026 at 3:52 PM
🚨 #Ceasefire 🚨 #StopPress
FT Exclusive: The idea for a pause in fighting, under which Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, originated from Donald Trump's team, even as the US president escalated threats against the Islamic republic. ft.trib.al/WzzTmSO
April 8, 2026 at 4:16 PM
🚨 #Ceasefire 🚨 #StopPress
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FT exclusive:
Global Counsel, the advisory firm founded by Lord Peter Mandelson, is set to go into administration as soon as Friday in the wake of revelations about the former peer and Jeffrey Epstein, its staff have been told.
www.ft.com/content/ad5d...
Global Counsel, the advisory firm founded by Lord Peter Mandelson, is set to go into administration as soon as Friday in the wake of revelations about the former peer and Jeffrey Epstein, its staff have been told.
www.ft.com/content/ad5d...
February 19, 2026 at 2:23 PM
🚨 #StopPress 🚨
🚨 #ReneeGood #StopPress
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Last week, I looked into the record of the federal prosecutor in Minnesota who was leading the work on the Somali daycare fraud case.
He struck me as a straight shooter, not a partisan hack.
Well here's confirmation: He has quit after DOJ pressure to investigate Renee Good's widow. (#giftlink 🎁)
He struck me as a straight shooter, not a partisan hack.
Well here's confirmation: He has quit after DOJ pressure to investigate Renee Good's widow. (#giftlink 🎁)
3 Prosecutors Quit After Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:26 PM
🚨 #ReneeGood #StopPress
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BREAKING: Kemi Badenoch has SACKED Robert Jenrick. She says she was presented with clear irrefutable evidence he was plotting to defect.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Robert Jenrick sacked by Kemi Badenoch over ‘clear evidence he was plotting to defect’ – UK politics live
‘I have sacked Robert Jenrick from the Shadow Cabinet, removed the whip and suspended his party membership with immediate effect,’ Tory leader says
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:18 AM
One thing that the government could do easily and simply is withdraw from X. There’s no downside.
January 2, 2026 at 8:48 PM
We need leaders who can spell out what's happening clearly and with force.
June 10, 2026 at 9:50 AM
If this is accurate, Good was killed by a bullet fired after there was any conceivable argument Agent Ross was in the path of her vehicle, which means there was no legal justification for using deadly force. But DOJ says there’s no reason to investigate.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
Private Autopsy Shows Renee Good Was Shot at Least 3 Times, Lawyers Say
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:18 PM
🚨 #StopPress: #Starmer #Mandelson 🚨
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PMQs:
Kemi Badenoch raises the fact that I asked Starmer in January 2024 about our 2023 FT story showing Mandelson staying at Epstein’s Manhattan mansion while he was in prison for soliciting prostitution from a minor
(Starmer shrugged off my question)
Kemi Badenoch raises the fact that I asked Starmer in January 2024 about our 2023 FT story showing Mandelson staying at Epstein’s Manhattan mansion while he was in prison for soliciting prostitution from a minor
(Starmer shrugged off my question)
February 4, 2026 at 12:12 PM
🔴 Yesterday @lucasamin.bsky.social and I revealed numerous concerns about Palantir's £330m NHS software, and the lobbying campaign behind the contract
Today Labour, Lib Dem and Green MPs have all told us that government should end Palantir's contract
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/ditch-pala...
Today Labour, Lib Dem and Green MPs have all told us that government should end Palantir's contract
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/ditch-pala...
Ditch Palantir's £330m NHS contract, MPs and campaigners tell Burnham
After our investigation revealed ‘clunky’ and ‘slow’ software, internal complaints and a £30,000-a-month lobbying operation, pressure is mounting to trigger Palantir ‘break clause’
democracyforsale.substack.com
July 15, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Peter Magyar confirmed that Szijjarto, Orbán's FM, has barricaded himself with some of his closest colleagues and is shredding documents related to the sanctions on Russia any other evidence of treason.
April 13, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Thanks for this - just heard myself, also #JimMuir saying 'the #Israelis seem to know everything about everyone'.
Thanks for this - just heard myself, also #JimMuir saying 'the #Israelis seem to know everything about everyone'.
Iran. Jim Muir on BBC news says USA/Israel might be eliminating left wing figures so they can't play a role in future government
March 8, 2026 at 3:57 PM
🚨 #StopPress 🚨 #Iran
Thanks for this - just heard myself, also #JimMuir saying 'the #Israelis seem to know everything about everyone'.
Thanks for this - just heard myself, also #JimMuir saying 'the #Israelis seem to know everything about everyone'.
🚨 #StopPress ➡️ #NadhimZahawi ⬇️
Thanks @financialtimes.com @bondhack.ft.com @pickardje.bsky.social and colleagues for this #MustRead piece!
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our profile of Nadhim Zahawi from 2023, including
- his friendship with author-turned-jailbird Jeffrey Archer
- his HMRC settlement of nearly £5mn, made up of £3.7mn of unpaid taxes, a £1.1mn fine and some interest
- his work as an oil industry fixer *while* a Tory MP
www.ft.com/content/9a49...
- his friendship with author-turned-jailbird Jeffrey Archer
- his HMRC settlement of nearly £5mn, made up of £3.7mn of unpaid taxes, a £1.1mn fine and some interest
- his work as an oil industry fixer *while* a Tory MP
www.ft.com/content/9a49...
From Iraqi oilfields to Tory HQ: how Nadhim Zahawi mixed business and politics
The UK Conservative party chair’s tax travails are the latest chapter in a career that has brought him great wealth
www.ft.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:04 PM
🚨 #StopPress ➡️ #NadhimZahawi ⬇️
Thanks @financialtimes.com @bondhack.ft.com @pickardje.bsky.social and colleagues for this #MustRead piece!
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#StopPress
🚨 Taxpayer-funded #RAF admits it permits #PrivateJets to use its airfields for money 🚨 (BBCR4). Now answer needed urgently to their possible use by #Epstein for #traffiking girls.
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🚨 Taxpayer-funded #RAF admits it permits #PrivateJets to use its airfields for money 🚨 (BBCR4). Now answer needed urgently to their possible use by #Epstein for #traffiking girls.
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February 26, 2026 at 10:27 PM
#StopPress
🚨 Taxpayer-funded #RAF admits it permits #PrivateJets to use its airfields for money 🚨 (BBCR4). Now answer needed urgently to their possible use by #Epstein for #traffiking girls.
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🚨 Taxpayer-funded #RAF admits it permits #PrivateJets to use its airfields for money 🚨 (BBCR4). Now answer needed urgently to their possible use by #Epstein for #traffiking girls.
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🚨...government’s plan “a roadmap to nowhere” [with] no binding phaseouts, no clear timetable, and no commitment to match the #EU’s proposed #Pfas ban 🚨
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It's still a shock to find a new PFAS forever chemical hotspot, even when it's inevitable. A bit of digging around paper mills, which often use PFAS, revealed the banned carcinogen PFOS at levels as high as 3,000ng/l in groundwater in south Cumbria
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Race to find source of carcinogenic Pfas in Cumbria and Lancashire waters
Exclusive: High levels of banned ‘forever chemical’ have been detected in rivers and groundwater at 25 sites
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:39 AM
🚨...government’s plan “a roadmap to nowhere” [with] no binding phaseouts, no clear timetable, and no commitment to match the #EU’s proposed #Pfas ban 🚨
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