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A Young Family’s Heartbreaking Escape From Gaza – in Their own Words
From giving birth at a refugee camp as bombs rained down, to the daily struggle of finding food and water; taking refuge in Rafah to paying smugglers to help them escape to Egypt. A harrowing story of survival
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Green Co-Leader Carla Denyer Slams Labour’s ‘Pretty Timid’ Plans and Promises Party is ‘Not Going to be Shy’ in Parliament
The party plans to focus on stopping new oil and gas projects, mandate solar panels on new-builds, lift the two-child benefit cap and address river pollution
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Reform UK Candidate Accused of Flouting Election Law with Illicit Campaign Leaflets
EXCLUSIVE: Police confirm they are investigating allegations of potential election rule breach by a Reform UK candidate.
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‘New Pro-Palestine Muslim MPs are a Symbol of our Great democracy, not a Threat to it’
“Disgust at the callous indifference to the decades of suffering of the Palestinians by both main political parties led to the grassroots movement called The Muslim Vote”
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On the Ground With the ‘Darth Vader’ Drone Hunter Brigade in Ukraine
The Darth Vader brigade, which is made up of civilians including a teacher and IT workers, operates as an important first line of defence to keep Ukraine’s capital safe from Iranian-made Shaheds
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The Unpopular ‘Popular Conservatives’ Blame the Voters for Their Own Defeat
The ‘Popular Conservatism’ Conference exposed a party firmly stuck in conspiracy-driven denial about why it just suffered the worst electoral defeat in its history
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‘If It Looks Like the Law Was Broken, Police Investigations Must Follow’: Elections Watchdog Receives Flood of Complaints Over ‘Phantom’ Reform Party Candidates
There has been a major public response to Byline Times’ report of ‘super-shy’ Reform UK parliamentary candidates – exposing concerning legal loopholes and the limits of the role of Electoral Commission
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Plaid Cymru MP ‘Sceptical’ About Labour but vows Party will ‘Make a Difference and Hold Them to Account’
Ben Lake and Llinos Medi outline party priorities and concerns as they push for more funding and devolution
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On the Kharkiv Front Ukrainian Soldiers are Galvanised by Victory and Western Arms
“We don’t know if we’ll still be alive next week, so we live as if there’s no tomorrow.”
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Britain’s Critical Overseas Military Bases RAF Akrotiri and Dhekelia and their Role in Modern Warfare
The bases are under heightened threat by Hezbollah amid calls for greater transparency around how they are being used
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Ministry of Justice Downgrading of Sex Offender Rehabilitation Will Have ‘Catastrophic Effect’ on Public Safety, Union Warns
The salaries of specialist probation officers who manage sex offenders are being cut – and 77% say they plan to leave the job
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A Growing Spectre of Azerbaijani Irredentism Hangs Over COP29
Technically a diaspora rights organisation, critics say the Western Azerbaijan Community has become one of Baku’s key instruments for domestic radicalisation
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Labour Urged to ‘Redouble Efforts’ in Implementing Good Friday Agreement in Full as Political Unionism Deteriorates in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland will now be represented by a wide range of views in Westminster – but while Keir Starmer has years of austerity to undo he’s been urged not to forget about NI
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Green MP Vows to ‘Push’ Keir Starmer on Climate and Public Services After Party’s ‘Momentous’ Election Result
The Green Party secured four seats – quadrupling its representation in the Commons – now the real work begins, co-leader Adrian Ramsay says
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Media Coverage of the Election Campaign is Both Baffling and Predicable – With a Very Unlikely Winner
One party really missed out on coverage with no page one appearances, interviews, or bylines – and it certainly wasn’t Reform
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Party-Lines or Headlines? ‘Why Political Parties Can’t Connect With Young Voters and Press Partisanship is a Parody Around the World’
The latest episode of the hit Media Storm podcast focuses on how political parities missed a trick on TikTok and connecting with young voters – and how the media must do better
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General Election 2024: Voter ID and Postal Vote Issues Risk Casting Shadow Over Polling Day
Nearly half of Brits incorrectly believe that a polling card can be used as ID when voting
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‘Why the Media Is To Blame for Just Stop Oil Protests’
‘For the media to be interviewing political leaders and not even asking the questions is shocking’
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Starmer’s ‘Supermajority’: A Product of Conservative Propaganda and Client Journalism
How a Conservative campaign line became the weaponised mantra of the Daily Mail – and infected the entire general election campaign
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Postal Vote Chaos ‘Emblematic of Past 14 Years’ of Government, Says Brit Who Has Lost their Vote Due to Delays
One disenfranchised voter told Byline Times that it represented the ‘utter clusterf**k that is the sum of 14 years’ of Conservative rule
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From Russia With Likes: Nigel Farage Dominates Social Media During General Election – Boosted by Bots Stoking Racism
The Reform Party is hovering around 18% of the vote, yet Farage’s and his party’s Facebook posts generated six times more reactions and shares than either Labour or the Conservatives and their leaders
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An Independent, Pro-Gaza Candidate Claims he can Block Keir Starmer’s Election this Thursday
Is there a chance that – despite a Labour landslide on Thursday, Keir Starmer’s own seat is in trouble?
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Reform UK’s Invisible Candidates: Who Are They Hiding?
Absent from hustings, media interviews, and social media, why are Nigel Farage’s Reform champions quite so elusive?
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Tens of Thousands Expected to ‘Vote Swap’ as Brits Forced to Game the Voting System
Voters are about to hack First Past the Post on an epic scale
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The ‘Spiral of Silence’ and the Rise of the Bots
Explained: How malicious bots and other automated programmes are used to spread misinformation – and how widespread they are
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General Election 2024: ‘Forget Tactical Voting we’re Calling for People to Push Back Against our Rotten System and Fight FPTP’
This election Compass is only backing candidates who recognise the “farce” of FPTP and will push to remove it in the next parliament
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Conservative-Donating Government Trade Advisor David Meller a ‘Nasty Piece of Work’ Who ‘Encouraged Workplace Bullying’ of his Son
“The way David Meller speaks about his own family members when they are not around shows his true colours”
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How Far-Right Billionaires are Destroying French Politics – and What the UK Must Learn
The French media have boosted the far-right National Rally party. Are the British media doing the same in the UK?
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‘A New Iron Curtain’: Georgia-China Port Deal will ‘Have Immense Consequences for the Region’, Lawyer Suggests
Experts say Georgia’s decision to partner with a sanctioned Chinese company on the Anaklia Deep Sea Port project will completely reshape regional politics in the years to come
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An Unthinkable War Between Israel and Hezbollah Could Ignite the Middle East
For the past seven months, Israel and Hezbollah have resorted to low-level fighting with tit-for-tat strikes on one another but concerns are increasing that a full-scale war may occur
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The Home that Gaza Bought: BAE Systems CEO Acquires Multi-Million Pound Property From Share Sales Amid Gaza Conflict
The sell-off is part of a larger series of share sales by Charles Woodburn so far this year amounting to over £10.9 million
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Farage’s Reform in Line for Millions of Pounds in Taxpayer ‘Short Money’ Funding If It Picks Up Seats in Election
The party says it will ensure taxpayers’ money is never wasted
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A ‘Russia Hoax’ or Russian Hopes? How Putin’s Troll Farms are Boosting Nigel Farage’s Campaigns – Again
Islamophobia, the Great Replacement Theory, and GB News are key elements in the Russian propaganda networks supporting the Reform Party
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Barriers to the Ballot: How Voter ID Marginalises Disabled People Who Feel It’s ‘Another Way Their Voice is Suppressed’
‘They have voted at every opportunity and have actively sought out and studied the various political parties, claims and policies. Once voter ID came to this country, they found the ID process a challenge’
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The Likely Labour MPs Who Lobbied Against Key Party Policies – Amid Concerns of ‘Whole New Raft of Scandals’
Prospective Labour candidates have worked as lobbyists for trade bodies and companies that will have a vested interests in shifting the party’s key election pledges in government
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More Than 130 Reform Candidates Ignoring Electoral Commission Rules on Anonymous Donations
Candidates have raised tens of thousands for Nigel Farage’s party despite failing to explain how they will vet donors, amid claims the party doesn’t have ‘millionaire’ funders
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Another Reform Candidate Who is Former Conservative Councillor Accused Of Sharing ‘Fascist’ Content
As Nigel Farage’s party is embroiled in another racism scandal at the national level, Byline Times reveals its candidate in Richmond Park has previously come under fire for sharing content from Generation Identity and regularly makes racist social media posts
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Another Time Nigel Farage Worked with a Putin Ally to ‘Harm Democratic Governance’ – and Refused to Speak About it
Heidi Siegmund Cuda revisits that time Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was part of an operation to divide California known as Calexit, which collapsed after it was revealed to be funded by Russia
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Former Green Councillor in Party Target Seat Threatens Legal Action Against Co-Leader Over Expulsion Amid Trans Rights Row
Then-councillor Jude English was suspended by the Greens shortly before the May elections, over transphobia allegations (she denies wrongdoing)
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Over a Million Voters Risk not Having Voter ID on Election Day in ‘Completely Unacceptable Situation’
“It is clear that voter ID rules are having a disproportionate and damaging impact on our elections and should be scrapped by the next government”
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Rainbow-Washing and Not Enough Real Reporting: Pride Month and the Media
The latest episode of the hit Media Storm podcast focuses on the shortcomings of Pride Month when it comes to journalism and the corporate world
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Israel Inches Closer to All-Out Regional War as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Fights for Political Survival
‘Netanyahu is really the biggest danger to the state of Israel’
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Dismay as Starmer Backs Westminster’s ‘Winner Takes All’ Voting System as Labour Eyes Big Majority
During his Labour leadership election, Starmer hinted at backing proportional representation. But he now appears to support continuing with Westminster’s First Past The Post voting system
