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David Aaronovitch

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Presenter of BBC Radio 4's Briefing Room, author of Voodoo Histories, now Substacking with Notes from the Underground at https://t.co/SLEshAT7y1

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Catherine Philp(@scribblercat) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Watching this impressive interception with the help of Western allies makes your heart ache for Ukraine. Yes, it's massive country and Israel is tiny. But that's not whymit isn't getting the air defences it needs.

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This video, posted by Jackson Hinkle and others and viewed nearly 5 million times, claims to show 'Israelis panicking' as Iran's missiles and drones reach Israel.

in fact, it shows Louis Tomlinson fans near Four Seasons Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina last week; verified by…

This video, posted by Jackson Hinkle and others and viewed nearly 5 million times, claims to show 'Israelis panicking' as Iran's missiles and drones reach Israel. in fact, it shows Louis Tomlinson fans near Four Seasons Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina last week; verified by…
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Ben Carter(@Doubting_Ben) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Overnight Iran launched a drone attack against Israel. David Aaronovitch and guests looked at how drones have changed the nature of warfare in these two episodes of The Briefing Room -

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Otto English(@Otto_English) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This attack in Sydney, which claimed the lives of seven people was carried out by a white surfer from Queensland called Joel Cauci. It had nothing whatsoever to do with Islam or immigration.

Will Julia Hartley-Brewer delete this and apologise?

This attack in Sydney, which claimed the lives of seven people was carried out by a white surfer from Queensland called Joel Cauci. It had nothing whatsoever to do with Islam or immigration. Will @JuliaHB1 delete this and apologise?
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Shayan Sardarizadeh(@Shayan86) 's Twitter Profile Photo

With the world's eyes on a potential Iranian retaliatory attack on Israel, the Iranian authorities have relaunched their domestic campaign of harassment and violence against Iranian women over mandatory hijab laws.

Here, a woman tearfully recounts how morality police tried to…

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Ben Carter(@Doubting_Ben) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Elections in India begin next Friday. PM Modi is looking to win a third straight term but is democracy under threat in India? David Aaronovitch and guests discuss that in this episode of The Briefing Room- bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

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Charlie Sykes(@SykesCharlie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“Whoever told Trump that “states’ rights” was a safe way out of the abortion fight must have been hiding out in a Southern golf club since 1954, with the TV turned off.” —⁦Susan Glasser. Brilliant. newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…

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This week's cover story for the The New Statesman is probably the most difficult thing I've ever had to write, and certainly the most personal.
Birth trauma: the hidden childbirth crisis that is devastating lives and costing the NHS billions. newstatesman.com/politics/healt…

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Lionel Barber(@lionelbarber) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Is Ukraine “the forgotten war”? This week’s
Media Confidential podcast talks to Anne Applebaum who writes and talks eloquently about Putin, the media and Ukrainians fighting courageously while western support falters. Special edition for Speaker Johnson with me and alan rusbridger

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Julie Bindel(@bindelj) 's Twitter Profile Photo

RIP Nicole Brown, murdered by OJ Simpson (along with her friend Ron Goldman) two years after she left him, in 1994. May her memory be a blessing.

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It’s impossible to select a top four so here’s a random selection. The Holbein exhibition at the King’s Gallery is astounding and if you can get there before it closes you should try.

It’s impossible to select a top four so here’s a random selection. The Holbein exhibition at the King’s Gallery is astounding and if you can get there before it closes you should try.
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NEW: Reform UK has said it is 'mortified' after the party sacked a general election candidate who turned out to be deceased.

The party had dropped York Central candidate Tommy Cawkwell after he did not respond to any emails or phone calls.

NEW: Reform UK has said it is 'mortified' after the party sacked a general election candidate who turned out to be deceased. The party had dropped York Central candidate Tommy Cawkwell after he did not respond to any emails or phone calls.
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In this week’s show we ask about where six months of war has left Hamas militarily, politically and strategically bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

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