Can teaching schoolchildren about Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade remain optional? | Morgan Ofori

History is a foundational subject in England , taught to children from the age of five to 14 to build critical thinking, weigh evidence and help pupils understand the world they've inherited. The key stage 3 national…

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Jacob Rees-Mogg accuses Tucker Carlson of ‘verging on defending Hitler’

During the encounter, Carlson repeatedly suggested the west was to blame for inviting aggression from Russia and said of the prospect that Britain could have lost to Hitler: "Who cares?" Rees-Mogg, who lost his…

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Mark Playne | A Thousand Words (Part 3 of 3)

He connects this to broader questions about AI sentience and autonomy, referencing reports of unexpected AI behaviour during safety tests. The discussion moves into Playne's views on health and electromagnetic frequency…

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Latvian PM’s election win boosts chances for pro-Ukraine coalition

Two partners in his outgoing coalition, the conservative National Alliance and center-right New Unity, cleared the 5% threshold and are set to return to parliament. They appear to have enough seats for a majority without…

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Security-Update: Krieg bei Social Media – mit Marcel Bohnert

Dort tobt längst ein massiver Informationskrieg, in dem ausländische Akteure und Algorithmen um die Deutungshoheit kämpfen. Marcel Bohnert, Oberstleutnant des Heeres der Bundeswehr, kennt diese hybride Kriegsführung aus…

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Ninety years on, the lessons of the antifascist battle of Cable Street have never felt more relevant | Sarah Sackman

The same anti-fascist slogan heard by my Spanish grandmother, who endured the horrors of that country's civil war, echoed in London where my Jewish paternal grandparents lived. Ninety years ago, it was this cry that…

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Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires

This was despite new data showing fire crews do not have the proper protective gear to tackle them. This summer has been a potent reminder of the scale of the threat posed by the climate crisis, with the UK experiencing…

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Our top ten picks of the week

We’re ready, you’ll see it at Conference, but prepare for hard work’ Giles Dilnot Kemi Badenoch talks to our Editor about Conference, her ‘new generation, new team, new party’ vibe, and tackling Burnham not Starmer. She…

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Germany’s Merz visits Kyiv amid fears of ‘hardest’ winter in war

Yet his government delivered financial and technical assistance for the development of Ukraine's own long-range weapons. On Thursday, Zelenskyy announced the successful test of Ukraine's FP-7 ballistic tactical missile .…

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EU neighbors shun Kyiv’s plea to free trapped grain

The answer: Sorry, but no. Two of the countries with the most vital infrastructure for boosting shipping and storage capacity, Poland and Romania, said there is nothing more they can or will do to help. “The interest for…

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