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Authorities in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq are preparing to exhume 18 mass graves dating back to the Islamic State (ISIS) group's atrocities against Yazidis in Shingal (Sinjar), a Kurdish official said on Saturday, as efforts continue to identify victims of the militants' 2014 assault. rudaw.net/english/categories…

California man, 34, pleads guilty following attempted ISIS support trib.al/CDGnrjT

Slavery was an evil in which people from every continent and region participated. We should be honest about the whole history, not select the parts that are politically convenient today, especially given Britain's leading role in ending the transatlantic slave trade. If Caribbean countries are asking Britain for a formal apology for Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade, will they also be asking the same of the descendants of African kingdoms, rulers and merchants who captured, sold and profited from the trade? On demands for reparations, whether through cash or debt relief, we have been down this track before. Twenty-five years ago, Jubilee 2000, Drop the Debt and Make Poverty History argued that cancelling the debts of poorer countries would give them a fresh start. More than $100 billion of debt was eventually written off, but many of those countries have since built up even bigger debts. Labour are already spending too much on Britain's welfare state, now is not the time for Andy Burnham to be providing global welfare. There is no reason British taxpayers today should be held financially responsible for things that happened generations before any of us were born. And I have even less patience for political elites in commonwealth countries who don’t know how to make their own citizens prosperous now looking for another opportunity to blame Britain. As Prime Minister, Andy Burnham should be Britain’s greatest defender. Instead, he is writing articles saying we need to confront our history (as if we haven't done enough of that) and considering another formal historical apology. Tony Blair already expressed Britain’s deep sorrow and regret for our role in the slave trade nearly twenty years ago. There is no need to do so again. This is all another navel-gazing distraction. The Commonwealth should be looking forward, not endlessly backwards. That means economic partnerships to make us all richer and deeper military and security cooperation against common threats. If every Commonwealth summit becomes an exercise in presenting Britain with demands for cash then we need to start asking if it is worth the effort.

The BBC has admitted it should not have invited an influencer who has been accused in the past of making remarks that were anti-Semitic and in support of the Iranian regime to be a guest on a live television show. 🔗: telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10…

‘Thousands of gay people died in World War Two... and they’ve “hijacked” Remembrance Day?’ Matthew Wright tries to get to the bottom of caller Daniel’s issue with the rainbow poppy.

Wolf-whistling builders face extra training under Labour's 'banter ban' trib.al/xKqff6N

18 Mass Graves in Sinjar Ready for Exhumation, KRG Official Says Eighteen more ISIS mass graves in Sinjar are ready for exhumation, and a Kurdistan Region delegation will visit Baghdad next week to finalize the procedures. Read More: kurdistan24.net/en/story/949…

Banished: The Taliban's War On Women - tickets go live for Sky News documentary screening trib.al/DRyVMV2

From today, charities can apply to sponsor refugees through new, capped Named Community Sponsorship and Refugee study safe and legal routes. Sponsors will provide accommodation, integration support and help finding work. First arrivals are expected in autumn 2027.

NO MORE INTERVIEWS NO MORE FREE FOOTAGE I’ve had a feeling for some time now, and it’s one I simply cannot shake. I increasingly feel that I’m being used for free footage, with the interview or podcast merely a by-product. A convenient way of getting access to my work without actually paying for it. Perhaps I’m wrong, but the feeling hasn’t gone away. So, as they say, that’s that. No more interviews. No more podcasts. No more talking. If my current work goes to plan, this account will eventually fall silent too. The truth is, something has been calling me back for a while now. My roots. A basic camera, no video, no pressure to capture the next big story, no expectations and certainly no obligation to anyone. Just photography, purely for my own selfish enjoyment. The very reason I picked up a camera in the first place. No more selling footage. No more chasing stories. No more hassle. Just my dog, my family, my camera and, quite possibly, a new home and a completely different chapter. I’ve seen enough, filmed enough and given enough of myself to this work. Sometimes the greatest freedom is putting the camera down and remembering why you picked it up in the first place. Twitter isn’t an airport and there’s no need to announce a departure but I enjoy the community here and think it’s only fair to give fair warning I’ve given my photography up for video as people respond to that it seems but it’s not me, I’m not a video person Once France is complete to my satisfaction and I feel I’ve done my part this account will stop Adrian