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Don’t worry, a politician can’t present the Today programme. Michael Grade is wrong about that – and GB News

As the former Ofcom chair says extraordinary things about the rightwing channel and its critics, a factcheck would not go amiss, say Stewart Purvis and Chris Banatvala, both formerly of Ofcom

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I disagree with Andy Burnham’s politics. But as former health secretaries, we both know the NHS needs to be fixed

As prime minister, he would have a unique chance to turn the world’s most bureaucratic health service into its most innovative one, says former health secretary Jeremy Hunt

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The aftershocks of Brexit’s failure could be gaining strength – a fearful prospect for Ireland

On our side of the Irish Sea we have made the best of a bad job. But we saw the damage a reckless British government could do, says Fintan O’Toole

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Pauline Hanson and Donald Trump both exploit voters’ fury. But her popularity is rising while his is at a low

Hanson is taking off here partly because of the global economic mess induced by Trump’s Iran war – a crisis so big that the Albanese government is struggling to end the misery

The Guardian - AU

A coalition house divided cannot stand … each other

Comment: Don't vote for governing parties NZ First or Act, says their coalition partner and National leader, because that'll put the country's economic recovery at risk.

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'Newcastle-ite' was sitting right there. Instead, someone reached further back. The result: Novocastrian

Glen Fredericks | We're 'Novocastrians': It's nice, it's different, it's unusual . . . and we love it

Newcastle Herald

Comfort women must not be erased

The removal of the comfort women issue from the finalised Senior High School curriculum of the Department of Education (DepEd) in the Philippines is more than a curricular revision. It signals a negation that diminishes public recognition of wartime sexual survivors and risks narrowing collective historical consciousness within the educational…

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Culture means more than tourism

The recent proposal to merge the Ministry of Culture with the Ministry of Tourism should be treated with great caution. This idea may appear to be just a bureaucratic restructuring. But the two ministries have distinct missions, functions and skill sets that should not be combined. The Ministry of Culture…

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Peace with Iran is all about Lebanon now

The ceasefire that was reportedly just agreed between the United States and Iran reflects US President Donald Trump's desperation to escape the quagmire that he created. Gone is the muddled array of objectives he touted in the war's early days.

Bangkok Post

Tighten up hub plan

Thailand's ambition to become an Asean semiconductor hub deserves serious attention. The aspiration was unveiled last week when Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced a goal for Thailand to produce semiconductors domestically by 2050. A national committee, known as the "semiconductor board", will drive the development of the semiconductor and advanced…

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The Guardian view on Israel and the West Bank: allies must protect Palestinian lives and livelihoods

Editorial: Rocketing violence and an economic chokehold have been overshadowed by conflict elsewhere, but the UK and others must stop looking away

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on nicotine: we shouldn’t buy the idea of addiction without harm

Editorial: The UN is set to review the legal status of nicotine. An outright ban would go too far, but there is no case for its easy availability

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Voices: Labour owes it to the country to put its leadership to a contest

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Whatever the considerable merits of the outgoing mayor of Manchester, we cannot be subjected to yet another leader thrust upon the public without what they stand for being properly put to the test

The Independent UK

As Starmer eyes the exit, here’s a vital lesson for Andy Burnham: first impressions are everything

If the Makerfield MP is to be our next PM, he needs some immediate and memorable cost of living policies to avoid his predecessor’s fate, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Queueing is a great way to meet people? That’s nice – because we could soon be doing a lot more of it

It’s a short step from laughing in the line for artisan pastries to grimly waiting to buy a loaf of sliced white. Are we just rehearsing for food shortages?

The Guardian - US

I always take my Dad’s advice – and do the opposite

My dad gives smart advice, but it always leads me down paths that didn’t feel like ‘me’. When, and how, can we stop listening to our dads?

The Guardian - UK

Trump may survive the humiliation of the Iran deal. Netanyahu will not

What has the Israeli PM’s whirlwind of violence achieved? His closest ally now turning against him – and an emboldened Iran, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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Slave labour threat revives

The most disturbing scenes in the popular Thai Netflix series Evil Lawyer are not the courtroom battles or the corrupt deals struck behind closed doors. They are the depictions of slave labour aboard Thai fishing vessels.

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Who wants to be a squillionaire?

In 1956 Cole Porter wrote a catchy song for the film High Society which featured a satirical comment on what is more powerful, love or money? The song, "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" was performed by Frank Sinatra and Celeste Holm and became a popular standard.

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Writers’ festivals are the new raves – and as a born-again book reader I couldn’t be happier about the upsurge in collectivism

From local book clubs to group sessions with authors, what’s driving people back to wood pulp and ink? I have a few ideas

The Independent UK

The Bedford train tragedy demands seriousness – not a distracting debate about public ownership

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The horrific incident in which a train driver died and 89 people were injured requires urgent investigation into safety concerns, but must not be hijacked by those with an axe to grind about railway nationalisation

The Guardian - US

DC’s ‘renovated’ pool reflects the Trump administration’s dangerous hubris

When asked what his takeaways from the Iran war were, Trump said he believed there were no limits to his power

The Guardian - US

Social media bans are trending. But it’s too late for my son and me

We’re both addicted to our screens. But at least we’re watching together – it’s dystopian bonding for the modern age

The Guardian - UK

The hill I will die on: Going to a gig is an endurance test

Muddy sound systems, pricey tickets and a strong chance of getting showered with someone’s stale beer – give me a nice sit-down in a cinema any time, says Guardian Saturday commissioning editor Sasha Mistlin

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How the RSS changed its constitution to defend legal status and guru dakshina

Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge’s persistent questioning of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s legal status appears to have forced a reckoning of sorts. The organisation’s chief Mohan Bhagwat and other senior functionaries have now claimed that these questions were settled decades ago and are offering “evidence” to that effect.

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