Shattered schools in Syria - from years of conflict - are being rebuilt, not by the government or NGOs, but by communities. People give time, skills and - if they can - money so children can have an education.

People have been celebrating this latest U-turn - about Digital ID - by K.Starmer - but is it really. An analyst - along with others who recognise smoke and mirrors when in us - sees through the move. It's not over.

The United Nations is rolling out Digital ID for its staff - dismissing their concerns about privacy and security of their personal data. K.Starmer is rolling out the same in the UK - with the same attitude.

D.Trump holds for now on his next target - as the killing in Iran has stopped. Shame he feels different about the non-protesting souls in Gaza. But he only sides with Israel - strangely. Time to change all this?

UK gov't: You must not say a word - or act - against Israel. The Maccabi fan ban criticism says it all - in light of the back story from Amsterdam. PMQs 14jan: Both leaders condemn deaths in Iran - but not in Gaza!

It's not just ICE - or the Minneapolis shooting - something is very wrong in the US and indeed the world. Are people being silenced - killed even - because that's all the state can do - to protect its Empire?