SubtleBlade ⚔️

Retired IT bod. Father, husband, friend. Trying to survive cancer since 2014, current status: score-draw. Interested in interesting ideas, people & things. Does not bite. Refugee from the bird site (@SubtleBlade). He/Him.

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2024-10-25 17:17:15

#Brexit has put £370m a year on #PriceOfPower from #EU since 2021, experts say
Trade body #EnergyUK also estimates total energy cost of leaving bloc could reach £10bn by end of decade
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/25/brexit-has-put-370m-a-year-on-price-of-power-from-eu-since-2021-experts-say
#ToryLegacy #BrexitBonus

2024-10-15 09:54:44

#Ireland’s #peacekeepers in #Lebanon are putting their lives on the line. I know – I was one of them
In 1996, I witnessed the horror as the #IsraeliArmy fired on #UN positions. Now history is repeating itself
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/15/un-peacekeepers-lebanon-lives-on-line-israeli-army
#Hezbollah #Hamas #Israel #Gaza #WarCrimes

2024-10-11 09:44:18

#Nobel #PeacePrize 2024 live: Japanese atomic bomb survivor movement #NihonHidankyo wins award
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/oct/11/nobel-peace-prize-2024-winner-live-updates

2024-09-13 11:58:08

‘‘The system is the problem, not people’: how a radical #food group spread round the world
‘Let’s start with food and see where we go’'
#IncredibleEdible’s #GuerrillaGardening movement encourages people to take food-growing – and more – into their own hands
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/13/radical-food-group-incredible-edible-guerrilla-gardening

2024-09-08 08:20:53

'#Grenfell survivors furious over #DavidCameron’s claim that inquiry backed him over red-tape drive
'campaigners said the former prime minister’s words were “bollocks” and “total bullshit”, since the inquiry report had explicitly said the effect of the Coalition government’s attack on red tape was that “even matters affecting the safety of life were ignored, delayed or disregarded”.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/sep/08/grenfell-survivors-david-cameron-claim-inquiry-red-tape-ex-pm

2024-09-04 12:48:51

#KeirStarmer offers apology ‘on behalf of British state’ to victims of #GrenfellTower fire – live -
The independent MP for Islington North, and former Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn has said “there are so many lesson to be learned from Grenfell” and called for an end to “local government internal market” and an endless culture of sub-contracting,
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2024/sep/04/grenfell-tower-inquiry-report-published-survivors-victims-government-latest-updates

2024-08-27 17:04:22

#Israel Is Buying #Google Ads to Discredit the #UN’s Top #Gaza #Aid Agency
The #UNRWA calls Israel’s strategy of promoting alleged #misinformation “destructive.”
https://www.wired.com/story/israel-unrwa-usa-hamas-google-search-ads/

2024-08-19 20:59:54

#Israel perpetrating #WarCrimes in plain sight in #Gaza, says ex-#UK diplomat
#MarkSmith, who quit Dublin embassy role, says he raised his concerns over #WeaponsSales with foreign secretary
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/19/israel-perpetrating-war-crimes-in-plain-sight-in-gaza-says-ex-uk-diplomat
#Complicity

2024-07-22 20:41:39

The #ICJ has demolished #Israel’s claims that it is not occupying #PalestinianTerritories
The Israeli government has long stressed that there was no #Palestine whose land it could occupy and that the territories are ‘disputed’. The court has rejected this
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/22/the-icj-has-demolished-israels-claims-that-it-is-not-occupying-palestinian-territories

2024-07-22 20:36:05

#Food giants are strangling #Britain’s #farmers and #consumers. What’s the solution? Break them up
The #UK has a huge problem with #monopolies – yet taking conglomerates apart is not as hard as you might think
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/22/big-supermarkets-strangling-farmers-shoppers-solution-break-them-up

2024-07-10 12:22:00

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@npub15zu…s7lx payments that went out of the company in dividends and C-level salary & bonuses, by chance?

2024-07-10 07:56:33

'Eye doctors say #Private cataract operations have hurt the #NHSEngland
Public sector faces staffing and training problems and is less able [than before] to manage complex cases, survey finds'
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jul/10/eye-doctors-say-private-cataract-operations-have-hurt-the-nhs
#ToryLegacy

2024-07-08 21:14:41

#Fibreglass Found in #MarineFoodChain for First Time – ‘It Can’t be Ignored Like the #Microplastic Scare’
As with the microplastic crisis, the economic market responsible for these catastrophes still insists that we do not let it influence our consumer habits
https://bylinetimes.com/2024/07/08/glass-found-in-marine-food-chain/
#Food

2024-06-26 13:10:21

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@npub1lzz…jhl3 mini #Brexit...

2024-06-24 15:00:14

#Wildcat #kittens born outside captivity in #Cairngorms a ‘major milestone’
Adult cats were released into #NationalPark last year after #British population had come close to #extinction
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/24/wildcat-kittens-birth-cairngorms-national-park
#Scotland #wildlife #Rewilding

2024-06-20 14:35:11

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@npub198t…hasj a book? Dangerous things in the wrong hands...

2024-06-19 21:53:33

#Sunak’s government has almost destroyed #NaturalEngland – just for doing its job
After the election, Labour must end the attacks on a watchdog that is simply trying to protect what little #wildlife we have left
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/19/rishi-sunak-natural-england-election-labour-wildlife
#GE2024

2024-06-19 14:24:00

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@npub1nn8…8sed David Attenborough?

2024-06-16 17:04:05

#Students going home could put 35 #Tory seats at risk in #election, analysis says
#HigherEducationPolicyInstitute research suggests that holding ballot in summer break may be strategic error
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/16/students-summer-holidays-voting-uk-general-election-conservative-seats
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryIncompetence #GE2024

2024-06-10 17:32:17

#Elephants call each other by name, study finds
Researchers used #ArtificialIntelligence algorithm to analyse calls by two herds of African savanna elephants in #Kenya
https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jun/10/elephant-names-study-ai
#Wildlife #AnimalIntelilgence

2024-06-06 07:38:12

#FrankHester donated further £5m to #Tories in January, figures show
Data also shows party accepted £150,000 from Hester days after comments about #DianeAbbott condemned as #racist were revealed
https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jun/06/frank-hester-donated-further-5m-to-tories-in-january-figures-show
#ToryBehaviour #ToryCorruption #GE2024

2024-06-04 15:41:02

#Badgers
#BadgerCulls to continue in #England despite lack of #ScientificEvidence
Exclusive: #Defra issues new cull licences despite government adviser saying there is ‘no justification’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/04/badger-cull-licences-england
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Wildlife

2024-05-25 18:10:11

“#DenyDenounce,Delay”: The battle over the risk of #UltraProcessedFoods
#BigFood is trying to dampen fears about the effects of #IndustriallyFormulatedSubstances
https://www.ft.com/content/0b9ad138-1867-439f-96a5-7986d5aa66ae
#Food #IndustrialyProducedEdibleSubstance

2024-05-20 09:49:21

Academic and doctor #ChrisVanTulleken: ‘#UltrProcessedProducts are #food that lies to us’
The author on how his mission to improve our national #diet began – and where it needs to go
https://www.theguardian.com/food/article/2024/may/19/academic-and-doctor-chris-van-tulleken-ultra-processed-products-are-food-that-lies-to-us
#IndustrialyProducedEdibleProducts #PublicHealth #Health

2024-05-18 12:02:14

Non-Euclidean #Doom: what happens to a #game when #pi is not 3.14159…
https://media.ccc.de/v/mch2022-236-non-euclidean-doom-what-happens-to-a-game-when-pi-is-not-3-14159-
#Gaming

2024-05-06 08:45:50

#Farmer confidence at lowest in #England and #Wales since survey began, #NFU says
Union cites extreme wet weather and post-#Brexit phasing-out of #EU subsidies as main reasons for slump
https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/06/farmer-confidence-nfu-union-survey-england-wales-rainfall-brexit
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ClimateCrisis #BrexitBonus #Food #FoodSecurity

2024-05-06 08:27:40

#Israeli airstrike that killed seven #HealthWorkers in #Lebanon used #US munition, analysis reveals
#HumanRights experts say attack was violation of #InternationalLaw, and that US supplying of weapon defies 1997 #LeahyLaw
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/06/israel-airstrike-lebanon-us-weapons-international-law
#Israel

2024-05-04 08:45:34

#TheAgeOfExtinction
#Bumblebee nests are overheating to fatal levels, study finds
More frequent #heatwaves mean #bees are unable to thermoregulate their hives – further endangering a species already in decline
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/04/bumblebees-overheating-threat-global-heating-temperatures-aoe
#ClimateCrisis #Food #pollinators

2024-05-02 16:37:04

#Orangutan seen treating wound with medicinal herb in first for #WildAnimals
Sumatran ape applied sap and leaves to open cut after suspected fight with another male, say scientists
https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/may/02/orangutan-seen-treating-wound-with-medicinal-herb-in-first-for-wild-animals-max-planck-institute-sumatra

2024-04-27 09:05:14

#Heineken rips up 300 acre #Bulmers Monmouthshire #orchard - BBC News -
The #UK's largest #cider maker has chopped down a huge orchard, sparking fears for #wildlife as it is a natural #bird #habitat.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz5d6mj5gp8o.amp
#Environment #CarbonRelease #ClimateCrisis

2024-04-25 08:45:28

#Nature destruction will cause bigger #EconomicSlump in #UK than 2008 crisis, experts warn
#GreenFinanceInstitute report said further #pollution could cut 12% off #GDP by 2030s
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/25/nature-destruction-will-cause-bigger-economic-slump-in-uk-than-2008-crisis-experts-warn
#Environment #Economy

2024-04-16 18:25:01

#Greece becomes first #European country to ban #BottomTrawling in #MarineParks
The #law will come into force in #NationalParks within two years and in all of the country’s marine protected areas by 2030
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/16/greece-becomes-first-european-country-to-ban-bottom-trawling-in-marine-parks
#Sustainability #Environment #Food

2024-04-15 16:25:24

#UKInvertebrateOfTheYear
The common #earthworm, the #soil-maker, #food provider and grand #recycler, is the landslide winner of the inaugural UK invertebrate of the year competition.
Lumbricus terrestris claims landslide victory with 38% of vote,
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/15/earthworm-crowned-uk-invertebrate-of-the-year-by-guardian-readers

2024-04-13 14:27:43

New #Brexit checks will cause #FoodShortages in #UK, importers warn
Rules due to come in this month will impose new handling fees – and experts say small suppliers are already being driven away
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/apr/13/new-brexit-checks-will-cause-food-shortages-in-uk-importers-warn
#ToryPoliciesInAction #BrexitBonus #Food #OvenReadyDeal

2024-04-11 14:31:45

Flooded #farms in #England refused compensation as ‘too far’ from river
Government recovery fund stipulates affected areas must be less than 150 metres from a ‘main’ river
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/11/flooded-farms-england-ineligible-compensation-distance-from-rivers
#ToryPoliciesInAction #farming #food

2024-04-11 14:06:26

#Farming
#Farmers warn ‘crisis is building’ as record rainfall drastically reduces #UK #food production
Reduction in yields means UK will be dependent on imports for wheat in coming year and possibly beyond
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/10/uk-food-production-down-record-rainfall-farmers
#ClimateCrisis

2024-04-05 13:05:13

Spring water for #Nestle drink brands may be unsafe, say French authorities
Swiss food giant warned of risk of faecal matter contaminants, E. coli and ‘pollutants’ after illegal purification treatment scandal emerges
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/04/04/spring-water-nestle-brands-unsafe-pollutants-france/
#EvilNestle

2024-04-05 09:56:10

#MiddleEast crisis live: #UN rights body adopts resolution for #Israel to be held accountable for possible #WarCrimes in #Gaza - https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/05/middle-east-crisis-live-us-welcomes-israeli-plan-to-reopen-erez-crossing-for-gaza-aid
#IsraelHamasWar

2024-04-04 21:28:56

#ToryInfighting grows as peer calls for end to #Israel #ArmsSles
Nicholas Soames says end to #WeaponsExports would send strong message on the crisis in #Gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/04/tory-infighting-grows-as-peer-calls-for-end-to-israel-arms-sales
#IsraelHamasWar #Palestine #OPT #UK #Complicity

2024-03-31 20:29:07

#Tory plans to abolish #NonDomStatus riddled with loopholes, Labour says
Analysis suggests wealthiest would save millions and #Sunak’s own family could benefit to tune of £250m
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/31/tory-plans-to-abolish-non-dom-status-riddled-with-loopholes-labour-says
#ToryCorruption

2024-03-29 11:32:32

#Mammals battle for life in new #DavidAttenborough series - #BBC News -
It focuses on how these animals are adapting to a world rapidly changed by the most dominant mammal - us.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68658875.amp
#ClimateCrisis #Envirinment #Wildlife

2024-03-25 07:51:02

'#UK #housing is ‘worst value for money’ of any advanced #economy, says thinktank
British properties are ‘expensive, cramped and ageing’ compared with other similar economies, says #ResolutionFoundation'
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/25/uk-housing-is-worst-value-for-money-of-any-advanced-economy-says-thinktank
#ToryPoliciesInAction

2024-03-16 10:43:30

'The Designer Who’s Trying to Transform Your City Into a Sponge
#KongjianYu pioneered #China’s “#SpongeCity” concept—less concrete and more #green spaces to exploit #stormwater instead of fighting it. Metropolises all over the world are following suit.'
https://www.wired.com/story/the-designer-whos-trying-to-transform-your-city-into-a-sponge/
#ClimateCrisis #Water

2024-03-12 20:30:14

Surge in sale of #UK-made cars to #Russia's neighbours shows how it's beating #sanctions
Analysis by #SkyNews suggests Russia is finding ways to evade #Ukraine war sanctions by bringing in cars, including luxury marques, through former Soviet states.
https://news.sky.com/story/how-uk-made-cars-are-finding-their-way-to-russias-showrooms-13092809

2024-03-09 17:04:26

Revealed: #homeless #children spending entire lives in #TemporaryHousing in #England
Thousands of families have not found permanent accommodation for more than a decade, according to alarming new research
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/09/homeless-kids-england-childhood-temporary-housing-families
#ToryPoliciesInAction #UnderfundingPublicServices

2024-03-05 16:39:30

#UK spends least among major #European economies on #LowCarbonEnergyPolicy, study shows
Britain spent about £26bn in three years on low-carbon measures, less than Italy, Germany, France and Spain, Greenpeace finds
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/05/uk-spends-least-among-major-european-economies-on-low-carbon-energy-policy-study-shows
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ClimateCrisis #DontLookUp

2024-02-22 21:58:43

'Almost 10m #UK households living in ‘cold, #damp, poorly insulated homes’
Exclusive: Analysis also shows same number would probably not be able to afford cost of improved #insulation'
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/feb/22/almost-10m-uk-households-living-in-cold-damp-poorly-insulated-homes
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Austerity #Housing

2024-02-16 20:37:34

#DonaldTrump ordered to pay over $350m in #NewYork financial #fraud case
Trump also banned from running any New York corporation or entity for three years in devastating blow for ex-president
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/16/donald-trump-financial-fraud-case
[well, that's a start...]

2024-02-06 09:36:08

First photo ID, now votes for expats: the #Tories are showing us exactly what #ElectionRigging looks like
The government is deterring young and poor people from #voting – but no amount of #gerrymandering will save its bacon
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/06/tories-election-rigging-photo-id-gerrymandering-voting
#ToryPoliciesInAction

2024-02-04 12:38:56

#Eurostar may cap services due to post-#Brexit biometric passport checks, says station owner
Facilities at St Pancras too ‘inadequate’ to process new checks without ‘hour-long queues’ at peak times, says operator #HS1
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/feb/04/eurostar-st-pancrasmay-cap-services-post-brexit-passport-checks-warns-station-owner
#ToryPoliciesInAction #BrexitBonus

2024-01-30 17:02:49

‘Smoking gun proof’: #FossilFuel industry knew of #ClimateDanger as early as 1954, documents show
Documents show industry-backed #AirPollutionFoundation uncovered the severe harm #ClimateChange would wreak
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/30/fossil-fuel-industry-air-pollution-fund-research-caltech-climate-change-denial
#ClimateCrisis #BigOil #DontLookUp

2024-01-29 12:10:20

#Climate scientist #MarkMaslin: ‘We have all the #technology we need to move to a cleaner, #RenewableWorld’
The professor of #EarthSystemScience on the hottest year on record, using humour – with a little help from #JoBrand – to get his message across, and why there are reasons to be positive
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/jan/28/climate-scientist-mark-maslin-we-have-all-the-technology-we-need-to-move-to-a-cleaner-renewable-world
#ClimateCrisis #solutions

2024-01-20 09:58:27

'#Measles outbreaks' [In #England & #Wales]: why are cases rising and #vaccination rates falling?
#Covid19 confusion, debunked link to #autism and lack of #NHS funding all contributing to rise in this serious disease
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/jan/20/uk-measles-outbreaks-why-are-cases-rising-and-vaccination-rates-falling
#ToryPoliciesInAction #PublicHealth #NHSEngland #NHSWales #UnderfundingPublicServices #BreakThenPrivatise #IdeologyBeforePeople

2023-12-08 20:17:44

#UK #citizens 'will have fewer rights than #migrants' under new family visa rules, researchers say
New #immigration rules will leave some British #employees facing more restrictions than foreign workers. The new policy will also disproportionately affect women, according to The #Migration Observatory
https://news.sky.com/story/uk-citizens-will-have-fewer-rights-than-migrants-under-new-family-visa-rules-researchers-say-13024220
#ToryPoliciesInAction

2023-11-11 10:32:10

#London’s pro-#Palestine march live: hundreds of thousands expected on the streets - https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/nov/11/pro-palestine-march-london-israel-hamas-war-gaza-armistice-day
#IsraelHamasWar #OPT #Israel

2023-10-29 18:52:19

#IsraelHamasWar live: ‘Active investigations’ into alleged #WarCrimes in #Israel, #Gaza and #WestBank, #InternationalCriminalCourt says
#WHO ‘deeply concerned’ by report of evacuation warning to Gaza’s #hospital as thousands of Gaza residents break into #UN warehouses
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/oct/29/israel-hamas-war-live-netanyahu-declares-offensives-second-stage-gaza-internet-coming-back-online
#Palestine #OPT

2023-10-13 15:53:18

#Israel accused of using #WhitePhosphorus in #Gaza and #Lebanon
#HumanRightsWatch says verified videos show ‘multiple airbursts of artillery-fired white phosphorus’ from Israel’s military
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/13/israel-military-white-phosphorus-gaza-lebanon

2023-10-01 17:48:00

Yew #tree which 'predates Battle of Hastings' felled | The Argus - https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/23824095.yew-tree-predates-battle-hastings-felled/
#Environment #History #England #Farming #Vandalism

2023-09-19 11:18:23

#GreaterManchester’s #bus revolution: the public at the wheel
A new franchising system rolled out this week can address the damage done by decades of #deregulation
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/18/the-guardian-view-on-greater-manchesters-bus-revolution-the-public-at-the-wheel
#IntegratedTransport #Transport #PublicTransport #tram #rail

2023-09-19 11:18:23

2023-08-22 09:03:05

Private firm linked to No 10 adviser handed #NHS waiting lists contract
Labour accuses #RishiSunak of possible #ConflictOfInterest as former client of #BillMorgan chosen to run diagnostic centres
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/22/private-firm-linked-no-10-adviser-handed-nhs-waiting-lists-contract
#NHSEngland #ToryCorruption #ToryPoliciesInAction #BreakThenPrivatise

2023-08-10 19:33:30

#TheresaVilliers had £70,000 in #Shell #shares while #EnvironmentSecretary
MP failed to reveal shares in oil company for more than five years despite disclosure rules
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/aug/10/theresa-villiers-held-70k-shell-shares-while-environment-secretary
#ToryCorruption

2023-08-10 14:45:16

Record 7.6 million people in #England waiting for #NHS treatment
Two in five patients waiting more than 18 weeks and key #cancer care targets being missed
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/10/people-england-waiting-for-nhs-treatment
#ToryPoliciesInAction

2023-08-07 18:39:45

#Consultants in #England to #strike in September if #government refuses talks
#BMA highlights government’s ‘complete disregard’ for the #health service and its #patients
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/07/consultants-england-strike-september-if-government-refuses-talks #NHSEngland #ToryPoliciesInAction #BreakThenPrivatise

2023-08-05 12:21:56

'‘The extreme events scare me the most’: climatologist warns of #Italy’s vulnerability to #ClimateCrisis
#LucaMercalli describes Italy as ‘one of the most fragile places in the world’ after recent #storms, #wildfires and #glacier collapse'
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/04/the-extreme-events-scare-me-the-most-climatologist-warns-of-italys-vulnerability-to-climate-crisis

2023-07-27 12:35:13

#Shell’s ‘obscene’ $5bn #profits prompt outrage amid #ClimateCrisis
Campaigners criticise plan to increase #oil and #gas production despite #ExtremeHeat in #Europe
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jul/27/shell-profits-oil-gas-price-shareholders
#ToryPoliciesInAction #GreenPolicies #ProfitBeforePeople
#FossilFuels

2023-07-13 17:21:03

#RupertMurdoch’s #NewsUK has offered tens of thousands of pounds to the parents who made allegations about #HuwEdwards, in return for a television interview, according to sources at the media company https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jul/13/parents-in-huw-edwards-case-offered-tens-of-thousands-for-talktv-interview

2023-07-07 18:57:46

#SouthEastWater spent more on #dividends and #debt than #infrastructure
Company criticised after 6,000 households were left without running water last month
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jul/07/south-east-water-debt-infrastructure #PrivateProfitPublicCost #WaterCompanies #ToryPoliciesInAction #England

2023-07-07 14:54:27

#Scottish #JuniorDoctors call off strike after getting 12.4% pay rise offer - best equivalent deal in #UK
– UK politics live - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2023/jul/07/teachers-strike-england-pay-keir-starmer-uk-politics-live #NHS #NHSScotland #ScotGov

2023-07-01 16:19:24

#Putin claim that #Russia funds #Wagner group may make it easier to try him for #WarCrimes
Admission that Russia paid 86bn roubles to #YevgenyPrigozhin’s mercenaries this year is potentially significant, say legal experts
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/01/putin-claim-that-russia-funds-wagner-group-may-make-it-easier-to-try-him-for-war-crimes

2023-06-30 09:16:19

100m people in #US under #AirQuality warnings as #wildfires spread - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/30/weather-tracker-100m-people-in-us-under-air-quality-warnings-as-wildfires-spread-heatwave #ClimateCrisis #pollution #Environment

2023-06-25 10:04:52

‘A symbol of what humans shouldn’t be doing’: the new world of octopus farming - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/25/a-symbol-of-what-humans-shouldnt-be-doing-the-new-world-of-octopus-farming #AnimalWelfare #Wildlife #Farming #Environment #Food #Sustainability #SaveTheOctopodes

2023-06-25 10:04:52

2023-06-23 13:28:23

Dissatisfaction with #RishiSunak’s government at near record levels, poll suggests – #UK politics live
Ipsos polling finds 80% of people unhappy with how government is running the country
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2023/jun/23/brexit-anniversary-poll-eu-rishi-sunak-jeremy-hunt-inflation-mortgages-uk-politics-live

2023-06-22 21:21:48

The #GreekShipwreck was a horrific tragedy. Yet it didn’t get the attention of the #Titanic story
Last week’s shipwreck in Greece is one of the worst tragedies there has ever been on the Mediterranean Sea. The coverage it received has been scant
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/22/the-greek-shipwreck-was-a-horrific-tragedy-yet-it-didnt-get-the-attention-of-the-titanic-story #Titan

2023-06-22 14:50:51

Three #UK #supermarkets sell #antibiotic dosed chickens linked to deadly #superbug outbreak
https://www.itv.com/news/2023-06-20/uk-supermarkets-sell-antibiotic-dosed-chickens-linked-to-deadly-superbug
#Sustainability #Health #FoodSafety

2023-06-22 11:26:08

#ChrisWhitty says threats to expert advisers during #Covid19 could undermine future #DisasterPlanning – #UK politics live
#ChiefMedicalOfficer for #England says abuse and threats levelled at experts during Covid was ‘extremely concerning
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2023/jun/22/james-cleverly-rishi-sunak-inflation-interest-rates-mortgages-covid-inquiry-uk-politics-live

2023-06-10 12:08:36

EPA sued over #pesticide-coated seeds’ ‘devastating impacts’ on US #wildlife
#Environmental groups’ lawsuit seeks to force tighter regulation of #neonicotinoids on seeds that #pollute soil, water and air
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/10/epa-pesticide-toxic-seeds-lawsuit-environment-pollution #Environment #Sustainability #Pollution

2023-06-05 16:14:08

#Google and #Facebook urged by #EU to label #AI-generated content
Call comes amid moves to combat disinformation from #Russia, while #Twitter is warned to comply with new #DigitalContent laws
- https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jun/05/google-and-facebook-urged-by-eu-to-label-ai-generated-content

2023-06-05 11:53:58

#Sunak takes RAF chopper to Dover, just over an hour away by #train
#PrimeMinister shows his fondness for #helicopters again a week after flying in one to his Yorkshire constituency
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jun/05/sunak-takes-raf-chopper-to-dover-just-over-an-hour-away-by-train
#ClimateCrisis #sustainability #Environment #ToryArrogance