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Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Robbie Gibb said if he doesn't get his way, he'll blow the BBC up. It's ridiculous that a man like that has a spot on the BBC's board. Our public broadcaster MUST be independent. Agree? Sign to get Gibb sacked: 38d.gs/stne
Sack Sir Robbie Gibb from the BBC board
Robbie Gibb said if he doesn't get his way, he'll blow the BBC up. It's ridiculous that a man like that has a spot on the BBC's board. Our public broadcaster MUST be independent. Agree? Sign to get Gi...
38d.gs
November 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Robbie Gibb said if he doesn't get his way, he'll blow the BBC up. It's ridiculous that a man like that has a spot on the BBC's board. Our public broadcaster MUST be independent. Agree? Sign to get Gibb sacked: 38d.gs/stne
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Bathing water in England has shown a slight increase in quality in 2025 compared to 2024.
The latest data from the Envrionment Agency for 449 sites shows 87.3% are now rated excellent or good, up from 85.3%.
5.6% of sites are rated sufficient (down from 6.5%)
7.1% rated poor (down from 8.2%)
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The latest data from the Envrionment Agency for 449 sites shows 87.3% are now rated excellent or good, up from 85.3%.
5.6% of sites are rated sufficient (down from 6.5%)
7.1% rated poor (down from 8.2%)
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87% of bathing waters rated ‘Excellent’ or ‘Good’ as new reforms come into law
392 bathing waters in England are rated ‘Excellent’ or ‘Good’, demonstrating the impact of designation, regulation and partnership working
www.gov.uk
November 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Bathing water in England has shown a slight increase in quality in 2025 compared to 2024.
The latest data from the Envrionment Agency for 449 sites shows 87.3% are now rated excellent or good, up from 85.3%.
5.6% of sites are rated sufficient (down from 6.5%)
7.1% rated poor (down from 8.2%)
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The latest data from the Envrionment Agency for 449 sites shows 87.3% are now rated excellent or good, up from 85.3%.
5.6% of sites are rated sufficient (down from 6.5%)
7.1% rated poor (down from 8.2%)
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Yesterday, a new Critical Minerals Strategy for the UK was announced, to reduce dependence on importing critical minerals.
Today, a new financing guarantee by UK Export Finance is now available to support domestic critical minerals capabilities.
It will allow UK-based businesses supplying...
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Today, a new financing guarantee by UK Export Finance is now available to support domestic critical minerals capabilities.
It will allow UK-based businesses supplying...
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New Government guarantee to strengthen UK critical minerals supply chains
Financing guarantee by UK Export Finance is now available to bolster domestic critical minerals capabilities.
www.gov.uk
November 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Yesterday, a new Critical Minerals Strategy for the UK was announced, to reduce dependence on importing critical minerals.
Today, a new financing guarantee by UK Export Finance is now available to support domestic critical minerals capabilities.
It will allow UK-based businesses supplying...
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Today, a new financing guarantee by UK Export Finance is now available to support domestic critical minerals capabilities.
It will allow UK-based businesses supplying...
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BBC lunchtime news. A big article about how speculation about the budget has been damaging to British industry. Immediately followed by a presenter speculating about what might be in the budget
November 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
BBC lunchtime news. A big article about how speculation about the budget has been damaging to British industry. Immediately followed by a presenter speculating about what might be in the budget
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Yet another unique way to stimulate cellular immunity against cancer.
“Using the gut immune system to induce cellular immunity is a unique approach,” Shirakawa notes. “And it should be very easy to extend it to other antigen proteins and also infectious diseases.”
#ScienceSunday
“Using the gut immune system to induce cellular immunity is a unique approach,” Shirakawa notes. “And it should be very easy to extend it to other antigen proteins and also infectious diseases.”
#ScienceSunday
Inducing immunity against cancer via the gut
Could a microbe that can smuggle antigens into the immune system of the gut provide a simple way to treat cancers?
www.nature.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Yet another unique way to stimulate cellular immunity against cancer.
“Using the gut immune system to induce cellular immunity is a unique approach,” Shirakawa notes. “And it should be very easy to extend it to other antigen proteins and also infectious diseases.”
#ScienceSunday
“Using the gut immune system to induce cellular immunity is a unique approach,” Shirakawa notes. “And it should be very easy to extend it to other antigen proteins and also infectious diseases.”
#ScienceSunday
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Keir Starmer has demanded an investigation into links between Reform UK and Russia following the jailing of the party's former Wales leader for accepting pro-Russian bribes
news.sky.com/story/starme...
news.sky.com/story/starme...
Starmer demands investigation into Reform-Russia links after party's ex-Wales leader jailed
The former leader of Reform in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been jailed for 10-and-a-half years after being paid £40,000 to make pro-Russian statements in the European Parliament.
news.sky.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Keir Starmer has demanded an investigation into links between Reform UK and Russia following the jailing of the party's former Wales leader for accepting pro-Russian bribes
news.sky.com/story/starme...
news.sky.com/story/starme...
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The PM getting on with the job, despite the media faux-outrage.
£400m worth of deals being unlocked for UK businesses to build & maintain trains, planes & submarines for other countries, as the PM heads to South Africa for the G20 Summit.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
£400m worth of deals being unlocked for UK businesses to build & maintain trains, planes & submarines for other countries, as the PM heads to South Africa for the G20 Summit.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Full steam ahead: PM to announce £400m worth of deals for trains, planes and submarines as he unlocks major opportunity for UK businesses at G20 summit
Prime Minister set to arrive in South Africa today ahead of the G20 summit, to drive forward growth and opportunity across the United Kingdom.
www.gov.uk
November 21, 2025 at 6:51 AM
The PM getting on with the job, despite the media faux-outrage.
£400m worth of deals being unlocked for UK businesses to build & maintain trains, planes & submarines for other countries, as the PM heads to South Africa for the G20 Summit.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
£400m worth of deals being unlocked for UK businesses to build & maintain trains, planes & submarines for other countries, as the PM heads to South Africa for the G20 Summit.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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39 models of EVs now qualify for the Electric Car Grant of up to £3,750.
The latest model added is the Nissan Leaf, which will be built in Sunderland from next month!
Since the grant was introduced in July, over 35,000 EVs purchases have used the grant.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
The latest model added is the Nissan Leaf, which will be built in Sunderland from next month!
Since the grant was introduced in July, over 35,000 EVs purchases have used the grant.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
New Sunderland-made Nissan LEAF qualifies for £3,750 discount under government’s EV grant in a boost for North East manufacturing
There are now 39 models of electric vehicles eligible for the Electric Car Grant.
www.gov.uk
November 21, 2025 at 7:02 AM
39 models of EVs now qualify for the Electric Car Grant of up to £3,750.
The latest model added is the Nissan Leaf, which will be built in Sunderland from next month!
Since the grant was introduced in July, over 35,000 EVs purchases have used the grant.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
The latest model added is the Nissan Leaf, which will be built in Sunderland from next month!
Since the grant was introduced in July, over 35,000 EVs purchases have used the grant.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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connecting local authority funding with local needs via the new 2025 indices of multiple deprivation
www.gov.uk/government/s...
www.gov.uk/government/s...
English indices of deprivation 2025: statistical release
www.gov.uk
November 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
connecting local authority funding with local needs via the new 2025 indices of multiple deprivation
www.gov.uk/government/s...
www.gov.uk/government/s...
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It's been a long time coming...today we are reconnecting council funding with deprivation ->
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Tackling deprivation and reversing years of unfair council funding
Outdated funding formulas that penalised deprived areas for decades are being scrapped, so local people finally get the vital public services they deserve.
www.gov.uk
November 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It's been a long time coming...today we are reconnecting council funding with deprivation ->
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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WHAT. 😡
Another blow for good paying middle class jobs courtesy of the orange demon.
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
Nursing is no longer counted as a 'professional degree' by Trump admin
The Department of Education has excluded nursing as a "professional degree" program as it implements various changes to student loans.
www.newsweek.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
WHAT. 😡
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Another great article from the brilliant work of @catherinehale.bsky.social & Chronic Illness Inclusion - paper from Catherine, Ana Bê & Anna Ruddock.
#DisabilitySky International Journal of Disability & Social Justice.
www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...
#DisabilitySky International Journal of Disability & Social Justice.
www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...
Introducing “Energy Limiting Conditions”: The Emergence and Evolution of a New Impairment Concept
<p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="first" dir="auto" id="d1540804e129">The terms “energy limiting condition” (ELC) and “energy impairment”locate the embodied
e...
www.scienceopen.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Another great article from the brilliant work of @catherinehale.bsky.social & Chronic Illness Inclusion - paper from Catherine, Ana Bê & Anna Ruddock.
#DisabilitySky International Journal of Disability & Social Justice.
www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...
#DisabilitySky International Journal of Disability & Social Justice.
www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...
Completed watching The Beast in Me on #Netflix. A compelling thriller. Claire Danes brilliant as she was in Homeland. Matthew Rhys gave an exceptional scene stealing performance as Nile Jarvis.
November 18, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Completed watching The Beast in Me on #Netflix. A compelling thriller. Claire Danes brilliant as she was in Homeland. Matthew Rhys gave an exceptional scene stealing performance as Nile Jarvis.
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Pit Bull Who Miraculously Survived Stabbing Deserves Justice animalpetitions.org/1373724/pit-...
Pit Bull Who Miraculously Survived Stabbing Deserves Justice animalpetitions.org/1373724/pit-...
Pit Bull Who Miraculously Survived Apparent Box Cutter Stabbing Deserves Justice - Animal Petitions
Chance, a dog, fought for his life following a brutal stabbing that left him in need of urgent surgery, according to reports. Demand justice for Chance.
animalpetitions.org
November 15, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Please sign and share if you can 🙏🏻
Pit Bull Who Miraculously Survived Stabbing Deserves Justice animalpetitions.org/1373724/pit-...
Pit Bull Who Miraculously Survived Stabbing Deserves Justice animalpetitions.org/1373724/pit-...
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has stated that the US air strikes on “alleged” drug smuggling boats will be treated under international law as crimes against humanity.
November 14, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has stated that the US air strikes on “alleged” drug smuggling boats will be treated under international law as crimes against humanity.
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For many of us, boundaries were never modelled in healthy ways.
We were often told that having needs made us selfish or difficult.
We learned that to be accepted, we had to adapt, accommodate, and absorb.
We were often told that having needs made us selfish or difficult.
We learned that to be accepted, we had to adapt, accommodate, and absorb.
Autistic Boundaries - Not Walls, But Shared Spaces
Reframing boundaries as connection, not control - and as the heart of sustainable autistic safety.
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
For many of us, boundaries were never modelled in healthy ways.
We were often told that having needs made us selfish or difficult.
We learned that to be accepted, we had to adapt, accommodate, and absorb.
We were often told that having needs made us selfish or difficult.
We learned that to be accepted, we had to adapt, accommodate, and absorb.
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I find it highly ironic that the party that bemoaned the deep state and alleged the cover-up of pedophiles is now embroiled in defending the party that has the largest pedophile cover-up in American history.
November 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I find it highly ironic that the party that bemoaned the deep state and alleged the cover-up of pedophiles is now embroiled in defending the party that has the largest pedophile cover-up in American history.
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Winter Fuel Payments
9m pensioners are to benefit from vital support for energy costs during the colder months as Winter Fuel Payments start being paid today.
Payments between £100 & £300 will be made across Nov & Dec.
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www.gov.uk/government/n...
9m pensioners are to benefit from vital support for energy costs during the colder months as Winter Fuel Payments start being paid today.
Payments between £100 & £300 will be made across Nov & Dec.
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www.gov.uk/government/n...
Millions of pensioners to receive Winter Fuel Payments from today
Nine million pensioners are to benefit from vital support for energy costs during the colder months as Winter Fuel Payments start hitting bank accounts from today.
www.gov.uk
November 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Winter Fuel Payments
9m pensioners are to benefit from vital support for energy costs during the colder months as Winter Fuel Payments start being paid today.
Payments between £100 & £300 will be made across Nov & Dec.
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www.gov.uk/government/n...
9m pensioners are to benefit from vital support for energy costs during the colder months as Winter Fuel Payments start being paid today.
Payments between £100 & £300 will be made across Nov & Dec.
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www.gov.uk/government/n...
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I’d like to see this go viral. I think it’s important info
July 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I’d like to see this go viral. I think it’s important info
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A reminder:
speculation on the budget is only going to get worse over the next few weeks.
But the Chancellor with NOT confirm anything until she gives her speech in the Commons.
Don't believe anyone who tells you with certainty they know what's in the budget unless it's Rachel Reeves on 26th Nov.
speculation on the budget is only going to get worse over the next few weeks.
But the Chancellor with NOT confirm anything until she gives her speech in the Commons.
Don't believe anyone who tells you with certainty they know what's in the budget unless it's Rachel Reeves on 26th Nov.
November 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
A reminder:
speculation on the budget is only going to get worse over the next few weeks.
But the Chancellor with NOT confirm anything until she gives her speech in the Commons.
Don't believe anyone who tells you with certainty they know what's in the budget unless it's Rachel Reeves on 26th Nov.
speculation on the budget is only going to get worse over the next few weeks.
But the Chancellor with NOT confirm anything until she gives her speech in the Commons.
Don't believe anyone who tells you with certainty they know what's in the budget unless it's Rachel Reeves on 26th Nov.