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Francis Sealey
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I am an ex-BBC producer who is now retired but active in creating channels of engagement around climate change, global conflict, and the challenges to democracy. Originally from Bridgwater in Somerset
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NHS failing to cut waiting times as promised in recovery plan, report warns

Public accounts committee finds Labour’s progress ‘appears to have stalled’ despite billions of pounds in investment

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NHS failing to cut waiting times as promised in recovery plan, report warns
Public accounts committee finds Labour’s progress ‘appears to have stalled’ despite billions of pounds in investment
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November 27, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Lack of planning has hit Labour’s efforts to fix public services, says thinktank

Keir Starmer accused of failing to adequately strategise while in opposition, leading to uncoordinated policymaking
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Lack of planning has hit Labour’s efforts to fix public services, says thinktank
Keir Starmer accused of failing to adequately strategise while in opposition, leading to uncoordinated policymaking
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November 27, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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Citizens & Councillors

Join us TOMORROW November 27th at 7.00 pm

Join us for our November Forum when we discuss the importance of neighbourhood development to tackle climate change.

You can register at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 26, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel Farage reject ‘banter’ claims

Dulwich college contemporaries ‘rubbish’ Reform UK leader’s suggestion alleged racist taunts not intended to hurt

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Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel Farage reject ‘banter’ claims
Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries ‘rubbish’ Reform UK leader’s suggestion alleged racist taunts not intended to hurt
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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David Lammy considers scrapping jury trials for all but the most serious cases

Senior lawyers criticise justice secretary’s radical plan for England and Wales, saying it could ‘destroy justice as we know it’

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David Lammy considers scrapping jury trials for all but the most serious cases
Senior lawyers criticise justice secretary’s radical plan for England and Wales, saying it could ‘destroy justice as we know it’
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November 26, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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UK can create 5,400 jobs if it stops plastic waste exports, report finds

Campaigners say closure of loophole making it cheaper to export rather than recycle will boost circular economy

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UK can create 5,400 jobs if it stops plastic waste exports, report finds
Campaigners say closure of loophole making it cheaper to export rather than recycle will boost circular economy
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November 26, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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UK wildfires devastated more areas in 2025 than at any time since records began, figures show

Firefighters call for long-term investment and say UK is dangerously underprepared as climate crisis worsens

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UK wildfires devastated more areas in 2025 than at any time since records began, figures show
Firefighters call for long-term investment and say UK is dangerously underprepared as climate crisis worsens
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November 26, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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Two-thirds of nurses in UK work while unwell, says union

Understaffing driving workers to ill health and discouraging them for taking leave, says Royal College of Nursing CEO

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November 25, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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Flooded and forgotten: the UK’s waters are rising and we’re being kept in the darkJohn Harris

Rescue operations in Wales, submerged railway lines in Cornwall – these events are ever more common. So why have we utterly failed to prepare?

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Flooded and forgotten: the UK’s waters are rising and we’re being kept in the dark | John Harris
Rescue operations in Wales, submerged railway lines in Cornwall – these events are ever more common. So why have we utterly failed to prepare, asks Guardian columnist John Harris
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November 25, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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Cooperation Town is a movement of community food co-ops, self organising on streets and estates across the country

https://cooperation.town/about/
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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Delhi’s pollution is a crisis of democracy as much as public health, citizens say

https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251115-delhi-pollution-crisis-democracy-public-health-cop30-india
Delhi’s pollution is a crisis of democracy as much as public health, citizens say
Citizens in the Indian capital of New Delhi say that the government’s inaction against the pollution-driven public health crisis signals both a struggling democracy and hypocrisy, as India leads talks…
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November 24, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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How much hotter is the world since the Paris Agreement? Here's what a decade of data shows

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A decade after Paris, how much hotter has our planet become?
The past decade has seen record temperatures, soaring emissions and extreme heat becoming the new normal.
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November 23, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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Record settler attacks in West Bank opening up rifts within Israel

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwykze63r2xo
Record settler attacks in West Bank opening up rifts within Israel
More than 260 settler attacks in October resulted in Palestinians being injured or having property damaged, according to the UN.
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November 23, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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UNRWA slams Israel for crippling Gaza efforts. only a fraction of aid needed for the population has been let in by Israel.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/14/unrwa-slams-israel-for-crippling-gaza-efforts-aid-woefully-short-of-needs
Aid still woefully short of Gaza needs as heavy rains, winter approach
Despite a ceasefire mandating the passage of humanitarian aid, only a fraction of the aid needed has been let into Gaza.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumbered all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says

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Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says
One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out
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November 22, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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‘We’re proud to be pioneers’: inside Spain’s community energy revolution

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‘We’re proud to be pioneers’: inside Spain’s community energy revolution
From Taradell to Galicia, cooperatives are supplying cheap, clean electricity to homes and helping tackle fuel poverty
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November 22, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers

Medical bodies warn that hostility towards migrants is behind a 26% rise in departures that imperils NHS

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Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers
Medical bodies warn that hostility towards migrants is behind a 26% rise in departures last year that imperils NHS
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November 21, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds

Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating

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November 21, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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‘The era of climate impunity is over’

The world’s highest court has paved the way for polluting nations to be sued for their emissions in a ruling described as “a once-in-a-generation moment” for climate justice

https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-30-of-2025/
What went right this week: a ‘landmark moment’ for climate justice, plus more
A ‘landmark’ climate justice ruling, Europe’s new marine reserves, and the world’s best city for cycling, plus more
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November 21, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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How China is trying to silence UK academics

How entangled are China and the UK universities sector?

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November 21, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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No 10 calls on Farage to urgently address ‘disturbing allegations’ of past racist behaviour

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No 10 calls on Farage to urgently address ‘disturbing allegations’ of past racist behaviour
Keir Starmer ramps up pressure on Reform leader, who has dismissed claims as ‘one person’s word against another’
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November 20, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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‘She rang me to say there was water coming into the house’
This is climate breakdown

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‘She rang me to say there was water coming into the house’ – This is climate breakdown
His mother had lived in the same house for 83 years. When the floods came, no one was ready. This is Paul Gilbert’s story
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November 20, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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Waiting for the tsunami: its big waves are loved by surfers – but this Canadian town is braced for disaster

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Waiting for the tsunami: Tofino’s waves are loved by surfers – but this Canadian town is braced for disaster
How do you plan for an event whose timing is unknown? For Tofino’s residents the threat is distant but signs of preparedness are everywhere
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November 20, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century

Many places may become uninhabitable. Many people may be on their own.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2025/12/trump-climate-change-acceleration/684632/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=flipboard%2Fmagazine%2F10+For+Today
What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century
Many places may become uninhabitable. Many people may be on their own.
www.theatlantic.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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Climate threat may return Broads to Roman landscape

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq509y38348o#:~:text=Climate%20threat%20may%20return%20Broads%20to%20Roman%20landscape&text=Parts%20of%20the%20landscape%2C%20which,to%20pump%20out%20the%20water.
Climate change threatening Norfolk and Suffolk Broads
The outgoing boss of the Broads Authority on the challenges facing his successor and the waterways.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:01 AM