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Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 4d

"While Britain was redefining what a woman is, China was building five nuclear reactors," says Kemi Badenoch.

I cannot be the only person curious about how these two things are related

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 4d

Full story here: pressgazette.co.uk/news/google-...

Google appears to prioritise global newsbrands over local ones for breaking news events

Global newsbrands were being surfaced more highly in Google than the biggest local news operation in Manchester for synagogue attack story.

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 4d

This from the @pressgazette.co.uk morning newsletter raises such an important point.

Local news outlets get ignored and overlooked all over the internet, even when they're doing a great job of covering their patch.

All we want is a level playing field, and a fair slice of the pie!

In the aftermath of the Manchester synagogue attack last week the Manchester Evening News (MEN) had 28 staff involved in producing local coverage.

Yet the Google Top Stories carousel for related search terms favoured news organisations as far afield as CNN, Al Jazeera and The New York Times over the MEN. And when Google did highlight the MEN it confused the title’s Facebook page with its main site at times.

Given the MEN is the 12th biggest news website in the UK in terms of audience reach you would think Google would know its way around the site a bit better.

The serious issue all this raises is that many local people in Manchester would naturally go to Google as their first port of call for latest updates on the tragedy. And Google is failing in its job if it does not promote high-quality, on-the-ground first-hand reporting.

The advertising revenue that once supported much bigger newsrooms at titles like the MEN has almost entirely been taken by Google, Meta and specialist classified advertising portals. The least Google can do with all that money (£20bn+ in UK advertising alone last year) is effectively signpost users to local news sources when big news breaks.

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 5d

A brilliant piece on what the UK's Climate Change Act does, why it's inspired action around the world, and how the Tories were key to creating it - despite their current leader now wanting to destroy it

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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 5d

FACTCHECK: What the Climate Change Act actually means for the UK – and what is a load of old nonsense

Really enjoyed putting this together with colleagues, inc learning new things about the fascinating backstory to the Act

Feat. OG authors of the Act & more

www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 6d

The way you have ordered the line-up is very satisfying

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 6d

Haringey Council - which remains infamous for the role it played in the death of 'Baby P' in 2007 - has been slammed after an ombudsman discovered more than 1,100 unread emails in the council’s social work inbox “including 500 police reports”.

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haringeycommunitypress.co.uk/2025/10/04/c...

Council slammed for ignoring hundreds of police welfare reports

Lib Dem opposition councillor says "apologies are no longer enough" after “absolutely shocking” revelations

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 7d

Not worth the money

James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 7d

I know the feeling. If I hadn't left Grealish on the bench I'd be in triple figures by now. I am an idiot.

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 7d

a man is sitting on a couch saying can i get a hallelujah !

ALT: a man is sitting on a couch saying can i get a hallelujah !

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The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · 7d

Ipswich Town's 6,013-day wait for a win over Norwich City is over.

Cedric Kipre's goal from a corner, Jaden Philogene's wonderstrike and Jack Clarke's close-range effort earn Ipswich derby victory for the first time since 19 April 2009.

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 7d

Changing the law to fix the problem they created when they changed the law.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 7d

Police to get new powers to crack down on repeated protests, says Home Office

Move follows arrest of almost 500 people at latest pro-Palestinian demonstration in London on Saturday Ministers are to give police new powers to target repeated protests, aimed particularly at cracking down on demonstrations connected to Gaza, the Home Office has said. The announcement, made the morning after almost 500 people were arrested in London for expressing support for Palestine Action, a proscribed organisation, could allow police to order regular protests to take place at a different site. Continue reading...

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 8d

a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a sign that says channel 4 news team .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a sign that says channel 4 news team .

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 8d

Yes Jay, this is the right reaction. Both my inner nature nerd and inner rail nerd are excited about it.

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 8d

For the first time in generations, public access has been restored to the area underneath Rendelsham Viaduct, known as "Fourteen Arches" to Enfield locals of a certain age.

This route is also now part of the London Loop, and improves access to the capital's largest tree-planting project!

The new footpath underneath Rendelsham Viaduct. It carries the Hertford Loop railway line into Moorgate.

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 8d

a man in a suit and tie making a face next to another man

ALT: a man in a suit and tie making a face next to another man

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 8d

And for good reason.
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Mum-of-three died in the bath while holding her iPhone as it charged

Ann-Marie O'Gorman from Shanliss Avenue, Santry, Co Dublin, was found unresponsive in her bathroom by her husband Joe in October last year.

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 8d

"The fighting, which is fuelled by foreign powers, has raged in the absence of a concerted international effort to end it."

This is a harrowing account of the genocide taking place in Sudan 👇
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Deaths, disappearances and forced recruitment: refugees recount horrors of relentless war in Sudan

Refugees who left Darfur and Khartoum for South Sudan say they feared being targeted by both sides in conflict

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Ben Jennings @bjennings90.bsky.social · 9d

This weekend's @theipaper.com cartoon

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 10d

Bullshit health cures and conspiracy theories have consequences.
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Mum's anti-chemotherapy views influenced Paloma Shemirani's death

Paloma Shemirani died after refusing chemotherapy despite a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

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Liam K McGrath @liammcgrath.bsky.social · 10d

Massively frustrating. Thousands of people in insecure accomodation while acres of space next the the Elizabeth Line wasted. No more excuses - build or lose the land.

Murky Depths @murkydepths.bsky.social · 10d

The arrival of the Liz line at Abbey Wood should have produced much new building nearby.

However many sites remain vacant just a short walk away. Most in Peabody hands for 11 years but not all. Sites like the former car wash long had planning permission.

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London Wildlife Trust @ldnwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 10d

This morning our CEO, David Mooney, appeared live on BBC Breakfast to share exciting news. 🌿

London Wildlife Trust is co-producing Sir David Attenborough’s upcoming BBC documentary Wild London, made by Passion Planet and airing on BBC One and iPlayer later this year.

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Three people sit on a red sofa in a BBC Breakfast TV studio, talking in front of a large screen showing a stag standing in a lake at sunrise.

David Attenborough in a blue shirt smiles while holding a tiny brown harvest mouse on a plant stem in a meadow filled with yellow wildflowers."David Attenborough and a harvest mouse from BBC One and iPlayer's Wild London © BBC/PassionPlanet/Joe Loncraine

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Enfield Dispatch @enfielddispatch.bsky.social · 11d

The October issue of Enfield Dispatch is now out!

We lead on news Crews Hill is set to become a 'new town', plus North London Hospice's bereavement volunteers are celebrated and Enfield Ignatians launch first-ever women's rugby team.

Get your free digital copy here: enfielddispatch.co.uk/download/

Enfield Dispatch #85, October 2025: Crews Hill set to become 'new town'

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Better Homes Enfield @betterhomesenfield.bsky.social · 13d

People are now understandably worried about their livelihoods. Enfield Council should have made far more effort to work with these businesses towards a joint future, and to try to reassure them and their staff. The council's approach seems unnecessarily callous and disrespectful.

James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 13d

I've spoken to business owners in Crews Hill about the government's plans a 'new town' of 21,000 homes centred on the area.

They're not happy.

My story for @enfielddispatch.bsky.social:
enfielddispatch.co.uk/crews-hill-b...

Crews Hill business owners express anger over 'new town' plans

The firms all say they've had no contact from the council and are being "left in limbo" over the fate of their livelihoods

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 13d

I've spoken to business owners in Crews Hill about the government's plans a 'new town' of 21,000 homes centred on the area.

They're not happy.

My story for @enfielddispatch.bsky.social:
enfielddispatch.co.uk/crews-hill-b...

Crews Hill business owners express anger over 'new town' plans

The firms all say they've had no contact from the council and are being "left in limbo" over the fate of their livelihoods

enfielddispatch.co.uk

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