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The climate crisis is accelerating - 2025 looks set to become UK’s hottest year on record. Good to see focus on importance of resilience on #r4today- pls take a moment to sign petition calling on Govt to introduce a fully funded national climate adaptation plan petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Fund a National Climate Resilience Plan: protect communities from climate impact
From floods to extreme temperatures, climate impacts risk damaging homes, health, businesses, services, and the economy. We want Government to prioritise adaptation; fund a new Resilience Plan that wo...
petition.parliament.uk
December 23, 2025 at 10:17 AM
The climate crisis is accelerating - 2025 looks set to become UK’s hottest year on record. Good to see focus on importance of resilience on #r4today- pls take a moment to sign petition calling on Govt to introduce a fully funded national climate adaptation plan petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Foreign doctors and nurses are increasingly shunning the NHS because anti-migrant rhetoric and rising racism have created “a hostile environment”... The health service is being put at risk because overseas health professionals increasingly see the UK as an “unwelcoming, racist” country
#R4Today
#R4Today
Foreign medics shunning NHS because of anti-migrant rhetoric, says top doctor
Exclusive: UK now an ‘unwelcoming, racist’ country for overseas health workers, according to medical colleges leader
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Foreign doctors and nurses are increasingly shunning the NHS because anti-migrant rhetoric and rising racism have created “a hostile environment”... The health service is being put at risk because overseas health professionals increasingly see the UK as an “unwelcoming, racist” country
#R4Today
#R4Today
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Hunting is completely impractical, causes immense damage to farming, benefits nobody and is very cruel indeed.
No wonder Britain's leading Brexiter backs it.
No wonder Britain's leading Brexiter backs it.
It’s the Boxing Day Hunt, Nigel Farage thinks packs of hounds should chase a fox and tear it to shreds.
December 27, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Hunting is completely impractical, causes immense damage to farming, benefits nobody and is very cruel indeed.
No wonder Britain's leading Brexiter backs it.
No wonder Britain's leading Brexiter backs it.
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Some signs of progress on NPR, which was meant to be unveiled at the spending review, then conference, then the budget.
But when it does surface, suspect it may be light on detail
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But when it does surface, suspect it may be light on detail
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Ministers set to lay out details for ‘Northern Powerhouse’ rail scheme in new year
[FREE TO READ] Timelines and funding remain unclear for proposal that has been promised for a decade
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December 22, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Some signs of progress on NPR, which was meant to be unveiled at the spending review, then conference, then the budget.
But when it does surface, suspect it may be light on detail
as.ft.com/r/bdec77e4-3...
But when it does surface, suspect it may be light on detail
as.ft.com/r/bdec77e4-3...
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What happened to Nixon's Attorney General John N. Mitchell should also happen to Bondi. Her license to practice law should be revoked after being done with her prison sentence.
December 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
What happened to Nixon's Attorney General John N. Mitchell should also happen to Bondi. Her license to practice law should be revoked after being done with her prison sentence.
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Dear Getty Images,
You aren't going to let the get away with that, are you?
This isn't parody. It doesn't fall into fair use.
Sincerely,
Everyone.
You aren't going to let the get away with that, are you?
This isn't parody. It doesn't fall into fair use.
Sincerely,
Everyone.
December 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Dear Getty Images,
You aren't going to let the get away with that, are you?
This isn't parody. It doesn't fall into fair use.
Sincerely,
Everyone.
You aren't going to let the get away with that, are you?
This isn't parody. It doesn't fall into fair use.
Sincerely,
Everyone.
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The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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PLUS news from the Rotten Boroughs of Newham, Hounslow, Surrey, Leicester, Nottinghamshire, and Northumberland in the new Eye. AS WELL AS a Reform round-up.
December 22, 2025 at 10:23 AM
PLUS news from the Rotten Boroughs of Newham, Hounslow, Surrey, Leicester, Nottinghamshire, and Northumberland in the new Eye. AS WELL AS a Reform round-up.
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Tory-run Slough has “lost track” of 500 people living in temporary accommodation, meaning it underestimated its spending by £10m. It blames staff turnover and incompetence, and a new IT system; but while the blunder was spotted in October 2024, officers have only just fessed up to councillors.
December 22, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Tory-run Slough has “lost track” of 500 people living in temporary accommodation, meaning it underestimated its spending by £10m. It blames staff turnover and incompetence, and a new IT system; but while the blunder was spotted in October 2024, officers have only just fessed up to councillors.
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Compiling a list of good things that happened in 2025 and what's striking is that "bad news sells" while stuff like this can get missed almost altogether
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Small and short-lived 2025 ozone hole confirms long-term recovery trend
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA said that the ozone hole was the fifth smallest since 1992, the year that the Montreal Protocol, a landmark international agreement to p...
wmo.int
December 22, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Compiling a list of good things that happened in 2025 and what's striking is that "bad news sells" while stuff like this can get missed almost altogether
wmo.int/media/news/s...
wmo.int/media/news/s...
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December 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Warwick University data analyst James Bowes has done, and we find something stark. His model predicts that the net migration figure — 204,000 in the year to June 2025 — will be minus 63,000 in 2026. www.thetimes.com/article/e242... #wato
Could Britain’s population actually start shrinking soon?
By 2029 the ONS expects more deaths than births
www.thetimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Warwick University data analyst James Bowes has done, and we find something stark. His model predicts that the net migration figure — 204,000 in the year to June 2025 — will be minus 63,000 in 2026. www.thetimes.com/article/e242... #wato
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I taught from 1988 through to this year - teachers have ALWAYS looked out for misogynistic behaviour towards girls and women, so let’s not imply that they haven’t bothered or known what to look for before now…
How about the parents being trained? #r4today #wato
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How about the parents being trained? #r4today #wato
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Teachers to be trained to spot early signs of misogyny in boys
The measure is part of the government's strategy to tackle violence against women and girls which will be unveiled on Thursday.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I taught from 1988 through to this year - teachers have ALWAYS looked out for misogynistic behaviour towards girls and women, so let’s not imply that they haven’t bothered or known what to look for before now…
How about the parents being trained? #r4today #wato
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How about the parents being trained? #r4today #wato
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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There’s an Arabic version of “every cloud has a silver lining” that translates to “no cows, no feeding them at dawn.” A Scots version is “today’s rain is tomorrow’s whisky.” And a Romanian phrase for looking on the bright side is un șut în fund, un pas înainte, or “a kick in the ass, a step forward”
December 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
There’s an Arabic version of “every cloud has a silver lining” that translates to “no cows, no feeding them at dawn.” A Scots version is “today’s rain is tomorrow’s whisky.” And a Romanian phrase for looking on the bright side is un șut în fund, un pas înainte, or “a kick in the ass, a step forward”
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Ppl like @rbrooks45.bsky.social @leighsus.bsky.social and I haven’t been writing about all this because we’re randomly trying to cause trouble. It’s because we could see red flags everywhere. But the government will only find out why if they look - and perhaps they don’t want to know.
December 18, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Ppl like @rbrooks45.bsky.social @leighsus.bsky.social and I haven’t been writing about all this because we’re randomly trying to cause trouble. It’s because we could see red flags everywhere. But the government will only find out why if they look - and perhaps they don’t want to know.
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Auditors and new officials have been turning over stones at the body in charge of Teesworks. Turns out the Tees Valley Combined Authority has been lending hundreds of millions of £ to connected orgs, without loan agreements, and those orgs are now struggling to repay
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Auditors raise red flags at public body run by Ben Houchen
[FREE TO READ] EY said errors included ‘material misstatements’ in latest setback for Conservative metro mayor Lord Houchen
as.ft.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Auditors and new officials have been turning over stones at the body in charge of Teesworks. Turns out the Tees Valley Combined Authority has been lending hundreds of millions of £ to connected orgs, without loan agreements, and those orgs are now struggling to repay
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Woman in the park: She was 96.
Her friend: 96. I guess she was ready to go.
Woman: Are you kidding? She ordered new curtains last week. When I called her and asked, ‘Are they nice?’ she said, ‘No they're not. I won’t use that company next time I need new curtains.’
Her friend: 96. I guess she was ready to go.
Woman: Are you kidding? She ordered new curtains last week. When I called her and asked, ‘Are they nice?’ she said, ‘No they're not. I won’t use that company next time I need new curtains.’
December 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Woman in the park: She was 96.
Her friend: 96. I guess she was ready to go.
Woman: Are you kidding? She ordered new curtains last week. When I called her and asked, ‘Are they nice?’ she said, ‘No they're not. I won’t use that company next time I need new curtains.’
Her friend: 96. I guess she was ready to go.
Woman: Are you kidding? She ordered new curtains last week. When I called her and asked, ‘Are they nice?’ she said, ‘No they're not. I won’t use that company next time I need new curtains.’
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Doesn't Ms Razzall follow the news? There are multiple examples going back over many years of Trump backing down-Just because he says he doesn't do so doesn't make it true. (Apoliges for the many repeats of 'doesn't by the way!). #bbcpm
December 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Doesn't Ms Razzall follow the news? There are multiple examples going back over many years of Trump backing down-Just because he says he doesn't do so doesn't make it true. (Apoliges for the many repeats of 'doesn't by the way!). #bbcpm
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If there was ever a clearer sign that the AI bubble was about to burst, I can't think of what it could possibly be.
#Osborne #ChatGpt #OpenAi #bbcpm
#Osborne #ChatGpt #OpenAi #bbcpm
OpenAI hires George Osborne to spearhead global ‘Stargate’ expansion ft.trib.al/kpZiA3a
OpenAI hires George Osborne to spearhead global ‘Stargate’ expansion
Former UK chancellor to lead start-up’s effort to spread ‘democratic’ AI across the world
ft.trib.al
December 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Since Christopher Harborne is resident in Thailand, I would argue that his nine million donation to Reform IS foreign interference in our politics.
#bbcpm
#bbcpm
December 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Since Christopher Harborne is resident in Thailand, I would argue that his nine million donation to Reform IS foreign interference in our politics.
#bbcpm
#bbcpm
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That's it for me and Firefox. I held out longer than I should have. Uninstalling.
Mozilla has a new CEO and he just announced that Firefox will evolve into a modern AI browser. This is a good example of how management doesn’t understand its own user base and why they go out of their way to install Firefox on Windows, Android, iOS and other devices blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/l...
December 16, 2025 at 10:23 PM
That's it for me and Firefox. I held out longer than I should have. Uninstalling.
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The EU-South Korea trade agreement, which was rolled over for the UK after Brexit, was about to run out ("Some £2 billion of UK exports were weeks away from facing costly tariff hikes") but has now been upgraded for the longer term.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
I think that's more accurate.
#R4Today
www.gov.uk/government/n...
I think that's more accurate.
#R4Today
Britain clinches upgraded South Korea trade deal
LONDON, Dec 15 () - Britain on Monday said it had finalised a free trade deal with South Korea after two years of talks to upgrade their post-Brexit trading relationship, secure preferential market a...
uk.finance.yahoo.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:16 AM
The EU-South Korea trade agreement, which was rolled over for the UK after Brexit, was about to run out ("Some £2 billion of UK exports were weeks away from facing costly tariff hikes") but has now been upgraded for the longer term.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
I think that's more accurate.
#R4Today
www.gov.uk/government/n...
I think that's more accurate.
#R4Today
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Britain’s hospitals average 90% bed occupancy throughout the year, and 95% in winter.
This is not normal!
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This is not normal!
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December 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Britain’s hospitals average 90% bed occupancy throughout the year, and 95% in winter.
This is not normal!
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This is not normal!
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