Nicolette 💜
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and a bit of politix……with a wee terrier 🐾
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Increased rates of autism, ADHD, and other mental health conditions are evidence of decades of unmet need. Wes Streeting is missing the point, writes Rowan Humphries-Massey
Why Wes Streeting is wrong about autism and ADHD 'over-diagnosis'
www.bigissue.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Increased rates of autism, ADHD, and other mental health conditions are evidence of decades of unmet need. Wes Streeting is missing the point, writes Rowan Humphries-Massey
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This spiced wine has been drunk in Britain since the Romans introduced it.
A brief history of mulled wine – from health tonic to festive treat
This spiced wine has been drunk in Britain since the Romans introduced it.
tcnv.link
December 6, 2025 at 6:26 AM
This spiced wine has been drunk in Britain since the Romans introduced it.
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The fines were due to the platform's misleading use of blue check marks to identify verified users and a lack of transparency over ads and data access for researchers. n.pr/3KutCpG
EU hits Elon Musk's X with $140 million fine over business practices
The fines were due to the platform's misleading use of blue check marks to identify verified users and a lack of transparency over ads and data access for researchers.
n.pr
December 6, 2025 at 4:56 AM
The fines were due to the platform's misleading use of blue check marks to identify verified users and a lack of transparency over ads and data access for researchers. n.pr/3KutCpG
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More pets have been rescued from the Wang Fuk Court housing complex, nine days on from last Wednesday's deadly blaze. In full: buff.ly/Rpvg9Mk
Tai Po fire: Almost 400 pets rescued from Wang Fuk Court | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
More pets have been rescued from the Wang Fuk Court housing complex, nine days on from last Wednesday’s deadly blaze. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) said late on Thursday...
buff.ly
December 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
More pets have been rescued from the Wang Fuk Court housing complex, nine days on from last Wednesday's deadly blaze. In full: buff.ly/Rpvg9Mk
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Wes Streeting has launched a review into mental health, ADHD and autism — but the BBC tied it directly to “rising welfare bills,” and ministers are pushing the idea of “overdiagnosis”.
#WesStreeting #MentalHealth #ADHD #Autism #WelfareReform
youtu.be/urKBE4KPtpo
#WesStreeting #MentalHealth #ADHD #Autism #WelfareReform
youtu.be/urKBE4KPtpo
Wes Streeting’s Mental Health Review: A Plan to Pretend Young People Aren’t Sick
YouTube video by Vox Political
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Wes Streeting has launched a review into mental health, ADHD and autism — but the BBC tied it directly to “rising welfare bills,” and ministers are pushing the idea of “overdiagnosis”.
#WesStreeting #MentalHealth #ADHD #Autism #WelfareReform
youtu.be/urKBE4KPtpo
#WesStreeting #MentalHealth #ADHD #Autism #WelfareReform
youtu.be/urKBE4KPtpo
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Palantir teams with Nvidia, CenterPoint Energy for software to speed up AI data center construction reut.rs/3KEhUJ2
Palantir teams with Nvidia, CenterPoint Energy for software to speed up AI data center construction
Palantir Technologies , Nvidia and U.S. utility CenterPoint Energy on Thursday said they are developing a new software platform to accelerate the building of new artificial intelligence data centers.
reut.rs
December 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Palantir teams with Nvidia, CenterPoint Energy for software to speed up AI data center construction reut.rs/3KEhUJ2
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The European Commission is is launching an antitrust investigation into Meta's move to ban other AI companies from using WhatsApp's business tools to offer their own AI chatbots to users.
EU investigating Meta over policy change that bans rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp | TechCrunch
The European Commission is is launching an antitrust investigation into Meta's move to ban other AI companies from using WhatsApp's business tools to offer their own AI chatbots to users.
techcrunch.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The European Commission is is launching an antitrust investigation into Meta's move to ban other AI companies from using WhatsApp's business tools to offer their own AI chatbots to users.
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Clogged up Britain
How the UK’s dependency on cars slows down the economy
Clogged up Britain
tcnv.link
December 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Clogged up Britain
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[NEW] #EWHC at #BAILII: Thiam v Richmond Housing Partnership [2025] EWHC 933 (KB) (16 April 2025) https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/KB/2025/933.html
April 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
[NEW] #EWHC at #BAILII: Thiam v Richmond Housing Partnership [2025] EWHC 933 (KB) (16 April 2025) https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/KB/2025/933.html
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The economic miracle of China’s midday naps on.ft.com/3KxteGJ | opinion
The economic miracle of China’s midday naps
The wuxiu habit is regarded as traditional but its popularity has grown with rising incomes and longer working hours
on.ft.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The economic miracle of China’s midday naps on.ft.com/3KxteGJ | opinion
So the PM has spoken… @swlstg-rd.bsky.social @swlstg-edi.bsky.social our complaint has gone to CQC + Pals .
@swlstg.bsky.social have put us in danger.
Ignoring victims the abuser is put back to carry on. 🚩🚩🚩
@swlstg.bsky.social have put us in danger.
Ignoring victims the abuser is put back to carry on. 🚩🚩🚩
December 3, 2025 at 5:48 AM
So the PM has spoken… @swlstg-rd.bsky.social @swlstg-edi.bsky.social our complaint has gone to CQC + Pals .
@swlstg.bsky.social have put us in danger.
Ignoring victims the abuser is put back to carry on. 🚩🚩🚩
@swlstg.bsky.social have put us in danger.
Ignoring victims the abuser is put back to carry on. 🚩🚩🚩
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A growing body of evidence links antibiotic overuse in meat production to infections in humans.
Slaughterhouses Harbor Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria That Give People Urinary Tract Infections
A growing body of evidence links antibiotic overuse in meat production to infections in humans.
buff.ly
December 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A growing body of evidence links antibiotic overuse in meat production to infections in humans.
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Carol Potter, who is standing down as head of NHS Fife, signed off a statement that the nurse’s lawyers say blamed them for threats against health workers
NHS boss authorised attack on Sandie Peggie’s legal team
Carol Potter, who is standing down as head of NHS Fife, signed off a statement that the nurse’s lawyers say blamed them for threats against health workers
www.thetimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Carol Potter, who is standing down as head of NHS Fife, signed off a statement that the nurse’s lawyers say blamed them for threats against health workers
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Thames Water to decide on controversial £2m payouts to bosses
Thames Water to decide on controversial £2m payouts to bosses
Directors of Thames Water will meet within days to decide whether to proceed with more than £2m of retention payments to senior executives amid fierce scrutiny from MPs.
news.sky.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Thames Water to decide on controversial £2m payouts to bosses
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Charleston Animal Society pushes for adoptions as shelters reach capacity #chsnews
Charleston Animal Society pushes for adoptions as shelters reach capacity
Right now, animal shelters throughout the Lowcountry are bursting at the seams with animals who are in crisis.
www.live5news.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Charleston Animal Society pushes for adoptions as shelters reach capacity #chsnews
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In most European countries getting hitched is easy if both partners are citizens, tricky if one is an immigrant and baffling if both are foreigners. Denmark is an exception
Denmark has become a red-tape-free wedding destination
In much of Europe, getting married is a nightmare for foreigners
econ.st
December 2, 2025 at 11:40 AM
In most European countries getting hitched is easy if both partners are citizens, tricky if one is an immigrant and baffling if both are foreigners. Denmark is an exception
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A senior police officer retired hours before a disciplinary hearing found he had pursued a young female colleague and texted her a photo of his penis.
Senior cop retired hours before text to young female colleague was unveiled
www.mirror.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
A senior police officer retired hours before a disciplinary hearing found he had pursued a young female colleague and texted her a photo of his penis.
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Cat Goetze, who goes by CatGPT online, launched Physical Phones to help people spend less time on their smartphones.
Tech founder built a landline-style phone to help reduce her screentime—she sold $120,000 of them in 3 days
Cat Goetze, who goes by CatGPT online, launched Physical Phones to help people spend less time on their smartphones.
cnb.cx
December 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Cat Goetze, who goes by CatGPT online, launched Physical Phones to help people spend less time on their smartphones.
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Office for Budget Responsibility chief Richard Hughes has quit after sensitive Budget documents were released early.
OBR boss Richard Hughes quits after chaotic leak of Budget documents
www.mirror.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Office for Budget Responsibility chief Richard Hughes has quit after sensitive Budget documents were released early.
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Harrowing cases where threats and violence toward pets are used to trap domestic abuse victims show new laws are desperately needed, ministers have been told.
Urgent law change demand as vile abusers exploit bonds with pets to trap victims
www.mirror.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Harrowing cases where threats and violence toward pets are used to trap domestic abuse victims show new laws are desperately needed, ministers have been told.
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Electric vehicles need rare earth minerals. As demand soars, mining shifted from China to Myanmar. Workers earn $21 daily. Many suffer lung damage, chemical burns, and landslide accidents. Originally published by @yalee360.bsky.social
In Myanmar, Illicit Rare Earth Mining Is Taking a Heavy Toll
As China cut domestic extraction, uncontrolled mining in areas of Myanmar ruled by powerful ethnic armies has boomed.
f.mtr.cool
December 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Electric vehicles need rare earth minerals. As demand soars, mining shifted from China to Myanmar. Workers earn $21 daily. Many suffer lung damage, chemical burns, and landslide accidents. Originally published by @yalee360.bsky.social
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A retired pilot who flew from Canada to Colorado to meet with a child for sex will spend up to 12 years in prison after he was caught in an Aurora child predator sting in April, according to court documents.
2 men caught in Aurora child predator sting take deals, plead guilty
Two men arrested in April during an Aurora police sting on suspicion of trying to meet with children for sex took separate deals and pleaded guilty in September, according to court records.
trib.al
December 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
A retired pilot who flew from Canada to Colorado to meet with a child for sex will spend up to 12 years in prison after he was caught in an Aurora child predator sting in April, according to court documents.
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Drug gangs have been enriched by record cocaine profits while funding for anti-trafficking NGOs has plummeted because of Donald Trump’s foreign-aid cuts
Trafficking humans is the drug-gangs’ grimmest business
Mass migration and sex tourism are causing a new wave of exploitation across Latin America
econ.st
December 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Drug gangs have been enriched by record cocaine profits while funding for anti-trafficking NGOs has plummeted because of Donald Trump’s foreign-aid cuts
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Doctors in England have announced they will strike in the run-up to Christmas.
Doctors announce huge five-day strikes and walk out in run-up to Christmas
www.mirror.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Doctors in England have announced they will strike in the run-up to Christmas.