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Hey all! If you’re outraged by Steve Reed’s u-turn on swift bricks, TELL HIM! Email mailto:[email protected]
Send him the link www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Government U-turns on support for bird-friendly swift bricks in new homes
Housing minister Steve Reed refuses to back mandating measure, despite giving support while in environment job
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:22 AM
🦍🦍🦍 Inside daring helicopter mission to save gorillas from extinction

www.thetimes.com/article/d9c4...
Inside daring helicopter mission to save gorillas from extinction
Poaching, habitat loss and war have slashed the Grauer’s gorilla population in the Democratic Republic of Congo, so conservationists are taking drastic measures
www.thetimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 11:33 PM
This sounds like it could be a Le Carré.

The Cold War murder of our star reporter — solved after 48 years

www.thetimes.com/article/c82d...
The Cold War murder of our star reporter — solved after 48 years
David Holden, the Sunday Times chief foreign correspondent, was assassinated hours after landing in Cairo in 1977. At last we can reveal who did it and why
www.thetimes.com
March 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce that tapir Yuna gave birth to a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf Sunday night. The newborn, covered in distinctive white spots and stripes resembling a fuzzy walking watermelon, is only the second tapir born in our 120-year history.
February 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Wool
February 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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For gripping and realistic spy thrillers, there's no better expert (that we've found) than the @spybrary podcast. Here are host Shane Whaley's most recent recommendations:
The Best Spy Novels of 2024
From a novel about the murder of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba to the latest John le Carré novel, from a Mossad agent in London to the hunt for a traitor at CIA HQ in Virginia, Shane Whaley, host…
fivebooks.com
January 31, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Lots of useful advice for homes and businesses ahead of Storm Éowyn from the Association of British Insurers

#StormÉowyn

www.abi.org.uk/news/news-ar...
Advice for homes and businesses ahead of Storm Éowyn | ABI
Ahead of Storm Éowyn, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) is reassuring homeowners and businesses that their insurers will be ready to help and support their customers.
www.abi.org.uk
January 23, 2025 at 10:45 AM
😮😖😢 Labour shelves rescue plan for globally rare chalk streams

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/labo...
Labour shelves rescue plan for globally rare chalk streams
Protection of habitat featured in David Attenborough’s Wild Isles had been promised under the Tories
www.thetimes.co.uk
December 27, 2024 at 11:08 PM
This second paragraph about one of the defence lawyers in the Pelicot case is abhorrent. Even after the horror of the case, it continues to shock. Seems nothing will change.
December 22, 2024 at 10:16 AM
Gisèle Pelicot said the most powerful four words I’ve heard this year ~ Christina Lamb

www.thetimes.com/article/dfd3...
Gisèle Pelicot said the most powerful four words I’ve heard this year
Christina Lamb has reported on war zone rapes, and can see parallels in the horror outlined in a French court — and the denial culture from some local men. She asks, can this remarkable case really ch...
www.thetimes.com
December 22, 2024 at 10:13 AM
The Association of British Insurers has plenty of advice and guidance on their website to help you prepare for #StormDarragh - abi.org.uk/products-and...
December 5, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Hardly a surprise given how many are in the Rutshire Chronicles but really really hope they by pass Polo & go straight to The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous because Polo is my fave & I know they'll ruin it. And Rupert already not looking right doesn't work for the storyline 😩 #JillySuperFan
Disney+ has announced that Rivals will have a second season.
December 4, 2024 at 3:16 PM
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In a statement to the press, Dame Jilly Cooper has said:

"I’m orgasmic with excitement and cannot wait for the return of my superhero Rupert Campbell-Black and the rest of the characters in season two!"
December 4, 2024 at 2:06 PM
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Disney+ has announced that Rivals will have a second season.
December 4, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Current view from the ABI office 🌇
December 3, 2024 at 4:02 PM