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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · 13h

Yes, that was it! Surprising to see so clearly in cloudy light polluted London!

Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · 13h

Did anyone else see the shooting star/meteor/Meteorite at about 8:30 this evening over London? Lit up the clouds Exploding all the way down!

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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · 1d

The British Transport Police (BTP) says it will not investigate bike thefts outside stations where the bicycle has been left for more than two hours.

Bike thefts at stations 'decriminalised'

Bike thefts at stations 'decriminalised'

The British Transport Police will not investigate many categories of bicycle theft, the BBC learns.

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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · 1d

"A lot of life’s treats were possible only because of cheap labour. If the cost of paying livable wages is that people earning just above minimum wage can’t have so many nice things, maybe that’s what redistribution looks like in an era where chancellors are out of easier options."

What a £5 coffee (or a £100 Pizza Express) tells us about a changing Britain | Gaby Hinsliff

For many Gen Xers, it feels like we’re sliding back towards the land of our childhoods: where eating out was for special occasions, and Thermoses were king, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · 1d

Kemi Badenoch wants to run the country, but can't even spell Britain correctly.

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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · 1d

Ethiopia’s prime minister, has openly declared that he intends to gain control over one of Eritrea’s Red Sea ports. Many suspect his real ambition is to overthrow Mr Isaias and perhaps even reannex Eritrea. Ethiopia has amassed a menacing arsenal of missiles, fighter jets & drones.

Africa’s most secretive dictatorship faces an existential crisis

Eritrea’s sovereignty is under threat from an expansionist Ethiopia

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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · 1d

'Biodiversity loss, extreme weather and water scarcity' is Europe's future, report warns

Europe's environment is in a "bad to poor" state, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency. While there are some positive developments the general situation remains dire.

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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · 1d

Extra year delay to EU law will increase deforestation, chocolate firms warn

A group of Europe's leading chocolate makers — including Nestlé, Mars and Ferrero — have condemned the EU Commission’s plans to delay the bloc’s landmark anti-deforestation law by another…

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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · 1d

Antarctica may have passed a climate tipping point of no return

For decades, Antarctic sea ice levels remained relatively stable despite rising global temperatures. But that shifted suddenly in 2016, when the extent of sea ice began to sharply fall.

Antarctica may have crossed a tipping point that leads to rising seas

Scientists are beginning to understand the sudden loss of sea ice in Antarctica – and there is growing evidence that it represents a permanent shift with potentially catastrophic consequences

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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · 1d

Treasury mulls $1 Trump coin to celebrate America's 250th birthday—and Trump

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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · 1d

"Eat less meat, and more beans, nuts and vegetables — especially if you live in the rich world. The shift could prevent about 15 million premature deaths a year globally and cut farm emissions by 15%."

Eat Less Meat Is Still the Message From Flagship Diet Report

The authors say plant-heavy diets could save millions of lives and cut farm emissions, claims the meat industry has sought to undermine.

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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · 1d

Theresa May has condemned a promise made by Kemi Badenoch to repeal the Climate Change Act if the Tories win the next general election, calling the plans a “catastrophic mistake”.

May called it a “retrograde” step that upended 17 years of consensus

Senior Tories dismayed at Badenoch’s ‘catastrophic’ vow to repeal Climate Change Act

Theresa May, Alok Sharma, business and church leaders say plan would harm UK and not even Margaret Thatcher would have countenanced it

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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · 1d

Starmer can help shape the future of the world at Cop30. He can’t let fear of Farage stop him | Michael Jacobs

The battle inside No 10 about whether the PM should attend an absolutely crucial climate summit in Brazil is ludicrous. He must assert himself – and go, says economist Michael Jacobs

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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · 1d

The royal family's desire for more privacy means 2.3-mile perimeter exclusion zone and less public land for walkers

‘I think it’s selfish’: William and Kate face backlash over Windsor Great Park no-go zone

Royal couple’s desire for more privacy means 2.3-mile perimeter exclusion zone and less public land for walkers

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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · 1d

"The findings suggest that following the so-called Planetary Health Diet – built around grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes, with moderate amounts of dairy, fish, poultry and minimal red and processed meat – could cut the risk of premature death by 27 per cent."

Changing how people eat could save 15 million lives a year, landmark study finds

Researchers say Shift to mostly plant-rich, flexible global diet could slash premature deaths, ease inequality, and curb environmental destruction

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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · 2d

As the Taliban erases Afghan women, the world looks away buff.ly/UL9kCmV

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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · 2d

Study: More than 180 constituencies at risk of 'deeply unpopular' Reform fracking plans buff.ly/yEOENlE

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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · 2d

"The big hole in Badenoch’s approach is that she seems to envisage a world in which Britain stops spending money on decarbonisation, but does not have to spend any cash on mitigation and adaptation. This world does not exist."

Kemi Badenoch’s climate gamble doesn’t add up

Repealing the 2008 Climate Change Act would not spare Britain costs — it would only make adaptation and mitigation more expensive

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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · 5d

God. Time to abolish the monarchy

Prince William describes agenda of ‘change for the good’ when king

William tells interviewer Eugene Levy of hopes to do work ‘my son is proud of’ as well as sparing him press intrusion

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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · 6d

Secret BBC filming exposes hidden culture of racism and misogyny inside Met Police - BBC News

Secret BBC filming exposes hidden culture of racism and misogyny inside Met Police

Panorama undercover investigation captures evidence that "toxic behaviours", far from being driven out of the Met, have been driven underground.

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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · 6d

Nearly 80% of soya beans are used for livestock and aquaculture, as China, the main buyer, uses 85% for animal feed, linking rising global meat demand to Brazil’s expanding exports.

How the world’s taste for soya is eating Brazil’s Amazon