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‘Too big to fit in your mouth’: sunny spring delivers crop of ‘giant’ UK strawberries

submitted 15 hours ago • 23 comments

Hormone-treated beef will not enter UK after US trade deal, says govt. It has been blocked since 1989; still banned in the EU; unsafe. How will it be blocked when it is common in the US? Who will test? Why is UK lowering food standards? UK better off within the EU. Become a vegetarian.

submitted 9 days ago • 42 comments

Here’s a thought. Cut austerity, reduce the gap between the rich and the poor, improve people’s quality of life and opportunities to reduce the drivers of crime at source. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

submitted 10 days ago • 6 comments

Let them craft their version. I’ve no need to perform my truth for an audience.

submitted 42 days ago • 1 comment

It’s easy to put your feelings aside for someone struggling with their mental health, telling yourself they need patience and care. But no one should have to endure hurt just to keep someone else afloat. Struggles don’t excuse mistreatment. Your well-being matters too.

submitted 63 days ago • 1 comment

"If a multimillionaire paid 2% more in tax, they’d still be a multimillionaire. But for a disabled person losing PIP, it’s the difference between survival and destitution." A damning letter to the editor. @eastangliabylines.co.uk @bearlypolitics.co.uk

submitted 49 days ago • 12 comments

Some of the most toxic people I have ever met in the mental health industry are considered "experts" in their field-- & I've personally watched those "experts" behave unethically & unkindly. Don't get dazzled by a resume' or reputation. Focus on the results you want & need.

submitted 49 days ago • 5 comments

It’s always an interesting question - ‘Do you have support at home? A partner? Family?’

submitted 50 days ago • 0 comments

The number of Islamophobic posts about London Mayor Sadiq Khan has risen from 12,000 to 28,000 over the last 12 months, according to a GLA report. They’re nearly all on TwitterX and more than half come from the US and India.

submitted 52 days ago • 100 comments

Three ways the Spring Statement could affect you and your income www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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‘Spirit will be set free’: remains of young Aboriginal man returned to Tasmania after 170 years in UK

submitted 52 days ago • 5 comments

When someone tells you the depth of harm you’ve caused, dismissing it as ‘a ridiculous and outrageous allegation’ doesn’t absolve you - it exposes you. Of all people, certain ones should know better. And certain ones will take action.

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

Trump revoking protections for 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans www.bbc.com/news/article... their permits and deportation shield are cancelled on 24 April, according to a notice posted by the federal government.

submitted 57 days ago • 1 comment

UK economy loses £118bn a year to poor mental health. Causes ignored - anxiety, insecurity, low incomes, high cost of living, poor housing, perinatal depression, bullying, social isolation of people. Cutting benefits, bashing people is not the answer.

submitted 58 days ago • 18 comments

"Home Office's Broken Promises: Windrush Victim Denied British Citizenship After 45 Years of Injustice" jamradio.uk/news/home-of...

submitted 59 days ago • 2 comments

Paediatricians have warned that children under eight should not drink slushies containing glycerol.

submitted 60 days ago • 2 comments

Smoking rates in parts of England rise for first time since 2006, study shows

submitted 60 days ago • 10 comments

Single-use plastic waste on UK and Channel Island beaches ‘up by 9.5% last year’

submitted 60 days ago • 14 comments

Dear Liz Kendall Dear Rachel Reeves Lord Bamford may owe up to £500 million in taxes. Where is the accountability for this tax dodger. #C4News

submitted 60 days ago • 11 comments

This is absolutely shocking. Surely instead of cutting benefits for disabled people, the moral thing to do would be to introduce a wealth tax on the very wealthiest people in our society? www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

submitted 61 days ago • 122 comments

“All the people here, everyone is suffering.” A day in the life of an asylum hotel.

submitted 60 days ago • 1 comment

Thames Water data reveals raw sewage dumped in rivers rose 50% in 2024. TW knowingly acts illegally. Dumping sewage in rivers since 1989. Govt promised prosecutions. Still waiting. TW wants to hike household bills by 59%. Must remove profit motive. Nationalise.

submitted 61 days ago • 13 comments

Benefit cuts will push more people into poverty, warns Citizens Advice boss

submitted 62 days ago • 12 comments

Regulator accused of letting hedge funds control Thames Water. TW shares worthless, shareholders won't invest. Lenders in control, want public money, will continue to extract cash. OFWAT approved price hikes, likely to suspend fines. Must nationalise to end crisis. archive.ph/vr4UK

submitted 63 days ago • 22 comments

Birthrates are falling, what can the cause possibly be? 2024 - Average first time house buyer age - 51

submitted 63 days ago • 24 comments

It’s easy to put your feelings aside for someone struggling with their mental health, telling yourself they need patience and care. But no one should have to endure hurt just to keep someone else afloat. Struggles don’t excuse mistreatment. Your well-being matters too.

submitted 63 days ago • 1 comment

💥 Voting for the new @rcphysicians.bsky.social President opens on Monday. 💥 Here's why I believe @drasifqasim.bsky.social would be such a superb new president: Decency. Integrity. Courage. Candour The deepest commitment to excellence in medicine. The true #VoiceOfPhysicans. #VoteAsifQasim

submitted 65 days ago • 0 comments

Six award-winning female scientists told Nature about the women who have inspired them by pushing innovative research and creating opportunities for others. #WomenInStem 🧪

submitted 65 days ago • 1 comment

The centuries that changed cricket (and a few that changed the world)

submitted 65 days ago • 1 comment

Social media platforms must be ‘brought to heel’, says UK schools leader

submitted 65 days ago • 6 comments

‘We have to protect people’: Martin Lewis on his fight to stop money worries worsening mental health

submitted 80 days ago • 4 comments

The beautiful London Library offers emerging writers one year’s free membership including masterclasses, networking opportunities, peer support, access to all the Library’s resources and publication in an anthology. Details below. Please share :) www.londonlibrary.co.uk/about-us/ll-...

submitted 101 days ago • 7 comments

Quiet, please! The remarkable power of silence – for our bodies and our minds

submitted 105 days ago • 8 comments

In UK, the 6th largest economy. 1m retirees skip meals. 1 in 10 retirees malnourished or at risk of malnutrition. 7m pensioners turning down heating. 2m have unmet needs for care/support. In 2022, 110,000 pensioners died from fuel poverty. What future? leftfootforward.org/2025/01/pens...

submitted 110 days ago • 29 comments

Bookings now open for the next session of the Working Class Leaders in HE network. I’ll be joined by Sharon Harrison-Barker, Secretary and Registrar at the University of Hertfordshire. We’ll be discussing governance, compliance and careers in professional services. Plus social class, obviously…

submitted 124 days ago • 2 comments

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