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More than 40% of Europe slides into drought, including pockets of Greece, southern Italy and Spain

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New polling analysis has indicated that Labour are losing more votes to the Lib Dems and Greens than they are to Reform

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DWP staff in Jobcentres to use more AI - and your GP will now be your work coach, too DWP changes are coming thick and fast as Labour scrambles to contain fallout from its disability cuts - but it will only make things even worse for claimants www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

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🧵TW: PIP & Mental Health My new FOI further exposes the 4+ rule’s cruel impact on mental health. 1 in 3 MH claimants will be cut off, including those with the most severe disability. It shows a system built to erase cumulative + fluctuating need. #TakingThePip #WelfareNotWarfare

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A glacier partially collapsed in Switzerland, burying the village of Blatten in a huge landslide of ice, rock, and mud after residents had been evacuated. Scientists called the collapse of the glacier “unprecedented” in the Swiss Alps.

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DWP PIP assessment horror stories emerge after 'do you watch TikTok' viral scandal From asking whether disabled people had sex to questioning when someone with MS would get better, DWP PIP assessors are treating claimants diabolically, writes @wordsbyhg.bsky.social www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

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THE GUARDIAN: Maximus profits from disability assessments while paying £10m to investors, as calls for fair treatment of disabled claimants grow louder amidst rising government cuts. - by Lauren Almeida

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Lives of quiet desperation: what the government doesn’t get Voters hoped for real change, but face more cuts, broken promises, and politics-as-usual – despair deepens across the UK By Barbara Morrison @yorkshirebylines.co.uk

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🚨NEWS🚨 Government scraps higher-level apprenticeship funding We are concerned at the implications of this for Disabled people, who face additional barriers in employment and education - we should not be cut off from funded training by an age limit www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/governm...

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what the hell amazon prime!? #TheWheelofTime #SaveWOT

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Every party needs to do more to tackle misogyny and women’s equality but Reform are actively hostile to women’s rights. They want to tell women what to do with their bodies and voting Reform is to push women out of politics with less than 1/4 of candidates being women at last local elections.

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A big thank you to Community Pharmacy England for supporting our Lyme disease awareness campaign again. Their latest piece highlights the vital role pharmacists play in spotting tick bites and early symptoms. 📖 cpe.org.uk/our-news/pha... #PharmacyFirst #BeTickAware

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YORKSHIRE BYLINES: Disillusioned electorate: Labour's broken promises deepen despair across the nation as austerity returns and public services crumble under the weight of political expediency. - by Barbara Morrison

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It’d be a cryin shame if someone threw a birthday parade and everyone went to the #NoKingsDayProtests 🚫 👑 Get your tickets!

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The mere thought of ticks makes our skin crawl. And the diseases they spread are only getting more common. Here are some simple tricks for preventing tick bites and techniques for removing them if they do bite. nyti.ms/4jsK6Km

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Disability rights campaigner has to quit her job - because the DWP cut her support Jess Thom has been forced to step down from her role at Touretteshero because the DWP cut her Access To Work funding by over 60% www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

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HMRC admits not collecting £40bn tax last yr. Others say over £100bn. Big accounting/law firms, banks mastermind tax dodges. Rarely prosecuted. No big accounting firm prosecuted; get govt contracts. Fewer than FIVE criminal cases brought in 2023-2024, 16 in 2018-2019. Govts chase little people.

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Here's everything to know about the benefits and pensions to expect from the DWP in June 2025, including how much your benefits are going up.

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More than 100 of the UK’s most high-profile disabled people, including Liz Carr, Ruth Madeley and Rosie Jones, urge the Prime Minister to abandon the “catastrophic plans to cut disability benefits”. My exclusive in today’s Guardian: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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With votes spread across at least five parties, First Past the Post elections become little more than a lottery. Don't trust the mystery box. Demand a proportional system where seats match votes.

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New paper published in a University of Cambridge journal finds that strict voter ID rules in England do appear to reduce turnout, significantly too. By 4-5 percentage points in the case of Bromley. But apparently scrapping ID is off the table for the Government www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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The NHS on life support: four decades of betrayal, and a Farage victory could be the final blow This isn’t a conspiracy: it’s a documented, deliberate, and devastating betrayal, turbocharged by the rise of the libertarian right. www.thecanary.co/long-read/20...

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Oh God, the UK's Zone Fever is primed to get even worse with Starmer at the helm. Launched in February 2025 under Starmer’s “AI Opportunities Action Plan,” AI Growth Zones are pitched as innovation hubs to make Britain an “AI superpower.” Thread, please read/share because things are moving fast

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Among the Ghost Trees - Lake Tutira, Hawke's Bay, NZ. #photography #landscape #nz #peaklight #foggymorning

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The Liverpool attack wasn’t terrorism. But the far-right didn’t wait for facts – they had a script ready. This piece by The Bear cuts through the noise to show how outrage is manufactured. Read how this works ⤵️ @eastangliabylines.co.uk @bearlypolitics.co.uk

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The Work and Pensions Select Committee is calling for the DWP to be made legally-responsible for safeguarding benefit claimants.

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"Did somebody say Springwatch?" It's here! Springwatch 2025 kicks off on BBC Two in just ten minutes... Who's watching? 💚

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The Guardian view on Ed Davey’s mission: build politics around care. If not, cruelty will define it. Editorial: Personal experience shapes the Liberal Democrat leader’s agenda, offering a humane alternative and exposing a state oblivious to quiet sacrifice. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Just heard an example of an American who’s just been diagnosed with terminal cancer + has lost his health insurance so has very limited treatment options. This is why we need to fight for the NHS. And to anyone saying “the UK isn’t like the US”, currently over 7 million cases are on waiting lists…

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Germany, France, UK, and US lift all range limits on Ukraine’s attacks inside Russia. Moscow within range. Germany’s Merz: “There are no longer any limitations on the range of weapons supplied to Ukraine — not from the British, not from the French, not from us. And none from the USians either.”

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Steve takes an important business call on his mobile stone.

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Dippers are the UK’s only songbirds that swim underwater, walking along stream beds in search of food. Fledglings bob eagerly at the river's edge. Fluff-ball shadows of their parents, they'll be fed for around 2 weeks before they learn to brave the current. #SpringStories

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Think you know what a #tick looks like? would you spot this if behind your knee? Awareness is key to avoid #Lymedisease. Check your skin with fingertips! @frptweets.bsky.social @royalforestrysoc.bsky.social

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Half of UK workers with multiple sclerosis (MS) have felt forced to stay in jobs that worsen their health, a damning new report has found.

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UK public purse to make £10bn loss from £45bn bailout of NatWest bank in 2008. Govt selling last of its shares, could have used it to fund SME/infrastructure investment. Boss who crashed the bank gets £600k a year pension. Bailouts for the City, benefit cuts for the poor.

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A record number of Americans applied for British citizenship in the first three months of this year, and for the right to live and work in Britain indefinitely, according to official data.

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Disabled peers have told a committee of MPs that they face a “daily fight” just to be able to do their job, because of their continuing battle against the access barriers within the House of Lords. www.disabilitynewsservice.com/disabled-pee...

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Two debt experts describe their experiences helping domestic abuse survivors left in poverty and explain why the law needs to change.

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London ground to a halt yesterday as literally dozens of patriots flooded the streets for the Great British National Strike. Typical of the msm not to cover this mass protest by 43 ageing racists.

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😳 Ticks are out in full force — are you ready? This #LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth, every tool bought via our site = 15% donated to Lyme Disease UK 💚 👉 lymediseaseuk.com/order-tick-t... #TickTwister #BeTickAware

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THE GUARDIAN: Unpaid family carers: the silent backbone of Britain’s care crisis and a political blind spot that demands urgent attention. Can Ed Davey’s new perspective spark a needed revolution in care policy? - by John Harris

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BBC NEWS: Labour kicks off rail renaissance with South Western Railway renationalisation amid union concerns and promises of service improvements, but fare cuts remain uncertain. - by Sean Dilley & Molly Stazicker

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Financial crime in the UK. $2trn to $5.5trn dirty money laundered globally. 40% through the UK, its Crown Dependencies, Overseas Territories. Govt can take out Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) to chase crooks. 2017-2025: 7 UWOs, none since 2019, no prosecutions. Laws not enforced on the City.

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Sir Alan Bates attacks 'kangaroo court' Post Office scheme after receiving 'take it or leave it' offer

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"Research has shown that the UK has prosecuted 𝟮𝟯 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 people for benefits offences than tax offences. This is despite the value of tax fraud being 𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 than benefits fraud." The dice are loaded, the fix is in. Full system change is essential. leftfootforward.org/2025/05/why-...

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Left untreated, Lyme disease can become extremely serious and lead to complications including cardiac issues, neurological disorders and mobility problems. Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial. Patient stories can be found here: lymediseaseuk.com/category/pat... #BeTickAware

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