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Latest overpayment figures bring total number falling foul of ‘cliff-edge’ rules on earnings to 144,000 More than 9,000 unpaid carers looking after ill and disabled loved ones have become the latest to be hit with carer’s allowance overpayment debts in the past year, prompting calls for ministers…

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TONIGHT. #UNCANNY TV CASE 2: THE CHARITY SHOP POLTERGEIST. 9pm on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. WHO IS EXCITED?

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“Wes Streeting says he wants to take the NHS ‘back to basics’,” says @shawncharlwood.bsky.social “Ending scenes that belong outside bakeries in the Soviet bloc would be a good start.” “Making promises won’t restore access to millions.” “Only action will.” 👇 www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

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Richard Tice and Nigel Farage caught NODDING at #PMQs when Keir Starmer says Reform UK would replace the principle of the NHS being free at the point of use, for everyone, with an insurance-based model. Selling off our country's greatest achievement.

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Doge v USAid: How Elon Musk helped his acolytes infiltrate world’s biggest aid agency

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Netflix has unveiled the first look teaser for THE ETERNAUT, an adaptation of the classic Argentine sci-fi comic that plunges humanity into an icy alien apocalypse:

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Real Badger Looking at Graffiti Badger Wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice petapixel.com/2025/02/04/b...

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In case you missed me on The One Show last Friday talking about #Uncanny 👻 you can catch it on BBC iPlayer. Go to the episode from 31st of Jan. I appear 20 mins in! Let me know what you think (especially of my ghost socks!)And tomorrow you can catch me on BBC Breakfast, I should be on around 7.50am!

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Appalling

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“When Labour negotiates our country loses” says Kemi Badenoch at #PMQs Imagine the shock when she finds out the last Tory Government negotiated the first deal in history which involved walling the country off from a trading block made up of its nearest neighbours youtu.be/Kqkvnk35Bls?...

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Google scraps diversity hiring goals and cites Trump’s DEI orders

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Six dairy herds in Nevada have tested positive for a newer strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus that's been associated with severe infections in humans.

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Some times I scare myself with how accurate I was in the past. Musk is still a Lazy Bond Villain … now his goal is to destroy America.

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FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States

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JAN 31st. GUESS WHO'S BACK? Be afraid. Be very afraid. #UNCANNY

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“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

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Like a pathetic exiled kinglet, turfed off his throne and lingering at the fringes of a foreign warlord’s court to provide a fig leaf for his aggression in return for victuals, wine and a warm cloak.

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‘A small act of patriotism’: Canada’s anti-Maga hats go viral

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Tory coalition of chaos with Nigel Farage 'would lead to NHS charging for ops' www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

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UK govt must improve the economic condition of the bottom 50%, necessary for building economy and a just society. 1% has more than 70% of the population combined. The bottom 50% has 5% of wealth, bottom 20% has only 0.5%. No austerity. Must redistribute. leftfootforward.org/2025/01/labo...

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£20,000 offered in search for parents of three abandoned babies www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Let’s do this. We need this one. #Breathe

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Maybe if Tory MPs experienced this shit before they became MPs they wouldn’t have imposed this shit on everyone else when they were MPs. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/out...

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Half of the 40 new England hospitals promised by Boris Johnson won't be built for yrs. Many weren't "new", not properly costed, and over the budgets. But Labour govt can build more, refusal means less NHS capacity. All part of Streeting plan for privatisation. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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I mean it’s sort of amazing that the incoming US President has basically said he’s going to declare war on Denmark, annex Canada and rename bits of the globe to his liking and broadcast news is just rolling with it like he’s delivered a sombre and thoughtful policy announcement. Absolute insanity.

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'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Because I ate it this morning for breakfast.

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For anyone who may need these over Xmas…just in case

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Made this intro a few years ago. Seems a bit shit now. I was so proud of it I made it unskippable. Don't do that. Lol

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In these challenging times someone might need one of them: Childline: 0800 1111 Samaritans: 116 123 Domestic Violence Hotline: 0808 2000 247 Mind: 0300 123 3393 Age UK: 0800 169 6565 Alcoholics Anonymous : 0800 9177 650 Cruse Bereavement Care: 0808 808 1677 MH text support: 85258

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England govt & regulators broke the law by being too lenient on sewage dumping water companies, says environment watchdog. They protect companies and capital, not people. Water companies have 1,100 criminal convictions, still allowed to control industry. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Music FACT: Placebo were originally a Cure tribute band.

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Brilliant 😆

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😆😆😆

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The UK parliament has joined Bluesky, with proper verified domains and everything: • @houseofcommons.parliament.uk • @houseoflords.parliament.uk • @ukparliament.parliament.uk • @commonsspeaker.parliament.uk

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🎄 Christmas Day 11:50am on #TalkingPicturesTV THE RAILWAY CHILDREN (2000) #TPTVsubtitles starring #RichardAttenborough #JennyAgutter #MichaelKitchen TV adaptation of the novel by #ENesbit

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The public is in strong favour of it, but will Starmer listen? #Renationalise now.

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Government finally admits Brexit makes touring Europe ‘simply not viable’ for musicians www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

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