Aircraft tracking has become a powerful tool for journalism. In our Stage Talks podcast, @gillianbrockell.com demonstrates how flight data and open tools can be used to trace government flights, identify ICE aircraft, and verify aviation activity. Listen: rss.com/podcasts/bellingcatstagetalk/2829188

Burnham kept telling MPs to keep the faith. But the search kept having setbacks. Until Simons agreed - because Makerfield is exactly the place to prove what Burnham needs to prove. “I think being a constituency MP radicalised Josh to how broken the country is,” says one friend Read it all 👇

Attica Greek Restaurant, Battery Point, #Hobart. The marides and grilled octopus were amazing. Finished with rovani and a Skinos mastiha. Efharisto Franceso.

Tall-ship at Hobart dockside. #photography #ships #hobart #constitutiondock #dockside #monochrome #blackandwhite

There is already a ban on building most market housing in the coastal flood zone of East Lindsey due to flood risk. The EA say they will tighten planning objections further until funding to restore defences is secured. 2/2 #Lincolnshire

A horror story today, as we learnt that it would cost the EA between £3.5 to £7.2bn to restore Lincs sea defences. They reach end of life in 2040. 60,000 people, 1700 businesses, miles of farmland, and a tourism industry worth around £0.8bn/ year depend on them. 1/ #Lincolnshire

Exciting news from Willow Tree Fen, where two crane chicks emerged from the reeds last week. We've been keeping their arrival quiet over the bank holiday as they are very sensitive to disturbance. If you're visiting, binoculars are recommended and our amazing Crane Watch volunteers are on hand.

The first egg for the year has been laid in the Gibraltar Point shorebird sanctuary, courtesy of this lovely oystercatcher pair! There's been plenty of courtship activity and test scrapes being made by ringed plovers, so we're hoping they won't be far behind, closely followed by the little terns.

Our latest Wilder Lincolnshire podcast episode is all about our 'marvellous meadow' in the heart of the Wolds, Red Hill. Learn all about the history of the reserve, what makes up a meadow and how this small but mighty reserve provides seeds for the wider landscape. www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7sL...

Really good news for Tasmania A decent Independent elected

Kingborough Council’s chief executive has admitted the council has no formally adopted data governance policy, days after a breach exposed thousands of property owners’ names and addresses online pulsetasmania.com.au/news/purely-...

Daniel Timms: "We can't wait to properly launch The Exchange." Well, it happened this week. All the best from, sleepy South Lincolnshire! #Leeds #WestYorkshire @millmedia.bsky.social @theexchangeleeds.bsky.social

Background from Daniel Timms at @theexchangeleeds.bsky.social on why he's picked up the challenge of leading Mill Media's launch of a new independent newspaper for West Yorkshire | The Exchange | 12 May 2026: theexchange.news/introducing-... #Leeds #WestYorkshire @millmedia.bsky.social

Delighted and honoured to be speaking here in Dublin this afternoon @rcsi-medprof.bsky.social 💚🤍🧡

Background from Daniel Timms at @theexchangeleeds.bsky.social on why he's picked up the challenge of leading Mill Media's launch of a new independent newspaper for West Yorkshire | The Exchange | 12 May 2026: theexchange.news/introducing-... #Leeds #WestYorkshire @millmedia.bsky.social

Weekly farming update..and it's an exciting one! Today I signed to rent some more land....a whole...wait for it....11 acres! Clarkson & Dyson must quaking in their boots at this! It also really needs to rain now! Proper rain aswell non of this light drizzle we got the other night!

Our investigation - a Democracy for Sale co-production with @newstatesman1913.bsky.social by me and @jennacorderoy.bsky.social - is already prompting cross-party calls for libel reform. www.newstatesman.com/investigatio...

Amen to that! The rise of @millmedia.bsky.social is an interesting phenomenon - subscriber powered proper local journalism with papers across several cities. A small, hopeful example of what you're calling for.

The name comes from the region’s old exchanges - the Corn Exchange in Leeds, the Wool Exchange in Bradford - places where people met, ideas took shape, and word got around. We’re here to do the same. 🌐 theexchange.news Launching 1st June.

So, we’ve got a name. Introducing: The Exchange. A new newsroom for West Yorkshire - built on the idea that places matter, stories matter, and that information shouldn’t just sit there.

Good news - here's a welcome addition to West Yorkshire's local news ecosystem, courtesy of @millmedia.bsky.social. Best wishes to all involved.

This asteroid will be at its closest point to Earth at 10.38pm on Monday, London time. Have set a calendar alert just so I can ruminate on that as it whizzes past. bsky.app/profile/spar...

Desperate times: fed and stats govts throw lifeline to keep smelter going for next 14 days - but future of Australia's only #manganese plant still in doubt | ABC Hobart | 15 May 2026: www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05... #LibertyBellBay #Tasmania #auspol

A massive thank you to our fantastic fundraisers who took part in the Paris Marathon last month!   They raised an amazing £5928 which will help us continue supporting those with ME/CFS through our ME Connect support line, fund vital research, and raise awareness. Thank you!   #MECFS #pwME

1/4: What if something as simple as a seed could bring us together? This season, we're inviting our whole community to grow a sunflower, and you can be part of it from wherever you are. #SeedsOfHopeForME #MECFS #pwME #LongCovid #MEAwarenessWeek

This weekend, Eddie Smith (30) from Portland, Dorset, is set to embark on a challenging 100km ultra marathon along the Jurassic coast. His goal is to raise awareness of ME/CFS, and to fundraise for The ME Association - good luck Eddie! Read more: https://meassociation.org.uk/hkxh #MECFS

2/3: These beautiful little clips from across our community will come together to create a calm, shared video: a reminder that we're all here, all noticing, all connected.   Share your moment with us by following the simple process here:

1/3: The clouds shifting outside your window. A flower coming into bloom. If you notice a small moment like that, we'd love for you to capture it. Record a short clip or take a photo and send it to us. No talking, no editing. Just a moment, exactly as it is.  #SeedsOfHopeForME

This is a good Andy Burnham primer by someone who’s seen more of his Manchester operation than most www.ft.com/content/9dd4...

Where we lead, the BBC follows 👀 Still, good to see they're such keen readers of our work... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Peaks in the Du Cane Range, Mt. Gould (1481m) and The Minotaur (1355m). Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania. #wilderness #tasmania #classicmono #blackandwhitephotography #ricohgriii

For Alan’s theme of #FeathersInFoliage for the #BirdOfTheDay I’ve got yet another Green Rosella, but this time seen from the kitchen, in the Satinwood trees eating the capsules. These Green Rosellas are endemic to #Tasmania and we do see them frequently. 🪶 #Birds #Birding #Nature #WildOz #Parrots

Beloved Netflix legal drama to end after five seasons

A spotted pardalote collecting nesting material at Spring Gully Conservation Park, South Australia. Tree is a red stringybark (Eucalyptus macrorhyncha).

@tia.utas.edu.au Update on phase 2 of the Tasmania Institute of Agriculture education programme aimed at showing how farmers and growers can become more drought-resilient | TIA press release | 30 April 2026: mailchi.mp/utas.edu.au/... #Tasmania #farmers #growers #drought

The last time I was turned down for Arts Council funding, they sent me a model application for a project to demonstrate what they were ideally looking for. The model application was by me a year earlier. And was also turned down.

@tia.utas.edu.au Update on phase 2 of the Tasmania Institute of Agriculture education programme aimed at showing how farmers and growers can become more drought-resilient | TIA press release | 30 April 2026: mailchi.mp/utas.edu.au/... #Tasmania #farmers #growers #drought

Congratulations to Dr Tamieka Pearce on being named a finalist for Researcher of the Year in the Horticulture Awards for Excellence 2026! 🌱🏆 Tamieka is a Research Fellow at TIA, specialising in genetics and molecular plant pathology.

We hope all the schools who participated in this year’s Let it Grow and Soil Your Undies competitions enjoyed learning about agricultural science in a fun and practical way. Here’s our final instalment of photos of students and schools who took part. 🥕 #VeggieGrowing #LetItGrow #PracticalScience

Please note for all alumni library membership holders - the Keppel Street library is closed today!

Big news from Westminster - at last we’re going to have a Single Patient Record. Why it’s a good thing and why the government must act to ensure our health data is in safe hands open.substack.com/pub/rorycell...

Yesterday Albanese gave $1.1bn to the Kwinana Westport container terminal proposal. Today Will Tracey the WA Branch Secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia writes it's a dud project that should be dumped @thepointau.bsky.social thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...

Welcome back to Canada, President Obama. Thank you for joining us in Toronto for important conversations on how we can build a better and more just future — and empower more people to build with us.

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #EFGH, birds who have any of these letters at the beginning of any part of their name. Here’s a Grey Goshawk (white morph) that I took through a bedroom window. Their status in #Tasmania is endangered, so it’s always special to see one. #Birds #Birding #WildOz #Nature

It's been 16 months since I left X, and I feel so much better for it. I hadn't realised just how big an impact the daily tsunami of hate, trolling, sealioning and strategic incomprehension was having on my state of mind. I cannot understand why anyone who values their mental health is still there.

@meassociation.org.uk @decodemestudy.bsky.social #DecodeME #SequenceME #pwME #mecfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis "This significant investment is an important milestone for a condition that has been historically neglected, despite its profound & long‑term impact on people’s health & quality of life."

Government announces £4.75 million funding for Sequence ME research project Building on the findings from DecodeME, the new SequenceME study should provide a deeper understanding of the underlying disease process.    Find out more: https://meassociation.org.uk/xa0z   #pwME #MEAwareness #MECFS

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The ME Association have signed an open letter, written by the group @longcovidadvoc.com  to the Royal College of Psychiatrists, urging them to align with current evidence. Read more: https://meassociation.org.uk/2c77 #RCPsychIC #MECFS #pwME #LongCovid #MEAwarenessDay