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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris
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Happy
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! A few years ago, midwives at the Royal Oldham Hospital in Lancashire created "dilation pumpkins" - and I don't think I've ever seen anything scarier in my life.* 😂😩 *Posted with apologies to anyone who is pregnant.
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Peter Stefanovic
8 days ago
BREAKING: Prince Andrew is to lose his "prince" title and leave his Windsor mansion, Royal Lodge Buckingham Palace says the King "has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
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Andrew stripped of Prince title and will move out of Royal Lodge
He will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor - Buckingham Palace says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cnveqgj957dt
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Hetan Shah
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He’s back. Important to remind everyone about his original misdemeanours - good for the Mail for running such an in depth piece
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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The return of Andrew Wakefield - the anti-vax 'supervillain'
To many of those gathered at this elegant stately home in Wiltshire, just one word describes the man they have come to see.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15217983/Return-anti-vax-supervillain-Andrew-Wakefield.html
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Humanists UK
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Bylines Network
about 1 month ago
Incomers: through the barricades – a matter of curiosity? Xenophobia fuels myths about migrants, but facts show asylum seekers enrich the UK and face hardship, not handouts or criminality By Jeremy Leslie-Spinks
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
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Incomers: through the barricades – a matter of curiosity?
Xenophobia fuels myths about migrants, but facts show asylum seekers enrich the UK and face hardship, not handouts or criminality
https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/incomers-through-the-barricades-a-matter-of-curiosity/
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris
about 1 month ago
This seems like a good time to repost this thread…. 💉
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Bylines Network
about 1 month ago
Farage the Trump parrot A writer’s response to Nigel Farage’s aping of Trump’s policies
westenglandbylines.co.uk/letters/fara...
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Farage the Trump parrot
A writer’s response to Nigel Farage’s aping of Trump’s policies
https://westenglandbylines.co.uk/letters/farage-the-trump-parrot/
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Peter Stefanovic
about 1 month ago
Reform’s plan, which it claims would net huge savings over the coming decades, would actually cost the UK about £70-90bn over the next ten years alone, new analysis of official statistics and forecasts suggests
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/24/f...
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Farage’s Trillion Pound Black Hole: The Real Cost of Reform UK’s Mass Deportation Plan
Exclusive: Reform's plan, which it claims would net huge savings over the coming decades, would actually cost the UK about £70-90bn over the next ten years alone, new analysis of official statistics a...
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/09/24/farages-trillion-pound-black-hole-the-real-cost-of-reform-uks-mass-deportation-plan/
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Yorkshire Bylines
about 1 month ago
Praise me or shut up! – Trump’s threats to silence opponents break US first amendment A press free to criticise its government and leaders is essential to any democracy – in America it is crumbling before our eyes By Granville Williams
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Praise me or shut up! – Trump’s threats to silence opponents break US first amendment
A press free to criticise its government and leaders is essential to any democracy – in America it is crumbling before our eyes
https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/praise-me-or-shut-up-trumps-threats-to-silence-opponents-break-us-first-amendment/?fsp_sid=1944
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Supertanskiii
about 1 month ago
Just you wait, currently bots are busy repeating the bullshit. Soon you’ll hear people that used to be reasonable or normal, repeating this obvious bollocks despite a charity being forced to deny it. Because that’s how it works. This is a direct rip off of Trumps tactics.
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Supertanskiii
about 1 month ago
Fuck me sideways. Farage is ACTUALLY doing it. He is actually trying to pull the “they’re eating the dawgs” MAGA bullshit here. They’ve truly jumped the shark this time.
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Greg Jenner
about 2 months ago
If you write professionally in the UK, make sure to sign up to ALCS for your fair share of royalties
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ALCS
about 2 months ago
The Royal Literary Fund are offering grants to writers facing financial difficulties. If you're currently experiencing difficulties, such as an illness or unexpected bill, you might be eligible to receive support.
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Grants for writers facing financial difficulty
As our research into authors’ incomes demonstrates, a career in writing is often financially precarious. If you’re currently facing financial difficulties, whether that be due to an unexpected bill or...
https://www.alcs.co.uk/news/grants-for-writers-facing-financial-difficulty/
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Ian Carter
about 2 months ago
This has received no publicity but is damning. A clear explanation of why this type of reintroduction is not just a distraction and a waste of resources but is ACTIVELY HARMFUL to conservation. Environmental journalists please note and please publicise.
operationturtledove.org/captive-rele...
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Operation Turtle Dove’s view on the release of captive-bred Turtle Doves as a conservation measure - Operation Turtle Dove
Operation Turtle Dove is a science-led conservation partnership working to reverse the decline of Turtle Doves in the UK by restoring habitat and addressing key threats. Learn why captive-bred release...
https://operationturtledove.org/captive-release/
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Dr Rachel Clarke
about 2 months ago
Beyond belief. Downing Street pandering to Trump by literally shutting down UK free speech. Shame on the government for its spinelessness.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...
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ABC barred from Trump’s UK press conference after his clash with Australian journalist John Lyons
Exclusive: London bureau of Australia’s national broadcaster informed accreditation removed for ‘logistical reasons’
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/sep/18/abc-barred-from-trumps-uk-press-conference-after-clash-with-australian-journalist-john-lyons
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Louis 〓〓
about 2 months ago
Elon Musk appears via video link at Tommy Ten Names's London far right rally Because he is a fascist billionaire who has a mission to topple the UK government
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Elon Musk appears at London’s far right rally with demands of his own: Dissolve UK Parliament, see Left as ‘party of murder’
The X owner linked his appeal to the killing of US conservative activist Charlie Kirk, which has been used as a rallying cry by organisers.
https://indianexpress.com/article/world/elon-musk-london-far-right-rally-dissolve-uk-parliament-left-party-of-murder-10248336/
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Ryan Estrada
2 months ago
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars. OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
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Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/03/search-libgen-data-set/682094/
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Carl Zimmer
3 months ago
The team of Ph.D. level experts in ChatGPT apparently doesn't include any anatomists.
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Way too hot for a cooked dinner! Picked some salad leaves, homegrown beetroot, potatoes, spring onions & chives (my 1st attempt at potato salad) + a few bits & bobs from the fridge 😋
3 months ago
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Raptor Persecution UK
3 months ago
Excellent research by
@guyshrubsole.bsky.social
What are the implications of having millions of 'ghost Pheasants' wandering around the countryside? In a
#BirdFlu
epidemic it could be catastrophic.
#Ornithology
#UKBirding
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/08/01/s...
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Shooting estates failing to declare millions of Pheasants – could spell disaster in Avian Influenza epidemic
Shooting estates in England are failing to declare millions of Pheasants that are being bred, reared and released in to the countryside. That’s the finding of new research published yesterday…
https://raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/08/01/shooting-estates-failing-to-declare-millions-of-pheasants-could-spell-disaster-in-avian-influenza-epidemic/
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Dr Rachel Clarke
4 months ago
Heartbreaking to read of a child in the UK dying from an entirely preventable infectious disease. Measles can be a vicious & deadly illness. The MMR vaccine offers superb protection & there is NO link between the vaccine and autism, contrary to what many medical charlatans try to peddle. (1/3)
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Dr Rachel Clarke
4 months ago
Shame on you
@telegraphnews.bsky.social
for giving infamous UK anti-vaxer Aseem Malhotra a platform on the very day we learn a child has died of measles in Liverpool. You do understand, don’t you, that it’s exactly this kind of scaremongering that leaves parents so anxious & afraid? Shame on you.
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Dr Elizabeth Murray
4 months ago
He sold vaccine cards and injected kids with saline so they thought they were vaccinated. There are no rules anymore
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Check out this chonk! A stunning Poplar Hawk Moth hanging out on my Chives 😁
#BritishMoth
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
@ukbutterflies.bsky.social
4 months ago
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Matthew Cobb
5 months ago
Not only does “AI” produce mediocre garbage, it has a huge environmental footprint *that we cannot measure*. The government is allowing these companies to act like literal outlaws. They steal our data, they will enjoy relaxed building regulations and they refuse to disclose their water consumption.
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AI boom means regulator cannot predict future water shortages in England
Datacentres, which do not have to report amount of water used to cool servers, leave Environment Agency with no idea of shortfalls
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/17/ai-boom-environment-agency-cannot-predict-future-water-shortages-england-data-centres
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Exciting news! Today I spotted a Leafcutter bee is nesting in an old compost bag on my patio table 😍 If anyone can ID from these fuzzy pics I'd be very grateful 😘
@bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
5 months ago
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Bylines Network
5 months ago
Trump has his military birthday parade and his fans cheer his lies. They know the emperor is naked. Truth alone won’t topple him, or others like him. But we can still resist populists. How? Read The Bear's latest. Thanks to
@coldwarsteve.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
@bearlypolitics.co.uk
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The emperor is naked and they love him more for it
Truth once ended the charade. Now it’s content. The emperor’s still naked – and they’re still applauding
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/the-emperor-is-naked-and-they-love-him-more-for-it/
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Met Office - weather and climate
5 months ago
Amber and yellow thunderstorm warnings are in place across the UK tonight and tomorrow ⚠️⛈️ Alex Deakin explains what that means in the clip below 👇 If you missed Weather Studio Live earlier, you can catch up with the full episode here:
www.youtube.com/live/1SIjHBT...
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Amber thunderstorm warning
YouTube video by Met Office - UK Weather
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OURd-UdX0f0
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Carl Quintanilla
5 months ago
“Tesla’s driverless ‘robotaxis’ could launch in Austin as soon as June 22. But a demo in Austin today showed a $TSLA, manually driven to test its Full Self-Driving system, failed to stop for a child-sized dummy at a school bus—and hit it.” @cbsaustin @velez_tx
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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸
5 months ago
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Peter Stefanovic
5 months ago
🚨Just 2% of the population - under 800,000 people sustained the whole of England's blood supply over the past 12 months The NHS has put out an urgent call for 200,000 donors to come forward Book an appointment or register today ❤️🙏👇
blood.co.uk
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George Monbiot
5 months ago
When did you ever hear the BBC stating that it must alter “story selection” and “other types of output, such as drama”, to win the trust of Green voters, or of unrepresented people on the left? All the shifts are in just one direction.
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
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BBC Bosses Draw Up Plans to Win Over Reform Voters by Changing News and Drama Output
The Director General Tim Davie and other executives discussed altering BBC “story selection” in order to secure the "trust" of supporters of Nigel Farage’s party
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/bbc-news-tim-davie-robbie-gibb-reform-voters-nigel-farage-trust/
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Peter Stefanovic
5 months ago
'I no longer believe working to get a Reform government elected is a good use of my time’ To be fair, it’s not a good use any body’s time
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/zia...
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Kate Lister
5 months ago
The absolute blind rage when they move the supermarket around!!! BASTARDS.
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Great Tit fledgling in one of my apple trees 😍
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VirtualAstro
5 months ago
RED ALERT! The Aurora Borealis - Northern Lights are now at Storm level. If it was dark, you would definitely see them. But it's daytime, so this post is a little pointless really... Let's hope we get more tonight. It's bound to be cloudy then also 🤣
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Supertanskiii
5 months ago
🧵1/ Farage: The Russia Links. With a pint in one hand and Putin’s dick in the other, Farage has built a legacy on Russian propaganda and a trail of bullshit faker than his tan. He might be popular, but Ted Bundy was a hit with the ladies and look at how that ended. Strap in 👇🏼
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BBC Autumnwatch Fans
5 months ago
There must be more ‘Watchers’ on here so lets build the community by reposting & following, give our presenters & contributors some love, & celebrate 20Yrs of
#Springwatch
together 💚🥳 How big can our flock grow by end of this season?
#BBCSpringwatch
#Springwatch2025
#Springwatch20
#wildlife
#nature
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Pic of a female Broad-bodied Chaser dragonfly on Budleia in my garden (taken a few mins ago) 🥰
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
@bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
5 months ago
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This week I shall mostly be making & sewing pockets into a few of my summer dresses & trousers. Dear clothing manufacturers please add practical pockets as standard to ladies clothing! 😘
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Philip Ball
6 months ago
Jesus. Excellent work by Michael Le Page, and utterly infuriating scenario. As Michael points out, the press release from Colossal called these dire wolves throughout. But now they want to argue that they never claimed that. Scandalous, really.
www.newscientist.com/article/2481...
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Colossal scientist now admits they haven’t really made dire wolves
Despite a huge media fanfare in which Colossal Biosciences claimed to have resurrected the extinct dire wolf, the company's chief scientist now concedes that the animals are merely modified grey wolve...
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481409-colossal-scientist-now-admits-they-havent-really-made-dire-wolves/
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@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
a friend of mine thinks he may have seen an eagle flying around Hardwick Park near Chesterfield yesterday. I thought it may have been one of the Poole Harbour birds on the move. Would the Springwatch team be able to investigate?
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Camille Perrin
6 months ago
“UK ministers are set to delay the implementation of rules that would ban unhealthy food advertising before 9pm in order to change guidance to allow brand marketing following heavy lobbying from the industry.” Industry = 1 ; Kids’ health = 0 🫠
www.ft.com/content/a4a5...
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Ministers to delay UK junk food advertising ban until next year
Marketing of unhealthy products to be barred before 9pm on TV but branded advertising using company names will be allowed
https://www.ft.com/content/a4a5d5f8-a3b7-4073-a41d-01fd23581d64
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A few years in the making but my garden is flourishing! Started with a blank canvas - 1 conifer tree & grass. Now there's a large area for wildlife, a pond & lots of homegrown fruit & veggies for me 👩🌾😋
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Derf Backderf
6 months ago
Jesus H. Christ. Sleazy AI outfits AmeriSatire and ToonAmerica are stealing legit political cartoons, "redrawing" them with AI and posting them as original work on social media. Shameless plagiarism, utterly immoral, and blatant copyright crime.
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North West Bylines
6 months ago
Trump trashes habeas corpus, hires a fake doctor, and mistakes Mattel for a country. Earthlings: please explain this week’s Earth’s Follies | Xylb-tok the Martian
northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/opi...
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Reactions to Earth’s Follies – Week 14: Habeas Schmabeas and Other Tales of Executive Lunacy
Trump trashes habeas corpus, hires a fake doctor, and mistakes Mattel for a country. Earthlings: please explain this week’s Earth’s Follies
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/opinion/reactions-to-earths-follies-week-14/
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Soil Association
6 months ago
Sign our petition demanding the UK Government's Food Strategy put healthy diets at the heart of government policy
soilassociation.co/TTHTB
Full
@theguardian.com
exclusive here
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
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UK government dropped health push after lobbying by ultra-processed food firms
Exclusive: Guardian investigation reveals guidance for retailers in England changed after campaign by global food firms
https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2025/may/17/uk-government-drops-healthy-eating-push-after-lobbying-by-ultra-processed-food-firms
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Soil Association
6 months ago
BREAKING - Govt. plans to back healthy food were BLOCKED by ultra-processed food giants 🚨 Our FOIA requests reveal food manufacturing lobbyists demanded that reference to ‘minimally processed and nutritious foods’ was removed from Government guidance - and they succeeded ✍
soilassociation.co/TTHTB
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