Air pollution can drive devastating forms of dementia, research suggests

Parents urged to get children vaccinated after measles death in Liverpool

On the longest day of the year, and one of the hottest too, many of us will be heading outside for al fresco dining. Remember, leave your BBQs at home - the landscape is tinder-dry and just a small spark can lead to miles of devastating damage. Spread a love of nature, not a fire. Thank you.

Thank you to Julia Wilson-James for an amazing premier of the Sue Hughes Requiem for Unsung Heroes. Brentwood Philharmonic’s first performance with a female conductor or of a female composer. Hopefully first of many.

⚠️HSBC, NatWest, Barclays, Lloyds⚠️ All ploughing money into our destruction Does your bank know how you feel about that? Move your money today and feel more powerful www.switchit.green

In the 35 years before privatisation, almost 100 reservoirs were built. In the years since, private water firms haven't built any and sold off 25. After selling off critical infrastructure for profit, water bosses on huge salaries now tell us we're the problem.

Jeff Bezos has more money than any human could spend - and he’s wasting it on planet-wrecking joy rides to space while people on earth starve. Why don’t we just tax the super-rich and use that money to fix wealth inequality AND the climate crisis?

People are buying more clothes, but they don’t stay in closets for long. This fuels overproduction and waste. An easy fix? Wear them longer—the planet will thank you! More tips on #BeatWastePollution ahead of #ZeroWasteDay: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

Big Oil is TRASHING the planet. Pass it on.⁠

World’s largely unprotected peatlands are ticking ‘carbon bomb’, warns study

Terrific rehearsal with our amazing soloist yesterday. Should be s great concert on Saturday Brentwoodphil.org.uk

I’m a climate scientist and my house in LA burned down. My work has never been more real

"I think it is really important to get angry because the public right now is quite unfocused." Dr Peter Kalmus and Dr Varun Sivaram talk to @cathynewman.bsky.social about the LA fires and the role played by climate change, driven by fossil fuels. Read & watch here: www.channel4.com/news/la-fire...

Great concert coming up in Brentwood in the 8th February.

🚨 BREAKING: DOCTOR IMPRISONED FOR 1 YEAR FOR TAKING NONVIOLENT ACTION TO PROTECT LIVES ⛓️ Dr Patrick Hart, a GP, has been sent to prison today after disabling petrol pumps in August 2022. 💸 He joins 19 other Just Stop Oil political prisoners. Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/no...

Possibly the best clap back against ignorant antivaxxers.