The Green Party say they will not stand in the Clacton by-election either. Zack Polanski: "This is a desperate stunt from a desperate politician whose lifetime of grifting is finally catching up with him. Greens will play no part in his political circus"

‘More public control’: what will Burnham do about water and energy?

Saratov Oil Refinery after tonight’s attack – 700 km from Ukraine’s border, with a design refining capacity of 7M tonnes of crude oil per year.

"It’s worth working through the various claims that he made about rules he may or may not have broken, to see how they stack up".

See also the New Economics Foundation thread: bsky.app/profile/newe...

This summer's intense sunshine could be powering our homes. But most households can't afford to install their own solar panels. The Solar Saver scheme would change this. From @neweconomics.bsky.social and @thefinancelab.bsky.social 1/5

Heat stress, drought, flooding, wildfire emissions, along with air pollution, can affect health across Europe. A new Copernicus Health Hub article, based on the European State of the Climate 2025 report, explores how climate information can support public health preparedness. ⬇️

The Government must block Nigel Farage’s resignation until the Standards Commissioner finishes investigating him. The people of Clacton deserve the full facts. If a by-election does go ahead, all parties should stand aside. We cannot give oxygen to this vanity project.

Keir Starmer, "This is a desperate stunt from Nigel Farage" "He is up to his neck in sleaze" "Politics should be about improving the lives of millions of people, not about personal gain" "Not about hiding dodgy donations" "And the public will see this for exactly what it is"

A timely reminder Nigel Farage wants to - leave the ECHR - repeal the Equality Act - Strip back workers rights - Lift restrictions on exploitative zero-hours contracts - repeal the Renters’ Rights Act which abolishes “no fault evictions” PLEASE DON’T FALL FOR IT youtu.be/KxOQRt8PQys?...

Bal du moulin de la Galette (1876) - Pierre-Auguste Renoir #impressionism #genre_painting

What would be funny would be that he isn't allowed to resign until the standards investigation is complete.

BREAKING - Labour will not stand a candidate in Clacton by-election, NEC confirms Tories, Restore, Lib Dems also won’t stand against Nigel Farage. Has the stunt backfired?

This is the way

Supreme court rules federal law preempts state-law claims, meaning consumers harmed by pesticides cannot sue manufacturers for failing to warn of potential health hazards on product labels Shielding chemical companies from thousands of failure-to-warn lawsuits www.newsweek.com/every-pestic...

Nigel Farage denies that he was secretly funded by convicted criminal, George Cottrell. Adding, I already have a convicted criminal who supports me thank you very much

Whatever Farage announces at 2pm, I can't see things ending well for him. Four potential parliamentary investigations. Possibly more from regulators. Almost certainly a recall election. If he loses it's incredibly humiliating. And he knows he can make even more money grifting outside parliament.

NEW 🚨 The biggest exclusive of my career to date. I got hold of a copy of the briefing document that Reform gives to it's candidates to help them deal with questions about global warming. www.thenewworld.co.uk/henry-morris...

Good to hear about the overall progress in London at today's Healthy Streets Scorecard annual update. Islington, Waltham Forest and City of London are the overall winners. www.healthystreetsscorecard.london

The Green Man Trust refugee training is such a great initiative. We need a bit more positive news right now. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Israel’s white phosphorus and #glyphosate point back to Germany’s Bayer group, says human rights organisation Medico International. www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260620-med...

July 7: Feast of Hædde (†705), bishop of Wintancæstir (Winchester). He was educated at Streanæshalch (Whitby) and consecrated by Theodore, archbishop of Canterbury, in 676. Bede remarks on his prudence and innate wisdom.

Beaver kit spotted on our Insh Marshes nature reserve! Beavers were released in this area in 2024 as part of the Bringing Beavers Back to the Cairngorms Project.

Cottrell calling Farage ‘Daddy’ probably a bigger turn off for average Reform voters than his dodgy financial dealings. #politics

The interior of Isbister Chambered Cairn on South Ronaldsay, Orkney. The Neolithic cairn is also known as the ‘Tomb of the Eagles’ on account of the bones and talons of sea eagles which were found alongside human bones. 📸 My own. #TombTuesday #Archaeology #Prehistory #Orkney

One of the stars of the recent exhibition about the #Etruscans in San Francisco is this gilded silver lebes (cauldron) with snake protomes. The rows of engraved figures depict a flight of geese, a royal hunting party, and military processions. 😍 🏺 1/ Praeneste, 7th c. BCE. 📸 me

Oubliette (from the French oublier meaning "forget") A medieval prison pit, accessible only from the ceiling, into which prisoners were dropped and abandoned #Durotriges26

Neolithic flint dagger blades from various sites around Lake Constance. The wooden handles haven't survived. The flint material was sourced from the Southern Alpine region, highlighting early trade networks and cultural connections between the Alpine Foreland and... 🧵1/2 📷️ @almbawue.bsky.social

11/ A reversible air-to-air heat pump can cool in summer and heat in winter. Anyone installing aircon today should consider one. It may not be a complete heating solution on its own, but it will cut the amount of heating you need from fossil fuels.

Vox pops on #r4today from Reform voters in Runcorn is not news. It’s fire-hosing the audience with the abject ignorance and cultish stupidity of a small minority, spouting their bullshit notions of why it’s ok for Farage to corrupt his arse off and lie to them. “We need Reform”. Do we hell.

Great honour of having @eliothiggins.bsky.social in our Media Innovation Podcast, discussing transparency, old media vs the networking media, indeed actor Hugh Grant, and why collaboration is key for @bellingcat.com. And obviously Russian spies, Navalny and not ordering room service anymore

Fun fact: Nigel Farage has a history of calling Leveson an attack on press freedom.

About time the media did its job!🔥 If they’d done this a decade ago it could’ve all been so different!☹️

An amazing photo of a #beaver at Paradise Field in Ealing from the Ealing Wildlife group Facebook page. It shows clearly their red teeth. #London

Our local Beaver celebrates make another appearance on BBC London news with new kits. Well done, our media team at Ealing Beaver Project (EWG) for organising this. #Greenford #Ealing www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Ealing Beaver Project says, since the mammals moved in, Greenford station, downstream from the animals' wetland home at Paradise Fields, no longer floods after heavy rain.

I found this beaver swimming around a slushy lake. #BeaverWatch #NatureConservation #WildlifePhotography

Imagine the benefits we'll gain in Wales when we reremeber co-existence. "The Ealing Beaver Project says Greenford station, downstream from the animals' wetland home at Paradise Fields, has not flooded for three years in a row since they moved in." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #beaver #positive

“In one chapter entitled “The Art of the Bribe”, Cottrell and Files set out how politicians can be bought. They argue that bribes, if in the form of small gifts rather than cash, can be passed off as “a mistake of overexuberance in friendship”.

🇺🇦 The outcome of the war with Russia will be decided by the battle in the air, — Zelensky for FT “When thousand drones fly towards Moscow… he will understand. Advisers will convince him to move somewhere beyond the Urals. The further Putin is from Moscow, the closer the end of the war will be."

Things are starting to look very dark for Farage. He's stuck in a ferocious scandal where he cannot get his story straight and his excuses raise more questions than they answer inews.co.uk/opinion/nige...

'The reports suggest that large financial institutions are enabling a long-term viability strategy for the fossil fuel industry, one in which declining demand for oil & gas in energy systems & transportation is offset by a boom in petrochemicals.' #StopFundingFossilFuels grist.org/economics/ba...

'(That) Marshall has...done nothing to stop his own news channel from spreading misinformation about this public emergency & that Marshall is, according to this analysis, supercharging global heating...is not just regrettable, it’s unconscionable.' www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Thousands of bathing sites across Europe, officially rated 'clean', are contaminated with chemicals of concern, according to an investigation by @correctiv.org. Mercury + old style fire retardants were the pollutants most often found: 🧵 correctiv.org/en/europe/20...

A slide from one of my talks on regional climate change... Our planet's climate today is fundamentally different globally from the heat extremes of the Dust Bowl era.

Last night, Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces carried out strikes against 47 Russian military targets in the enemy's rear and in Russian-occupied Crimea. Key targets: ◾️ two Project 15781 tankers belonging to Russia's shadow fleet - Kapitan Barmin and Sanar-4.

Yes! "My advice to Burnham would be treat Donald Trump like a constituent back home who is poorly informed and quite emotional. How would you deal with that person?”

‘Don’t mention the special relationship’: how should UK’s next PM handle Donald Trump?

4-month-old Palestinian infant Ahmed Ma'rouf Ahmed Zaid, from the village of Deir Ammar in the West Bank, died after Israeli forces prevented him from being transported through a checkpoint gate to a waiting ambulance.