As I've said before the lack of focus on A&E in govt plans is bewildering even just from a political perspective. For many people it's their most viseral and memorable interaction with the state.

On my list to explore - possibly this autumn. Goes through some beautiful countryside. #Cumbria #https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2xeexn3w4o

When I retired, one of my resolutions was to try to learn more about identifying mosses and lichens. I’m making some progress with mosses, but finding lichens tricky .. Great respect for the experts involved in this work. #cumbria www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

People experiencing homelessness were given £2,000 with no conditions through the Personal Grants Project. Early findings show the money went on rent deposits, furniture, courses and childcare. We’re proud to be funding this UK-first trial with CHI. Read more: https://loom.ly/ufqFIqg

No Covid infection is mild. We need layered mitigations because Covid vaccines were designed to reduce disease severity not necessarily prevent infection and any infection can cause long covid. Yet we are still being gaslighted on this!

Unpaid, but a wonderful place to be. www.welshwildlife.org/volunteer-sk...

Happy Christmas everyone. And thank you to Jay Mistry. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A Winter Walk - by one of my favourite artists and printmakers, Hester Cox @hestercoxprint.bsky.social More of Hester's stunning artwork, here: www.hestercox.com #art #printmaking #fox #winter

One of the most successful pedestrian streets in the world, the Strøget in Copenhagen, was filled with cars until a 2 year pedestrianization pilot project in 1962. The opposition argued “no cars means no business,” but the street has been a massive retail success, the city’s busiest shopping street.

Fellow parents! Carers! Anyone looking after children over half-term! Here is a thread of videos showing TOYS you can MAKE at home from scrap stuff you probably have lying around. First, the utterly delightful "balancing bird" alomshaha.com/balancing-bi...

Small glimmers of hope - the restoration of UK access to Erasmus, a transformational educational exchange scheme www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...

#SundaySquirrel is in a hurry to be here today Cumbrian red squirrel #UKwildlife #mammals

Excellent as always.

More than 1,000 people have lost their lives .. barely a mention in the mainstream media

The Beaver Trust is advertising for a new Chief Executive. Not easy finding a link to the job advert other than via Facebook, but here’s the link to the recruitment pack. Closing date for applications is 10th December. #wildlife #beaver #speciesreintroduction beavertrust.org/wp-content/u...

I’ve only just seen this. A really good wildflower-rich hay meadow is a wonderful thing. #Cumbria www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Snacktime! 🐿️😍 During autumn, red squirrels scour their habitats for nuts, berries & other vital energy sources. They don't hibernate, so they cache lots of this foraged food in shallow holes and tree crevices to keep them going through the cold winter months. 🎥 Paul Burke #NatureInFlux

Now published! My edited book ‘Long COVID and Society’ - my introduction is free to read for everyone. Download from the link below and check out the others chapters too (Chapter 14, about LC children and families, is also open access) link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Japan live: Sanae Takaichi elected as Japan's first female prime minister reut.rs/4ne1PXy

Nobel Peace Prizes have often been awarded to people who fight autocracy. Maria Corina Machado fits right into that tradition www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

A ladybird first for Britain www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We’re heartbroken to learn that Dr Jane Goodall has passed away, aged 91. Dr Goodall was one of the true conservation giants of our time. Let’s honour her legacy by choosing to make a difference in the world - by protecting it. Thank you, Jane, for everything you did for our planet. 💚

Within the first year of my daughter’s life, the Lionesses have won the Euros and the Red Roses have won the World Cup in front of sell-out crowds and huge tv audiences and it’s so wonderful to know she will grow up thinking that of course women play sport and of course everybody watches it

I think I can hear eider ducks calling in the background? Or am I imagining it? Lovely anyway.

Lovely.

Small boats: TV coverage - day after day after day after day.... PPE scandal: TV coverage - let's stick this powerful, enraging documentary on at quarter past ten on a Sunday night.

I strongly second this! 👏🏾 When talking about science communication, I also always stress that *all* forms and forums of communication matter 🔄 Whether it’s a big, factually correct but details-lite TV show or movie…or just chatting to granny or your mates in a pub 🗣️

Some hopeful weekend reading. “This is nature’s emergency recovery mechanism. We’ve buggered almost everything up but this will still bring them back.”

A new (and fully accessible) pathway for Cumbria. Very good news for those of us whose knees are no longer quite as resilient as they once were. #Cumbria www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"A refreshingly pragmatic and undoomy book." The Guardian just published a great review of @hannahritchie.bsky.social's new book 'Clearing the Air'. The book will be out in 2 days. If you are unsure whether you want to read it, the review gives a good overview: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...

Mary Edwards Walker worked as a surgeon for the Union Army during the Civil War. She was captured by Confederates after crossing enemy lines to treat wounded civilians & arrested as a spy. She's the only woman to ever receive the Medal of Honor - pictured here, wearing it.

Hot off the press: We can provide for the first time a systematic attribution of recent #heatwaves to the emissions of #carbon_majors. Essential new #Nature article coordinated by @yannquilcaille.bsky.social at @ethz.ch, with numerous contributors @usyseth.bsky.social: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This is sad news. Donald MacIntyre’s book is wonderful and a treasure trove of information about wildflower meadows. And our very small patch of meadow owes a great deal to Emorsgate Seeds. wildseed.co.uk/we-are-deepl... #meadows #wildflowers

This is good news I think. But I suspect that there will be much quibbling over the 30cm depth threshold. Who will check this in marginal areas?

There are 178 MPAs in English waters, covering 51% of inshore and 37% of offshore waters. Most of these MPAs are paper parks and don't really protect much.

For over 25 years, science and discovery centres have been at the heart of inspiring millions of people to explore, question, and be part of UK science and technology. But they're seriously under threat… 1/3

Only 12 days until the Lunar Eclipse. Link with info. 🔭 🧪 www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/luna...

Interested in getting involved and becoming a seed superhero? Find more info here ⬇️ www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/news/bringin...

Saxicolous (stone) lichens, in some places thought to live for 11,500 years, challenge basic concepts like species, and some consider them more akin to actual ecosystems. Their symbiotic relationships can be viewed as metaphors for resistance, resilience, and interconnection.

Watched a while ago and really enjoyed it. Getting from A to B doesn’t have to be soul-destroying, stuck in a prison of your own choosing. It can be wind-in-the-hair enjoyable. People look upon bicycles as childish, toy-like. Duh, yeah - toys are fun - being a kid again is fun - hence biking is fun!

I needed this in my feeds this morning. A moment of calm amidst the madness.

Mount Sinai Health System has made the first clinical manual in the US for infection-associated chronic illnesses, including long COVID, long Lyme disease, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/pati...

✨Please Repost! My newsletter is out. 🌊 Summer COVID wave is accelerating just in time for school 🛟 RFK Jr cancels $500 million for mRNA vax research 🧬 8 genes linked to ME/CFS in huge study 🧠 Low Lithium and Alzheimer's & much more! buff.ly/AuGVuk9 #medsky #pedsky 😷🧪

I do bloody love this chart. Who'd have thought, 20 years ago, that solar would be ~10% of world electricity generation by 2024 - and over 20% in some countries, rising rapidly in others? Definitely not me. When I started this job I hoped to be part of a solution for maybe 1% of global electricity.

Trying to capture the beautiful light on the canal tonight

DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.

‘What is great about evidence based policy is that it has a wonderful habit of working’ The 20mph policy has reduced casualties by over 25%, paid for itself already, and reduced insurance premiums…. Win, win, win!

My children loved Each Peach Pear Plum. Bedtime favourite.

This slope on this chart is INSANE