70% of the additional spending from removing the two-child limit will go to families who are in work. This is targeting support for low-income working households who are being priced out of a decent standard of living despite doing everything asked of them.

Turner"s sketchbooks. A programne about the truly exceptional work of JMW Turner, his life and unique artistic vision An interesting collection of commentators. One of a kind. A Georgian who prefigured Impressionism. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Please share this opportunity with contacts who would have the right skills and commitment #talent #communications #values

On budget day, here's a timely reminder of the vital public services we've lost over the past 15 years through government cuts.

Protect swans & geese from #BirdFlu #birds #swans

The government's Men’s Health Strategy is a vital step towards improving stark inequalities among men. Today, People’s Health Trust is playing our part by launching our Men's Health Fund Appeal. Read our full response and find out how you can support us: www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories...

A really productive discussion, sharing the experience & wisdom of businesses & community groups. Seeking the most effective ways to improve men's health at work & in their communities

The health inequalities & injustice facing people with learning disabilities are extreme. Here is another area that needs tackling.

Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.

Last night, Peers voted against Swift bricks: rejecting a simple, proven way to help one of our fastest declining birds recover. ❌ We share @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social's disappointment & frustration. The vote came late, but with government refusing to back it, its fate was already sealed.

Baroness Freeman withdrew am. 246 on bird-safe glass after the Government said it would look at possible targeted measures for commercial buildings. We'll support her in holding them to this at the Third Reading...and keep fighting for a system that builds nature in, not out.❗️

It's #LivingWageWeek! We’re proud to be a Living Wage Employer and founding member of the Living Wage Funders scheme. Paying the real Living Wage contributes to greater health outcomes and makes a difference for people, communities and our sector. @livingwageuk.bsky.social www.livingwage.org.uk

Have you added your studies to the SafeLines4Birds Database? This growing knowledge 💡 hub collects best practices and research on #bird & power line interactions. Missing studies can be submitted via the page's submission form to keep it up-to-date and reliable.👩🏻‍💻🧑🏾‍💻 🔗 www.safelines4birds.eu/database

Cheers Canada

Vee the cygnet getting on fine independently while mum and dad live happily in the lake next door. #swans #birds

Autumn berries

Millions of people are living in homes with damp, mould and cold which are damaging their health and cutting lives short. People's Health Trust is backing @healthequals.bsky.social in calling for real solutions. Let’s #MakeHealthEqual. Act now: healthequals.org.uk/hazmat-loung... #HomesforHealth

Watch @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's inspiring victory speech. This is the future the Democratic Party must embrace. Turn the volume up.

Where would our city be without its transport workers? They keep London moving and as we’ve seen in recent days, they can be heroes in moments of real adversity. To every transport worker, from our bus drivers to our station staff: thank you for all you do. You are truly valued.

“There are some people who hate London, and hate New York,” Mayor Sadiq Khan told me, on Bloomberg TV. “There's a reason why they demonize London, and now, indeed, New York. Why? Because we are progressive cities. We are liberal cities. We are multicultural cities. And we are incredibly successful.”

Damn, if this was true, I should have received a Nobel Prize by now… studyfinds.org/dark-chocola...

A total and utter hero

I'm just finalising the donations for the October walk for #Pancreatic Cancer UK if you have a chance to join in, here is the link tapth.at/wiIjk.ql

This event should be in our headlines all around the world #COP30 #LastChance

The joys of beautiful nature in November #Broomfield #lakes #PalmersGreen #swans

Flight diverters on every power line, that were maintained, would save thousands of deaths of #birds in flight including #swans and #geese. The power companies could set this against their social value reckoning.

Why the crisis in men's health matters to us all. A short film with the headlines of an event held by @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social involving government, business & the voluntary and community sector #HealthInequalities #MensHealth #HealthJustice #LiveLonger vimeo.com/1122244324?f...

A fascinating edition of In Our Time. It covers the diversity of bird migration, what stimulates migration and the amazing capacities of birds large and tiny. #Birds #BirdMigration www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Renters rights are a crucial contribution to the health and wellbeing of many families

I think we all needed to see Prunella Scales tonight Thanks to BBC TV for the single episode of Fawlty Towers. Please now can we have a season, starting with the other Fawlty Towers episodes then the rest of her recorded work?

Miranda and Brian moving into Home Farm together with their histories with Justin and Lilian is the foundation for many great future plots #TheArchers

“This crude and dishonest campaign against environmental protections won’t build a single new home. It will only erode public trust, needlessly inflame culture wars and further degrade the natural world that we all depend on.”

Overshooting 1.5°C wasn't 'inevitable.' We've been pushed by fossil fuel giants & governments that pander to them. Every delay, every oil field, every broken promise made this crisis worse. Keir Starmer, will you promise to leave Rosebank undeveloped? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

How we feel about the trees in our life has implications for our health and wellbeing. Take time to visit, sit with and get to know your favourite trees. They are often looking magnificent in this season as they prepare for their winter sleep. #Trees #NatureConnection #TreeWalks

Great to see this coming into force. Next up the Renters Reform Bill for families in private rented homes We need a quicker timetable & resources for enforcement to prevent other families experiencing this.

All in the Mind includes a fascinating discussion of research reviewing the impact of stress caused by #discrimination on inflammation, with multiple health risks. A focus of @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social programme on discrimation & #HealthJustice underway, with NIHR SPHR evaluation.

🧠💨 Dementia deaths linked to air pollution hit 626,000 in 2023 — that’s more than one life lost every minute! Cleaner air isn’t just about breathing—it’s about thinking, remembering and living. ✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social @cleanairfund.bsky.social @heiresearch.bsky.social 📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁

Google maps has been so useful for years. Now, whenever you search for directions to a place it decides to send you to visit one of its sponsors instead. Absolutely infuriating. If you don't check carefully you could waste a lot of travel time. They've made the app unusable.

7:15pm TODAY on @BBCFOUR Jane Goodall: Beauty and the Beasts Documentary about primatologist Jane Goodall, who became accepted by a group of wild African chimpanzees and whose work transformed our understanding of man's closest relatives.

Every charity trustee in England being told to verify their identity using the gov.uk.one website is pulling their hair out. Make sure it works first before you waste our time!

I don't normally do fundraising on here but this charity is working on a particularly aggressive form of cancer, very often diagnosed late. Here is a link to my Gofundme page for walking for Pancreatic Cancer UK during October. www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...

"No matter how hard you engineer something, nature filters everything much better than anything else." Nature-based solutions - a lot more #biodiversity - are vital on this #PoisonedPlanet www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Please view our ‘What’s On’ page on our website to register for more community volunteering events here: thames21.org.uk/events/ #volunteeringinlondon #london #lostriver #goresbrook #dagenham #eastlondon #greenspace #riverrestoration #communityevent

Today we celebrate #WorldMentalHealthDay🌎🎗️ 📘Studies consistently show that exposure and proximity to blue and green spaces is linked to positive mental health and well-being. 👢We 💙 to connect communities to their local rivers and green spaces to improve them. Join us! #WMHD

Thank you CURB for a great presentation on how you developed your #CitizenScience programme of monitoring & campaigning. One of many valuable presentations & discussions at the Annual River Action Groups Forum today

🧽💧🍃 🌳🐸 Have you heard of a ‘sponge city’?🧽💧🍃 🌳🐸 🧼A sponge city is one better designed to absorb and hold rainwater, managing flood risks, sewage and road run-off pollution with green solutions instead of relying solely on drains. 🧼⬇️

When conscientiousness peaks at around age 65 & emotional stability peaks at around age 75 it's no wonder older people are the core of so much volunteering #AgePositive

International eyes needed on Ecuador rn, where an organised assault on constitutional integrity, land- & water-defenders, the rights of nature & Indigenous rights is currently in full swing, as directed by the newly elected president Noboa. Excellent piece here: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Smart scales. Are they smart?