Opinion | Measles Took My Daughter. This Is What I Want Everyone to Know.

“What I didn’t know was that measles can cause long-term complications. A child can seem fine while the virus slowly replicates in her brain… Because both Britain and the United States are confronting outbreaks, I am sharing my story. Parents should know just how dangerous this disease is.”

The Mayor of London sits at a table with Deputy Mayor Kaya Comer-Schwartz and a Metropolitan Police officers during a meeting in Lewisham. A large wall map is visible behind them.

A Metropolitan Police officer addresses a group indoors while standing near a table, with another officer standing to the side. Equipment cases and office furniture are visible in the room.

The Mayor of London walks through an indoor shopping area in Lewisham alongside several Metropolitan Police officers.

The Mayor of London stands in an outdoor area in Lewisham speaking with a small group of Metropolitan Police officers. Police vehicles are parked behind them, and brick buildings and a gated entrance are visible in the background.

Neighbourhood officers are tackling theft and antisocial behaviour with new technology.

A small number of repeat offenders carry out the vast majority of these crimes and police are continuing efforts to address this.

Liverpool highlights a key issue for UK cities.

Some of the post-war neighbourhoods with the best accessibility are also the least dense.

These are the places policy needs to target for densification.

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Trying to explain St Augustine to the pope, the former head of the Augustinian order, who wrote his doctoral thesis on Augustine, on his way back from celebrating mass at the Basilica of St Augustine in Annaba, Algeria, overlooking the site where Augustine lived is peak Adult Catholic Convert.

Very happy dipping my toe back in the union world - I drilled down into what today’s strike action was actually about

PV providing 589 watts, 345 baseload usage, battery charging at 244 watts.

By 8:15am today solar was generating 70% more than our baseload usage.

On a cloudy day, in England, in April!

Thornberry: "This [the nomination of Mandelson] is a wholly exceptional circumstance, surely?"

"No," Robbins replies.

And that failure of judgement is why Robbins is out of a job. You cannot treat a prime ministerial nomination to a diplomatic post the same as a routine FCDO appointment.

UK Inquiry Into Southport Mass Stabbing Addresses Role of Tech Platforms Jade-Ruyu Yan considers the findings on factors that led to the murder and injury of children and others in the seaside town and the riots that followed.

In 2024, a teen killed 3 and stabbed 10 others in Southport, UK. Misinformation about the attack fueled anti-immigration riots that spread across Britain. Jade-Ruyu Yan reports on a government inquiry examining contributing factors, including the role of tech platforms.

Free plug-in solar panels to be rolled out to some households The technology is designed to be a simpler and more affordable way of benefiting from renewable energy

"Low-income households will get [free] plug-in solar panels to cut their energy bills, the Government has announced."

This is how you do a just transition.
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UK tries to break gas link with voluntary long-term fixed price contracts for all renewables UK solar plants without fixed-price contracts will be offered voluntary long-term fixed-price agreements under a new “Wholesale Contracts for Difference” regime from 2026. The policy seeks to reduce e...

Big shift in the UK energy market⚡

Renewables could soon opt into long-term fixed-price contracts, cutting exposure to volatile gas-driven prices 💸📉

At the same time, higher taxes on excess profits aim to protect consumers during price spikes, building towards a fairer energy future 🔄🌍

Ed Miliband is right: the transition to net zero is the only way to protect the UK from a never-ending wave of international conflict driving up energy prices.

Closing the Strait of Hormuz won’t push up the price of solar. Trump invading Greenland wouldn’t make wind more costly.

London shoplifting convictions surge as new technology boosts crackdown on thieves Technology allowing retailers to submit reports and CCTV footage instantly has been piloted in areas like Lewisham and central London since January

I saw firsthand how advances in technology are enabling shops to report shoplifting incidents remotely and send evidence in real-time.

Digital platforms have a big role to play in helping to bridge the gap between retailers and the police.

Trade Union Roundtable: Is the Employment Rights Act the Change We Need? 03 Renewal 34.1_Roundtable, Midgley et al03 Renewal 34.1_Roundtable, Midgley et al.pdf77 KBdownload-circle The Employment Rights Act has been hailed as the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in gen...

FREE TO READ: In trade union roundtable @anneliesemidgleymp.bsky.social, the TUC's @timsharp.bsky.social, the CWU's Gen Sec Dave Ward, USDAW's Gen Sec @joannethomas.bsky.social, and an anonymous UTAW organiser at Google Deepmind reflect on the ERA.

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Volume 34, Issue 1 A quarterly journal of politics and ideas, committed to exploring and expanding the radical potential of social democracy.

NEW ISSUE ALERT: Renewal 34:1 The Employment Rights Act and the Politics of Work

Guest edited by Renewal contributing editors @stevenklein.bsky.social and @fhpitts.bsky.social along with co-editor @lisebutler.bsky.social

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44% of evening peak met by batteries. In California, world’s 4th largest economy.
It's a preview of the 2027-2030 reality for every major grid over building renewables. x.com/AssaadRazzou...

Wind power sets new generation record in Great Britain Wind generation across Great Britain reached a new quarterly record in the first three months of 2026, producing 29.2 TWh.

Wind power in Great Britain is absolutely flying right now 🌬️⚡️

Q1 2026 smashed records with 29.2 TWh generated, the highest ever 📈

And that’s despite constraints that forced 3.6 TWh of clean energy to go unused 😬

Now imagine what happens when the grid catches up… 👀

Ed Miliband to double down on net zero with measures to combat Iran energy shock As fossil fuel prices soar ‘the era of clean energy security must come of age’, energy secretary will say

Miliband is set to double down on net zero 🌱⚡️

As fuel prices spike from Middle East tensions, he’s framing it as a turning point: the “era of clean energy security” needs to arrive now, not later.⛽️📈

In other words, energy shocks are being used to strengthen the case for going green, faster 🌍💡

A group of people holding St George’s flags stand together with Mayor of London Sadiq Khan in front of a large stone lion statue in Trafalgar Square on a sunny day.

Ahead of St George’s Day I was joined by interfaith leaders from across London. We came together to celebrate all that unites us and affirm the flag of St George as a symbol that belongs to us all 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

This is our moment, we're on the cusp of a BIG win for pedestrians in England We know pavement parking is not only an irritation for many, but outrightly dangerous to wheelchair users, visually impaired people and parents walking their children to school. Write to your MP toda...

Pavement parking is outrightly dangerous to wheelchair users, visually impaired people and parents walking their children to school.

Write to your MP today, telling them to vote on a crucial Government amendment to reclaim pavements for pedestrians.

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Photos: How overfishing in Southeast Asia is an ecological and human crisis A rare look at one of the world's most critical and understudied environmental crises. Southeast Asia produces more than half of the world's fish, yet its waters are among the most depleted and contested.

A rare look at one of the world's most critical and understudied environmental crises. Southeast Asia produces more than half of the world's fish, yet its waters are among the most depleted and contested. n.pr/4tqx8Tg