Over £900,000 repaid to London workers as Government cracks down on employers underpaying their staff The Government has named 66 employers who failed to pay the minimum wage, as part of ongoing action to Make Work Pay.

Over £900,000 repaid to London workers as Government cracks down on employers underpaying their staff

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What a little love. I’m so sorry for your loss. He was a well loved beauty.

A misleading headline from the Daily Mail? Well… who’d have thought it?!

Police Scotland appeal for information after two Red Kites found poisoned in Castle Douglas Press release from Police Scotland (2 May 2025) APPEAL FOR INFORMATION AFTER TWO BIRDS OF PREY POISONED IN CASTLE DOUGLAS, DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY Officers are appealing for information after two b…

Police Scotland appeal for information after two Red Kites found poisoned in Castle Douglas raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/05/03/p...

"Since Brexit, over two billion pieces of paperwork have been added to UK exporters, enough to wrap around the world 15 times." @clivejonesmp.bsky.social

Trade minister Douglas Alexander says govt is pursuing a trade agenda "based on data, not on post-imperial delusion". 🔥

Jesus Christ!! 😳

Brexit led to 1,500 deaths a year as EU nurses left UK, study finds Quality of care dropped as staff were replaced with less experienced nurses, researchers at the University of Surrey say

Brexit's disastrous impact on the NHS led to 1,485 extra deaths per year, according to a new academic study.

Researchers say after the 2016 leave vote, EU nurses left & were replaced by less experienced or skilled staff, which had knock-on effect for patients
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the poor foster dog is terrified of the coffee grinder. i feel the need to explain. “these are the beans you have to drink when you are a person,” i say. “sometimes things are very very bad. but then the beans happen and it is good.” i can tell she understands

Long tailed tit shenanigans on our gate… missed the crucial moment… 🤣

The Sheer Scale of the COVID 'VIP Lane' PPE Scandal Has Still Not Been Revealed Five Years On New evidence published by the COVID Inquiry suggests that at least 20 more politically-connected suppliers received contracts worth £1 billion

🔴The Sheer Scale of the COVID ‘VIP Lane’ PPE Scandal Has Still Not Been Revealed Five Years On

New evidence published by the COVID Inquiry suggests that at least 20 more politically-connected suppliers received contracts worth £1 billion

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In fact, it’s just weird!

lol!! UK!! Fat fingers! 🤣

That UL flag image is upside down…. 🙃

My son volunteers at a cat café and rescue centre, helping socialise feral kittens..

Sunlight to fuel: Cambridge’s new breakthrough in clean energy Cambridge scientists have created a solar-powered reactor that turns CO2 from air into sustainable fuel – no batteries required

Researchers from the University of Cambridge say their solar-powered reactor could be used to make fuel to power cars and planes, or the many chemicals and pharmaceuticals products we rely on. It could also be used to generate fuel in remote or off-grid locations. 💚💚

It’s Rare Disease Day! Stripey socks! Always look for the Zebra if you hear hoofbeats!! Don’t assume it’s a horse!
@medicsforrare

#hfiawareness #hereditaryfructoseintolerance #RareDiseaseDay2025 #ShowYourStripes

Trump Cuts Target Next Generation of Scientists and Public Health Leaders A core group of so-called disease detectives, who track outbreaks, was apparently spared. But other young researchers are out of jobs.

Scientists, doctors and public health professionals at the National Institutes of Health, the CDC, the FDA, and other federal agencies have been fired under President Trump’s effort to shrink the government.

USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them An Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday it accidentally fired "several" agency employees who are working on the federal government's response to the H5N1 avian flu outbreak.

The agency said it is now trying to quickly reverse the firings

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New research: birdlife soars on nature-friendly solar farms Nature-friendly solar farms in East Anglia support more bird species than arable land, boosting biodiversity

Think solar farms are bad for nature? Think again. Those designed for nature in East Anglia are teeming with birdlife - including threatened species. A new study reveals why. ⤵️

@eastangliabylines.co.uk

We need to learn from history, not go back there….

Government is busy: but the media are not telling you Despite what the press tells us, the government is very busy, often doing popular things. But you wouldn’t know it from the press coverage

Did you hear about these 20 government actions? No? That’s the problem. The media aren’t telling you what’s happening.

@stephenmcnair.bsky.social reports

Silicon Valley Whistleblowers Warn Elon Musk ‘Hijacking’ Republicans to Control Entire US Government Former followers of the ‘Dark Enlightenment’ say a planned 'neo-reactionary' hollowing out of government is happening in real time

🔴Silicon Valley Whistleblowers Warn Elon Musk ‘Hijacking’ Republicans to Control Entire US Government

Former followers of the ‘Dark Enlightenment’ say a planned ‘neo-reactionary’ hollowing out of government is happening in real time

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Only a couple of weeks to go until #raredisease day on 28th Feb.
I have to highlight #HereditaryFructoseIntolerance #hfi
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The mum of a 3yr old with HFI is helping too. Her little one is lucky to have survived!! You and I both have HFI … and cats! 😻

Hugs. I did exactly the same! I think I’ve seen your profile in ProBoards in the past? We are starting an awareness raising charity for HFI in the UK.

Also sad, but good, was his acknowledgment of his own prejudices. He voted Leave and within less than a week was saying what a mistake that was. In hospital, the day before he died, he said “I never thought I was racist, but I was. And I’m not now!”… care from multi ethnic backgrounds…

My brother was a radio enthusiast so I grew up listening to all sorts of stations but mostly remember Radio Caroline &Luxembourg. In later years he arranged and hosted a link up between the ISS and the primary school he worked in, for children to ask questions live.

Ask your MP to support youth mobility and opportunities in Europe Contact your MP today and ask them to attend the debate on 15th January in Parliament

🚨This Wednesday Jan 15th we have a debate in parliament on a Youth Mobility scheme.

Please use this to contact your MP and ask them to attend

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🔥 On Wednesday, a YOUTH MOBILITY SCHEME with the EU will be debated in Parliament! Write to your MP to demand they attend.

See your GP immediately if flu symptoms last seven days Facing a 'quademic' of flu, Covid, norovirus, and RSV, the NHS urges Brits to seek urgent help if flu symptoms persist beyond seven days

Facing a 'quademic' of flu, Covid, norovirus, and RSV, the NHS urges Brits to seek urgent help if flu symptoms persist beyond seven days | Peter Sagar