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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 5h
President Zelenskyy: Russia,Russia alone, is the real cause of the war in Europe. It is possible to stop the strikes on energy infrastructure today, but Putin does not want to do so. Ukraine will be ready to stop striking Russian oil refineries if Russia stops attacking our energy infrastructure.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 5h
Any steps toward de-escalation must be mutual and backed by real guarantees.
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 7h
So, finally, a PM who admits there **was** Russian interference in the Brexit Referendum — after all the evidence amassed by myself @carolecadwalla.bsky.social @lukeharding1968.bsky.social Sergei Cristo, J Patrick et al — dismissed as conspiracy for ten long years Truth is the daughter of Time
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 21h
#BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky #Rape
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 21h
EU statement on US sanctions against the International Criminal Court www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
Text of the EU statement. Full text in the link
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martinbarrow.bsky.social @martinbarrow.bsky.social · 20h
When Aaliyah found a lump in her breast she was anxious to find out if she had inherited an increased risk of cancer. But because she was removed from her biological parents at the age of 7 months and later adopted she had no way of accessing her family medical history. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
What happens when you grow up not knowing your family medical history?
People who have been adopted or are in care sometimes struggle to access family medical history which could be crucial to their own health.
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North West Bylines @northwestbylines.co.uk · 22h
Pancake mix containing bleached flour? Not acceptable in our country! | North West Bylines Reports
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Items destroyed at Port of Liverpool recently
Pancake mix containing bleached flour? Not acceptable in our country!
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The BMA @bma.org.uk · 10/10/2026
In an increasingly hostile world, it’s imperative that the principle of medical neutrality is upheld, ensuring that doctors and healthcare workers in conflict zones can continue to provide care without coming under attack. We back this WMA declaration.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12/04/2026
The success of the U.S. vaccination system depends on two fundamental pillars: parents trusting in vaccines and children having access to them. Under RFK Jr., both are in peril.
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How Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Vaccine Agenda Risks a Resurgence of Deadly Childhood Plagues
The health secretary is spreading doubts about vaccine safety and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market. History has shown how plagues from the past can roar back...
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Report about @london.gov.uk allowing a Harry Potter light display in Oxford Circus, when the proceeds of it are being used to inflict serious harm on trans people including children.
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Thousands sign petition urging Sadiq Khan to block Harry Potter Christmas lights in London
Backed by the Good Law Project, the petition calls on the Mayor of London to stop the Oxford Street display from going ahead.
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Tessa Munt MP 🔶 @tessamunt.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Today, Lifeboat Saturday, I’d like to pay tribute to the many brave men and women who volunteer for the #RNLI, risking their lives to save others in grave danger. I’m appalled at the abuse and intimidation faced by RNLI crews in recent weeks. Let’s support and celebrate this incredible charity.
Tessa Munt MP with Marie Goldman MP and Sarah Gibson MP visiting the Brighton Lifeboat Station.
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martinbarrow.bsky.social @martinbarrow.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
New partnership to provide Appropriate Places of Care homes for children and young people in Cheshire and Merseyside www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/posts/new-pa...
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New partnership to provide Appropriate Places of Care for children and young people in Cheshire and Merseyside
A new partnership between the NHS and local authorities across Cheshire and Merseyside will provide more appropriate care for children and young people with complex needs.
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 10/10/2026
This Mental Health Day, ask your kids how they are. Young Europeans spend on average 4 to 6 hours a day on screens. Engaging with some of the most sophisticated technology ever created. For years, platforms have been playing fast and loose with our children's mental health.
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 10/10/2026
With the KIDS Act, we are putting parents back in the driving seat. And the burden of proving safety, on the platforms. Because the question is not whether kids should have access to social media. The question is whether social media platforms should have access to our children.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
NHS faces exodus of ADHD and autism services staff to private clinics. Low wages have caused brain drain, loss of skilled staff. Part of privatisation of the NHS by stealth. Private sector picks up NHS contracts, profiteers, higher cost to public purse, increases NHS queues.
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NHS faces exodus of ADHD and autism services staff to private clinics
Brain drain of psychologists, psychiatrists and nurses leaves NHS ‘weaker’, driving patients to seek care elsewhere
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 09/10/2026
#MentalHealth shapes every part of a child's development — yet, it remains one of the most underfunded areas of global development. Ahead of #WorldMentalHealthDay, see how UNICEF reaches tens of millions of children in crisis settings with mental health and psychosocial support services each year:
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World Mental Health Day 2026: Supporting Children's Mental Health Worldwide
UNICEF supports mental health programs focused on children and adolescents, and advocates for action that keeps youth front and center.
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 09/10/2026
"For children, El Niño is far more than a weather pattern," says Executive Director Catherine Russell. "It can mean increased displacement, malnutrition, water shortages, and disease outbreaks." A look at UNICEF's latest report, via @thehill.com:
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Over 347M children under threat due to El Niño, UNICEF says
In previous years, millions were forced to leave their homes searching for food, water and work.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Zelenskyy issues a statement responding to Trump’s deal with Putin to lift sanctions to purchase Russian oil and diesel.
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martinbarrow.bsky.social @martinbarrow.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
DfE revising 'out of date' residential family centre standards following concerns over rapid growth of sector www.communitycare.co.uk/content/news...
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DfE revising 'out of date' residential family centre standards following concerns over rapid growth of sector - Community Care
Review follows research which found rapid growth in number of centres has come in absence of strategy or strong evidence
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
We and 120+ organisations across Europe are calling on our governments to cut ties with Palantir for good! @corporateeurope.org @epsu.bsky.social
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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 09/10/2026
New Post! New Report Highlights What Climate Change Is Doing to Our Brains—and What We Can Do About It ift.tt/tulJYXx
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New Report Highlights What Climate Change Is Doing to Our Brains—and What We Can Do About It
Whether we’re aware of it or not, our brains are profoundly impacted by the environmental conditions around us. A new landmark report describes how climate change impacts our brains, who’s most at ris...
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Divers free a whale shark from rope that enwrapped it for years: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/interestin...
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 09/10/2026
The senior rabbi, whose party is in Netanyahu's coalition, has caused uproar in Israel by calling Zionism disastrous.
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Who is Dov Lando, the Israeli rabbi criticising Zionism?
The senior rabbi, whose party is in Netanyahu's coalition, has caused uproar in Israel by calling Zionism disastrous.
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Dr Huw Groucutt @huwgroucutt.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
#NonFlintFriday. Lovely new paper on Neanderthal wooden tools from Abric Romaní in Catalonia: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... . I was lucky to visit the site a few years ago, loved it (some picture from my visit).
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Dr Huw Groucutt @huwgroucutt.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
And nice comment piece: www.science.org/content/arti...
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Neanderthals were skilled woodworkers, first-of-its-kind tool trove reveals
Find in Spanish cave provides rare window into the domestic lives of our closest relatives
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As former Labour minister Tom Watson joins Palantir, please read this devastating exposé by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & @lucasamin.bsky.social of how the company, with Peter Mandelson's help, wormed its way into the UK government to sell its dire & dangerous products. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHS
A decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds...
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Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 08/10/2026
Please submit your small ideas for fixing Britain to the Small-Ideas.org website. It’s a new charitable initiative I’ve set up to try and make sure life’s potholes don’t get ignored. Working with two charities and a cross party panel to turn your ideas into policy then try and make it happen.
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Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 08/10/2026
Please share
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martinbarrow.bsky.social @martinbarrow.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The cost to councils of looking after children in care is rising by £1bn a year, according to new analysis by the Local Government Association. www.lgcplus.com/services/chi...
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Children in care costs soaring by £1bn a year, LGA says
The cost to councils of looking after children in care is rising by £1bn a year, according to new analysis by the Local Government Association. The
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martinbarrow.bsky.social @martinbarrow.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Price increases charged by private care providers are behind a multi-million-pound overspend forecast in Southampton City Council's children's services budget. www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/2660995...
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Care market blamed for £2.4m council overspend as council has 'no choice'
Southampton City Council faces a £2.39m children’s services overspend as private care providers raise placement prices by 10 per cent annually.
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EveryDoctor @everydoctor.org.uk · 08/10/2026
Every pound taken as profit by private equity is a pound lost to NHS patient care and NHS staff. It's easy to feel like sending a letter won't make a difference, but doing nothing guarantees nothing changes. Send our letter to your MP in 60 seconds: everydoctor.eaction.org.uk/stop-private...
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Dr Duncan Robertson @duncanrobertson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Fabulous.
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Michael Grunwald @mikegrunwald.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
GREAT ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE NEWS!!! (Not a typo!) The Indonesian government has cancelled its insane Food and Energy Estates project, which would have deforested a land mass the size of Maryland. Amazing work by @mightyearth.org. A massive victory for the planet. mightyearth.org/article/indo...
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Indonesia Announces End to “World’s Largest Deforestation Project” - Mighty Earth
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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Kieran developed severe ME at 13 after glandular fever. He spent years bedbound, and unable to speak. Now 23, he’s working full-time. When asked how he improved, he said it was care from his family, advice from the ME community and possibly a bit of luck. #MECFS
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sarah boothby @swastrosarah.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Sounds a bit like Daniel Moore, though I'm not sure he was so completely bed bound? Childhood ME. Remission enough to work and start a family. Relapsed. Now homeless / crashing hard. We need longitudinal studies to learn how to mitigate/prevent crisis
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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Documents obtained by Freedom of Information requests show that parts of the 'simplification drive' have ended up closely reflecting the demands of fertiliser & chemical companies to roll back environmental & health safeguards Insects in EU have declined 75% in 3 decades www.ft.com/content/3c86...
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Chemical groups succeed in watering down EU pesticide rules
European Commission and leading MEPs side with industry demands for laxer standards
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 07/10/2026
Vaccines are one of the greatest success stories in the history of public health — protecting children, saving millions of lives and ensuring healthier futures for generations. 10 facts that show that #VaccinesWork:
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Why Vaccines Matter for Children
10 facts about vaccines, child survival and global progress.
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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
No doubt all the people who printed, posted or broadcast this now disproved story respect their readers/viewers/listeners/followers enough to correct the record asap… www.theguardian.com/news/2026/oc...
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‘I reside in Monaco’: billionaire said to have quit UK over potential wealth tax had already left
TaxWatch contradicts claims about David Reuben’s departure and questions stories of super-rich exodus
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Tessa Munt MP 🔶 @tessamunt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
👇🏽NB Helpful analysis and advice on the current Covid situation from @buds-disability.bsky.social. Remember that having Covid may bring long-term complications. And the data is that 50% of those with Long Covid develop ME-like symptoms. So, be wise, be Covid cautious. 😷 #pwME #pwLC
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martinbarrow.bsky.social @martinbarrow.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Evaluation of the National Leaving Care Benchmarking Forum (NLCBF) finds that the network is driving significant improvements in support for care experienced young people. leavingcare.org/nlcbf-evalua...
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NLCBF Making a Difference: Evaluation Shows Strong Impact on Care Leaver Support | National Leaving Care Benchmarking Forum
The NLCBF evaluation shows the impact that drives practice improvements and national policy shifts for care leavers across local authorities.
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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
That is not good
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
📢 Tories have pledged to abolish Natural England & Environment Agency. A year ago I flagged both as highly exposed to political interference. They've been weakened by yrs of cuts & loss of autonomy. Abolition removes scrutiny but doesn't fix problems christinapagel.substack.com/p/abolishing...
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Abolishing our independent public bodies removes scrutiny without fixing the underlying problem
A vulnerability we highlightd a year ago is now Conservative policy
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The BMA @bma.org.uk · 07/10/2026
The BMA has written to Professor Leng objecting to draft clinical protocols permitting physician assistants to see patients who have not been assessed by a doctor.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 07/10/2026
#Kenya has reported its first confirmed #Ebola disease case and subsequent death in Nairobi. As health authorities respond, our teams continue to support preparedness efforts across the country. Read our response: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/kenya-first-...
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Kenya: First Ebola disease case reported in the country. MSF’s reaction. | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Following Kenya's first confirmed Ebola case, MSF is supporting preparedness efforts through training, infection prevention measures and close coordination with health authorities.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Failures of privatisation. Royal Mail to cut up to 2,500 jobs Foreign-owned RM doesn't meet letter delivery targets even after regulator lowered them. Postage: 1st class, £1.80, 2nd class 91p. When privatized in 2013: 1st class 60p; 2nd class 50p. Poor service at triple price. Customers fleeced.
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Royal Mail plans to cut 2,500 head office jobs
The postal service firm wants to cut the head office and other jobs by the end of 2027.
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 07/10/2026
Should I stay or should I go? Clashing with social mobility and ideas of living the North East Social mobility may not be about ‘staying’ local, or ‘going;’ perhaps it’s about whether you genuinely had the choice in the first place northeastbylines.co.uk/news/educati...
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Should I stay or should I go? Clashing with social mobility and ideas of living the North East
Social mobility may not be about ‘staying’ local, or ‘going;’ perhaps it’s about whether you genuinely had the choice in the first place
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Thousands of active UK companies may have fraudulent directors. Anyone can form a company in the UK. Companies need one natural person as a director who can be non-UK resident. Too many small companies are fronts for crimes I have long called for companies to have one UK resident director.
tradersunion.com
UK companies face scrutiny as identity checks expose possible fraudulent directors
New UK identity rules reveal possible fraudulent company directors as overdue filings surge, raising concerns about the accuracy of corporate records.
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ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 07/10/2026
1) 🔬 New funding opportunity for ME/CFS research! Solve is now accepting submissions for their Ramsay Research Grant Program! Funding is between $50.000 - $150.000 depending on the category. The deadline to apply is Friday, November 13, 2026.
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