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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 28/09/2026

It’s happening. Oxford Street is going traffic-free on Monday 26 October. The transformation of the nation’s high street into a world-class pedestrianised space will begin in earnest four weeks from today.

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Nicola Kelly @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I have spent weeks shadowing the RNLI and I can tell you, they do it out of nothing more than compassion. Wrote about the heroes I've met over the years in this free-to-read post. nicolakelly.substack.com/p/the-rnli-a...

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The RNLI aren't traitors; they're heroes

I have spent weeks shadowing lifeboat crews. Here's what they do and what it's like.

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Alasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

If a lEgiTiMaTe dEbATe aBOut iMMigRaTioN leads to people turning up with pitchforks to demand credentials from every group of young non-white men arriving in town, you’d think even Labour MPs would start asking themselves if it’s really a legitimate debate

Amanda Martin, Labour MP for Portsmouth North, called the hotel incident "deeply concerning".
She said: "It's completely unacceptable that misinformation has led to young cricketers visiting our city being wrongly targeted and mistaken for people seeking asylum.
"It's also wrong that people who work in the hotels had to deal with this.
"Those who arrived in Portsmouth on Sunday were transported outside of Hampshire for processing.
"There is a legitimate debate to be had about immigration, but it must be based on facts not misinformation or rumour."
The BBC understands the England and Wales Cricket Board has checked on wellbeing of the Pakistani under-19s team, and is reviewing security arrangements for the remainder of their tour.

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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Ulez has delivered remarkable public health gains in a short period. Sadiq deserves more credit than he’s had for defying Labour pressure to U-turn after Uxbridge. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study finds

Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

This is what the billionaire press and many politicians were campaigning so hard to destroy. Their freedom to drive took precedence over our children's freedom to thrive. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study finds

Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Full nationalisation of water companies must be at the top of the government’s agenda to prevent catastrophic water shortages in the years ahead. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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UK government ‘irresponsible’ for not publishing emergency drought plans

Campaigners demand greater transparency into water companies’ plans not made public due to ‘security reasons’

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Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

🧵Weather maybe getting cooler, but what has been the impact of recent heatwaves on public attitudes to and salience of climate and net zero? Two thirds of the public say they are worried about hot weather and 86% think climate change at least partially responsible.

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Pete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Ok, talking about class in vox pops is now banned until it starts making any sense.

MARK TAIT
Mark Tait, who lives near Durham, tells the BBC the bus fare cap will make little difference to him.
"This is great if you use the bus, but no good for those who drive. Yet again, the working class person is left out," Tait says.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 14/07/2026

London has shown what is possible when a major city refuses to accept dirty air as inevitable. The world's largest clean air zone of its kind, cleaner buses and bold borough-level action have together cut harmful pollutants far faster than the experts predicted.

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Local Authorities In England Praised For Clean Air Progress In New Study

The report by the UK100 group of councils claims local work around tacking air pollution between 2019 and 2025 prevented an estimated 13,722 deaths.

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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 07/07/2026

This is wild. 93% of the renewable electricity generation added to the Irish grid over that last decade now powers data centers, rather than reducing fossil fuel use. Data centers have pretty much annihilated the health and climate benefits those renewables could have provided.

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Grantham Research Institute at LSE @granthamlse.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

We regret that our event on Extreme Heat: Improving governance and strengthening action around the world has been cancelled due to the red extreme heat warning issued by the UK Met Office. Our apologies to everyone who was planning to attend the event.

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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Reform UK councillors have introduced a motion to rescind King's Lynn and West Norfolk's climate emergency declaration and deprioritise decarbonisation efforts The council were going to vote on it on Thursday But the meeting has been postponed due to extreme heat

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

It's officially the hottest June day ever. We know who is to blame. Fossil fuel firms. The billionaire media. Weak politicians. We know what we must do. Rapid decarbonisation & adaptation for a healthier, wealthier country safe for future generations.

June temperature record broken as 35.7c recorded

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Museums Association @museumsassociation.org · 27/05/2025

News | Manchester Museum named European Museum of the Year – ceremony held in the Polish city of Białystok where five other awards were announced #EMYA2025

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Manchester Museum named European Museum of the Year - Museums Association

Ceremony held in the Polish city of Białystok where five other awards were announced

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Museum of Transport Greater Manchester @motgm.uk · 20/04/2025

At a loose end on Easter Sunday? Come and visit us, we're running a FREE heritage bus service today between our museum and Shudehill Interchange. Every 30 minutes from Shudehill (first bus 1000, last bus 1630) and from the museum (first bus 0943, last bus 1613).

A group of people are getting on or off one of the Museum of Transport's buses, close to the museum. The bus is a crimson double decker and its destination reads Ramsbottom.

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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

London is so prosperous, even the squirrels are eating Viennese Whirls

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ben smoke @bencsmoke.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

The case of Manchester 10 -- where young men were given prison sentences for sending texts -- was bleak. Around it, however, an inspiring community campaign was built to support the boys + families. I spoke to a key organiser about it. Read more: wefightthegoodfight.substack.com/p/the-big-re...

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The big read: Manchester 10

Building community and resistance in the darkest of times.

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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 02/02/2025

Charing Cross Road, pedestrianised today. Glorious. Because whenever you take cars away, cities get better.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 17/01/2025

👋 Hi Labour. We have an idea... Rather than taking money off disabled people - some of the poorest people in society - you could tax the super-rich properly and raise billions to help fix our crumbling public services 👍

REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.

Labour slashing billions from DWP's disability benefits bill.
BIG Issue

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Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

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Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

‘At the last COP, fossil fuel lobbyists outnumbered representatives of scientific institutions, Indigenous communities and vulnerable nations’ C Figueres (ex UN) . We don’t have time for this corrupt and inept fiasco - we are being failed www.bbc.com/news/article...

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COP29: UN climate talks 'no longer fit for purpose' say experts

Call for change comes after host country Azerbaijan's president calls oil and gas a 'gift of God'

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