Ed Davey, "Elon Musk has applied to sell energy in this country" "When someone is calling for the overthrow of a democratically elected government, we should take that seriously" "I don't think Elon Musk is a fit and proper person for us to do business with"

Google data centres coming to Hertfordshire?! Sounds a lot like the final nail in an already well-nailed coffin for the local chalk streams. Or will the water be sucked out of the Thames at Teddington for it under Thames Water’s current plans? Keep your beady eyes on this.

Prominent figures in the US & UK deliberately talk down our country & capital city. Yet the latest evidence is clear: a record number of US citizens are now applying for UK citizenship. For many Americans I speak with, it’s because of our values. theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

The Times called it clearly: work rights for asylum seekers are “humane and beneficial for all concerned.” Our debate has moved in the wrong direction — we need to return to a more humane, just path. #AsylumJustice #RightToWork

I just rang someone who created the nature reserve I’m walking in as I type to tell him that 2 endangered butterflies (the wall brown, this guy👇🏼) just had full-on flappy sexy times in front of me & so he’s made a home for beleaguered (but randy) lepidopterans. Small sexy very

Just over 30% of arts workers – who do not identify as working class – say their family’s financial backing helped support their entry into the sector, findings from Arts Professional’s Arts Pay Survey reveal. artsprofessional.co.uk/news/arts-pay-…

‘Birmingham is up the road but there are no buses’: privatisation a dead end for Ludlow theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/s…

Children who struggle with talking and understanding words are at far greater risk of mental health problems. Too many feel isolated and unheard. Your donation can change that. Help us give children confidence, friendship and hope 💙 👉 bit.ly/3FVJaQV

Such horrible cruelty in the name of scientific progress In 1963, a five-pound tuxedo cat named Félicette became the first — and only — cat ever sent to space. Launched by French scientists, she spent 15 minutes in orbit before returning safely to Earth, only to be euthanized

Sewage gushing into what should be the protected rivers of our national parks at twice the rate elsewhere. Worst affected are Dartmoor, the South Downs, the Broads & Eryri. share.google/oNkOZrZXTOwe1n…

watershed_investigations Add to this, if a sewage plant serves under 2000 people, as is the case in lots of rural areas, the law says sewage only has to be treated once - which isn't enough to remove all 'organic matter' 🤢 If you live in a place with over 2000 people, your sewage should be treated

leanahosea Alistair Boxall Prof Alex Ford . Phoebe Weston's brilliant piece on how Switzerland turned its water woes around by introducing tertiary treatment of sewage. theguardian.com/science/audio/…

watershed_investigations Alistair Boxall Prof Alex Ford Phoebe Weston Even tertiary treatment isn't enough to remove PFAS from water. Swiss water authorities, join others across the world in calling for a ban on PFAS production - explaining it's so difficult, expensive & energy intensive to remove, the only realistic way to prevent PFAS pollution

A report finds the Republican spending bill will grant $40 billion in new subsidies to the oil and gas industry over the next decade. via WIRED e360.yale.edu/digest/republi…

Oh no! I think I’ve left my leather satchel and laptop on an Overground train (Hounslow to Victoria) that I exited at Vauxhall at about 14.20. It has my MacBook in it. I don’t expect a miracle but I guess saying it out loud here is all I can do. It has lots of my work on it :(

Sleek and elegant wild #Cats 🐱🐆 of #Indonesia 🇮🇩 and #Malaysia 🇲🇾 Sunda Clouded #Leopards are #vulnerable due to #PalmOil #Deforestation and #poaching Help them when you 🌴🩸🔥⛔️ #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect wp.me/pcFhgU-anN

share.iogates.com/show/1136348/9… IPP COMMITTEE IN ACTION UNGRIPP TRAPPED: The IPP Prisoner Scandal Faith Spear FRSA Claire Fox Simon Ex IPP Amanda Peter Stefanovic Samantha Asumadu Great documentry that dropped today on ipp sentence been shown in England & Norway

Please take some time and have a listen.

If you were designing from scratch the responsibilities of a government environmental agency, you’d think that one of the very basic things it would do would be the control of the most invasive plant in the country, especially where that plant is devastating one of the rarest &

Paul Powlesland Check this alternative method out. northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/news/trialling…