With respect, it is mainly people who develop arthritis, chronic pain conditions and cardiac conditions as they grow older who will not meet eligibility criteria for PIP.

.@Translink standing on Howard St timetable showing a 7b due to leave at 1000, digital display says next bus is 7a in 12 minutes. Empty bus sitting at stop. 🤷🏻‍♀️

MPs and much of the media have spun a false narrative about tonight’s Universal Credit vote. The PIP pause has created the myth the government has fully u-turned on its disability cuts. But £2 billion is about to be pulled from the sickest and poorest people in the country.

Climate change experts have warned that theatre buildings are not prepared for "hotter, wetter and wilder" conditions in the coming years, with older venues and buildings in large cities deemed particularly vulnerable. - Via The Stage 👉 thestage.co.uk/news/theatres-…

🧑‍💻Your engagement with the draft Climate Action Plan is vital to meet targets in a fair & sustainable way with collaboration at its core 👉Provide your feedback on the draft plan, attend an online or public engagement event or contact us 🔗Find out more at consultations2.nidirect.gov.uk/daera/climate-…

The Cathedral Quarter (CQ) BID, in partnership with Urban Events NI, has announced the launch of the first CQ Sunday Art Market, taking place every Sunday from 10am – 3pm on Hill Street, Belfast, starting Sunday 27 July, and running for the next 10 weeks. nitravelnews.com/news/cathedral…

Earlier this year, I lost my beloved job at my beloved Observer when the Guardian, in its great wisdom, gave the newspaper away to a podcast company...who promptly sacked me. So, forgive my delight today, in being nominated for FIVE awards in the British Podcast Awards!! 1/

Spotlight at Edinburgh Fringe - 'Shame Show' Learn more about 'Shame Show' by Colm McCready and Fergus Wachala-Kelly with SkelpieLimmer Productions. Good luck to the three major works, created by some of Northern Ireland’s leading theatre, dance and arts organisations, will be

This year’s BFS report tells us not only that severe cuts to arts funding are impacting the whole sector, but it also highlights that it is the industry’s lowest paid and most precarious workers who are taking the biggest hit - its freelancers. freelancersmaketheatrework.com/bigfreelancers…

I've not been able to do my job for the last 3 months because of a DWP decision to cut my #AccessToWork support. This week I received a letter reinstating my support, while this is good news for me there are many others still affected by cuts & delays touretteshero.com/safe/2025/07/3… 1/2

A sad day for those who worked, played and learned in the Riverside Theatre - and for the communities it served. If this affects you, tell Coleraine Council how much this area needs theatre, arts spaces and the arts in general here: surveymonkey.com/r/CFTF2025

34.3 C (93.7) in Arctic Imagine if 20 or even 10 years ago - someone told you there would be weeks of over 30 C (86 F) in places like Arctic Finland People would say you were a crazed loon Yet millions of deniers out there trying to normalize this as normal

if you don't own a car, you should be allowed to use a parking-space-sized patch of street near your house for your own purposes - like a picnic bench, washing line, raised bed/planter, etc

"Tribeca is more than a single stalled project. It’s a warning about what happens when cities are redesigned to serve global capital before local life." Save CQ vice-chair Dr. Agustina Martire writes in today's Irish News.

The exodus has set off alarms among CDC staff: “My main concern is they will be replaced with puppets." wired.com/story/centers-…

📚2026 TAICCA Publishing Fellowship at TIBE TAICCA will be hosting the Publishing Fellowship at the 2026 Taipei International Book Exhibition. We would like to invite publishing professionals from all over the world to participate in this event. We hope to build a platform for

🚨Important Tribeca Belfast council vote on Mon 1 Sept🚨 If you'd like the Assembly Rooms to go back into public ownership, you need to email your councillor *before 5pm on Mon 1 Sept.* Contact details here - minutes.belfastcity.gov.uk/mgMeetingAtten…

Hard not to conclude that the farming lobby in NI is not now grossly negligent and becoming consciously complicit in environmental crime tbh. theguardian.com/environment/20…