🚨 A new report confirms that extreme weather is now the norm in the UK. Ambitious action must be taken to tackle the nature & climate crisis. From restoring peatlands to reintroducing beavers & rewiggling rivers, nature-based solutions are key. More 👇 wtru.st/4nRWtmE

Very pleased to have written this The Fabian Society pamphlet, with Sara Hyde launching today. We won’t reach elimination, or even 50% ⬇️, without doing things very differently. A #rights-based framing offers a major opportunity. Let’s get this conversation moving. #VAWG #UK

“In harmony with the Tao, the sky is clear & spacious, the earth is solid & full, all creatures flourish together, When man interferes with the Tao, the sky becomes filthy, the earth becomes depleted, the equilibrium crumbles, creatures become extinct.” Lao Tzu

The puffins are about to follow the guillemots and leave the U.K. coast and islands. They gather on large rafts to chat and look underwater! #puffin #WildliConservation #wildlifephotography

A damning report finds govt has failed to act on half of the national recommendations from domestic homicide reviews. DA Commissioner, Nicole Jacobs says “We’re ignoring the tragedy of women killed by partners.” Just 25% were fully implemented. ➡️ theguardian.com/society/2025/j…

There is no Woman of the Day post today but if there was, it might have been teacher Kate Jackson, born OTD in 1864 in Leicestershire, for exposing the truth about the unacceptable conditions in which suffragettes were held in custody at Rochester Row Police Station in 1913. She

When someone loses their life to domestic abuse, it is an appalling failure of our society, the state and the systems designed to keep us safe. With a robust monitoring system for domestic homicide reviews we can prevent future deaths and tackle abuse. bit.ly/3IIYIbz

🚨NEW 🚨 Thousands in Ireland’s public money spent helping wealthy firms pushing cheap substitute 'milk' in West Africa. Working w/ DeSmog Premium Times we’ve spent months investigating fat filled milk powder - now published here TheJournal.ie 👇 jrnl.ie/6762380 🧵

We’re in a nature and climate emergency, and we welcome Ed Miliband and Steve Reed MP’s recognition of that yesterday. Tackling nature and climate together is essential. But facing the crisis means acting on it, and the latest EIP progress report is a reality check... (1/2)

Wildlife is vanishing, targets are slipping. That's why we need to see changes to part 3 of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill - to ensure crucial protections for nature aren't lost. Urgent, joined-up action is now vital, with nature a priority across all of government. (2/2)

Congratulations Dame Nicole Jacobs for an excellent report laying the facts squarely down. Keir Starmer Yvette Cooper Jess Phillips Home Office please recognise the appalling loss of life, brutality & carnage caused by domestic abuse by properly funding services Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse

The past 66 years have seen ragwort demonised and removed in great swathes. It’s time to end the war on wildflowers. Especially as ragwort supports 100+ insect species, 27 of which rely on it exclusively. Read more 👇 wtru.st/4lKVUJs

We need action now! Environmental groups RSPB, Campaign for National Parks, National Trust, The Wildlife Trusts, National Parks UK, Wildlife and Countryside Link and the Woodland Trust have issued a joint response to this week’s first Government progress report on nature in England’s Protected Landscapes 👇

Human and women’s rights activists: Under the Taliban’s gender-apartheid regime, where women’s voices are banned, their voices have only grown louder in defiance. Now, as August 15, the Black Day for Afghanistan, approaches, they rise again. They call on world: Stand with them.

The Big Butterfly Count 2025 is here and butterflies need our help 🦋🚨 This isn't just a survey, it's a rescue mission, and we need everyone to get involved. No lab coats. No science degrees. Just 15 minutes of your time. ⏱️ Get out for the count 👉 bigbutterflycount.org

69% of rape victims withdraw before their case even reaches court. The justice system is failing. If we want to keep people safe, we need faster justice, access to better support, and a system that doesn’t retraumatise victims. We need urgent change. standard.co.uk/news/crime/vic…

Commercial eel fishing on Lough Neagh forced to close for 2025. If these were jobs lost in Agri-food giants or the mining/dredging firms on #LoughNeagh the government would be bending over backwards to help. irishnews.com/news/northern-…

Today's the day ! It's launch day for the #BigButterflyCount . . . Get out between now and 10th August for 15 minutes and count the butterflies you see & help the great citizen science of Butterfly Conservation 🦋 ! Get involved at bigbutterflycount.org

Another fantastic humpack encounter on the Irish coast, Donegal bay! Always a privilege ! Irish Whale and Dolphin Group

Perpetrators are using child contact to abuse, manipulate, and kill. And professionals are still missing the signs. Full report: womensaid.org.uk/wp-content/upl…