You never think that littering with such a small thing could cause so much damage, so much pain. Poor little Parish wandered into this carelessly discarded band of velcro tape, probably as he was nosing through leaf litter looking for food. He would have been very tiny, and he's

Time to repost this. I've already had 4 calls and mails, reporting in total 7 little lives lost. Hedgehogs found dead on the lawn, for no apparent reason. In each case finders had left their compost doorway open so hedgehogs gained access. Please beware. x.com/HedgehogCabin/…

I strongly condemn Israel’s air strikes on an Israeli-designated zone for displaced people in Gaza. Palestinians had moved to this area in search for shelter & safety, after being repeatedly instructed to do so by the Israeli authorities. I repeat my call for an immediate

Humanitarian groups in Gaza share their location with Israeli officials and then get attacked by the IDF at the same location. Here are 14 examples of that happening. My latest for Responsible Statecraft: responsiblestatecraft.org/israel-hamas-w…

The pandemic should have led to universal health care, paid sick leave, upgraded ventilation in millions of buildings, massive investment in preventive healthcare and ongoing vaccination campaigns. Instead we got $1200 and the impending criminalization of masking.

Today is #WorldSepsisDay. Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction your body has to any infection. If you or someone you look after has an infection and is very unwell, or not getting better, don't be afraid to ask 'could it be sepsis?' ➡️ bit.ly/4eki6WT

This is a disease of blood vessels. The notion that it is 'just a cold' is the grossest misinformation, made all the more gross by the fact that it appears to be the official line being disseminated by government agencies around the world.

An honest description of what a #Rugby #headguard protects against #cuts #abrasions no slick #marketing just the truth. Headguards do not #mitigate against #concussion or protect a players #Brain

With the recent Bloomberg piece on dementia as a possible sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection in mind, I can honestly say the key moment back in 2020 that made me concerned about this virus was the identification of both anosmia and 'brain fog' as common symptoms of acute disease.

It should be front page news everywhere that Donald Trump and JD Vance are inciting racial violence against immigrants. Donald Trump must never be given power again.

Little Harvey Sherratt is now in so much pain due to severe scoliosis he struggles to breathe and can no longer sit in his wheelchair irishmirror.ie/news/irish-new…

This is a genocide of children. 14 pages of babies. Babies. This is nothing short of an attempt to expunge a people. I look at my giggling son I feel sick. How could a child, even one child, be acceptable collateral for anything?

This is actually real. On no sane planet would this baby be given a knife and fork, let alone a nuclear code.

Andrew Watkins Progressive Rugby Alix Popham Dr Anna Stodter Bernard Jackman EK Rugby Analysis Ben Robinson Sam Peters Phil O'Halloran Phil Quinlan✍️🌍📚⚽️🏉 Agreed Andrew, scrum caps cannot and will not stop a brain from moving inside a skull. Don't believe any of the marketing spin which focuses on impact forces to the scrum cap. The scrum cap is not a players brain

The Israeli military attacked a car, shot the passengers, then shot the ambulance that tried to save the girl. But you'd never guess that from this CNN headline.

‘Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis - or SSPE - is a rare complication of measles which typically appears months or years after contracting the infection. It is usually fatal, and can cause intense muscle jerks and seizures.’ news.sky.com/story/mother-o…

Today my poem Refugees comes out in a lovely hardcover ‘gift book’ edition, with illustrations by Jose Sanabria, published by Gemini Books. It’s available through all the usual bookshop places.   geminibooks.com/books/poetry-g…

Steve was the Wildlife Officer at our Cape Clear Bird Observatory for many years and, as anyone lucky enough to have met him will know, a truly lovely, kind man. We will be paying a full tribute to him and his life very soon.

We would like to express our deepest condolences to his friends and family at this very sad and difficult time. May he rest in peace.

Chair of Natural England warns that disappearance of butterflies is a sign of the collapse of our life support systems Seems like the sort of warning worth listening to theguardian.com/environment/20…