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Well this is terrifying

Really sad to hear this - BBC HARDtalk was one of the best things on the BBC World Service

In other news, the BBC is to discontinue flagship interview programme HARDtalk, which covers serious issues across the globe.

Loved the Tears for Fears concert film - brought back so many memories all the way back to taping Shout off the radio as a kid. Can you add an Asia tour leg please Curt Smith🖕🏼? (we had tickets for Hatfield House 😭)

In other - rather more concerning - Tipping Point news today

Cycling through spectacular scenery in Northern Vietnam earlier this month a photo from my Flickr album (yes I'm still using it!) flic.kr/p/2qoPvji

Why are we endorsing Kamala Harris? She has run an impressive campaign and seems to appreciate the need for centrist politics in America today. But, more importantly, a second Trump term comes with unacceptable risks. We explain why she gets our vote econ.st/48vkFUw

New Civil Engineer magazine reporting 21,000 confirmed worker fatalities on Saudi projects New Civil Engineer newcivilengineer.com/latest/civil-e…

“As long as people pump gases into the atmosphere, [unwelcome climate superlatives will occur] with increasing frequency until “worst ever” becomes our default expectation. But... they are part of a disturbing pattern that has been predicted by scientists” theguardian.com/world/2024/nov…

TL;DR - the whole world are stakeholders in tomorrow's election. Trump must lose.

“Global average temperatures across the year are on track to end up more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, which would make 2024 the first calendar year to breach this symbolic mark”

On Trump supporters in China

.VeryBritishProblems just been served English Breakfast Tea like this. Please advise.

This is to howl into the void, but global temperatures are now expected to be consistently above 1.5C of warming within six years, the world is on track for over 3C of warming by 2100, and emissions are still rising. We are heading to a very bleak place. businessgreen.com/news/4379228/g…

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Adding to the love for this one… RIDE Mark Gardener