"Reform’s Tice accused of misinformation after urging people to enjoy heatwaves"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate #ClimateChange
theguardian.com/politics/2026/…
Backlash from nurses, medical experts and green campaigners in response to deputy leader dismissing efforts to reach net zeroKiran Stacey (the Guardian)
Israel’s far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, said Israeli forces should kill 30 to 40 Palestinians in Gaza every night.
“Not just those who pose an immediate threat – there are people there who are not worthy of life. They shouldn’t live. They’re not even people,” he said in a recent podcast interview.
#us #usa #uspol #eu #eupol #uk #ukpol #israel #zionism #Palestine #Gaza #racism #warcrimes #genocide
"How water companies could charge you more during drought"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Drought #Water
inews.co.uk/news/how-water-com…
Rule changes being proposed by the regulator could allow a new regime of dynamic pricing creating higher bills when water is scarceGreg Barradale (The i Paper)
Lets do the introductions again.
Hi, I'm Hiroji and I'm a furry and human pup player found in North West, England.
Currently, I work as a Software Developer but I am learning Unity and Blender in order to broaden my horizons. Trying to get into VR Chat ^w^
My mastodon account is now bridged in order to announce to the furrys over on blueSky that I exist. Mastodon will remain my main social media going forwards.
#introduction #furry #lgbtq #pupPlay #uk #unitedKingdom #fedi #introductions
"Searches for UK homes with air conditioning more than double"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate #ClimateChange
theguardian.com/business/2026/…
Most owners would consider installing aircon as heatwaves lead buyers to focus on ability to stay cool, Rightmove saysRupert Jones (the Guardian)
"3 in 4 Britons (74%) concerned about climate change today following heatwave summer"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate #ClimateChange
ipsos.com/en-uk/3-4-britons-74…
London, UK. New polling data from Ipsos in the UK, conducted 31st July – 4th August 2026, reveals a significant shift in public concern following a summer of elevated temperatures.Kate Mesher (Ipsos)
"UK government ‘irresponsible’ for not publishing emergency drought plans"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Drought #Climate #ClimateChange
theguardian.com/environment/20…
Campaigners demand greater transparency into water companies’ plans not made public due to ‘security reasons’Pippa Neill (the Guardian)
An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon killed an entire family, including their four children.
It’s one of the deadliest attacks since the “ceasefire” in June.
#us #usa #uspol #eu #eupol #uk #ukpol #Palestine #Lebanon #israel #warcrimes #genocide
Virgin Trains is a step closer to running services through the Channel Tunnel in a blow to Eurostar.
The train operator is granted UK track access for as many as 20 daily return trains to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam from 2030.
mediafaro.org/article/20260817…
#Rail #Europe #VirginTrains #Transport #Eurostar #Business #London #Paris #Brussels #Amsterdam #UK #France #Belgium #Netherlands #ChannelTunnel
try having to avoid wheat / gluten and not being able to eat many pulses!
My favourite is Marston’s pubs in the #uk who, for the gluten free halloumi & red pepper kebabs, merely don’t give you a pitta. Nor any substitute. And they still charge the same price
"See how a gardener turned a boring patch of grass into a lush English garden over 5 years"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment
upworthy.com/see-how-a-gardene…
Even turf can become something magical.Kat Hong (Upworthy)
"VodafoneThree seeks UK-based carbon removal projects"
#VodafoneThree #UK #UnitedKingdom #Emissions
edie.net/vodafonethree-seeks-u…
VodafoneThree has opened a request for proposals (RFP) for UK-based carbon removal projects to account for 24,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.Matt Mace (edie)
💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: ☀️🌑 On August 12, 2026, #Europe saw its first total solar #eclipse in 27 years.
A compilation #video captures views from #Greenland, #Iceland, #Spain, and #Portugal, showing crescent suns, #solar prominences, and #totality framed against famous #city #skylines.
👉 Learn more: seethis.tv/post/europe-total-s…
#beach #england #uk #france #germany #italy #solareclipse #space #moon #sun #tunisia #science #astronomy #nature #tksst
"Only a minority of UK wants EV transition to slow down, poll finds"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #EV #ElectricVehicles
edie.net/only-a-minority-of-uk…
Research by charging industry association ChargeUK and YouGov have found only a minority of people in the UK think the government should slow down the electric vehicle (EV) transition.Joshua Neil (edie)
"Trail cameras capture adorable sighting of first wild pine marten babies born in a century"
goodgoodgood.co/articles/pine-…
The new kits are the offspring of a group of endangered pine martens who were released into the wild in 2024 and 2025.Kamrin Baker (Good Good Good)
Burnham feels the heat
theecologist.org/2026/aug/14/b…
Green groups call for Andy Burnham, the British PM, to end his silence on climate breakdown.
💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: ☀️🌑 On August 12, 2026, #Europe saw its first total solar #eclipse in 27 years.
A compilation #video captures views from #Greenland, #Iceland, #Spain, and #Portugal, showing crescent suns, #solar prominences, and #totality framed against famous #city #skylines.
👉 Learn more: seethis.tv/post/europe-total-s…
#beach #england #uk #france #germany #italy #solareclipse #space #moon #sun #tunisia #science #astronomy #nature #tksst
People's Budget
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The People's Budget was a proposal of the Liberal government that introduced unprecedented taxes on the lands and incomes of Britain's wealthy to fund new social welfare programmes in 1910, such as non-contributary old age pensions under Old Age Pensions Act 1908.
Liberal welfare reforms
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The Liberal welfare reforms (1906–1914) were a series of acts of social legislation in the United Kingdom passed by the Liberal Party after the 1906 general election. They represent the Liberal Party's transition rejecting the old laissez-faire policies and enacting interventionist state policies against poverty and thus launching the modern British welfare state.
Declassified reports that British taxpayers helped fund “therapeutic healing” for Israeli soldiers who committed heinous crimes in Gaza, with donations to the Yahalom Foundation routed through UK charity UK Toremet and boosted by 25% Gift Aid.
#us #usa #uspol #eu #eupol #uk #ukpol #israel #Palestine #Gaza #genocide
"Just 20 of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation amid drought and wildfires"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Wildfires #Climate #ClimateChange
theguardian.com/environment/20…
Exclusive: England ‘desperately unprepared’ for effects of crisis including water shortages and heatwavesSandra Laville (the Guardian)
#PflegendeAngehörige in #UK haben Stress: Weil die zuständigen Behörden offenbar falsche Richtlinien heranzogen, werden diesen armen Menschen nun teils horrende Rückzahlungen von Unterstützungszahlungen durch den Staat abverlangt:
arte.tv/de/videos/130673-000-A…
Stahmer hat sich ja nun aus dem Staub gemacht, was nun wird: Ungewiss.
Das fühlt sich (noch) besch***ener an als hierzulande. (Aber was nicht ist, kann ja noch werden ...)
Hunderttausende pflegende Angehörige in Großbritannien müssen erhaltene Beihilfe zurückzahlen, und zwar, weil sie in einzelnen Wochen bestimmte Einkommensgrenzen – teilweise nur um einige Pence – überschritten hatten.ARTE
"Burnham criticised for EV and North Sea approach amid climate crisis"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #EV #ElectricVehicles #Climate #ClimateChange
theguardian.com/environment/20…
Possible cut from 80% down to as little as 50% could add millions of tonnes of CO2 to emissions and comes amid UK heatwavesJasper Jolly (the Guardian)
A Crime syndicate being called to testify?
"BBC seeks to subpoena Trump family members in defamation suit
The British broadcaster says Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner have relevant knowledge about the president’s actions on Jan. 6, 2021."
#Jan6 #Subpoena #BBC #Defamation #Legal #News #Politics #Law #Justice #USA #UK #Europe #EU #UN #Treason #Sedition
"Signs of a house sparrow comeback in the UK after decades of decline"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Birds #Animals
theguardian.com/environment/20…
Populations starting to stabilise but much still needs to be done to reverse loss of 30m that almost led to species vanishingStephen Moss (the Guardian)
"UK 'on course' to record warmest summer for second year in a row"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate #ClimateChange
phys.org/news/2026-08-uk-warme…
Britain is "on course" to chalk up its warmest summer on record for the second year running, the UK's Met Office weather agency said Tuesday as the country braced for its fifth heat wave of the season.Science X (Phys.org)
"Households near new pylons to get £250 taken off annual energy bills"
theguardian.com/business/2026/…
Discounts confirmed near more than 40 locations across Great Britain amid biggest upgrade to electricity grid since 1960sJillian Ambrose (the Guardian)
"UK heatwaves may have cost economy £4.4bn in lost output so far this year, analysis finds"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Heatwave #Climate #ClimateChange
theguardian.com/business/2026/…
Verdant thinktank says cost could top £25bn a year by 2030 and calls for maximum temperature for working and urban redesign to cool down citiesHeather Stewart (the Guardian)
Funny how the West paints Iran, which is leading the armed resistance against genocide, as evil. All while declaring itself to be civilized as it actively and openly supports that genocide, while being led by pedophile rapists. Make it make sense.
#us #usa #uspol #eu #eupol #uk #ukpol #israel #Palestine #Lebanon #Gaza
💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: ☀️🌑 On August 12, 2026, #Europe saw its first total solar #eclipse in 27 years.
A compilation #video captures views from #Greenland, #Iceland, #Spain, and #Portugal, showing crescent suns, #solar prominences, and #totality framed against famous #city #skylines.
👉 Learn more: seethis.tv/post/europe-total-s…
#beach #england #uk #france #germany #italy #solareclipse #space #moon #sun #tunisia #science #astronomy #nature #tksst
"UK records hottest day of the year so far as temperatures hit 38.1°C"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Heatwave #Climate #ClimateChange
inews.co.uk/news/uk-sees-hotte…
This year could beat the record of Britain's warmest summer on average, even hotter than the infamous heatwave of 1976Benedict Gardner (The i Paper)
"Multiple homes on fire in Stourbridge on hottest day of year"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Heatwave #Climate #ClimateChange
inews.co.uk/news/multiple-home…
The inferno is one of several that are raging across the West MidlandsBrendan McFadden (The i Paper)
💁🏻♀️ NEW: ☀️🌑 On August 12, 2026, #Europe saw its first total solar #eclipse in 27 years.
A compilation #video captures views from #Greenland, #Iceland, #Spain, and #Portugal, showing crescent suns, #solar prominences, and #totality framed against famous #city #skylines.
👉 Learn more: seethis.tv/post/europe-total-s…
#beach #england #uk #france #germany #italy #solareclipse #space #moon #sun #tunisia #science #astronomy #nature #tksst
The Atmosphere of My High School Exams in Gaza. ❗
Last year, I finished high school amid war, displacement, famine, and bombardment. During a ceasefire, my school held in-person exams to ensure fair results. I contracted Hepatitis A during the exam period, yet still graduated with 98%, ranking among the highest-performing students across Palestinian Al-Azhar Institutes and earning the highest Physics mark in Gaza that year. Now I’m raising funds to change this reality and reach University of Glasgow. If you're able to help, the link is in my bio. Sharing this campaign could help me reach someone who can.
Your donation will do more than help me attend university. It will give me the chance to build a career in technology, support my family, and create a future beyond war.
Donate: chuffed.org/project/193798
#gaza #palestine #donate #glasgow #scotland #uk #education
I'm Sarah, based in the UK, working with volunteers from the Gaza40+ collective to raise funds to help Mahmoud, an exceptional student from Gaza, cover his living expenses while studying Computer Science at the University of Glasgow.Chuffed
"£400 plug-in solar panels to go on sale in shops – in time to catch record summer"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables
inews.co.uk/news/400-plug-in-s…
The devices could save households up to £110 per yearAdam Forrest (The i Paper)
"From grey water to cool spaces: 10 climate crisis policies Britain needs right now"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate #ClimateChange
theguardian.com/environment/20…
Rejecting North Sea drilling licences and protecting nature are just some measures Andy Burnham must implement to ready countryMatthew Taylor (the Guardian)
Ahmed Abdul Karim Al-Siqli returned to Gaza after two years in Israeli prisons to find his six children had been killed by Israeli forces.
He had returned to Khan Yunis expecting his children to welcome him, but instead found six death certificates.
#us #usa #uspol #eu #eupol #uk #ukpol #israel #Palestine #Gaza #genocide
"The Norfolk city that shows the increasing environmental impact of the drought"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Drought #Environment
inews.co.uk/news/environment/r…
The lack of rain amidst severe heat can be deadly for marine life in rivers and waterwaysLucie Heath (The i Paper)
"Brick Lane is one of the UK’s hottest places. Now a data centre could make it worse"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Technology
inews.co.uk/news/london-brick-…
Ministers have approved redevelopment plans for the popular east London street despite local opposition. Residents already struggle with extreme heat and water accessMaya Sall (The i Paper)
"Sadiq Khan calls on Andy Burnham to commit to climate action as pressure grows over North Sea oil"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate #ClimateChange #FossilFuels
theguardian.com/environment/20…
London mayor points to ‘terrifying scenes’ this summer amid speculation Burnham may back Jackdaw and Rosebank projectsMatthew Taylor (the Guardian)
Chief Brexit proponent Nigel Farage called a special election and is re-running for his seat in U.K. parliament after an investigation was launched into donations he received from crypto billionaires. His main opponent is an insult-slinging space warrior from another planet — or, at least, a comedian who claims to be. @npr explains why satirical candidates are a regular sight in the U.K.’s parliamentary elections, and whether Count Binface has a chance of claiming victory over Farage this week.
#Binface #UK #Parliament
"Three-quarters of England in drought as summer’s fifth heatwave looms"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Drought #Heatwave
theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/a…
North-west could join other parts of country in drought, and amber heat health alerts issued for much of EnglandPippa Neill (the Guardian)
"Octopus Energy urges millions of households to use less electricity during solar eclipse"
theguardian.com/business/2026/…
Firm urges customers to avoid running washing machines and dishwashers between 6pm and 8pm on WednesdayJillian Ambrose (the Guardian)
Pixel 9a through a Solar filter at 8x magnification
It will be good enough to capture the Solar Eclipse progress tomorrow , with some additional adjustments 🙂
#Eclipse2026 #Wales #UK
The UK government declares drought in ‘almost three-quarters’ of England.
After the United Kingdom experienced its driest July on record, the government declared that some 71.3% of England was in a state of drought, and that ‘nowhere’ in the UK reports a normal water resource status.
mediafaro.org/article/20260810…
#UK #Drought #HosepipeBan #Weather
After the United Kingdom experienced its driest July on record, the government declared that some 71.3% of England was in a state of drought, and that ‘nowhere’ in the UK …Le Monde
"#Rewilding is not land abandonment; it requires carefully considered action to restore natural processes and functions.
"We must learn from the complex #habitat mosaics that once characterized Britain’s uplands, while preparing them for a #climate with no historical equivalent.
"The task is to manage short-term transition risks while allowing #ecosystems to reorganize into functional, climate-resilient states."
#wildfires #britain #uk #herbivores #wetlands
rewildingmag.com/how-rewilding…
These five key steps can help restore natural processes and functions to build ecosystems resilient to a changing climate.Joe Glentworth (Rewilding Magazine)
THOSE SNEAKY WANKERS!
Chinese-made surveillance drones used by the UK's elite special forces were found to have cameras that secretly sent data directly to China.
#AureFreePress #News #NATO #UK #China
Fuck Harry Potter fans.
You can bet the contractors changed course because they feared what the Billionaire would say and do.
This is our world under the Oligarchs, we spend our time and effort with trivial, unimportant things because the Oligarchs say so
