Masthash

#UK

Walk News
5 minutes ago

https://www.walknews.com/275017/ 英国、小型ボートの到着に2030年まで7億ポンドを充てる #UK #UnitedKingdom

英国、小型ボートの到着に2030年まで7億ポンドを充てる
Mina Hanse
11 minutes ago

Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 11 December 2023.

#Ukraine #Russia #UK #IntelligenceUpdate

Radio Jammor
14 minutes ago

It's #90s Music time on Radio Jammor

Radio Jammor is on the air...
Broadcasting from #Scotland to the #UK, #US & #Canada
https://radiojammor.com
#ScottishIndependence
#YouYesYet
#Music #nineties

90s music art: Oasis
BBC News
16 minutes ago

Good morning. It's 9AM, Monday, 11th December. The headlines: Alex Jones is back on platform X. International calls mount for a humanitarian ceasefire between #Israel and #Hamas amid heavy fighting in #Gaza. Rishi Sunak will testify at the #UK #Covid inquiry. Nikki Haley is campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination. TikTok reopens its Indonesia shop following a $1.5 billion deal. Javier Milei takes office as #Argentina's president. #AlexJones #BBC #News

BBC News
IT News
18 minutes ago

UK's First Carbon Capture Plant Turns CO2 Into Jet Fuel - "The machines in the facility waft air towards a water-based solvent," reports the... - https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/12/11/044222/uks-first-carbon-capture-plant-turns-co2-into-jet-fuel?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #uk

🔴 About 200 members of #Afghan special forces, trained and funded by the #UK, face imminent #deportation to their #Taliban-controlled homeland, the #BBC has learned

The figures - gathered by a network of #Afghan veterans - reveal the scale of what one former #UK general calls a "betrayal" and a "disgrace"

The soldiers fled to #Pakistan, which now says it will expel #Afghan refugees

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67663888 #News

Walk News
2 hours ago

https://www.walknews.com/274953/ 恐ろしい瞬間「XL Bully」犬が対向列車に狂気の攻撃を開始「女性が野獣のコントロールを失った後」 #UK #UnitedKingdom

恐ろしい瞬間「XL Bully」犬が対向列車に狂気の攻撃を開始「女性が野獣のコントロールを失った後」
Radio Jammor
2 hours ago

7-9am Monday - Friday
The 21st Century Breakfast Show
All music is from century 21*

*Except for requests

Radio Jammor is on the air...
Broadcasting from #Scotland to the #UK, #US & #Canada
https://radiojammor.com
#ScottishIndependence
#YouYesYet
#music #2000s #2010s #2020s

Breakfast Art: Egg, beans covering bacon, mushrooms, toast, juice, tea
21st century music art: Ariana Grande head and shoulders image, with red 'Dangerous Woman' bunny ears and top
Radio Jammor
2 hours ago

Today's schedule on Radio Jammor 👇
NB A repeat of Saturday's New Music & Scottish Albums Chart show instead of the Dance mix (ongoing experiment).

Radio Jammor is on the air...
Broadcasting from #Scotland to the #UK, #US & #Canada
https://radiojammor.com
#ScottishIndependence
#YouYesYet
#music

aggualaqisaaq🇦🇶
3 hours ago

"The results reveal widespread angst about the state of democracy ahead of major votes in the #US, the #UK, and the #EU in the year ahead...
In all but one of the countries... about half of voters reported being 'dissatisfied' with the way democracy was working, while majorities agreed with the statement that the system is 'rigged' in favor of the rich and powerful, and that 'radical change' was needed. Only in #Sweden did a clear majority say they were satisfied"

#news
https://www.politico.eu/article/western-democracies-face-crisis-of-confidence-ahead-of-big-votes-poll-shows/

Tarset Weather
3 hours ago

Good morning, weather at 6am on Mon 11 Dec is fairly fine, improving, 5°C, pressure rising fast and no rain yet today. Humidity is 94%.
https://weather.tarset.co.uk
#tarset #northumberland #uk #weather

BBC News
3 hours ago

Good morning. It's 6AM, Monday, 11th December. The headlines: Javier Milei takes office as #Argentina's president. In the #UK, Rishi Sunak faces a #Covid inquiry. Pro-democracy candidates are barred from Hong Kong elections. Calls intensify for a #Gaza ceasefire amid ongoing conflict. Nikki Haley hits the campaign trail for the Republican nomination. Children of jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi receive her Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf. #BBC #News

BBC News
Linda Sgoluppi Artist
4 hours ago

11 December 2023: 401 days until a UK General Election (unless we get lucky.)

These Grifters will hang on as long as possible, being out of Parliament means they will have to find other 'work'.

#GeneralElection #UK #Politics #GTTO #Mastodon #Fediverse #ElectionCountdown #PR #LindaSgoluppiArt

Walk News
5 hours ago

https://www.walknews.com/274855/ 歯科用アライナー会社「スマイルダイレクトクラブ」が閉鎖 #UK #UnitedKingdom

歯科用アライナー会社「スマイルダイレクトクラブ」が閉鎖
Ben Waber
5 hours ago

Next was an engaging conversation on the importance of productivity growth for society on Productivity Puzzles podcast with Bart van Ark, Andy Haldane, Kate Barker, and Nick Crafts https://www.productivity.ac.uk/podcast/productivity-puzzles-episode-1-why-does-productivity-matter/ (5/8) #economics #UK

Ben Waber
5 hours ago

Next was a wide-ranging discussion on the mechanics of private equity and its place in corporate finance at the Cambridge Faculty of Law with Chris Hale and William Paul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YhslReCIe4 (4/8) #finance #PrivateEquity #law #UK

Aure Free Press
5 hours ago

Allies of Hungary's far-right prime minister Viktor Orban will hold a closed-door meeting with MAGA Republicans in Washington to push for an end to US military support for Ukraine.

Leader of the US MAGA Republicans, Vladimir Putin and his puppet Donald Trump, are sleeping well tonight

This is NOT a drill!

Call your Representatives and Senators!
#AureFreePress #Ukraine️ #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war #news #Moscow #USA #UK #Germany #Poland #GOP #Politics #USA #Trump #MAGA #Republicans

Putin ally Viktor Orban
Queer Lit Cats
5 hours ago

Pink News: LGBTQ+ veterans criticise government for scrapping debate on ‘appalling’ gay ban https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/12/11/lgbtq-veterans-gay-ban-debate/ #LGBT #LGBTQ #Trans #Lesbian #2SLGBTQ #UnitedKingdom #military #GayBan #News #UK

Walk News
6 hours ago

https://www.walknews.com/274811/ 長く新型コロナウイルスに苦しんでいる人々が看板を使って医療専門家に呼びかける #UK #UnitedKingdom

長く新型コロナウイルスに苦しんでいる人々が看板を使って医療専門家に呼びかける
Arawak Spike
7 hours ago
Walk News
7 hours ago

https://www.walknews.com/274763/ 英国政府は異常気象に備えるための「ビジョンがない」と新たな報告書が判明 – Byline Times #UK #UnitedKingdom

英国政府は異常気象に備えるための「ビジョンがない」と新たな報告書が判明 – Byline Times
The Times Of India
8 hours ago

Indians account for almost a third of all UK visas issued, making them the highest visa getters. VFS Global plans to open temporary centres in Prayagraj, Bhubaneswar, Calicut, Dehradun, Indore, and Thane. Nigerian and Turkish nationals also feature on the UK visitor visa list. The new centres will save applicants from travelling to metros and paying high application fees. The UK, along with Canada, was one of the first destinations to expedite visa processing for Indians post-Covid, thanks to high commissioner Alex Ellis. VFS Global has been awarded a global contract to deploy VCAS Centres in various countries in 2024.
#Indians #UK #China
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/indians-get-1/3rd-of-all-uk-visas-china-2nd-with-13/articleshow/105884198.cms

Arawak Spike
8 hours ago

A massive pro-Palestine demonstration took place in London, UK. Protesters demanded a ceasefire in Gaza following the UK's abstention in a UN vote that called for an immediate halt to the fighting.

10-12-2023.

#Protest
#Palestine
#London
#UK

https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7310883586213727521

Walk News
9 hours ago

https://www.walknews.com/274697/ 「憂鬱な」労働党、海外労働者の給与基準値引き上げに同意 #UK #UnitedKingdom

「憂鬱な」労働党、海外労働者の給与基準値引き上げに同意
SubtleBlade ⚔️
9 hours ago

#US #multinationals underpaid £5.6bn in #tax in #UK last year, #HMRC believes

Total of £11.5bn in missing tax from foreign companies is suspected for 2022-23, according to UHY Hacker Young
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/11/us-multinationals-underpaid-56bn-in-tax-in-uk-last-year-hmrc-believes

Tarset Weather
10 hours ago

Weather at 11pm on Sun 10 Dec is changeable, some rain, 5°C, pressure steady and 6.0mm rain. Good night.
https://weather.tarset.co.uk
#tarset #northumberland #uk #weather

Radio Jammor
10 hours ago

"All Night Sounds" will continue through the night on Radio Jammor, to 7am tomorrow.
https://radiojammor.com/schedule

Radio Jammor is on the air...
Broadcasting from #Scotland to the #UK, #US & #Canada
https://radiojammor.com/
#Music
#allnightlong

Late Night Music Art: Band playing rock music on stage, lit red
Red radio art: Rectangular red radio on wooden surface, red background
Walk News
10 hours ago

https://www.walknews.com/274631/ 今日、カスタードクリームの血統全体を見つけました #UK #UnitedKingdom

今日、カスタードクリームの血統全体を見つけました
Arawak Spike
11 hours ago

Thousands join Pro-Palestine protest march through London following US ceasefire veto

09-12-2023.

#Protest
#Palestine
#UK
#London
#itv
#itvnews

https://www.tiktok.com/@itvnews/video/7310670260158418209

Radio Jammor
11 hours ago

10pm: 21st Century Rock & Pop time
#rock #rockmusic #pop #popmusic #chartmusic

Radio Jammor is on the air...
Broadcasting from #Scotland to the #UK, #US & #Canada
https://radiojammor.com/
#ScottishIndependence
#YouYesYet
#music #2000s #2010s #2020s

21st century music art: Arctic Monkeys
Aure Free Press
12 hours ago

Poland delivered to Ukraine an unknown number of RAK-120 self-propelled mortars previously purchased by the Ukrainian side. The contract incorporates 54 units

🟢Caliber 120 mm;
🟢6-8 rounds per minute;
🟢Shot range up to 12 km.
#AureFreePress #Ukraine️ #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war #news #Moscow #USA #UK #Germany #Poland

Poland military gifts for Ukraine
Radio Jammor
12 hours ago

Sundays: The #90s at 9pm

Radio Jammor is on the air...
Broadcasting from #Scotland to the #UK, #US & #Canada
https://radiojammor.com
#ScottishIndependence
#music #nineties

90s music art: Nirvana
BBC News
12 hours ago

Good evening. It's 9PM, Sunday, 10th December. The headlines: Javier Milei has been sworn in as #Argentina's new president. In the #UK, Rishi Sunak faces mounting pressure regarding his Rwanda asylum plan, with criticism from Robert Jenrick stating it won't work. A sea monster fossil has been discovered off #England's south coast. The World Health Organization reports that #Gaza's health system is collapsing amid heavy fighting and a challenging humanitarian situation. #BBC #News

BBC News
Ukraine War Bulletins and News
12 hours ago

https://t.me/WarriorsUkrainian/16283
⛔️🇺🇸US and NATO soldiers get Christmas gift from Republicans of impending war with Putin, while they holiday. The US Congress appears no closer to a deal ahead of a critical week for negotiations over funding for aid to defend Ukraine. US lawmakers will leave for Christmas holidays in just a few days time and (more) #Ukraine #USA #NATO #UK #EU #Press #News #russia #russiaUkraineWar #9yrInvasionofUkraine #BoycottMusk #AxisOfEvil
#NoEUPrezForHungary
#NoUSRepublicans2024

Jon PENNYCOOK
13 hours ago

'Council dismisses talk of 'all or nothing' plan after pushing Government to take Ivanhoe Line from Ashby through to Leicester'

https://ashby.nub.news/news/local-news/council-dismisses-talk-of-all-or-nothing-plan-after-pushing-government-to-take-ivanhoe-line-from-ashby-through-to-leicester-213811

#IvanhoeLine #Rail #Railways #trains #Derby #Coalville #Leicester #EastMidlands #transport #UK

I remember hearing that the Ivanhoe Line would link Leicester and Coalville when I lived there, and that was in a previous millennium.

Radio Jammor
13 hours ago

Sundays: The #80s at 8pm

Radio Jammor is on the air...
Broadcasting from #Scotland to the #UK, #US & #Canada
https://radiojammor.com
#ScottishIndependence
#music #eighties

80s music art: Duran Duran
Aure Free Press
14 hours ago

Hermann Göring said: "It works the same way in any country."

And it worked in Russia.
#AureFreePress #Ukraine️ #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war #news #Moscow #USA #UK #Germany #Poland #France #Finland

Radio Jammor
14 hours ago

Sundays: The #70s at 7pm

Radio Jammor is on the air...
Broadcasting from #Scotland to the #UK, #US & #Canada
https://radiojammor.com
#ScottishIndependence
#music #seventies

70s Music Art: Karen Carpenter in red jacket with lapel, with brooch,  dark blue shirt or blouse
Mark
14 hours ago

MP’s will debate the planned shutdown of the copper wire telecommunications network

Plans are for closure by the end of 2025 & replaced by broadband

How resilient the new technology during power cuts

Shetland last year, had some properties without power for up to six days.

The replacement “Voice over Internet Protocol” (VoIP) system only has a resilience of 1 hour

https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2023/12/09/debate-due-over-copper-wire-closure

#telephones #communications #analog #digital #resilience #Openreach #VoIP #technology #UK #Scotland

Aure Free Press
14 hours ago

President Zelensky confronts Hangary's Orbán in Argentina.
#AureFreePress #Ukraine️ #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war #news #Moscow #USA #UK #Germany #Poland #France #Hungary

What the hell is wrong with people?

-------- #QuoteToot --------

@serge
A former #UK #Labour Secretary has called for someone to blow up a Jewish labor event.

https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/ex-bristol-university-sociology-professor-posts-call-to-blow-up-jlm-conference/

Miro Collas
15 hours ago

PPE bought via ‘VIP lane’ was on average 80% more expensive, documents reveal | Coronavirus | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/10/ppe-via-vip-lane-average-80-percent-more-expensive-documents-reveal

#Covid #Corruption #TorySleaze #UK

Radio Jammor
15 hours ago

Sunday at 6-7pm
The Auld & Traditional Scottish Show
#Traditional #Scottish #folk #music and auld family favourites.

Radio Jammor is on the air...
Broadcasting from #Scotland to the #UK, #US & #Canada
https://radiojammor.com/
#ScottishIndependence
#music

Acoustic guitar on red and green tartan
Scottish traditional music art: James Yorkston in red
Scottish traditional music art: Julie Fowlis
Ukraine War Bulletins and News
17 hours ago

⚡️🇬🇧Russia launches more concerted campaign to destroy Ukrainian energy infrastructure – UK intelligence (more) https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/12/10/7432432/ #Ukraine #UK #Press #News #russia #russiaUkraineWar #9yrInvasionofUkraine #BoycottMusk #AxisOfEvil
#NoEUPrezForHungary
#NoUSRepublicans2024

#CostOfLivingCrisis #Poverty #UK #Tories

🚨UK could slip back into Victorian age poverty gaps between rich & poor🚨

A study by the Centre for Social Justice has found the most disadvantaged in Britain are no better off than 15 years ago

Some 13.4 million people lead lives marred by family fragility, stagnant wages, poor housing, chronic ill health & crime according to the Centre for Social Justice

Opinion: After 13 years we need a #Labour government now more than ever

https://news.sky.com/story/uk-could-slip-back-into-a-victorian-age-gap-between-rich-and-poor-new-report-says-13027063

The UK is in danger of slipping back into a Victorian-age gap between mainstream society and an impoverished underclass, a report has warned.
Radio Jammor
18 hours ago

3pm on Radio Jammor: Female Voices hour
Featuring music where the predominant singer or singers is/are #female

Radio Jammor is on the air...
Broadcasting from #Scotland to the #UK, #US & #Canada
https://radiojammor.com/
#ScottishIndependence
#YouYesYet
#music #women

Female voices art: Carole King, early 1970s, at piano, red outfit
Anna Anthro
19 hours ago

The #Rwanda plan is failing – so watch as our cowardly government blames the civil service | by Dave Penman | #uk

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/10/rwanda-plan-failing-civil-service-blame

TriciaB
21 hours ago

2/2 You can find #UK GP Dr Claire Taylor via her website, which has an email address for appointment requests (for her new clinic based in #Scotland). She's a former Neuroscientist, has worked in various specialties but is particularly interested in the immune system and post-viral illnesses. She is a member of the World #Health Network expert advisory team on #LongCovid and a #Longcovidkids champion.

https://www.drclairetaylor.com/

@mecfs @longcovidsos @LongCovidAdvoc @LongCovidKids @tomkindlon

TriciaB
21 hours ago

1/2 Massive congrats to Dr Claire Taylor announced a finalist in the 2023 UK General Practice Awards. Dr Taylor is a #Scotland based GP specialising in #LongCovid #MECFS #MCAS & other related illness. She's fantastic, utterly dedicated to her patients - and campaigns tirelessly on their behalf, including expert evidence to Scottish Government committees & the current (Scotland) longcovid enquiry.
She sees patients from the #uk in her clinic & online. Contact link in 2/2
https://twitter.com/drclairetaylor/status/1733235441963278459/photo/1

Yahia Lababidi
21 hours ago

Since October 7th, #Israel killed 21,731 #Palestinians in #Gaza

…8,697 #children , 4,410 women & those missing:trapped under rubble are presumed dead.

Read those figures again.

#usa vetoed a permanent #ceasefire resolution at UN. It was only country to out of 15. #UK abstained.

So death tolls/catastrophic injuries will continue to rise. No aid. No food. No water. No medical supplies. No safety. No shelter.

We are running out of words.

https://youtube.com/shorts/7ILguS-rzr0?si=l-dwV-AzI_CWj6LC

#palestine #genocide #war

Steve Faulkner
22 hours ago

Sunday reading

“Without the foreign genes of foreign husbands and foreign wives to strengthen the British gene pool, the tragic mental deficiencies that caused 52% of the country to vote for the idiocy of Brexit will only become more pronounced, consolidating the irreversible death spiral of our already internationally pitied realm.”

#uk #politics #satire #brexit #ToryScum

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/10/james-cleverly-anti-immigration-policy-foreign-wife-tories-stewart-lee

Jennifer Moore 😷
1 day ago

Despite the feebler testing process, I strongly suspect that the draft report estimated high & increasing levels of covid in the UK at the moment.

& that someone at UKHSA and/or the government went like "Are you sure? Can't we make these figures look less alarming somehow? Let's argue over your analysis until after people have done their Christmas shopping". Or some such nonsense.

#UK #covid #stats #Tories

Jennifer Moore 😷
1 day ago

We also know that this recent survey used LFT tests (the home ones which can only detect the virus once there's plenty of it) whereas the earlier "gold standard" ONS survey used PCR (the lab ones which are more sensitive). And it was nose swab only, not throat or cheek, which also reduces the chances of finding the virus.

So however many covid infections they found by testing will have been fewer than there really are.

#UK #covid #stats

Jennifer Moore 😷
1 day ago

For those still looking at Twitter sometimes, here's Cat in the Hat's thread with more detail:
https://twitter.com/_CatintheHat/status/1732462601219571767

The report is now due on 21 Dec, although govt is said to be pushing for a further delay till January.

Some of the raw data _has_ now been released, and suggests there's a lot of covid about. E.g. 1 in 6 people had symptoms of "a flu-like illness" in the 7 days preceding the survey, end of Nov.

#UK #covid #stats

Jennifer Moore 😷
1 day ago

There was meant to be a new report on Thursday (7 Dec 2023) from the Office of National Statistics, with results from the "Winter Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Study".

But the release has been put off, and from the timeline, it seems plausible it was veto'd by the UK "Health Security Agency" as it's called now.

"Shortly after early access was granted to UKHSA, the release was unexpectedly cancelled." - Cat in the Hat, on Twitter

#UK #covid #stats

Screenshot of the cancellation announcement.

Proposed release: 7 December 2023 9:30am
Cancellation date: 6 December 2023 4:26pm 

Statistics release cancelled

The UKHSA is delaying the planned release of modelled, weighted, proportion of the population (prevalence) currently infected with SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) until 21 December 2023. This is to allow more time to develop appropriately assured results, particularly as it remains very early with this study and the data is only just becoming available.


It's from the following page:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/winter-coronavirus-covid-19-infection-study-estimates-of-epidemiological-characteristics-7-december-2023
Aure Free Press
1 day ago

The Polish KTO Rosomak armored personnel carrier is in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine
#AureFreePress #Ukraine️ #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war #news #Moscow #USA #UK #Germany #Poland #France

Ben Waber
1 day ago

Next was an excellent panel on the concept of fairness in digital regulation across the globe at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies with Giorgio Monti, Masako Wakui, @ProfFionasm, and Oles Andriychuk. Wakui's insight into the development of Japanese competition law was particularly enlightening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5V4j8-Xwdk (4/13) #law #DMA #Japan #US #UK

Ukraine War Bulletins and News
1 day ago

⛔️🇨🇭Please note: according to The Telegraph News Source, Russians have hacked Swiss ‘Protonmail.com’. If your email is secured by Protonmail.com, the system was compromised by the FSB. Careful when relying on the systems security henceforth | source - Ukraine: The Latest Podcast (In timeline Below) #Ukraine #UK #USA #Switzerland #Protonmail #Mastodon #Press #News #russia #russiaUkraineWar #9yrInvasionofUkraine #BoycottMusk #AxisOfEvil
#NoEUPrezForHungary
#NoUSRepublicans2024

Ukraine War Bulletins and News
1 day ago

https://youtube.com/watch?v=RzVaijEoXJ8&si=C9W90qxxZOLh5WCB
⚡️🇬🇧Republicans Blocking Ukraine aid a 'Christmas present' for Putin / China begins to become Russia’s no-limits supplier | Ukraine: The Latest (The Telegraph News VIDEO Podcast) #Ukraine #UK #Mastodon #EU #USA #Press #News #russia #russiaUkraineWar #9yrInvasionofUkraine #BoycottMusk #AxisOfEvil
#NoEUPrezForHungary
#NoUSRepublicans2024

🎧 #Mood | One of the first songs in rotation when #MTV debuted in 1981.

"Just Can't Get Enough"
#DepecheMode

📽️ #Video directed by #CliveRIchardson.

#EddieFM #Music #80s #UK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6FBfAQ-NDE

Aure Free Press
1 day ago

"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!“
- Republican President Ronald Reagan

Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, and MAGA Mike Johnson are not only building the wall up again, they want the wall bigger!

CONTACT YOUR CONGRESSMEN!

Fight Back For Ukraine!

Fight Back For the USA!
#AureFreePress #Ukraine️ #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war #news #Moscow #USA #UK #Germany #Poland #France #Finland #GOP #Politics #USA #Trump #MAGA #Republicans

https://youtube.com/watch?v=WX00QkvK-mQ&si=OKsv3Mti1iTUA8Rn

Scientist
1 day ago

Breaking #News!

Due to the extreme sociopolarisation caused by the neoliberal politicians that try to divide us for "money & jobs", the politician's money & jobs that is, arguments about who should rescue a sheep, has almost put the #UK on a war footing

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4: The Now Show - 10th November

Episode webpage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0gnqfm8

Media file: http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download/proto/http/vpid/p0gryrt8.mp3

#BBC #comedy
#satire of #politics & other stuff

Scientist
1 day ago

According to George Monbiot, you can not understand politics in the #UK, or indeed in any other country, unless you understand 'the pollution paradox. https://youtu.be/Zcn-LYa4fLE?si=HXlj-oZo8AhgLEbC

#money #politics #pollution #climate #science #NeoLiberalism

Aure Free Press
1 day ago

(He's talking about the MAGA Republican Mike Johnson, who is the House Speaker.)

The House of Representatives is responsible for signing the checks in the US Congress.

Germany should be ready to support Ukraine when aid from other countries ends, Scholz said
#AureFreePress #Ukraine️ #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war #news #Moscow #USA #UK #Germany #Poland #France #Finland

Scholz
BBC News
2 days ago

News at 3PM: The US has vetoed a UN resolution calling for a #ceasefire in #Gaza, where the situation is described as 'at breaking point' amid heavy fighting. In Dubai, the UN #climate summit enters its second week with discussions on ocean protection. #UK Prime Minister faces internal opposition over his Rwanda asylum plan. #Ukraine's First Lady warns the country is in 'mortal danger' without further aid. Taylor Swift's Eras tour sets a new record with earnings of $1.04 billion. #BBC #News

BBC News
Ben Tasker
2 days ago

New #Blog: #Amazon has an Honesty Problem

In which #AmazonUK (with the inadvertant help of #AmericanExpress) attempt to try and screw me out of nearly £500 after someone in Amazon's delivery chain stole our order

Note: I'd greatly appreciate it if people could boost the ever-living hell out of this one to try and stop the next victim from happening

https://www.bentasker.co.uk/posts/blog/opinion/amazon-parcel-contents-get-stolen-and-then-amazon-tries-to-keep-payment.html

#ParcelTheft #UK

BBC News
2 days ago

Good afternoon. It's 12PM, Saturday, 9th December. The headlines: The US has vetoed a UN resolution calling for a #ceasefire in #Gaza, where the situation is described as 'at breaking point' by the UN chief. In Dubai, the UN #climate summit enters its second week with discussions on ocean protection. #UK's Prime Minister confronts opposition over his Rwanda asylum proposal. #BBC #News

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BBC News
3 days ago

Good evening. It's 9PM, Friday, 8th December. The headlines: Shane MacGowan's funeral is being held in Co. Tipperary, with notable figures like Bono in attendance. The US urges #Israel to reduce civilian casualties amid ongoing #Gaza conflict. The #UK has increased its Rwanda asylum deal funding by £100m. The UN reaffirms its commitment to aid Gaza, as heavy fighting persists. Saudi Arabia rejects 'sportswashing' accusations. #BBC #News

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Andreas
3 days ago

Only a week or so left for our exciting #AI jobs at the heart of the #UK government! If you're an engineer with a passion for #MachineLearning, #DataScience, #CivicTech, and #AIForGood, come work on some really important problems with some really wonderful people!

https://ai.gov.uk/join/

BBC News
3 days ago

News at 6PM: Shane MacGowan's funeral is being held in Co. Tipperary, with the Irish President expected to attend. In #Gaza, despite ongoing heavy fighting, communities are uniting as the UN struggles with a non-functioning humanitarian operation. New criminal charges have been filed against Hunter #Biden. Chanel has transformed a Manchester street into a catwalk. The #UK government's veto on Scottish gender reforms was deemed lawful by a court. #HunterBiden #BBC #News

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Peter Nimmo
3 days ago

The very next day, #Sunak's #UK government used a #court to undo a decision of the #ScottishParliament
#gender
#migration
#Scotland
#devolution
#lgbtq

Tweet:
UK Prime Minister @10DowningStreet

We are a reasonable country, but our patience has now run out.
Our Parliament is sovereign, and it should be able to make decisions that cannot be undone in our courts.
That's what this emergency legislation delivers.
Graham Cluley
3 days ago

UK and US expose Russian hacking plot intended to influence UK's 2019 elections and spread disinformation.

Read more in my article on the Bitdefender blog:

https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/uk-and-us-expose-russian-hacking-plot-intended-to-influence-uks-2019-elections-and-spread-disinformation/

#cybersecurity #databreach #russia #uk #hacking #disinformation #phishing

Voting ballot and UK Houses of Parliament
BBC News
3 days ago

Good afternoon. It's 12PM, Friday, 8th December. The headlines: The Duke of Sussex proceeds with his libel case. Austria's former Foreign Minister has relocated to #Russia. Scientists warn that 2023 could be the hottest year on record. The #UK government agrees to pay an additional £100 million for the #Rwanda asylum deal. Saudi Arabia's minister refutes accusations of 'sportswashing'. The COP28 president calls on global leaders to take decisive #climate action. #BBC #News

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European News 🇪🇺
3 days ago

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 653

UK foreign secretary urges US Senate to back more aid for Ukraine; Emmanuel Macron meets Hungarian PM in bid to break EU accession talks deadlock

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/08/russia-ukraine-war-at-a-glance-what-we-know-on-day-653

#News #EuropeanNews #Europe #EU #EuropeanUnion #US #UnitedStates #Ukraine #Russia #Hungary #UK #UnitedKingdom #France #Macron #EmmanuelMacron #RussianInvasion #UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar

BBC News
3 days ago

News at 6AM: In Washington, the battle for #Ukraine aid persists, with President Zelensky advocating for support as their offensive stalls. Nearly two million people are displaced in #Gaza amidst heavy fighting, and aid agencies warn of a humanitarian crisis. At COP28, former BP boss discusses #climate talks as children worldwide call for urgent action. In #UK news, the government faces internal division over the #Rwanda migration law and pays an additional £100 million to Rwanda this year.

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Ergative Absolutive
3 days ago

Good evening, Mastodon! I have an experiment that I'd like your input on. It should only take about 10 minutes. All you need to do is read some sentence prompts and choose the best verb from four options. It is exactly as simple and straightforward as it looks.

Native English speakers based in the UK only, please!

Boosts very welcome if you don't qualify yourself!

https://research.sc/participant/login/dynamic/EFB19FC7-8893-4B96-80A0-334C213493DA

#linguistics #experiment #psycholinguistics #UK #England #Scotland

HistoPol
3 days ago

@MichaelEMann @newscientist

(4/n)

...effect,” says #TimLenton at the #UniversityOfExeter in the #UK, the report’s lead author. “But also 👉these tipping points in the Earth system could, in turn, trigger damaging tipping points in societies,👈 things like food security crises, mass displacement [#ClimateRefugees] and conflicts. Stopping these threats is possible, but it’s going to require urgent global action.”

"...the five major tipping points we are near to crossing are: ...

Aure Free Press
4 days ago

Meanwhile, MAGA Republicans are doing everything possible to block all Ukraine aid to appease Donald Trump and his handler Vladimir Putin!

Aid to Ukraine has fallen to a historic low, — Kiel Institute of World Economy

Between August and October 2023, the total value of new packages is estimated at just €2.11 billion, the lowest amount since January 2022.
#AureFreePress #Ukraine️ #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war #news #Moscow #USA #UK #Germany #Poland #France #Finland

Ukraine aid graph
Eric's Risk Assessment
4 days ago

In the Täglichnichtüberraschendescheiße department...

Its both amazing and par for the course that #UK is running a #CovidInquiry while simultaneously delaying (aka suppressing) #ONS #pandemic reporting, presumably because it is too scary.

ArtBear on Mastodon
4 days ago

Remember when

-UK #PM #BorisJohnson was too busy divorcing the wife with cancer, in order to marry the latest pregnant mistress, to actually bother going to any pandemic emergency COBRA meetings-

& lots of #UK died.

#CovidInquiry #Pandemic #Conservatives #Tories #DeathRate #Covid19 #Covid

Increases, and decreases, to population wide all cause mortality as governments reacted to the beginning of the pandemic.
Liam
4 days ago

I genuinely cannot believe this is real, but it is. #UK #Politics

Prof Prachi Srivastava
4 days ago

Worth the watch. A small look into his orientation and his social justice work in the UK.

'I am not de problem': Benjamin Zephaniah on modern racism - Newsnight

Exactly 50 years after the introduction of the Race Relations Act, Benjamin Zephaniah looks at whether racism in the UK has diminished, or just evolved.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXDxMH2EUTY

#Colonialism #Racism #UK #Zephaniah

Mina Hanse
4 days ago

The dynamics of support to Ukraine have slowed. Newly committed aid has reached a new low between August to October 2023—an almost 90 percent drop compared to the same period in 2022. Ukraine now increasingly relies on a core group of donors such as the US, #Germany, and the #Nordic and Eastern European countries that continue to pledge and deliver both financial aid and important weaponry, such as F-16 fighter jets.

https://www.ifw-kiel.de/publications/news/ukraine-support-tracker-new-aid-drops-to-lowest-level-since-january-2022/

#Ukraine #Russia #US #UK #NATO #EU

Matt 🌻
4 days ago

How many governments in the world are happy to brag about being able to ignore any domestic or international law, including the Human Rights Act?

Add United Kingdom 🇬🇧 to that list.

#UnitedKingdom #UK #UKPol #Politics #RishiSunak #HumanRightsAct #Law #InternationalLaw

The UK Prime Minister standing at a podium which reads “stop the boats” and flanked by two union jacks. On the screen, the text reads “stop the boats” and also “government introduces toughest anti-illegal immigration law ever”
Laffy
4 days ago

#UK accuses #Russia of hacking campaign over several years targeting public figures including MPs and journalists —BBC

Kriszta Satori
4 days ago

#BBCNews - #Russia hacking: ' #FSB in years-long cyber attacks on #UK ', says government
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67647548

Delphi
4 days ago

If I could work out, in the blink of a eye, that #EatOuttoHelpOut was going to be a massive petrie dish for #Covid19 #transmission, why couldn't those supposedly qualified to run the #UK? It's time we stopped allowing unqualified #politicians, especially #PMs. Everyone else jumps through qualification & experience hoops to do the most basic of jobs BUT the country is led by utter incompetents. We'd be sacked if we didn't do a good #job. #Tories just get another job they aren't qualified for.