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Amount a pensioner receives in the UK is the lowest in Europe, just 2/3rds of France and barely 50% of Italy who are considered a 'poorer' country.
Why is our pension 'unaffordable' when it is so low, and where is all our money actually going?
Why is our pension 'unaffordable' when it is so low, and where is all our money actually going?
September 16, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Amount a pensioner receives in the UK is the lowest in Europe, just 2/3rds of France and barely 50% of Italy who are considered a 'poorer' country.
Why is our pension 'unaffordable' when it is so low, and where is all our money actually going?
Why is our pension 'unaffordable' when it is so low, and where is all our money actually going?
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Complaints to watchdog about England water firms jump 84%, up from 8,235 to 15,115.
Complaints about bills, affordability, services.
Millions suffer in silence but don't formally complain.
Sewage dumped, leaks everywhere, customers fleeced, shareholders and execs rewarded.
Complaints about bills, affordability, services.
Millions suffer in silence but don't formally complain.
Sewage dumped, leaks everywhere, customers fleeced, shareholders and execs rewarded.
Complaints to watchdog about water firms jump 84%
Many complaints were about affordability, after customers saw steep hikes to bills.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 16, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Complaints to watchdog about England water firms jump 84%, up from 8,235 to 15,115.
Complaints about bills, affordability, services.
Millions suffer in silence but don't formally complain.
Sewage dumped, leaks everywhere, customers fleeced, shareholders and execs rewarded.
Complaints about bills, affordability, services.
Millions suffer in silence but don't formally complain.
Sewage dumped, leaks everywhere, customers fleeced, shareholders and execs rewarded.
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Riddle me this. If somebody donates £36 million to a political party and £5 million to its leader, how is the £5 million not political? Asking for a parliamentary standards commissioner.
September 12, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Riddle me this. If somebody donates £36 million to a political party and £5 million to its leader, how is the £5 million not political? Asking for a parliamentary standards commissioner.
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Some folks are more likely to share official sources, so here is one.
I hope she is found okay.
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
I hope she is found okay.
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
Urgent police appeal to find missing girl with links to Manchester
Amelia was last seen on Thursday night, September 10
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
September 12, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Some folks are more likely to share official sources, so here is one.
I hope she is found okay.
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
I hope she is found okay.
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 25-year-old Argentinian biologist Pilar Ferrer has developed an injectable gel that helps repair damaged heart tissue after a heart attack
September 11, 2026 at 2:44 PM
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 25-year-old Argentinian biologist Pilar Ferrer has developed an injectable gel that helps repair damaged heart tissue after a heart attack
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Been trying v hard not to cry but this pushed me over the edge - I bet she’d be tickled pink ❤️❤️❤️
Buckingham Palace band playing 9 to 5 for Dolly Parton
August 26, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Been trying v hard not to cry but this pushed me over the edge - I bet she’d be tickled pink ❤️❤️❤️
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This could be huge, preventing hundreds of thousands of cases of heart disease and stroke.
Shingles vaccine linked to lower risk of heart attack and stroke, study finds
Researchers say benefits of two-dose Shingrix vaccine could be comparable to taking daily blood pressure medication
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2026 at 9:07 AM
This could be huge, preventing hundreds of thousands of cases of heart disease and stroke.
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Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library.
Here's what the charity does ⬇️
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Here's what the charity does ⬇️
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.
www.rollingstone.com
August 25, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library.
Here's what the charity does ⬇️
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Here's what the charity does ⬇️
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Dolly Parton's scientific, public health, and educational philanthropy was so significant that @nature.com is running a piece on the impact she had.
Dolly Parton dies aged 80 – researchers celebrate her contributions to science
The country singer was an advocate for vaccines, public health, literacy and marginalized communities.
www.nature.com
August 26, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Dolly Parton's scientific, public health, and educational philanthropy was so significant that @nature.com is running a piece on the impact she had.
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"North Gibraltar" 😉
July 20, 2026 at 5:23 PM
"North Gibraltar" 😉
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Reform has threatened to “investigate” Phillip Rycroft, the man behind the government’s review of foreign financial interference in British politics.
Now why would Farage want to do that…
🤔🤔🤔
Now why would Farage want to do that…
🤔🤔🤔
Farage’s foreign web: Full dossier
🔴 From Moscow to Mar-a-Lago...
open.substack.com
July 12, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Reform has threatened to “investigate” Phillip Rycroft, the man behind the government’s review of foreign financial interference in British politics.
Now why would Farage want to do that…
🤔🤔🤔
Now why would Farage want to do that…
🤔🤔🤔
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Severe Weather Near Hamburg—Giant Hailstones Destroy Cars
https://www.mopo.de/hamburg/unwetter-bei-hamburg-riesige-hagelkoerner-zerstoeren-autos/4880998
more #Hamburg #news at: https://hamburgnews.observer
https://www.mopo.de/hamburg/unwetter-bei-hamburg-riesige-hagelkoerner-zerstoeren-autos/4880998
more #Hamburg #news at: https://hamburgnews.observer
July 13, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Severe Weather Near Hamburg—Giant Hailstones Destroy Cars
https://www.mopo.de/hamburg/unwetter-bei-hamburg-riesige-hagelkoerner-zerstoeren-autos/4880998
more #Hamburg #news at: https://hamburgnews.observer
https://www.mopo.de/hamburg/unwetter-bei-hamburg-riesige-hagelkoerner-zerstoeren-autos/4880998
more #Hamburg #news at: https://hamburgnews.observer
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Ford has rehired hundreds of senior engineers after replacing them with AI backfired and has cost the company billions of dollars.
AI adoption is blamed for Ford being the most recalled automaker in the U.S. with 51 recalls covering over 11 million vehicles in the first half of 2026 alone.
AI adoption is blamed for Ford being the most recalled automaker in the U.S. with 51 recalls covering over 11 million vehicles in the first half of 2026 alone.
June 28, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Ford has rehired hundreds of senior engineers after replacing them with AI backfired and has cost the company billions of dollars.
AI adoption is blamed for Ford being the most recalled automaker in the U.S. with 51 recalls covering over 11 million vehicles in the first half of 2026 alone.
AI adoption is blamed for Ford being the most recalled automaker in the U.S. with 51 recalls covering over 11 million vehicles in the first half of 2026 alone.
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#Notts County History on X:
A Real piece of Football History!
140 years old today 🖤🤍
July 6th 1886
E Browne Esq
Notts County fc
Dear Sir,
In reply to yours the dates you mention will suit us very well.
Oct 16 at Nottingham
Nov 27 “ Sheffield
Yours truly
WW Liddell
Hon. Sec. SFC
A Real piece of Football History!
140 years old today 🖤🤍
July 6th 1886
E Browne Esq
Notts County fc
Dear Sir,
In reply to yours the dates you mention will suit us very well.
Oct 16 at Nottingham
Nov 27 “ Sheffield
Yours truly
WW Liddell
Hon. Sec. SFC
July 6, 2026 at 3:39 PM
#Notts County History on X:
A Real piece of Football History!
140 years old today 🖤🤍
July 6th 1886
E Browne Esq
Notts County fc
Dear Sir,
In reply to yours the dates you mention will suit us very well.
Oct 16 at Nottingham
Nov 27 “ Sheffield
Yours truly
WW Liddell
Hon. Sec. SFC
A Real piece of Football History!
140 years old today 🖤🤍
July 6th 1886
E Browne Esq
Notts County fc
Dear Sir,
In reply to yours the dates you mention will suit us very well.
Oct 16 at Nottingham
Nov 27 “ Sheffield
Yours truly
WW Liddell
Hon. Sec. SFC
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A rescued swan 🦢 hugging the vet who saved its life, the sweetest thank you ever.💞
July 6, 2026 at 3:25 PM
A rescued swan 🦢 hugging the vet who saved its life, the sweetest thank you ever.💞
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Forgot to post the finished #mural on the Sutton Bridge, dedicated to John Morris. #Art #Train #Shrewsbury it certainly improves the bridge area 😍 #beautiful. By Richard Keay a local #artist the "Clun Castle" #SteamTrain
July 5, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Forgot to post the finished #mural on the Sutton Bridge, dedicated to John Morris. #Art #Train #Shrewsbury it certainly improves the bridge area 😍 #beautiful. By Richard Keay a local #artist the "Clun Castle" #SteamTrain
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It appears that Farage may be corrupt. Who could have guessed?
Farage is totally corruptible
He must be sacked as MP to never return in any form !!!
He must be sacked as MP to never return in any form !!!
July 1, 2026 at 9:56 AM
It appears that Farage may be corrupt. Who could have guessed?
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It can take many leaders years to grow into the statesman you became in just two years.
European and Ukrainian security is stronger because of you.
Thank you, dear Keir.
European and Ukrainian security is stronger because of you.
Thank you, dear Keir.
June 22, 2026 at 8:52 AM
It can take many leaders years to grow into the statesman you became in just two years.
European and Ukrainian security is stronger because of you.
Thank you, dear Keir.
European and Ukrainian security is stronger because of you.
Thank you, dear Keir.
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Curse of private equity
For quick profits it destroyed:
Monarch Airlines
The Original Factory Shop
Payless Shoes
Poundworld
Silentnight
Southern Cross
Thomas Cook
TM Lewin
Toys R Us.
PE uses excessive debt, tax abuse, financial engineering, opacity to devour. Town centers became economic deserts
For quick profits it destroyed:
Monarch Airlines
The Original Factory Shop
Payless Shoes
Poundworld
Silentnight
Southern Cross
Thomas Cook
TM Lewin
Toys R Us.
PE uses excessive debt, tax abuse, financial engineering, opacity to devour. Town centers became economic deserts
The finance curse is devouring the UK
Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Th...
leftfootforward.org
June 20, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Curse of private equity
For quick profits it destroyed:
Monarch Airlines
The Original Factory Shop
Payless Shoes
Poundworld
Silentnight
Southern Cross
Thomas Cook
TM Lewin
Toys R Us.
PE uses excessive debt, tax abuse, financial engineering, opacity to devour. Town centers became economic deserts
For quick profits it destroyed:
Monarch Airlines
The Original Factory Shop
Payless Shoes
Poundworld
Silentnight
Southern Cross
Thomas Cook
TM Lewin
Toys R Us.
PE uses excessive debt, tax abuse, financial engineering, opacity to devour. Town centers became economic deserts
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Nightmare for a friend of mine in London.
Please share.
Please share.
June 16, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Nightmare for a friend of mine in London.
Please share.
Please share.