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The UK Throws Away 1 Million Vapes Each Day, Causing Environmental Nightmare

Tick tock, drip drop... At 20:00 hrs on Wednesday 18 December 2024 the Malmanac weathervane reports 8.6C, 79% relative humidity, pressure steady 999mb. No rainfall. Calm.

"It absolutely took off: five UK biodiversity success stories"

You wish you kinda missed this..

3 men from United Kingdom charged in beating death of Ontario restaurant owner

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Russian aggression acute challenge for NATO, UK Healey (more)

A shake-up in Ukraines drone buying alarms corruption watchdogs (more)

Taxpayers cant afford Waspi compensation, says Keir Starmer

Sweden 'does not exclude' more direct physical presence in Ukraine to bolster defense (more)

EU does not expect real Russian invasion ceasefire talks in near future, EU official says (more)

Southport stabbings: Axel Rudakubana denies murdering girls

Energy ministers of Ukraine, U.S. discuss countering Russian energy terror (more)

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Elon Musk finanziert Rechtspopulisten: Ein neues Tief fr den Tech-Milliardr
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"Musk und Farage: Eine toxische Allianz"
"Ein Milliardr kauft sich eine politische Bhne"
".. wer braucht schon ein weiteres Land, das sich von milliardenschweren Egomanen kaufen lsst"

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18/12/2024 - Wet and windy night ahead - Evening Weather Forecast UK Met Office Weather

Really poor image of a peregrine falcon on Wymondham Abbey earlier today. Squint and you may see it

Your cars are literally driving us mad.
The LAST thing Governments want to do is acknowledge the massive effect air pollution has on the Nation's health....

My Cup Runneth Over

Xanthoria parietina
Golden Shield Lichen

Probably

Readers of The Guardian website - you might be interested to learn that the ad-blocker "uBlock Origin" can hide elements based on the text they contain.

This means it's just one line to hide Adrian Chiles' posts:

www.theguardian.com#>div:has-text(/Adrian Chiles/)

UK Defense Minister: training of AFU soldiers to continue regardless of possible ceasefire (more)

President Zelensky arrives in Brussels to attend EU summit (more)

Only Ukrainians to decide when to start ceasefire talks UK Defense Minister (more)

"The world must not succumb to the Kremlin's bluff. Peace can and will be secured through strength, for strength remains the only language that the aggressor comprehends," says Permanent Representative of Ukraine at the UN Serhiy Kyslytsia (VIDEO)

Happy to see Grace Dent taking on Celebrity Masterchef, praying she doesn't comeout all TERF-y in time. The only main reasons I still read the Gruinard are the food critics (her and Jay Rayner, who I think may be departing to the FT) and chess - Leonard Barden is amazing, and 95 now (!) Also Rachel Roddy is cracking for authentic Italian food recipes

Hoping Sonia Sodha disappears with the Tortoise acquisition of the Observer. She has ruined many Sundays with her transphobic nonsense and I figured she wants a move the Torygraph (a crowded market of bile) or the Spectator

Wonder why they forecast at all

I wonder that in the as well.

They blamed the "there's no coming" of 1987 on a lack of investment. There's been masses since, but I reckon there are just as many major gaffs in forecasts these days as there were then.

The Xmas No 1, as purchased by Jeff "Trump Inaugural fund" Bezos

C'mon peasants, give your coins to the rich man, he deserves it more than you...

News at 6PM: The Parliament debates the Chagos Islands' sovereignty transfer to Mauritius. In , the future post-Assad era is mired in uncertainty as the UN expresses alarm over military intensification. Mayotte may see a significant death toll, and 's social media censorship faces scrutiny. A student is found guilty of murder on Bournemouth beach a Southport stabbing suspect denies charges. arrests an Uzbek national over a general's assassination.

Tate Modern's "Electric Dreams Art and Technology Before The Internet" exhibition has some fascinating pieces like Variable LIght Scheme (1964) by Grazia Varisco.

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An interesting article from House of Commons Library on the proposed restructuring of councils in England.

Teen driver who killed friends after inhaling laughing gas at the wheel jailed

Shmyhal discusses Ukraines defense needs with Australian FM (more)

Russia launches massive disinfo effort to undermine support for Ukraine (more)

Unexploded Russian ordnance stemming from their illegal invasion has killed 16 children, wounded 88 others (more)

Kremlin has sent 100,000 more invaders to fight in Ukraine this year - Gen. Syrskyi (more)

President Zelensky says he has repeatedly asked the US for license to produce Patriot (more)

Power grids damaged in Zolochiv community in Kharkiv region as result of massive Russian terror strike (more)

Creatives need to look at this and respond to the consultation.

The government seems to be contemplating the worst 'solution'.

Scottish Government to stop using WhatsApp in spring 2025

Ministers and staff to be barred from using informal messaging apps following review