Tick tock, drip drop... At 20:00 hrs on Tuesday 4 February 2025 the Malmanac weathervane reports 7.9C (feels like 5.3C due to wind), 76% relative humidity, pressure rising fast 1016mb. 0.5mm rainfall so far today. Wind is blowing 4.7mph from WSW, gusting to 11.6mph.

folk can anyone help me identify the bird in this clip please I know the twittering are goldfinches, we have lots of them, but there is a repeated call I have been hearing a lot in the garden lately. Im guessing its one of the usual suspects but I dont recognise it and the Merlin app is also drawing a blank every time. Also please excuse the background noise, it was blowing a bit of a hoolie at the time.

Thank you

"UK adds 1.2 GW of solar in 2024"

"According to Peter Levell, deputy research director at the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), the evidence from increases under the last was that the was almost entirely passed on to .

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Hotel boss and security 'assault' climate activists at demo in London

Several peaceful protesters allege they were assaulted by the CEO and security of the Landmark Hotel, London on Tuesday 4 February. Thats the claim of members of a climate crisis activist group. It was during a demonstration against a private jets conference held at the venue.

Study: Climate impact of UK beef cattle could be reduced by 26%

Tribunal for Putin to be established under Council of Europe framework in 2025 European Pravda source (more)

Azerbaijan confirms Russian missile downed its passenger plane (more)

Russian war criminals attack civilian truck in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, killing one person (PHOTOS and more)

Ukraine tries Russian-appointed director of Askania-Nova biosphere reserve (more)

President Zelensky: If the US is not ready to accept us into NATO, give us nuclear weapons (more)

President Zelensky: At todays NSDC meeting, important reports were presented regarding financial transparency in the country. Recently, leadership changes were made in the Tax Service and Financial Monitoring Service, and there are already first (VIDEO and more)

Historic Shift As Baltic States Join European Power Grid (more)

President Zelensky: Ukraine preparing schedule of meetings with new US administration (more)

Yermak, Trump's adviser discuss battlefield situation, mobilization in Ukraine (more)

Shmyhal, EBRD president discuss strengthening Ukraine's energy resilience (PHOTOS and more)

President Zelensky says, If the process of joining NATO will be protracted, then give back Ukraines nuclear weapons (more)

Civilian killed in Russian invaders drone attack on Synelnykove district in Dnipropetrovsk region (PHOTOS and more)

President Zelensky: We must accelerate modernization of military aviation system (more)

Five camps for Foreign Invader POWs operating in Ukraine (more)

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Italy allocates over $2 million to strengthen Ukraine's energy system (more)

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Star of Channel 4 immigration show told Israeli Jews to go back to f***ing Europe

All the currently visible at sunset including Venus, Jupiter and Mars and also the Moon behind a small cloud

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Squirty umbrellas, big buttons and pineapple hats: My day at London's annual clown church service.

On the first February of every year, clowns across the world gather in London to honour Grimaldi, the father of the profession. Amber Louise Bryce joined the jesters for the day.

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NHS staff boasted of anti-whiteness, Streeting says in attack on DEI

One more Kingfisher photo

Deep Dive 04/02/2025 Why is the UK's weather changing Met Office weekly weather forecast UK

04/02/2025 Unsettled north, calmer south Evening Weather Forecast UK Met Office Weather

A couple more photos of the Kingfishers we encountered on Sunday's walk along the Grand Union Canal.

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Nightly Address of President Volodymyr Zelensky at the end of Day 1076 of Russias full-scale invasion of Ukraine Day 4002 of Russias invasion of Crimea (Feb 3) dubbed into English (UATV News VIDEO)

With the current situation in the , several of my former colleagues there are looking for a in , to do or in (or adjacent).
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Do you know a or lab looking to hire a postdoc in these fields Let me know and I'll pass it on to them!