Pending correct ID from NWFG It looks like a layer of polystyrene - a white fungal growth growing like it's been daubed onto a rotting tree branch in the woods. Taken during a recent foray with .Number 1 for Free UK Wills
Warning sign to us all as UK butterfly numbers hit record low
Pending correct ID from NWFG - Coprinellus micaceus (Mica cap) A small brown mushroom, topped with tiny white mica-like flakes found in the woods. Taken during a recent foray with .U.S. Outlines Plan For Ukraine's Economic Recovery And Increased Investment, But Not Increased Military Aid (more)
Political Parties In Kosovo Seek Date For 2025 Election (more)
Russia used new 'distracting' drone type during recent attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says (more)
Time for change. Time for the uk government to listen.
From what Im seeing. The protest in London the violence and aggression was and is being instigated by the police. The uk public have the right to free speech and to protest now the police are arresting people.
Underground, above-ground bomb shelters: Shmyhal instructs that schools be prepared for offline education (more)
Harriss refusal to position herself on Ukraine allows American right-wing magazine Time to say there is a divide between Harris and President Zelensky (more)
Debris of Russian Shahed drones are still being found in Romania after Russian air raid attack (more)
President Zelensky would prefer if Russia was convinced to de-occupied voluntarily, rather than having to militarily liberate temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories, but this is hopeful wishing with military supplies choked off by allies (More)
This evening Friends of the Park hosted a tree walk and talk. I missed the very start because of work. It was about native trees, and I joined the group standing under this oak, which is one I tried to draw from a photo last year. It has lopsided branches. It shows not everything grows perfectly.
It's cooled down a lot this evening, I'm just in the garden now but probably only til about 8.30pm
Austrian Foreign Minister deems calls for Ukraine to cede its territory, after purposefully withholding supplies, unacceptable (more)
Russian oligarch whose Italian castle was confiscated at Ukraine's request named as Alexei Fedorychev (more)
Bulgaria extends support program for Ukrainian refugees until 2025 (more)
Ukraine preparing new security agreements with partner countries - President Zelensky (more)
Schallenberg says it is unacceptable to call for Ukraine to cede territories for the sake of placating western countries (more6
UK-specific. A toot by someone (I can't find it now) said that although they aren't on they are nonetheless poor as their only income is the state .
Apparently a little-known fact: the state pension *is* a welfare benefit.
The stats for total number of people on welfare benefits includes pensioners*. They are actually, by a long way, the largest group on benefits.
*The recent stats haven't had pensioner numbers added (yet), dunno why.
After the hideous attack in Southport, the far right spread misinformation and rioted. Who were the rioters, and what's the role of mainstream media outlets and politicians
Russian invaders conduct air strike on Velykyi Burluk in Kharkiv region, one civilian wounded (more)
More than 500 strikes in few months: Russians target civilians with drones in Kharkiv region (more)
It is an absolute disgrace that the far right is using the passing of 3 girls as an excuse to loot and riot.
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Labour DROPS tough Tory plan to stop people earning under 38,700 from bringing foreign spouses or partners to the UK
Pending correct ID from NWFG Off-white blobby fungal fruiting body growing on a fallen tree branch in the woods. Taken during a recent foray with .Pending correct ID from NWFG Black finger-like fungus with white & grey knobbles growing out of a rotting tree stump on the ground in the woods. Taken during a recent foray with .
At least 4 Olympic swimmers, including 2 Americans, test positive for COVID-19 but aren't sent home
Far Right RIOT In Southport After Hideous Attack - w/. Joe Mulhall
' special enquiry team to examine role of chief in email deletions
Exclusive: move on complaint by ex-PM , who accuses of cover-up in 2011
'First papers targeted me. Now there is evidence they falsely implicated me in a ''
'Labours apparent willingness to break free from that pressure was welcomed by campaigners such as Liz Emerson, director of the Intergenerational Foundation, who highlighted research by her organization which found three million over-65s are living in millionaire households, when housing and pension wealth are included.'
English Defence League could be proscribed as terror organisation, suggests Angela Rayner
'Labour dares to take on Britains boomers'
'...government would end universal winter fuel payments, axing a benefit to help with energy bills available to all regardless of income.'
'...a plan to build more houses by re-instituting top-down targets and freeing up gray belt land for construction. It's a move that could rankle well-off older voters who are already comfortably on the ladder.'
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President Zelensky: Last night alone, almost ninety Shahed drones were shot down. This is a serious result. I thank everyone for their precision: our mobile fire groups, fighter aircraft crews, anti-aircraft gunners, (VIDEO and more)
Underground Operators in the temporarily occupied territories managed to rescue two little girls with their mother from Russian invaders. It took almost 10 days to prepare the route and 5 days to travel. The children and their mother have now successfully reached the government-controlled territory of Ukraine. (PHOTOS)
Hello Friends of Ukraine: During the day yesterday you helped continue raising money for the salaries of journalists at Live: Ukraine. Thank you
We still have $1098 left to raise before the end of the July fundraising campaign, today. Live: Ukraine is an independent (LINKS and more)
A prisoner of war from the Azov brigade, Oleksandr Ishchenko, died in a Russian detention center, the Russian media outlet Mediaphone reported. The causes and circumstances of the death are currently unknown. (PHOTOS and more)
The night attack on Kyiv was the most massive for the capital in 2024. The air raid in the city lasted more than seven hours. Preliminarily, there were no casualties or damage. More than 30 drones were destroyed in the capital and (More)
Siberian Who Cut Off Wife's Nose, Ear Gets 5 1/2 Years In Prison (more)