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The very first stretch of river in Wales to be designated as bathing water. The very first bit of formal advice following the first water quality testing? DO NOT SWIM!

BREAKING: Public advised not to swim at the Warren, near Hay-on-Wye, due to high levels of bacteria. On first river site in Wales to get bathing status. Levels of Enterococci & E.Coli were more than 5 times and 7 times the safe limit. More: friendsoftheriverwye.org.uk/news/wye-bathi…

FriendsUpperWye's tweet image. BREAKING: Public advised not to swim at the Warren, near Hay-on-Wye, due to high levels of bacteria. On first river site in Wales to get bathing status.

Levels of Enterococci & E.Coli were more than 5 times and 7 times the safe limit.

More: friendsoftheriverwye.org.uk/news/wye-bathi…


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Rwanda’s ‘pitiless dictator’ could win every vote after banning six opposition candidates bit.ly/3y5Xges the same Rwanda which UK law deems a safe country “Every decision-maker must conclusively treat the Republic of Rwanda as a safe country” (Safety of Rwanda Act 2024)

paullewismoney's tweet image. Rwanda’s ‘pitiless dictator’ could win every vote after banning six opposition candidates bit.ly/3y5Xges the same Rwanda which UK law deems a safe country “Every decision-maker must conclusively treat the Republic of Rwanda as a safe country” (Safety of Rwanda Act 2024)

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David Lammy's visit to Israel was a stupid mistake and Palestinians tell me they see the foreign secretary's handshake with bloodstained Benjamin Netanyahu as showing zero respect for 38,000 killed in Gaza. My report from Jerusalem for Middle East Eye: middleeasteye.net/opinion/labour…


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UK could be the first Islamic state to have nuclear weapons, says Trump’s vice presidential running mate JDVance, to applause rather than laughter.

Donald Trump's new running mate JD Vance says the UK may now be “the first truly Islamist country to get a nuclear weapon... since Labour took over"



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Farage wanting a second referendum (on electoral reform) is, I confess, one of the very few examples of his epic dishonesty & devotion to double standards that I didn't predict...


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YouGov survey in June 2019 of Conservative Party Members found that 54% wanted Brexit, even if it meant the destruction of the Conservative Party! It’s what they voted for!

julesmchamish's tweet image. YouGov survey in June 2019 of Conservative Party Members found that 54% wanted Brexit, even if it meant the destruction of the Conservative Party!

It’s what they voted for!

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On what possible planet does Nadine Dorries have anything sane to say about politics? You might as well book her to commentate on the football. The BBC's failure to understand that extraordinary political debasement calls for extraordinary journalism continues. I presume Robbie…

“[When we’ve had] two PMs who’ve not been elected by the people, [the public] will get very angry about that” Former cabinet minister Nadine Dorries says the Conservative party is down in the polls partly because MPs removed Boris Johnson #BBCLauraK bbc.in/4enPWLG



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James Cleverly fired an Immigration Inspector because he revealed that they do not check Private Jets and have given out thousands of Visa’s to Care Homes that don’t exist and nobody checked. Of course the Media has ignored this revelation, let’s do their job for them.

BladeoftheS's tweet image. James Cleverly fired an Immigration Inspector because he revealed that they do not check Private Jets and have given out thousands of Visa’s to Care Homes that don’t exist and nobody checked.

Of course the Media has ignored this revelation, let’s do their job for them.

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So, in just 50 years, between 1830 to 1880, the U.S. slaughtered 40 million bison. It was to subjugate the plains Natives who relied on them for food, clothing and shelter. Should this heartbreaking historical FACT be taught public schools? 💔

LakotaMan1's tweet image. So, in just 50 years, between 1830 to 1880, the U.S. slaughtered 40 million bison. 

It was to subjugate the plains Natives who relied on them for food, clothing and shelter. 

Should this heartbreaking historical FACT be taught public schools? 💔

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The @EnvAgency is refusing to release their directors Register of Interests, what financial dealings they have, what investments they made, where those investments are, who with and on and on... Wonder why?

The @EnvAgency is still captured - still hiding Directors' conflicting financial interests - if the not-so-new CEO and Chair don't get a grip very soon, this will end in a Post Office style scandal with them sharing the blame. The window of credible deniability is closing fast.



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He'll qualify for a Coutts account soon.

The @EnvAgency is still captured - still hiding Directors' conflicting financial interests - if the not-so-new CEO and Chair don't get a grip very soon, this will end in a Post Office style scandal with them sharing the blame. The window of credible deniability is closing fast.



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Thread of photographers who patiently waited to capture the shot of a lifetime 🧵 1. Leonardo Sens (3 years)

JamesLucasIT's tweet image. Thread of photographers who patiently waited to capture the shot of a lifetime 🧵

1. Leonardo Sens (3 years)

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"Tories Handed England an Awful Sewage Problem." And one of the chief architects of that wonton, blatant decimation? Liz Truss, SoS for the environment, dogma driven by idiocy and incompetence. There should be prosecutions, misconduct public office bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

bloomberg.com

Tories Handed England an Awful Sewage Problem

A lack of funding for environmental protection has wreaked havoc on the country’s waterways.


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💩 752 hours 💩 of continuously discharged untreated 💩 and still going right now into the Winterbourne Stream, which flows into the Lambourn, which flows into the Kennet. In case you thought the 💩 has gone away. @thameswater

ARKennet's tweet image. 💩  752 hours 💩 of continuously discharged untreated 💩 and still going right now into the Winterbourne Stream, which flows into the Lambourn, which flows into the Kennet.
In case you thought the 💩 has gone away.
@thameswater

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You start out filming fish and then it all changes. 👇

Last few weeks have seen me filming a lot pollution in Yorkshire rivers underwater. And twice i have been covered in sh1t, once up to me knees, the second fully covered. Thankfully it never actually touches me due to my equipment. I started filming in rivers to film fish not sh1t

UnderwaterMedia's tweet image. Last few weeks have seen me filming a lot pollution in Yorkshire rivers underwater. And twice i have been covered in sh1t, once up to me knees, the second fully covered. Thankfully it never actually touches me due to my equipment. I started filming in rivers to film fish not sh1t


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"On reflection it was a mistake - I apologise."

Longshanks1307's tweet image. "On reflection it was a mistake - I apologise."

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Not only did the Tory Rwanda plan utterly fail, at a cost of hundreds of millions of pounds, but they accepted 15 refugees from Rwanda in Q3, 2023 alone. That's right: they send ONE person to Rwanda, a volunteer with 3,000 quid in his pocket. And they took in 15 from Rwanda.

edwinhayward's tweet image. Not only did the Tory Rwanda plan utterly fail, at a cost of hundreds of millions of pounds, but they accepted 15 refugees from Rwanda in Q3, 2023 alone.

That's right: they send ONE person to Rwanda, a volunteer with 3,000 quid in his pocket. And they took in 15 from Rwanda.

Tony Newby reposted

This is Mr Big. He is a street dog who was very down on his luck when I got a message about him last night. He arrived in agony and totally broken but his future will be bright (1/6) 🧵

NiallHarbison's tweet image. This is Mr Big. He is a street dog who was very down on his luck when I got a message about him last night. 

He arrived in agony and totally broken but his future will be bright (1/6) 🧵

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