Deborah Sharp

The UK's war on nature continues: insurance company Direct Line in a bid to cut down a 100-year-old oak tree in Cowfold. Another insurance company, AXA UK in bid to cut live roots of two protected oaks in Horsham. When will this madness end? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Well Done Spain 🇪🇸. A ROOF TILE THAT’S GIVING LITTLE OWLS THEIR HOMES BACK In rural Spain, a clever design is helping thousands of nocturnal birds reclaim what modern construction quietly took away. The Little Owl once nested in old stone walls and traditional farmhouses. But as rural architecture modernized, those natural cavities disappeared — leaving these small hunters without shelter. So conservationists from the Grup de Naturalistes d’Osona and Grup de Natura Sterna designed something brilliant. They created the Teula Mussolera — a modified clay roof tile that doubles as a high-tech birdhouse. Here’s why it works: It looks exactly like traditional Spanish roofing — preserving the beauty of rural homes. Its internal tunnel is predator-proof and thermally stable, protecting chicks from heat and hunters. It allows owls to live alongside humans as villages expand. And here’s the smartest part… This isn’t charity. It’s partnership. The Little Owl is an elite natural pest controller — hunting thousands of insects and rodents every year. Farmers who install these tiles aren’t just helping wildlife… they’re recruiting a silent, feathered security team that reduces the need for chemical pesticides. Sometimes conservation isn’t about separating humans and nature. It’s about designing a way to thrive together.

Worked for a trust for a decade on zero hours. Not my choice but that was the option. Got one week notice of a 50% wage cut and that was it, goodbye! Never forget that the NHS sees doctors as totally expendable and immediately replaceable.*

Dr Elaine is the UK’s first deaf/blind doctor. She is under multiple specialists in London. She is on 24 hour LTOT. Her request to be pre-allocated to London was declined and was allocated Dorset. This is a catastrophic failure by the @UKFPO, who simply isn’t hated enough.

Police Scotland's asking people in Aberdeenshire to look out for PD Kilo - a 4-year-old drug detection dog who went missing on Monday in the Cairnie, Huntly area after a seizure. Officers say it's out of character for him to run off and ask anyone who spots him to get in touch.

EXCL: Home Office rejected appeal from foreign secretary Yvette Cooper that would have protected outstanding students in some of the world’s most dangerous countries from changes to UK’s immigration system. Shabana Mahmood turned down proposals from Foreign Office to maintain carve-out for Chevening scholars, a government-funded programme for “exceptional individuals” to study for a master’s degree at a UK university. theguardian.com/politics/2026/…

This is appalling. The Home Office rejected appeal from foreign secretary Yvette Cooper that would have protected outstanding students in some of the world’s most dangerous countries from changes to UK’s immigration system. Shabana Mahmood turned down proposals from Foreign Office to maintain carve-out for Chevening scholars, a government-funded programme for “exceptional individuals” to study for a master’s degree at a UK university. theguardian.com/politics/2026/…

Jacqui Smith A few days ago, Shabana Mahmood suddenly stopped student visas for Afghan women and girls. Yet here at the UN you speak about supporting Afghan women. This is not fair. If the UK truly stands with Afghan women and girls, these student visas should be restored so they can continue their education and live in safety. Only then will these words of support truly mean something. #LetAfghanGirlsLearn #EndGenderApartheid

"Britain has decided that the girl who fought the Taliban’s agenda, who learned English in secret, who turned down a forced marriage, who won her place, is an asylum risk. Her name is Bahar. She is 18 years old. She did everything we asked of her."

BREAKING: Israel is dropping white phosphorus bombs on civilian homes in South Lebanon. A chemical weapon that burns through human flesh to the bone — used against civilians. This is a war crime. And yet, the international community doesn’t even blink.

Relying on drugs to stop obesity would be 'societal failure', says ⁦@CMO_England⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Should we do the same in the UK to avoid pet stress and wildlife stress?

Students from #Sudan, through no fault of their own, are now banned from the UK. This while @YvetteCooperMP our Foreign Secretry says she is campaigning for girls and women in Sudan and an end to the war. It's a cruel policy that will harm Sudan's best and brightest.

How are these changes being funded eh? Blindly supporting a government imposed contract that makes almost zero increase to GP resources to enact it and telling patients they should expect it is utterly devoid of reality and sets patients up for a fail.

Hi SubwayUK. I have just been refused service and asked to leave your store in Wokingham because I had my guide dog with me. @SubwayUK @gdcampaigns @guidedogs

We have been told that Gaza’s borders are closed indefinitely. If they stay closed, @wckitchen will run out of food this week. We are cooking 1M hot meals every day. We need food deliveries every single day to feed hungry families who are not part of this war. All the NGOs in Gaza need more food, medicine, medical equipment, fuel, tents, personal care every day. We cannot wait...let the humanitarian trucks go through today! #ChefsForGaza

The ‘murky’ world of GP finance This is an example of a 10,000 Patient practice The average patient will have 7 GP practice appts/year, 1 A&E attendance every 3 years, 2 hospital appts/year £169/patient/year goes GP £3079 goes to hospitals £40pa would solve GP crisis

@MrAndrewCotter Good to see you all well and enjoying the weather @MrAndrewCotter

And yes, I know the rules. Sporting post = Olive / Mabel update. So here they are, getting on but still doing their thing. Whatever that might be.

It's a Saturday in the NHS. My take home pay for my long day today as a PGY4 doctor is less than any of the nurses or PTs. No criticism of them, they deserve every penny and more. But as the only doctor in the hospital, the discrepancy in pay is wild

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