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You couldn't make it up . . . and you don't have to as Southern Water spill potentially 1.2 million litres of untreated wastewater and sewerage into a river in the New Forest National Park @NewForestNPA @BBCSouthNews @EnvAgency @Ofwat @Feargal_Sharkey But don't worry because they are 'sorry' . So are the fish , damselflies , kingfishers and otters . . .

And there is no one in government to do a damned thing about any of it. Enjoy your weekend.

“You have trashed what last shred of credibility and sincerity you had, and it’s quite obvious you were prepared to sacrifice the environment at the altar of political gain.” thetimes.co.uk/article/michae…

Admiral Penny Mordaunt deleted this and she will hope that no-one remembers it. So make sure that they do. Because she definitely doesn’t support Rishi Sunak.

🚨We take another name into the streets on Sept 16th: #JavadRouhi His ‘crime’ was simply dancing about during the September protests (see second tweet below). During his imprisonment, he was subjected to all kinds of physical and psychological torture. Forced confessions, rape, beating, whipping, electric shocks and continuous abuse. His death today is not a shock but will resonate across the globe like the death of #MahsaAmini so remember his name. It could be the last straw that broke the camel’s back. #IranRevoIution #Sept16

We are glad to have worked with @DailyMirror on this story: another shocking example of the Government’s reckless wastefulness during and after the pandemic 🤯 mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/h…

Tories have made the RSPB apologise and threatened them with removing their charitable status Please share the RSPB truth TORIES ARE LIARS

She's just said she speaks for the British People I can assure her she doesn't speak for me! 😬

@mhdksafa I was in a line at Subway. A very nice black postal worker had stopped to eat lunch. She struggled to pay with a coupon that wasn't valid. I paid for her sandwich, and I could see how grateful she was. Do it again? Yes a thousand times, yes.

In a world where you can be anything, be kind.. 😊

12 Reasons Why Cities Need More Trees: 1. Temperature Control One large tree is equivalent to 10 air conditioning units, and the shade they provide can reduce street temperature by more than 30%. 2. Noise Reduction Trees can reduce loudness by up to 50%. In urban areas filled with the sound of cars, construction, sirens, aeroplanes, and music, trees are essentially the best way to block noise and keep cities — along with the homes and workplaces in them — quieter. 3. Air Purity Trees remove an astonishing amount of harmful pollutants and toxins from the air. In urban areas air quality is often disastrously bad — with severe consequences for our health. Trees make the air we breathe much cleaner. 4. Oxygen And, while absorbing all those pollutants, trees also put more oxygen back into the urban environment. Oxygen levels are significantly lower in cities compared to the countryside; trees help to solve that problem. 5. Water Management Trees do more than just shelter us and our buildings from rain — which is, in fact, extremely important. They also absorb huge quantities of water, reduce run-off, neutralise the severity of flooding, and make flooding more unlikely altogether. Not to forget that their roots absorb pollutants and prevent them from feeding back into a city's water supply. 6. Psychological Health Studies have proven what we instinctively know to be true: that human beings are significantly happier when surrounded by nature rather than sterile urban environments. Our emotions, behaviour, and thoughts are shaped by the places we spend time — and trees have a profoundly positive effect on our psychology. The consequential benefits of being happier and more peaceful — as individuals and as a society — are immense. 7. Physical Health Beyond all the other ways in which trees improve air quality and the urban environment, much to the benefit of our health, they also encourage people to go outside. Cycling, running, and walking are all more common in urban areas with plenty of trees. A knock-on effect of people spending more time outdoors is also social integration and stronger communities. 8. Privacy A simple point, but not inconsequential, is that trees provide privacy. 9. Economics The total economic benefit of urban trees is hard to calculate. There are costs, of course, including the repair of infrastructure damaged by roots and maintaining the trees themselves. But the total economic benefit — a consequence of everything else in this list and more — far outweighs the expenditure. Trees make cities wealthier. 10. Wildlife Trees are miniature cities all of their own, serving as a habitat for hundreds of different species, including birds and mammals and insects. 11. Light Pollution Trees don't only block the light shining down, therefore keeping us and our cities cooler — they also disrupt light shining up, from street lighting, cars, houses, and billboards. Skies are clearer in cities with more trees. 12. Aesthetics And, finally, trees are beautiful. They break up the potential monotony of urban environments — the sharp geometry, the greyscale roads and buildings, the endless rows of cars — with their trunks, boughs, canopies, and flowers. Just think: the gold and red of falling leaves in autumn, the white and pink blossom of spring, the vast green canopies of summer, and the branches lined with hoar-frost in winter. Every single tree is a myriad of intricacy and texture, of colour and scent, of dappled light on the pavement, mottled bark, knotted roots, of clustered leaves and delicate petals and stern boughs. Few streets would not be improved by the kaleidoscopic aesthetic delights of a tree, not to mention the many different species of tree, all over the world, whether willow, oak, lime, cherry, aspen, maple, birch, horse chestnut, dogwood, hornbeam, ash, sycamore... the list goes on. There are some drawbacks to urban trees, most of them context-specific, and they are not — of course — universally appropriate. But it seems fair to say that many cities would benefit from at least a few more trees here and there.

BREAKING "£8bn of Covid contracts still not declared and much information also hidden on other contracts" Shockingly this includes £2bn of our money given to PRIVATE HOSPITALS during the pandemic....hang on.... We know every single contract through VIP LANE was referred by a Tory most often to companies owned or linked to other Tories. We need a specific root and branch investigation on ALL OF THIS by the next non Tory govt. Money missing? Where has it gone and why is the information being hidden?

Tories are going to pollute our rivers even more, Only 14% declared "good" ecologically now Michael Gove! AND confirmed they'll force taxpayers to pay £140m bill for pollution caused by developers We're PAYING for more pollution! Loathsome DREGS of a govt theguardian.com/society/2023/a…

Hey Police & Suella Braverman, there is a criminal with stolen property here 👇 If you want to see Michelle Mone kicked out of the House of Lords and arrested until she pays the £232,000,000 she owes give this a RT.

Morality police attacks a woman not wearing hijab in a car. Watch her fight back despite getting punched in the face. To the undecided men: choose a side. And for the sake of humanity make interventions. This woman is all women of Iran. You’d do well to support them.

To understand why we’re all screaming & shouting about Iran you have to understand how western “democracies” have been shamefully complicit. To change this horrific narrative it’s vitally important for everyone to understand. It took the half German daughter of #JamshidSharmahd (kidnapped and awaiting execution in Iran right now) to smash it out the park so comprehensively. It’s 14 mins so watch or listen when you can even while doing something else. Absolutely fantastic from @GazelleSharmahd ⬇️

True story. To commemorate 40th anniversary of the horrific injustice done to the 10 Bahá’í women of Shiraz 18th of June 1983 @TinySpeck_ & I made this. Pippa Walton mirrors the last days of the life of Mona Mahmoudnizhad who was hanged aged 17. #OurStoryIsOne #GenderEquality

@ChrisGPackham It’s the entitlement that grates. They’ll think nothing of barging into a hotel, clutching their kill and barking orders at traumatised staff.

Jacob Rees-Mogg earned £6m in profit, then paid it to himself in a loan so he wouldn’t have to pay tax and he wouldn’t have to declare it to Parliament.

Does anyone know whether this is real? Are 10 year olds really being given sheets like this at school. Please no pile on. I just want to know whether it is real.