Dave Bawden

@postparks @insanegamerz911 @Pointluck1 @41762ppm @volcaholic1 @alexaamy The relief channel did its job. That was not the problem

@insanegamerz911 @Pointluck1 @41762ppm @volcaholic1 @alexaamy The river through the city center flooded badly in 1957, so the authorities channeled it through this area instead. Oops

This is truly terrifying, and is what happened in many underground garages in Valencia. The flooding arrived unbelievably quickly! 💔

@zoekennedy @insanegamerz911 @Pointluck1 @41762ppm @volcaholic1 @alexaamy The emergency warnings to our phones came at just after 8pm, 2 hours after some towns were inundated. However there was a red weather alert for the whole day and schools etc were closed for the day

@insanegamerz911 @Pointluck1 @41762ppm @volcaholic1 @alexaamy They didn’t send out a warning until late in the evening, better management would have reduced deaths

@insanegamerz911 @Pointluck1 @41762ppm @volcaholic1 @alexaamy The flood defences saved the city of Valencia

@MrMatthewTodd It is not random. It is a known meterological event here in Spain. But this one was worse and hit areas where the infrastructure was insufficient to cope with the volume of water. The next one, or the next one after that, will be worse still.

What happened in Valencia is not going to wake us up, is it. Scientists say it was powered by climate change. Radio presenters and commentators are ignoring that and lying to themselves that it's just a random event. Like the recent flooding in France, the insane flooding in Poland a month ago, the devastation of North Carolina a few weeks back, the record hot summer globally, the record hot year globally etc. We simply refuse to even seriously face climate change let alone act.

@BremainInSpain @ZoeJardiniere Agreed, but it is a pity that it is so difficult to obtain a visa allowing work, and that self-employment is so expensive. There is little possibility for small-scale enterprises eg hobbyists. Still a better life than in the UK though!

@ZoeJardiniere As migrants in Spain we are very lucky. Spain’s PM and the government have always used welcoming, supportive language towards us. Particularly after the Brexit referendum. So different to what fellow migrants in the UK have faced. Language really matters.

"We Spaniards are the children of migrants. We are not going to be the parents of xenophobia." Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez continues to school Europe's so-called centrist leaders in what kind of rhetoric a is needed to stand up to the far right.

@NickLovesSpain Ontinyent - our town.

What do you love most about the Valencian Community?✨🌊

Flooding is hitting >every continent in the world< hard. Can this be the moment, the majority gets it: If we don’t deal with this thing, it’s going to be the end of us. #ClimateBreakdown #Helene If YOU get it now, and want to be part of this huge wake-up call, please RT. Thanks!

@WriteEditPJ None

@Unspoken_Echoes 062

@NoContextHumans Pidcock winning the mountain bike race after an audacious move!

Best Olympics moment of 2024? 🤔

@morellifit Better food. More exercise (walking).

If you could guess the main thing that causes Europeans to be in better shape/healthier than Americans… What would it be?

@90sfootball ...and studs that had to be nailed into ankle length football boots!

We all remember playing with balls like this as a kid...

@campbellclaret Which side are you going on?

Pic 1 definitely needs a caption. Many thanks to Nick the NHS photographer for sending these pictures from yesterday official opening of new Highgate West mental health residential centre

@eoinyk English but living in Spain. Win win

Who is Europe supporting?

@musthaveitnow @BylineTimes Paying UK tax is not a criterion for being able to vote.

@BylineTimes Expats shouldn't be allowed to vote unless they pay UK tax and have an address here.

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@StanCollymore Cycling is odd to watch until you understand the team strategies and tactics, then it can be absorbing. I usually limit myself to watching the last 30km of a stage otherwise it is too much!

Really strange, I don't watch any other sport other than football, but I'll go out of my way to watch the Tour de France on telly 🤔 No idea why, don't even like cycling! Anyone else have a random sport they'll watch that they normally wouldn't?

@90sfootball Les Bradd

Who's your favourite striker of all time? ⚽️

@BlakMark55 @BylineTimes I live in the EU. I'm not voting how you imply. Is that OK?

@BylineTimes Outrageous. They left the country. They don’t pay taxes. Yet they vote. Tory trickery is unending.

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@Brian_Tibbels @acgrayling @AVCrabtree It took me about 50 years before I voted for a successful candidate too! Bring on PR! In the meantime I will play the system and vote tactically.

I've lived in Twickenham, Kensington, Ealing, Pinner & now Marlow #Beaconsfield when they were all Conservative constituencies. I've never been represented in the whole of my life due to the ridiculous FPTP system. This time I have found a solution. Good luck Anna. @AVCrabtree

@vivamjm @SimonCalder 100% agree, but my point is that in practice this has not been applied (yet)

@DBViolins @SimonCalder x.com/vivamjm/status…

Spain this summer? Staying with family/friends? You'll need a Carta de Invitación (takes several weeks and costs £70+). Financial resources: each UK visitor needs access to at least £862. Not “new rules”: existing requirements that we asked to apply to us. independent.co.uk/travel/news-an…