Katrina Hoogendam

@thomasgodfreyuk @LizWebsterSBF Not Nigel??

NEW: British crypto businessman Christopher Harborne - who gave Nigel Farage a £5m gift - is suing Advance UK leader Ben Habib for defamation.

A restorative programme run by Ulster Wildlife is working hard to bring ancient woodlands back to life over the next 100 years. bbc.in/4uw9uoU

@kustardkid @RupertLowe10 And tbh..I know a fair few workshy brits who never contributed and get a full SP. 2 are cousins

@Tuttlebees @RupertLowe10 Rupert said to ban foreigners from claiming benefits NOT pensions. State Pension is not a benefit as you would have made years of contributions from your hard work.

Reports of significant benefit fraud from migrants. I have the answer. Ban foreigners from claiming benefits.

@kustardkid @RupertLowe10 It comes under the benefits budget..a massive chunk

This post is mainly to help other rescues, but I know a lot of you will be interested as well. This sweet boy is Merlin. Merlin self admitted, but aside from his scabby nose from a bit of ringworm, he appeared fine. But I knew by his behaviour that he was sick. Healthy hedgehogs don't self admit to a hospital pen. Especially boys at this time of year - they are out chasing girls.🥰 I tested his poo in the lodge, where he booked himself into an open pen, and it was clear. I admitted him into hospital where he stayed overnight and left me 6 lovely poo samples. Every single one was clear. And yet his behaviour, his aggitation, the way he dug the corners of the pen, even his smell, told me through years of experience that he was sick. So I started treatment anyway. And as his condition improved, as he became hydrated and nourished, and the first antiparasitic administered, just like magic the confirmation appeared! A diagnosis needs to be made on observed behaviour and history (either your own or of the finders); the poo sample is *confirmation of the diagnosis*. So a hedgehog making unhealthy breathing sounds but producing clear poo samples is still unhealthy. You can't always rely on a sick hedgehog to produce parasite larvae or eggs in their poo sample, for several reasons, but the main reason is: Parasites, like all living organisms, have to preserve energy in order to stay alive and thrive. So when they find themselves in a hostile environment - a host who has become starving and dehydrated - they reduce their energy expenditure by temporarily shutting down systems that are not neccessary for life, like reproduction. They stop laying eggs and go into a sort of stasis, until conditions become welcoming again. Also of course, parasites don't constantly churn out eggs. They have a reproduction cycle. So not every sample will contain eggs. It's so frustrating when people contact me saying they have been sent home with a hedgehog who is clearly in audible respiratory distress, because the poo sample the rescue took was clear. As for sweet Merlin - at first it was a trickle; his poo showed just a few parasites, so microscope samples had to be very carefully scrutinised. But very quickly it became apparent that this poor boy was in fact full of deadly fluke, lungworm, and roundworm. He's only on day 3 of his treatment, so is still very sick, but clever Merlin got himself the help he needed just in time.

@reformparty_uk Standard nurse hours are 37.5? So 5 hours a week means this one will only qualify for 2.5 hours? And tbh she woukd prob get double the hourly rate doing agency work…

Reform UK will scrap tax on overtime. NHS staff deserve to keep more of what they earn.

Just one day after ending "The Late Show" on CBS, Stephen Colbert returned to TV — to host a public access show with rocker Jack White in Monroe, Michigan. Appearances by Jeff Daniels, Eminem and Steve Buscemi.

A baby hippo only needs a couple of things to break the internet: a good story and a good amount of cuteness. Bumpy has both — in abundance. And the world is in desperate need. wapo.st/4tNyl6c

@NancyWindsorUK @DailyMail Cos the Mail told they would spin a yarn for him..?

@DailyMail You all want to believe Russia back Farage when it suits you but now you don’t want to believe they’ve targeted him, you can’t have it both ways!

My phone was hacked by Moscow, says Farage: 'Deeply concerned' Reform leader claims Russian spies leaked details of £5million gift that could lead to ban from Commons trib.al/2w20nK8

@DailyMail Did the DIly Mail feed him that line after the Makerfield debacle? Dear me...

‘I attended council meetings two years prior to being elected…” #politics

@ContraViral @LoftusSteve But if u r a family on UC and in work in said factory u lose your UC ...and OT is never guaranteed so lose UC for a week of OT ?

@LoftusSteve It’s not ‘rushed out garbage’. It’s a proper policy that rewards people who actually graft. If it helps working people in Makerfield, that’s a good thing, not a conspiracy.

Ahh it becomes more clear. Someone in Reform has data that the number of people that work overtime in Makerfield is high and this is rushed out garbage to try buy some votes. Now it makes sense.

@RobertJenrick And lose your family UC...

If you work at the Heinz factory near Wigan, do an hour and a half overtime every day, you’ll be *£1,000* a year better off. Reform will make work pay again.

@catcastletails @catswithnohope Oh my..such devastating news. Utterly heartbreaking for her OH and those who are close to her.

‼️Tammy update 21 May‼️ Posted with Nour’s approval. The message I never wanted to write. Tammy is still with us, but doctors have now confirmed that the extent of the complications and the damage to her body are irreversible and, heartbreakingly, not survivable. Right now, she is being kept alive by machines while Nour tries to process the unimaginable weight of this news and face decisions no one should ever have to make, whilst refusing to give up hope of a miracle. For now, her care continues as they take the time needed to navigate these devastating moments. I have not stopped crying since hearing the news. I put on my CWNH T-shirt tonight just to feel a little closer to her. I know many of you will have questions, but right now I ask that we collectively wrap our arms around Nour and send all our love to the indomitable spirit that is Tammy. I also know many people have been worried about the cats. When the time comes, Nour will continue caring for them as we face a world without Tammy in it. Please keep them both in your thoughts and prayers. @catswithnohope

@danny__kruger Wanting to do a Trump I guess….

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@JournoStephen So doing a Trump…

First genuinely radical policy Reform has proposed.

@Tush27J @Hepworthclare It’s all very odd…

Dr David Bull (shit). Have you seen this man? Was previously Chairman of Reform UK. Know for talking a whole lot of bullshit. He's very very quiet. #BBCBreakfast #r4today

@spicymutant @neso_energy @renewablesmiffy I gather Labour is proposing to decouple

@neso_energy @renewablesmiffy Yet we still pay ”maximum gas prices” for whatever we use, no matter how it is produced. Consumers are mugs.

Britain’s electricity system recorded its lowest ever transmission demand today: 12.62GW between 13:00–13:30. Sunny weather, high solar generation and the bank holiday weekend all contributed to the lower level seen on the network. ☀️ The system operated securely throughout.

@miranowhere @eric_hawkins9 Connected via Russian Federation App Store??

It's illegal to bring a plant into our country because it might upset the ecosystem but bringing in millions of people from the 3rd world is supposed to make it better.. right

@GedLikesCrypto @sturgess_steve Golly…learn something every day!

@Tuttlebees @sturgess_steve Nonsense, employers still have to play Class 1 Employers NI for pensioners.

Why is #bbclaurak going on about national insurance payments increasing youth employment? Employers do not pay NI for employees under 21.