Wellies

Just so everyone knows, light blue (azure) is the Italian colour “Azzurro”, which is the official colour of Italy in sports. So the Princess of Wales is paying tribute to Italy by wearing azure! 🩵🇮🇹

*fresh legislation to ban new North Sea oil/gas licences* lucky we’re not in an energy crisis or anything eh

Under Labour, NHS waiting lists are falling, ambulances are arriving faster, there are more GPs, and higher patient satisfaction. Lots done, lots to do. The Health Bill will boost the impact of our investment and modernisation: cutting bureaucracy to invest in patient care.

Starmer's authority is now crumbling. But even those most committed to a new Prime Minister should pause for thought about what it means for Britain in the world. For all his many, many domestic missteps, Keir Starmer has genuinely led on Ukraine, make tough calls with Trump and rebuilt relations with Europe by working intensely with President Macron and Chancellor Merz. Labour in government was shocked at how quickly it was swamped by foreign affairs from Gaza and Ukraine, to Trump and Iran. This isn't going to change. However Starmer's challengers have no foreign policy experience, no geopolitical worldviews, no foreign affairs teams and no experience in explaining our place in the world and its tumult to the public. But if they succeed that will be half their job. What's the plan for a geopolitical pivot to Europe? What's the strategy to deal with Trump and our fragmenting Western alliance as China's Axis of Authoritarians deepens? What's next for Britain's extensive diplomatic and security role when it comes to Ukraine? Who will be maintaining key connections to the White House? Changes at the top are often necessary. But they are delicate and not cost free internationally. In diplomacy so much is bound up in personal connections and trust built up over time. Building since 2016, these musical chairs at the top have now become so intense, with Prime Ministers lasting roughly two years and Foreign Secretaries now annuals, our allies and partners are frustrated. I've heard from European and Gulf leaderships first hand it is hardly worth investing diplomatically in a counterpart who's suddenly gone and thus hardly worth investing in Britain.

How people get into the pool as they age.

🇷🇺 Putin says Russia's nuclear and missile programs are advancing on every front, with no Western equivalent in sight. - The first Sarmat missile regiment, which Putin calls the most powerful missile system in the world, will be deployed by end of year - The Oreshnik system can be equipped with nuclear warheads - Work on the Poseidon underwater nuclear drone and the Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile is in its final stages - Putin says Russia was forced into this path after the U.S. withdrew from the ABM Treaty - Work to improve the Kinzhal hypersonic missile continues Poseidon, Burevestnik, Sarmat, Oreshnik, Kinzhal. Russia named its weapons better than anyone else in the business. Source: RIA

In South Korea, supermarkets often offer bananas at varying levels of ripeness so customers can eat them over several days and reduce food waste.