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🆘 from ~73 people in distress south of #Crete, #Greece! We informed @HCoastGuard & urged them to take action - with worsening weather conditions and wind with up to 22 knots speed, we emphasize the urgent distress of the group! Rescue is needed now!!⁩⁩⁩

@WildlifeTrusts @this_damselfly Are you on *another social media platform e.g. blue butterfly?

🌊 Water Policy Manager Ali Morse joined a powerful march through London last weekend, standing up for clean rivers, lakes, and seas. 💧 In her latest reflection, @this_damselfly shares the urgency of protecting our waterways for future generations. wildlifetrusts.org/blog/ali-morse…

Etymology of the day is 'on tenterhooks' (not 'tenderhooks'): tenters, once a common sight, are wooden frames on which freshly milled cloth is stretched so that it dries without shrinking. To be on tenterhooks is to be as tense and taut as the cloth itself.

The late, great Quincy Jones on Trump: “I used to hang out with him. He’s a crazy motherf***er. Limited mentally – a megalomaniac, narcissistic. I can’t stand him.” independent.co.uk/arts-entertain…

🎩 I take my hat off to @mattgreencomedy He absolutely nailed it with this one ⬇️ Please watch & share - it’s absolutely genius on so many levels.

I just haven't met you rosette #ASongOrMovieForVoting

#ASongOrMovieForVoting Living in a ballot box

Had a good meeting with @SteveReedMP earlier today . We discussed clean water and I gave him a plan to end the badger cull drafted after consultation with scientists and researchers . . . which makes sense on all levels , including economic #stopthecull

There are things you can do all year round to help bats, even in winter when they are hibernating: buff.ly/2HkKSuq . The lovely image below is from our 'Stars of the Night' leaflet which you can download for free here: buff.ly/40yR5f3

In Afghanistan, it has been 1,144 days since 1.4 million teenage girls were legally banned from attending school by the Taliban. #LetHerLearn

Another icon gone to the ancestors. RIP Sir bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

I went on the #MARCHFORCLEANWATER today @MarchforWater . . . and so did many more people who are sick of sewerage and agricultural pollution in our streams , rivers and seas . Here is what I said on behalf of the speechless . . .

This Sunday, thousands will #FloodTheStreets in London to speak up for the UK’s polluted rivers, lakes, & seas🌊 Will you be there? Let us know in the comments—and don’t forget to wear blue!💧 Can’t join in person? You can still make a difference: (1/2) wildlifetrusts.org/get-involved/c…

Saw city of Troy trending and got excited because I thought archaeologists had found the actual city of Troy. But it’s just a very nice horse.

Early morning walk at the Hellfire #autumncolors #sundayfun #GoodMorning

Private equity hovers over Thames Water. Hopes to profit from its collapse, grab land and other assets. Thames troubles began when private equity loaded it with debt, extracted dividends, hiked bills, neglected investment. news.sky.com/story/investme…

Earlier this morning Janey passed away in her sleep. Her family were with her. The love and support from all her friends and fans during this cancer journey brought her enormous joy. It has also been a huge comfort to us, her family and close friends, thank you.