Observations

The third consecutive day that I’ve caught this type of ‘news’ … BBC Breakfast News Mon 14th July 6.04 am 3 minutes Presenter; The Energy Secretary Ed Milliband says our way of life could be “under threat” from climate change as the Met Office says extremes of heat and rainfall are becoming the norm. The Weather Service’s Annual State of the Climate Report shows records for high temperatures and rain are more frequently being broken. Here’s our climate editor, Justin Rowlatt. JR; We need to brace ourselves for more heatwaves, because the UK will be seeing many more very hot days and many fewer extremely cold nights, according to this latest assessment of how global warming is reshaping the country’s climate. The UK is breaking heat and rainfall records increasingly frequently, the Met Office says. Last year we had our second warmest February, our warmest May, our warmest spring, our fifth warmest December, and our fifth warmest winter, since records began in 1884. And some of those records have already been surpassed THIS year. And the country is getting wetter, too. Rainfall patterns are more variable, but last year saw the wettest winter half-year in over 250 years, the Met Office says. Cut to Mike Kendon Lead Author, State of the UK Climate Report MK; “Every year that goes by is another upward step on this warming trajectory that our climate is on.” “The observations are that our climate is different now to what it was just a decade ago or a couple of decades ago.” JR; Inevitably, the UK’s changing climate is having an impact on the natural world. At this forest research centre just outside London, they’re exploring how our trees and forests can be made more resilient to the country’s future climate. Many trees just can’t cope at the moment. Cut to Dr Gail Atkinson Head of Climate Change Science, Forest Research GA; “After a drought, you can see reduced growth so trees aren’t growing as we would expect them to. If you look up in the canopy you can see the leaves looking a bit raggedy and other signs of stress, as you’re walking through the woodland. In extreme examples you might find that the trees have actually died.” Studies by Forest Research show one species that could do well are coastal redwoods from California. It means that in the decades to come the world’s tallest trees could become a common sight here in the UK. Justin Rowlatt, The Alice Holt Research Centre

09/07/25 BBC Breakfast News 7.56 am ‘Feature’ on a virtual experience in London of the rave scene in 1989 .. “The government’s considering giving councils new powers to control acid house parties” .. “ There was even an appearance back then by a fresh faced young lawyer defending the rights of ravers; Kier Starmer” Kier; “We recognise the local residents’ desires to have a peaceful night’s sleep and the nuisance and the noise that does arise. There is a mechanism through law, through the powers that the police have, to stop those sort of abuses. The police must limit those powers and not go beyond it.”

Just have to say; classic! :)

In the Glastonbury footage you could see what could be ‘Anubis’ tattooed on his chest?

From what I’ve heard Diogo Jota sounds like a gentleman. It makes me wonder again today why ‘we’ always say ‘only the good die young’?

I have read ‘looks like’ ‘appears to be’ and ‘all the signs point to’ … a burst tyre … BBC The police suspect it was an exploding tyre He was on his way back to pre-season training The funeral will take place tomorrow The football community is really coming together Part of the family Would like to see some sort of memorial here

https://smilefree.org The full film is out at 7 pm on Thursday.

I signed up quite some time ago to receive regular updates Thanks as always to https://smilefree.org June 12th 2025 “Smile Free is the campaign to repealmask mandates in the UK As we've said many times, care and health settings are the front line in the battle to remain mask-free. By using first-hand accounts to draw attention to the terrible human effect of masking in these settings, we hope we can contribute to protecting us all in the future.“ “Our short documentary film, Masking Humanity: The Human Toll Of Mask Mandates In Care Homes And Hospitals is to be released next week! Today, we have just released the trailer online and would like to ask if you would please share it for us.”

Josiah Mortimer 10 June 2025 A Toxic ‘Sewage Sludge’ is Covering Britain’s Crops in Microplastics – Then Flowing Into Our Rivers Campaigners including Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Caroline Lucas warn that decades-old testing rules need to be urgently updated https://bylinetimes.com/2025/06/10/a-toxic-sewage-sludge-is-covering-britains-crops-in-microplastics-then-flowing-into-our-rivers/

The UK's armed forces must move to "war-fighting readiness" over the coming years, the UK faces a "more serious and immediate" threat than anytime since the Cold War, and "every citizen must play their part" https://news.sky.com/story/strategic-defence-review-the-key-question-sir-keir-starmer-failed-to-answer-13378208?dicbo=v2-YrhOwlr

BBC Breakfast News 06/06/25 “London has seen the highest number of measles cases in the UK this year, and there’s concerns that travel could lead to another surge. The government says there’s been over 4000 confirmed cases in England, with half of the reported incidents in the last four weeks here in the Capital”

‘This all’ must have been planned for so many decades. It all seems to be the classic PRS. Why else would the news suddenly promote the pollution constantly, when it was pretty common knowledge for so long? Even the Paris Olympics, for example, highlighted and questioned the safety of the water, with the threat of cancelling an event. Not meaning to derail at all, I’ve meant to say some of this for a while.

I’ll never forget Feargal Sharkey; a year or two ago when the ‘news’ first started openly letting ‘the people’ in on the water issues! Feargal sidestepped water pollution, and said of the Catholics and Protestants; “it doesn’t matter when you’re all down on the water together fishing” How often do we get to hear that amongst all the division?

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/05/30/health/children-covid-vaccine-cdc “Covid-19 shots for kids remain on CDC vaccine schedule with slightly different designation” By Brenda Goodman, CNN Fri May 30th 2025

https://worldcouncilforhealth.com/?ns_url=25p9&mid=581488&fch=bbede83a World Council for Health, Bath, UK “ CDC Removes COVID-19 Vaccine from Routine Schedule for Healthy Children & Pregnant Women “

Banner on GB News Govt has sold its remaining shares in NatWest and confirmed a £10.5 billion loss to taxpayers since the bank was rescued during 2008 financial crisis

“ … Weddings, Classic car meetings, Beauty treatments, Helicopter rides ... To keep family farms going the side hustles are moving centre stage. “ Dave Harvey Points West “Well the margins aren’t good, wafer thin in farming. It’s a lot of sawing for not much sawdust as my grandfather used to say. Without Diversification we’d really be struggling. Every business I know is doing it. Farming incomes have really come down.” Tom Collins Chair, Wiltshire National Farmers’ Union

Marooned among the pro-vaxxers By Liz Hodgkinson May 19th 2025 Quote; ‘What about polio?’ she asked. This is always, always brought up by pro-vaxxers, none of whom has read Dr Suzanne Humphries’s book Dissolving Illusions: Disease, Vaccines and the Forgotten History, which amasses convincing evidence that a vaccine could never have eradicated polio.” https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/marooned-among-the-pro-vaxxers

BBC ‘Newspaper’ Headlines The Sunday Telegraph; Starmer: EU reset ‘good for borders’ “PM insists deal benefits UK as critics warn it will open floodgates to European migrants” The Sunday Times; Passport queues cut in EU deal “Under the new deal British visitors could use E-passport gates” Presenter; “I was just reading in one of the papers they say it could be down to each individual country how they treat us” … “So that says a lot”

I just heard; if you sell eggs you can’t reuse egg cartons because of bird flu? Apparently recycling is ok.

GB News banner; The UK will see ‘Classic’ spring weather over the coming days, with temperatures up to 26’ and patches of frost overnight, forecasters have said

"Promoting sectarianism, glorifying violence and spreading division under the guise of "art" is still hate," the Belfast East MP said in a post on X.” Kneecap hit back at the visa call, and when asked by BBC News NI for a response, the band replied: "Statements aren't aggressive, murdering 20,000 children is though." https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8kpljj26go.amp

Hope it’s ok to quote this here from 22/08/2020 , really good share , thanks @Grumpy Owl