After centuries of treating them as sewers and decades of raiding them for water, how do we return our rivers to good health? Tom Heap and Helen Czerski find out. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… Last of the first series - we're back again in June. The Rivers Trust CIWEM Tim Smedley

FYI fellow #journos , in direct contrast to this place, Blue sky are actively creating a safe space for news sharing. Newsrooms (including local news) who want accounts can email [email protected]

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Tim Smedley Petition: Call an immediate general election
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6419…

This stuff can seem minor, but it just emphasises that we have another PM who is entirely relaxed about lying to the public

General Election - and I can't stress this enough - NOW! This PM and his Government have no mandate! #GeneralElectionNow

If they want to 'stand up and fight', let them do it at the polling station.

So the Cabinet wasn't consulted, Parliament wasn't consulted, local government wasn't consulted and Network Rail wasn't consulted.

Just a personal decision by this year's prime minister.

Whatever the merits of HS2, this is a lamentable way for a democracy to be governed.

How’s it going, Jeremy?

'September 2023 was the warmest September on record globally…1.75°C above the 1850-1900 average'

It smashed the previous record for the month – which was only set in 2020 – by a massive 0.5C

Copernicus ECMWF

climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-te…

Now about those Farming Rules for Water?

And the Environment Agency does what exactly?

🌍🌍If you haven't been to East Africa in the past 3 years you might not pay attention to this post.

Today, i want to delve into the severe drought crisis in Eastern Africa, which has dire implications for millions but very few people actually pay attention.

1/ 🌧️🌧️Large areas…

..and we are the only G7 country which has seen a fall in the employment rate since the pandemic 👇

People of Sheffield and Leeds: Rishi Sunak says he will quadruple the number of trains between Sheffield and Leeds.
As there are currently five per hour each way, that will mean 20 trains per hour: one every three minutes.
Rail boffins: can you help me understand how that works?

Wow 😍, this is amazing to see, thank you Bethany! Makes it all worthwhile.

And a reminder to all A-Level Geography teachers - take your students to see me present this live, 2 Nov, at educationinaction.org.uk/study-day/geog… Education in Action

Tomorrow night (Weds 4 Oct), 7-8.30pm. Livestream online @ri_science event. Pay what you can.

Everything you need to know about water condensed into one hour (!) plus Q&A. Do join me. #TheLastDrop

rigb.org/whats-on/solvi…

If you want to support people seeking sanctuary in the UK, give City of Sanctuary UK 🧡 some cash #charitytuesday

There aren't that many of us Jews. I'm related to quite a few of them. Not a single Jewish person has ever said to me they are frightened of Sadiq Khan. Or even mildy concerned, as Jews, even if they dislike his policies on ULEZ or whatever.

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Five years ago today, Jamal Khashoggi, a brave and outspoken journalist, walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Inside, a team of killers strangled him & cut up his body with a bone-saw. According to US officials, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the murder.