"This week, Israel’s defence ministry made clear that this would mark only the first section of a new 5.5bn-shekel (£1.3bn) barrier that will eventually run 300 miles, from the Golan Heights on the Syrian border to the north all the way down to the Red Sea near Eilat. Labelled “Crimson Thread” by the Israeli military, the barrier will split countless Palestinian communities along its route" Illegal of course, but who will stop them? #Palestine #Israel #WestBank
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New Israeli barrier will slice through precious West Bank farmland
Palestinians who have worked the ‘breadbasket’ area for generations face being replaced by Israeli settlers
Some good news. ""Remarkably, Nottingham has the second highest bus usage outside of London, following Brighton and Hove, at 130 passenger journeys per head. Bus industry magazine Route One also reported that Nottingham, is one of the few local authorities this year to exceed levels of patronage from 2010" #PublicTransport #Transport #Buses #Nottingham Nottingham’s buses are second to one! - Transport Nottingham
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Nottingham’s buses are second to one! - Transport Nottingham
Bus usage is up in Nottingham, with the second highest passenger numbers outside of London.
Scientists have produced the most detailed 3D map of almost all buildings in the world. The map, called GlobalBuildingAtlas, combines satellite imagery and machine learning to generate 3D models for 97% of buildings on Earth. #Buildings #Maps #GlobalBuildingAtlas Giant 3D map shows almost every building in the world https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04036-x
"In opposition, Labour opposed the abolition of assisted area status. In government, it has made no move towards restoring it. Even worse, it has cut regional economic spending heavily" #RegionalDevelopment #UKPolitics There is a fund to create jobs in the poorest areas, and Labour has quietly gutted it. This is what betrayal looks like | Larry Elliott | The Guardian
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There is a fund to create jobs in the poorest areas, and Labour has quietly gutted it. This is what betrayal looks like | Larry Elliott
It’s a scandal laid bare. A stark new report highlights the price paid in Britain’s former industrial heartlands for this silent piece of minis...
"While the ongoing ‘flu-nami’ is being invoked as the primary cause of the crisis, this is a convenient scapegoat when the reality is that the situation is the direct result of a longstanding and predictable breakdown in NHS capacity and workforce shortages.” Vicki Price, President, Society for Acute Medicine Get vaccinated, wear a mask and don't blame junior doctors. #NHS #Flu #Flunami #UKPolitics
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NHS bracing for worst ever winter crisis in next fortnight amid rising flu cases
Hospitals treating record numbers of flu patients but worst is yet to come as medical bosses urge people to get vaccinated
"[Netanyahu]and Trump mirror one another at every step. They have been taking cues from one another, and supporting each other’s private and governmental rackets. MAGA and Likud have become a mirror image of incestuous, global corruption" #Israel #Trump #Netanyahu Israel is Sinking into the Abyss of Netanyahu's Dictatorship
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Israel is Sinking into the Abyss of Netanyahu
Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) - It appears unlikely that the Israeli Justice Ministry will approve a pardon for Israeli PM Be...
“This investigation confirms one of the worst-kept secrets in Westminster,” said Ami McCarthy, Greenpeace UK’s head of politics. “This self-styled economic think tank is really a lobbying shop for the harmful and polluting industries that fund it, with fossil fuel giants chief among them.” #IEA #Oil #Gas #FossilFuels #RupertMurdoch The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch - DeSmog
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch - DeSmog
According to Unicef figures, 9,300 children in Gaza were treated for severe acute malnutrition in October. In October, about 8,300 pregnant and breastfeeding women were also hospitalised for acute malnutrition. Shocking. Israel is still not allowing enough food into Gaza. #Israel #Gaza
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More than 9,000 children in Gaza treated for acute malnutrition in October, UN says
Aid agencies say Israel is still restricting their aid shipments despite ceasefire announced two months ago