Emma Maxwell

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applications are now open. Incredible opportunity for young wannabe hacks. Spread the word:

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#NewsroomsForAll - 30th anniversary year – Big Give The John Schofield Trust exists to empower the next generation of diverse & talented journalists with mentoring, network-building and upskilling. Our goal is to make newsrooms more representative of t...

For the next few days any donation via the #BigGive2025 platform will be doubled, so if you can spare anything to help this great charity in its work, please give soon!
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If you're a journalist, or you value a free press, please consider a donation to the amazing @johnschofieldtrust.bsky.social which works hard to make newsrooms reflect the audiences they serve by supporting upcoming journalists from less well-connected backgrounds with mentors.

In 'Historic Victory' for Oceans, Norway Pauses Controversial Deep-Sea Mining Plans | Common Dreams "We will not let this industry destroy the unique life in the deep sea, not in the Arctic, nor anywhere else," one campaigner said.

In ‘Historic Victory’ for Oceans, Norway Pauses Controversial Deep-Sea Mining Plans

www.commondreams.org/news/norway-...

Chart showing Proportion of real terms increase in typical household dual fuel energy bill from 2015 to 2025, by component: GB

Wholesale energy costs aren't the *sole* driver of higher energy bills.

For electricity, the largest source of upwards pressure comes from increasing costs of government policies and schemes funded through bills.

Read 'Splitting the bill' to learn more 👉 buff.ly/4x4GNAa

The summer is over - and for about 16,600 people across 854 European cities that doesn't mean autumn comes, but death. People who would still be alive if it wasn't for our burning of fossil fuels. - New study with @lshtm.bsky.social www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/pub...

Involution: “It’s like riding a bicycle: As long as you keep pedaling, you might feel exhausted, but the bike stays upright.”
Fantastic article about the crazy state of the Chinese auto industry, and how it got there.

One thing that's striking about Ozzy Osborne's death is how difficult it is to imagine the music industry producing another figure like him. The barriers to working class people are so great, and there's a related attitude to culture that is neutered as a result.

Keir Starmer announces now the deal on small boats -

In exchange for every return to France, a different individual will be allowed to come here via a safe route, subject to strict security checks.

It will only be open to those who have not tried to enter the UK illegally.

Large CO2 removal potential of woody debris preservation in managed forests - Nature Geoscience Land surface modelling suggests that preserving woody debris in managed forests could remove 769–937 GtCO2 from the atmosphere between 2025 and 2100.

"Preserving woody debris in managed forests can remove gigatonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere." www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Measles leaves children vulnerable to other diseases for years Measles causes more than an acute illness: it suppresses immune memory and increases the risk of complications for years.

Even if your child won't *die* from measles, you probably do not want them to get it.

@scientificdiscovery.dev's latest article on the non-fatal health effects of the disease: ourworldindata.org/measles-incr...

And forget about a desk for them to do their homework on - totally pointless

Federal judge strikes down Trump order targeting the law firm Perkins Coie The ruling from U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell is the first to permanently block an executive order issued by President Trump punishing a law firm for representing clients or causes he dislikes.

The ruling from U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell is the first to permanently block an executive order issued by President Trump punishing a law firm for representing clients or causes he dislikes.

Siemens Gamesa claims world’s most powerful wind turbine with new offshore behemoth Siemens Gamesa has taken the top spot for the world’s most powerful wind turbine, after successfully installing it in a test field in Denmark.

fyi, the world's most powerful wind turbine comes from Europe, not China. Not just a prototype. It is installed.
A staggering capacity of of 21.5 MW.
For comparison: the entirety of Heathrow Airport draws a maximum of 55MW.

reneweconomy.com.au/siemens-game...

🚨This is so important. Please consider joining the @dkms-uk.bsky.social cell register. It’s simple & easy to do. Let’s find a match for little Nusaiba!

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A natural experiment on the effect of herpes zoster vaccination on dementia - Nature Using a natural experiment that avoids common bias concerns, this study finds that the live-attenuated shingles vaccine reduced the probability of a new dementia diagnosis within a follow-up period of...

The vaccine against Shingles helps protect against dementia, results of a natural experiment, adding to prior evidence
"implications are profound"
New @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com/articles/s41...

Minimum wage for a 9-5 full time job (40 hours a week) is, as of today, £25,396 a year for anyone over 21.

Which is why it's amazing to see journalism jobs requiring a degree, job experience, and driving licence advertised at a "competitive salary" of £22,380. tindlenews.co.uk/careers/jour...

Good thread from @ruthfox.bsky.social on the weirdly named but really important Product Regulation Bill.. Ministers need to remember that they may have these powers now, but any successors will have them too...

Community farm appeal needs £1.4m by April or land will be sold An appeal to buy part of Babbinswood Farm has to raise £1.4m by the end of the month.

Just a quick thank you to the BBC for telling our story:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#organicfarming #saveourfarm #PlantsPeoplePlanet

Rachel Reeves says in #SpringStatement day-to-day public service spending envelope after 2026 will be shaved down from 1.3%/year to 1.2%/year - implies bigger cuts for unprotected departments' budgets than expected in October 2024 Budget

I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky

Powerful testimony from a Canadian swept up in the current push to detain and deport from the US. Well worth a read: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Useful research for anyone considering… say… abolishing ‘the world’s largest quango’…! 👇

Imagine if she had been able to try this incredible new drug treatment. Her parents had to endure an agonising wait to see if her younger brother had CF (he did not). And now children are being treated in the womb. Truly it is an amazing world. Thank you to all who worked for this breakthrough

The Cystic-Fibrosis Breakthrough That Changed Everything The disease once guaranteed an early death—but a new treatment has given many patients a chance to live decades longer than expected. What do they do now?

This excellent article made me weep for the schoolfriend, born in the 1960s, who died of Cystic Fibrosis aged just 14. I helped her with her vital exercises when we we went on a Y6 school trip.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Putting this more simply, Mark Zuckerberg is scheduled to be on the witness stand next month for seven hours and the DC Court's decision on the dispute below could open him up to questions of child harm on Instagram making his Senate hearing look easy.

📢ANALYSIS: UK emissions fell 3.6% in 2024 to lowest since 1872

🏭Coal lowest since 1666, when Great Fire ravaged London
🚗EVs pushed oil down despite more traffic, saving £1.7bn
🌇Gas down on "cleanest ever" power
📈📉Since 1990, CO2 -54% / GDP +84%

www.carbonbrief.org/...
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