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Sign the Petition Make COVID-19 Vaccines Universally Available in the UK - Free of Charge

COVID-19 vaccine access in the UK is no longer universal.
That’s bad policy!
Sign the petition to restore free access for all. #VaccinesForAll #LongCovid #PublicHealth
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Sign the Petition Make COVID-19 Vaccines Universally Available in the UK - Free of Charge

Millions in UK lack access to free COVID-19 vaccinations, compromising the health of individuals, placing additional pressure on the NHS, and impacting negatively on the economy.
Please share this petition with your networks on Twitter (X), Facebook, Instagram et al.
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They keep Ukraine’s lights on just 10 km from the front line.

“The Last Prometheus of Donbas” premieres Nov 8 at FilmFestival Cottbus.

Screenshot of the TV live showing me on the left and destroyed main street of Pokrovsk on the right.

🎥 I talked about the situation in Pokrovsk as Kyiv denies the encirclement of the embattled city & images of an ongoing operation from Ukraine's special forces circulate, an attempt to maintain logistics routes that Moscow says has been thwarted.

🔗 Video here 👇

www.instagram.com/reel/DQh_nJn...

🇺🇦 In recent weeks, Ukraine has struggled to hold on to the strategic stronghold of #Pokrovsk, with Russian troops closing in on the key logistics hub after over a year of slow advances, which Kyiv says have come at a staggering human cost.

@emmanuellechaze.com has more ⤵️

In a major victory, a court ruled the Trump administration must use emergency funds to provide food stamps to Americans.
 
No one should choose between paying bills and buying groceries.
 
We'll continue our lawsuit to fight for our families and the services they deserve.

A Ticking Clock: How States Are Preparing for a Last-Minute Obamacare Deal - KFF Health News Even if Congress strikes a deal soon to extend more generous Affordable Care Act subsidies, the prices and types of ACA plans available could change dramatically. Unprecedented uncertainty and upheava...

One family’s deductible will jump to $20K. Another will pay $500 more a month. Americans are starting to get their insurance bills for next year, and any subsidy deal from Congress could still mean a big mess for insurers and consumers alike. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Opinion | London’s sad decline is a warning to New Yorkers In three terms as mayor, Sadiq Khan has crushed the economic life out of Britain’s capital.

We now have a stream of garbage in US newspapers, like this one in @washingtonpost.com denigrating London, all coded attacks on @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Well, I live in London, love it, and am delighted to have Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk as my mayor.

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

In just one week, Russia has used nearly 1,200 attack drones, more than 1,360 guided aerial bombs, and over 50 missiles of different types against Ukraine.

Additional tariff and sanctions restrictions are needed against Russia and all those helping it stay afloat.

Great advert for Wales…

"You left Europe because you wanted less boats, you have more boats. You left Europe because you wanted more investment. You have less investment."

Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania on the UK's decision to leave the European Union.

Watch in full ➡️ bit.ly/4qkZnS0

New charity launched to support young people with speech and language difficulties A new charity aims to support young people with speech and language difficulties.

The charity offers one-to-one mentoring, youth groups, and family support, alongside initiatives to raise awareness in the community.

Mr Ford, who has a stammer, said: "I know first-hand how isolating it can feel to struggle with communication.

Georgia arrests three Chinese nationals for trying to buy uranium illegally, local media reports The trio had been planning to buy the uranium for S$519,500 and transport it to China, via Russia. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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TBILISI - Georgia’s internal security service said on Oct 25 that it had arrested three Chinese citizens in the capital Tbilisi for attempting to illegally purchase 2kg of "nuclear material" uranium, Georgia’s Interpress news agency www.straitstimes.com/world/europe...

Opinion | Trump Wants an Easy Win in Venezuela. He Won’t Get One.

Trump quer uma vitória fácil na Venezuela. Mas não vai conseguir.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/o...

🔴 Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov: the russian Molniya drone was carrying an FPV that hit a private house and some windows in the central district of Shevchenkivskyi.

Kharkiv city is home to 1,3M people, and unfortunately it is located only 30km from the border and ~25km from the nearest frontline.

Photo of well-dressed mystery man goes viral in wake of Louvre jewel heist A photo of French police sealing off the Louvre after last weekend’s crown jewel heist has taken on a life of its own, after social media users took interest in an unidentified, well-dressed man caught in the foreground.

Photo of well-dressed mystery man goes viral in wake of Louvre jewel heist

Venezuela has the world’s most oil: Why doesn’t it earn more from exports? Venezuela holds the world's largest proven oil reserves, more than five times more than the United States.

How much oil does Venezuela have?
Estimated at 303 billion barrels (Bbbl) as of 2023, Venezuela is home to the largest known reserves of oil.

Ten years of advocating for women leadership in global health.

Women in Global Health continues to prove that equity in leadership drives healing, care, and progress.

#WGH10years #WGH #WomenInGlobalHealth #HealthEquity #GenderJustice

The next season of The Diplomat should just follow Hiroshi Suzuki always having a great time.

The young tycoon accused of masterminding a multibillion-dollar international fraud network | CNN He is a baby-faced tycoon who rose to the highest echelons of power in his adopted home of Cambodia, where he bestows scholarships and runs philanthropy programs while overseeing one of the country’s ...

He is a baby-faced tycoon who rose to the highest echelons of power in Cambodia, where he bestows scholarships and runs philanthropy programs.

But behind this façade, Chen Zhi runs one of the largest transnational criminal organizations in Asia, US authorities say.

UK Hongkongers rue the rockiness of their ‘lifeboat’ after threatened visa changes People who fled Chinese territory are angry after London looks at doubling length of time required to gain citizenship

Proposed Labour government changes are indefensible for all, but particularly Hongkongers, to whom we owe a special responsibility

#StandWithHongKong
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🔴 Explosions in Kyiv. Russia attacking with ballistic missiles.

Yana Suvorova, administrator of the "Melitopol is #Ukraine" Telegram channel, has been sentenced to 14 years in russia.

She was only 19 when she was arrested on August 20, 2023, during a mass detention of journalists and bloggers in occupied Melitopol.

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Contaminated meat was linked to 1 in 5 UTIs, according to a study out of Southern California Tainted meat and poultry are a major cause of food-borne urinary tract infections in Southern California, according to a recently published study.

“Urinary tract infections have long been considered a personal health issue, but they can also be caused by contaminated food.”
www.latimes.com/science/stor...

First flying duck (Caleana major - large duck orchid) of the spring near Genoa, East Gippsland, VIC.

First flying duck (Caleana major - large duck orchid) of the spring near Genoa, East Gippsland, VIC. Only a few scattered plants out in flower here but quite a few more of these very distinctive orchids in bud nearby - despite the recent dry conditions. #orchids #inthefield #ozplants

‼️The strike on the kindergarten on Kharkiv (48 kids aged 1,5 to 5 years) was done by the country that chairs the UN Security Council this month (Russia).

We are living in an absurd world.

Sorcery in Caerphilly:
@johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social visits the Welsh valleys on the trail of a Russian spy, his wife, a Reform politician taking bribes, party leader Nigel Farage and a vanishing by-election candidate.
Here's a sneak peak of John’s film - coming tomorrow only in the Nerve

Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad: