Mark from Redruth

It never occurred to me that anyone would not polish an apple pre consumption.

Mental health A&E centres to open across England The plans would allow people in acute mental distress to get treatment in hospital while also reducing A&E wait times.

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Would be great to see more resource and priority being applied to MH preventative support in NHS. Big and avoidable additional workload for Police in dealing with people in crisis.

I just watched this too. A hard watch but I have huge admiration for what she has overcome. Very powerful

The poop scoop: is bagging it really the best solution? 1,000 tonnes of dog waste hits the ground daily in the UK – how can we reduce its environmental impact? Scientists weigh up the best options, from flicking it into the undergrowth to reusing newspaper...

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1000 tonnes per day!

Marineland Antibes: Stranded killer whales 'must leave now' as rehoming options shrink An international search is under way for a suitable home for the orcas stranded in France.

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How is captive breeding of these intelligent and majestic animals not banned?

‘It’s done wonders’: trading card game featuring middle-aged men revives Japanese town Ojisan trading cards bear the faces of real people – local men whose competing professional qualities determine the outcome of each game

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Bloody love this!

Dozens of birds and fish die in 400m abandoned net off Plymouth A Cornwall charity says it is one of the worst cases of sealife trapped in fishing gear it has seen.

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Horrendous story of environmental vandalism.

I like the sound of that idea

Is there any decent data on UK child poverty rates/ trends that someone could point me towards? Thanks.

If you have a smartphone you're generally either using apple or Google. Are there any others to choose from?

1. One of capitalism’s greatest successes is to shut down our imaginations. With the help of its favoured tools - neoliberalism and fascism - it persuades us that “there is no alternative”. Our first task is to re-ignite our moral imaginations and name our alternatives. 🧵

UK not 'jumping into trade war' with US, says Sir Keir Starmer The UK is in

Never been more important to reduce UK's dependency on US.

The Richard Dimbleby Lecture - Sir Gareth Southgate Former England football manager Sir Gareth Southgate reflects on his personal journey as a leader and the importance of belief and resilience.

Today I finally caught up on the Richard Dimbleby lecture by Sir Gareth Southgate. What a leader and role model he is.
Well worth watching.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Hungary bans LGBT Pride marches sparking protests The move from Orban's conservative government is the latest in a crackdown on the LGBT community.

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The dark ages have returned to Hungary

It might not be true.

At least 330 killed by Israeli air strikes on Gaza, Hamas-run ministry says, Hamas-run ministry says - live updates The strikes across Gaza Strip end two months of relative calm since a ceasefire began on 19 January.

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Horrific

Sign the Petition Stop the Destruction of the World-Renowned Dartington Forest Garden

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Great things have been accomplished by the community working together on the #Redruth Orchards Project. We now have 3 community orchards planted and an enthusiastic group of volunteers.

Yes I agree complete rubbish argument to equate language spoken with nationality. Americans speak English after all (well sort of). Most Cornish people speak English as their 1st language and only know a few words of Cornish. Many would fiercely identify as Cornish rather than English though.

Red squirrel mural in Cornwall launches global art project Artist Marc Craig is working on a series of murals to highlight endangered animal species.

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This strategy is urgently needed. My instinct is to say that it should involve reintroduction of native top predator species (wolves) but I can see the obvious challenges that would bring with it.

Rolls-Royce announces £1.5bn shareholder payout The improved trading figures for 2024 mark a turnaround in the fortunes of the company.

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Here's where some of that UK increase in defence spending is going. Military Industrial Complex is in fine fettle it would seem...

NHS nurse left out of tea round given £41,000 payout Susan Hamilton wins her case for unfair constructive dismissal against a south London NHS Trust.

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A serious case of prolonged workplace bullying left unchecked by hospital management - and utterly trivialised by this BBC headline. Comevon BBC - be better! My sympathy with the victim

I think the best thing @cornwalllive.com could do to defend its position would be to invest more in delivering proper journalism. Too often the stories on there are just reformatted Facebook posts with little or no journalistic work involved

Ask your MP to attend my Water Bill debate After years of bill hikes, shareholder pay-outs, and pollution, it couldn't be clearer that privatisation has created a crisis in our water system. We can't leave the future of this critical natio...

Great news! @labourlewis.bsky.social's Water Bill will have its first debate on 28th March.

This is our unmissable chance to put public ownership of water back on the table.

Ask your MP to be there and back the Bill: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
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For a strategically critical national and social resource I would have thought the Government could legislate to enforce transfer of ownership in the public interest. Like when Railtrack became Network Rail. I guess a value would need to be determined similar to compulsory purchase orders.

I'm sure many will agree with this sentiment Ed, but I'm interested in specifically what way you think UK needs to "stand up" to USA. Reciprocal tariffs are a given I think

Insulation scandal: Damp and mouldy homes excluded from help Help to fix unsuitable insulation under government schemes only applies to work done since 2022.

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What a nightmare!

What caused the jump in 2021? Does anyone know?

ONS report shows that net inward migration has gone through the roof since UK left the EU. Would seem that EU membership isn't a barrier to controlling net inward migration as some may claim.