I wonder if any researchers have considered a link to heavily scented candles and plug in air fresheners etc? I've noticed many women obsessed with these scents and they KILL my lungs. The moment I walk into a house, I feel wheezy.

‘It’s deeply disappointing’ - Fury after pub sprayed with ‘homophobic graffiti’ The owners of a pub in Ramsbottom are furious after their business was defaced with homophobic graffiti.

Think things aren't sliding backwards? Local pub (Not a gay bar) owned by a gay couple been vandalised with homophonic graffiti. And not for the first time.

www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/2509725...

Whole ecosystems ‘decimated’ by huge rise in UK wildfires Blazes in some parts of the country are up by 1,200% since last year, as charities warn about effects on wildlife

When did "wildfire season" become a thing in the UK? Anyone else noticed terms coming into use like storm season, subtly, without any acknowledgement they are new....

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Wow, what a great result for Americans..... not.

Andrew Tate told woman ‘I’m debating whether to rape you’, court told Claims by four women are filed at high court, including of rape, coercive control and assault and battery Andrew Tate told a woman he was “debating whether to rape you or not” before he strangled and forced himself upon her, according to one of four women suing the self-proclaimed misogynistic influencer. He is also accused of whispering “good girl” as he raped a woman he employed at his webcam business whom he had separately threatened with a gun, and strangling another so often that she developed spots from burst capillaries around her eyes. Continue reading...

Andrew Tate told woman ‘I’m debating whether to rape you’, court told

Trump ignites ‘insider trading’ accusations after global tariffs U-turn US president posted it was ‘a great time to buy’ on social media just hours before pausing tariff impositions

Quelle surprise...

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Surprise: Trump delayed his tariff and the market rises like crazy. Wonder if it will be revealed how much money Trump and cronies will have made tanking the market...

@teamlabouruk.bsky.social honestly thinking of cancelling my membership. Your efforts to entice Reform voters while ignoring anyone remotely more liberal is upsetting. Instead of chasing the nightie, what about some hopeful visions for the future.

Hello #BraveNewWorld trying to escape Meta. WTF has happened to them? Does Trump etc have something on Zuckerberg?