Rajesh Mohan

‘No one knows where it came from’: first wild beaver spotted in Norfolk for 400 years Cameras capture lone creature collecting materials for its lodge in riverside nature reserve A wild beaver has been spotted in Norfolk for the first time since beavers were hunted to extinction in England at the beginning of the 16th century. It was filmed dragging logs and establishing a lodge in a “perfect beaver habitat” on the River Wensun at Pensthorpe, a nature reserve near Fakenham in Norfolk. Continue reading...

‘No one knows where it came from’: first wild beaver spotted in Norfolk for 400 years

Note that every piece of anti-migrant propaganda I take personally. No, I’m not playing good immigrant, bad immigrant. This hate agenda is bad for ALL of us.

Rainfall's origin reveals a hidden driver behind drought risks for farmers A new University of California San Diego study uncovers a hidden driver of global crop vulnerability: the origin of rainfall itself.

"Upland forests are like natural rainmakers," Jiang said. "Protecting these ecosystems isn't just about biodiversity—it's about sustaining agriculture."

#ClimateEmergency and #NatureCrisis intimately interlinked
phys.org/news/2025-11...

British banks to land £45bn profit bonanza Barclays, Lloyds and NatWest will report results for the third quarter over the next few days, with HSBC releasing figures the following week.

UK big four banks on course to pocket annual profits of more than £45bn.

Bank branches vanishing. Profits from high charges, low interest rates on savings, scandals, speculation.

Govt must levy windfall taxes on banks.

‘Damning’ review of anti-Black racism within Met police ‘buried’ by force Exclusive: external consultancy report found discrimination ‘baked into HR systems’ at London force A review of anti-Black racism within the Metropolitan police has been “buried” by the force, despite finding discrimination “baked into its HR systems”, the Guardian can reveal. The internal review, commissioned by the Met from the consultancy HR Rewired, concluded that bias, racial stereotyping and inequity were woven through the force’s recruitment, promotion and grievance processes, affecting Black staff specifically. Continue reading...

‘Damning’ review of anti-Black racism within Met police ‘buried’ by force

The Lancet Summit: shaping the future of diabetes prevention. Image credit: Ixefra / Getty Images.

📅 Mark your calendar for The #LancetSummit: shaping the future of #diabetes prevention Nov 30–Dec 2, 2026, in Sitges, Spain. Submit your abstracts and join expert speakers to discuss the latest advances in preventing diabetes. Find out more: hubs.li/Q03MV20T0

BREAKING: Equinor has admitted that the massive Rosebank oil and gas field in the UK would cause vast climate damage.

*Pretends to be shocked* 😲

The UK government must STOP Rosebank, and instead focus on creating jobs in North Sea renewables!

A list of different mental health charities who can provide support for World Mental Health Day, including Samaritans, Rethink Mental Illness, The Mix, Campaign against Living Miserably, Shout and YoungMinds

If you need support, you can turn to us.

#WorldMentalHealthDay

It’s extraordinary that Biden’s main weaknesses were inflation and cognitive decline and now America has inflation and cognitive decline as well as tariffs, authoritarianism, blatant corruption, etc

On #WorldMentalHealthDay, we shine a light on mental health in humanitarian crises.

When homes are lost & families separated, recovery must include #MentalHealth care.

Let’s ensure support is part of every response—before, during & after crisis http://bit.ly/3KBMUcp

Chart showing estimated mean change in family wealth per adult over preceding two years, by type of wealth accumulation: GB Since the start of the 2010s (2010-12), passive gains have accounted for 53 per cent of the growth in average family wealth, with the remaining 47 per cent coming from active accumulation.

Passive wealth accumulation – where wealth increases due to rising asset prices – has been responsible for more than half the increase in average family wealth between 2010-12 and 2020-22.

Read more about what's been happening with household wealth in Britain in our latest report ⬇️

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We tried to look for a broad range of narratives that were diverse in terms of how they were presented - not just focusing on what you often see, which is very short, very simple, very positive narratives.

How much of an impact does hearing stories of mental health recovery have on those who are struggling?

The programme coordinator for NEON - which looked at this - shares what they found & what needs to happen next.

Read it here 👉 mcpin.org/storytelling-mental-health-recovery/

@institutemh.org.uk

94% of teachers have had to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies. An estimated 1 in 6 have second jobs during the school year to make ends meet.

The average Wall Street employee got a record $244,700 bonus last year.

Something has gone terribly wrong.

Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court strikes down St. Lucia laws criminalizing gay sex The laws against “gross indecency” and “buggery” are unconstitutional, the court ruled.

Good news!
St. Lucia has struck down colonial-era laws that criminalised homosexuality.
While much of the world is edging backwards on LGBTQ rights and acceptance, St. Lucia becomes the 5th Eastern Caribbean country to decriminalise same-sex relations in the last few years.

A photo of a yellow, iridescent blue, black and shimmery gold moth sitting on my finger from above. The moth's wings are spread, the head is black. The forebody is yellow with dark blue iridescent stripes The forewings are yellow with the dark blue iridescent stripes on the front part, the rear part of the forewings are yellow with three rows of tiny iridescent blue spots. The hind wings are black with a bright golden sheen to them.

A photo of the moth from the side showing the yellow and dark blue iridescent stripes and spots on the wings

In honor of #NationalMothWeek I will be posting #moths. We start with the amazingly beautiful Hieroglyphic Moth, Diphtera festiva, which I have only seen once.

It's South Asian Heritage Month 2025!

Stay tuned for upcoming content to celebrate South Asian Heritage Month which will include a special podcast, a webinar and a blog post.

Government inheriting poor value assets due to bad handling of PFI contracts, watchdog says Public accounts committee warns UK infrastructure risked becoming ‘stony ground’ for investors without major overhaul

UK Govt inheriting poor value assets due to bad handling of PFI contracts.

PFI is part of corporate welfare. For every £1 of private investment govt repays more than £6 + more for services.

Cheaper for govt to borrow.

Yet govt is entering new PFI deals lasting to 2052-53.

Michael Marmot

"The areas with the greatest need saw the biggest reductions in support. Is it any surprise health inequalities widened?"

@michaelmarmot.bsky.social on how government decisions shaped health inequalities, racism, and a million UK children living in destitution
www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Wishing all of my friends in the United States a happy Independence Day. Only took you 249 years to go back to having a King... 🇺🇸

Newspaper articles including the headline “Britain’s most dangerous prescription drug”

Shows how some ethnicities have benign neutropaenia, which is not a risk factor itself but can lead to treatment cessation or burden of extra tests

Summary that clozapine is underused and life-saving, despite known risks

Today at #BAP2025 we heard from both lived-experience and pharmacology experts that clozapine,“Britain’s most dangerous drug” is lifesaving for people with treatment-resistance— with current thresholds for discontinuation racially unequal (some people have naturally lower but safe neutrophil levels)

Budapest Pride to proceed despite Hungary's LGBTQ+ event ban A Pride parade protesting Hungary's LGBTQ+ crack down has been backed by over 30 foreign embassies – but not the United States.

Despite being banned by new Hungarian legislation, Budapest Pride will still take place on June 28.
Throughout history, laws and society have attempted to deny, erase or crush LGBTQ lives.
They have always failed.

EHRC formally abandons single-sex toilet stipulation | Good Law Project The EHRC’s rushed guidance caused harm from the moment it was released. But now they’re u-turning.

The EHRC withdraw its daft, cruel and unworkable directive that all employers need provide single-sex toilets.
Well fought @goodlawproject.bsky.social!

Dismay as council removes Pride flag in Derbyshire after Christians complain LGBTQ+ standard disappears from Matlock high street as Christian bookshop manager says they are ‘not happy with the gay rights situation’

Yup!
We now live somewhere where Pride flags are removed because they’re ‘promoting homosexuality.’
Deja vu. 🏳️‍🌈
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Juneteenth Brought Freedom, But Not Equal Rights for Americans An essay about the unfulfilled promise of racial equality

Fresh words ✨

allyfromnola.medium.com/juneteenth-b...

SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft exploded on its test stand on Wednesday, sending a large fireball into the sky. The company had cleared personnel from around the site. wapo.st/4kUmz6G

Honored to share my newest piece, this one around the framework I created years ago for myself to navigate my suicidal thoughts.

Especially during these times, we need to have open conversations around mental health to save lives. I love you all.🌙💖🐦‍🔥🦄🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🦸🏽‍♂️✊🏽

Link: www.wondermind.com/article/psyc...

This is so true from history books! Men sat down & pondered long and hard if women should have rights or be allowed to vote - thought it wasn’t a good idea too!

I don't know how many people understand that disabled people are looking at losing £450 a month, every month, potentially for life.

Money that pays for the help, aids, and adjustments that they need to exist in the world. There are disabled people who wouldn't survive these cuts.