@wilshaw755.bsky.social
European πͺπΊ - hoping the UK will rejoin the EU during my lifetime but it'll have to get a move on; centre left; art, health, languages, music, space, transport
When we shoot a flight deck video, we often have to cut for time. This can leave some very interesting discussions out of the main video. Weβve put together some of those moments from our recent Condor A330neo flight: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwtV...
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'Most people now know someone in bed with COVID. If someone says they are in bed with flu, itβs almost certainly COVID, given the number of people admitted to hospital for COVID last week was 50 times higher than the number admitted for flu!' @chrischirp.bsky.social
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Just back from the UK & Ireland Passivhaus Conference in Belfast, here are my thoughts on the unstoppable growth of Passivhaus, & a reminder about the essential simplicity of the Passivhaus standard. ggbec.co.uk/belfastpassi...
10.10.2025 13:52 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Seems like if you blow up a Venezuelan boat they donβt give you the peace prize, they give it to a Venezuelan.
10.10.2025 11:26 β π 18 π 7 π¬ 1 π 1A stonker of a night for us. Three huge wins, Reform nowhere near us and the Tories down to ten percent in Mel Strideβs own seat.
We are the only party taking Farage on and the only party beating him.
It makes sense @ukhsa.bsky.social, to monitor, and report on, COVID infections that occur in healthcare settings through its routine surveillance programmes, and advises on how to prevent & control infection in settings such as hospitals, care homes & schools.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
β‘οΈThe Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Maria Corina Machado.
The Nobel Peace Prize committee awarded it for "her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela."
If he wins the Nobel Prize Iβll eat my hat*
Not because Iβm dismissing the Gaza deal but because of the Nobel Committee timing.
*marzipan hat, obvs
NEW HISTORY BLOG POST
Over the last year, the History teamβs Dr Mike Esbester has worked with a local history group to find out more about our regionβs railway workers. He reveals more about this exciting partnership, including where you can see what theyβve produced.
history.port.ac.uk?p=3653
Across Buttermere
09.10.2025 18:01 β π 425 π 60 π¬ 12 π 1I booked a private vaccination even though I'm eligible for the NHS one, which is not targetting the latest variants - the vulnerable are being given an inferior jab π
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A peacock butterflyβmostly red, with a large 'eye' motif of pale blue and yellow on each wingβon an orange flower
A peacock in the garden this afternoon
09.10.2025 16:51 β π 119 π 18 π¬ 4 π 1Excellent News that Charles Grant is here. Everybody interested in Britainβs Relations with Europe (and the EU more generally), do follow @cergrant.bsky.social
09.10.2025 11:10 β π 33 π 15 π¬ 2 π 1
England hospitalisations up significantly. Positive tests and COVID-19 deaths up. Await today's data @ukhsa.bsky.social Why such large increases? Limited vaccine eligibility, waning immunity, low priority at leadership level, mixing in poorly ventilated, cramped spaces. Scant use of face coverings.
England hospitalisations up significantly.
Positive tests and COVID-19 deaths up.
Await today's data @ukhsa.bsky.social
Why such large increases?
Limited vaccine eligibility, waning immunity, low priority at leadership level, mixing in poorly ventilated, cramped spaces. Scant use of face coverings.
Aerial view of the University of Oxford, showcasing its historic buildings and spires under a clear sky at sunset. Text overlay states "Oxford named best university in the world for a record tenth consecutive year".
NEW: Weβre honoured to be ranked number one in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for the tenth consecutive year. π
09.10.2025 09:07 β π 65 π 12 π¬ 3 π 3
There are a lot of factors that have to be matched for successful organ transplant - blood type being one of them. Researchers have created an enzyme that can target blood type antigens and make blood the universal donor toe (O-).This has potential to remove 1 barrier for organ transplant- exciting!
09.10.2025 07:21 β π 44 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0Mine too!
08.10.2025 19:14 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
'Waning immunity to COVID in the population and the continued emergence of new variants warrants at least providing vaccine cover for all those over 65 as well as NHS and care workers.' @lsy58.bsky.social.
Article: Paul Gallagher @theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/news/health/...
A glass bottle painted from the inside with a rural Chinese scene with three women sitting under a tree
π¨ The decoration painted onto these bottles is on the inside of the glass!
The process is known as verre Γ©glomisΓ©, it is an application that not only requires special tools but an incredible level of skill.
A photograph of autumnal trees in a foggy woodland. The foreground tree has two trunks that twist round each other.
A photograph of yellow birch leaves against a cool, foggy woodland background.
A young birch tree growing on a heather covered heathland. Lots of cobwebs. Does anyone read this stuff?
Orange, green and yellow bracken growing beneath pines in a foggy Sussex woodland.
Autumn in the South Downs National Park. Itβs going to be a colourful one apparently.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/oct/07/fiery-spectacular-rainbow-autumn-colour-bloom-gardens-uk
6% of primary school pupils in the EU were learning 2 or more foreign languages. At the lower secondary level, the proportion was 59%. ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web...
04.10.2025 13:30 β π 9 π 6 π¬ 3 π 0Just got a haircut, and my lovely barber, a Turkish guy who employs 6 people, and has a wife who's an IVF technician, is shutting up shop and moving to another country because his Indefinite Leave to Remain is under threat by these venal, stupid, posturing politicians, left and right.
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The 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to a trio of scientists for their discoveries "concerning peripheral immune tolerance." https://cnn.it/48LnpiI
06.10.2025 09:46 β π 132 π 24 π¬ 9 π 2Neither have I :)
05.10.2025 20:04 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Eingang eines Altbaus. Die Seiten der holztΓΌr sind markant mit kleinen bunten Kacheln gefliest.
TΓΌr in Tempelhof. Diese Konfettifliesen.
05.10.2025 19:44 β π 142 π 10 π¬ 6 π 1
#NowSpinning this new recording of Vaughan Williamsβs unspeakably gorgeous Symphony No.5. I have to psych myself up to listen to any recording of this, my favourite single work of all time. So letβs see what this stupendous partnership does with RVWβs timeless masterpiece.
05.10.2025 17:14 β π 45 π 5 π¬ 6 π 0250.000 mensen die een rode lijn trekken.
De sociale meerderheid, die zegt tegen de regering: stop de genocide nu, stop de Nederlandse medeplichtigheid en haal ernstig zieke Gazaanse kinderen naar Nederland.
Opnieuw laten we zien: samen staan we sterk, samen gaan we vooruit.
A very powerful statement. Rest well, Dr Jane Goodall, you surely deserve it.
05.10.2025 12:16 β π 10 π 4 π¬ 0 π 1So "barmy" Badenoch speaks and the BBC seek out conference attendees that "just happen" to support her views, just like they did with "fruitcake" Farage.
When "sane" Starmer spoke though, they sought out only those critical of him.
Of course the BBC has no political bias though, do they?
Tawny owl
Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls Iβve ever had, asking βSo when are you coming to pick up your owl?β π§΅
