Kate Moore

Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It ...

Whenever someone mocks “science for science’s sake”, I point them to discoveries like this one — which literally emerged from looking at common dirt.

Seeking knowledge is a process and an ethos.

The wider our horizons, the more we can see.

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets From making you live longer to making cities more resilient: If you want a reason to make your city more walkable, it's in here.

“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath

50 reasons to want more walkable cities.

How Chinese rare-earth mining threatens the Mekong River – DW – 09/17/2025 Rare-earth mining in Myanmar is polluting the Mekong River with toxic metals, threatening ecosystems, food security, and water supplies across mainland Southeast Asia.

#PoisonedPlanet, with #PlanetaryBoundaries exceeded and #PublicHealth facing so many threats

www.dw.com/en/is-rare-e...

A US citizen filmed federal agents smashing his car window, as authorities begin a surge of immigration enforcement operations in North Carolina.

The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.

A cream jumper featuring a Holly Blue butterfly on a Christmas wreath design, a black beanie and a notebook laid out in the snow

The Butterfly Conservation Christmas Gift Guide has landed! 🎁✨

Treat the nature lover in your life while helping vulnerable butterfly and moth species across the UK.

Find the perfect gift 👉 https://butterfly-conservation.org/christmas-gift-guide

Pecksniff: Coup shock as Starmer bids to become prime minister In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life

What a week! Where to start? Malign influences abound.

There's the Coup at No. 10... POTUS & the BBC.. or should that be Robbie Gibb & Micheal Prescott at the Beeb?

Closer to home we have vigilantes, a stunned Farage & antics in councils.

If only it was a rerun of the Bobby Ewing shower scene..

Nevermind humanoid robots... it's the robot wolves we may need to be most scared of...

The Great Big Nature Survey | The Wildlife Trusts The Wildlife Trusts would love to hear your opinions on how nature makes you feel, and what you think we as a society should (or shouldn’t) be doing to protect it. Take the survey today!

The Wildlife Trusts have launched The Great Big Nature Survey.

They want to hear from YOU to help them understand how the UK connects with nature & help them see the bigger picture.

Have your say today 👉
www.wildlifetrusts.org/great-big-na...

Hidden wonders: my fascinating encounters with the Bittern Elusive and majestic, the Bittern’s booming call echoes across Minsmere’s reeds – a symbol of hope and conservation success

Leslie Cater watched two Bitterns perform their courtship display – something few people ever see. Half an hour of slow, beautiful ritual. He'll never forget it. 💛
eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...

Thanks to the @rspb.bsky.social and @naturalengland.bsky.social the Bittern is now often heard booming out at sites like @rspbminsmere.bsky.social ... do read 👇

Hidden wonders: my fascinating encounters with the Bittern Elusive and majestic, the Bittern’s booming call echoes across Minsmere’s reeds – a symbol of hope and conservation success

The booming Bittern is an elusive bird.

Leslie Cater's passion for birdwatching the UK's loudest bird was rewarded by a rarely seen courtship dance.

Read on to also share this moment...

A social media post by Karoline Leavitt (The White House Press Secretary) showing two news headlines side-by-side. The left headline, under a caption that reads "Shot" reads: "Trump goes to war with 'fake news' BBC," and the right headline under a caption that reads "Chaser" reads: "Tim Davie resigns as BBC director general over Trump documentary edit."

I had my disagreements with the BBC under Tim Davie but he was a decent man doing a difficult job.

To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.

To so many of us, Europe is more than a place, it’s a part of who we are. Hear what the public had to say when we went out and asked them what Europe means to them.

US Army advises food bank to soldiers in Germany amid pay uncertainty US soldiers in Germany may not receive November pay amid the prolonged US government shutdown. Emergency funds covered October salaries, but future payments are uncertain.

Shocking news....

US soldiers stationed in Germany being advised to go and use a foodbank & social benefits supplied by an EU country.

The ongoing consequences of Trump and the US government shutdown.

SHOCKING MOMENT: Man Faints as Trump Unveils Major Drug Deal | AC1B YouTube video by DRM News

This is the whole video of the episode.

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Congratulations.... and long may those pints flow & acerbic observations continue....

Pecksniff: Mamdani victory hints at dramatic change to a new politics here too In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life

Time to celebrate, dear readers, as we at the Muckrakers Arms raise a glass on our 200th diary edition 🥂🍻

To celebrate, we turn our steely eye to observe the LibDems, Farage, Badenoch, & Cllr Wortley's antics at Broxbourne... & ponder if Mamdani’s win across the pond will have ripples here...

"She [Reeves] suggested that previous governments had failed to face challenges, prioritising political convenience over national interest"

An accusation that could well be laid at Reeves own door...

After all, the Sue Grey sh*t list gave fair warning of parlous state of some public services.

A sign the fight for the soul of the Democratic Party has begun, and a new kind of politics is on the horizon?

In light of your Movember article, @bearlypolitics.co.uk , are you aware of this model of mental support 👇

Mental health: the revolutionary power of the Clubhouse model Mental health services have come a long way since asylums. But have today’s mental hospitals changed enough? Or, is there a new approach?

The Bear reminds us Movember is upon us. Beneath the cheeky posters & fundraising stunts it is about men’s health, physical and mental.

East Anglia is blessed with the Norfolk Clubhouse - an 'enlightened model giving purpose to life' says Sir Norman Lamb, of its approach to mental health support.

The fight for the soul of the Democratic Party Is the US tired of politics as usual? Is it time to embrace a bold new path? How might the Democratic Party lead us into the future?

With NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani calling for a new kind of politics, Guy Anthony Ayres considers what future the Democratic Party could offer Americans.

Nigel Farage Says Minimum Wage Should Be Cut for Young People The Reform leader said cutting the minimum wage for young people would boost business, as he attacked plans to raise taxes on the wealthy

Nigel Farage, who has so far registered a total of £280,500 for four hours a month as a "brand ambassador" for a company selling gold bars, thinks a £10 an hour minimum wage for young people is too high bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...

How Rich Is King Charles III? Inside The New Monarch’s Outrageous Fortune Even before his coronation on May 6, Charles now oversees some $46 billion in assets and inherited at least $500 million from Queen Elizabeth, including her castles, jewels, art collection and a horse...

"Inherited wealth is once again the dominant factor determining life chances. When wealth reproduces itself through inheritance rather than innovation, societies ossify. Social mobility collapses. Democracy becomes plutocracy."

Charles III has over 3m children living in poverty & own wealth ~£34bn👇

Collage of 8 photos of Sheldrick Trusts sculptures of life size bronze(?) elephants placed across Spitalfirlds plaza each with a plaque giving name, sex, age etc.

Wonderful to see your @sheldricktrust.bsky.social army of orphan elephants at Spitalfields, London, as life-size sculptures.

Made my heart sing.

Do read 👇 if only to view the very impressive video clip of Zack Polanski

There is hope.

And hope is most definitely needed in our current politics.

Fantastic idea... and make pylons wildlife habitats...

PHOTOS: Austria is turning drab power lines into giant metal animals — and they are fully functional It’s part of an effort to increase public acceptance of expanding electrification.

Pylons.... a very contentious issue for East Anglia as residents fear scarring of landscape from the proposed 50m pylons to bring windfarm energy south - see🧵

But does Austria provide a possible solution?

More than 50 child asylum seekers still missing after disappearing from Kent care Council data obtained by the Guardian shows 345 children have gone missing in recent years, many probably taken by traffickers

Jesus Christ. We go mad about one bloke we wrongly released, yet hear next to nothing about this horror? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Hedgerows need careful management for the benefit of the hedge & wildlife.

An excellent video 👇 explaining that repeated annual cutting to same level won't allow blossom & fruits to develop nor benefit the hedgerow.

Do watch & share.