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Hoo boy, another fictitious "EV market slows" headline from the Times

*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*

Receipts in thread.

Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.

EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg

UK can create 5,400 jobs if it stops plastic waste exports, report finds Campaigners say closure of loophole making it cheaper to export rather than recycle will boost circular economy

The UK could end its reliance on exporting plastic waste by 2030 to support the creation of 5,400 new jobs and take responsibility for the environmental impact of its waste, according to research.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

London sees record number of e-bike fires this year as London Fire Commissioner issues Black Friday warning As the Brigade sees a record number of fires caused by either an e-bike or e-scooter, firefighters are issuing a timely Black Friday warning to Londoners about the dangers of buying these products from online marketplaces.

As #BlackFriday approaches we brought the #ChargeSafe campaign to the heart of London, screening an awareness video at #PiccadillyLights. Grabbing the attention of shoppers, the film warned Londoners about the dangers of buying unsafe products. https://london-fire.pulse.ly/lrrjnoozjp

🆘 PETITION CALL: SAVE THE RIVER CHERWELL

@friendsofthethames.bsky.social have launched a petition calling on the government to take urgent action to contain & remove this hazardous waste before irreparable damage is done.

✍️ Sign the petition & demand action TODAY:
www.change.org/p/action-aga...

Fix Britain's Trade Liberal Democrats want to turbocharge our economy by forming a Customs Union with the EU, tearing down the trade barriers and red tape holding us back.

Back our campaign to fix our trade with Europe:
www.libdems.org.uk/trade

Progress in the investigation must be accompanied by urgent steps to clear the site. Residents have waited far too long, an environmental catastrophe looms and the Government and the Environment Agency must now deliver a full clean up without delay.

Man arrested in connection with massive illegal waste dump in Kidlington, Oxfordshire The Environment Agency declared the 40ft-high mountain of waste left from illegal tipping near Kidlington a "critical incident" last week.

I welcome this development. It is essential that those criminals responsible for the illegal dumping in Kidlington are held to account. (1/2)

news.sky.com/story/man-ar...

Brexit has cost each and every one of us £3,700 a year.

But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.

My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!

The UK is losing up to £250m a day in lost tax revenue due to the economic impact of Brexit, House of Commons Library analysis for the Lib Dems suggests.

Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn

Since January, wildfires have burned an estimated 47,026 hectares of land - more than double the area burned in the record breaking 2022 summer wildfires.

Yet modelling from the NFCC shows £102m in potential cuts to the fire service still to come.

UK wildfires devastated more areas in 2025 than at any time since records began, figures show Firefighters call for long-term investment and say UK is dangerously underprepared as climate crisis worsens

We have seen record numbers of wildfires witch are devastating to people & biodiversity. Our firefighters need the resources & tools required to address the growing threats. We continue to wait for the publication of governments Wildfire Strategy and Action Plan.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

"Britain’s countryside is set for a major crackdown on organised criminal gangs as police unveil a new three-year strategy designed to tackle the growing threat to rural communities, farms and wildlife." This is welcome as is the data led technological approach.
www.farminguk.com/news/police-...

‘It fully changed my life!’ How young rewilders transformed a farm – and began a movement At Maple Farm, nature is returning in droves: nightingales, grass snakes, slowworms, bats and insects. All due to the vision of a group determined to accelerate its recovery

Government must do more to provide positive pathways for young people and for everyone who cares about the environment to volunteer or make positive environmental contributions.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

After a sustained case made by Peers, the Government has confirmed its new strategic approach in the #PlanningBill will only be introduced where it is safe for nature - a vital step towards ensuring development and nature protection can work together

Mountain of illegal waste risks polluting river in Oxfordshire It's a mountain of rubbish that has been declared a critical incident by the Environment Agency.

Mountain of illegal waste risks polluting river in Oxfordshire

www.channel4.com/news/mountai...

Toby Young to Address Orbán-Backed Group on UK ‘Censorship’ Conservative peer and right-wing commentator Toby Young is due to deliver a talk tomorrow (25 November) at the in-house think tank of Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orbán. Young is being interviewed by Mat...

Toby Young, self-appointed king of free speech, is speaking in Hungary tomorrow about UK “censorship”.

He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics

Fly-tipping mountain in Kidlington explained: What happens next? Circular Online has spoken to the Environment Agency and waste crime experts to break down the fly-tipping incident in Kidlington.

Fly-tipping mountain in Kidlington explained: What happens next?
www.circularonline.co.uk/news/fly-tip...

Causing an economic crash for issues you support is no better than a politician from an opposite point of view causing an economic crash for issues you don't support. Without sound economic policies we enact no change at all and yes I support a fairer and greener economic system.

Yes, there are spending multipliers etc - and yes, Kuenssberg spouted vacuous talking points.

BUT.

There is a bond market (or more generally a macro) constraint to borrowing, as there was in the 2010s - we just weren't near it then. Dodging the issue/pretending it doesn't exist isn't a policy.

The National Energy System Operator (NESO) for Great Britain on Thursday said that the timeline for developing the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan (SSEP) will be extended by several months in order to make use of the latest data.
www.neso.energy/document/372...

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NEW – COP30: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Belém

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"As scientists, we are duty-bound to speak plainly about the dangers that lie ahead.

We urge all our elected representatives to take responsibility for being fully informed and to join this critical @nebriefing.bsky.social on 27 November"

Please contact your MP via:
www.nebriefing.org

In addition to the elements necessary for a just and lasting peace and Ukraine’s sovereignty:

any agreement must include the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.

We will not rest until every single one of them is reunited with their families, in their homes.

National Emergency Briefing An unfiltered assessment of the latest threats to UK food supply, health and national security from eight leading experts to an invitation-only audience - also covering positive solutions. Westminster...

Open letter from over 1,000 UK scientists urging all MPs to attend the National Emergency Briefing. A huge list full of highly respected names.

"Without much more urgent and decisive action, we risk seeing these impacts overwhelm our capacity to respond."

Please share with your MP. #NEB2025

Sign the Petition Action Against Illegal Waste site on the River Cherwell

Petition here to protect the Cherwell - please sign and share

The UK’s dependency on fossil fuels has led to direct economic impacts of £183bn in the last four years following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to the latest assessment of the costs.

Read more below 👇
eciu.net/media/press...

How ambitious ‘forest city’ plan for England could become a reality Cross-party coalition behind proposals hope eco-friendly scheme for million people could begin before end of decade

How ambitious ‘forest city’ plan for England could become a reality