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Paris school streets are raising the global bar for children’s wellbeing More than 300 streets in the French capital have been redesigned to be traffic free. The welcome sense of calm is not going unnoticed

‘less pollution..greater safety & more exercise..Homes on these streets..command a premium..
car-free streets often lead to more people roaming & shopping…
[they].. become livelier.. as locals walk or bike to shop in the vicinity.. & spend more leisure time there.’
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North by North Westminster Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, talks to Jason Bunting about how to build a fairer economy in all places

@andyburnham.bsky.social, Mayor of Greater Manchester, talks to @jasonbunting.bsky.social about how to build a fairer economy in all places👇

Among the many, many reasons this is nuts: the bulk of British Muslims are Sunni, while Iran is a Shia theocracy. Sunni-Shia rivalry and mutual hostility goes back roughly a thousand years and has played as large a role (if not larger) as Protestant-Catholic rivalry/conflict in Europe

Perched upright on a weathered stump, a small brown Wren tilts its head back mid-call against a soft golden backdrop, alert and vocal.

Many MPs claim to care about nature.

Tomorrow afternoon will be the test.

On Tuesday 3rd March there will be a debate in Parliament on red lines for nature.

We’ll be watching to see who shows up. Empty seats will say a lot.

Tell us who you expect to see there tomorrow. 👇

SYMpToMs OF OVARIAN CANCER FEELING FULL QUICKLY AND/OR LOSS OF APPETITE 1 2 PERSISTENT BLOATING (NOT BLOATING THAT COMES AND GOES) 3 NEEDING TO WEE MORE URGENTLY OR MORE OFTEN THAN USUAL 4 PAIN IN YOUR TUMMY OR PELVIS (THE AREA BETWEEN YOUR HIP BONES) Target Ovarian Cancer

It’s Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, everyone. There’s no routine screening for ovarian cancer, and it isn’t picked up by other gynaecological screening (such as smear tests). But if you do think it might be a possibility, you can ask your GP for a blood test and/or a scan.

Phil Hogan cleared by department for UN agency role Government yet to decide whether to back former EU commissioner’s bid for prestigious role

'The organisation is based in Rome and the role commands a salary of about $265,000 (€224,000) a year.'
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Got elbow or heel pain? Shockwave therapy can help As more people stay active as they age, overuse injuries are increasing. A non-invasive treatment known as shockwave therapy can help ease heel and elbow pain. Here's how.

As more people stay active as they age, overuse injuries are increasing. A non-invasive treatment known as shockwave therapy can help ease heel and elbow pain. Here's how. n.pr/4aIw8D0

Do car-free zones hurt disabled people? We asked experts. City planners and advocates are seeing "accessibility used as a political football."

“…disabled people are actually less likely to drive than nondisabled people and more likely to get around by walking and rolling and taking transit. Car-heavy cities are also disproportionately dangerous for disabled folks…”

@nondriver.bsky.social in @motherjones.com #Accessibility

Cartoon of a street jammed with cars surrounded by never-ending low density suburban houses. It illustrates car dependency where you need a car for virtually everything. And the streets are constantly stuck in traffic jams and congestion.

The most insidious thing about car dependency is what it does to us. The more dependent on cars they make us, the more WE’LL fight to defend that dependency from ANY change that would allow other CHOICES in how to get around, because we’re so dependent that we can’t picture ANYONE choosing them.

As the EU is starting to discuss the operationalisation of Art. 42 (7), I don't think anyone just weeks ago in Munich had this scenario in mind - Cyprus is after all one of the few EU members not in NATO, and if more Iranian drones attack its territory, could it evoke the EU's mutual defence clause?

American cars set for huge UK rollout including 'favourites' GMC, Chevrolet and Cadillac Three of the most popular vehicles in the United States are now available in the UK

This is awful news for anyone not in one of these hideous machines.

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Dolly Parton is a US National Treasure, & an International Treasure for us all. 🦅 ✨ 🇺🇸 🌍

A children's hospital is renamed for Dolly Parton and hopes to transform pediatric care in Tennessee Dolly Parton’s name might inspire full-throated sing-a-longs to her working woman’s anthem “9 to 5,” or evoke memories of thrilling days spent at her Dollywood theme park.

“Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital did not share how much Parton donated as part of the naming announcement. But Matt Schaefer, its president and CEO, said her support would ensure ‘every child who walks through our doors receives the treatment they deserve.’”

GOD BLESS DOLLY PARTON

I think 5/37 people in these photos are women (apols if I’ve miscast someone). That’s 13.5%. Pretty sure Wales is made up of 51% women like the rest of our world. Reflecting that reality in yr promotional visuals would be a good place to start. Sigh. #MoreWomen

Please get on with it already @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social. No more ifs/buts/ands. #SpeedKillsKillSpeed #StandardOfCare #DutyOfCare

Amazing work, everyone the OpenAI boycott is working! And thank you to our international supporters who are joining us. Sam Altman is in panic mode he went on X tonight telling users to ask him anything about OpenAI’s Pentagon deal as the boycott of ChatGPT grows.

An all-time record high: FF/FG homeless figures continue to soar. 17,112 homeless February 2026

17,112 people homeless, the highest level of in the history of the state. Not just numbers, real people, real lives.

Backpacks, schoolbooks seen amid rubble of Iranian girls’ school Rescuers dug through the rubble of a girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran after a US-Israeli strike.

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No votes on ANYTHING untill we vote on the War Powers Resolution.

Anthropic has publicly stated that it will not support the use of its AI for domestic surveillance or for lethal actions without human oversight. The contrast is hard to ignore. Many people are deleting the ChatGPT app. For those looking for an alternative, downloading Claude by Anthropic.

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“I LOVE TRAFFIC said no one ever.”

“More people walking, cycling, and using public transit benefits everyone.”

Important #UrbanTruth, this time by @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social!

FWIW, this is sec. 2(c) of the War Powers Resolution:

Interesting

Do any good thing you can, no matter how small. No good thing is ever insignificant.

British ambassador Kara Owen: ‘There is one particular part of Ireland I’d always go to. It is beautiful’ Kara Owen: The British ambassador to Ireland on her strongest childhood memory, her favourite Irish restaurant, and the actor she would like to play her in a biopic of her life

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person biking in a protected bike lane in a city SOMETIMES THE BEST WAY TO REMOVE BARRIERS... IS TO ADD SOME

Barriers.

I’m sure he’ll resign in protest.

Spotted on Mountpleasant Square park railings in Ranelagh today @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social