Israeli parliament approves bill to ban UNRWA | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/28/israel-parliament-approves-bill-to-ban-unrwa
Fact check: Image of Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been manipulated - PA Media
https://pa.media/blogs/fact-check/fact-check-image-of-chancellor-rachel-reeves-has-been-manipulated/
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The clocks go back tonight in the UK
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Thousands are fined by HMRC even though they don’t owe any UK tax
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2024/oct/26/hmrc-fines-low-earners-fined-no-tax-return?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Petition · We Need Wealth Taxes on the Super-Rich, Not More Cuts in the Autumn Budget - United Kingdom · Change.org
https://www.change.org/p/we-need-wealth-taxes-on-the-super-rich-not-more-cuts-in-the-autumn-budget?utm_medium=custom_url&utm_source=share_petition&recruited_by_id=ee450700-1545-11eb-b9d2-a7afe27c80a7
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The homeless families refused housing help by under-pressure councils | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/homeless-families-councils-eviction-kings-speech-b2574066.html
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Can you answer a few questions and share your experiences of the NHS crisis?
https://the.organise.network/surveys/take-the-survey-share-your-experiences-of-the-nhs
DWP could track exactly how you spend your money if you're on benefits - Liverpool Echo
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/dwp-could-track-exactly-how-28036261.amp
Blind woman banned from every UK Asda for having a guide dog in South London store
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The Romsey School is holding classes of up to '150 pupils' | Hampshire Chronicle
https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/24146158.romsey-school-holding-classes-150-pupils/
The UK govt is currently reviewing regulation of our water industry & the condition of our rivers etc.
Write to your Representative | The Rivers Trust https://theriverstrust.org/take-action/write-to-your-representative
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DWP WCA reforms WILL happen as Labour look to cut £1.3bn
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2024/10/18/dwp-wca-changes/
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DWP WCA reforms WILL happen as Labour look to cut £1.3bn
In yet another U-turn, the Labour-led DWP is set to press ahead with plans to reform the WCA - affecting 450,000 peoples' benefitsHannah Sharland (The Canary)
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The House of Commons Wants Your Views on Modernising Parliament - Just Don’t Say ‘Knock it Down’ – Byline Times
https://bylinetimes.com/2024/10/17/house-of-commons-modernishing-parliament/
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Ancient DNA may be reason you love bread and chips | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/carbohydrates-dna-diet-bread-pasta-b2631193.html
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Ancient DNA may be reason you love bread and chips
Your love for carbs could date back 800,000 yearsNina Massey (The Independent)
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Archaeologists discover ‘significant’ permanent side-effect of smoking | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/smoking-bones-research-leicester-b2630529.html
Archaeologists discover ‘significant’ permanent side-effect of smoking
Archaeologists say tobacco consumption leaves a metabolic record that can be studied for centuriesTom Watling (The Independent)
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Most universal credit claimants are in debt, DWP research finds
https://www.bigissue.com/news/social-justice/dwp-universal-credit-claimants-debt-bills/
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Most universal credit claimants are behind on bills or facing debt, DWP’s own research finds
Universal credit already falls short of the money people need to survive, and debt is pushing them into further hardship.Lara Bryant (Big Issue)
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Ministers could merge disability benefits and want to cut future spending, says green paper – Disability News Service
https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/ministers-could-merge-disability-benefits-and-want-to-cut-future-spending-says-green-paper/
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Ministers could merge disability benefits and want to cut future spending, says green paper
Ministers are considering measures to cut rising spending on disability benefits, and the possibility of merging personal independence payment with universal credit, a new government green paper ha…Disability News Service
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NHS buildings ‘falling apart’ as government sidesteps urgent funding issues | Morning Star
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/nhs-buildings-falling-apart-government-sidesteps-urgent-funding-issues
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Deaths in police custody reach 17-year high, figures reveal | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/police-custody-deaths-iopc-report-b2630901.html
Deaths in police custody reach 17-year high, figures reveal
The police watchdog said increases were ‘disappointing’ after 24 deaths in or following police custody – as well as 68 apparent suicides after releaseAmy-Clare Martin (The Independent)
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Kemi Badenoch slammed over ‘disgraceful’ and ‘wrong’ mental health claims | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/kemi-badenoch-mental-health-autism-jenrick-b2630847.html
Kemi Badenoch slammed over ‘disgraceful’ and ‘wrong’ mental health claims
Exclusive: Tory leadership candidate endorsed a pamphlet which said that the rise in welfare claims for mental health problems in the UK has ‘outpaced any conceivable clinical explanation’Kate Devlin (The Independent)
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Yahya Sinwar: Hamas leader and mastermind of 7 October attack killed in Gaza, Israel says | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israel-yahya-sinwar-hamas-gaza-october-7-b2630952.html
Yahya Sinwar: Hamas leader and mastermind of 7 October attack killed in Gaza, Israel says
Hamas chief – Israel’s most wanted man – said to have been killed in a chance encounter with Israeli troops, rather than a targeted strikeAlex Croft (The Independent)
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Peace must top strategic priorities in the Middle East | Morning Star
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/peace-must-top-strategic-priorities-middle-east
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Peace must top strategic priorities in the Middle East
STEVE BISHOP argues that the US failure to restrain Israel is pushing the region towards wider war, with an attack on Iran likely to have devastating consequencesMorning Star
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Ministers urge Starmer to curb Reeves axe | Morning Star
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/ministers-urge-starmer-curb-reeves-axe
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Ministers could merge disability benefits and want to cut future spending, says green paper – Disability News Service
https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/ministers-could-merge-disability-benefits-and-want-to-cut-future-spending-says-green-paper/
Marvel’s New Nonbinary Two-Spirit Hawkeye Was Inspired By Standing Rock’s Water Protectors | Them
I'd be interested in hearing from any Indigenous American folks what they think of this character.
https://www.them.us/story/marvels-new-nonbinary-two-spirit-hawkeye-inspired-standing-rocks-water-protectors-lakota-ultimates-comics
Revolut customers say e-money firm failed them after being scammed - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj6epzxdd77o
Hampshire: Decision due on £16m cuts to county's services - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c981rgee96no
The Terrifying Reason Hitting Your 'Funny Bone' Hurts So Bad | HuffPost UK Life
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/funny-bone-vasovagal-reaction-risk-explained_uk_66d96fc2e4b09a3ee66d90b5
Contraceptive side effects have put women like me off the pill forever | The Independent
Some can't take it for medical reasons. If you have high blood pressure even if treated Drs won't prescribe it, for example.
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/contraceptive-pill-side-effects-sexual-health-b2628213.html
Contraceptive side effects have put women like me off the pill forever
A new report says that one in seven women are unhappy with the side effects of their current contraception. Olivia Petter says she isn’t surprised – women’s reproductive health has never been taken seriouslyOlivia Petter (The Independent)
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Kendall launches blueprint for fundamental reform to change the DWP from a ‘Department of Welfare to a Department for Work’ - GOV.UK
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/kendall-launches-blueprint-for-fundamental-reform-to-change-the-dwp-from-a-department-of-welfare-to-a-department-for-work
Petition · We Need Wealth Taxes on the Super-Rich, Not More Cuts in the Autumn Budget - United Kingdom · Change.org
https://www.change.org/p/we-need-wealth-taxes-on-the-super-rich-not-more-cuts-in-the-autumn-budget
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Will the Northern Lights be visible across Hampshire again? | Daily Echo
Not often they get this far south.
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24645083.will-northern-lights-visible-across-hampshire/
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Will the Northern Lights be visible across Hampshire again?
The best photos from the Northern Lights display across Southampton and the New ForestMaya George (Daily Echo)
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Agile’s insistence on co-location is disabling | Thudfactor
https://www.thudfactor.com/posts/2024/10/colocation/
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#HybridWorking
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Agile’s insistence on co-location is disabling
Does “face to face” communication require our bodies to be in the same space, too?www.thudfactor.com
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Herd of tauros to be released into Highlands to recreate aurochs effect | Rewilding | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/10/herd-of-tauros-to-be-released-into-highlands-to-recreate-aurochs-effect
#Tauros
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#Scotland
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Herd of tauros to be released into Highlands to recreate aurochs effect
Large, cattle-like tauros will shape landscape and strengthen wildlife as huge, extinct herbivore once didPatrick Barkham (The Guardian)
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Autistic kids with high support needs are being failed by Northern Ireland's health and social care system.
https://act.autism.org.uk/page/155586/petition/1
#Petition
#Autism
#Children
#NorthernIreland
#NI
#Health
#SocialCare
Speak up for Forgotten Voices
Autistic children are being failed by Northern Ireland’s Health and Social Care System. Sign the petition to say it’s time for change.act.autism.org.uk
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Request a baby loss certificate - GOV.UK
https://www.gov.uk/request-baby-loss-certificate
Request a baby loss certificate
If your pregnancy ends before 24 weeks, you can get a free certificate in memory of your baby.Government Digital Service (GOV.UK)
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Unmasking Long COVID: Scientists Discover Hidden Viral Culprits in Blood
https://scitechdaily.com/unmasking-long-covid-scientists-discover-hidden-viral-culprits-in-blood/
Unmasking Long COVID: Scientists Discover Hidden Viral Culprits in Blood
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital discovered that individuals exhibiting a wide range of long COVID symptoms were twice as likely to have SARS-CoV-2 proteins in their blood compared to those without such symptoms.Mike O'Neill (SciTechDaily)
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Labour silence over PM’s work search comments, as Tory ex-DWP minister says: ‘You’d never have heard that from me’ – Disability News Service
https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/labour-silence-over-pms-work-search-comments-as-tory-ex-dwp-minister-says-youd-never-have-heard-that-from-me/
#Labour
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#Benefits
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Labour silence over PM’s work search comments, as Tory ex-DWP minister says: ‘You’d never have heard that from me’
The government has refused to clarify comments by the prime minister which suggested that all claimants of long-term sickness benefits will be expected to look for work under Labour’s social securi…Disability News Service
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