Monday July 17 2023 A wonder drug that can slow Alzheimer’s by 60 per cent could mean the disease is one day treated like asthma or diabetes, experts have said. Donanemab hailed as ‘new era’ in treatment The US drugs company Eli Lilly published final results of trials of donanemab – an infusion that helpsContinue reading “Third week of July 2023”
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Essential reads for July 2023
Fears of hottest year on record as global temperatures spike Fires, floods and disappearing beaches: can Mediterranean holidays survive? ‘I spot brand new TVs, here to be shredded’: the truth about our electronic waste The pet I’ll never forget: I was so proud of my Sea-Monkeys – until their orgies repulsed me ‘I’ve never seenContinue reading “Essential reads for July 2023”
Reforms UK Labour proposes are current Tory policy
In the editorial of the Daily Star of Monday 17 July 2023 you could read: It’s all very well to talk of “reform” of public services, but the reforms Labour proposes — in the NHS, for example — are current Tory policy, that is increased reliance on the private sector to carry out NHS work,Continue reading “Reforms UK Labour proposes are current Tory policy”
What was at stake in Sharm El-Sheikh
Whilst the cost of inaction is far, far greater than the cost of inaction for many countries, it was difficult to come to an agreement to contribute to a fund helping those countries most affected by pollution from the industrial and most polluting countries.
The Independent looking at the 2nd week of August
August 08 Armed police sent to heart attack patients as crisis-hit NHS buckles under surging demand Police officers are being forced to cover for other services – including responding to ambulance calls – as the NHS buckles under surging demand. The chief inspector of the UK’s forces warned that up to a third ofContinue reading “The Independent looking at the 2nd week of August”
The Telegraph looking at the second week of August 2022
August 08 Big-name charities resume controversial fundraising tactic Family stumble across cache of firearms while paddling in pond The Real Windsors: Queen of Steel, review: Her Majesty recast as Logan Roy from Succession Gurinder Chadha: ‘People get defensive about the British Empire but it’s our shared history’ August 09 By Danny Boyle We knew itContinue reading “The Telegraph looking at the second week of August 2022”
The Independent from July 11 – July 24
July 11 Nadhim Zahawi vows to publish tax returns if he becomes PM amid HMRC probe Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has vowed to publish his tax returns if he wins the Conservative Party leadership contest and becomes prime minister, following The Independent’s revelation that HMRC experts are investigating his financial affairs. The leadership hopeful claimedContinue reading “The Independent from July 11 – July 24”
2022 July 22: 1,900 dead from heat in Spain and Portugal
The deadly consequences of the appalling heat seizing large parts of the world are beginning to emerge. A Union Jack flying among rubble and destruction following a large blaze in Wennington, Greater London this week. Dozens of fires broke out across the UK amid a record-breaking heatwave (Leon Neal/Getty Images) Spain and Portugal have reportedContinue reading “2022 July 22: 1,900 dead from heat in Spain and Portugal”
The Upside from the Guardian for July 24
Good morning. I hope you’ve had some time to switch off this weekend. After the heatwave we’ve had this past week in the UK and beyond, it would be fair to assume that some of your plants are beyond repair. But all is not lost, thanks to this great advice from Jane Perrone on howContinue reading “The Upside from the Guardian for July 24”
Down to earth’s composted reads for the heatwave period
The extreme heat we’re experiencing globally has no precedent
Some View on the World 