NEW: Energy giant Shell reports record profits of $40bn. That has doubled, largely as a result of the surge in energy prices following Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.
And when it’s a record for Shell, that really means something- the company has existed for 115 years.
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Really interesting article on the advantages of clothing and heating your body. How many of you wear a base layer as default in the winter?
Insulation: first the body, then the home
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We should all take pride in the nature around us.
It's a beautiful country.
Leaving rubbish, masks (still!) or dog poo (sometimes in bags) strewn across fields/paths etc...
A small lazy and selfish minority ruining it for everybody else.
Use the bins or take it home!
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Truly grisly assessment for the UK economy from the IMF this morning.
- UK to fare worse than any other major economy this year
- worse even than Russia(!)
- Britain's downgrade came as most other countries saw their growth prospects upgraded
Full story:
news.sky.com/story/uk-econo
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Higher obesity levels linked to lower productivity in England, research shows
- not sure everyone has woken up to the looming threat to UK green industries from Biden’s $369bn green stimulus package
- but executives are already reporting signs of an exodus to America
- and begging UK government for its own net zero package
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What inspires us most about Dutch planning? They design for the future they want; with bold, ambitious projects that make the right choice the easy choice.
The brand new 7,000-bicycle parking facility built beneath the water at Amsterdam Central Station.
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“It’s a drop in the bucket compared to investments for highway expansions,” Glaser says, “not to mention the societal public health costs of congestion, car crashes and car dependency.”
bloomberg.com/news/articles/ via
Growing obesity problem in the UK and the rise of congestive heart failure
clinicaltrialsarena.com/comment/obesit via @ClinicalTrialsArenaCOM
It’s Time To Uncomplicate Your Health And Wealth by
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Unbelievable story and incredibly chilling.
How we turned the tables to catch my sister’s Bumble stalker by
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“The main thing it’s made me realise is it’s so endemic in British culture – people drink all the time and you see, when you stop doing it, how ridiculous it is. But when somebody says: ‘I don’t drink,’ people are still aghast.”
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Someone who is in financial trouble to the tune of 800,000 pounds with no viable income is too vulnerable to pressure and conflicts of interest. Vetting would argue against them becoming a junior civil servant. They should certainly not be PM.
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4yrs for killing someone
Allowed to drive again in 5yrs….
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A banned, speeding driver (80mph in a 30 mph zone) who failed to stop after killing a cyclist has been sentenced to 4 yrs and 8 months in prison, and banned from driving for 5 yrs and 3 months.
itv.com/news/calendar/
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Cazoo plans UK site closures and job cuts after European exit
'The worst outcome for the government would be rolling strikes in transport, hospitals and fuel depots - effectively bringing the country to a standstill.'
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Has anyone considered air conditioning units with a heat pump for winter heating?
Our house is largely open plan downstairs and wondered if it's a good solution to get one for downstairs Vs using the gas heating system. Reading it's incredibly efficient.
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Are you lost in Neverland? Fear of investing is a familiar and costly story monevator.com/are-you-lost-i via
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First long ride in a while but was certainly worth it. ☀️❄️
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Amsterdam will open its huge underwater bicycle parking at central station on 26 January: local TV station AT5 was allowed to take a look inside.
at5.nl/artikelen/2186
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Wetter the better: Gothenburg’s bold plan to be world’s best rainy city
The NHS is the endpoint of most health problems, & delays can make them worse, but it is not the cause of them. Health is largely socially determined. To fix healthcare, we need to fix housing, heating, nutrition, sleep, stress, cruelty, education, exercise, isolation and poverty
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'Psychologist Jonathan Haidt says people don’t communicate on social media; they perform for one another. Spending money is like that, too.'
The Art and Science of Spending Money collabfund.com/blog/the-art-a via
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Support for leaving EU has fallen significantly across bloc since Brexit
'We're going to have to bring in hundreds of thousands of foreign workers to do the jobs that aren't being done.'
Ex-Chancellor says we need to open the labour market to foreign workers if the UK economy is going to 'prosper'.
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Let's shift the conversation away from #ChatGPT and focus on important issues happening in the world. There's so much more to talk about than a machine learning model. #stayinformed #writtenbyChatGPT
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London remains world’s most congested city as life ‘returns to normal’
Looks like the UK’s wind record has been broken again today. 21.43GW, nothing else even close to double digits.
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Summary:
- You need A LOT of cash to get into New Zealand.
- Or you need full-time employment in a field they require.
- Or become Van Wilder & keep studying.
- Property prices are😖
FIRE in New Zealand: One Thing a Pension Cannot Buy grumpusmaximus.com/fire-in-new-ze
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'Dry January: I stopped drinking and never really went back.'
‘Shadow economy’ drives record jump in Spain’s tax revenue
Approach may actually work ☺️
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But it's potentially a narrative pro active travel advocates should pitch because people get offended when you question their decision to use a car. But if you pitch it as 'You're pissing away a shit to of money and it's likely you'll be working into old age as a result'
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Is mind-blowing. On their health, well being and also financially. 19% of their income on car finance spells more working, less free time and working well beyond the retirement age.
If people stopped and took stock of the madness car culture has bred.
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This is where your smartphone battery begins
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The fact the goalkeeper saved the first header is irrelevant here, despite what you might have heard... It's offside. #SHWNEW
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But how on EARTH has the assistant missed that Bruno Guimares was offside for Newcastle's goal.
This is a stinker!
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Where have all the A-rated fridges and fridge freezers gone?
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The happy news is that we are now living in a rented passive house. It's amazing. There is one small electric wall heater and two heated towel rails, but we've seldom felt the need to use them. Our body heat alone keeps the house warm most of the time.🧵
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