A tortoise resting along London's Limehouse Cut which I met while clearing litter like tyres, a dollhouse, & a toy mower with East London Canal Action Network
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Canals waterside layabout, đ¶ Paddlesports instructor, desert camel meanderer
A gentle paddle up the River Lee Navigation to the bubble barrier by Walthamstow Crossover Bridge
Beautiful Bow, scenes along east London's Hertford Union Canal
Future is being turned back in Afghanistan, also for men, as university study focuses on obedience and those who question their inexperienced & poorly educated lecturers are punished - www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
The Talibanâs war on education: âNobody talks about what is happening to the boysâ
Five years after the ultra-conservative Islamists retook Afghanistan, students describe male pupils being beaten for minor rule breaches and inexperienced teachers struggling to deliver lessons
theguardian.com
A tragic outcome. Clearly individuals subject of disciplinary processes should be informed of their rights and their mental health should be supported and prioritised throughout.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 4w agoUK Treasury must change disciplinary process after workerâs suicide, mother says
A tragic outcome. Clearly individuals subject of disciplinary processes should be informed of their rights and their mental health should be supported and prioritised throughout.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 4w agoUK Treasury must change disciplinary process after workerâs suicide, mother says
Fears of a massacre in El-Obeid city on the front line of Sudan's war as UAE-supported rebel forces continue reigning terror upon civilians - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sudan conflict: El-Obeid under constant drone strikes blamed on RSF
El-Obeid has been under "siege-like conditions" for 18 months says the UN human rights chief.
bbc.co.uk
Dismantling most of Voice of America weakened the Trump Administration's capacity to reach people in war zones like Iran, Ukraine, and Russia, & dismantled VOA outreach to Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Good observations fm Elez Biberaj - afsa.org/fsj/foreign-...
When America Falls Silent: The Strategic Costs of Dismantling VOA | American Foreign Service Association
afsa.org
Fears of a massacre in El-Obeid city on the front line of Sudan's war as UAE-supported rebel forces continue reigning terror upon civilians - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sudan conflict: El-Obeid under constant drone strikes blamed on RSF
El-Obeid has been under "siege-like conditions" for 18 months says the UN human rights chief.
bbc.co.uk
Beautiful essay on how curiosity opens the mind by neuroscientist Anne-Laure le Cunff - www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/o...
Opinion | We Are Losing the Ability to Discover What We Didnât Know to Ask
nytimes.com
A nice morning collecting litter around the River Lea's Olympic Loop just above the historic point where Queen Matilda reportedly fell into the water, giving Henry I cause to erect a bow-shaped bridge giving the area its name
A day with ELCAN on canals collecting rubbish from the River Lea and Limehouse Cut by Bow Locks. Tyres, signs, loads of recyclables. The UK urgently needs a bottle & can return law to help reduce litter @thames21.bsky.social @towerhamletsnow.bsky.social
Access to asylum and safe migration must be a global goal: caught by border guards in TĂŒrkiye, desperate Afghans allege beatings and were forced back into border snowfields, where cold & frostbite took its toll - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Afghan migrants say Turkish police beat them with iron rods before they lost limbs to frostbite
The young migrants heading to Europe say they were stripped and had their hands tied in freezing temperatures.
bbc.co.uk
A day with ELCAN on canals collecting rubbish from the River Lea and Limehouse Cut by Bow Locks. Tyres, signs, loads of recyclables. The UK urgently needs a bottle & can return law to help reduce litter @thames21.bsky.social @towerhamletsnow.bsky.social
2/2. Our rivers should be places where people can swim, paddle, row and enjoy nature without risking their health. Instead, pollution has become so normal that we're in danger of accepting it. We can't let that happen: riveractionuk.com/news/britain...
Britainâs rivers are trapped in a cycle of pollution, broken promises and disappointment - who will finally stand up for our waterways? - River Action UK
By Erica Popplewell, Head of Engagement River Action A familiar problem The sewage scandal has become so familiar that many of us risk accepting it as just another unpleasant fact of modern Britain. E...
riveractionuk.com
Intrepid Slovenian Archaeologist Ivan Ć prajc Finds Mayan Monuments Off the Beaten Path using LIDAR with funding from Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency -- www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/w...
Archaeologists Find Maya Monuments Off the Beaten Path. Way Off.
nytimes.com
The Canal & River Trust maintains Britain's historic waterways and towpaths, but signage gets graffitied. I volunteer by water clearing tags and collecting litter @towerhamletsnow.bsky.social
Over nearly 3 years, some 230 West Bank children have been killed by Israeli soldiers and not a single indictment has been handed down - www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
How children in West Bank are being killed by Israel âwithout accountabilityâ
IDF has killed 235 children in territory since 7 October 2023 with no indictments in what activists say is âlicence to killâ
theguardian.com
The Canal & River Trust maintains Britain's historic waterways and towpaths, but signage gets graffitied. I volunteer by water clearing tags and collecting litter @towerhamletsnow.bsky.social
A bit of canal-side tidying-up around Old Ford lock 19, Lee Navigation, including towpath litter collection. Glad to have somewhat cooler temps
Desperate migrants & refugees sold into slavery in Libyan markets documented by @cnn.com - edition.cnn.com/2017/11/14/a...
People for sale: Where lives are auctioned for $400 | CNN
Smugglers in Libya are auctioning migrants off as slaves. At a property outside Tripoli, CNN witnessed a dozen men go under the hammer in the space of minutes.
edition.cnn.com
Just as temperatures in Europe break records, in the Antarctic the mercury is also rising. At Rothera station, where it should be -20 to -15 Celsius, instead it has hit a balmy -2 degrees, British Antarctic Survey reports - www.bas.ac.uk/news/think-i...
Think itâs hot here? The Antarctic Peninsula is unusually warm too - British Antarctic Survey
As extreme summer heat causes disruption across the UK and Europe this week, Midwinter at Antarcticaâs Rothera Research Station is becoming increasingly unrecognisable.
bas.ac.uk
Desperate migrants & refugees sold into slavery in Libyan markets documented by @cnn.com - edition.cnn.com/2017/11/14/a...
People for sale: Where lives are auctioned for $400 | CNN
Smugglers in Libya are auctioning migrants off as slaves. At a property outside Tripoli, CNN witnessed a dozen men go under the hammer in the space of minutes.
edition.cnn.com
Seems like with the Strait of Hormuz, the Reflecting Pool is back where it started, or even worse
Brian Finucane@bcfinucane.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe Iran War of monument renovations. www.wsj.com/us-news/pres...
Afghanistan Taliban authorities issue ban on senior officials' smartphones many fear edict extending to everyone wrecking havoc on business, banking, socialising, & news - www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Taliban order ban on smartphones as officials shown destroying devices
Directive aimed at government workers, but reports of wider implementation spark warnings of future Afghanistan-wide prohibition
theguardian.com
India's government plans a massive new shipping port on Great Nicobar island; the impact on the indigenous population and the environment will be massive - www.npr.org/2026/06/07/g...
It's one of the world's most isolated islands. Here come the bulldozers
The Indian government is spending $9 billion to create a megaport, airport and city on this remote island. Critics fear the impact on pristine forests and the lives of indigenous inhabitants.
npr.org
Germany defender Antonio RĂŒdiger: âRefugees have no other choice â itâs important they be listened toâ - www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Antonio RĂŒdiger: âRefugees have no other choice â itâs important they be listened toâ
Drawing on his own familyâs experience, the Real Madrid and Germany defender tells Sam Cunningham why he is advocating for refugees
theguardian.com
Finally we will learn how much minuscule plastic waste is present in the mighty Thames as microplastics research examines river - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New microplastics research examines River Thames pollution
Water samples are assessed for pollution levels and any impact climate pressures may be having on the river system.
bbc.co.uk
India's government plans a massive new shipping port on Great Nicobar island; the impact on the indigenous population and the environment will be massive - www.npr.org/2026/06/07/g...
It's one of the world's most isolated islands. Here come the bulldozers
The Indian government is spending $9 billion to create a megaport, airport and city on this remote island. Critics fear the impact on pristine forests and the lives of indigenous inhabitants.
npr.org