Christine

@nosugartea.bsky.social

Exiled scouser in Bristol.Fourth gen Evertonian. Reader. Getting on but still getting stuff done 💙

"At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care. Congenital measles is a disease that’s rarely, if ever, seen in the U.S..." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.

Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected.

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Brilliant this! Fella's, get checked, well worth it in the long run, prevent anything you can! 💪 #prostatecancer

Jon G@jongard.bsky.social · 4d ago

@evertonthesitcom.bsky.social I meant to say the other day... I'm 53, went for my first prostate exam last week, partly from being reminded by your mentioning it. Had the blood test, ultrasound and the rest. Far less awkward than I'd expected and very glad of the peace of mind. Thanks for the push.

"Farage met Alexander Yakovenko, the then Russian Ambassador, in London on 13 May 2013 with the Russian Embassy website posting an official photo of Yakovenko greeting Farage. Farage later denied having met the Ambassador, contradicting the photographic evidence, which placed the meeting on record."

Farage, Reform and the 'Russia question' that won't go away | Searchlight

Nigel Farage with Nadia Borodi, wife of Oleg Voloshin the spymaster who bribed Nathan Gill In the wake of Nathan Gill’s guilty verdict on multiple counts of ...

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Zia Yusuf has tweeted this about the leader of Camden Council, Sagal Abdi-Wali, who has lived in Camden for over 35 years, after arriving as a child refugee in the early 1990s. (Nadhim Zahawi, born in Baghdad to an Iraqi Kurdish family, came to the UK as an 11 year old:should be asked about this)

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This will mean very little to most of you, but Woolton Picture House - a local independent community cinema near to where I live which is 100 years old next year - has been saved. And there's an "It's A Wonderful Life" happy twist to the tale. Such great news. theguideliverpool.com/woolton-pict...

Woolton Picture House saved by surprise donation ensuring a new future for the historic site

In a dramatic, last-minute twist worthy of the silver screen, Woolton Picture House has officially been saved!

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Translation: “I don’t want to help the UK by paying tax”. I am really growing very tired of hearing advice from super-wealthy people who so obviously put themselves first but pretend otherwise.

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Don’t need a watchdog to tell us this. I know several people in pain who have pulled out their own teeth over the last couple of years. NHS dentistry has disappeared for the majority of the population www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

People pulling own teeth due to lack of urgent NHS dental care in England, watchdog finds

Emergency help should be available, but some being forced to travel 100 miles or go private, says Healthwatch England

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Jonathan Gullis defects to Reform saying his former party has "lost touch with the people it was meant to serve". He should know. When he was in Government he took a five-figure donation from JCB, then stayed silent when it axed hundreds of his constituents' jobs just two weeks later

Conservatives Promote JCB's 'Revolutionary' Pothole Machine While Taking Millions of Pounds in Donations from the Company

Senior Conservatives have repeatedly promoted a pothole repair machine made by a company which has donated huge sums to the party and its MPs

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