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£99987 and counting: graduates trapped by student loans.
Govt froze repayment threshold. By 2030, be at minimum wage.
At the margin grads pay 20% inc tax + 8%NIC +9% repayment. Insane.
Loan increases, if not repaid.
Grads can't buy home, start family/business.
Abolish Uni fees. Write-off debt.
Govt froze repayment threshold. By 2030, be at minimum wage.
At the margin grads pay 20% inc tax + 8%NIC +9% repayment. Insane.
Loan increases, if not repaid.
Grads can't buy home, start family/business.
Abolish Uni fees. Write-off debt.
£99,987 and counting: graduates trapped by ballooning student loans
As their debts rise, graduates reveal how loans are reshaping careers, finances and faith in the system
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:38 AM
£99987 and counting: graduates trapped by student loans.
Govt froze repayment threshold. By 2030, be at minimum wage.
At the margin grads pay 20% inc tax + 8%NIC +9% repayment. Insane.
Loan increases, if not repaid.
Grads can't buy home, start family/business.
Abolish Uni fees. Write-off debt.
Govt froze repayment threshold. By 2030, be at minimum wage.
At the margin grads pay 20% inc tax + 8%NIC +9% repayment. Insane.
Loan increases, if not repaid.
Grads can't buy home, start family/business.
Abolish Uni fees. Write-off debt.
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More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in east Congo, official says reut.rs/4rn3SuY
More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in east Congo, official says
More than 200 people were killed this week in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, spokesperson for the rebel-appointed governor of the province where the mine is located, told Reuters on Friday.
reut.rs
January 30, 2026 at 11:40 PM
More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in east Congo, official says reut.rs/4rn3SuY
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She says raising the case of campaigner Jimmy Lai is more important than lifting sanctions against her.
Labour peer who had sanctions lifted by China says it's 'meagre return' for UK
www.bbc.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:01 PM
She says raising the case of campaigner Jimmy Lai is more important than lifting sanctions against her.
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Australian Open final: Rybakina defeats Sabalenka 6-4 in the third set.
Sabalenka sits with a white towel completely covering her head before post match interviews.
Rybakina simply smiled after she hit an ace at match point. In contrast to Sabalenka, Rybakina showed little emotion during the match.
Sabalenka sits with a white towel completely covering her head before post match interviews.
Rybakina simply smiled after she hit an ace at match point. In contrast to Sabalenka, Rybakina showed little emotion during the match.
January 31, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Australian Open final: Rybakina defeats Sabalenka 6-4 in the third set.
Sabalenka sits with a white towel completely covering her head before post match interviews.
Rybakina simply smiled after she hit an ace at match point. In contrast to Sabalenka, Rybakina showed little emotion during the match.
Sabalenka sits with a white towel completely covering her head before post match interviews.
Rybakina simply smiled after she hit an ace at match point. In contrast to Sabalenka, Rybakina showed little emotion during the match.
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Very excited for Constellations to open at F.E. McWilliam Gallery on 14 February!
Curated by Riann Coulter, the exhibition features the work of 14 contemporary artists working across the island, from Cork, Kerry, and Waterford to Belfast, Dublin, and Sligo.
Save the date and plan your visit ✨
Curated by Riann Coulter, the exhibition features the work of 14 contemporary artists working across the island, from Cork, Kerry, and Waterford to Belfast, Dublin, and Sligo.
Save the date and plan your visit ✨
TOURING & SHARING: NEW EXHIBITION LAUNCHING!
Crawford Art Gallery are delighted to partner with the F.E. McWilliam Gallery in Banbridge, Co. Down as part of our ongoing Touring & Sharing program to present ‘Constellations: Selected Work from Crawford Art Gallery.’
#CrawfordArtGallery #FEMcwilliam
Crawford Art Gallery are delighted to partner with the F.E. McWilliam Gallery in Banbridge, Co. Down as part of our ongoing Touring & Sharing program to present ‘Constellations: Selected Work from Crawford Art Gallery.’
#CrawfordArtGallery #FEMcwilliam
January 30, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Very excited for Constellations to open at F.E. McWilliam Gallery on 14 February!
Curated by Riann Coulter, the exhibition features the work of 14 contemporary artists working across the island, from Cork, Kerry, and Waterford to Belfast, Dublin, and Sligo.
Save the date and plan your visit ✨
Curated by Riann Coulter, the exhibition features the work of 14 contemporary artists working across the island, from Cork, Kerry, and Waterford to Belfast, Dublin, and Sligo.
Save the date and plan your visit ✨
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Much of the media will be very disappointed by this decision to deny Andy Burnham special dispensation to fight a by-election. Those parts of the media are bored and restless unless we’re changing PM every couple of years. But it looks nuts to the rest of the world.
January 25, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Much of the media will be very disappointed by this decision to deny Andy Burnham special dispensation to fight a by-election. Those parts of the media are bored and restless unless we’re changing PM every couple of years. But it looks nuts to the rest of the world.
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The people running the most powerful country in the world don't even know there are no penguins in the arctic.
January 24, 2026 at 8:06 AM
The people running the most powerful country in the world don't even know there are no penguins in the arctic.
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January 21, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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Flight into Egypt. As with real refugees, they are exhausted, even the donkey. Unusual and rather lovely version of subject by Adriaen van der Werff, born OTD 1659.
January 21, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Flight into Egypt. As with real refugees, they are exhausted, even the donkey. Unusual and rather lovely version of subject by Adriaen van der Werff, born OTD 1659.
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The great Irish singer Sean O Se has passed away, at the age almost 90. If you’re never heard him , pin your ears back and have a listen to this. Don’t worry if you can’t speak Irish, just let it hit you.
An Poc Ar Buile
YouTube video by Seán Ó Sé - Topic
youtu.be
January 14, 2026 at 8:21 AM
The great Irish singer Sean O Se has passed away, at the age almost 90. If you’re never heard him , pin your ears back and have a listen to this. Don’t worry if you can’t speak Irish, just let it hit you.
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Excellently accessorized young lady, painted in 1632 by Nicolaes Eliasz. Pickenoy. It's his day today.
January 10, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Excellently accessorized young lady, painted in 1632 by Nicolaes Eliasz. Pickenoy. It's his day today.
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“To this day, grants continue to be ‘realigned’ with administration priorities, a clear form of ideological coercion.”
Powerful piece in STAT this morning from some NIH staff members who have resigned
www.statnews.com/2026/01/10/n...
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www.statnews.com/2026/01/10/n...
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The NIH has lost its scientific integrity. So we left
“We can no longer lend our credibility to an organization that has lost its integrity,” write four scientists and administrators who recently resigned from the NIH.
www.statnews.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:52 PM
“To this day, grants continue to be ‘realigned’ with administration priorities, a clear form of ideological coercion.”
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The Signing of Peace in the Hall of Mirrors, Versailles, 28 June 1919 https://www.wikiart.org/en/william-orpen/the-signing-of-peace-in-the-hall-of-mirrors-versailles-28-june-1919
December 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The Signing of Peace in the Hall of Mirrors, Versailles, 28 June 1919 https://www.wikiart.org/en/william-orpen/the-signing-of-peace-in-the-hall-of-mirrors-versailles-28-june-1919
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A small light can push back a great deal of darkness.
My speech at the Euro-Chanukah
→ link.europa.eu/39gdfR
My speech at the Euro-Chanukah
→ link.europa.eu/39gdfR
December 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
A small light can push back a great deal of darkness.
My speech at the Euro-Chanukah
→ link.europa.eu/39gdfR
My speech at the Euro-Chanukah
→ link.europa.eu/39gdfR
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Lighting the third candle of Hannukah at @europarl.europa.eu in Strasbourg tonight.
In solidarity, in hope and in the knowledge that even the faintest flicker of light is enough to break through the darkness.
We choose light 🕎
In solidarity, in hope and in the knowledge that even the faintest flicker of light is enough to break through the darkness.
We choose light 🕎
December 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Lighting the third candle of Hannukah at @europarl.europa.eu in Strasbourg tonight.
In solidarity, in hope and in the knowledge that even the faintest flicker of light is enough to break through the darkness.
We choose light 🕎
In solidarity, in hope and in the knowledge that even the faintest flicker of light is enough to break through the darkness.
We choose light 🕎
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Today's the feast of St Lucy, 'the year's midnight' according to John Donne's 'A Nocturnal Upon St Lucy's Day', which was written before the Gregorian Calendar moved the feast away from the Winter Solstice. it begins:
December 13, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Today's the feast of St Lucy, 'the year's midnight' according to John Donne's 'A Nocturnal Upon St Lucy's Day', which was written before the Gregorian Calendar moved the feast away from the Winter Solstice. it begins:
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The twilight of the physical letter on.ft.com/4oRJ25l | opinion
The twilight of the physical letter
End of deliveries by Denmark’s mail service bodes ill for the epistolary form
on.ft.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The twilight of the physical letter on.ft.com/4oRJ25l | opinion
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More than 250 people who were exposed to measles, including dozens of unvaccinated school-aged children, are quarantining in South Carolina as the state wrestles to contain an outbreak that has sickened more than 110 people.
Hundreds Quarantined in South Carolina as Measles Outbreak Shows No Sign of Slowing
The outbreak shows no signs of slowing, likely because of the affected area’s “lower-than-hoped-for vaccination coverage,” a state health official said.
nyti.ms
December 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
More than 250 people who were exposed to measles, including dozens of unvaccinated school-aged children, are quarantining in South Carolina as the state wrestles to contain an outbreak that has sickened more than 110 people.
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Born on this day 1967 in Bangor, Mark McCall.
Mark played for London Irish for the 1997-1998 season before returning to Ulster.
He was capped 13 times by Ireland.
Happy birthday Mark.
#lirfc #londonirish #history
Mark played for London Irish for the 1997-1998 season before returning to Ulster.
He was capped 13 times by Ireland.
Happy birthday Mark.
#lirfc #londonirish #history
November 29, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Born on this day 1967 in Bangor, Mark McCall.
Mark played for London Irish for the 1997-1998 season before returning to Ulster.
He was capped 13 times by Ireland.
Happy birthday Mark.
#lirfc #londonirish #history
Mark played for London Irish for the 1997-1998 season before returning to Ulster.
He was capped 13 times by Ireland.
Happy birthday Mark.
#lirfc #londonirish #history
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Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘Farmyard at Dusk’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
‘Farmyard at Dusk’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
November 29, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘Farmyard at Dusk’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
‘Farmyard at Dusk’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
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November 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Thank you for bringing us together at the gates of the Amazon dear @LulaOficial.
As COP30 begins, you can count on Europe's full support.
Brazil is showing great leadership.
Whether it is about putting a price tag on carbon. Or fighting for our forests.
As COP30 begins, you can count on Europe's full support.
Brazil is showing great leadership.
Whether it is about putting a price tag on carbon. Or fighting for our forests.
November 6, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Thank you for bringing us together at the gates of the Amazon dear @LulaOficial.
As COP30 begins, you can count on Europe's full support.
Brazil is showing great leadership.
Whether it is about putting a price tag on carbon. Or fighting for our forests.
As COP30 begins, you can count on Europe's full support.
Brazil is showing great leadership.
Whether it is about putting a price tag on carbon. Or fighting for our forests.
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Climate change is enabling vectors like mosquitos and ticks to emerge and even thrive in places they once couldn’t have existed - this is a huge threat for infection spread eg dengue that could have worse impacts in infection-naive individuals that are more susceptible 🧪
Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country
Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the only places in the world without the insects
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Climate change is enabling vectors like mosquitos and ticks to emerge and even thrive in places they once couldn’t have existed - this is a huge threat for infection spread eg dengue that could have worse impacts in infection-naive individuals that are more susceptible 🧪
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Conservation charities estimate that 150 tonnes of mercury, used by informal miners to separate gold from sediment, are released into the Amazon basin region every year. Indigenous groups say it is slowly poisoning them. on.ft.com/4hfwAKA
October 16, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Conservation charities estimate that 150 tonnes of mercury, used by informal miners to separate gold from sediment, are released into the Amazon basin region every year. Indigenous groups say it is slowly poisoning them. on.ft.com/4hfwAKA