Joe Pinkstone
@joepinkstone.bsky.social
Exc: Net zero ‘glass tax’ to drive up wine and beer prices. Announcement on final EPR prices expected today
June 27, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Exc: Net zero ‘glass tax’ to drive up wine and beer prices. Announcement on final EPR prices expected today
The heatwave is in full force and high temperatures are always bad news for the power grid
And Net Zero tech like EVs, solar panels and heat pumps are making this worse, a report warns
With 45C summers on the cards there is work to be done to prevent power cuts
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06...
And Net Zero tech like EVs, solar panels and heat pumps are making this worse, a report warns
With 45C summers on the cards there is work to be done to prevent power cuts
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06...
Heatwaves ‘will trigger net zero meltdown’
Electric cars and heat pumps among technologies at risk of breaking down or exploding
www.telegraph.co.uk
June 21, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The heatwave is in full force and high temperatures are always bad news for the power grid
And Net Zero tech like EVs, solar panels and heat pumps are making this worse, a report warns
With 45C summers on the cards there is work to be done to prevent power cuts
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06...
And Net Zero tech like EVs, solar panels and heat pumps are making this worse, a report warns
With 45C summers on the cards there is work to be done to prevent power cuts
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06...
Trump is reportedly considering joining the attacks on Iran and will likely target the "nuclear mountain" Fordow facility — where weapons-grade uranium is suspected of being made
What happens if the US *does* destroy the site with a "bunker buster"?
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
What happens if the US *does* destroy the site with a "bunker buster"?
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
The risks of bombing Iran’s nuclear mountain
An attack on the underground Fordow plant could release toxic chemicals into the atmosphere
www.telegraph.co.uk
June 19, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Trump is reportedly considering joining the attacks on Iran and will likely target the "nuclear mountain" Fordow facility — where weapons-grade uranium is suspected of being made
What happens if the US *does* destroy the site with a "bunker buster"?
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
What happens if the US *does* destroy the site with a "bunker buster"?
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
An important study from the Met Office has looked for the first time at what summers in the UK will look as climate change continues to cook the planet
Fairly stark findings of 45C temperatures and month-long heatwaves
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06...
Fairly stark findings of 45C temperatures and month-long heatwaves
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06...
Climate change ‘could lead to 45C summers in Britain’
Extreme temperature is ‘possible’, says Met Office as it gives 50-50 chance of 40C-plus in next 12 years
www.telegraph.co.uk
June 18, 2025 at 8:50 AM
An important study from the Met Office has looked for the first time at what summers in the UK will look as climate change continues to cook the planet
Fairly stark findings of 45C temperatures and month-long heatwaves
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06...
Fairly stark findings of 45C temperatures and month-long heatwaves
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06...
NHS Trusts to get more funding based on clinical trial success
Scientists and industry welcomed the announcement that more patients will have access to experiemntal drugs
The NHS is a vast database and unique resource, and this step is long overdue
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06...
Scientists and industry welcomed the announcement that more patients will have access to experiemntal drugs
The NHS is a vast database and unique resource, and this step is long overdue
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06...
www.telegraph.co.uk
June 16, 2025 at 9:59 AM
NHS Trusts to get more funding based on clinical trial success
Scientists and industry welcomed the announcement that more patients will have access to experiemntal drugs
The NHS is a vast database and unique resource, and this step is long overdue
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06...
Scientists and industry welcomed the announcement that more patients will have access to experiemntal drugs
The NHS is a vast database and unique resource, and this step is long overdue
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06...
I’m back at work today covering all things science at The Telegraph after a few months of enforced absence while the NHS patched me up after taking a fall from my bike on the way to the office.
Looking forward to getting back into the swing of things, so please reach out as usual with any stories!
Looking forward to getting back into the swing of things, so please reach out as usual with any stories!
May 19, 2025 at 6:46 AM
I’m back at work today covering all things science at The Telegraph after a few months of enforced absence while the NHS patched me up after taking a fall from my bike on the way to the office.
Looking forward to getting back into the swing of things, so please reach out as usual with any stories!
Looking forward to getting back into the swing of things, so please reach out as usual with any stories!
Exc: Risk of foot and mouth disease arriving in the UK is the highest it has ever been
Gov scientists have raised the risk to "medium" after cases in water buffalo herd in Germany
First time ever above "low" due to "great concern" over German situation
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01...
Gov scientists have raised the risk to "medium" after cases in water buffalo herd in Germany
First time ever above "low" due to "great concern" over German situation
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01...
Foot and mouth risk ‘at highest ever level’
Experts raise UK threat to medium following outbreak of the disease in a water buffalo herd in Germany
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Exc: Risk of foot and mouth disease arriving in the UK is the highest it has ever been
Gov scientists have raised the risk to "medium" after cases in water buffalo herd in Germany
First time ever above "low" due to "great concern" over German situation
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01...
Gov scientists have raised the risk to "medium" after cases in water buffalo herd in Germany
First time ever above "low" due to "great concern" over German situation
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01...
Exc: Using a mobile phone behind the wheel could be legal in self-driving cars in the future
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01...
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Why using your phone behind the wheel could be legal in self-driving cars
Drivers watching videos on a phone or reading a magazine ‘can regain control of vehicle in 10 seconds’
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Exc: Using a mobile phone behind the wheel could be legal in self-driving cars in the future
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01...
Oxford team behind the AZ Covid jab are making a plague vaccine. Early data now suggests it works
Gov military scientsts at Porton Down recently warned of a rising risk of AMR Y. pestis — a super Black Death ☠️
UK currently does not have an approved plague jab
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01...
Gov military scientsts at Porton Down recently warned of a rising risk of AMR Y. pestis — a super Black Death ☠️
UK currently does not have an approved plague jab
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01...
Covid jab scientists develop bubonic plague vaccine amid fears of next pandemic
Oxford team reports hopeful results in trials as military experts say UK should stock supplies of Black Death inoculation
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Oxford team behind the AZ Covid jab are making a plague vaccine. Early data now suggests it works
Gov military scientsts at Porton Down recently warned of a rising risk of AMR Y. pestis — a super Black Death ☠️
UK currently does not have an approved plague jab
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01...
Gov military scientsts at Porton Down recently warned of a rising risk of AMR Y. pestis — a super Black Death ☠️
UK currently does not have an approved plague jab
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01...
Firefighters are rescuing more cats than ever before
LFB spent more than £300k saving cats on 716 rescues between Jan 1 and Oct 31
Cat rescues have more than doubled since 2020
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12...
LFB spent more than £300k saving cats on 716 rescues between Jan 1 and Oct 31
Cat rescues have more than doubled since 2020
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12...
Firefighters spend record amount of money rescuing cats in wake of pandemic pets boom
London Fire Brigade spent £536,224 assisting with animal incidents in 2024
www.telegraph.co.uk
December 29, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Firefighters are rescuing more cats than ever before
LFB spent more than £300k saving cats on 716 rescues between Jan 1 and Oct 31
Cat rescues have more than doubled since 2020
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12...
LFB spent more than £300k saving cats on 716 rescues between Jan 1 and Oct 31
Cat rescues have more than doubled since 2020
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12...
Time to integrate nuts, mulled wine and a post-dinner dance into the Christmas Day schedule
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12...
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Six ways to make your traditional Christmas Day healthier
You don’t have to give up any of your favourite foods to keep your waistline from bulging
www.telegraph.co.uk
December 24, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Time to integrate nuts, mulled wine and a post-dinner dance into the Christmas Day schedule
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12...
Is this the end of the little blue pill?
"Discrete" dissolvable Viagra is set to come to the UK in the next few years
Trademarks reveal the manufacturer is gearing up to bring the product to Britain soon
In today's @telegraphnews.bsky.social newspaper:
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12...
"Discrete" dissolvable Viagra is set to come to the UK in the next few years
Trademarks reveal the manufacturer is gearing up to bring the product to Britain soon
In today's @telegraphnews.bsky.social newspaper:
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12...
‘Little blue pill’ could be replaced by discreet form of Viagra
The erectile dysfunction drug may soon be available to Britons in a thin film that dissolves on the tongue
www.telegraph.co.uk
December 16, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Is this the end of the little blue pill?
"Discrete" dissolvable Viagra is set to come to the UK in the next few years
Trademarks reveal the manufacturer is gearing up to bring the product to Britain soon
In today's @telegraphnews.bsky.social newspaper:
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12...
"Discrete" dissolvable Viagra is set to come to the UK in the next few years
Trademarks reveal the manufacturer is gearing up to bring the product to Britain soon
In today's @telegraphnews.bsky.social newspaper:
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12...
December 8, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Just *two* single mutations can turn bird flu into a pandemic-causing pathogen, a study has found
A sample of bird flu which infected a person in the US via a cow was genetically tweaked in a lab and, it turns out, it is very easy to make it extremely dangerous
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12...
A sample of bird flu which infected a person in the US via a cow was genetically tweaked in a lab and, it turns out, it is very easy to make it extremely dangerous
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12...
Scientists under fire for publishing flu recipe for next pandemic in top journal
Experts warn about biosafety implications of releasing blueprint for creating mutated virus
www.telegraph.co.uk
December 6, 2024 at 1:19 PM
Just *two* single mutations can turn bird flu into a pandemic-causing pathogen, a study has found
A sample of bird flu which infected a person in the US via a cow was genetically tweaked in a lab and, it turns out, it is very easy to make it extremely dangerous
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12...
A sample of bird flu which infected a person in the US via a cow was genetically tweaked in a lab and, it turns out, it is very easy to make it extremely dangerous
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12...