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The UK government announced new measures to protect girls from violence, and steer boys from misogyny. Maybe they didn't see the survey in 2024 of 10,000 children age 13-17, finding more boys are victims of IPV. New article by the Illustrated Empathy Gap https://t.co/Xfn37kJHHX
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American works in a container shipyard on the West Coast He shows this entire area has been fully automated, no humans allowed Every vehicle you see moving is automation, all jobs have been replaced with technology Even the cranes are automated. He explains how each step works
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The Employment Rights Act is now law. This is the biggest upgrade to working people’s rights in a generation. You will be protected from fire and rehire. You won't be forced onto an exploitative zero hour contract. You will get sick pay from day one. You will have stronger
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Why is the National Living wage approximately £23K per year & yet Pensioners are only paid approximately £12K? That is nearly half the minimum wage. How are Pensioners expected to survive on that amount if they have no other income?
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We did it. We have just introduced the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation. Today our plans passed through parliament, and will soon become law. This is a major victory for working people in every part of the country.
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On Sunday #wind generated 63.9% of GB electricity followed by gas 13.9%, nuclear 11.4%, imports 5.8%, biomass 3.3%, solar 1.7%, hydro 0.0%, *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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📽️Donald Trump wants you to know he's targeting Venezuela because of illegal drugs. But what if this were really about something else altogether...? Dig into the murky world of crude oil refining and you find another, even more intriguing explanation... Full primer 👇
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James Talarico to Joe Rogan: "The biggest divide in our politics is not left vs right — it’s top vs bottom. Billionaires are dividing us because our unity is a threat to their wealth and power." https://t.co/PHfvb7HIVJ
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🚨 BREAKING: Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) is pushing for a BAN on social media for American children under the age of 13 "Ages 13-17 have said they feel more negative and depressed after being on social media." "Kids SHOULDN'T be on social media until they're 16." "Big Tech has a
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Trump to make all foreign tourists provide five years of social media history before entering US
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The proposed social-media requirement would apply to all visitors, regardless of whether or not they need a visa.
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People moaning about the Triple Lock Pension should realise it wouldn’t be necessary if Pensioners were paid a decent realistic pension in the first place. The UK Pension is one of the lowest in the World.
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The Trump administration plans to require all foreign tourists to provide their social media histories from the last five years to enter the country, according to a notice published in the Federal Register.
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The Customs and Border Protection proposal would apply to travelers from more than 40 countries.
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DfT reveals branding for Great British Railways. The famous double arrow logo and red, white and blue train livery for GBR will be rolled out from next spring to trains and also appear on websites, stations. Station signs and the GBR app are also branded in the three colours.
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In reality, not a single person died, the driver was drunk and had used cannabis, and this happened in the Caribbean. How do we know? Because it was reported by all major French media, including Le Monde. +31M impressions, no community note. This is how disinformation spreads.
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As Australia prepares for its social media ban for children under the age of 16, which comes into force next week, 74% of Britons would support a similar ban in the UK Support: 74% Oppose: 19%
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I’m SICK of people attacking those on benefits. I’ll say one more time. I had a partner and a beautiful family. But sadly he died. I had 4 kids by myself. I didn’t have family to help step in. I ended on benefits because I couldn’t afford childcare. My kids were 3yr, 5yr, 6yr and
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@RupertLowe10 Parents should share the responsibilities to look after their children, generally speaking. Therefore, the child benefits about £104 only for one of the parents right now, it should be divided by two for two parents.
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