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love wine, films & entertainment! i’m a lawyer and a mum. I believe that we should fight air pollution. And also #stopBrexit

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Joined December 2008
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Thank you Ole & Steen Tottenham Court Rd for a free custard bun!
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Coca Cola produces 3 million tonnes of plastic packaging a year – equivalent to 200,000 bottles a minute. Send @CocaCola a message. It's time to end #plasticpollution. #ActOnClimate #Useless #WasteLess #BuyLess #BreakFreeFromPlastic #nature #GreenNewDeal
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Rainwater almost everywhere on Earth has unsafe levels of ‘forever chemicals’, according to new research. How has this happened and what’s the fallout? 🧵

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Today, Mayor @SadiqKhan is taking an important step to expand London’s Ultra-Low Emissions Zone, a key solution to address air pollution, tackle carbon emissions driving the climate crisis, and protect the health of all Londoners, especially its children. bbc.com/news/uk-england-lond…
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Carl Sagan explains how the ancient Greeks knew the Earth was round, he made me smile of the world he loved so much.
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Girls under 10 sold as brides. Makes me feel ill. Afghan families are selling their children so they can eat as the economy crumbles - CNN cnn.com/2021/11/01/asia/afgh…
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Everyone should know the international sign for Help me. Let’s make this famous #HelpMe
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Despite the #covid #lockdown CO2 levels are still breaking records. The last time the earth saw such levels was 3.5 - 5 million years ago. The planet was 2-3 degrees hotter. No time to waste. No planet B. #ActOnClimate #climate #energy #ClimateActionNow
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Head of Immunisations at Public Health England Dr Mary Ramsay says “We do not recommend mixing the COVID-19 vaccines" adding that "If your first dose is the Pfizer vaccine you should not be given the Astrazeneca vaccine for your second dose and vice versa"
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Schools could stay shut for longer than the current date of 18 Jan given for secondary schools, says SAGE in a report in the Telegraph. If schools return fully in Jan, they could drive a 3rd wave starting from a high base.
UK Govt's Gavin Williamson says: "We can't condemn a generation by putting their lives on hold." But doesn't in person learning before lives, condemn kids to face-to-face at school with lethal virus running wild? Remote education saves lives and kids learn twice as fast on remote
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scientificamerican.com/artic… Eight million metric tons of plastic waste enter the oceans every year. One garbage truck’s worth of plastic being dumped into our oceans every minute. Total weight is the equivalent of 90 aircraft carriers. By 2050, more plastic than fish in the oceans.
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They are mad - mad.
I just chaired a constructive EU Joint Committee meeting with @MarosSefcovic I formally confirmed the UK will not extend the transition period & the moment for extension has now passed. On 1 January 2021 we will take back control and regain our political & economic independence
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Brilliant stuff from Blue Peter.
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