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Another exciting publication by
@Spill_Words
- very professionally published online - a Dear John Letter, 100 words short story, poem even. #Eliot #Metaphor #Betrayal #Infidelity #Poetry #Writing #Memory #Box #Shoebox #celebratewomen #Survival #Cheats
spillwords.com/stepping-out-âŚ
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2026 Marco Rubio claims Russia's war on Ukraine is "about Donbas"; perhaps 2022 Marco Rubio could enlighten him:
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Witkoff and Kushner want to âexpand the problemâ beyond Ukraine to encompass European security architecture (a core demand of Putin) while Rubio tries to shrink it to not even Ukraine but a piece of Ukrainian territory.
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The moon rising tonight over Ballycastle Forest and a new wind turbine being erected @bbcniweather @UTV @deric_tv @R_Faragher @linzilima @bbcweather @LoveBallymena @WeatherCee @Louise_utv @WeatherAisling @barrabest @Ailser99 @angie_weather @geoff_maskell @Ali_Totten
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It's raining in Ballycastle so here are some plants in the rain. @bbcniweather @UTV @deric_tv @R_Faragher @linzilima @bbcweather @LoveBallymena @WeatherCee @Louise_utv @WeatherAisling @barrabest @Ailser99 @angie_weather @geoff_maskell @Ali_Totten
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Sunset in Ballycastle plus a rainbow @bbcniweather @UTV @deric_tv @R_Faragher @linzilima @bbcweather @LoveBallymena @WeatherCee @Louise_utv @WeatherAisling @barrabest @Ailser99 @angie_weather @geoff_maskell @Ali_Totten
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Beautiful autumn morning in North Roscommon. â at Roscommon, Ireland
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UK Covid Inquiry
"The care sector was âan afterthoughtâ during the Covid-19 pandemic, and government failures caused the virus to spread âlike wildfireâ among vulnerable and elderly people, a public inquiry has found." theguardian.com/uk-news/2026âŚ
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SARS-CoV-2 Primary Care Surveillance in England
Data from the RCGP Sentinel Surveillance system of around two thousand GP Practices.
In Week 41, ending 11 October 2026, the RCGP national average COVID-19 incidence rate for England (all ages) increasedâŚ
(RCGP data & chart)
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"Arguably the reportâs most important finding is the harm caused by the division between the NHS and social care, and the way that care home residents, and workers, became a kind of collateral damage in the battle against the pandemic." theguardian.com/commentisfreâŚ
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Covid in Northern Ireland
'Weekly non-sentinel COVID-19 cases, by age group, by Epidemiological Week'
Data to Week 42 ending 18 October 2026.
2,015 SARS-CoV-2 tests were reported in Week 42. Overall test positivity remained stable at 7.5%.
(PHA NI data & chart)
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đ¨NHS KEY STATISTICS
Before COVID, less than 50 patients a day waited 12+ hrs in A&E after a decision to admit.
In Jan 2026, that figure hit 2,300 a day, a record highâŚ
âŚwhilst 6,000 patients a day were left waiting for 12+ hrs from time of arrival.
researchbriefings.files.parlâŚ
Sue McBean - @organicbotanic.bsky.social retweeted
At Pans Rocks today plus The Devil's Churn @bbcniweather @UTV @deric_tv @R_Faragher @linzilima @bbcweather @LoveBallymena @WeatherCee @Louise_utv @WeatherAisling @barrabest @Ailser99 @angie_weather @geoff_maskell @Ali_Totten
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The PCR positivity map is out, and national positivity has edged up in both England and Scotland.
Reporting in England is close to 100% this week, making the 10.98% adjusted national average as accurate as it gets in the world of covid data.
jamestindall.info/skeuomorphâŚ
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After the rain in Ballycastle. Spot Kintyre in 3 of the pictures. đ´ó §ó ˘ó łó Łó ´ó ż @bbcniweather @UTV @deric_tv @R_Faragher @linzilima @bbcweather @LoveBallymena @WeatherCee @Louise_utv @WeatherAisling @barrabest @Ailser99 @angie_weather @geoff_maskell @Ali_Totten
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Russia's Yandex bot traffic nearly eliminated overnight after Ukraine drone strikes cripple multiple of 'Russia's Google' data centers â Ukraine intensifies bombing of Yandex data centers in response to Moscowâs strikes on Kyiv data centers tomshardware.com/tech-industâŚ
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Ukraine struck three Russian Yandex data centres.
Bot activity from Yandexâs network reportedly fell 99%, alongside a sharp drop in pro-Trump and pro-AfD activity online.
How many more bot networks are stoking division in our democracies? How many elections and referendums have they helped distort by amplifying division and misinformation?
Why is Ukraine acting while Western governments fail to protect our online spaces?
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A double rainbow in Ballycastle @bbcniweather @UTV @deric_tv @R_Faragher @linzilima @bbcweather @LoveBallymena @WeatherCee @Louise_utv @WeatherAisling @barrabest @Ailser99 @angie_weather @geoff_maskell @Ali_Totten @organicbotanic
Sue McBean - @organicbotanic.bsky.social retweeted
Now something entirely different in Carey near Ballycastle. By the side of the road. @bbcniweather @UTV @deric_tv @R_Faragher @linzilima @bbcweather @LoveBallymena @WeatherCee @Louise_utv @WeatherAisling @barrabest @Ailser99 @angie_weather @geoff_maskell @Ali_Totten
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Sunrise with sunrays, a sunflower and raindrops. @bbcniweather @UTV @deric_tv @R_Faragher @linzilima @bbcweather @LoveBallymena @WeatherCee @Louise_utv @WeatherAisling @barrabest @Ailser99 @angie_weather @geoff_maskell @Ali_Totten
