Yes, it's true. Richard Tice told Parliament on 2 July that Siren Associates has started defamation proceedings against him in Northern Ireland over his October X post calling the £46m FCDO contract to train Lebanese police a “grotesque abuse of taxpayers’ cash”.
Grounds: alleged defamation of the company. His words inside the House are protected by absolute parliamentary privilege; the claim targets his public statements.
On costs: in UK civil cases the unsuccessful party normally pays the winner’s legal costs. If Siren wins, Tice could face their costs + damages. If Tice succeeds (truth/honest opinion/public interest), Siren bears the costs.
Right now, the ground beneath Southern California is under more tectonic pressure than it has been since the Middle Ages. Scientists just confirmed the region's main faults are "critically loaded" at a 1,000-year stress maximum. Then, a 6.0 earthquake hit the system today ! https://t.co/CO7Ei50NzI
"The study raises other questions, too. Are Mazzenga’s talent, durability and longevity due primarily to her training or to her genes, personality or other factors, such as her diet or social network?She eats lightly, mainly fish, eggs and vegetables, but has steak if she wants
Italy’s Emma Maria Mazzenga, 92, is the fastest female nonagenarian on Earth.
Scientists in the U.S. and Italy wonder how singular she might be. So, as part of a study of elite older athletes, they began measuring her cardiorespiratory fitness and muscle function. https://t.co/yGz67vBDLR
Two pharmacies in Bristol. Twenty years in the business. And he's saying it plainly the most severe drug shortage on record. Not a blip. Not a temporary supply issue. Record level. The worst he's ever seen.
Basic medicine. Aspirin. Beta blockers. Blood pressure medication. Heart medication. HRT. Creon for pancreatic insufficiency. These aren't niche treatments. These aren't experimental drugs for rare conditions. These are the everyday medicines keeping millions of people alive and functional. And they're becoming "increasingly difficult to obtain."
Then there's the statin. Overnight. £1 to £22. That's not a supply chain hiccup. That's not inflation. That's a 2,100% price increase from one day to the next. A cholesterol medication that thousands of people rely on to prevent heart attacks and strokes suddenly costing 22 times more than it did the day before. And the pharmacy owner either absorbs that cost or passes it on. Either way, someone's getting hurt.
Olivia Picard at the National Pharmacy Association representing 6,000 independent community pharmacies is saying the same thing. This is systemic. The pharmacists on the front line are watching the shelves empty and the prices spike while the government and the NHS pretend it's all being managed.
But it's not being managed. It's collapsing in real time. Basic aspirin. Think about that. The drug that's been mass-produced for over a century. And now pharmacists can't reliably get it.
Twenty years experience and he's "so concerned." Not mildly worried. Not raising a routine flag. Concerned enough to go public and warn the country. But who's listening?
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It has stood in Sherwood Forest for over 1,000 years & sheltered Robin Hood & his band of merry men, but experts believe the Major Oak tree has died after its first spring
without producing any leaves.😞🌳
The RSPB - which manages the woods in Notts where the tree stands - said it had been in decline for some years as the soil around it has become compacted from the footfall of millions of visitors, making it harder for rain to penetrate & for the root system to take up nutrients.
Testing showed the soil to be as solid as concrete in some spots & along with a run of heatwaves/droughts, has compounded the challenges it would naturally face at its age.
Scenes that I never thought I would see, a Dance off between the Scottish and Haitians fans 🇭🇹🏴
This is what soccer is about, bringing people together and forgetting our differences. Love this!
The Tartan Army are a credit to Scotland. Here they are in full voice singing ‘Loch Lomond’ in Boston Stadium last night for the World Cup match between Scotland and Haiti. Absolutely glorious.