Reindeer on the move tonight — a magical scene from ice age France. Illuminated by oil fat lamps, the panel of swimming reindeer at Lascaux was drawn in black manganese crayon some 17,000 winters past 🦌🦌
Happy Christmas everyone! 🎄
One of the most severe marine heatwaves on Earth has developed off the coast of Ireland and the UK, with water temperatures as high as 4-5°C above normal.
NOAA's Marine Heatwave Watch has categorized this event as a Category 4 (extreme) marine heatwave.
As a former crisis media relations counselor, I am gobsmacked that someone wrote this, taped it, and thought it was acceptable enough to put out on social media.
Gavin Williamson's resignation means that now a total of 80 ministers or whips have resigned or been sacked from the government since the start of 2022 (source: House of Commons Library and this Sky News piece https://t.co/sbJVwYta92)
This is extraordinary and deeply worrying. The plea "can I show you my press card?" - which would have avoided this - is just ignored. Police should not be arresting journalists in this country.
As a media study, the PM going out to the regional BBC stations in a crisis was fascinating. None of these journalists expect to speak to her again/need good relats with her team, so they aren’t beholden to anyone but their audience and their own journalistic code. #crisiscomms
Liz Truss is breaking her silence. 📢
In the morning she’ll do a round of 8 local BBC radio stations w/ each getting 5 min interview.
Then she’ll do traditional pre-conference sit downs w/ regional TV.
Will be a tough gig. Some of these journos are best in business.
To fire your only official with serious experience of crisis management and then precipitate a crisis a fortnight later brings postmodernism to a new level. #poundrunny
Action to tackle cost of living crisis ‘cannot fall to GPs to facilitate’ @MartinRCGP
Read our full statement in response to plans for GPs to become responsible for assessing patients’ eligibility for financial cost of living support ➡️ https://t.co/PUQSyouFOe