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And if chancellor is giving help, I'd prefer that to be assistance with the cost of installing renewables rather assistance to purchase oil.

UK households that use heating oil face ‘frightening’ surge in bills over Iran war Chancellor raises prospect of help after prices almost treble since start of conflict

www.theguardian.com/money/2026/m... In our area, that's gone up from 56p (supplier cancelled our delivery last Monday) to £1.33. That's a minimum of £500 extra for a half tank.

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Reform yn deall dim am Gymru | Cymdeithas yr Iaith Reform yn deall dim am Gymru

I ddarllen mwy 🔗 cymdeithas.cymru/newyddion/re...

Blood moon visible through the trees

Huge #BloodMoon in #Wrexham tonight, difficult to capture on a phone!

I shouldn't be shocked at BBC News' slant, but I wasn't expecting it in local news. And if the men are unnamed how do they know one of them is a Labour MP's partner? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... (S4C's headline translates as "Two men are arrested in Wales on suspicion of spying for China")

@alt-text.bsky.social

Please do this. Even if it’s just to give a rough idea of what the image and video is supposed to be if you don’t know how to get into detail.

I struggle to see how someone can watch The Borg and somehow think that's a good idea

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I have a kid studying esports and they read most of the time they're not in lessons ☺️

TC Pipeline is a trans relocation org located in Colorado which is near Kansas

It would be helpful if you could signal boost them. They could use funding and volunteers, and trans folks in Kansas may want to contact them if they need extraction

Also: these letters may be illegal

tcpipeline.org

It’s lunchtime, go outside, stretch your legs and give your eyes a break from your screen.

And if you spot some cute nature, take a picture and share it with us with stunning alt text.

Simply upload your image, select “Add alt text”, write your description, press done and post!

Llantysilio churchyard carpeted with snowdrops. There's an ornately carved tomb in the centre.

Llantysilio church in the sunshine

2 lichen covered old stone crosses in a sea of snowdrops

Monument to Charlotte Andrew and Amelia Lolly "the lollies and trollies"

I very much enjoyed so many #snowdrops in #Llantysilio today. I also didn't realise there was a second set of Ladies of #Llangollen (Charlotte Andrew & Amelia Lolly) who bought Plas Newydd after the deaths of Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby.

New petition: Require major online retailers to state the recyclability of product packaging We call on the UK Government to require large online retailers to clearly display the recyclability of all product packaging, including any boxing. Labels should state whether packaging is, for example: fully recyclable, partly recyclable, biodegradable/compostable, or not recyclable.

New petition: "Require major online retailers to state the recyclability of product packaging"

Deadline 18 August 2026, created by Christopher Mayhew

#NewPetition

A cafe in Dublin airport has a robot that delivers hot food orders! But it just sped off without letting the people get their food out.

When it came back it had a human minder. And when my order arrived, the same human bought it, saying she couldn't trust the robot.

This is a post about most AI.

New petition: Legally require employers to publish staff disability numbers The government should require all companies and organisations with employees to disclose the number of disabled individuals they employ, categorised by disability and job type.

New petition: "Legally require employers to publish staff disability numbers"

Deadline 16 August 2026, created by Dave Smith

#NewPetition

🌱 Mae ein gwyddonwyr IBERS wedi darganfod nodweddion penodol mewn Miscanthus a allai helpu i gloi mwy o garbon yn y pridd, gan helpu i fynd i'r afael â newid hinsawdd.

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@ibers.bsky.social

#Miscanthus #StorioCarbon #GweithreduHinsawdd

I couldn't hack it as a 17C lady if it meant having an itchy starched lace collar rubbing my neck all day, every day. No wonder Elizabeth I got increasingly bad tempered as she got older.

I bought Nadja 4 different toys for Christmas and have tried to eke them out as she destroyed the first one within 2 days. They've been stored on the top shelf of a cupboard within the understairs cupboard. She's just come out of the cupboard with her trophy having remembered where it was! #caturday

I'm old enough to remember the Domesday book being advertised on laser discs. Fingers crossed the website will last a bit longer collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co80..., now it's

Russian Influence on UK Politics and Democracy - Hansard - UK Parliament Hansard record of the item : 'Russian Influence on UK Politics and Democracy' on Monday 9 February 2026.

hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2026... Transcript of the debate about Russian Influence on Politics and Democracy #UK

Alt text was on maybe 75% of Bsky images when I first joined. Accessibility is still the right thing to do.

You can hit the gear on the left of yr screen, click accessibility, and get Bsky to remind u to use alt text. It's pretty easy ❤️

a man with a mustache is drinking from a glass while wearing a blue jacket and scarf . Alt: a man with a mustache is drinking from a glass while wearing a blue jacket and scarf .

Hello Tony Mammoth #totp

That's a very creepy setup with the scarf ties #totp

a living room with sheer curtains and a couch Alt: a living room with sheer curtains and a couch

Dusty is rocking the nets curtains look #totp

snoopy wearing a helmet and goggles is sitting on a box with the words always working written below him Alt: snoopy wearing a helmet and goggles is sitting on a box with the words always working written below him

Lads we're missing a coat hanger #totp

kermit the frog is dancing in a room in front of a door . Alt: kermit the frog is dancing in a room in front of a door .

Oh the dancing 😨 #totp

Now i see where the cheeky girls got their inspiration "naughty dynamite" #totp