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This scheme gave doctors from low- & middle-income countries up to 2yrs to boost skills in the NHS making them better doctors when they went home. Only cost £176K/year. Now axed. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/31/medical-colleges-condemn-scrapping-of-nhs-placements-for-overseas-doctors

Medical colleges condemn scrapping of NHS placements for overseas doctorsScheme brought in up to 500 foreign-trained doctors a year and was seen as example of British ‘soft power’www.theguardian.com

England is on track to record its highest ever number of heat-related deaths this summer. The climate alarm is blaring. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/30/excess-deaths-caused-by-heatwaves-in-england-almost-double-so-far-this-year

England on track for record heat-related deaths this summer, official data showsUKHSA estimates 2,877 fatalities during heatwaves in May and June, almost twice that recorded in 2025 seasonwww.theguardian.com

Donald Trump joked about running for a third term before putting on a 'Trump 2028' cap at the White House Correspondents Dinner. His MAGA allies are trying to find ways to amend the constitution. This isn't funny.

Strawberries, cherries, broccoli, peas, pumpkins, sweetcorn, cauliflower, eggs, milk, beans, cucumber, potatoes. All at risk of shortages. This is the reality of living in a climate emergency. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/drought-heatwave-food-supply-risk-england-b3024535.html

The British food items at risk due to extreme drought conditions Farmers and food supply experts have warned of supermarket shortages as British farmers tackle extreme drought conditionwww.independent.co.uk

Former Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has a punchy letter in the Times defending compulsory voting: "Surely a key objective of a democracy is to maximise the participation of all the people, regardless of their wealth, education or enthusiasm for reading political columns in The Times"

"We don’t have concentration camps today in the US, but we have something close." At least 52 people have died in ICE custody since Trump returned to office. Tens of thousands have been held in solitary confinement. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/30/ice-detention-center-camp

Don’t call them ICE detention centers. Call them camps | John WashingtonI’ve spent a decade reporting on immigration enforcement. The word ‘camp’ best captures the political function of these www.theguardian.com

He knows 👏

A president who increasingly loses his train of thought. Who struggles to make the quips & connections he once did. A surrounding team that is sycophantic to the point of absurdity. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-sean-duffy-freedom-haulers-trucks-b3024903.html

Trump’s ‘Freedom Haulers’ event revealed something unsettling about the presidentTrump struggled to speak off-script and his transportation secretary jumped in to praise him. It was an uncomfortable dywww.independent.co.uk

🚨Two Polish citizens, who have lived in the UK for 80yrs after their parents fled the second world war, were told they didn't have post-Brexit rights to return to UK & refused boarding by Ryanair https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/30/how-couple-lived-in-uk-80-years-got-stuck-in-krakow

‘Ryanair refused to let us on’: how a couple who’ve lived in UK for 80 years got stuck in KrakowMaria and Czeslaw Krupa, who arrived in 1947 and 1948 as dependents of displaced Polish service members, were told they www.theguardian.com

"Labour’s amplification of earlier Tory cuts to the development budget is shortsighted, self-defeating and immoral, with even military leaders not supportive of it. " Powerful letter from Desmond Whyms, former senior health adviser at the Department for International Development. Via the Guardian

A Reform-run council has all but condemned 100 acres of precious ancient woodland to be razed. 😡 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/30/oaken-wood-ancient-woodland-kent-quarry-expansion-reform-council

‘It’s irreplaceable’: Fury over Reform plans to expand quarry in ancient Kent woodlandForty hectares of Oaken Wood could be razed after it was identified as potential site of expansion by Reform-run councilwww.theguardian.com

Congratulations to Bev Craig, the new mayor of Greater Manchester! 🐝

Odyssey this, Odyssey that. We Odyssey the UK rejoin the EU.

Take note. "For years, Moscow has used migration and other sensitive topics to stoke fear and destabilize European countries." From the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine 👇

If someone you know is persuaded by Farage's fearmongering over footage of migrants crossing from Morocco to Ceuta, tell them this: Third-country nationals in Ceuta do not have free movement to mainland Spain or the rest of the Schengen area. Spanish officials say over 25K have already returned.

"How your community looks affects your health profoundly. Less me, more us. That’s the key health lesson the US could learn from Europe." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/30/us-public-rfk-jr-america-healthy-europe-wellness-fads

The US public is fed up with RFK Jr. To really ‘make America healthy again’, it should look to Europe | Devi SridharAmericans are dying younger than Europeans, despite being the wealthiest people on the planet. Wellness fads won’t changwww.theguardian.com

The UK is on fire. Reform UK is still arguing against the existence of man-made climate change. Make it make sense.

The UK Health Security Agency has recorded 2,877 heat-associated deaths so far this summer. Almost double the 2025 figure.

This cafe owner criticised the Reform-led council for stopping school holiday meal vouchers for struggling families. Now a Reform councillor says he'll report him to the police. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/reform-uk-meal-vouchers-police-37494875

Reform council chief threatens to report café boss who fed kids for free to copsEXCLUSIVE: Barry Ashley, who runs the Grumpy Cook café in Hastings, and Labour MP Helena Dollimore have been told by Easwww.mirror.co.uk

Just the latest example of Europeans banding together against Trump (and Infantino!) 👋 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c5y67zrrdddo

Fifa World Cup: Uefa to boycott tournament if Gianni Infantino's investment plans go throughUefa says "the World Cup is not for sale" after its 55 member associations vote to boycott future tournaments if Fifa anwww.bbc.co.uk