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Alix Kroeger

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Text editor at AP. Previously BBC News website and BBC na srpskom. Ukraine, Balkans, climate change, bicycles and the rest.

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TIL that John Forester was CS Forester's son, and that explains so much about the formative "stiff upper lip while biking on a 50mph road with a long line of angry trucks behind you" attitude of vehicular cycling. Biking to work shouldn't feel like heroically boarding a fire ship amid an oral exam.

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The type of Russian missile that destroyed a Kyiv children’s hospital relies on western-designed components, according to experts and Ukrainian officials, showing the Kremlin’s success at evading sanctions.
www.ft.com/content/ef46...

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Yes - they're about making it easier, not making it faster. I did part of my journalism training in Sheffield and cycled to work - the hills were indeed daunting (but I didn't own a car). If I lived in Sheffield now, I'd want an e-bike. Storage also an issue (they're heavy!) but 1 step at a time

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When Louise Haigh, now transport secretary, said she'd never cycle in Sheffield because of the hills, Cycling UK took her out to test-ride an e-bike. She loved it. Wonder if this will show in policymaking road.cc/content/news...

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Dave Vetter's avatar Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social
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Reminder: our infrastructure wasn't designed for a hotter world.

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Great thread about Lord Hendy, the only transport minister known to own his own Routemaster

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looks like Le Sword was mightier than Le Pen after all

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Average temperatures in the past 12 months have now exceeded the target of 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels set by the Paris accords

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Remember the Stars of David graffitied in Paris? The coffins beside the Eiffel Tower? It seems probable that they were part of a Russian disinformation campaign targeting France - largely because ot its support for Ukraine. AP investigation here:

apnews.com/article/fran...

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Remember the Stars of David graffitied in Paris? The coffins beside the Eiffel Tower? It seems probable that they were part of a Russian disinformation campaign targeting France - largely because ot its support for Ukraine. AP investigation here:

apnews.com/article/fran...

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Ooh, I cycled to the polling station but forgot to take a picture of my bike there. Maybe I'll swing past on my way to work

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I voted in Islington North. Turnout was much higher than normal, officials told me: 600-700 people had already been in by 11am at my polling station. Only one dog there, disappointingly: a black Lab, very friendly

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James Cooray Smith's avatar James Cooray Smith @cooraysmith.bsky.social
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“You boy, what day is this?”

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Alix Kroeger's avatar Alix Kroeger @alixkroeger.bsky.social
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Omg a horse really did walk into the bar. At the Fox and Hounds, just outside the gates to Windsor Great Park

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Elle's avatar Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social
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loving this happy gargoyle guy who's being moved to a new spot and is clearly having the time of his life

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Note: this is not an endorsement. A full list of candidates is available on the BBC News website

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And I say this as someone who is intensely and lastingly proud of having worked with the BBC's language services in some difficult places

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Tackling it head-on doesn't often work. Emotion and a sense of belonging overpower the facts. Pomerantsev was entertainingly rude about the BBC's German service during WWII, its earnestness and hectoring tone. All very recognisable. Depends on who you're trying to reach

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Peter Pomerantsev speaking about combating disinformation. Very apposite these days, in any number of contexts

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Coal is dead in the UK. GB Railfreight made the final planned coal delivery by rail in the UK.The shipment was delivered to Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station, as it prepares for closure on 30 September.

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Matt Steinglass's avatar Matt Steinglass @mattsteinglass.bsky.social
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People said Greenpeace was nuts in 2009 to predict 921GW of installed solar by 2030. Last year there was 1,419GW. Cost dropped 95% from 2008-20 and it’s dropping faster. There will be vast amounts of cheap clean energy in the future; we just need to use it.
www.economist.com/interactive/...

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“Satan is in Libraries” Well if he can provide photo ID with his current address then he is entitled to sign up for a library card. We also have other ways he can sign up if he is currently without identification

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*1,000* people died on this year's Hajj in Saudi Arabia. ONE THOUSAND, most of them from the extreme heat - some were unauthorised pilgrims with no hotel and so nowhere to shelter apnews.com/article/hajj...

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There's something pleasingly 1790s about having to follow who is physically in control of which office space in Paris to work out which political faction is ahead

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David Olsen's avatar David Olsen @ddsd.bsky.social
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The Vikings of today disrespect my heritage.

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Exit polls now coming in for the EU elections, especially Germany. Greens taking a hit, AfD on the rise but the CDU/CSU top by quite a margin. Latest here: apnews.com/article/eu-p...

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First exit polls now coming in from the EU elections. TL;DR some gains for far-right AfD in Germany but well below their polling peak in January. Centre-right CDU/CSU still the largest bloc. No official results until 2200 GMT apnews.com/article/eu-e...

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Properly beautiful desk. Bound to inspire deep thoughts

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Corruption is the most important story in the world, part 136

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Maaike Verbruggen's avatar Maaike Verbruggen @maaikeverbruggen.bsky.social
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I just don't understand why people keep on shitting on the Dutch culinary landscape We have such an unique fusion cuisine

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Ruth disliked Berlin. That didn't stop him seeing it clearly and writing about it beautifully

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"[W]ith both Slovakia and Hungary already leaning toward Russia, Austria’s entry into the Kremlin’s sphere of influence would create a Putin-friendly bloc stretching from the Carpathians to the Eastern Alps, posing a fundamental challenge to European security."

www.politico.eu/article/vlad...

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Decent cycle storage (not perfect, but decent) and designated seats for cyclists nearby as well. 🇦🇹 railways showing how it's done <looks pointedly at GWR>

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"The vote in the 193-member General Assembly was 84-19 with 68 nations abstaining, a reflection of concerns among many countries about the impact of the vote on reconciliation efforts in deeply divided Bosnia."

apnews.com/article/un-c...

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