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Eating disorders: know the signs

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Eating disorders can be tricky to manage at the best of times. However, recent changes to day-to-day life have amplified the difficulties for many who struggle with eating disorders. This is reflected in demand for the Helpline service run by BEAT, the UK’s eating disorder charity, increasing by 97% in the past six months compared to the same period last year. Lockdown has been a struggle for us all, but for those with eating disorders, feelings of isolation, uncertainty and a lack of control and structure can manifest in dangerous coping strategies. At least, this has been my experience and those of several other wonderful people I am currently living with in an inpatient ward. I am not yet ready to share my story as it is very personal and I am still going through recovery. However, I feel a strong need to speak up about what I see as an ominous tragedy unfolding before our blind eyes, and it will not quieten down unless we shed a light on the battles that many of us have been facin...
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Time to #AxeDrax

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In a major blow, the energy company Drax received approval from the UK Government on Tuesday to fit carbon capture technology to its wood-burning power plant; a project that could cost the public over £40bn (Ambrose, 2024). The energy secretary, Claire Coutinho, was behind the approval of the project, which is claimed to help the energy sector achieve net zero carbon emissions (Ambrose, 2024). The move is a sure fire sign that the Government sees the controversial Drax power station as here to stay. So what’s the big deal over Drax and why are so many environmentalists against it? Isn’t net zero a good thing? One thing that is agreed on is, yes, carbon emissions need to reach net zero by 2050 as a minimum for any chance of preventing the worst effects of climate breakdown. This means that by 2050, the amount of carbon emitted in the UK must be balanced or outweighed by the amount of carbon absorbed through actions that remove carbon from the atmosphere, such as nature restorati...
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The Plastic 'Nurdle' Cycle

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