Health for XR

🧵Members of Health for XR are supporting the #HeatStrike campaign this week by holding outreach sessions on the threat to health of extreme heat outside St Thomas’ hospital in London and the Royal Albert Edward Hospital in Wigan - healthforxr.com/17-7-25-heat-w…

Right now 10 @GreenpeaceUK activists are hanging from Forth Road Bridge with the aim of stopping an @INEOS tanker from reaching Grangemouth oil refinery. news.stv.tv/east-central/g…

BREAKING - EDINBURGH Lift The Ban protesters are once again gathering outside Edinburgh’s St Giles Cathedral in opposition to the Gaza genocide and the banning of direct action group Palestine Action. 500+ will defy Labour’s ban on August 9th. Sign up: defendourjuries.org/lift-the-ban

We have agreed a derogation at St George's Hospital, London for 1 resident doctor anaesthetics registrar for a day shift on 28th July 2025. This will allow a specialist consultant neuroanaesthetist to cover for an urgent paediatric cancer case.

We are approaching Gaza. The next hours will be decisive. Keep our eyes on Palestine and Handala. Let's break the illegal siege

The Handala Freedom Flotilla is sailing toward Gaza — carrying vital aid and a message of resistance. We’re challenging the blockade with hope, courage, and solidarity. 📢 Help amplify our mission. 📲 Share. Support. Be part of this historic journey.

BREAKING: ALL communications with #Handala's crew have been JAMMED. We are losing contact with our crew, and there are multiple drones near the vessel. Keep your eyes on the #FreedomFlotilla tracker. Tag & message your governments & elected officials! freedomflotilla.org/ffc-tracker/

The health workforce is a core component of climate-resilient systems. There is a projected global shortage of 11·1 million health workers by 2030 most severe in countries that are highly vulnerable to climate change with the fewest resources to combat it thelancet.com/journals/lanpl…

Sign this Petition demanding the urgent fulfillment of humanitarian obligations to Gaza petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7006…

Eleven-minute race for food: how aid points in Gaza became ‘death traps’ – a visual story theguardian.com/global-develop…

Any day now, the UK government will face a major climate test. Equinor is expected to reapply to develop Rosebank, the biggest undeveloped oil field in the UK. Day of Action to Stop Rosebank actionnetwork.org/event_campaign…

Thousands of patients, including children, in need of urgent medical care face certain death as Israel blocks their evacuation from the heavily bombed territory on flimsy pretexts. trt.global/world/article/…

António Guterres says ‘sun is rising on a clean energy age’ as 90% of renewable power projects globally are now cheaper than fossil fuel alternatives. He urged countries to funnel support into low-carbon energy. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Children in Gaza are being deliberately starved. Aid is being blocked. The EU must act now: suspend the trade deal with Israel, stop arms exports, and sanction those responsible action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-05-E…

Doctors were among those gathering outside hospitals in London and Wigan this week to raise concerns about the risks of extreme heat on health, healthcare infrastructure and health workers. This year's heatwaves are expected to cause an extra 600 deaths, according to @LSHTM with…

UK government faces legal action over not evacuating critically ill children from Gaza Law firm representing three children says failure to facilitate medical evacuations is stark contrast to other conflicts theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

UK surgeon told Radio 4 he about unusually high instances of gunshot victims targeted at aid distribution sites They are mainly teenage boys with “clear patterns of injury”, suggesting IDF soldiers are deliberately shooting different body parts independent.co.uk/tv/news/israel…

Green energy and protecting nature get the thumbs up in climate change study in 68 countries theconversation.com/green-energy-a…

Glyphosate causes cancer -- even at exposure levels that authorities consider safe. Our governments will ignore this new study if we let them, and won’t dare to confront the chemical industry lobby unless we show them that’s what we demand 👇👇👇 action.eko.org/a/glyphosate-c…

Water Belongs to All of Us - Back the People's Plan for Water! Privatisation broke our water system. But there's a people-first, evidence-based alternative If you're tired of profiteers making billions while our rivers choke with sewage add your name 👇 actionnetwork.org/forms/water-be…

More than 1,500 wildfires in decade must be ‘wake-up call’, Tories say The figures were released to the party by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. news.stv.tv/scotland/more-…