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This episode explores the forgotten women of the Yorkist dynasty - the sisters of Edward IV and Richard III. Anne of York, Elizabeth of York (Duchess of Suffolk), and Margaret of York (Duchess of Burgundy) each lived through the turbulence of the Wars of the Roses and the rise of the Tudors, but their fates were far from simple. From disastrous marriages and confiscated inheritances to sons who defied the Tudors and foreign alliances that reshaped Europe, their stories reveal how dynastic bloodlines continued to haunt Henry VII and Henry VIII long after Bosworth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. David Bull, the new chairman of Reform UK, is an unlikely politician. He made his name as a TV doctor and presenter, even hosting a live ghost hunt. But he played a key role in the transition of the Brexit Party to Reform and even says the name of the party was cooked up in his kitchen. He takes on the role from Zia Yusuf – who quit in dramatic fashion earlier this year – and after a period of splits and infighting.Tim visited Dr Bull at his home in Suffolk, where they spoke about his previous lives as a Tory candidate and as a Brexit MEP; his paranormal experiences; and his relationships with Rupert Lowe and Nigel Farage. Producers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia CoanPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyVideo Editor: Will WaltersSocial Producer: Ece CelikCamera Director: Aaron WheelerExecutive Producer: Louisa Wells Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are joined from Woodbridge, Suffolk by Andrea Thompson; 2018 Worlds Strongest Woman, 2023 Worlds Strongest Masters & 4 x Britains Strongest Woman (2016-2019). Andrea is also one of the stars of the documentary ‘A Strong Woman - The truth behind the world's strongest women' alongside former Health Oddity guests Lucy Underdown & Chloe Brennan. We discuss Andrea's life, training, being one of the pioneers of UK Strongwoman & finding one's true identity through personal struggle both mentally & physically.

CT Transit celebrates its 50th anniversary. Suffolk officials urge residents to reduce water use. A Siena poll reveals voters' feelings on the likely match-up for New York governor. Plus, is Connecticut the tobacco growing capital of the world?

Ryan and Taylor evaluate a U.S. Department of Energy report questioning electric grid safety and share breaking news on the TSD Conference. New York contractor Suffolk Transportation was recently honored with the National School Transportation Association's Contractor of the Year award. Assistant Vice Presidents Joseph and Johnny Corrado, along with Chief Operating Officer Tommy Smith, discuss upholding the family business legacy, providing students with safe service and navigating operations in an ever-modernizing environment. Read more about operations. Episode sponsors: Transfinder, IC Bus.

My fellow pro-growth/progress/abundance Up Wingers,Nuclear fission is a safe, powerful, and reliable means of generating nearly limitless clean energy to power the modern world. A few public safety scares and a lot of bad press over the half-century has greatly delayed our nuclear future. But with climate change and energy-hungry AI making daily headlines, the time — finally — for a nuclear renaissance seems to have arrived.Today on Faster, Please! — The Podcast, I talk with Dr. Tim Gregory about the safety and efficacy of modern nuclear power, as well as the ambitious energy goals we should set for our society.Gregory is a nuclear scientist at the UK National Nuclear Laboratory. He is also a popular science broadcaster on radio and TV, and an author. His most recent book, Going Nuclear: How Atomic Energy Will Save the World is out now.In This Episode* A false start for a nuclear future (1:29)* Motivators for a revival (7:20)* About nuclear waste . . . (12:41)* Not your mother's reactors (17:25)* Commercial fusion, coming soon . . . ? (23:06)Below is a lightly edited transcript of our conversation. A false start for a nuclear future (1:29)The truth is that radiation, we're living in it all the time, it's completely inescapable because we're all living in a sea of background radiation.Pethokoukis: Why do America, Europe, Japan not today get most of their power from nuclear fission, since that would've been a very reasonable prediction to make in 1965 or 1975, but it has not worked out that way? What's your best take on why it hasn't?Going back to the '50s and '60s, it looked like that was the world that we currently live in. It was all to play for, and there were a few reasons why that didn't happen, but the main two were Three Mile Island and Chernobyl. It's a startling statistic that the US built more nuclear reactors in the five years leading up to Three Mile Island than it has built since. And similarly on this side of the Atlantic, Europe built more nuclear reactors in the five years leading up to Chernobyl than it has built since, which is just astounding, especially given that nobody died in Three Mile Island and nobody was even exposed to anything beyond the background radiation as a result of that nuclear accident.Chernobyl, of course, was far more consequential and far more serious than Three Mile Island. 30-odd people died in the immediate aftermath, mostly people who were working at the power station and the first responders, famously the firefighters who were exposed to massive amounts of radiation, and probably a couple of hundred people died in the affected population from thyroid cancer. It was people who were children and adolescents at the time of the accident.So although every death from Chernobyl was a tragedy because it was avoidable, they're not in proportion to the mythic reputation of the night in question. It certainly wasn't reason to effectively end nuclear power expansion in Europe because of course we had to get that power from somewhere, and it mainly came from fossil fuels, which are not just a little bit more deadly than nuclear power, they're orders of magnitude more deadly than nuclear power. When you add up all of the deaths from nuclear power and compare those deaths to the amount of electricity that we harvest from nuclear power, it's actually as safe as wind and solar, whereas fossil fuels kill hundreds or thousands of times more people per unit of power. To answer your question, it's complicated and there are many answers, but the main two were Three Mile Island and Chernobyl.I wonder how things might have unfolded if those events hadn't happened or if society had responded proportionally to the actual damage. Three Mile Island and Chernobyl are portrayed in documentaries and on TV as far deadlier than they really were, and they still loom large in the public imagination in a really unhelpful way.You see it online, actually, quite a lot about the predicted death toll from Chernobyl, because, of course, there's no way of saying exactly which cases of cancer were caused by Chernobyl and which ones would've happened anyway. Sometimes you see estimates that are up in the tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of deaths from Chernobyl. They are always based on a flawed scientific hypothesis called the linear no-threshold model that I go into in quite some detail in chapter eight of my book, which is all about the human health effects of exposure to radiation. This model is very contested in the literature. It's one of the most controversial areas of medical science, actually, the effects of radiation on the human body, and all of these massive numbers you see of the death toll from Chernobyl, they're all based on this really kind of clunky, flawed, contentious hypothesis. My reading of the literature is that there's very, very little physical evidence to support this particular hypothesis, but people take it and run. I don't know if it would be too far to accuse people of pushing a certain idea of Chernobyl, but it almost certainly vastly, vastly overestimates the effects.I think a large part of the reason of why this had such a massive impact on the public and politicians is this lingering sense of radiophobia that completely blight society. We've all seen it in the movies, in TV shows, even in music and computer games — radiation is constantly used as a tool to invoke fear and mistrust. It's this invisible, centerless, silent specter that's kind of there in the background: It means birth defects, it means cancers, it means ill health. We've all kind of grown up in this culture where the motif of radiation is bad news, it's dangerous, and that inevitably gets tied to people's sense of nuclear power. So when you get something like Three Mile Island, society's imagination and its preconceptions of radiation, it's just like a dry haystack waiting for a flint spark to land on it, and up it goes in flames and people's imaginations run away with them.The truth is that radiation, we're living in it all the time, it's completely inescapable because we're all living in a sea of background radiation. There's this amazing statistic that if you live within a couple of miles of a nuclear power station, the extra amount of radiation you're exposed to annually is about the same as eating a banana. Bananas are slightly radioactive because of the slight amount of potassium-40 that they naturally contain. Even in the wake of these nuclear accidents like Chernobyl, and more recently Fukushima, the amount of radiation that the public was exposed to barely registers and, in fact, is less than the background radiation in lots of places on the earth.Motivators for a revival (7:20)We have no idea what emerging technologies are on the horizon that will also require massive amounts of power, and that's exactly where nuclear can shine.You just suddenly reminded me of a story of when I was in college in the late 1980s, taking a class on the nuclear fuel cycle. You know it was an easy class because there was an ampersand in it. “Nuclear fuel cycle” would've been difficult. “Nuclear fuel cycle & the environment,” you knew it was not a difficult class.The man who taught it was a nuclear scientist and, at one point, he said that he would have no problem having a nuclear reactor in his backyard. This was post-Three Mile Island, post-Chernobyl, and the reaction among the students — they were just astounded that he would be willing to have this unbelievably dangerous facility in his backyard.We have this fear of nuclear power, and there's sort of an economic component, but now we're seeing what appears to be a nuclear renaissance. I don't think it's driven by fear of climate change, I think it's driven A) by fear that if you are afraid of climate change, just solar and wind aren't going to get you to where you want to be; and then B) we seem like we're going to need a lot of clean energy for all these AI data centers. So it really does seem to be a perfect storm after a half-century.And who knows what next. When I started writing Going Nuclear, the AI story hadn't broken yet, and so all of the electricity projections for our future demand, which, they range from doubling to tripling, we're going to need a lot of carbon-free electricity if we've got any hope of electrifying society whilst getting rid of fossil fuels. All of those estimates were underestimates because nobody saw AI coming.It's been very, very interesting just in the last six, 12 months seeing Big Tech in North America moving first on this. Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta have all either invested or actually placed orders for small modular reactors specifically to power their AI data centers. In some ways, they've kind of led the charge on this. They've moved faster than most nation states, although it is encouraging, actually, here in the UK, just a couple of weeks ago, the government announced that our new nuclear power station is definitely going ahead down in Sizewell in Suffolk in the south of England. That's a 3.2 gigawatt nuclear reactor, it's absolutely massive. But it's been really, really encouraging to see Big Tech in the private sector in North America take the situation into their own hands. If anyone's real about electricity demands and how reliable you need it, it's Big Tech with these data centers.I always think, go back five, 10 years, talk of AI was only on the niche subreddits and techie podcasts where people were talking about it. It broke into the mainstream all of a sudden. Who knows what is going to happen in the next five or 10 years. We have no idea what emerging technologies are on the horizon that will also require massive amounts of power, and that's exactly where nuclear can shine.In the US, at least, I don't think decarbonization alone is enough to win broad support for nuclear, since a big chunk of the country doesn't think we actually need to do that. But I think that pairing it with the promise of rapid AI-driven economic growth creates a stronger case.I tried to appeal to a really broad church in Going Nuclear because I really, really do believe that whether you are completely preoccupied by climate change and environmental issues or you're completely preoccupied by economic growth, and raising living, standards and all of that kind of thing, all the monetary side of things, nuclear is for you because if you solve the energy problem, you solve both problems at once. You solve the economic problem and the environmental problem.There's this really interesting relationship between GDP per head — which is obviously incredibly important in economic terms — and energy consumption per head, and it's basically a straight line relationship between the two. There are no rich countries that aren't also massive consumers of energy, so if you really, really care about the economy, you should really also be caring about energy consumption and providing energy abundance so people can go out and use that energy to create wealth and prosperity. Again, that's where nuclear comes in. You can use nuclear power to sate that massive energy demand that growing economies require.This podcast is very pro-wealth and prosperity, but I'll also say, if the nuclear dreams of the '60s where you had, in this country, what was the former Atomic Energy Commission expecting there to be 1000 nuclear reactors in this country by the year 2000, we're not having this conversation about climate change. It is amazing that what some people view as an existential crisis could have been prevented — by the United States and other western countries, at least — just making a different political decision.We would be spending all of our time talking about something else, and how nice would that be?For sure. I'm sure there'd be other existential crises to worry about.But for sure, we wouldn't be talking about climate change was anywhere near the volume or the sense of urgency as we are now if we would've carried on with the nuclear expansion that really took off in the '70s and the '80s. It would be something that would be coming our way in a couple of centuries.About nuclear waste . . . (12:41). . . a 100 percent nuclear-powered life for about 80 years, their nuclear waste would barely fill a wine glass or a coffee cup. I don't know if you've ever seen the television show For All Mankind?I haven't. So many people have recommended it to me.It's great. It's an alt-history that looks at what if the Space Race had never stopped. As a result, we had a much more tech-enthusiastic society, which included being much more pro-nuclear.Anyway, imagine if you are on a plane talking to the person next to you, and the topic of your book comes up, and the person says hey, I like energy, wealth, prosperity, but what are you going to do about the nuclear waste?That almost exact situation has happened, but on a train rather than an airplane. One of the cool things about uranium is just how much energy you can get from a very small amount of it. If typical person in a highly developed economy, say North America, Europe, something like that, if they produced all of their power over their entire lifetime from nuclear alone, so forget fossil fuels, forget wind and solar, a 100 percent nuclear-powered life for about 80 years, their nuclear waste would barely fill a wine glass or a coffee cup. You need a very small amount of uranium to power somebody's life, and the natural conclusion of that is you get a very small amount of waste for a lifetime of power. So in terms of the numbers, and the amount of nuclear waste, it's just not that much of a problem.However, I don't want to just try and trivialize it out of existence with some cool pithy statistics and some cool back-of-the-envelopes physics calculations because we still have to do something with the nuclear waste. This stuff is going to be radioactive for the best part of a million years. Thankfully, it's quite an easy argument to make because good old Finland, which is one of the most nuclear nations on the planet as a share of nuclear in its grid, has solved this problem. It has implemented — and it's actually working now — the world's first and currently only geological repository for nuclear waste. Their idea is essentially to bury it in impermeable bedrock and leave it there because, as with all radioactive objects, nuclear waste becomes less radioactive over time. The idea is that, in a million years, Finland's nuclear waste won't be nuclear waste anymore, it will just be waste. A million years sounds like a really long time to our ears, but it's actually —It does.It sounds like a long time, but it is the blink of an eye, geologically. So to a geologist, a million years just comes and goes straight away. So it's really not that difficult to keep nuclear waste safe underground on those sorts of timescales. However — and this is the really cool thing, and this is one of the arguments that I make in my book — there are actually technologies that we can use to recycle nuclear waste. It turns out that when you pull uranium out of a reactor, once it's been burned for a couple of years in a reactor, 95 percent of the atoms are still usable. You can still use them to generate nuclear power. So by throwing away nuclear waste when it's been through a nuclear reactor once, we're actually squandering like 95 percent of material that we're throwing away.The theory is this sort of the technology behind breeder reactors?That's exactly right, yes.What about the plutonium? People are worried about the plutonium!People are worried about the plutonium, but in a breeder reactor, you get rid of the plutonium because you split it into fission products, and fission products are still radioactive, but they have much shorter half-lives than plutonium. So rather than being radioactive for, say, a million years, they're only radioactive, really, for a couple of centuries, maybe 1000 years, which is a very, very different situation when you think about long-term storage.I read so many papers and memos from the '50s when these reactors were first being built and demonstrated, and they worked, by the way, they're actually quite easy to build, it just happened in a couple of years. Breeder reactors were really seen as the future of humanity's power demands. Forget traditional nuclear power stations that we all use at the moment, which are just kind of once through and then you throw away 95 percent of the energy at the end of it. These breeder reactors were really, really seen as the future.They never came to fruition because we discovered lots of uranium around the globe, and so the supply of uranium went up around the time that the nuclear power expansion around the world kind of seized up, so the uranium demand dropped as the supply increased, so the demand for these breeder reactors kind of petered out and fizzled out. But if we're really, really serious about the medium-term future of humanity when it comes to energy, abundance, and prosperity, we need to be taking a second look at these breeder reactors because there's enough uranium and thorium in the ground around the world now to power the world for almost 1000 years. After that, we'll have something else. Maybe we'll have nuclear fusion.Well, I hope it doesn't take a thousand years for nuclear fusion.Yes, me too.Not your mother's reactors (17:25)In 2005, France got 80 percent of its electricity from nuclear. They almost decarbonized their grid by accident before anybody cared about climate change, and that was during a time when their economy was absolutely booming.I don't think most people are aware of how much innovation has taken place around nuclear in the past few years, or even few decades. It's not just a climate change issue or that we need to power these data centers — the technology has vastly improved. There are newer, safer technologies, so we're not talking about 1975-style reactors.Even if it were the 1975-style reactors, that would be fine because they're pretty good and they have an absolutely impeccable safety record punctuated by a very small number of high-profile events such as Chernobyl and Fukushima. I'm not to count Three Mile Island on that list because nobody died, but you know what I mean.But the modern nuclear reactors are amazing. The ones that are coming out of France, the EPRs, the European Power Reactors, there are going to be two of those in the UK's new nuclear power station, and they've been designed to withstand an airplane flying into the side of them, so they're basically bomb-proof.As for these small modular reactors, that's getting people very excited, too. As their name suggests, they're small. How small is a reasonable question — the answer is as small as you want to go. These things are scalable, and I've seen designs for just one-megawatt reactors that could easily fit inside a shipping container. They could fit in the parking lots around the side of a data center, or in the basement even, all the way up to multi-hundred-megawatt reactors that could fit on a couple of tennis courts worth of land. But it's really the modular part that's the most interesting thing. That's the ‘M' and that's never been done before.Which really gets to the economics of the SMRs.It really does. The idea is you could build upwards of 90 percent of these reactors on a factory line. We know from the history of industrialization that as soon as you start mass producing things, the unit cost just plummets and the timescales shrink. No one has achieved that yet, though. There's a lot of hype around small modular reactors, and so it's kind of important not to get complacent and really keep our eye on the ultimate goal, which is mass-production and mass rapid deployment of nuclear power stations, crucially in the places where you need them the most, as well.We often think about just decarbonizing our electricity supply or decoupling our electricity supply from volatilities in the fossil fuel market, but it's about more than electricity, as well. We need heat for things like making steel, making the ammonia that feeds most people on the planet, food and drinks factories, car manufacturers, plants that rely on steam. You need heat, and thankfully, the primary energy from a nuclear reactor is heat. The electricity is secondary. We have to put effort into making that. The heat just kind of happens. So there's this idea that we could use the surplus heat from nuclear reactors to power industrial processes that are very, very difficult to decarbonize. Small modular reactors would be perfect for that because you could nestle them into the industrial centers that need the heat close by. So honestly, it is really our imaginations that are the limits with these small modular reactors.They've opened a couple of nuclear reactors down in Georgia here. The second one was a lot cheaper and faster to build because they had already learned a bunch of lessons building that first one, and it really gets at sort of that repeatability where every single reactor doesn't have to be this one-off bespoke project. That is not how it works in the world of business. How you get cheaper things is by building things over and over, you get very good at building them, and then you're able to turn these things out at scale. That has not been the economic situation with nuclear reactors, but hopefully with small modular reactors, or even if we just start building a lot of big advanced reactors, we'll get those economies of scale and hopefully the economic issue will then take care of itself.For sure, and it is exactly the same here in the UK. The last reactor that we connected to the grid was in 1995. I was 18 months old. I don't even know if I was fluent in speaking at 18 months old. I was really, really young. Our newest nuclear power station, Hinkley Point C, which is going to come online in the next couple of years, was hideously expensive. The uncharitable view of that is that it's just a complete farce and is just a complete embarrassment, but honestly, you've got to think about it: 1995, the last nuclear reactor in the UK, it was going to take a long time, it was going to be expensive, basically doing it from scratch. We had no supply chain. We didn't really have a workforce that had ever built a nuclear reactor before, and with this new reactor that just got announced a couple of weeks ago, the projected price is 20 percent cheaper, and it is still too expensive, it's still more expensive than it should be, but you're exactly right.By tapping into those economies of scale, the cost per nuclear reactor will fall, and France did this in the '70s and '80s. Their nuclear program is so amazing. France is still the most nuclear nation on the planet as a share of its total electricity. In 2005, France got 80 percent of its electricity from nuclear. They almost decarbonized their grid by accident before anybody cared about climate change, and that was during a time when their economy was absolutely booming. By the way, still today, all of those reactors are still working and they pay less than the European Union average for that electricity, so this idea that nuclear makes your electricity expensive is simply not true. They built 55 nuclear reactors in 25 years, and they did them in parallel. It was just absolutely amazing. I would love to see a French-style nuclear rollout in all developed countries across the world. I think that would just be absolutely amazing.Commercial fusion, coming soon . . . ? (23:06)I think we're pretty good at doing things when we put our minds to it, but certainly not in the next couple of decades. But luckily, we already have a proven way of producing lots of energy, and that's with nuclear fission, in the meantime.What is your enthusiasm level or expectation about nuclear fusion? I can tell you that the Silicon Valley people I talk to are very positive. I know they're inherently very positive people, but they're very enthusiastic about the prospects over the next decade, if not sooner, of commercial fusion. How about you?It would be incredible. The last question that I was asked in my PhD interview 10 years ago was, “If you could solve one scientific or engineering problem, what would it be?” and my answer was nuclear fusion. And that would be the answer that I would give today. It just seems to me to be obviously the solution to the long-term energy needs of humanity. However, I'm less optimistic, perhaps, than the Silicon Valley crowd. The running joke, of course, is that it's always 40 years away and it recedes into the future at one year per year. So I would love to be proved wrong, but realistically — no one's even got it working in a prototype power station. That's before we even think about commercializing it and deploying it at scale. I really, really think that we're decades away, maybe even something like a century. I'd be surprised if it took longer than a century, actually. I think we're pretty good at doing things when we put our minds to it, but certainly not in the next couple of decades. But luckily, we already have a proven way of producing lots of energy, and that's with nuclear fission, in the meantime.Don't go to California with that attitude. I can tell you that even when I go there and I talk about AI, if I say that AI will do anything less than improve economic growth by a factor of 100, they just about throw me out over there. Let me just finish up by asking you this: Earlier, we mentioned Three Mile Island and Chernobyl. How resilient do you think this nuclear renaissance is to an accident?Even if we take the rate of accident over the last 70 years of nuclear power production and we maintain that same level of rate of accident, if you like, it's still one of the safest things that our species does, and everyone talks about the death toll from nuclear power, but nobody talks about the lives that it's already saved because of the fossil fuels, that it's displaced fossil fuels. They're so amazing in some ways, they're so convenient, they're so energy-dense, they've created the modern world as we all enjoy it in the developed world and as the developing world is heading towards it. But there are some really, really nasty consequences of fossil fuels, and whether or not you care about climate change, even the air pollution alone and the toll that that takes on human health is enough to want to phase them out. Nuclear power already is orders of magnitude safer than fossil fuels and I read this really amazing paper that globally, it was something like between the '70s and the '90s, nuclear power saved about two million lives because of the fossil fuels that it displaced. That's, again, orders of magnitude more lives that have been lost as a consequence of nuclear power, mostly because of Chernobyl and Fukushima. Even if the safety record of nuclear in the past stays the same and we forward-project that into the future, it's still a winning horse to bet on.If in the UK they've started up one new nuclear reactor in the past 30 years, right? How many would you guess will be started over the next 15 years?Four or five. Something like that, I think; although I don't know.Is that a significant number to you?It's not enough for my liking. I would like to see many, many more. Look at France. I know I keep going back to it, but it's such a brilliant example. 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In this week's episode of The Small Business Podcast for Small Businesses, Farley shares why waiting until January to review your business is a missed opportunity. A mid-year check-in helps you stay agile, spot what's working (and what's not), and make smart decisions while there's still time to pivot.Farley walks through:What to review at the halfway markHow to spot trends and red flags earlyWhy adaptability is key to long-term successSimple steps to realign your goals and strategyWhether you're flying or floundering, this episode will help you take control of the second half of your year with clarity and confidence.Ready to reflect and refocus? Tune in now and start your half-year review today.Support the show

Kể từ giữa tháng 7/2025 chính phủ Anh tung ra một chương trình 650 triệu bảng, tương đương với 75 triệu đô la để tài trợ trực tiếp cho người mua xe hơi động cơ điện - EV. Tiền hỗ trợ giá mua lên tới £3.750 cho một chiếc xe điện để cả nước Anh đẩy nhanh hơn tiến trình chuyển đổi sang từ xe dùng nhiên liệu hóa thạch sang xe điện. Vì sao chính phủ Anh quyết định dùng ngân sách để tác động vào thị trường xe hơi như vậy? Chính phủ Anh sau nhiều suy tính cuối cùng cũng phải chọn biện pháp mà các nước trong Liên Hiệp Châu Âu - EU đã làm từ lâu : dùng tiền ngân sách để tác động vào thị trường xe hơi, nhằm đẩy số xe điện lên cao hơn, vì ở Anh, con số này đang quá thấp so với Liên Âu. Theo số liệu của Hiệp hội Sản xuất Xe hơi châu Âu (European Automobile Manufacturers' Association-ACEA) vào hai tháng đầu năm 2025, số xe điện dùng pin (battery-electric vehicles) ở EU chiếm tới 15,2% tổng số xe hơi. Con số này tăng mạnh so với cùng kỳ của năm 2024. Nếu tính số xe động cơ hỗn hợp (hybrid-electric) thì con số là 35,2% thị phần xe hơi cá nhân. Còn ở Anh, các số liệu chính thức nói xe EV mới có chừng 1,3 triệu chiếc trên tổng số 35 triệu xe có đăng ký, tức là chỉ có chừng 4%. Con số có tăng, nhưng quá chậm, vì báo cáo của Quốc Hội Anh cho biết năm 2024 số xe EV trên cả nước mới chiếm có 3% thị phần xe hơi và xe hybrid được 8%. Trong khi đó Anh đã cam kết phi carbon (decarbonisation) vào năm 2050, còn gọi là Net Zero. Để đạt mục tiêu đó thì Anh phải có số xe không phát thải chiếm 80% thị trường xe cộ vào năm 2030. Đây là mục tiêu quá tham vọng, chỉ còn chưa đầy 5 năm nữa là phải đạt được. Nhìn lại thì mục tiêu cho năm 2024 là đẩy số xe không phát thải lên 22% thị phần xe hơi đã không đạt được rồi. Lý do vì sao tiến trình giảm xe xăng và xe đốt dầu diesel ở Anh chậm như vậy? Thực ra có nhiều lý do khách quan, ngoài ý muốn của người tiêu dùng, như một số tạp chí về xe hơi phân tích. Đó là giá xe điện, thực chất là giá cục pin, quá cao. Ví dụ dòng xe Tesla bán ở Anh với giá từ 40 nghìn đến 100 nghìn bảng, nhiều hơn từ 1/3 tới gấp hơn 3 lần thu nhập cả năm trước thuế của người lao động bình thường, nên ai mà mua nổi ? Nay, giá xe EV của Trung Quốc nhập vào Anh có rẻ hơn, cũng phải ở mức 20-30 nghìn bảng. Chính sách của nhà nước Anh có sự mâu thuẫn. Từ tháng 4 năm nay, xe điện không còn được miễn thuế đường, và xe mua với giá trên 40 nghìn bảng thì phải đóng thêm thuế “hàng hóa xa hoa” (luxury car fee). Nay thì chính phủ lại trợ giá gần 4.000 bảng cho một đầu xe điện mới, để khuyến  khích người ta mua nhiều hơn. Tình trạng là nửa năm qua thì số xe EV đăng ký tăng lên nhiều, đạt gần 150 nghìn chiếc từ đầu năm đến hết tháng 4, tức là trên đà tăng, nhưng người ta phàn nàn là xe điện mất giá rất nhanh. Giá bán xe sau 1 năm sử dụng từ lúc mới chỉ còn giá trị 50% giá ban đầu, và sau 2 năm thì chỉ còn 40% giá trị. Mua EV là chấp nhận chi phí ban đầu cao, giá bán lại (resale) thấp. Ngoài ra thì hiện cả nước Anh mới có 84 điểm sạc pin công cộng, nên cơ sở hạ tầng cần triển khai nhanh và đại trà thì mới đẩy số xe EV lên được.  Kế hoạch kích cầu (push demand) cho xe điện ở Anh có gì đặc biệt, so với các nước khác ? Theo thông báo của chính phủ thì từ ngày 17/07/2025, xe EV có giá 37.000 bảng Anh trở xuống nằm trong diện được trợ cấp giá mua. Và những xe có chỉ số kỹ thuật thân thiện với môi trường nhất sẽ nhận được mức giảm giá lớn nhất, tối đa là 3.750 bảng. Các nhà sản xuất ô tô có thể đăng ký nhận tài trợ và Hiệp hội Xe hơi RAC cho biết xe giảm giá sẽ bắt đầu xuất hiện tại các đại lý “trong vòng vài tuần tới”. Đây không phải là lần đầu tiên chính  phủ Anh can thiệp vào thị trường để thúc đẩy nhu cầu xe mới. Năm 2008, chính phủ đảng Lao động của thủ tướng Gordon Brown lần đầu cho áp dụng chế độ hỗ trợ mua xe mới, hủy xe cũ, thường là loại 7-10 năm tuổi, có động cơ thế hệ cũ, xả thải gây ô nhiễm cao. Kế hoạch đó đã giúp thu hồi và hủy tới 400 nghìn chiếc xe ô-tô cũ ở nước Anh, tất nhiên các xe mới vẫn là xe xăng hoặc dầu diesel nhưng có chỉ số phát thải thân thiện hơn với môi trường. Hiện nay, nhà nước làm hai bước. Một là cấm bán và đăng ký mới các xe có động cơ toàn bộ bằng xăng hoặc dầu diesel từ năm 2030. Hai là trợ giá để người ta mua xe điện. So với các nước EU khác thì Anh có vẻ chậm hơn. Pháp, Hà Lan, Bỉ, Ireland...và Đức đều đã có trợ cấp nhằm giảm chi phí mua xe điện, hoặc bù giá, hoặc miễn thuế giao thông, hoặc hỗ trợ tín dụng... Riêng Đức có dừng chương trình bù giá mua xe điện vào cuối năm ngoái để chuyển sang một hình thức khác. Nhưng nhìn chung các nước EU giàu có nhất đều đã làm. Anh Quốc đang phải chạy đua với thời gian, và tung ra chương trình trị giá 650 triệu bảng Anh có hiệu lực trong vòng ba năm tới để trợ giúp thị trường xe điện. Tất nhiên, ngoài xe điện thì các mẫu xe động cơ hỗn hợp (hybrid) cũng đang ngày càng phổ biến ở Anh và chính phủ sẽ đầu tư 63 triệu bảng để xây dựng các điểm sạc xe điện, phục vụ cho hai loại xe này. Không chỉ ở Anh mà ở một số nước khác, việc chuyển đổi xe xăng dầu sang xe điện đột ngột sẽ gây áp lực cho mạng lưới cung cấp điện quốc gia. Theo một đánh giá chuyên ngành thì nếu ngay lập tức tất cả 34 triệu xe hơi có đăng ký trên toàn Vương quốc Anh biến thành EV thì lưới điện quốc gia (UK National Grid) phải chịu tải tăng lên 30-50%. Thế nhưng việc chuyển đổi sang xe điện (EV) sẽ diễn ra một cách từ từ, có lộ trình qua nhiều năm, đồng hành với quá trình tăng công suất điện toàn quốc, nên sẽ không có vấn đề gì. Ví dụ chính phủ hiện hành công bố kế hoạch xây 5 thêm 5 nhà máy điện nguyên tử - hiện Anh có 4 nhà máy đang hoạt động, trong vòng 10-15 năm tới. Công trình lò phản ứng hạt nhân dân dụng Sizewell C ở hạt Suffolk vừa được ký lại với Pháp để cùng triển khai. Đây là công trình đã ký với Pháp 18 năm trước nhưng bị trì hoãn. Giờ thì được tái đầu tư để khởi động quá trình xây cất, dự kiến hoàn tất vào trong khoảng từ 9 đến 12 năm tới và sẽ cung cấp điện đủ cho 4 triệu hộ gia đình hoặc điện năng tương đương 7% công suất toàn quốc. Ngoài ra là 4 lò nhỏ gọi là module hạt nhân (Small Modular Reactors -SMRs) và mỗi lò có thể cung ứng điện cho 750 nghìn hộ gia đình. Một lò phản ứng nguyên tử nhỏ này chỉ có giá chừng 2,5 triệu bảng, tức là rất rẻ. Anh cũng như Pháp, Hoa Kỳ...là các nước đã làm chủ những công nghệ năng lượng hiện đại nhất thế giới nên họ đã làm là sẽ làm được. Các nhà máy điện nguyên tử này là nòng cốt của chiến lược Net-Zero (phát thải bằng không) của Anh. Nhìn từ góc độ người tiêu dùng và người lái xe, chính phủ Anh làm gì để hỗ trợ lái xe và các gia đình không có điều kiện lắp ổ sạc riêng? Vấn đề phiền phức hơn cả việc xây nhà máy điện nguyên tử thực ra là cơ sở hạ tầng cho đầu ra, ví dụ Anh cần thêm hàng trăm nghìn điểm sạc điện công cộng.  Một phần của chương trình hỗ trợ là chính phủ cấp tiền cho các địa phương sửa vỉa hè để lập ra các ống ngầm khô ráo, giúp dân kéo dây nạp điện cho xe của họ đỗ ngoài phố vào nhà. Hiện nay chỉ có người có bãi đậu xe riêng trước nhà hoặc gara riêng thì mới lắp được ổ điện chuyên dụng, chịu tải cao. Còn người dân ở chung cư, ở nhà không có chỗ đỗ xe riêng (driveway), thì không thể sạc pin cho xe điện tại nhà. Thế nên việc cải tạo vỉa hè sẽ giúp họ nạp điện qua đêm ở nhà với giá rẻ. Bởi ở Anh, giá điện về đêm rẻ hơn giá ban ngày. Vì về mặt kỹ thuật, xe điện muốn sạc pin nhanh thì cần voltage ở mức 400V trở lên (DC fast charging), cao hơn tiêu chuẩn ổ sạc điện dân dụng bình thường trong hộ gia đình là 120V hay 240V. Anh quốc cũng đang cho xây thêm số điểm sạc pin công cộng giá rẻ (30 xu Anh/kWh, so với giá thương mại lên tới 79 xu/kWh) từ 82 nghìn hiện nay lên thêm 100 nghìn nữa. Ngoài việc bỏ tiền trợ giá cho người dân mua xe điện, Anh Quốc có chính sách công nào khác thúc đẩy quá trình tiến tới Net Zero và khả năng thành công có cao không? Đây là quá trình có tác động sâu rộng tới sinh hoạt xã hội. Chính phủ có ý thức về điều này. Ví dụ với các điểm thiết yếu cho cuộc sống như bệnh viện công thì họ sẽ lắp thêm 1200 trạm sạc pin. Người ta cũng sẽ đặt các trạm sạc của nhà nước dọc xa lộ trên toàn quốc. Hiện tình hình là khu vực Luân Đôn và vùng phụ cận có nhiều điểm sạc pin, nhưng các vùng xa của Anh, Wales và Scotland thì rất hiếm. Muốn phổ cập xe điện thì chính phủ phải bỏ tiền đầu tư cho giao thông công cộng. Đầu tư cho xe bus chạy điện hoặc dùng động cơ hydrogen cũng sẽ được tăng lên. Cả Luân Đôn hiện nay mới có một đội xe buýt dùng động cơ đốt hydrogen, thân thiện với môi trường. Chính quyền Luân Đôn sẽ phải tăng số xe này lên. Xe taxi ở đô thị và xe cứu thương cũng được khuyến khích chuyển sang xe điện. Cũng cần nói là bên cạnh chính phủ thì có các sáng kiến tư nhân từ chính các tập đoàn năng lượng. Ví dụ năm 2022 tập đoàn dầu khí BP đã cam kết đầu tư 1 tỷ bảng vào mạng lưới trạm sạc pin cho xe điện. Anh Quốc có đạt Net-Zero vào năm 2050 hay không là câu hỏi quan trọng. Điều chắc chắn, theo như Quốc Hội đánh giá thì việc đạt mục tiêu này phụ thuộc rất nhiều vào cải tổ thị trường xe điện, vì giao thông vận tải đường bộ ở Anh đang đóng góp 54% vào toàn bộ số CO2 Anh quốc thả vào khí quyển hàng năm. Tóm lại là quá trình chuyển đổi từ xe đốt nhiên liệu hóa thạch sang chạy điện của Anh đã không đạt tiến độ và chiến lược vừa tung ra là cần thiết, tuy chưa rõ có đủ để tạo bước ngoặt hay là không. Thế nhưng dù sao thì chậm còn hơn không và có thể tới đây, Anh Quốc sẽ tăng tốc được quá trình này. Chúng ta hãy chờ xem. Sources: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-7480/ https://emobilityplus.com/2025/07/15/uk-unveils-63-million-boost-for-ev-infrastructure-to-cut-charging-costs-support-nhs-fleet-electrification-and-back-green-jobs/ https://www.autocar.co.uk/opinion/business-government-and-legislation/winners-and-losers-uks-new-ev-incentives https://emobilityplus.com/2022/04/05/bp-to-invest-1-billion-in-uk-ev-charging-infrastructure/

This episode was supposed to be about Lady Jane Grey, the "Nine Days Queen" who was hastily placed on the English throne following the death of Henry VIII's son Edward VI, usurping his older sister Mary. But as I researched Jane Grey, I came across another character entirely who desperately needed her story "fixed." Frances Grey was Jane Grey's mother (and the niece of Henry VIII). History has not remembered Frances fondly. In the almost 500 years since her death, she has been cast as the evil mother figure, the very archetype of female wickedness. But who was Frances Grey really? Was she really as bad as her reputation would have us believe? And what part did she actually play in the tragic fate of her daughter? Let's fix that. Support the show! Join the Patreon (patreon.com/historyfixpodcast)Buy some merchBuy Me a CoffeeVenmo @Shea-LaFountaineSources: Susan Higginbotham" The Maligned Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk"The Tudor Society "Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk"Westminster Abbey "Frances Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk & Family"Historic UK "Mary Tudor, Princess of England and Queen of France"Wikipedia "Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk"Royal Museums Greenwich "Young Elizabeth and the Seymour Scandal"History Extra "Did Thomas Seymour sexually abuse the teenage Princess Elizabeth?"Shoot me a message!

Reverend Wilson Caldwell, preaching from Romans 6:1-14, Sunday morning August 3, 2025. At First Baptist Church of Suffolk, VA.

Pastor Ben Scofield

Well hello, hey, and hi there - we're currently at Black Shuck Festival in Suffolk doing a whole bunch of Three Ravens-related stuff, but, as it has been over a month since the end of Series 6, we thought that today, on Lammas Day, we might release this little update episode about what's been going on with us.To sweeten the deal, we have included excerpts from our two Patreon Exclusive episodes for July 2025, including a chunk of our discussion of 'The Books That Made Us' and the opening section of our Film Club episode, as released yesterday, about the wildly entertaining 1988 cult horror comedy movie 'The Lair of the White Worm.'While those things close the episode out, beforehand we have news about recent collaboration episodes made with some of our favourite podcasters, updates on our first sponsor - Three Spirit Drinks (use Offer Code THREERAVENS for 15% off any purchase!) and the rather momentous milestone we've literally just crossed - of half a million downloads!With lots of other bits of incidental chat, we know that for members of our Patreon community some of this isn't exactly new news, but nonetheless, if you have been chilling and not really following goings-on while episodes of our Lang Fairy Tales Project have been coming out then consider this a digest of what you might have missed.We really hope you enjoy it, and that you also enjoy Dog Days - we will have new chapters releasing every day on the main and Patreon podcast feeds throughout the month, so let's let 'Hot Dog Summer' off the leash and howl together at the Barley Moon! Three Ravens is an English Myth and Folklore podcast hosted by award-winning writers Martin Vaux and Eleanor Conlon.Released on Mondays, each weekly episode focuses on one of England's 39 historic counties, exploring the history, folklore and traditions of the area, from ghosts and mermaids to mythical monsters, half-forgotten heroes, bloody legends, and much, much more. Then, and most importantly, the pair take turns to tell a new version of an ancient story from that county - all before discussing what that tale might mean, where it might have come from, and the truths it reveals about England's hidden past...Bonus Episodes are released on Thursdays plus Local Legends episodes on Saturdays - interviews with acclaimed authors, folklorists, podcasters and historians with unique perspectives on that week's county.With a range of exclusive content on Patreon, too, including audio ghost tours, the Three Ravens Newsletter, and monthly Three Ravens Film Club episodes about folk horror films from across the decades, why not join us around the campfire and listen in?Learn more at www.threeravenspodcast.com, join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/threeravenspodcast, and find links to our social media channels here: https://linktr.ee/threeravenspodcastThree Ravens is a myth and folklore podcast hosted by Eleanor Conlon and Martin Vaux.In each Monday episode we explore a historic county, digging into heritage, folklore and traditions, then we tell a new version of a legend from that county. Bonus Episodes are released on Thursdays and Saturdays.Visit our website Join our Patreon Social media channels and sponsors Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

VPM News' Jahd Khalil found the campaign playlists for the gubernatorial candidates, so he and Patrick Larsen asked around about what their selections convey. In other news: The City of Richmond has put up anti-loiter signs near the Allianz Amphiteater; Suffolk is looking into Amtrak service; VCU Health is sunsetting its pediatric gender-affirming care — and more Central Virginia news. Are you enjoying the audio versions of our VPM News Shorts? They're usually posted twice a week to our Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.  Our award-winning journalism is made possible with your support. Visit vpm.org/donate for more information. 

Ed Sheeran BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Ed Sheeran continues to dominate headlines this week with a flurry of major announcements, intimate interviews, and a social media buzz that underscores his enduring global star power. The biggest music news for Sheeran fans Down Under: Frontier Touring and multiple entertainment outlets report that Ed has expanded his highly anticipated Loop Tour to fifteen stadium dates across Australia and New Zealand, adding extra shows in Perth, Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne to meet skyrocketing demand. The tour kicks off at Auckland's Go Media Stadium on January 16, 2026, then sweeps through Wellington, Christchurch, Perth, and all the Aussie capitals, before wrapping in Adelaide. This marks Sheeran's sixth headlining tour and is timed alongside his upcoming album Play, launching September 12 according to Billboard and Economic Times, which describes the project as “an explorative, technicolour pop album” inspired by his travels and renewed sense of creative chaos. The singles Azizam, Sapphire, and Old Phone have already built excitement online and on radio.On the business side, ticket sales are set to launch with a Frontier Touring pre-sale for members on July 28 and a full public release July 29, prompting furious social media activity and hashtags climbing into trending territory. Sheeran marked the announcement with an Instagram post featuring his guitar and the caption, “Starting a brand new tour next year called the LOOP tour. New stage, new tricks, new set-up, new songs, and all the classics added in. We kick it off in Australia and New Zealand in Jan, Feb, and March 2026, which is always the best time. I can't wait to be back.”Sheeran's name also hit TV screens as he opened up with candor on Australia's 60 Minutes, discussing his songwriting genius and the increasingly extreme security measures he's been forced to take for his young family. He confirmed to viewers and follow-up interviews, including B1039, that he now keeps 24-hour protection on his Suffolk estate after kidnapping threats and break-in attempts, sharing that constant scrutiny has upended his hopes for a normal childhood for his daughters, Lyra and Jupiter. “We have a level of security that probably won't change until I pass away. That's just our life now,” he acknowledged, candidly reflecting on the difficulty of balancing fame and fatherhood.On stage, Sheeran's recent Oslo performance set social media alight. Best Entertainment and multiple YouTube accounts captured the electricity of his sold-out July 27 stadium set, with surprise duets—including a buzz-worthy collaboration with Norwegian pop star Sigrid—going instantly viral. Headlines tout another feat in his record-breaking career, with his three-year Mathematics Tour now winding down with a final Vegas show September 20, closing out an era before he launches his new creative chapter with Play and the Loop Tour.Fans and industry insiders alike are watching these moves closely, viewing the current album and touring cycle as pivotal in cementing Sheeran's status in both pop history and the broader business of live entertainment. No significant speculative stories or negative controversies have emerged in the past week; most commentary remains focused on the scale of his tour, the security around his family, and the forthcoming album's fresh direction.Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta

This one is for the animal lovers... and our golden hot teas! We're chatting all about our new little lizard friends finding their way all across the island! While they may be cute we have more to highlight with some amazing outdoor dining spots to frequent this summer and an incredible Long Islander of the week who knows how to fight for what she loves despite her past. #ShowUsYourLongIslander This week's Long Islander shoutout Gilda Zirinsky, a Holocaust survivor who recently celebrated her 90th birthday, has been working out at the Strength in Mobility fitness center in Manhasset through boxing and strength training. Given her bravery in surviving this horrific era of her live, some days she fights back tears and others she just fights… For the last seven years, Gilda has been taking boxing and strengthening classes. She says she loves doing it every second because she can get out all of her frustration and remain active. Gilda's story is an incredible reminder of the strength, resilience and passion that comes from our community while also supporting a local business at the Fitness Center she frequents.Show us YOUR Long Islander by sending us a DM, give us a call and leave a voicemail at 877-386-6654 x 400 or email us at spillthetea@discoverlongisland.com#LongIslandLifeLong Island's wall lizard population is booming, and spreading eastFor more than 60 years, these warm-weather lizards have been crawling their way through Nassau and Suffolk counties, with the past decade seeing a noticeable uptick in sightings.In Central Suffolk, scores of lizards started appearing in large numbers in the Centereach and Selden areas this spring.Have you seen these lizards pop up where you live? Write to us or CALL and let us know your stories on our new Long Island natives!NEW BLOG: Long Island Outdoor Dining SpotsDon't skip out on the warm fresh air while dining and sit outdoors! It's what we all look forward to all year long: outdoor dining. Long Island has dockside dining, beachside dining, classic patio dining, and even airconditioned igloo dining, so pick your preferred view and check out the venue options for your next meal.Read more at discoverlongisland.com/blog#ThisWeekendOnLongIslandFriday, August 1st-Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Wilco, Lucinda Williams & More at Jones Beach Theater-Spend the weekend at Adventureland!-Discovery Wetlands Cruise in Stony Brook-Paumonok Vineyards Sunset Fridays in RiverheadSaturday, August 2nd-Saturday Night Fireworks Spectacular at Long Island Ducks-All New NEON NIGHTS at Splish Splash! (check out our TikTok for a preview!)-Craft Fair at The Shoppes at East Wind-LIRR and Metro-North Summer Saturdays!For more events to check out and detailed info please visit discoverlongisland.com or download our mobile app!CONNECT WITH US:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/longislandteapodcast/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DiscoverLongIslandNYTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@longislandteapodcastX(Twitter): https://x.com/liteapodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/longislandteapodcast/ DM us on any of our social channels or email spillthetea@discoverlongisland.com to tell us what you want to hear! Whether it is Long Island related or not, we are here to spill some tea with you! Shop Long Island Apparel!shop.discoverlongisland.com Check out our favorite products on Amazon!amazon.com/shop/discoverlongisland Be sure to leave us a 5-star rating and review wherever you're listening, and screenshot your review for $5 off our Merch (Please email us to confirm) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the NFU hosts an on-farm water summit, we find out more about an innovative project in Shropshire to manage water. It aims to prevent excess run-off from urban areas which floods farmland and destroys crops.Out and about with the Agricultural Chaplain for Suffolk who's helping farmers cope with the pressures of running a farm business. He says they're especially concerned about changes to inheritance tax reform.Scientists are working with farmers to find a high-tech way of tackling one of the most voracious pests farmers face - slugs. Traditionally, producers have used ferric phosphate pellets to kill them, or taken a more expensive but eco-friendly route, using nematodes to eat the pests. Now the British On-Farm Innovation Network or BOFIN for short, is using artificial intelligence as part of a "Slimers" project to work out where slugs are hiding. Presenter = Anna Hill Producer = Rebecca Rooney

An economist and state official say rail stations can ease road congestion, boost nearby businesses.

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Extended term limits for Suffolk County lawmakers will be on the ballot this November. New Haven's English Station power plant could become a waterfront park. A new specialty license plate in Connecticut celebrates the state's pizza culture. Plus, a new plan outlines New York's efforts to combat climate change.

Dr Thurman Hayes Jr. Preaching on John 17:1-26, Sunday July 27, 2025 at First Baptist Church of Suffolk, VA.

Elder Mike Prince

In December 1980, strange lights descended into the dense woods of Suffolk, England—lights that would spark one of the most compelling and controversial UFO cases in modern history. Military personnel stationed at RAF Bentwaters and RAF Woodbridge reported inexplicable phenomena: hovering lights, a metallic craft, radiation readings, and even direct contact.In this episode of Lurk, we take you deep into Rendlesham Forest to unravel the chilling events that unfolded over several nights. Was it a secret military experiment? A case of mass hysteria? Or a close encounter with something not of this world?We examine firsthand accounts, declassified documents, and the infamous Halt Memo, and we explore how this incident earned its nickname: “Britain's Roswell.”Listen closely—because what happened in Rendlesham may still echo through the trees.If you're fascinated by what hides in the shadows and lingers in the skies—make sure you're following Lurk on your favorite podcast platform. Rate, review, and share to help others discover the unexplained.

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Candidate Abigail Spanberger announced her economic plans in Suffolk.

Send us a message or question! This week, we tackle some thorny issues with our  with guest Paul Woodadge, the host of YouTube show WW2TV about the multifaceted history of RAF Bomber Command during World War II.  Growing up near former USAAF airbases in Suffolk, just across the border from Essex and Colchester, Paul, who most of you will know simply as "Woody", developed a fascination for history and the Second World War. Paul now lives in Normandy in France, and is a Battlefield guide, historical advisor, and consultant on numerous projects.He is an author, including the book, Angels of Mercy, which relates the history of the village of Angoville-au-Plain, during the Second World War. He has appeared on numerous other productions including Walking the Ground with James Holland and Al Murray, History Rage, and History Hack. He was also an extra in some pretty incredible productions including Enigma (2001), Saving Private Ryan (1998), and Memphis Belle (1990). What a CV! The discussion  delves into how the air war is remembered and memorialized in France,  and in particular in Normandy. We debate the impact of civilian casualties, and the ongoing debates surrounding the ethics of bombing campaigns. Through personal anecdotes and historical insights, the episode highlights the importance of understanding the broader context of the air war and its legacy.WW2TV is one of the best history shows out there, with experts and enthusiasts from all over the world sharing their knowledge, perspectives and passions. And there's a MAHOOSIVE back catalogue of episodes. You can watch James talk about the raid on the Dortmund-Ems Canal, and listen to his excellent discussion on Bomber Command in the Battle of Britain ;  you can also watch Jane's contributions on the Handley Page Halifax and Bomber Command Gardening Operations. Support the showPlease subscribe to Never Mind The Dambusters wherever you get your podcasts. You can support the show, and help us produce great content, by becoming a paid subscriber from just $3 a month here https://www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/support . Supporters get early access to episodes and invitations to livestreams. Thank you for listening! You can reach out to us on social media at @RAF_BomberPod (X) or @NeverMindTheDambusters (Instagram)You can find out about James' research, articles, lectures and podcasts here .You can read more about Jane's work on her website at https://www.justcuriousjane.com/, and listen to podcasts/media stuff here

The government has struck a deal with investors for the construction of the Sizewell C nuclear plant in Suffolk.The development will cost around £38 billion, and the government will be the biggest equity shareholder with a 44.9% stake.Why experts have been sounding the alarm about health advice generated by artificial intelligence, with Dr. Kacper Grado, honorary associate professor & fellow at the University College London.Plus, Google reveals its Pixel 10 phone just weeks before the launch event.Also in this episode:-Businesses required to report ransom payments to government in cyber crime crackdown-Dolphins learn to wear sponges to hunt fish, but it interferes with their key navigation senses-ZSL says “access to nature has become a privilege, and not a right” for school children Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Thurman Hayes Jr. Preaching on John 16:1-33, Sunday July 20, 2025 at First Baptist Church of Suffolk, VA.

Pastor Ben Scofield

Send us a message or question! This week, we tackle some thorny issues with our  with guest Paul Woodadge, the host of YouTube show WW2TV about the multifaceted history of RAF Bomber Command during World War II.  Growing up near former USAAF airbases in Suffolk, just across the border from Essex and Colchester, Paul, who most of you will know simply as "Woody", developed a fascination for history and the Second World War. Paul now lives in Normandy in France, and is a Battlefield guide, historical advisor, and consultant on numerous projects.He is an author, including the book, Angels of Mercy, which relates the history of the village of Angoville-au-Plain, during the Second World War. He has appeared on numerous other productions including Walking the Ground with James Holland and Al Murray, History Rage, and History Hack. He was also an extra in some pretty incredible productions including Enigma (2001), Saving Private Ryan (1998), and Memphis Belle (1990). What a CV! The discussion  delves into how the air war is remembered and memorialized in France,  and in particular in Normandy. We debate the impact of civilian casualties, and the ongoing debates surrounding the ethics of bombing campaigns. Through personal anecdotes and historical insights, the episode highlights the importance of understanding the broader context of the air war and its legacy.WW2TV is one of the best history shows out there, with experts and enthusiasts from all over the world sharing their knowledge, perspectives and passions. And there's a MAHOOSIVE back catalogue of episodes. You can watch James talk about the raid on the Dortmund-Ems Canal, and listen to his excellent discussion on Bomber Command in the Battle of Britain ;  you can also watch Jane's contributions on the Handley Page Halifax and Bomber Command Gardening Operations.Support the showPlease subscribe to Never Mind The Dambusters wherever you get your podcasts. You can support the show, and help us produce great content, by becoming a paid subscriber from just $3 a month here https://www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/support . Supporters get early access to episodes and invitations to livestreams. Thank you for listening! You can reach out to us on social media at @RAF_BomberPod (X) or @NeverMindTheDambusters (Instagram)You can find out about James' research, articles, lectures and podcasts here .You can read more about Jane's work on her website at https://www.justcuriousjane.com/, and listen to podcasts/media stuff here

Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk, is often reduced to a footnote in history — simply the mother of the tragic Lady Jane Grey. But who was she really? In this episode, I dive into the life of Frances Brandon, born on 16th July 1517 — niece of Henry VIII, daughter of Mary Tudor, Queen of France, and a woman maligned by centuries of misrepresentation. Was she truly the cold, cruel mother some have claimed? Or has one quote from a teenage Lady Jane Grey unfairly shaped her legacy? I'll explore: - Frances's elite Tudor lineage  - Her controversial portrayal as a harsh mother - Her entanglement in the 1553 succession crisis - The truth behind the myths, with insight from historian Susan Higginbotham And the softer side of Frances, seen in her later love match and quiet life after tragedy Join me in uncovering the real story of a woman who deserves more than the shadow of her daughter's brief reign. Read Susan Higginbotham's full article: https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/the-maligned-frances-grey-guest-post-by-susan-higginbotham/ If you enjoyed this video, please give it a like, subscribe to the channel, and ring that bell for more fascinating dives into Tudor lives — both famous and forgotten.   #FrancesGrey #LadyJaneGrey #TudorHistory #WomenInHistory #ClaireRidgway #AnneBoleynFiles #TudorCourt #ForgottenWomen #HistoryMatters #OnThisDay #TudorWomen #MaryTudor #CharlesBrandon #JaneGrey #HistoricalMisconceptions #RethinkingHistory #TheTudors  

Ross Halls caught up with former Ipswich Town midfielder Alan Judge to discuss his time at Portman Road and journey in football in our Kings of Anglia podcast special. Alan spoke about a range of memories, including his early life in Ireland, coming over to England to sign for Blackburn, playing under Paul Mariner at Plymouth and nearly signing for Town under Mick McCarthy.  The duo also discuss his spell at Brentford, injury set-backs, playing for his country and joining the Blues under Paul Lambert. The Irishman chats about his time in Suffolk from his early impact, relegation, QPR transfer saga, playing during COVID, that ref incident, Paul Cook, his release and much more. Kings of Anglia is sponsored by Stardust Spirits. Get 20% OFF with promo code KOA at https://www.stardustspirits.co.uk/ Subscribe on our website to watch the video version of the podcast - https://www.eadt.co.uk/subscribe/ You can shop the KOA range here - (kings-of-anglia.myspreadshop.co.uk) 

Dr Thurman Hayes Jr. Preaching on John 15:1-27, Sunday July 13, 2025 at First Baptist Church of Suffolk, VA.

Start Name Artist Album Year Comments   Aces High John Bowdler Music Music Music [JB0010CD]   3-14 Wurlitzer, Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 5:50 Always Something There To Remind Me Brett Valliant ATOS 2023 Chicago CD 2 2023 4-21 Hybrid, St. Mary of the Lake Seminary, Mundelein, IL; Concert 2023-07-06 9:46 Apache David Ivory The Cotton Sound [DAICD 002] 1999 2-8 Wurlitzer, Mechanical Music Museum, Cotton, Suffolk, UK 13:34 Baby Elephant Walk Don French French Goes Oriental [Concert Recording CR-0009] 1967 3-13 Wurlitzer, Oriental Theatre, Portland, OR 17:50 Comedy Tonight Jerry Nagano Opening Number [Jerri-Co JCP-1001] 1978 3-16 Wurlitzer, Civic Auditorium, San Gabriel, CA 20:53 Didn't We? Jonas Nordwall Plays The Paramount [Gamba JN-102]   4-20 Wurlitzer, Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR 24:15 Georgy Girl; A World Of Our Own; I'll Never Find Another You Nigel Ogden Through The Decades With The Mighty Wurlitzer - The 1960's [OS 237] 1999 3-14 Wurlitzer, Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 28:09 Honey (I Miss You) Tony Tahlman Behind The Green Door   4-24 Hybrid, Elm Rink, Chicago, IL 32:54 I Only Want To Be With You Christian Cartwright Concert: Victoria Hall, Saltaire 2025-04-13 2025 3-12 Wurlitzer, Victoria Hall, Saltaire, Yorkshire 36:12 Mr. Bojangles Bill Langford Impressions [Concert Recording CR-0146] 1974 3-13 Wurlitzer, Ye Olde Pizza Joynt, San Lorenzo Village, CA; ex-State Theatre, Fresno (2-9 Wurlitzer); console ex-Warfield Theatre, San Francisco 39:14 My First Love Song Johnny Seng Johnny [Concert Recording CR-0057-T]   4-19 Howell-Wurlitzer, St. Mary of the Lake Seminary, Mundelein, IL 42:40 Oh Darlin' Greg Rister Artifacts 1977 3-17 Wurlitzer, Civic Auditorium, San Gabriel, CA 45:53 Pinball Wizard Charlie Balogh Maestro! [OSP CD]   4-78 Wurlitzer, Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa AZ 50:02 Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars Rex Koury Yours Sincerely [NCR 12-994] 1971 4-22 Wurlitzer, Old Town Music Hall, El Segundo, CA 52:12 Shiny Stockings Tony Thomas Something Different... Something Wonderful 2008 Rodgers 360, Polo Cafe and Catering, Bridgeport area, Chicago (voiced by John Seng) 58:36 Pie In Your Face Polka David Peckham Live From Berkeley [NORCAL CD] 1997 4-33 Wurlitzer, Berkeley Community Theatre, CA 62:01 Up Cherry Street Tony Fenelon Embraceable You [Crystal CRY 3009] 1968 4-19 Wurlitzer, Hoyt's Regent Theatre, Melbourne; ex-Ambassador Theatre, Perth (as 3-15)

Leo is planning a move to Suffolk, England. This conversation took place when we visited the area as part of his decision making process. We speak about a delightful and symbolic experience we had while we were there. We then explore the value of "story" within therapy, the significance of re-contextualisation, and even the potential of deeper memory reconsolidation and healing processes. Our next discussion traverses echolalia, accents and imperial powers ... moving into culture, heritage, history and gender differences. We then segueway into disturbing political developments affecting our neurokin in the US. Quite a trip! Thank you so much for your ongoing company with us as we chat, connect and explore. We always value your comments and feedback on autisticlicence@gmail.com 

Dr Thurman Hayes Jr. Preaching on John 14:1-31, Sunday July 6, 2025 at First Baptist Church of Suffolk, VA.

Episode 175:On today's guest episode we welcome Andrea Smith to the podcast. Andrea's book ‘Shakespeare on the Radio' has just been published and she kindly agreed to come on and give us some highlights from her very detailed review of Shakespeare on BBC radio in the last one hundred years.Andrea Smith is a lecturer at the University of Suffolk, specialising in Shakespeare and audio drama. Her research looks at how stage plays can be turned into something purely aural through voice, music, sound effects and other non-verbal noises.Link to amazon UK site: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shakespeare-Radio-Century-BBC-Plays/dp/1399547283/ref=sr_1_1?Link to Edinburgh University Press site: https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-shakespeare-on-the-radio.htmlLink to BBC Sounds Drama on 3 page:https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b006tnwjLink to Box of Broadcasts landing page:https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/bob/Link to the online appendix listing all BBC Shakespeare productions up to 2024, which is listed in the ‘resources' tab towards the bottom of the page:https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-shakespeare-on-the-radio.htmlSupport the podcast at:www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.comwww.patreon.com/thoetpwww.ko-fi.com/thoetp Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Thurman Hayes Jr. Preaching on John 13:1-38, Sunday June 29, 2025 at First Baptist Church of Suffolk, VA.

Suffolk voters will decide on a term limit extension for county legislators this November. Transit-oriented housing at New Haven's Union Station takes another step forward. An exhibition in Mystic will showcase the history of the Pequot people. Plus, the latest from WSHU's Off the Path.

On this day in Tudor history, 25th June 1601, Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby, died of fever at Berwick-upon-Tweed. Born in exile during the reign of Mary I, Bertie was the son of Katherine Willoughby, Duchess of Suffolk and widow of Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk. A soldier, a diplomat, and a loyal servant to Elizabeth I, Bertie led troops in the Netherlands, fought at the Battle of Zutphen, and helped defend England during the time of the Spanish Armada. In this podcast, I look at the life and legacy of this often-overlooked Tudor figure, from his birth abroad to his final days at the Anglo-Scottish border. #TudorHistory #PeregrineBertie #AnneBoleynFiles #TudorSoldier #ElizabethanEra #OnThisDay #HistoryVideo #ClaireRidgway

It's Monday, June 23rd, A.D. 2025. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 140 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus Christian persecution pervades Christian-majority nations in Africa & Latin America Many Christians across Africa and Latin America continue to suffer for their faith because of Islamic oppression, dictatorial paranoia, and criminal cartel organizations, reports International Christian Concern. Large populations in Cuba, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, and Nigeria are predominantly Christian. Yet, many Christ followers in these nations are often brutally attacked for following Christ, and their governments are failing to protect them.  In Congo, Christians represent 95% of the nation's population, yet they are being slaughtered at alarming rates. Much of the killing is being done by Islamist groups like ISIS-DRC, also known as the Allied Democratic Forces. Likewise, in Mozambique, 62% of the population is composed of Christians, yet Islamic extremists still target them for their faith. According to Open Doors, these extremists have “target[ed] Christian places of worship, abducted religious leaders, and killed numerous believers.”  And in Cuba, the Catholic Church estimates that 60% of the population practices Catholicism. Cuban churches that publicly oppose the government's human rights abuses are targeted by authorities for harassment and intimidation. British House of Commons passes dangerous bill legalizing assisted suicide Members of the British House of Commons voted Friday to pass a dangerous bill to legalize assisted suicide, reports LifeNews.com. In a vote of 314 to 291, Members of Parliament put their stamp of approval on the bill that will likely result in pressuring disabled and elderly people to kill themselves. Isaiah 59:7 says, “Their feet rush into sin; they are swift to shed innocent blood. They pursue evil schemes; acts of violence mark their ways.” Tim Dieppe, Head of Policy at Christian Concern, was outraged. DIEPPE: “Once you legalize assisted suicide, you will put pressure on vulnerable people. Vulnerable people will feel like they're a burden to others. People will be suggesting assisted suicide. Doctors could suggest it. I mean, that's horrific. You know, my wife died of cancer three years ago. I can't imagine what it would be like if her consultant had suggested suicide.” Labour legislator Diane Abbott said she's concerned that for-profit companies will run assisted dying businesses that take advantage of killing people for money. Members of Parliament had only 10 hours to consider over 130 amendments to the bill, or less than 5 minutes per change. America bombed Iran's nuclear facilities On Saturday, the U.S. military bombed three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel's effort to decapitate the country's nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid Tehran's threat of reprisals that could spark a wider regional conflict, reports the Associated Press. TRUMP: “A short time ago, the US military carried out massive precision strikes on the three key nuclear facilities in the Iranian regime: Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. Everybody heard those names for years as they built this horribly destructive enterprise. Our objective was the destruction of Iran's nuclear enrichment capacity and a stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world's number one state sponsor of terror. “Tonight, I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success. Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated. Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace. If they do not, future attacks will be far greater and a lot easier. For 40 years, Iran has been saying, ‘Death to America, Death to Israel.'” The decision to directly involve the U.S. in the war comes after more than a week of strikes by Israel on Iran that aimed to systematically eradicate the country's air defenses and offensive missile capabilities, while damaging its nuclear enrichment facilities. TRUMP: “I want to thank and congratulate [Israeli] Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu. We worked as a team like perhaps no team has ever worked before, and we've gone a long way to erasing this horrible threat to Israel. I want to thank the Israeli military for the wonderful job they've done. And most importantly, I want to congratulate the great American patriots who flew those magnificent machines tonight and all of the United States military on an operation the likes of which the world has not seen in many, many decades.” (Learn more about the timeline that led up to America's bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities.) Iran threatens to block Strait of Hormuz, blocking 20% of oil shipments In response, Iran is reportedly saying it will block the Strait of Hormuz and stop oil shipments for what amounts to 20% of the world's daily oil flow and up to $1 billion, which will send oil prices soaring globally, reports NewsMax. Needless to say, Iran has no legal authority to block traffic through Hormuz, and blockage would mean direct combat with U.S. naval assets, including the U.S. Fifth Fleet warships patrolling the region. Dear Lord, We pray for peace. Amen. The 30,000-pound bunker bomb that made the difference In a post on TruthSocial, Trump said, “There is not another military in the world that could have done this. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE!” Indeed, America's 30,000-pound bunker buster bomb offered the best chance of destroying heavily fortified sites connected to the Iranian nuclear program buried deep underground. Appearing on ABC News, Retired Lt. General Doug Lute explained. LUTE: “The original purpose of building this bomb was actually concern about the North Korean deeply buried nuclear related sites. So, this didn't originally have anything to do with Iran. But most recently, it's the only bomb in our inventory, or frankly, in the global inventory, that promises some prospect of actually penetrating the mountainside in which the crown jewel of the Iranian nuclear program, the Fordow site, is located. So, this is our best technological advantage in terms of trying to get to that site.” 90% of Trump Republicans say “Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon” Appearing on Fox News Channel with Dana Perino, Chris Stirewalt summarized Trump's mindset about Iran. STIREWALT: “I think that Donald Trump has never wavered from the ultimate objective, which is that the Iranian nuclear program has to end. It has to be dismantled. It has to be destroyed. The only question has been whether it's done militarily or whether it's done voluntarily. “He gave them a 60-day deadline. They let the deadline pass, and so Israel began bombing on Day 61 and now he is basically holding out. ‘This is your last chance. The time for negotiation is over. There's not going to be any kind of deal.' “This is a question of whether Iran cries ‘amo,' which is Persian for ‘uncle,' and allows U.S. to come in and blow up Fordow from the inside, or we do it from without, from the skies above, with B2 bombers. But I think there is zero chance that the Fordow nuclear facility survives this encounter.” Stirewalt asserted that the Make America Great Again crowd is supportive of Trump's decision to bomb Iran. STIREWALT: “The idea that there's a schism in the Republican Party, or that the Trump Coalition is breaking up is completely absurd. The Reagan Institute is coming out with a new poll this weekend. 90% of self-described [Make America Great Again] Republicans say Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. 80% say that Israel's security is vital to our security. 64% support Israel bombing the nuclear facilities. There is absolutely no daylight between Donald Trump and the  [Make America Great Again] movement. The MAGA movement is absolutely behind Donald Trump in getting rid of this nuclear program.” On Truth Social, President Trump posted, “I gave Iran chance after chance to make a deal.” He concluded, “This is an historic moment for the United States of America, Israel, and the world. Iran must now agree to end this war.” Texas answers  “What is a Woman?” in state law Last Friday, Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott signed into law the “What is a Woman Bill” also known as House Bill 229, reports Texas Values. Now, in Texas, men can no longer pretend to be women. The law accurately defines the terms “man”, “woman”, “boy”, and “girl” by scientific definitions and biological reality. The effect would be that biological  women will have their rights, opportunities, and privacy protected by law. Genesis 1:27 states,  “So God created mankind in His own image, in the image of God He created them; male and female He created them.” While Texas already has laws protecting women's sports, there have been many other threats to women's prisons, sororities, and private spaces like locker rooms.  Hockey player gives glory to God after winning Stanley Cup The Russian-born goaltender of the National Hockey League's Florida Panthers, Sergei Bobrovsky, gave glory to God upon his victory after his team won the famed Stanley Cup, the championship trophy in the NHL, for the second year in a row, reports LifeSiteNews.com. REPORTER: “What makes this one special?” BOBROVSKY: “I mean, it's amazing feeling, and I want to say glory to the father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. I want to thank him for everything I have, for my parents, for my family.” Worldview listener in California is grateful the whole family can listen I invited Worldview listeners to share what they enjoy about the newscast in 2-6 sentences by email.  You can share your thoughts — along with your full name, city and state — and send it to adam@TheWorldview.com Carri Andry in Morgan Hill, California wrote, “Hi Adam! My family really appreciates The Worldview in 5 Minutes. We discovered you through Kevin Swanson‘s Generations radio program and have enjoyed listening to what is going on in the world from an informative, Christian point of view. We're grateful for a newscast that the whole family can listen to. Keep up the great work!” 38 Worldview listeners gave $ 14,243.25 to fund our annual budget And finally, toward our $92,625 goal by this past weekend  to fund three-quarters of The Worldview newscast's annual budget for our 6-member team, 38 listeners stepped up to the plate. Our thanks to Felix, age 10, in Sexsmith, Alberta, Canada, who gave $2.25, Michelle in Lexington Park, Maryland who gave $20, Augustine in Auburn, California who gave $25, Cara in Mebane, North Carolina who gave $30, Ben in Eureka, California who gave $35, and Steve in Loveland, Colorado and Nathan in Cobleskill, New York – both of whom gave $50. We appreciate Kevin in North Bend, Oregon, James in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Josiah in Tigard, Oregon, Trevor in Nikiski, Alaska, and David in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey – each of whom gave $100. We're grateful to God for Josie, age 16, in Sexsmith, Alberta, Canada who gave $146, Ursula in Great Falls, Montana who gave $150, Lorraine in Farmington, Maine and Joel and Heidi in Columbus, Nebraska – both of whom gave $200 as well as Kevin and Rachelle in Columbus, Nebraska who gave  $225 and Wade and Susan in Suffolk, Virginia who pledged $20/month for 12 months for a gift of $240. We appreciate the generosity of Todd in Davenport, Iowa and Joanne in Vasteras, Sweden – both of whom gave $250 as well as Sarah in Madera, California who gave $300, and Cathy in Fate, Texas, James in St Johns, Florida, and Stephen in Plainview, Texas – each of whom pledged $25/month for 12 months for a gift of  $300 each. We were touched by the gifts of Nicki in Carthage, Missouri who pledged $35/month for 12 months for a gift of $420, Zephaniah in Lomax, Illinois and Jennifer in Abingdon, Virginia – both of whom gave $500, Heather in Brenham, Texas, John in DeMotte, Indiana, Tim in Huffman, Texas, Louise in Middletown, Delaware, Charles in Sandpoint, Idaho, and Jennifer in West Milford, New Jersey – each of whom pledged $50/month for 12 months for a gift of $600 each. And we're grateful for the sacrifice of Todd and Kim in Monument, Colorado who gave $650, Mary in  Midlothian, Virginia who gave $1,200, Jill in Hendersonville, Tennessee who pledged $100/month for 12 months for a gift of $1,200 as well, and Scooter in Naples, Florida who will give $2,000. Those 38 Worldview listeners gave a total of $14,243.25 Ready for our new grand total? Drum roll please.  (Drum roll sound effect) $62,573.25 (People clapping and cheering sound effect)  That is the most donors and the largest amount given thus far this entire month. Wow!  We are amazed at God's goodness. Even 10-year-old Felix in Canada gave $2.25 of his own money.  That's awesome! Toward this past weekend's goal of $92,625, we missed it by $30,051.75. Would you be one of 13 people to pledge $100/month for 12 months for a gift of $1,200?  And another 25 people to pledge $50/month for 12 months for a gift of $600? Go to TheWorldview.com and click on Give on the top right.  Click on the recurring tab if you want to make it a monthly pledge. We're on the downhill slide to June 30th at which point we need to have raised $123,500 to fully fund our 6-member Worldview newscast team. What is the Lord asking you to do?  Close And that's The Worldview on this Monday, June 23rd, in the year of our Lord 2025.  Follow us on X or subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com.  Plus, you can get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

Ross Halls caught up with former Ipswich Town players and new joint managers of Felixstowe & Walton United Jack and Stuart Ainsley to discuss their time at Portman Road and journey in Suffolk non-league for our Kings of Anglia podcast special. The brothers spoke about a range of memories, including growing up together, getting into football and joining the Town academy.  They chat about their different spells with the Blues, from Stuart's FA Youth Cup success and Jack's appearances in the first-team under Roy Keane and Paul Jewell.  The duo also discuss their spells in non-league, their new roles at Felixstowe and much more. Kings of Anglia is sponsored by Stardust Spirits. Get 20% OFF with promo code KOA at https://www.stardustspirits.co.uk/ Subscribe on our website to watch the video version of the podcast - https://www.eadt.co.uk/subscribe/ You can shop the KOA range here - (kings-of-anglia.myspreadshop.co.uk) 

Ross Halls caught up with former Ipswich Town star Colin Viljoen to discuss his time at Portman Road, career as a whole and where he is now in our Kings of Anglia podcast special. Colin spoke about a range of memories, including his early life in South Africa, joining Town, working under Bill McGarry and scoring a hat-trick on his debut.  He chats about life in Suffolk, winning the Second Division title, relationship with Sir Bobby Robson and playing in Europe.  The duo also discuss winning caps for England, missing out on the FA Cup final, his departure, journey since then and much more. Kings of Anglia is sponsored by Stardust Spirits. Get 20% OFF with promo code KOA at https://www.stardustspirits.co.uk/ You can shop the KOA range here - (kings-of-anglia.myspreadshop.co.uk) 

Connecticut officials say they're committed to closing the digital divide. Water well testing will be expanded in Calverton amid ongoing concerns over PFAS. A plan to extend Amtrak service to Suffolk takes another step forward. Plus, a new poll finds most young people suffer from eco-anxiety.

Kenneth A. Tashjy is a higher education attorney and consultant, former Higher Education Fellow at CampusReform.org, general counsel for over 20 years for 15 higher education institutions, and adjunct instructor at Suffolk and Brandeis Universities.

Today, the clash between Governor Newsom and President Trump escalates as LA protests enter day four. A defence official has told the BBC's US partner CBS that approximately 2,100 members of the California National Guard are now on location in the greater Los Angeles area, with 700 Marines also in and around the city. Newsom called it “the deranged fantasy of a dictatorial president,” while Trump claimed LA “would be burning to the ground” without his intervention. Adam is joined by chief anchor for BBC News Sumi Somaskanda, and host of the Coming Storm Gabriel Gatehouse.And, The prime minister has said he is "not writing a blank cheque" to pay for a new UK nuclear power plant, after the government announced it would commit £14.2bn to the project. Sir Keir Starmer told the BBC the development of Sizewell C on the Suffolk coastline would create 10,000 jobs over the next decade, and provide energy security and independence for the country. Adam is joined by Adam Bell, the former head of energy strategy at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhereNew episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bit.ly/3ENLcS1 Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Adam Chowdhury and Julia Webster. The technical producer was Hannah Montgomery. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

Rachel Reeves has pledged a ‘new era of nuclear power' as the government confirms a £14.2 billion investment in the Sizewell C nuclear plant in Suffolk. This comes on the eve of Labour's spending review, with the government expected to highlight spending pledges designed to give a positive impression of Labour's handling of the economy. However, as Michael Simmons tells James Heale and Lucy Dunn, there are signs that the government's National Insurance hike is starting to bite.Plus – Nigel Farage has made two announcements in as many days. This morning, he unveiled Reform's new chairman, former MEP Dr David Bull, taking over from the recently returned Zia Yusuf. And yesterday he was in Port Talbot, where he pledged to reopen their steel works and even explore reopening coal mines, with one eye on next year's Welsh elections. Produced by Patrick Gibbons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

THIS WEEK our gorgey guest is the totally stunning ELLA VADAY - who you all know and love from Season 3 of Ru Paul's Drag Race UK! Ella aka Nick Collier joins us in studio to chat about ouija boards, psychic readings, growing up in Suffolk and Tarot cards in Superdrug. Our tarot pull has Pride Season written all over it and we discuss dogging, pups and kinks. So let's get to the spooky stories... Story 1 - Big S narrates a story called 'Experience in the Woods' about a German forest witch... anyone know what MRE's are?Story 2 - Hannah has a story about a psychic called Madame Liz... what secrets she unfolds... Story 3 - Big Suze delves into Tanya's cheesecake as we unfold a tale of horror at a dinner party. FROM THE KITCHEN! Story 4 - "The Doll in the Dark" narrated by Hannah... always check under your bed huns... CREEP OF THE WEEK (cow! cow! cow!) is narrated by Nick - sent to us from Nathan. A creepy tale about 'The Moors' and the monster in the mine... ENJOY HUNS and thank yew again to our delightful guest Nick Collier / Ella Vaday xoxoxInsta: @ellavaday @nick__collier JOIN OUR PATREON! EXTRA bonus episodes AND a monthly ghost hunt for just £4.50! Or £6 for AD-FREE EPS and weekly AGONY HUNS! We'll solve your problems huns! Sign up here:www.patreon.com/GhostHuns

On November 21, 1997, Gene Artis and his sister Yvonne Giles were shot and killed at their apartment in Suffolk, VA. Six-year-old Travone Artis was the only witness who saw his mother and uncle get murdered, and he unequivocally told authorities that a relative of his was the shooter. Despite this, 18 year old Lerico Kearney became a suspect when police found out he and Gene gambled together.There was no physical evidence linking Lerico to this crime, but with the help of multiple jailhouse snitches, he was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. To learn more and get involved, visit: https://www.change.org/p/governor-glen-youngkin-governor-youngkin-lerico-kearney-does-not-deserve-to-die-in-prison Wrongful Conviction is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co No1.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.