I'm pleased the Government is taking action to reduce smoking and vaping - to protect young people and help smokers to give up. I welcomed plans to encourage enforcement, giving councils the power to reinvest fines from shops which break the law to help pay for local enforcement.

I raised the issue of fly tipping, which I know is a concern for residents across Reading, and praised work by Reading Borough Council to tackle this problem. You can learn more about the Love Clean Reading app and reporting fly tipping at www.reading.gov.uk/waste-and-re...

Last week I visited the Royal Berkshire Hospital with Ashley Dalton, the Minister for Public Health. Across England, the NHS saw the waiting list fall by more than 86,000 in November to 7.31 million, that’s the second biggest drop in 15 years.

The Ukrainian Community Centre in Reading is doing incredibly important work to preserve Ukrainian language, culture and heritage, and I was pleased to recognise this work in Parliament.

It was wonderful to visit Reading Buses as they bring 17 new electric buses into their fleet. These vehicles were made in Britain, have more space and better facilities for disabled residents.

I'm supporting Keir Starmer, he is showing real leadership at a difficult time for our country and the world as a whole.

My weekly update including: - Reading meningitis cases (please see my full update here: www.mattrodda.net/news/2026/05...) - The King's Speech - Local community events

It was a privilege to listen to teachers, parents, and students at Hartland High School alongside the Schools Minister Georgia Gould and my colleague Yuan Yang MP to discuss SEND support and new investment in the Reading area.

I praised the vital work of charities working with the UK Government to help developing countries.

My weekly update:
 - Raising parents' concerns about social media - Championing Reading’s history & heritage - Attending community events

It's Okay To Be Woke: The Virginia Supreme Court screwed Democrats today, but will they grow a spine? #woke #wokeness #staywoke #politics #liberal

Een schoolklas per maand. Zoveel jongeren verliezen we aan suïcide. Helaas is er al jaren te weinig politieke prioriteit. Samen met de ChristenUnie schreven we een initiatiefwet. En we blijven alarm slaan over de wachtlijsten in jeugdzorg en GGZ. Want mentale gezondheid doet ertoe! ❤️‍🩹

Earlier tonight, a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper carrying several AGM-114R9X Hellfire Air-to-Surface Missiles, known more commonly as the “Flying Ginsu,” was shot down by Iranian-backed forces over Houthi-controlled Western Yemen, with wreckage seen in photos and videos clearly that… Original post

Exposing BLAGA (Who gets your pick?)

Kyleigh can identify a sassafras tree in bloom. Science taught her how to read forests, lead research, and bring that knowledge into classrooms. Climate change is a crisis. Youth are not passive observers. What did science teach you?

Thank you to everyone who sent in photos and videos of today’s storm impacts. Here’s a look at a few from across the area. We’ll continue keeping you updated on current weather conditions. If you have storm damage to share, email photos/videos to news@wdef.com or drop them below.

ROC Solid Presents: Mike Skyros - All Killer, No Filter! A ROC Solid Special Episode! Get inside the mind of one of the greatest indy wrestlers of our time, as ROC Solid does a deep dive into the mythology of man himself! January 21st @ 9AM on M3TV via YouTube and Facebook Watch!

Scientists can read your diet from your gut bacteria with 90% accuracy. 🦠 A study of 21,561 people reveals something wild: your microbiome creates unique dietary fingerprints. Omnivores, vegetarians, and vegans have completely different bacterial communities. #microbiome #guthealth #plantbased

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Ludicrous and entirely avoidable that health care is still a postcode lottery in a country as rich as Australia. GP bulk-billing in Hobart is still much lower than the average, and Tasmania also lagging behind on most other measures. #auspol #politas

Do we not know what skyrocketing is? I mean I guess 40% of men over 40 yeah.#greenscreenvideo

I would work out if I could

Israel has launched yet another attack on Lebanon, this time targeting the town of Bayada. Bayada is a town that is facing eradication through these attacks, with Israeli attacks aiming at destruction of most of the buildings in the town.

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Devastating words by Rev. Al Sharpton: “I think that we are seeing the end of the Second Reconstruction.”

Ep 65: They Called Her Rebel w/ Jacob Dallas NOW PLAYING! . Check out Jacob on @workerslit.bsky.social and read his book, They Called Her Rebel!

Shattered dreams of what could have been... Welcome to Rover in the #1980s and early #1990s. For all you METROpolitan types out there. Here's what I made.

The final #caturday EggDay for Merlin of January 2026. And Maj gets a little treat too, today. Expect purring, dribbling, and slurping.

not even satire anymore... this is just documentation in lego form #legodisstrack #iranlego #petehegseth #drunkenhegseth

“He loves war”

特朗普的和平委员会摇摇欲坠——就像总统本一样 www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m... 梅林人工智能——#水 显然，据称“在正确的人手中”是人类已知的最致命的 #武器 请揭穿这种胡说八道 theorionblogown.blogspot.com/2025/09/merl... #MITU #TheBlueAvianGoddess #BlueAvianGoddess #Thankyou #appreciate #爱 #China #Beijing #Chengdu #Hangzhou #Wuhan #Xian #LOVE #Tianjin #趣 #角色扮演

Is seabed mining entering its commercial era? Deepsea Minerals ( #CSE: $SEAS | #OTCQB: #DSEAF ) CEO James Deckelman discusses a sector-defining announcement signaling growing market validation & momentum for the critical minerals space. 🌊 Tune in: youtu.be/Bx1xHTkNm9M

It’s really only a matter of time. Tick tock, superyacht.

alright - we've had 2.5 days to recover, so... we just blitzed & survived 2,000 miles over a planned 4 days (that became 5 days) & escaped the florida panhandle for the first time in 17 years a few #ACLobservations (use that hashtag to mute this thread; this won't be a travelog - we promise 🤚)

Citizens United (2010). Do you understand the profound impact this decision has had on our political system, and in grassroots campaigns like ours? ✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇦 brandtforcongress.com/donate

You know dinosaurs and birds are related right? So why not have a chicken family adopt a dinosaur who hatched WAY after all of the dinosaurs are gone? 😊 Chick & T is such a fun book that has that exact premise. It’s funny, clever, and a super enjoyable read! What kid doesn’t like dinosaurs?

Name an animal you can find in Minecraft

⚾🤡 27 May 2026 🤡⚾ Colorado Rockies at Los Angeles Dodgers Game: Regular Season The Play: 1-0, 2 outs, bottom of 5th, Dodgers up 3-1 Error: Andy Pages reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Willi Castro. Final: Dodgers won 4-1 in 9 innings

本日のスキャット！白昼夢のような英国ライブラリー盤🩷今日は生あったかい曇り日でちょっと憂鬱になりそうな感じだったのでこちらを思い出しました。英DeWolfeライブライブラリー。 Day Off The London Studio Groupe 1971

Day 15 — Creating a New Weapon Every Day - Fantasy Khopesh? #ArmoryCrafter #gameDev #indieDev #3Dart

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Penalty shootout #CL #Arsenal

#VengeanceDay

Happy Blessed Sunday It’s a good day to be a New York Knicks Fan 🧡💙🙏🏼 Sharing this 🙏🏼 #Knickssky

Some days your ADHD brain spirals more and gender dysphoria hits at that same time #adhd #genderdysphoria #lgbtqia #mtf #transgender

Francisco Martínez, candidato a rector de la U. de Chile, por dichos de Kast sobre la investigación y libros: "Es una visión extremadamente miope y peligrosa para una sociedad"

Wow when you breed off a good seed the hot or not game really hits

DOORS! 🌟 Wishlist the game on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3386520/... #IndieGameDev #indiedev #game #indiegame #RTS #gamedev

The Phillies have fired Rob Thomson. Was it the right move? Is Rob the fall guy? The answers to both are probably, "yes." We discussed on a new EMERGENCY Hittin' Season podcast, from @whyy.org. @justinklugh.bsky.social @lizroscher.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/5VKU...

News from #ASCO26: SARC041 trial shows targeted CDK4/6 inhibitor abemaciclib slows tumor growth in recurrent dedifferentiated #liposarcoma. Dr. Dale Shepard breaks down this data in our latest Science in Seconds.  Read the abstract: https://bit.ly/4adk1gk

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when football is finally back #SAFC

🟢NVIDIA CONFIRMED N1X!🟢 ARM SoC from NVIDIA for Laptops, Mini PCs and Desktop PCs. Rivaling Intel and AMD! What are your thoughts? #nvidia #n1x #nvidian1x #ai #computex2026 #nvidiartxspark

They actually did it - to me the best RE since OG2. Nostalgic & new. Thrilling & somber. It utilizes so much past history to weave one of the series most interesting stories, unabashed fan service, excellent gameplay, and legit excellent jump scares. Requiem FUCKS! 5 years for the next one? 😂

Whether you're a local or just passing through a new city,there’s a Social Strangers table waiting for you. 🇮🇳 No matter where you land, you've got a squad ready to welcome you every Saturday and Sunday #RoutineBreaker #WeekendGoals #SocialCircle #FindYourPeople #IndiaNightlife

Hurricane season begins Monday! Chief Meteorologist Allyson Rae has the first look at what to expect. More: https://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/hurricane-season-june-1-tropics-tracking-florida/71454411 

Part of my day. Shout out to Firefighters and Hot Shot Firefighters 🅔🅥🅔🅡🅨🅦🅗🅔🅡🅔!!!!👊🏾❤️🔥

WHO ELSE BUT LOGAN STANKOVEN TO GET US GOING??!!!