Interesting Links for 15-10-2025

1. The Commissioner for human rights for the Council of Europe warns that Britain's treatment of trans people could breach the ECHR

(tags:rights europe uk transgender lgbt )

2. Have you made the Ur-Ur error?

(tags:language history )

3. A human-faced stone from 12 thousand years ago was found in Karahan Tepe (Turkey)

(tags:turkey archeology prehistory )

4. Afghanistan commando who served with British Army is deported to Taliban (because the Home Office failed to get paperwork done)

(tags:Afghanistan UK military migration OhForFucksSake )

5. How UK recognising Palestine helped win Arab support for Trump's Gaza deal

(tags:UK Gaza Israel diplomacy )

6. Enzymes successfully converted a kidney to universal type O for transplant, marking a major step toward faster, more compatible organ donations.

(tags:organdonor technology GoodNews )

7. Waymo's Robotaxis Are Coming to London in 2026

(tags:taxis automation Technology london uk )

8. So far, in 2025, Britain has wasted more than £1Billion switching off wind turbines and paying gas plants to switch on.

(tags:waste electricity uk OhForFucksSake )