ONS figures paint a more complex picture:

https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/articles/recenttrendsinuktradevolumesandbalances/2010to2024

Some highlights:

UK export growth has become increasingly dominated by services since 2010, with goods exports increasing by just 7% in real terms, compared with services exports growing by 63% over the same period.

Most goods commodities have seen falls in exports but rises in imports since 2010; in contrast, most service types have seen an increase in both exports and imports.

Most goods commodities have seen falling exports to EU countries and increased exports to non-EU countries; however, most service types have seen higher exports to both the EU and non-EU countries.

And we sort of see that last point reflected in the article itself:

Global food export volumes increased by nearly 6% in 2024 compared with a year earlier, the FDF found, as the UK began to see the benefits of free trade agreements. In the first full year after the UK-Australia trade deal came into force, the value of UK exports to Australia increased by 9% to £429.5m in 2024.

More here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-overseas-trade-in-goods-statistics-january-2025/uk-overseas-trade-in-goods-statistics-january-2025-commentary#euandnon-eutrade-in-goods

You’re welcome, happy to help. Stay positive, friend!

For fucks sake…

Yes

yay, substance abuse…?

I mean, these are not UK specific, but if you want a break from the constant negativity, here are some sites that report specifically on positive news:

• https://www.goodgoodgood.co/
• https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/
• https://fixthenews.com/
• https://positivenewsfoundation.org/
• https://www.onlygoodnewsdaily.com/

And here’s 35 more: https://news.feedspot.com/good_news_websites/

Some communities on Lemmy you might be interested in:

• !lemmybewholesome@lemmy.world
• !goodnewseveryone@sh.itjust.works
• !upliftingnews@lemmy.world
• https://lemmy.world/c/hopeposting
• https://lemmy.world/c/worldinprogress
• https://lemmy.world/c/climatehope

I mean his character is very arrogant. He probably believes that it’s beneath him to do the hard work of killing them, so he gets the player character to do it instead, safe in the belief that he can best them when the moment comes. He’s presumably the leader of the Roundtable Hold for a reason, which is to say he’s capable in combat as well as seeking knowledge. He evidently thinks he’s got what it takes to take care of some up-and-coming Tarnished. He’s very wrong.

I’d more interested in how they’ll survive in rivers and streams full of sewage.

Because he believes the current US government is conducive towards big oil, and appears more than happy to punish the general population to support them? Either that or he’s completely lost touch with reality. Maybe a bit of both.

Not sure how prevalent efforts like this are…

You might find the following document informative: https://cdn.forestresearch.gov.uk/2024/09/FFF2024-2-WEB.pdf

Plenty of forestry and replanting statistics here, should you be interested: https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/statistics/publications/forestry-statistics/

Reminds me more of the Mission Impossible rope drop scene from the first Tom Cruise film.

This is a good start, however this part is of some concern:

Environmental campaigners wanted an amendment in the new bill to ensure all future fines imposed on water firms would be ringfenced for restoration projects. The amendment was not included in the new bill and ministers have been repeatedly challenged over how future criminal fines and civil penalties will be used.

Lol, obviously fake. How could the Romans build a street underneath another street?! Wake up sheeple!!

/s

If you’re even remotely interested in Warhammer 40k, the Rogue Trader CRPG is excellent

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2186680/Warhammer_40000_Rogue_Trader/

Shamelessly reposting this here, because it seems relevant:

Negative news has a greater impact on people than positive: https://assets.csom.umn.edu/assets/71516.pdf

Media sites know this, and use it to drive engagement:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01538-4

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/social-media-facebook-twitter-politics-b1870628.html

And so, negative headlines are getting worse: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0276367

But negative news is addictive and psychologically damaging: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/why-we-worry/202009/the-psychological-impact-negative-news

So it’s important to try and stay positive:

https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/benefits-of-good-news

If you want a break from the constant negativity, here are some sites that report specifically on positive news:

• https://www.goodgoodgood.co/
• https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/
• https://fixthenews.com/
• https://positivenewsfoundation.org/
• https://www.onlygoodnewsdaily.com/

And here’s 35 more: https://news.feedspot.com/good_news_websites/

Some communities on Lemmy you might be interested in:

• !lemmybewholesome@lemmy.world
• !goodnewseveryone@sh.itjust.works
• !upliftingnews@lemmy.world
• https://lemmy.world/c/hopeposting
• https://lemmy.world/c/worldinprogress
• https://lemmy.world/c/climatehope

Remember, realistic optimism is important and, unlike what some might have you believe, is not the same as blissful ignorance or ‘burying your head in the sand’: https://www.learning-mind.com/realistic-optimism-blind-positivity/

https://www.centreforoptimism.com/realisticoptimism

And doesn’t mean you must stay uninformed on current affairs: https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/how-to-stop-doom-scrolling

https://goodable.co/blog/tips-for-balancing-positive-and-negative-news/

I’ll do anything to everything! I’m completely without morals!