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· Aug 11
Video shows the aftermath of the Israeli strike on a tent for media workers that assassinated five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza City.
Watching Al Jazeera news tonight. The channel calls out the Israeli govt's actions for what they are: acts of genocide. The targetted assassination of journalist Anas Al Sharif is despicable. My prayers are for him and for his 3 AJ colleagues murdered, and for what remains of their families. 💔🙏🙏🙏🙏
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Glad to see @liamthorp.bsky.social has written about this. The reaction to govt. policy seeking to shrink child poverty has been strange and pretty miserable to see. It needs discussion. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
The reaction to lifting kids out of poverty tells us a lot
Political Editor Liam Thorp reflects on the reaction to Labour's decision to remove the two-child benefit cap and improve the life chances of hundreds of thousands of children
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Glad to see @liamthorp.bsky.social has written about this. The reaction to govt. policy seeking to shrink child poverty has been strange and pretty miserable to see. It needs discussion. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
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"Next up, we have Orville and Dean."
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November 30, 2025 at 5:02 AM
"Next up, we have Orville and Dean."
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"The modern conservative is not even especially modern. He is engaged, on the contrary, in one of man’s oldest, best financed, most applauded, and, on the whole, least successful exercises in moral philosophy. That is the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." J.K.Galbraith
November 30, 2025 at 4:07 AM
"The modern conservative is not even especially modern. He is engaged, on the contrary, in one of man’s oldest, best financed, most applauded, and, on the whole, least successful exercises in moral philosophy. That is the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." J.K.Galbraith
Playwright #SirTomStoppard dies at 88
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sad news indeed. What an incredible body of work across theatre and film.
RIP Sir Tom 😥🙏
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sad news indeed. What an incredible body of work across theatre and film.
RIP Sir Tom 😥🙏
Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard dies at 88
www.bbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Playwright #SirTomStoppard dies at 88
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sad news indeed. What an incredible body of work across theatre and film.
RIP Sir Tom 😥🙏
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sad news indeed. What an incredible body of work across theatre and film.
RIP Sir Tom 😥🙏
Not.A.Good.Look! 😡 Pitiful actually.
news.sky.com/story/bluesk...
"Asked if they were friends, Mr Corbyn said they were "colleagues in parliament, and we obviously communicate and so on".
The pair appeared at separate events on the eve of the party's inaugural gathering."🤦♂️
news.sky.com/story/bluesk...
"Asked if they were friends, Mr Corbyn said they were "colleagues in parliament, and we obviously communicate and so on".
The pair appeared at separate events on the eve of the party's inaugural gathering."🤦♂️
Your Party co-founder Zarah Sultana refuses to enter group's conference hall
Your Party's 'historic' founding conference has descended into chaos on day on as one of its co-founders stages a boycott over claims of a "purge".
news.sky.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Not.A.Good.Look! 😡 Pitiful actually.
news.sky.com/story/bluesk...
"Asked if they were friends, Mr Corbyn said they were "colleagues in parliament, and we obviously communicate and so on".
The pair appeared at separate events on the eve of the party's inaugural gathering."🤦♂️
news.sky.com/story/bluesk...
"Asked if they were friends, Mr Corbyn said they were "colleagues in parliament, and we obviously communicate and so on".
The pair appeared at separate events on the eve of the party's inaugural gathering."🤦♂️
Are UK Christmas markets as good as German ones? Here's what we found
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We can get complacent about our amazing Frankfurt market in Birmingham. As I find crowds a problem, I rarely visit, but as a Germanophile & German teacher I realise how lucky we are to host it! 🙏🇩🇪
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We can get complacent about our amazing Frankfurt market in Birmingham. As I find crowds a problem, I rarely visit, but as a Germanophile & German teacher I realise how lucky we are to host it! 🙏🇩🇪
Are UK Christmas markets as good as German ones? Here's what we found
We visited festive markets in the UK and Germany to check which come closest to the real deal.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Are UK Christmas markets as good as German ones? Here's what we found
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We can get complacent about our amazing Frankfurt market in Birmingham. As I find crowds a problem, I rarely visit, but as a Germanophile & German teacher I realise how lucky we are to host it! 🙏🇩🇪
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We can get complacent about our amazing Frankfurt market in Birmingham. As I find crowds a problem, I rarely visit, but as a Germanophile & German teacher I realise how lucky we are to host it! 🙏🇩🇪
GB Olympic hockey gold medallist #ImranSherwani dies
www.bbc.com/sport/hockey...
Such sad news. Huge sporting moment for GB at Seoul Olympics, thanks to his two goals. I didn't realise he had early-onset Alzheimer's and passes away aged just 63. 😥 I feel for his family & friends.
RIP Imran Sherwani🙏
www.bbc.com/sport/hockey...
Such sad news. Huge sporting moment for GB at Seoul Olympics, thanks to his two goals. I didn't realise he had early-onset Alzheimer's and passes away aged just 63. 😥 I feel for his family & friends.
RIP Imran Sherwani🙏
Imran Sherwani: Great Britain Olympic hockey gold medallist dies at age of 63
Former Great Britain hockey player Imran Sherwani, part of the Seoul 1988 gold medal-winning team, dies at the age of 63.
www.bbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:12 AM
GB Olympic hockey gold medallist #ImranSherwani dies
www.bbc.com/sport/hockey...
Such sad news. Huge sporting moment for GB at Seoul Olympics, thanks to his two goals. I didn't realise he had early-onset Alzheimer's and passes away aged just 63. 😥 I feel for his family & friends.
RIP Imran Sherwani🙏
www.bbc.com/sport/hockey...
Such sad news. Huge sporting moment for GB at Seoul Olympics, thanks to his two goals. I didn't realise he had early-onset Alzheimer's and passes away aged just 63. 😥 I feel for his family & friends.
RIP Imran Sherwani🙏
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Oi you, person of Christian values…
“When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself”
Leviticus 19:33–34
Still feeling holy?
“When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself”
Leviticus 19:33–34
Still feeling holy?
November 28, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Oi you, person of Christian values…
“When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself”
Leviticus 19:33–34
Still feeling holy?
“When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself”
Leviticus 19:33–34
Still feeling holy?
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The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
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🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 75,000 signatures! 🙏
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 75,000 signatures! 🙏
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
English actor #JackShepherd, star of Wycliffe, dies at 85
www.bbc.com/news/article...
RIP Jack Shepherd. I was fortunate enough to see him perform in Murmuring Judges at Birmingham Rep.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
RIP Jack Shepherd. I was fortunate enough to see him perform in Murmuring Judges at Birmingham Rep.
Jack Shepherd: English actor and star of Wycliffe dies at 85
He will be remembered for his roles as TV detective Charles Wycliffe and fictional Labour MP Bill Brand.
www.bbc.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
English actor #JackShepherd, star of Wycliffe, dies at 85
www.bbc.com/news/article...
RIP Jack Shepherd. I was fortunate enough to see him perform in Murmuring Judges at Birmingham Rep.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
RIP Jack Shepherd. I was fortunate enough to see him perform in Murmuring Judges at Birmingham Rep.
Thai woman's cremation stopped as knocking on coffin heard, temple staff say
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Heavens!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Heavens!
Thai woman's cremation stopped as knocking on coffin heard, temple staff say
The general manager of a Buddhist temple was startled to see her "opening her eyes" as the coffin opened, AP news agency says.
www.bbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Thai woman's cremation stopped as knocking on coffin heard, temple staff say
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Heavens!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Heavens!
Ten-year-old British chess prodigy dazzles at women's event
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ironic to be reading this whole I'm stuck on a train which can't move forwards, backwards, nor diagonally ... at Leamington Spa station - where the chess event took place!
Congratulations to Bodhana Sivanandan! 👏
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ironic to be reading this whole I'm stuck on a train which can't move forwards, backwards, nor diagonally ... at Leamington Spa station - where the chess event took place!
Congratulations to Bodhana Sivanandan! 👏
Bodhana Sivanandan: Ten-year-old chess prodigy dazzles at women’s event
Bodhana Sivanandan wins the UK Women’s Blitz Championship, putting her in the top 50 women in the world in the category.
www.bbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Ten-year-old British chess prodigy dazzles at women's event
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ironic to be reading this whole I'm stuck on a train which can't move forwards, backwards, nor diagonally ... at Leamington Spa station - where the chess event took place!
Congratulations to Bodhana Sivanandan! 👏
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ironic to be reading this whole I'm stuck on a train which can't move forwards, backwards, nor diagonally ... at Leamington Spa station - where the chess event took place!
Congratulations to Bodhana Sivanandan! 👏
#JimmyCliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81 www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
RIP Jimmy Cliff 😥
RIP Jimmy Cliff 😥
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
#JimmyCliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81 www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
RIP Jimmy Cliff 😥
RIP Jimmy Cliff 😥
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When Rishi Sunak made the Vaccine deal with Moderna as Chancellor, he had up to £530m invested in Moderna.
Now Michelle Mone is desperately bringing it up.
Like if you want Mone on trial.
RT if you want them both facing the music.
Now Michelle Mone is desperately bringing it up.
Like if you want Mone on trial.
RT if you want them both facing the music.
November 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
When Rishi Sunak made the Vaccine deal with Moderna as Chancellor, he had up to £530m invested in Moderna.
Now Michelle Mone is desperately bringing it up.
Like if you want Mone on trial.
RT if you want them both facing the music.
Now Michelle Mone is desperately bringing it up.
Like if you want Mone on trial.
RT if you want them both facing the music.
So sad to hear this news.
Mum is in tears. She saw him when he visited her college some decades ago. Dharmendra is one of the biggest stars of Bollywood and one from the Golden Age of the 70s in films like the monumental Sholay.🇮🇳
RIP Dharmendra.😔🙏
Mum is in tears. She saw him when he visited her college some decades ago. Dharmendra is one of the biggest stars of Bollywood and one from the Golden Age of the 70s in films like the monumental Sholay.🇮🇳
RIP Dharmendra.😔🙏
Dharmendra Death News: Dharmendra passes away at 89 at his residence in Mumbai, Karan Johar posts: 'An end of an era' | - The Times of India
Veteran actor Dharmendra, Bollywood's 'He-Man', has passed away in Mumbai at 89 after a brief illness. Renowned for his six-decade career and over 300
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:27 AM
So sad to hear this news.
Mum is in tears. She saw him when he visited her college some decades ago. Dharmendra is one of the biggest stars of Bollywood and one from the Golden Age of the 70s in films like the monumental Sholay.🇮🇳
RIP Dharmendra.😔🙏
Mum is in tears. She saw him when he visited her college some decades ago. Dharmendra is one of the biggest stars of Bollywood and one from the Golden Age of the 70s in films like the monumental Sholay.🇮🇳
RIP Dharmendra.😔🙏
Lord Cameron reveals he had #ProstateCancer
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sorry to hear this. Glad he's able to share this to raise awareness.
"Around one in eight men will develop [it] ... research showing it has overtaken breast cancer as the most commonly diagnosed form of the disease in the UK."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sorry to hear this. Glad he's able to share this to raise awareness.
"Around one in eight men will develop [it] ... research showing it has overtaken breast cancer as the most commonly diagnosed form of the disease in the UK."
Former PM David Cameron reveals he had prostate cancer
The former PM is calling for more men to be screened for the disease, which is the most common cancer in males in the UK.
www.bbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Lord Cameron reveals he had #ProstateCancer
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sorry to hear this. Glad he's able to share this to raise awareness.
"Around one in eight men will develop [it] ... research showing it has overtaken breast cancer as the most commonly diagnosed form of the disease in the UK."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sorry to hear this. Glad he's able to share this to raise awareness.
"Around one in eight men will develop [it] ... research showing it has overtaken breast cancer as the most commonly diagnosed form of the disease in the UK."
Important to keep track of the tracker.
Government Tracker – Full Fact
Full Fact is monitoring the government’s delivery on its promises
fullfact.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Important to keep track of the tracker.
Girl, 13, released after murder arrest as woman who died named
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Such an awful tragedy.
RIP Sarah Forrester 🙏
Thinking of her family and friends, and all those who worked with her and benefitted from her help and support at The Kelly Foundation in Swindon.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Such an awful tragedy.
RIP Sarah Forrester 🙏
Thinking of her family and friends, and all those who worked with her and benefitted from her help and support at The Kelly Foundation in Swindon.
Girl, 13, released after murder arrest as woman who died named
Sarah Forrester, 55, has been named as the woman who died in a house in Swindon on Friday.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Girl, 13, released after murder arrest as woman who died named
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Such an awful tragedy.
RIP Sarah Forrester 🙏
Thinking of her family and friends, and all those who worked with her and benefitted from her help and support at The Kelly Foundation in Swindon.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Such an awful tragedy.
RIP Sarah Forrester 🙏
Thinking of her family and friends, and all those who worked with her and benefitted from her help and support at The Kelly Foundation in Swindon.
Remembering the great C.S. Lewis who passed away on this day in 1963 aged just 64.
I read The Problem of Pain, A Grief Observed and Mere Christianity as a student. Incredible works.
RIP Clive Staples Lewis 🙏
I read The Problem of Pain, A Grief Observed and Mere Christianity as a student. Incredible works.
RIP Clive Staples Lewis 🙏
November 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Remembering the great C.S. Lewis who passed away on this day in 1963 aged just 64.
I read The Problem of Pain, A Grief Observed and Mere Christianity as a student. Incredible works.
RIP Clive Staples Lewis 🙏
I read The Problem of Pain, A Grief Observed and Mere Christianity as a student. Incredible works.
RIP Clive Staples Lewis 🙏
Today is the anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
62 years ago today.
Still a shocking event.
RIP JFK 🙏
62 years ago today.
Still a shocking event.
RIP JFK 🙏
November 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Today is the anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
62 years ago today.
Still a shocking event.
RIP JFK 🙏
62 years ago today.
Still a shocking event.
RIP JFK 🙏
Fantastic evening of entertainment from @nikkershaw.bsky.social / @nikkershawhq.bsky.social at Birmingham Town Hall. Such a great venue for a more intimate set. Loved the acoustic versions of the hits. Loved They Were There - very poignant this year. Wouldn't It Be Good brings back happy memories.🙏
They Were There
YouTube video by Nik Kershaw - Topic
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November 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Fantastic evening of entertainment from @nikkershaw.bsky.social / @nikkershawhq.bsky.social at Birmingham Town Hall. Such a great venue for a more intimate set. Loved the acoustic versions of the hits. Loved They Were There - very poignant this year. Wouldn't It Be Good brings back happy memories.🙏
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This story is all Nigel Farage should be asked about by journalists for months
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales sentenced to 10-and-a-half years for taking pro-Russian bribes
The judge tells Nathan Gill his actions were a
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This story is all Nigel Farage should be asked about by journalists for months