Amy Clements
@amyclem.bsky.social
Detective Supt @ThamesVP. Former Barrister. Use 999 for emergencies, http://thamesvalley.police.uk or 101 for non-urgent calls. 🐶 & 🐈 lover. Sailor. She/her
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16 January 1938 | Dutch Jewish boy Salomon Harschel was born in The Hague.
In October 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after selection. His mother, Engeltje Harschel-Barendse, was with him.
In October 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after selection. His mother, Engeltje Harschel-Barendse, was with him.
January 16, 2026 at 12:00 AM
16 January 1938 | Dutch Jewish boy Salomon Harschel was born in The Hague.
In October 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after selection. His mother, Engeltje Harschel-Barendse, was with him.
In October 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after selection. His mother, Engeltje Harschel-Barendse, was with him.
I *still* have Panettone left over (they were gifted to me), so made this for lunch. Accompanied with streaky smoked bacon and a fried egg it made a delicious if slightly decadent lunch 😋
(It’s not as “well done” as the picture appears to suggest, I promise!)
(It’s not as “well done” as the picture appears to suggest, I promise!)
January 11, 2026 at 1:57 PM
I *still* have Panettone left over (they were gifted to me), so made this for lunch. Accompanied with streaky smoked bacon and a fried egg it made a delicious if slightly decadent lunch 😋
(It’s not as “well done” as the picture appears to suggest, I promise!)
(It’s not as “well done” as the picture appears to suggest, I promise!)
This is particularly relevant right now: learning.nspcc.org.uk/news/why-lan...
Child sexual abuse should not hide behind language which normalises it.
Child sexual abuse should not hide behind language which normalises it.
Why language matters: why we should never use ‘child pornography’ and always say child sexual abuse material | NSPCC Learning
This blog post looks at the significant impact of using the term 'child sexual abuse material' instead of ‘child pornography’ which diminishes the seriousness of the crime. It is aimed at anyone worki...
learning.nspcc.org.uk
January 9, 2026 at 4:27 PM
This is particularly relevant right now: learning.nspcc.org.uk/news/why-lan...
Child sexual abuse should not hide behind language which normalises it.
Child sexual abuse should not hide behind language which normalises it.
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Emergency beds for rough sleepers are open in Oxford City and South Oxfordshire from 25 December due to a forecast of zero degrees overnight temperature. #SWEP
December 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Emergency beds for rough sleepers are open in Oxford City and South Oxfordshire from 25 December due to a forecast of zero degrees overnight temperature. #SWEP
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Ruins of gas chamber and crematorium V at the Auschwitz II-Birkenau site.
Watch a short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
Watch a short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
December 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Ruins of gas chamber and crematorium V at the Auschwitz II-Birkenau site.
Watch a short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
Watch a short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
This is such a lovely idea 😊
More reminders of The Festive Big Green Book Swap from last year.
Join in this year for more of the same fun.
But let's make it even bigger!
A book chosen just for you.
Choc and tea.
A new book buddy.
JOIN HERE. Just £15!
www.biggreenbookshop.com/index.php
Join in this year for more of the same fun.
But let's make it even bigger!
A book chosen just for you.
Choc and tea.
A new book buddy.
JOIN HERE. Just £15!
www.biggreenbookshop.com/index.php
November 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
This is such a lovely idea 😊
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More reminders of The Festive Big Green Book Swap from last year.
Join in this year for more of the same fun.
But let's make it even bigger!
A book chosen just for you.
Choc and tea.
A new book buddy.
JOIN HERE. Just £15!
www.biggreenbookshop.com/index.php
Join in this year for more of the same fun.
But let's make it even bigger!
A book chosen just for you.
Choc and tea.
A new book buddy.
JOIN HERE. Just £15!
www.biggreenbookshop.com/index.php
November 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
More reminders of The Festive Big Green Book Swap from last year.
Join in this year for more of the same fun.
But let's make it even bigger!
A book chosen just for you.
Choc and tea.
A new book buddy.
JOIN HERE. Just £15!
www.biggreenbookshop.com/index.php
Join in this year for more of the same fun.
But let's make it even bigger!
A book chosen just for you.
Choc and tea.
A new book buddy.
JOIN HERE. Just £15!
www.biggreenbookshop.com/index.php
Lest we forget
9-10 November 1938 | The November Pogrom – a pogrom against the Jews throughout Nazi Germany. Hundreds were killed (or died by suicide), 30,000 men arrested and incarcerated in concentration camps, over 1,000 synagogues burnt, over 7,000 Jewish businesses destroyed or damaged.
November 9, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Lest we forget
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Influenza season is kicking off in the Northern Hemisphere!
Your body can take up to two weeks to develop antibodies from the vaccine, so now’s the perfect time to protect yourself.
Get your seasonal influenza (flu) vaccine so your immune system is ready to go!
Your body can take up to two weeks to develop antibodies from the vaccine, so now’s the perfect time to protect yourself.
Get your seasonal influenza (flu) vaccine so your immune system is ready to go!
November 7, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Influenza season is kicking off in the Northern Hemisphere!
Your body can take up to two weeks to develop antibodies from the vaccine, so now’s the perfect time to protect yourself.
Get your seasonal influenza (flu) vaccine so your immune system is ready to go!
Your body can take up to two weeks to develop antibodies from the vaccine, so now’s the perfect time to protect yourself.
Get your seasonal influenza (flu) vaccine so your immune system is ready to go!
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🚨Final call for innovators in law enforcement: apply to present at Europol Industry & Research Days 2026 in The Hague.
Deadline:
🗓️ Private sector: 5 Nov
🗓️ Research projects: 12 Nov
🔗More info:
https://www.europol.europa.eu/publications-events/events/europol-industry-and-research-days-2026
Deadline:
🗓️ Private sector: 5 Nov
🗓️ Research projects: 12 Nov
🔗More info:
https://www.europol.europa.eu/publications-events/events/europol-industry-and-research-days-2026
November 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
🚨Final call for innovators in law enforcement: apply to present at Europol Industry & Research Days 2026 in The Hague.
Deadline:
🗓️ Private sector: 5 Nov
🗓️ Research projects: 12 Nov
🔗More info:
https://www.europol.europa.eu/publications-events/events/europol-industry-and-research-days-2026
Deadline:
🗓️ Private sector: 5 Nov
🗓️ Research projects: 12 Nov
🔗More info:
https://www.europol.europa.eu/publications-events/events/europol-industry-and-research-days-2026
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1 November at the Auschwitz Memorial.
Candles by the Wall of Death in the yard of Block 11 of the former German Nazi Auschwitz I camp. SS men carried out thousands of shooting executions there.
Watch a short video about Block 11 and the execution yard: https://t.co/VBgDxkWLMa
Candles by the Wall of Death in the yard of Block 11 of the former German Nazi Auschwitz I camp. SS men carried out thousands of shooting executions there.
Watch a short video about Block 11 and the execution yard: https://t.co/VBgDxkWLMa
November 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
1 November at the Auschwitz Memorial.
Candles by the Wall of Death in the yard of Block 11 of the former German Nazi Auschwitz I camp. SS men carried out thousands of shooting executions there.
Watch a short video about Block 11 and the execution yard: https://t.co/VBgDxkWLMa
Candles by the Wall of Death in the yard of Block 11 of the former German Nazi Auschwitz I camp. SS men carried out thousands of shooting executions there.
Watch a short video about Block 11 and the execution yard: https://t.co/VBgDxkWLMa
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With Halloween approaching, I thought I’d share a few spine-chilling poems.
Today’s is called ‘The Heebie Bee Gees’.
Today’s is called ‘The Heebie Bee Gees’.
October 28, 2025 at 9:38 AM
With Halloween approaching, I thought I’d share a few spine-chilling poems.
Today’s is called ‘The Heebie Bee Gees’.
Today’s is called ‘The Heebie Bee Gees’.
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❌Stereotype: It is always about sex trafficking
👁️Reality: Trafficking includes many forms of exploitation: forced labour, organ removal, forced criminality, and more
Look beyond the stereotypes of human trafficking
#BreakTheStereotypes #EndTrafficking
https://ow.ly/p5ZM50XgaTk
👁️Reality: Trafficking includes many forms of exploitation: forced labour, organ removal, forced criminality, and more
Look beyond the stereotypes of human trafficking
#BreakTheStereotypes #EndTrafficking
https://ow.ly/p5ZM50XgaTk
October 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
❌Stereotype: It is always about sex trafficking
👁️Reality: Trafficking includes many forms of exploitation: forced labour, organ removal, forced criminality, and more
Look beyond the stereotypes of human trafficking
#BreakTheStereotypes #EndTrafficking
https://ow.ly/p5ZM50XgaTk
👁️Reality: Trafficking includes many forms of exploitation: forced labour, organ removal, forced criminality, and more
Look beyond the stereotypes of human trafficking
#BreakTheStereotypes #EndTrafficking
https://ow.ly/p5ZM50XgaTk
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Join the Four Inns of Court to hear about our scholarships and hear from a panel of practising barristers about their journeys to the Bar ⚖️ 🎤
💻 Joint Inns Insight Online
📆 Wednesday, 8 October
⌚️ 6-8pm online (Zoom)
🎟️ Book your ticket: nrtm.pl/4o6ZGOC
💻 Joint Inns Insight Online
📆 Wednesday, 8 October
⌚️ 6-8pm online (Zoom)
🎟️ Book your ticket: nrtm.pl/4o6ZGOC
October 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Join the Four Inns of Court to hear about our scholarships and hear from a panel of practising barristers about their journeys to the Bar ⚖️ 🎤
💻 Joint Inns Insight Online
📆 Wednesday, 8 October
⌚️ 6-8pm online (Zoom)
🎟️ Book your ticket: nrtm.pl/4o6ZGOC
💻 Joint Inns Insight Online
📆 Wednesday, 8 October
⌚️ 6-8pm online (Zoom)
🎟️ Book your ticket: nrtm.pl/4o6ZGOC
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Suicide is the leading cause of death in #DomesticAbuse cases - claiming more lives than intimate partner homicide.
This #WorldSuicidePreventionDay we want to highlight the support available to those in need.
You are not alone. There is help. There is hope.
Suicide is the leading cause of death in #DomesticAbuse cases - claiming more lives than intimate partner homicide.
This #WorldSuicidePreventionDay we want to highlight the support available to those in need.
You are not alone. There is help. There is hope.
September 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Suicide is the leading cause of death in #DomesticAbuse cases - claiming more lives than intimate partner homicide.
This #WorldSuicidePreventionDay we want to highlight the support available to those in need.
You are not alone. There is help. There is hope.
Suicide is the leading cause of death in #DomesticAbuse cases - claiming more lives than intimate partner homicide.
This #WorldSuicidePreventionDay we want to highlight the support available to those in need.
You are not alone. There is help. There is hope.
This lunchtime it was time for a pint. Giving though, not drinking… 🩸
The staff at the community donation were absolutely superb, & it had one of the best snack selections 😋 (Seabrooks salt & vinegar + an orange Club for me!)
Book your appt via blood.co.uk
#BloodDonor
#GiveAPint
#BloodDonation
The staff at the community donation were absolutely superb, & it had one of the best snack selections 😋 (Seabrooks salt & vinegar + an orange Club for me!)
Book your appt via blood.co.uk
#BloodDonor
#GiveAPint
#BloodDonation
June 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This lunchtime it was time for a pint. Giving though, not drinking… 🩸
The staff at the community donation were absolutely superb, & it had one of the best snack selections 😋 (Seabrooks salt & vinegar + an orange Club for me!)
Book your appt via blood.co.uk
#BloodDonor
#GiveAPint
#BloodDonation
The staff at the community donation were absolutely superb, & it had one of the best snack selections 😋 (Seabrooks salt & vinegar + an orange Club for me!)
Book your appt via blood.co.uk
#BloodDonor
#GiveAPint
#BloodDonation
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There are only a few days left to send in your application for the Paris Bar Exchange! Don't miss out on this fantastic career opportunity ⚖️ 🇫🇷
Candidates will be granted a stipend of £2,000 from the Pegasus Scholarship fund to assist with their expenses.
Candidates will be granted a stipend of £2,000 from the Pegasus Scholarship fund to assist with their expenses.
April 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
There are only a few days left to send in your application for the Paris Bar Exchange! Don't miss out on this fantastic career opportunity ⚖️ 🇫🇷
Candidates will be granted a stipend of £2,000 from the Pegasus Scholarship fund to assist with their expenses.
Candidates will be granted a stipend of £2,000 from the Pegasus Scholarship fund to assist with their expenses.
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Survivors of female genital mutilation (FGM) can experience a range of health complications:
⚡️Mental health conditions
⚡️Menstrual problems
⚡️Urination problems
⚡️Pain during sex
⚡️Childbirth complications
Here’s how to provide them with high-quality care 🔗 bit.ly/4cQXxBS
⚡️Mental health conditions
⚡️Menstrual problems
⚡️Urination problems
⚡️Pain during sex
⚡️Childbirth complications
Here’s how to provide them with high-quality care 🔗 bit.ly/4cQXxBS
April 28, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Survivors of female genital mutilation (FGM) can experience a range of health complications:
⚡️Mental health conditions
⚡️Menstrual problems
⚡️Urination problems
⚡️Pain during sex
⚡️Childbirth complications
Here’s how to provide them with high-quality care 🔗 bit.ly/4cQXxBS
⚡️Mental health conditions
⚡️Menstrual problems
⚡️Urination problems
⚡️Pain during sex
⚡️Childbirth complications
Here’s how to provide them with high-quality care 🔗 bit.ly/4cQXxBS
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There is still time to send in your application for the Paris Bar Exchange 🇫🇷
There are four places available and the exchange is open to all Inns of Court. Candidates will be granted a stipend of £2,000 from the Pegasus Scholarship fund to assist with their expenses.
There are four places available and the exchange is open to all Inns of Court. Candidates will be granted a stipend of £2,000 from the Pegasus Scholarship fund to assist with their expenses.
April 24, 2025 at 7:43 AM
There is still time to send in your application for the Paris Bar Exchange 🇫🇷
There are four places available and the exchange is open to all Inns of Court. Candidates will be granted a stipend of £2,000 from the Pegasus Scholarship fund to assist with their expenses.
There are four places available and the exchange is open to all Inns of Court. Candidates will be granted a stipend of £2,000 from the Pegasus Scholarship fund to assist with their expenses.
As it’s Saturday, that makes it #caturday
Here is mine, very comfy indeed on the armchair that I thought I had bought for me, but which she immediately claimed as her own when it appeared…
#ProofOfCat
Here is mine, very comfy indeed on the armchair that I thought I had bought for me, but which she immediately claimed as her own when it appeared…
#ProofOfCat
April 12, 2025 at 12:19 PM
As it’s Saturday, that makes it #caturday
Here is mine, very comfy indeed on the armchair that I thought I had bought for me, but which she immediately claimed as her own when it appeared…
#ProofOfCat
Here is mine, very comfy indeed on the armchair that I thought I had bought for me, but which she immediately claimed as her own when it appeared…
#ProofOfCat
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🚨 One month to go
Are you deaf and interested in linguistics, psychology or cognitive neuroscience?
Apply for a paid internship at DCAL, UCL – gain valuable experience at a world-leading research centre.
Deadline: 30 April 2025
👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/news/20...
Are you deaf and interested in linguistics, psychology or cognitive neuroscience?
Apply for a paid internship at DCAL, UCL – gain valuable experience at a world-leading research centre.
Deadline: 30 April 2025
👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/news/20...
March 31, 2025 at 9:26 AM
🚨 One month to go
Are you deaf and interested in linguistics, psychology or cognitive neuroscience?
Apply for a paid internship at DCAL, UCL – gain valuable experience at a world-leading research centre.
Deadline: 30 April 2025
👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/news/20...
Are you deaf and interested in linguistics, psychology or cognitive neuroscience?
Apply for a paid internship at DCAL, UCL – gain valuable experience at a world-leading research centre.
Deadline: 30 April 2025
👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/news/20...
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#Measles can be fatal. Do you know its symptoms?
🔸 Rash that starts on the face and spreads over the body
🔸 Fever
🔸 Runny nose
🔸 Cough
🔸 Red and watery eyes
🔸 Small white spots inside the cheeks
Seek health care if you suspect you or your child has measles.
🔸 Rash that starts on the face and spreads over the body
🔸 Fever
🔸 Runny nose
🔸 Cough
🔸 Red and watery eyes
🔸 Small white spots inside the cheeks
Seek health care if you suspect you or your child has measles.
April 3, 2025 at 9:33 AM
#Measles can be fatal. Do you know its symptoms?
🔸 Rash that starts on the face and spreads over the body
🔸 Fever
🔸 Runny nose
🔸 Cough
🔸 Red and watery eyes
🔸 Small white spots inside the cheeks
Seek health care if you suspect you or your child has measles.
🔸 Rash that starts on the face and spreads over the body
🔸 Fever
🔸 Runny nose
🔸 Cough
🔸 Red and watery eyes
🔸 Small white spots inside the cheeks
Seek health care if you suspect you or your child has measles.
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1 April 1933 | Nazis carried out the first nationwide, planned action against Jews of Germany: a boycott of businesses & professionals. It was a reprisal & revenge against "atrocity stories" that Jews were allegedly circulating in the international press. encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/a...
April 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
1 April 1933 | Nazis carried out the first nationwide, planned action against Jews of Germany: a boycott of businesses & professionals. It was a reprisal & revenge against "atrocity stories" that Jews were allegedly circulating in the international press. encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/a...
1 April 1939 | A Belgian Jewish boy, Rene Melzer, was born in Antwerp.
He arrived at #Auschwitz in a transport from Mechelen on 18 January 1943.
He was murdered after selection in a gas chamber.
He arrived at #Auschwitz in a transport from Mechelen on 18 January 1943.
He was murdered after selection in a gas chamber.
April 1, 2025 at 8:23 AM