Very sad news
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Very sad news
Sadly that seems unlikely
Watched the first episode on Sunday on ITV. The cast and the writing! I had forgotten she played Ruth in the cast list. Porridge probably is the best sitcom.
The tactical change made by Arne Slot to turn the game in Liverpool's favour against Arsenal on Sunday 🔎 🎙️ @jonmackenzie.bsky.social
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Kevin Maguire: "If you're put up in a hotel & you get meals you get £10/wk.. all these terrible myths.. free iPads.. myths & lies have gone mainstream & we've got to challenge them.. we've gone back to the worst aspects of the 1970s where racism is becoming mainstream" Well said
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Dragon House in York was defaced with racist graffiti last week, targeting a family who’ve been part of their community for over ten years. One window cleaner from Crystal Clean Services stepped up to clear the abuse.
You couldn't script this stuff. The flag fanatics are defacing war memorials now it seems www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwal...
Biggin Hill to Liverpool flight! #Guehi ?!?
I know Londoners are concerned by rising division and uncertainty. That’s why City Hall is funding grassroots groups to challenge hate and extremism, helping to keep our city united, safe and welcoming for all. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Life’s getting a bit more crap here if you are a person from an ethnic minority 🧵
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With all of France’s problems solved, attention turns to the scourge of loud cats on trains.
Thanks for sharing. Went to #Hockney exhibition in Paris last week. Loved so much of the work!
Outstanding.
The NHS is shifting gears – putting neighbourhood health services front and centre to focus on prevention and community care. Our latest long read explains what this means and why it matters.
Colin from Portsmouth will be all over Mourdant.
Loved #Aurora #Rockenseine #Paris
Good on the Mirror for having the bravery to strike out against this bullshit
Philp with the press officer straight after. "It went well didn't it??...."
Is there a debate? Feels more like this is what the fascists think. Yep they're right. Vote for us.
Now Sikhs going to the beach near a holiday park bring targeted online bsky.app/profile/fost...
Then tanking......
"Asylum seekers should not be allowed to work!" "Asylum workers should not be subsidised at the public expense!" - and loop.
Not even 9am. So far on Radio 6, the news bulletins have featured a mother saying her daughters aren't safe because of asylum seekers, a Tory politician lambasting Labour for crossing numbers & Badenoch encouraging councils to lodge legal challenges against hotels. An endless stream of hateful bile.
Keep fighting the good fight Zoe. Amazing work.
Day in, day out, I speak to ordinary people who are organising to welcome the asylum seekers accommodated in their towns. They befriend, support them, reach out to them as fellow human beings. That's the Britain I know, the one I see around me & we never get told about on TV.
The military, including National Guard troops, are bound by the Constitution and must respect our rights, including the right to protest, freedom of speech, and due process. If troops violate these boundaries, they and their commanders could be exposed to legal consequences.
Doocy asks Zelenskyy an insanely loaded question: "Are you prepared to keep sending Ukrainian troops to their deaths for another couple years, or are you going to agree to redraw the maps?"
Terry and Julie... open.spotify.com/track/3G0EAL... #rip #terencestamp
This posse to the White House has a very "Birnam Wood to Dunsinane" feel about it. They've definitely had enough of McTrump's bullshit! Zelensky will be flanked at the White House by von der Leyen (EU), Macron (France), Merz (Germany), Meloni (Italy), Stubb (Finland), Starmer (UK) and Rutte (NATO).
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The 358 Crystal Palace to Orpington is a great bus! londonist.com/london/trans...
We can hear them crying in Turin....Mo Salah running down the wing...his name is Diogo. What an end to the game. Such an emotional night. #lfc #lfcbou #forever20
Obviously Spursy but PSG decided to let their penalty saving keeper go the day before this game.
Looked like just behind Nestle building. Thunder at Birkbeck station.
Just got the tram from East Croydon lightning in South Croydon hopefully will clear the air soon
NHS Confederation's Acute Network Director, Rory Deighton, responds to a recent figures from the Royal College of Nursing, demonstrating a rise in violence against nurses. Rory condemned these physical and verbal attacks, and suggested that 'rapid police escalation' may help to act as a deterrent.
The targeted killing of Anas al-Sharif and five other journalists on Sunday means at least 242 Palestinian journalists have been killed by Israeli forces since the beginning of October 2023. No conflict in modern history has seen a higher number of journalists killed.
Perfect working from home lunch break @rathfinnyestate.bsky.social Perfect
Love this! Thanks for sharing!
At the end of July, the government said that it had delivered 4.6 million extra appointments since it came to power, more than double its manifesto pledge of 2 million. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Biddy Baxter was a trailblazer in a time when women were routinely sidelined and patronised: Blue Peter was and remains innovative TV that shows the world to children.
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Anas Al-Sharif was one of the most remarkable reporters of his generation. For 673 days, he defied Israeli threats to kill him. Al Jazeera now confirm their crew in Gaza City have all been assassinated: RIP reporters Anas Al-Sharif & Mohammed Qareqea and cameramen Ibrahim Zaher & Mohammed Nofal
Libby Kennedy is doing something positive www.instagram.com/reel/DHKdZRL... Lived Experience advisor to an Australian charity on alcohol and domestic abuse
I admire Mo Salah's restraint. "Farewell". Really? Suleiman al-Obeid was killed by the IDF as he was queuing for food in Gaza. Say it, you cowards.
if I ever go properly "screaming about nothing in particular in the street" mad it will be due to having spent too much time having read about the opinions of men who have absolutely never cared about women's rights for one moment in their lives but decided to pretend just for the sake of racism
Sometimes I feel a level of female rage that’s so visceral, it’s best left
I always enjoy reading the TripAdvisor London Forum because I'm fascinated to see what foreign tourists expect, what they ask about and what surprises them. I thought this post from someone from Texas was a really lovely and cheering comment about riding the tube late at night
The CEO of a a multi-trillion dollar company went to the White House, openly handed the US president a gift made of gold, and his company got a special exemption to tariffs the president has illegally imposed. Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times.
“We found that countries with higher levels of income inequality are associated with higher rates of obesity, diabetes, mental illness, asthma, drug use and infant mortality” – @profkepickett.bsky.social of @equalitytrust.bsky.social in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog 🔗
Congratulations, sir! Appearing on South Park is an honor, indeed. Not only have you "finally made it", you had the best line of dialogue in the show. Good luck with your love of furniture and your continuing EPSTEIN Cover-Up, Mar🐫
Hugely important topic in media criticism Via @brianstelter.bsky.social: The Financial Times recently dubbed it "the great crime paradox:" Violent crime rates are falling, both in the US and the UK, "but a growing share of people think levels are rising." view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/175...
No one sums up the utter shamelessness of the British press and the ugly politics of Farage quite like Private Eye.
This is a key table to understanding public opinion on migration. *When confronted with the real trade offs* people go for protecting the NHS and the economy over reducing migration. The problem as per the rest of the thread is many don't believe those trade offs exist.
Heartfelt Apology Robs Man Of Cherished Grudge theonion.com/heartfe...
✍️ Can South Yorkshire become the healthiest region? South Yorkshire launches bold 10-year plan to tackle dire health inequalities and become the UK’s healthiest region – ‘Health is Wealth’ By Alan Walker
WHEN IS IT NOT SMALL BOATS WEEK THO?? 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 When is it wealth inequality week, eh?? WHEN DOES THAT COME AROUND?
Tempers appears to have simply asserted/assumed the man must be an asylum seeker without the right to work (because he was delivering to a hotel containing asylum seekers) and Timothy seems to have assumed that he is a hotel resident by just sharing the social media clip + Tempers assumptions
I originally thought it a good thing when dog-whistling politicians finally allowed their racism to show overtly. I thought they’d be seen for what they were, booted off the media and thrown out of their parties. I was a fool.
Language on immigration in UK news and politics found to have ‘shaped backlash against antiracism’. Pattern of ‘hostile language’ in media and debates likely to describe people of colour with less sympathy, report says www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
To be a columnist at the Times is to be paid a large sum of money to write a paragraph as absurd as this
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New analysis from our Networked Data Lab reveals stark inequalities in elective care waiting lists. In this blog, Tom Prendergast and @charlestallack.bsky.social explore how deprivation, ethnicity and digital exclusion are key barriers to equitable recovery⬇️ https://bit.ly/4lZ2PPL
BREAKING: We're suing ICE for unlawfully targeting and arresting people who show up to court for their immigration hearings.
President Trump’s order criminalizing homelessness is cruel and doesn’t solve the housing crisis. People need housing, not fines and court orders.
It’s almost too perfect that the billboard behind these two confused Waymos says STOP HIRING HUMANS
Definitely. As it says somewhere in the thread the sound is so distinctive. I just assumed it was a commercial helicopter and I was hearing the echo from the walls so didn't look up initially.
Over Temple yesterday! Very Central London
Luke Tryl was a Tory spad in the Education department during the austerity years. He now spends his time reporting how reform voters say nothing works. It's fairly clear who he has more in common with.
Canada to recognise Palestine in September, subject to governance reforms, commitment to 2026 elections without Hamas, says PM Carney. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why would you turn him back on again?!?
The Blanche/Maxwell meeting itself is the evidence of additional corruption and collusion by the very same criminal enterprise that is now “investigating” itself.
What a surprise.
Lucy Bronze
Absolutely astonishing!
You’ve made London, and the entire nation, incredibly proud. It’s coming home 🏴
This is England!
Absolutely immense from the Lionesses. Win a tournament after being outplayed in four matches?! Immense heart. Brilliant! Have that again next year! #Euros #Lionesses #England
Free speech update. Local schoolchildren made a banner saying "Epping welcomes all except racists". The Homeland Party [their Norfolk organiser] says his members have taken and burnt it, sharing the image of burning the anti-racist message on social media, to emphasise their commitment to racism.
Love this!
The latest report from @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social reveals the immense strain on the voluntary sector staff working in the areas affected by last year's racist riots. The health impacts on those communities are substantial and need recognition and support #HealthInequalities #RacistRiots
In "Legitimate Concerns" news. 41% of the 899 arrested for taking part in Farage Riots last year had been reported for crimes associated with intimate partner violence. For those arrested by one police force, this figure was 68%. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Your usual reminder that GB News should clearly not be permitted to hold a broadcast license in the United Kingdom.
America is getting to the point where it *knows* its president is a paedophile but he is being allowed to just style it out because *reasons*.
In 'Opening Doors' we suggest how the Government could strengthen employer incentives to create more opportunities for disabled workers. Read the full report here➡️ buff.ly/d9KvJpj
Trump will not hesitate to protect his fellow pedophiles.
Kicking off our event, @louisemurphy.bsky.social notes that on headline measures the UK has made welcome progress on employing disabled people over the past decade. Employment is up by two million, and the employment rate is up from 44 to 54 per cent.
Conventional measures of the disability employment gap can be misleading. If we adjust for the increasing prevalence of disability, we can see that disabled people have seen a deterioration in recent years. Read 'Opening doors' now ⤵️ buff.ly/d9KvJpj
#BenefitsCuts #UniversalCredit #PIP #PublicHealth
To be clear, this now a massive cover up involving the President, the Attorney General, the FBI Director, and the GOP Congress.
🚨🚨🚨 IT GETS WORSE 😳 "Kristi Noem didn’t authorize FEMA’s deployment of Urban Search and Rescue teams until Monday, more than 72 hours after the flooding began, multiple sources told CNN." Story: www.cnn.com/2025/07/09/p...
Our acute director @rorydeighton.bsky.social told the BBC Today programme that the NHS has sadly become very experienced at managing strikes. He stressed that patient safety will always be the "number one priority" for health leaders.
What a brilliant clip.
Remembering the Prince of Darkness. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
