James Barham
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Dadding, nursing, PKUing. House servant to the child and
@emmavardy2.bsky.social
I just learnt Robert Palmer was born in Batley and grew up in Scarbados. Who knew?
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Alasdair MacLullich
about 9 hours ago
Families: Caring for someone with
#delirium
is exhausting. Your wellbeing matters too. Take breaks, seek support, ask for help.
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Dr Julia Grace Patterson
about 9 hours ago
No Wes Streeting, the BMA is not acting like a cartel. It’s acting like a trade union. And frankly it’s disgusting to hear you talk like this while huge numbers of doctors can’t get NHS jobs because you haven’t created them, while millions of patients are on waiting lists🚨🚨🚨
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Becca Thorne
about 9 hours ago
Launching tomorrow afternoon! Do come along if you're in the area - should be brilliant!
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Underrated post 😃
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Janet Roch
about 23 hours ago
Rivelin Valley
#Sheffield
Oct 2025 Well these are
#DucksOutOfWater
😆 They might be a bit small for
#BirdOfTheDay
but I love this tree and its reflections so much, it's always different but beautiful every time I pass 100mm f11 ISO10K
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#Scape
#UKbirding
#yorkshire
#ducks
#ArtYear
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Nothing works in this country
@emmavardy2.bsky.social
arrives at Manchester Aitport to discover flight was cancelled weeks ago and not informed. I took a hour to leave a hospital multi storey and campus because apparently all traffic can only leave on the one road and 6 carparks debouche onto it.
2 days ago
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Brian Groom
2 days ago
Autumn Storm, Brunswick Mill, Bradford Road, Ancoats, Manchester, painting by Reg Gardner (b.1948).
#NorthernArt
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Brian Groom
2 days ago
Dunstanburgh Castle from Craster, Northumberland, photo by Susan Barwood.
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Brian Groom
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Woman in a purple hat, Manchester, 1985, photo by Shirley Baker (1932-2014).
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2 days ago
This is a sketch of "St Mary's, Wanstead" by Elwin Hawthorne for an oil with the title of "Wanstead" from his one man show at Alex. Reid & Lefevre in 1938. His painting notes describe the location of his viewpoint & the dimensions of the finished painting.
#ElwinHawthorne
#Wanstead
#EastLondonGroup
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Mark Chadbourn
2 days ago
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake has hit Paphos, Cyprus.
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Dad Jokes Of Regina Saskatchewan
3 days ago
Scientists got bored after watching the Earth turn for 24 hours. So they called it a day.
#dadjokes
#yqr
#Saskatchewan
#funny
#science
#earth
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Steven
3 days ago
£41 million! That’s how much more the Post Office has just agreed to pay Fujitsu to keep using the faulty Horizon IT system. Join me and 280,000 others demanding Fujitsu is finally held to account. Sign the petition now!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ho...
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Hold Fujitsu to account for Post Office scandal
£41 million! That’s how much more the Post Office has just agreed to pay Fujitsu to keep using the faulty Horizon IT system. And that's on top of another whopping £65m the Government paid the scandal ...
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/hold-fujitsu-to-account-for-post-office-scandal?source=bluesky&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=bluesky
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A Reader of the FT
3 days ago
Chinese automakers are overtaking European rivals, says car-shipping chief—“The reason why Chinese are winning market shares is because they innovate themselves,” the head of the world’s biggest operator of car-carrying ships…
www.ft.com/content/c84b...
@jamie-john.ft.com
@financialtimes.com
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Chinese automakers are overtaking European rivals, says car-shipping chief
World’s biggest operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen aims to boost revenue by helping newer Beijing brands expand overseas
https://www.ft.com/content/c84b947b-cf71-4699-a336-a80045923613
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William Shakespeare
3 days ago
And yonder shines Aurora’s harbinger
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Auschwitz Memorial
3 days ago
12 November 1919 | A Dutch Jew, Juda Wurms, was born in Amsterdam. He was deported to
#Auschwitz
and registered in the camp. He perished on 31 August 1942. --- Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz:
https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/
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www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
This is lovely, one statistic stood out Truman had bowled 1100 overs in the English season that year. Did England's pace attack bowl that between them?
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The Ashes: When Fred Trueman refused to run around the boat - England's last trip by sea
Wonderful food, the Duke of Norfolk and Fred Trueman refusing to run laps - England's 1962-63 tour of Australia, the last time they travelled by boat.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/crl24e8yjrzo
3 days ago
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Selvaseelan Selvarajah
3 days ago
Typewriter for sale. Perfe t working ondition.
#dadjokes
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Mike Galsworthy
3 days ago
🔥 Harrods: What do the survivors do now?? The courts, the redress scheme, the police — all form part of the same legal abyss. ◾ Survivors cannot access the courts, let alone for trafficking ◾ Harrods’ “redress” is run by the institution itself ◾ The Met refuses to name the crimes as trafficking
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When power is untouchable: the legal abyss facing Harrods survivors
Survivors of abuse connected to Mohamed Al Fayed’s Harrods empire are discovering what “no one is above the law” really means
https://sussexbylines.co.uk/politics/human-rights/when-power-is-untouchable-the-legal-abyss-facing-harrods-survivors/
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Alasdair MacLullich
3 days ago
Delirium has a visibility problem, not just a diagnostic one. How many cases of delirium are you missing day to day by not looking proactively?
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Raven Books
5 days ago
Not because I had a small part to play but because now more than ever we need to amplify kindness and human connection, let me share with you the Tale of Kathleen & John After I had given directions to Kathleen (as I was to learn was her name) she headed off with her trusty walking frame, Esmeralda
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History and Heritage Yorkshire
5 days ago
Last one for today. Private Ernest Taylor 1896 - 1916, Service: 15 March 1915 – 1 October 1916 - York and Lancaster Regiment 6th Battalion. On his death a letter was sent from the Rev Rees, Army Chaplain to the Rev Elford, the Vicar of Horbury Junction: 1/4
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@drsandythomson.bsky.social
one for you I think
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Max Kennerly
6 days ago
1) Agreed 2) Still the best description of Star Wars:
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Star Wars Described by a Non Fan
YouTube video by Trigon's Trailers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg-pnGFbwMQ
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Brian Groom
5 days ago
The Northern Rebellion began on this day 1569. Led by earls of Westmorland and Northumberland, it sought to depose Elizabeth I and to replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots (who would marry the Duke of Norfolk) and restore the Catholic faith as the faith of England.
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Brian Groom
5 days ago
Halifax, 1964, photo by John Bulmer.
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Brian Groom
5 days ago
Last year it looked as if Glasgow's Aye Write book festival might die, but now it's 20th anniversary is in full swing.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Crime author Denise Mina says book festival is like the 'spine' of her career
Crime writer Denise Mina has been a stalwart of Aye Write since it started in 2005, only missing three.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y4321vx1ko
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Shaun Lintern
5 days ago
"I see evidence midwives don’t have the training, understanding, to manage women who are very sick because of the change in the characteristics of women giving birth. What worries me is curricula are not moving with the times to recognise that change" - Prof Marian Knight of @Mbrrace
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5 days ago
It is
#SundayMorning
again so here's our "usual" start to the day. This is "Sunday Morning, Farringdon Road" by Cecil Osborne from 1929. British History Online states that Corporation Buildings (the subject of the painting) were the first "council housing" to be built in England.
#CecilOsborne
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Shaun Lintern
5 days ago
🚨 Exclusive: A damning inquiry will reveal tomorrow how NHS leaders ignored warnings over unsafe hearing tests 12 years ago leaving 300 children permanently disabled.
@camillakingdon.bsky.social
labels it a "disaster" and calls for a change in leadership:
www.thetimes.com/article/2f23...
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Hundreds of deaf children misdiagnosed in NHS ‘disaster’
Many were wrongly given the all-clear when they needed hearing aids or cochlear implants, permanently stunting their development
https://www.thetimes.com/article/2f23ccad-9e49-4872-a66b-fe843e1a65a3?shareToken=015b58e5da987d1bfa745b62258b9a7e
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Alasdair MacLullich
6 days ago
"Care partners of people with dementia often feel isolated. A dementia-friendly community provides a network of support for care partners, connecting them with resources and other people who understand their experience." — Dementia Friendly America
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Louise, Prof/Dr
6 days ago
I'm so fed up with this hostile environment
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Adrian Littlejohn
7 days ago
Excellent news for the UK - and my particular bit of it! Surely this highlights sharply the head-in-the-sand pig ignorance of 'patriots' who simply want to continue burning fossil fuels. Looking at you, Messrs Tice and Farage...
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/dog...
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World's largest offshore windfarm off Yorkshire coast to boost economy by £6.1bn
The Dogger Bank Wind Farm will boost the UK economy by £6.1 billion during its lifetime and support thousands of British jobs over the next three decades, an independent report has found.
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/dogger-bank-wind-farm-worlds-largest-offshore-windfarm-off-yorkshire-coast-to-boost-economy-by-ps61bn-5392672?utm_campaign=ypos-news-api&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9nVF_OvSypEqw8dSfewh5dZoychyWYoRwYEt6sH0YtGgdTkJnamV4ja2x95FLp0pawxgxaIeeYDXpNSnGR2MLuoipogw&_hsmi=388904059&utm_content=388904059&utm_source=hs_email
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Dr Shenanigans
7 days ago
Co-taking-all-the-credit-for-a-woman's-work dies at 97
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Alex Andreou
7 days ago
Chris Mason is what happens when a Hospital Radio DJ, whose sole qualification appears to be a sort of soporific inoffensiveness, is somehow promoted to BBC Politics Editor - a position that demands unflinching insight, objectivity, and sharpness. It's like a puddle trying to be the ocean.
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Ancestral Enquiries - Tony Smith 🌳
7 days ago
A memorial planned by Clifford's Tower, York is a chance to commemorate a dark event in York's history in 1190 when around 150 Jewish people who were trapped in the timber tower of York Castle were massacred by attackers with many committing suicide. 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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York Clifford's Tower plan offers chance to commemorate Jewish massacre of 1190
Proposals for the area should recognise its significance for Jewish communities, an academic says.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crkl8y6n88xo
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www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
Could this be the future for Scarbados?
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Elizabeth Olsen believes she will die old and alone in a foggy English coastal town. Here are her options
While promoting new film Eternity, the actor outlined a specific end-of-life scenario that should be cold, wet and include one cheese shop
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/07/elizabeth-olsen-believes-she-will-die-old-and-alone-in-a-foggy-english-coastal-town-here-are-her-options?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
7 days ago
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Brian Groom
8 days ago
Sunset at the Cliffs of Moher (Aillte an Mhothair), County Clare, Ireland, photo by George Karbus.
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Mark Chadbourn
8 days ago
The sign of a complete and utter psychopath. A man collapses in the White House. Trump pays zero attention. The cameras are more important.
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This is good news bit wonder if we could fo thus in the UK or is "too hard". We gave an aging population in rural areas who may not be able to drive, either because they never learned ir because they are no longer safe to do so.
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Brian Groom
8 days ago
Pit brow lasses at work, Wigan Junction Colliery, Abram, 1900 (National Archives).
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Trades Union Congress
8 days ago
Which one is more English?
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🦋 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 𝕿𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖓𝖊®
8 days ago
👇🇺🇸"DOJ tells Republicans that Epstein files even worse for Trump than they thought"
#EpsteinFiles
#DOJ
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DOJ tells Republicans that Epstein files even worse for Trump than they thought: report
Several House Republicans have reportedly heard from the Department of Justice (DOJ) that the unreleased Jeffrey Epstein documents are especially compromising for President Donald Trump.That's accordi...
https://www.rawstory.com/doj-tells-republicans-that-epstein-files-even-worse-for-trump-than-they-thought-report/
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Cuffian
8 days ago
Glimmering 🎨 2021 acrylics on canvas 16x12”
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Brian Groom
8 days ago
Village by the Sea, 1953, painting by Norah McGuinness, 1901-80, Irish artist (National Museums NI).
#WomensArt
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Brian Groom
8 days ago
Hanging Out The Washing, painting by Spennymoor-born Norman Cornish (1919-2014).
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As a child I could smell these being made across the city
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8 days ago
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Dr Julia Grace Patterson
8 days ago
It looks like it’s going to be an extremely bad winter in the NHS. I’ve explained here what we know so far 🚨👇
open.substack.com/pub/jujuliag...
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Dr Farbod
9 days ago
Zohran Mamdani was 9 years old when the attacks occurred on September 11th 2001. The only possible connection he could have to that day is he might be related to one of the 60-70 Muslim victims. Racism rots your brain, folks. Give it up.
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