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🏉 🏃♂️; ⛵ 🎹 🇫🇷 💪 Ex NAO, GDS, Defra, DWP, ECGD.
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Zanna Van Loon
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Medieval scribes at work. A 13th-century Bible manuscript is filled with historiated initials, a few of which depicts scribes with their essential tools: a quill pen for writing and a penknife for sharpening the nib and scraping away mistakes.
#bookhistory
#rarebooks
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Antiquity Journal
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Today is
#AuschwitzLiberationDay
The Nazis built hundreds of camps, many of which have limited documentation. By combining archival photos with data from lidar, geophysical surveys and excavations, researchers are uncovering their realities.
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Landscapes of enslavement: investigations of Nazi concentration camps in Czyżówek and Karczmarka, Poland
This study uses archival photos and data from lidar, geophysical surveys and excavations to help uncover the physical realities of two Second World War Nazi sub-camps, Czyżówek (AL Halbau) and Karczmarka (AL Kittlitztreben), in the Gross-Rosen network, now in south-west Poland.
https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2025.68
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BBC News - Airlines pay out millions after initially rejecting claims
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Airlines pay out millions after initially rejecting claims
Passengers accuse carriers of
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg5079yr20o
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BBC News - Menopause linked to Alzheimer's-like brain changes
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Menopause linked to Alzheimer's-like brain changes
Menopause is linked to a loss of grey matter in regions involved with memory and emotion, study suggests.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9qpp1g5ylvo
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BBC News - Ground rents to be capped at £250 a year for leaseholders
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Ground rents to be capped at £250 a year for leaseholders
The reforms for England and Wales will be published in a draft bill, which will be introduced later.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdjn7jdvn7no
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Owen Boswarva
1 day ago
National Data Library: progress update, January 2026
www.gov.uk/government/p...
A casserole of familiar ingredients, reheated by DSIT, no open data, AI to taste
#govtech
#techpolicy
#datapolicy
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Working Class History
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#OtD
26 Jan 1649 English radical and founder of the Digger movement, Gerrard Winstanley, completed his text “The New Law of Righteousness” which laid out his plans for occupying the commons during the English Civil War
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Bill Thompson
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TV is 100! On Jan 26 1926 John Logie Baird gave the first public demo of a working television system in rooms above what is now Bar Italia on Frith St, London. Read John Wyver's book for more:
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/magic-ray...
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@illuminations.bsky.social
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Magic Rays of Light
On the evening of 26 January 1926, inventor John Logie Baird held a public demonstration in his workspace on London's Frith Street of a 'seeing by wireless' app…
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/magic-rays-of-light-9781839028212/
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Gavin Freeguard
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I hope the next update in 'spring 2026' will give us more info & progress. Some sort of hypothesis for what the National Data Library is and what problem it is trying to solve would be a start. And if DSIT wants to build something important and influence a larger landscape, maybe work in the open?
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Gavin Freeguard
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It’s 592 days since the Labour manifesto proposed a ‘National Data Library’. 571 days since the 2024 General Election. DSIT have *finally* published something on the National Data Library:
www.gov.uk/government/p...
It was not worth the wait.
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National Data Library: progress update, January 2026
Update on the discovery phase, guidelines for AI-ready data and 5 projects testing improved data sharing approaches.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-data-library-progress-update-january-2026
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pasttensehistories.bsky.social
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#OnThisDay
in London anti-military history, 1916: A meeting against forced conscription into the army during World War 1 is held in Victoria Park, 1916. A post on the East London Federation of Suffragettes, the ‘Woman’s Dreadnought’ and East End opposition to the war
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Today in London radical herstory, 1914: International Womens Day march sees launch of newspaper the Woman’s Dreadnought
“The first part of the procession, which was headed by boys and young men , dressed in a sort of cowboy dress, had just entered the square when Miss Sylvia Pankhurst got off the bus…her arrest was …
https://wp.me/p74yfw-VD
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Jukesie
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Morning folks - for all the people at Govcamp who were asking me about the National Data Library here is an actual, official update with some specifics...for the first time I think 🎉
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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National Data Library: progress update, January 2026
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-data-library-progress-update-january-2026/national-data-library-progress-update-january-2026
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Neil Williams
1 day ago
The team had fun writing the copy for this! Check out the 4K collection on BFI Player:
player.bfi.org.uk/subscription...
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Chris Packham
2 days ago
Thank you to Christine Barker (@kissipants ) for this morning's
#FoxOfTheDay
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London Wildlife Trust
2 days ago
Were you surprised to learn about the Aesculapian snake in Wild London? 🐍👀 It is one of Europe’s largest snake species and there’s a population living right here in London along Regent’s Canal! Have you ever seen one along the canal (or anywhere else in London)? Tell us in the comments! 👇💬
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RSPB
2 days ago
Rise and shine, it's the final day of
#BigGardenBirdwatch
! Remember, you can still take part even if you haven't signed up. Help us spread the word: share this post, text someone, or tell the whole table over your Sunday roast. The more data we get, the better 🧑🔬
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marybeard
3 days ago
Born of the coupling of Leda and the Swan, then hatched from an egg There’s more to Helen of Troy than the most beautiful woman in the world - as Charlotte and I discuss in our 4 part Instant Classics mini series
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...
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Villain, Victim... Double Agent? The Many Lives of Helen of Troy part 1
Podcast Episode · Instant Classics · 22/01/2026 · 41m
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/instant-classics/id1831429397?i=1000746166350
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Tom Loosemore
4 days ago
The insanity of UK public bodies threatening other UK public bodies with the apparent intention of limiting the reuse of UK address data. Meanwhile the rest of the world has long recognised that postal address data is critical digital public infrastructure in the 21st century.
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Dr Anna Clark
4 days ago
Un bar aux Folies-Bergère: a young barmaid serves a customer at the brightly lit balcony bar, and is reflected in the mirrored space; last major work (1882), by Édouard Manet, born
#OTD
1832; first modernist painter, who revolutionised art in technique and subject matter. Courtauld Gallery London
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Pam
6 days ago
#foxoftheday
#wildlifephotography
#foxlovers
#foxdaily
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Dr Anna Clark
5 days ago
“No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent...And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.” John Donne, English metaphysical poet, Dean of St Paul’s London; born
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1572. Portrait after Isaac Oliver, National Portrait Gallery London
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Quite nice saw a bit the other day near the station a glowing bench.
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London Wildlife Trust
5 days ago
Take part in the
RSPB
's Big Garden Birdwatch ! 🐦✨ Pick one hour between 23rd –25th January, watch your patch, and record the highest number of each species you see at one time. You can find out more about taking part via the link below👇
https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/big-garden-birdwatch
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National Trust
5 days ago
Unfortunately Monty from Dyrham Park does *not* appreciate his nice new neckerchief. 📷: Mark C
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Always useful for Tenable questions.
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BBC News - I was a hostage negotiator for 10 years - this is what it taught me about parenting
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I was a hostage negotiator for 10 years - this is what it taught me about parenting
Nicky Perfect shares three practical tricks she learnt which will help you handle daily parenting battles.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2yd455rd0o
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Good luck to her. BBC News - 'Pioneer' Kinsella targets rare return to elite gymnastics after baby
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Gymnastics: GB's Alice Kinsella aiming for rare return to elite competition as a mum
Olympic bronze medalist Alice Kinsella on her hopes of being the first British artistic gymnast to return to elite competition after childbirth.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/gymnastics/articles/ckgzjyj4jkqo
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Good episode on American History Hit on the two term limit in USA. My prediction - Trump stands down 'for health reasons' say six months before end of term. J.D. Vance becomes President. Stands as incumbent wins the next Election.
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The Truth about the Two-Term Limit
The two-term limit, the idea that the President of the United States may not seek a third term, has a long history. Originating from a decision made by George Washington, it quickly became an…
https://pca.st/episode/5ca0ca15-9f5d-4889-a434-37d8505634e2
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DerekC
7 days ago
During the winter Kingfishers on the Exe Estuary are an added bonus to the 20-30k migratory birds that over winter with us in Devon. When the sun shines it highlights it’s beautiful plumage 👍
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Dr Anna Clark
6 days ago
‘The Tailor’ c 1570, by Giovanni Battista Moroni (1520-1578), Italian Mannerist painter of restrained, subtle portraits with silvery tonality, inspired by Titian & Lotto. The portrait, originally owned by the Venetian Grimani family, is probably of a woollen cloth merchant. National Gallery London
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Chris Packham
6 days ago
Good morning ! Thank you to
@peterlewis55.bsky.social
for this morning's
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Perhaps my favourite author. 'The road to Wigan Pier' is great.
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The Washington Post
8 days ago
Column by Carolyn Hax: Single mom is tired of waiting for her “monumentally late” boyfriend to show up — or change his behavior.
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Column | Carolyn Hax: Does she have to accept boyfriend’s staggering lateness?
Single mom is tired of waiting for her “monumentally late” boyfriend to show up — or change his behavior.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2026/01/19/carolyn-hax-boyfriend-staggering-lateness/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Now that is a film. The soundtrack is great.
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Jonathan Foyle
8 days ago
Strawberry Hill, gallery. Horace Walpole’s moulded version of the stone aisle vaults of Henry VII’s Chapel at Westminster Abbey.
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Antiquity Journal
7 days ago
#OnThisDay
in AD 1788, the third and main part of the First Fleet, transporting convicts, landed at Botany Bay, beginning the English colonisation of Australia. Transportation to New South Wales ended in 1840 and the penal settlements were often left largely vacant 1/2
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BBC News - Hidden cameras reveal what hedgehogs really get up to after dark
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Hidden cameras reveal what hedgehogs really get up to after dark
Hedgehogs are surprisingly common in UK gardens, with food a powerful attraction, say scientists.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdjnr7lr7pzo
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BBC News - Alzheimer's finger-prick blood test could transform diagnosis, experts say
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Alzheimer's finger-prick blood test could transform diagnosis, experts say
An international trial involving 1,000 volunteers will aim to detect biomarkers associated with the condition.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5y85e8d2xo
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'What Amanda didn't know was that agencies such as Experian - the UK's biggest credit-rating agency - are also paid commission to promote credit card lenders' products'. BBC News - 'Credit score company encouraged me to borrow again when I was nearly debt-free'
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'Credit score company encouraged me to borrow again when I was nearly debt-free'
A woman who had nearly paid off a £10,000 debt was sent emails suggesting she could apply for new credit cards.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g0m1j4042o
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Seriously read this. All the way. Says people have no idea how quickly fire spreads so react too late. Just leave at once and be aware of exits. BBC News - Swiss bar fire: Survivors recall 2003 US 'flashover' blaze with striking parallels
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Swiss bar fire: Survivors recall 2003 US 'flashover' blaze with striking parallels
Twenty-two years before the Swiss ski resort fire, Gina escaped a near-identical disaster. Would you know what to do if it happened to you?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czejykzg77po
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Not for the squeamish. BBC News - Swiss bar fire: Survivors recall 2003 US 'flashover' blaze with striking parallels
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Swiss bar fire: Survivors recall 2003 US 'flashover' blaze with striking parallels
Twenty-two years before the Swiss ski resort fire, Gina escaped a near-identical disaster. Would you know what to do if it happened to you?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czejykzg77po
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Never been on the night version but used the old 92 hundreds of times, the 192 a fair bit. Coming from Stockport as I do.
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'Not Just the Tudors' on Hamnet. Long chat with the author and a academic. Bit of an eye opener if you like The Bard and his period. I have not read the book or seen the film and its still fascinating.
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Hamnet
https://pca.st/episode/895e5a04-967b-4d38-8837-353900c3000a
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History of Parliament
10 days ago
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1612 Thomas Fairfax. Captain General of the New Model Army, Fairfax led the Parliamentary forces to victory at the Battle of Naseby (1645), but Fairfax also served as an MP in 1649 and 1650, before returning to Parliament in 1659 and 1660.
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Thomas Fairfax (1612-71)
Fairfax’s family had held manorial property in Yorkshire since the 13th century, first representing the county in 1324...
https://historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/member/fairfax-thomas-1612-71
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Steve Parks
10 days ago
I think if I was at
@ukgovcamp.com
today one session I’d propose is: it’s 2030. An authoritarian gov is in power and masked armed agents are targeting citizens they dislike based on data from across gov services. What do they get from your service? What will citizens wish you had done now?
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Steve Parks
10 days ago
So here’s why Palantir is keen to get its mitts on UK health data, possibly at a ‘best in market’ price… so it’s all ready to offer a Farage Fascism App with address data that people have to keep up to date for their health…
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Blimey just imagine if your deepest secrets are captured by hackers who release them on the dark web. In this case therapy records. BBC News - Vastaamo hack: My darkest secrets were revealed to the world
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Vastaamo hack: My darkest secrets were revealed to the world
Meri-Tuuli Auer told her counsellor things about her life she didn't want her closest family to know.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62nzxqw45eo
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Chris Havergal
12 days ago
Ninety UK universities to have posted accounts so far cut 13,300 jobs last year, spending £303 million on severance pay - sector-wide total clearly going to be well in excess of predicted 10,000. Great reporting by
@patrickjack.bsky.social
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/pay-spe...
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Pay-off spend up by two-thirds as universities shed 13,000 jobs
Analysis of UK sector accounts shows number of job losses well above predictions, with experts warning cuts are not over yet
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/pay-spend-two-thirds-universities-shed-13000-jobs
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