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The Iranian Embassy in South Africa weighs in:

It's only worth going back to the Moon if it makes us look properly again at Earth, and appreciate how beautiful, precious and fragile what we have here is. The most famous images from Apollo aren't about the Moon - they're pictures of Earth. We need to stop taking our home for granted.

I hope you slept as peacefully as these young loons captured on film by Harry Collins: 🔊 #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...

No filters or AI, this is me jumping for joy at Stonehenge today on my comeback tour! From Critical Care to standing among 5,000 years of history. It's not a jump, it's a declaration.

not ‘shopped. not cropped. not stock. straight from the phone of stormwater inspector Lindsay Schiel snapped yesterday at a basin in Hudson.

After the White House complained about an unflattering photo of Karoline Leavitt, it was removed from AFP and Getty’s systems. This is the photo in question. Please do not repost it. 👇

Something to brighten your day a bit.. #humor

On the baddies' side. A brief Daily Mirror profile of Jacqueline Pearce (27th March 1978)

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Hedgehogs are disappearing fast – in fact they are vulnerable to extinction in the UK. To raise awareness, the Hedgehog Walk is returning from 30 March to 30 April. Learn more about how walking or cycling 3 km, everyone can help hedgehogs 👇.

118,000 miles of hedgerows have disappeared across the UK since 1950. More were lost during the two world wars removed by compulsory order to provide land for the population to ‘dig for victory’. So this initiative is impressive.

I'm really enjoying watching The Other Bennett Sister. It really is a welcome tonic.

the human body was not designed to know what the worst person in the world is doing every fifteen minutes

So, earlier I picked up a copy of @thenewworldmag.bsky.social in WH Smith at the station, because I wanted to read their investigation into GB New’s apparent flaunting of Ofcom’s impartiality rules. The guy behind the counter tried to scan it, then said there was something wrong with the barcode…

He was certainly afraid of Vietnam-style combat in Vietnam.

This is cool. The Government is set to allow plug-in solar, low cost solar panels that families can buy at supermarkets and put on their balconies or outdoor space. "In Germany over a million have been sold, helping households with energy costs and reducing dependence on fossil fuels."

“As followers of Jesus, we must refuse to let the architecture of our faith be used to endorse the dehumanisation of our neighbours. The Church must be a sanctuary for the displaced, not a platform for their expulsion.” #CofE

Happy 25th Birthday AVEN! Thanks to everyone who contributed to our community over the years, whether through our forums, our other social media, our conferences and our wonderful volunteer teams!

I wrote this for our weekly internal 'Pause for Thought' reflection at work, and it seems to have resonated with people, so I'm sharing a copy here in case it helps anyone else. (It was published last Friday, though actually written before the latest series of horrors in the Middle East.) #CofE

This is a life and death story for the UK – so why is it being brushed under the carpet?

Former Middle East adviser at the US Department of Defense, Jasmine El-Gamal, has it exactly right.

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'I didn't grow up wanting to be a politician, I'm a plumber' The green Party's Hannah Spencer has won the Gorton and Denton, with Reform in second and Labour finished third

There's so much bizarre news at present that the #BishopofLincoln has been arrested for sexual assault and it's barely making headlines. #Lincoln #ChurchofEngland www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

America: well we must have extended immunity for the president because we inherited the principle of sovereign immunity from British legal tradition, and... Britain: *arrests the brother of the sovereign*

The UK arresting Andrew. South Korea tossing their wannabe dictator in jail for life. John Roberts better be getting a really nice Edible Arrangement from the White House.

Good grief. Everyone knows they were just friends.

Happy Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week to aro folks out there! 💚🤍🖤

New neighbours are moving in next door. I hope they are nice (quiet).

I definitely prefer puy lentils to quorn mince #Bolognese #Experimenting

My shop has been so quiet since Christmas. I need to make a certain amount every month to keep my little business going.🐦 Memberships on my Ko-fi, where I post my bird blogs, are essential 🙏 You can join from £3 a month if you'd like to help. 😊❤️ ko-fi.com/carlbovis/ti...

A photographic series on wood mice by wildlife photographer Julian Rad. Wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus) are common in Britain and can be found in homes or gardens. They are known for their large ears and eyes, as seen in the image. #photography #woodmouse #nature #wildlife

It’s always difficult establishing a presence on a new social media site. You should all be following Ian McMillan who has made the move from X. Guaranteed to brighten up your timelines.

I've a couple of feeders in my garden. The pigeons have become regulars, hoovering up spilt seed. The feeders get refilled regularly, so that the pigeons now see me as their 'provider'. Every time I go into the kitchen, this is what I see. Yesterday - wet but hopeful! #birding #birds #funny #nature

A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world

#txt4today✝️ Sit here while I go over there and pray. (Matthew 26v36) When we obey and do nothing God begins our salvation (Andrew Dotchin)

This is one of the biggest stories in America, comparable in scale to what’s happening in Minnesota. The largest social media platform is transferred to Trump’s allies and immediately forbids you from saying anything bad about him. Absolutely totalitarian in nature. No different than China.

French generals see it #DescentIntoFascism

Trump is putting tariffs on US allies in Europe but hasn’t imposed any on Russia yet

The Love Tank is co-producing the Queer Health Survey, the UK's first inclusive health survey of queer communities. Ace and Aro people are urged to take part, and you must be 18 or over and in the UK. forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

67% of Reform MPs have previously been elected as representatives of the Conservative Party. They broke the country last time; do you trust them to fix it?

Hi everyone.. I need a big favour please! ❤️ Could you please complete this survey for my daughter's psychology dissertation. 🙏 I've done it, it's easy, multiple choice answers & click submit at the end! 😊 It only takes a couple of minutes. Here; app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/plymouth/d...

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Finally deactivated/deleted my account at the other place 🐦

Worth 5 minutes of anyone's time to read about Ronnie. Consider having a tissue handy in case something should happen to get in your eye 🥹

When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.

Remembering Jacqueline Pearce, born this day in 1943.