‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’ Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Today russian forces carried out FPV drone strikes on Kozacha Lopan and Ruska Lozova in Kharkiv region, killing two people and injuring another local resident — local authorities report. Deliberate terrorism again.

Fantastic GDF video complete with bears, eagles and haunting lyrics www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1ln... @mrjamesob.bsky.social

Imagine loving the racism Musk’s X provides & encourages so much that you can’t call out its creation & promotion of child sex abuse images… I have a horrible feeling that it really is that simple.

Police urged to investigate Elon Musk and X after deepfake scandal Ed Davey said at a press conference today “I think is there is a case for a criminal investigation into Elon Musk and his platform” www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

On my way to beautiful (and Christmassy) Edinburgh… for the @midwiferyforum.bsky.social maternity and midwifery festival tomorrow!

Baroness Hale on her stupendous, eye-opening life in the law: ‘People are capable of treating tiny children very, very badly’

Gazprom Neftekhim oil refinery in Salavat, Bashkortostan, Russia🔥🔥🔥

.. Fantastic commentary!!

Been a while since I had this much fun in the studio. Apart from during Mystery Hour, of course. Not sure they made this cut but there at least two occasions when I nearly lost it completely.

James O'Brien: Royal commentator...

I forsee an additional career for our fab James O'B!!

The Kimmel video: "The MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it."

Scoop: Status has obtained the termination letter The Washington Post sent to @karenattiah.bsky.social, in which it informed her that she was being fired for social media posts "about white men." Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/karen-atti...

'Donald Trump is an inconsistent, unreliable, vicious bully.' @mrjamesob.bsky.social is not looking forward to the President's state visit, but 'what can you do' when he's one of the 'most powerful people in the world'.

The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has said two independent laboratory tests on biological samples taken from her late husband show he was poisoned before his death news.sky.com/story/lab-te...

Greetings from Kyiv and my little paradise embroidered with bookshelves. Warcoffee is strong today. russia attacked the cities of Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Kyiv Oblast.

Ed Davey has written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join him in condemning Elon Musk's remarks yesterday

I bring you the beauty and culture of Ukraine. I show you what I see and share what I learn. Thank you for listening. Not everyone can.

8pm TODAY on @BBCRadio4 👂Second Chance👂 Crash Bang Wallop: The Sound of Words Word of Mouth Michael Rosen and Dr Catherine Laing discuss onomatopoeia and other words that sound like their meanings. @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social

Amol Rajan: Do you condemn Musk's words on Saturday? Jacqui Smith: "Absolutely I do. Those words were wrong & they were dangerous… For Elon Musk to talk about violence in our political system… is wholly unacceptable." Good to hear a minister speak out at last. This should have happened much sooner

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A recent study showed that newborns have high levels of p-tau, a biomarker for #Alzheimer disease. Understanding how infants clear the protein could help prevent aggregation, which leads to #neurodegeneration in adults. ja.ma/4m8U1Ww

Maternity & Midwifery Hour – S17 Ep2 Wed 24 Sept | 19:00 UK Sharing the News That a Baby Has Down’s Syndrome – Supporting Families Speakers: Varshali Swadi & Bev Insch, Down’s Syndrome Scotland Hosted by Sue Macdonald Join live: shorturl.at/deGcZ

Doctor’s ‘dangerous’ vaccine claims at Reform UK conference to be examined by GMC

Jules, this is Brian. Listen, I'm on an airplane that's been hijacked. If things don't go well, and it's not looking good, I just want you to know I absolutely love you. I want you to do good, go have good times. Same to my parents and everybody, and I just totally love you, and I'll see you when ..

Big news day. Two important reports on maternity services launched today:

No 10 files raise questions over whether Tory donations were legal www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Years too late. Incredible that the GMC - whose entire raison d'être is upholding professional standards in UK medicine - has allowed Aseem Malhotra to spew out his toxic, dangerous, anti-scientific disinformation for so long. Regulatory failure at its worst. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

What a huge privilege. Thank you @internationalmidwives.org ❤️ for the opportunity.

I'm going to use this clip the next time I explain to my students why they shouldn't use AI to write papers...

Something spicy & delicious as a taco has gotten under Trumplestiltkin's thin tangerine skin. Seems the master of mean, juvenile nicknames can dish them out but when directed towards him, he can't take it, angrily calling it "nasty."🤣 Good to know. (you know what to do!) 🌮🌮 🌮🌮 🌮🌮 🌮🌮 🌮🌮 🌮🌮 🌮🌮 🌮🌮 🌮

Delighted to share that I have been chosen to undertake a post doctoral fellowship with Wellbeing of Women, @rcm.org.uk and @burdetttrust.bsky.social. I will be exploring how midwives and interpreters can more effectively discuss PMH with women.

I am one of the authors whom Meta stole (sorry, ‘scraped’) from, by using their books to train Libgen. So I’m biased. But this from @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social is👌

“Do you feel safe yourself in the United States now?” Ta-Nehisi Coates doesn’t hesitate when answering @mrjamesob.bsky.social “No!”

One Russian paper today dubs Donald Trump the “trade warrior,” but predicts his sweeping tariffs “will only affect Russia indirectly.” On Ukraine another paper declares: “If Russia’s demands are not met no peace will be possible.” #ReadingRussia

In an interview with Le Figaro, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said russia plans a new offensive in Sumy and Kharkiv Oblasts in spring. Also, I read in an expert column that putin's strategy has always been to launch attacks to distract russians from internal problems. The situation in russia is not good now.

If you read one article today, let it be this one. It unveils the harror of russia's mass abduction of Ukrainian children and reeducation camps, showcasing bravery from kids that surpasses what most adults could muster, and miraculous tales of rescue. www.politico.eu/article/save...

‘There has to be a turn around’: Sanders on Democrats’ next steps amid Trump blitzkrieg

This is Kropyvnytsky, home to over 300 thousand people. Tonight, russia turned it into a burning hell!

UK data recording of biological sex causing potential risks, report finds

🚨 Mothers in Cox’s Bazar face high mortality and limited healthcare access 🏥 Midwives like Sumana Akter & Kindness Ngoh are risking everything to ensure safe births for Rohingya mothers. Their work is vital. 📖 Read their story: zurl.co/wPGRS

This Viewpoint discusses recommendations to rethink and redesign the use of race and ethnicity in biomedical research and provides steps to facilitate the process. https://ja.ma/4hpulml

History knows many examples of when books were the target of dictators. Last year, the Faktor Druk printing house in Kharkiv was heavily damaged by a russian missile attack. Today, it was announced that it was fully restored. The Howard G. Buffett Foundation financed the restoration.

Gareth Southgate rails against ‘callous toxic influencers’ in Dimbleby Lecture

This is vile.. complete lack of acknowledgement of law, and human rights, and words like 'fun video' offensive.

Morning from Kyiv! russia attacked Ukraine with 145 drones and ballistic missiles after trump-putin talks on ceasefire. 45 drones targeted Kyiv Oblast. I already had my #warcoffee It is grey and cold in Kyiv.

Midwives are amazing and provide transformative care. Pass it on! #Midwivesavoicetolead

Talking here on #midwiferyhour on Alternative and more creative methods of research www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_Wv... #AcademicSky #PhDsky #Midwiferysky

While Trump slashes jobs, his golf trips are costing taxpayers millions | Mohamad Bazzi