Old drinking well at Middlemoor, Whitchurch Down, this week, people have commented before that they remember using it in the mid 20th century whilst living in the nearby cottages, before mains water was piped here. Great to have that social history input, #Dartmoor, #Devon. #photography #landscape

Footpath near Sheepstor last April, #Dartmoor, #Devon. #photography

I understand the pressures on the BBC, but Radio 4's coverage of the Minneapolis shooting is an example of "bad balance". It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder". The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.

Public Accounts Committee said: DWP "had failed to hit its target for new personal independence payment (Pip) claims being processed, and did not appear to have an “adequate plan” for reducing waits." #PIP #Poverty #Inequality #Disability www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/nationa...

The door that John Hooper, Bishop of Gloucester, passed through on his way to being burnt at the stake on 9th February 1555. After 17 months in Fleet prison, he still refused Queen Mary's orders to recant Protestantism. See /2 for house/street view. #AdoorableThursday #IronworkThursday

#FrescoFriday #FindsFriday 🏺 One memorable day working in finds room at MOLA many moons ago we recorded some of London's best #Roman wall plaster. Grapes are virtually edible, goldfinch became my profile pic: the fantastic #frescos were from Lime St site in the City, just to east of forum basilica.

Me versus ME/CFS. #MECFS #pwME

For today’s #FindsFriday, the Norfolk Carnyx! An Iron Age war horn built to be seen and heard and to unsettle. Polybius wrote that its sound in battle seemed to 'emanate from the entire countryside'. More to come, including on #DiggingforBritain next week. www.pre-construct.com/news/the-nor...

Brilliantly revealing article. Women! Witches! HYSTERICAL in BOLD It would be laughable - if we were really further on 56 years down the line… #LongCovid #ME

❗️66% of Labour Party members want to change the voting system to Proportional Representation - @survation.bsky.social has found. This is despite Labour being FPTP's biggest winner at the general election. It's more clear than ever that the current system is a mess. It's time for change.

historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/in... The discovery includes a near-complete Iron Age battle trumpet or carnyx and parts of another. These animal-headed bronze instruments were used by Celtic tribes across Europe to inspire their warriors in battle.

More on the stunning Iron Age carnyx found in #Norfolk with boar standard and shield bosses 👇👇👇 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Found by PreConstruct Archaeology and featuring in episode 2 of the new series of #DiggingForBritain with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social on BBC2 Wowzers 🤩

“To be a #human being among people and to remain one forever, no matter in what #circumstances, not to grow despondent and not to lose heart – that’s what life is all abt, that’s its task.” – Fyodor Dostoyevsky. For more #quotes, visit: buff.ly/fp7dYT0 #humanity #SelfWorth #MondayBlogs

The Denny windows at Tewkesbury Abbey aren’t just windows – they are emotion, filtered through light. I was lucky enough to photograph Tom Denny at work in his home studio. More here: www.digest.andymarsh...

Luxury ! Your very comfortable #FoxOfTheDay today , shared by Tracey Blackford on Facebook , thank you Tracey !

My word last year was “persevere”. I think that I will keep it for another year. A very lovely author whom I have followed for many years sent me a picture to go with it.

Good to wake up to a news headline that has the words #IronAge #WarTrumpet and #Boudicca in it www.theguardian.com/science/2026... PreConstruct Archaeology reveals a complete carnyx plus other martial objects from #Norfolk Wow 😲 We need a lie down @theguardian.com @theduncanmackay.bsky.social

I knew Tory ministers could be cruel, unfeeling bastards. But the insouciance, even mockery, by Labour ministers towards people convicted of no crime, who are at imminent risk of death as a result of an unconscionable period on remand is on another level altogether. They are revelling in it.

Once you’ve labelled someone a terrorist, it seems, you can do almost anything to them and get away with it. The silence on this issue across almost all the media is something to behold.

If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die - which they could do at any moment, as they are now very close to the end - it will be the government that killed them. Today’s column explains why. Please share, and write urgently to your MP. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

🔆 If architecture, history, photography and deep time stir something in you - and you feel comforted by continuity - I travel through winter landscapes on my camper-van-camino, sharing moments like this in my Genius Loci Digest. ✨ Out Weekly: Free to subscribe 👉

I think that Canterbury Cathedral epitomises Mies Van de Rohe's words: "Architecture is the will of an epoch translated into space." The late 14th-century nave at Canterbury Cathedral 🕍 feels more organic than man-made to me 🌿—an utterly remarkable achievement of medieval craftsmanship ✨

A group of #severeME patients are trying to save Daryna, a young woman from #Ukraine with severe #MECFS, from the bombs & negligence. We want to take her as #refugee to #Germany. We find no help from anyone, including associations & NGO. Would you volunteer to help? Contact me. #pwME

Since 1986, 'Poems on the Underground’ has brought world-class poetry to millions of Tube customers, adding moments of reflection to daily journeys. TfL has announced a series of special events and publications to celebrate this 40th anniversary.

📣 En ce début 2026, rassemblons-nous à #Marseille le 7/02 pour dénoncer la condition des malades d'encéphalomyélite myalgique - #EMSFC ! Les infos ici : bit.ly/voxem-marsei... Report en cas de 🌧️. Vous ne pouvez pas venir ? Pas de panique, il y aura d’autres occasions ! 1/2

ME Protest planned in Marseille (France)

We can’t go on like this. In just two days, the average FTSE 100 CEO has made a median workers full time annual salary. The right calls this “wealth creation”. It’s wealth extraction. Time to tax the rich. @highpaycentre.bsky.social highpaycentre.org/fat-cat-day-...

⚠️ WARNING ⚠️ This is what can happen if you join us today. Proceed with caution. makevotesmatter.org.uk/join-the-mov...

Shame on you @sensecharity.bsky.social novaramedia.com/2025/12/04/d...

I asked for my stitches to be checked and the doctor was about to walk out of the room. I had to remind him that I wanted to be examined. The whole experience was without care or dignity. I gave birth less than 2 months ago, and that’s it, no more healthcare for me. Just 3 questions in a rush. 2/

I just had the most horrible experience with my postpartum health check. The GP was running an hour late. My baby was exhausted and screaming. I had to stand up in a tiny clinical room and got asked 3 questions. “How is the baby?” “Are you breastfeeding?” “What’s your mood like?” That was it. 1/

Frozen reeds and rivers under blue skies around Wicken Fen... Photos: Ajay Tegala

Not to be outdone, it looks like a chilly one at Erddig!

Snow day! We've seen coverings of snow across the country at places we care for... here's Chirk Castle looking very wintry this morning.

🌒 Daily Loci: Observations from my camper-van-camino 🚐✨- The Threshold www.digest.andymarsh...

BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped. The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.

The last year was very hard as my father was dying. It became that much harder when I discovered that AI played a role in amplifying his physical pain, and perhaps hastening the end of his life. It wasn’t easy to write about what happened, but I’ve tried. open.substack.com/pub/buildcog...

“Would If I Could, Instead I Travel Inside My Head” features at the start of part 6 of the book Crafting a Path Through Illness. It feels relevant at this time of year when adverts for booking holidays abound on TV. #CraftSky #chronicillness #mecfs #ME/CFS #collage #art #maps #chronicpain #travel

New petition UK Save Savannah Victora-May - Prevent Another ME Tragedy. Please sign this petition!!! c.org/QrfRt55v9d

I'm writing about the Palestine Action hunger strikers at the moment, any of whom could die at any moment, and the astonishing media and government silence surrounding them. The Establishment seems to have become even crueller than when Thatcher was PM.

** My Top Ten Photos of the Year · #10 of 10** Medieval Green Man at Norwich Cathedral. I’ve visited many places that offer a captivating glimpse into the past, but few have made me feel like the past was gazing back at me.

🔆 If architecture, history, photography and deep time stir something in you — like they do here at Patrington — join me on my ❄️ winter travels in my camper van. Each Friday I send out the ✨wondrous✨ in my Genius Loci Digest. Free to subscribe 👉

**Top Ten Images of the Year · #9 of 10** Light and shade: the sacristy door at the Queen of Holderness — St. Patrick, Patrington, Yorkshire.

**Top Ten Images of the Year · #8 of 10** Owl lovers unite! 🦉 Completely struck by this lovely depiction of an owl in the choir stalls at Wakefield Cathedral.

@ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social Then why did you take away vaccines from 13 million clinically vulnerable? If they save lives!!!!

I would love to see a similar study conducted to test Iota-carrageenan (alone) nasal spray at preventing airborne pathogen spread in an entire school. All students in one school use spray upon entry, at lunch, and before they leave the building. That would definitely reduce community spread too.

#Education #Ofsted #ExamFactories #MentalHealth

Thanks so much to everyone on here who has chipped in🙏 James wanted me to share this message with everyone who has donated 🥰

LISTEN 🎧 TO THIS 🤯 (it's a treat, but makes me realise the 70s were really weird, weren't they?)

So I have a small favour to ask: I’ve just discovered if you get 100 good book reviews on Amazon it can make a huge difference to those all important algorithms. I’ve got 35! Hooray! If you liked my book and fancy leaving a review that would be amazing :) www.amazon.co.uk/Place-Im-Wha...