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#Radio4Today I'm sorry, but why is Vance's tweet about the circumstances surrounding Henry Nowak's murder even being debated?

In case your MP doesn’t understand the point of signing the Early Day Motion (EDM) against the updated Code of Practice, this brilliant video by @stellacreasy.bsky.social is a great explainer. @tacc.org.uk @transactualuk.bsky.social @transsolidarity.bsky.social fb.watch/Hxhrq906tk/?

The proposed EHRC Code of Practice is unfit for purpose and places trans people at serious risk of violence and discrimination. It is vital that guidance protects the rights of all people to live their lives with peace, privacy, and dignity.

You are creating that debate. There is no debate. There is a far right talking point and a media willing to traffic it into the mainstream.

Football books for children and teens with titles by Michael Rosen, Tom Palmer, Mal Peet, Michaela Morgan, Priscilla Mante, Alex Wheatle, Dan Freedman, Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Bali Rai and Michelle Robinson. #kidlit schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/footb...

tomo (fri) 17:30, via etsy. £16, freepost, all £££ to Nostrano Lounge Staines community pantry. A4. Billyorig. 'jazz club owner with vase'.

"Reform in Durham has lost eight of its ranks since its election victory [last year], down from 65 to 57 – not that far off the 50 needed to retain overall control." A mirror image of Reform in Kent open.substack.com/pub/eyesande...

‘Bigger and better than ever’: how Durham Pride beat Reform’s funding axe with help from the miners

Laura K asks Nicola Sturgeon about her sexuality. How completely inappropriate! #BBCLauraK

First took Jax to see a play at the Globe when they were 14. Ten years later & we'll be going to see Jax perform there this summer! (And you can still see Shakespeare there for just a fiver!) #TheGlobe #ShakespearesGlobe #ShakespeareIsForEveryone

Reform-led Durham CC won't fly the Pride flag & withdrew the small amount of funding previously provided, but Pride is very much alive & kicking in Durham! #DurhamPride #Pride

This made me smile this morning. BBC News - UK's first rooftop intensive care ward opens at King's College Hospital - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

Love hearing about the kids' holiday plans, which range from heading to exotic locations, to playing out and chilling. Bit envious of the plans of the Y4 child, off to the Hay Festival - 'we go every year' - with a pile of MGLeonard books for her favourite author to sign. #UKKidLit #KidLitUK

We can but hope.

Is it normal to have so many councillors - 64 in total, according to this FT article - stand (or be stood) down so soon after being elected?

Israel's ultranationalist National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir shared this video showing Israeli forces abusing detained flotilla activists. Zeteo calls for the immediate release of all activists, humanitarians, and journalists abducted, including our contributor Alex Colston.

Has anyone actually tried to win this sort of area by being honest? Wouldn't that be real leadership? To say: "I know why you voted for this, but it's turned out badly and I think you know that. You now have a choice. Trust the next easy solution the same conmen offer you, or fix the damage." 4/

Throwback to one of the funnest things ever. Performing with our Jax & the fabulous Hanoi Voices Choir at the Hanoi Opera House in #LesMis as part of Vietnam National Opera's ensemble cast. And during Covid. Surreal!

Immigration make Britain brilliant

Share this far and wide: Hate is on the rise in Britain. We want to tell a different story www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...

UK drops in Rainbow Map scoring again, as Spain takes top spot 👇 www.wearequeeraf.com/uk-drops-in-...

Since Scotland established South Arran Marine Protected Area, seafloor life has thrived: 3x times more organisms and twice as many species. Europe’s seabeds are so damaged that to find a reference for a healthy ecosystem, researchers used 150-200 year old records. news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

A parliamentary by-election is coming in Makerfield and Reform UK will see this as a huge opportunity. Last week, in local elections in Makerfield and Wigan, Reform took every single council seat with a 46.2% share of the total vote. Now they’ll want to go further.

Media needs to take a stand against Reform’s press bans

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If you like data, here is something interesting for you: Bridget Phillipson interview on LK: 9m 40" LK number of interruptions/talking over: 31 Richard Tice interview on LK: 8m 23" LK number of interruptions/talking over: 9

A Short Poem for Star Wars Day Her name was Yoda, A showgirl she was.

This feels like blackmail. Does the Electoral Commission have anything to say about that? Or does it get filed in the same bin as £5 million undeclared donations for 'security'? @lewisgoodall.com @hugorifkind.bsky.social @electoralcommission.org.uk

"THEY'RE COMING FOR OUR TUMBLE DRYERS!" Erm, no. They're really not, but since when has the right-wing press let the truth get in the way of a scare story? Once again, the brilliant @monkemma.bsky.social hands a so-called journalist their arse on a plate.

Australia is aiming to be the first country to eliminate cervical cancer.

Twelfth Night at Theatr Clwyd. Just brilliant!

💥 I’ve threaded the many op-eds from ex civil servants, former party leaders (Labour and Green), current Labour MPs, and current union bosses here. All saying we need U.K. membership of the EU. 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 Be great if a Lib Dem wanted to join in too…

Heading to N Wales in a bit to see our Jax in this tonight at Theatr Clwyd. #TwelfthNight

Multiple UK universities took down their policies relating to trans inclusion after the OfS's unprecedented fine of Sussex over its wholly anodyne approach to discouraging transphobia. Today is a very good day to demand to know when those policies will be going back up.

Trump: I'm going to destroy an entire civilization. We're going to keep killing people in boats. Senator Kelly should be executed. ICE protesters are domestic terrorists. Immigrants are vermin. Raskin: Donald Trump is bad for this country. Bash: Do you regret your heated rhetoric, Rep. Raskin?

If you were horrified watching elected leaders run & scramble because of gun violence, just imagine how my daughter Jaime felt in school running from an active shooter before she was killed. Now, become a part of the solution & only vote for people determined to address gun violence in America.

Trump is actively losing the argument, the economy, his wits and the world at large. Which is exactly why an assassination attempt would be the worst thing that could happen right now. Not for him - for everyone else.

Its that famous Reform UK patriotism again... https://hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/23/id-rather-fight-for-putin-the-shocking-views-of-a-reform-councillor-in-devon/

@reecedinsdale.bsky.social Good morning Reece. Here is a timely reminder for all -

SKY NEWS: "Amal Khalil was doing what a journalist should do, incredible bravery to go down there & try & document what was happening in her country — and let’s be honest about this: Israel has targeted & killed hundreds of journalists in Gaza.” #Journacide

I’ve been hearing so much anger and disappointment from frontline workers about the BBC investigation into fraudulent asylum claims. One of the most damning responses has come from one of the experts they interviewed, solicitor Ana Gonzalez. It’s really worth reading her response in full:

The man who rescues books from rubble: Omar Hamad opens Phoenix library in Gaza www.channel4.com/news/the-man...

My US publisher @candlewickpress.bsky.social just quietly doing the decent thing. It’s not that hard.

On multiple occasions Patel’s security detail had difficulty waking him because he was seemingly intoxicated, according to info supplied to DOJ and White House officials. A request for “breaching equipment”was made because Patel had been unreachable behind locked doors

Illinois made history as the first state to outlaw book bans once and for all. Marginalizing people, ideas, or facts has no place in our state — and they have no place in a democracy. This National Library Week, we continue our commitment to free thought and free speech.