All welcome! This Wednesday. Enjoy creative activities and the company of others! 3rd Wednesday of every month 12-2pm Meet and Make Friends For those living with dementia and their family, friends and carers. From the Friends of the Workers Gallery #dementia #gallery

Greetings from Kyiv. Here we are again – a Snow Kingdom. May your new week be kind to you.

Our latest exhibition has a poster that you're invited to colour in yourself! Rhondda Drawn and Read is examples of celebratory illustrated memories and stories of and by the Rhondda Fach community. Open Saturdays 10am-5pm Launch of zines event Saturday 7th March! #comics #zines #community

The world is sliding into an abyss. Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the 2026 Olympic Games for refusing to change his helmet, featuring images of more than 20 Ukrainian athletes killed by russia.

Meanwhile, Ukrposhta ⬇️

Deep night in Kyiv. Explosions. Our mayor reports that ballistic missiles are targeting infrastructure facilities (or what’s left of them). No words.

Kyiv. Slowly, without any rush, I’m coming back to life. Still cold, still with rationed electricity at home, but the heating is better (more than a thousand high-rise buildings can’t say the same). Today, I had a warcoffee at a bookstore and bought two books. Maybe I’ll start reading again.

Greetings from Kyiv. I hadn’t been to Sophia Square for over a month. The last time, there was a Christmas tree here. Standing there today, I felt it deeply: we survived this winter. We did it.

Detail of oak chair seat with Welsh blanket pattern engraving.

Kyiv. Sunday evening. russia is attacking us with ballistic missiles for the second time today. I just wonder if there’s anything left in our energy infrastructure that hasn’t been destroyed yet.

Kyiv. 1:50 am. Electricity is back for a short while. I’ve put all the essentials to charge. Sitting here, looking at the light and grateful to everyone who keeps it on in Ukraine. Titans.

Kyiv. We had one hour of electricity and were told we’ll get about 1.5-2 hours a day (yes, out of 24 hours). The boiler heated water, I washed my hair, charged the EcoFlow (not fully). That’s all. These are the consequences of russian attacks.

Kyiv. There was a time when I ordered books. Now I order thermos flasks. The time for books will come.

Greetings from Kyiv. I know some of you care, so I came here to say hi. Nothing new: low heating, power outages. At least cold water is stable (hot water appears only when we have electricity). -8 °C and snow outside. Tropical vibes 😂

I went to the Dnipro River today. Still frozen. I just want to remind you that russians chose the coldest night to launch the most severe attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

Over one million Ukrainians are enduring freezing temperatures with intermittent heat, water, and electricity due to Russia’s attacks on civilian infrastructure. Russia should cease targeting Ukraine’s energy grid and inflicting inhumane conditions on civilians.

Kyiv. Just saw this outside my window. A truck loaded with what’s left of windows. It carries many sad stories.

Greetings from Kyiv. It’s cold outside. It’s cold inside. But we plan to make it through this winter. Wishing you a gentle week wherever you are.

Greetings from Kyiv, where it’s -15 °C (-24…-26 expected tonight). According to the mayor, about 1,000 high-rise buildings are still without heating. Ours isn’t among them, the heat is low but at least it’s there. This is our reality. Ukrainians freezing in their homes.

Five years have passed since Myanmar’s military staged a coup against the government. Since February 1, 2021, the junta has decimated almost every facet of life in Myanmar. The junta’s impunity needs to end. Read more: https://bit.ly/4a41O4g

The fact that russia hasn’t attacked our energy facilities for a day doesn’t mean we have electricity or normal heating. Kyiv. No power, almost no heat at home. It’s already -10 °C outside and getting colder. russia has damaged our energy system so badly that one quiet day won’t fix anything.

Just to clarify, as I see many comments on this: Generators Kyiv receives from Europe power hospitals, water pumping stations, heating facilities, and emergency response services. They are not for residential buildings; they help keep the city functioning during attacks on energy infrastructure.

Kyiv tonight (and yesterday, and most likely, tomorrow). I film these dark moments to keep them in the pockets of my phone and memory. It wasn’t the best day. Beyond the darkness and cold, there were other things to face. Life doesn’t ask if you’ve had enough.

30 years on and families are still facing the trauma of knowing the fate of their loved ones or having been given the wrong answers, and forensic experts are still working to provide them with clarity in Bosnia and Herzegovina. balkaninsight.com/2026/01/16/w...

NFFN farmer Cora Cooper has restored 800 ha of peatland, delivering benefits for nature & her sheep farming system. 🐑 Cora explains how tackling the ditches has helped restore the land & how nature recovery can go hand in hand with food production.   @rspbscotland.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social

Greetings from Kyiv. Today, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, I want to send a hug to everyone whose families suffered. Let’s do what we can to ensure such horrors never happen again. Let’s think of others, and care for them. 🫂

Today, Holocaust Memorial Day, people across the country will take part in activities to remember the victims of the holocaust and stand together against hatred and prejudice today. Find out more about #HMD2026 from the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust: hmd.org.uk/lightthedark...

🚨Worst floods in a generation spark cholera fears in Mozambique Torrential rains have killed more than 100 people and destroyed thousands of homes across the region @benfarmerdt.bsky.social has the latest www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

Last chance to see the Winter Open exhibition is Saturday 31st January. It's a mixed show of nearly 40 artists celebrating creativity and the joy of coming together through art. See poster for details. Or visit www.workersgallery.co.uk

Kyiv is under heavy attack. Windows and walls are shaking. No water. No electricity. I don’t know how long the world can just watch.

Two hard hours in Kyiv. russia attacked our critical infrastructure again. Drones are still snooping around. My words change nothing, but at least you’ll know.

I want the world to listen. What russia is doing now by attacking Ukraine’s energy and heating infrastructure in the middle of winter is an attempt to break us, to make us give up and to erase us as a nation. But no. We stand. It’s cold. It’s dark. We are not heroes. We stand.

Updates from Kyiv after the night attack. On the left bank of the city, where I live: no water, no electricity, minimal heating (just enough to keep the radiators from freezing). Many buildings have no heating at all. -12 °C outside.

A week today, Tuesday January 27th, marks #HolocaustMemorialDay 2026. This year's theme is Bridging Generations: A call to action and reminder that the responsibility of remembrance doesn’t end with the survivors. Find out more about #HMD2026 at hmd.org.uk

Iran’s security forces have carried out mass killings after protests escalated on January 8. Despite a nationwide internet shutdown, Human Rights Watch has been able to verify videos and gather witness accounts. Read now: https://bit.ly/3YIRtW0

Deep night in Kyiv. russia attacked energy infrastructure across Ukraine with ballistic missiles. Explosions were heard here too. –14 °C outside. Their goal is clear.

Big Monday energy 😅 #MedievalMonday Shelfmark: MS. Bodl. 264

Greetings from Kyiv, where generators are singing, St Nicholas drives by, and snow is falling. I love our spirit. May the world see it.

This Saturday is our first Friends of the Workers Gallery warm space. All welcome.

Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️🎄

Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️🎄

The Bethlehem Light of Peace An international scouting tradition that began in Austria in 1986 and takes place before Christmas. A symbolic flame shared worldwide as a sign of peace. This year, Plast (the Ukrainian scouting organisation) also brought the light to a bookstore in Kyiv 🇺🇦

Lucky I picked up lunch at Josie's in Pontypridd Market this morning, needed an lemergency dash to rescue my sister's Sainsbury delivery as she was stuck in her doctor's surgery.

Hong Kong’s "elections" yesterday were far from legitimate with not a pro-democracy candidate in sight. Five years into its sweeping crackdown, Beijing has seized full control of the LegCo. Read more from @hrw.org here 👇 www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...

It’s Monday again, Pedro and I are here to man the shop and provide you with books! - Michael

Well I can show you these fabulous pencils from @workersgallery.bsky.social because they are for ME, but not the rest of my Christmas shopping I'm afraid, secret Santa and all that.

Greetings from Kyiv. Ukraine was under a massive russian attack last night. The target was critical infrastructure. No power at home (rolling outages). So, warcoffee time

One week to go!

The Booksellers Association (BA) has expressed "real concern" about the business rates reform outlined in this week’s Autumn Budget, warning it could catalyse "a deluge of increased costs" for already hamstrung bookshops👇

one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.