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Jane Lapotaire obituary Stage and screen actor hailed for her work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and for her TV role as Marie Curie

Jane Lapotaire | 1945-2025

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Martyn Butler obituary Co-founder of the Terrence Higgins Trust, the leading HIV charity, in 1982

Martyn Butler | 1954-2026

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Cold War Steve

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New book, new on the desk

09.03.2026 13:43 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The @feministtheology.bsky.social collaborated with @practicaltheology.bsky.social Hub for a series of articles and mine is out today: practicaltheologyhub.com?p=2081 #feminist #theology #iwd26

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Jean Wilson obituary Co-founder of the charity Sightsavers and tireless campaigner for the education of blind children

Jean Wilson | 1922-2026

26.02.2026 09:38 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Idiots are everywhere!

23.02.2026 23:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I never have eaten at these places and never will. Ah, but tell a lie. Some forty or more years ago I might have enjoyed, did enjoy, a late night KFC or something similar.

22.02.2026 21:29 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Palace would not oppose move to remove Andrew from succession Police continue searches at Mountbatten-Windsor’s former Windsor home after arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office

Just remove the line of succession. Charles can keep his head and just lose his kingdoms. And Britain can learn to grow up a bit.

21.02.2026 21:19 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Rainbow colours against a grey sky

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Only the first episode so far. A sort of Gothick horror Derry Girls.

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Bud Cort obituary American actor who starred in the 1971 dark comedy film Harold and Maude that later became a cult classic

Bud Cort | 1948-2026

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Shattered dreams: Why the battle for Sunderland’s glass centre has turned into a political flashpoint Custodian University of Sunderland says renovation costs of £45m are too high and building must be pulled down. Not without a fight, say locals, who believe they’re being taken for fools

Shattered dreams www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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Stop Palantir taking over our public services! Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.

Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

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The Government must reveal all details of Peter Mandelson’s links to Palantir - Foxglove Sign the petition for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm?

I just signed a petition calling for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm? Sign now: www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/ma...

10.02.2026 00:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A man with dark hair and wearing glasses smiles at the camera. His picture is central and bordered by a blurred image of an old Catholic manuscript. Text on the picture says "We hold the UK's first academic chair dedicated specifically to Catholic history."

A man with dark hair and wearing glasses smiles at the camera. His picture is central and bordered by a blurred image of an old Catholic manuscript. Text on the picture says "We hold the UK's first academic chair dedicated specifically to Catholic history."

Did you know we hold the UK’s first academic chair dedicated specifically to #Catholic history? Dr James Kelly @durhamtheology.bsky.social @ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social holds the Clare and Hawley Chair - indicative of our ground-breaking research into the history of #Catholicism 👉 bit.ly/4amN7cq

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A silhouetted person stands on wet sand near the shoreline as the sun sets beneath a long pier that angles across the frame. The sun aligns between the pier pylons, casting a bright vertical reflection on the sand and water. The sky shifts from warm orange near the horizon to deep blue above, with scattered clouds catching faint pink light.

A silhouetted person stands on wet sand near the shoreline as the sun sets beneath a long pier that angles across the frame. The sun aligns between the pier pylons, casting a bright vertical reflection on the sand and water. The sky shifts from warm orange near the horizon to deep blue above, with scattered clouds catching faint pink light.

Caught in the moment. Ocean Beach, San Diego, California

#SanDiego #sunset #OceanBeach

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Trump's U.S. must not host the World Cup
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Gateshead | Newcastle

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Seahorses

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Sarah Mullally confirmed as first female archbishop of Canterbury – video Sarah Mullally was officially confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday, becoming the first woman to lead the Church of England and the 106th person to assume the role
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"I was only following orders" wasn't an acceptable excuse at the Nuremberg trials & won't work now.

#AccountabilityIsComing

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...

29.01.2026 16:53 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Another reason to have nowt to do with the Winter Olympics.

27.01.2026 10:42 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0
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Sir Mark Tully obituary BBC correspondent and author whose sensitive reporting from India made him a revered public figure in the subcontinent

Sir Mark Tully | 1935-2026

26.01.2026 10:23 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Keep these extremist villains away from our precious NHS! Email your local trust now. Instructions below ... and do also consider giving to the Good Law Project.

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Stop Sex Matters infiltrating the Council of Europe In just one week, the Council of Europe will be voting to ban conversion therapy. This would be an incredibly important step to stop the rollback in the rights of LGBTQ+ people. But Sex Matters is inf...

I've just used Good Law Project's tool to email MPs on the Council of Europe and let them know they don’t have to bend down to Sex Matter’s transphobic threats.
The more they hear from us, the harder it’ll be for them to ignore us. goodlaw.social/9f10d1

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New book, new on the desk

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