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Yorkshire Independent Midwife based in Leeds, UK offering all aspects of maternity care to women and birthing people across the region.

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Ha!

14.03.2026 09:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ha!

13.03.2026 00:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
“Journalist” hiding his face behind a selfie stick and his phone at an International Women’s Day march in Leeds UK. White man in his late 60’s wearing a blue coat with his hoodie up over his head.

“Journalist” hiding his face behind a selfie stick and his phone at an International Women’s Day march in Leeds UK. White man in his late 60’s wearing a blue coat with his hoodie up over his head.

07.03.2026 15:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 2
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It was a good march today. The usual “journalists” turned up to film themselves calling us “dangerous nutters” but also somehow “boring”. They do not like being recorded by us however. Funny that. Anyhoo this one particularly disliked the anti sexual-violence theme of today’s protest. I judged him…

07.03.2026 15:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

It says it’s private

07.03.2026 10:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Women in support of the trans+ community - Not in our name

We want the media and politicians to recognise that there is a large number of women who are supportive of the trans+ community. We call on them to report truthfully about the sources of violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm. notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...

06.03.2026 18:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Reform UK Leader in Notts Mick Barton advised that 1000 potholes could have been fixed with the £75k wasted on putting flags up. His response 'Shut up about the flags, listen we've run out of money'.

06.03.2026 12:52 👍 43 🔁 24 💬 4 📌 8
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Spain-Trump Iran row: EU defends Sanchez over trade threat European leaders have rallied behind prime minister Pedro Sanchez after Donald Trump threatened to cut off all trade with Spain amid rising tensions over the war in Iran.

America threatens to "cut all trade with Spain".
The EU: "A threat to one member is a threat to all".

The Trade Bazooka reappears after it's Greenland victory.
America walks back, Spain's position unchanged.

A SECOND live demonstration of how stupid Brexit is.

www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2...

05.03.2026 22:42 👍 10 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0

Markwayne? Is that a typo?Or an Oklahoma thing? Or an American thing? I find the name disturbing and not just because my phone has red underlined it…

05.03.2026 22:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I managed it by copying the address rather than using the link.

05.03.2026 17:33 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Haaaaaa!

05.03.2026 16:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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TRUTH BOMBS by General Richard Shirreff, former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe was interviewed on Sky yesterday evening

Its been TAKEN OFFLINE by Sky

We are SLEEPWALKING to NUCLEAR ANNIHILATION cos JOURNALISM has FAILED

05.03.2026 15:31 👍 13 🔁 11 💬 1 📌 0

Me too

05.03.2026 12:43 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Me too

05.03.2026 12:43 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
The background of the poster is made up of 3 black and white images picturing crowds of protestors holding banners fighting for the liberation of women and of Palestine throughout history. There is a vivid red filter over the images, and a thin light cream border around the edges of the poster. A big '07' and a '03' beneath it lay on top of the images, coloured light cream and semi-transparent, filling the entire background. Large, solid text in front of this reads '2026' and 'INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY DEMO', taking up the top half of the poster. On the bottom left of the poster are the logos of the organisations supporting this demo. They include: Yorkshire Drummers for Palestine, Leeds Students Against Apartheid Coalition, Stand Together Leeds, Sisterhood in Solidarity, Trans Leeds, Students Federation of India United Kingdom, Workers Power Leeds, Leeds Stand Up to Racism, Yorkshire Feminist Collective, Leeds Palestine Solidarity Campaign, and Women Defend Rojava Leeds. Above these logos is a black and light cream QR code with the text 'PROTEST RESOURCE PACK' to the right of it, coloured light cream. A light cream arrow below this text points to the QR code. On the bottom right of the poster, text in light cream reads 'SATURDAY 7TH MARCH 12PM', 'LEEDS ART GALLERY, LS1 3AA' and 'MASK WEARING ENCOURAGED'. There is a small, light cream coloured outline of a face mask on the left of the last line of text.]

The background of the poster is made up of 3 black and white images picturing crowds of protestors holding banners fighting for the liberation of women and of Palestine throughout history. There is a vivid red filter over the images, and a thin light cream border around the edges of the poster. A big '07' and a '03' beneath it lay on top of the images, coloured light cream and semi-transparent, filling the entire background. Large, solid text in front of this reads '2026' and 'INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY DEMO', taking up the top half of the poster. On the bottom left of the poster are the logos of the organisations supporting this demo. They include: Yorkshire Drummers for Palestine, Leeds Students Against Apartheid Coalition, Stand Together Leeds, Sisterhood in Solidarity, Trans Leeds, Students Federation of India United Kingdom, Workers Power Leeds, Leeds Stand Up to Racism, Yorkshire Feminist Collective, Leeds Palestine Solidarity Campaign, and Women Defend Rojava Leeds. Above these logos is a black and light cream QR code with the text 'PROTEST RESOURCE PACK' to the right of it, coloured light cream. A light cream arrow below this text points to the QR code. On the bottom right of the poster, text in light cream reads 'SATURDAY 7TH MARCH 12PM', 'LEEDS ART GALLERY, LS1 3AA' and 'MASK WEARING ENCOURAGED'. There is a small, light cream coloured outline of a face mask on the left of the last line of text.]

Leeds UK

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY DEMO THIS SATURDAY

Join us on International Women’s Day 2026, Saturday 7th March, 12pm at Leeds Art Gallery.

March in solidarity with women all across the world as they resist the global and national structures which oppress women & other marginalised groups.

03.03.2026 00:15 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Labour MP Clive Lewis doesn’t hold back on the Gorton and Denton result in this interview with ITV

27.02.2026 15:31 👍 2282 🔁 734 💬 195 📌 295

Exactly

27.02.2026 10:43 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Happy, hopeful Friday everyone, on a day when it’s particularly pleasing to be a lover of all things green!

27.02.2026 07:08 👍 653 🔁 47 💬 26 📌 5
Election results - Parliamentary Gorton and Denton by-election - 26 February 2026 | Manchester City Council Results for local and parliament elections and referendums in Manchester

Haaaaaa! Brilliant

Green 14980
Deform 10578
Laboured 9364
Tories 706 (!!)
Libdamns 653

It’s a pity fewer than 50% of people voted. But those that did have shown their feelings for labour and the tories. They’re the bloody same and they’re both shit.

www.manchester.gov.uk/directory_re...

27.02.2026 10:38 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Sometimes murdering a convoy of ambulances and then burying the evidence is "defending yourself."

25.02.2026 18:03 👍 1194 🔁 829 💬 74 📌 53

He was brought up in an organisation which traditionally closes ranks to protect its own interests. They’ve decided that won’t work this time BUT they will still protect him. He’s stupid and arrogant enough to mess up but otherwise expect nothing from him. There will be no genuine repentance.

22.02.2026 10:37 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

She deserved everything she got after pushing her hostile environment policies and how badly they affected the Windrush people. If those three and others get brought down fine, but I have equal contempt for May.

21.02.2026 19:35 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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BREAKING: A memorial for Kristi Noem’s dog has been erected in Chicago

19.02.2026 16:52 👍 8746 🔁 2697 💬 414 📌 232

That answers my question if who TF is he? Thank you

20.02.2026 13:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Wow.

17.02.2026 03:59 👍 35996 🔁 16669 💬 1305 📌 2478
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Gisèle Pelicot: The Newsnight Interview In an exclusive UK interview, Victoria Derbyshire talks to Gisèle Pelicot in Paris about the 2024 trial of her husband and 50 other men, the public's support and her future.
16.02.2026 23:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Image shows a detail of Klára Hosnedlová “Echo” at White Cube London. Artwork is meticulously stitched and beautifully painted. Subject is a hand with a lit lighter in front of a torso.

Image shows a detail of Klára Hosnedlová “Echo” at White Cube London. Artwork is meticulously stitched and beautifully painted. Subject is a hand with a lit lighter in front of a torso.

Image shows a detail of Klára Hosnedlová “Echo” at White Cube London. Artwork is meticulously stitched and beautifully painted. Subject is fingers of two hands, one holding a butterfly with tweezers and the other holding lit matches in front of a mesh background.

Image shows a detail of Klára Hosnedlová “Echo” at White Cube London. Artwork is meticulously stitched and beautifully painted. Subject is fingers of two hands, one holding a butterfly with tweezers and the other holding lit matches in front of a mesh background.

Image shown is from Klára Hosnedlová “Echo” at White Cube London. Artwork is meticulously stitched and beautifully painted. Subject is fingers of two hands, one holding a butterfly with tweezers and the other holding lit matches in front of a mesh background.

Image shown is from Klára Hosnedlová “Echo” at White Cube London. Artwork is meticulously stitched and beautifully painted. Subject is fingers of two hands, one holding a butterfly with tweezers and the other holding lit matches in front of a mesh background.

Image shows a detail of Klára Hosnedlová “Echo” at White Cube London. Artwork is meticulously stitched and beautifully painted. Subject depicts fingers, one of which is dipped in a dark substance which is being smeared on what looks like someone’s back.

Image shows a detail of Klára Hosnedlová “Echo” at White Cube London. Artwork is meticulously stitched and beautifully painted. Subject depicts fingers, one of which is dipped in a dark substance which is being smeared on what looks like someone’s back.

Spent the weekend in London visiting galleries. Lee Miller at Tate Britain was sold out, mobbed and felt like hard work. Disappointing as she’s one of my favourite photographers. However the Photographers Gallery never disappoints and then Klára Hosnedlová at White Cube was stunning. I miss art.

16.02.2026 19:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yes!

14.02.2026 17:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

My fridge freezer broke down. I went to buy a new one. The transaction was declined as it was deemed an “unusual purchase” and my card got blocked. Of course it was an unusual purchase, I don’t replace major appliances that often. The fraud alert call came through 2 days later…

14.02.2026 12:47 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0