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"I couldn't care less what Trump thinks about me. He's the living personification of what the 25th Amendment and impeachment were for. If Congress had any guts, he'd be consigned to the trash heap of history!" - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Do you agree with Springsteen?

Why the silence on this @networkrail? In the face of increasing public anger? These birds will have travelled around 14,000 miles when they return to their nesting holes - only to find them blocked up. Nature is increasingly squeezed into ever-shrinking spaces, forced to fit around our sprawling network of transport and housing and commerce. Please act NOW to rectify your thoughtless actions! theguardian.com/environment/20…

Milan's Cathedral Square for the celebration of the 50 years of The Dark Side Of The Moon.

Please join us in wishing David Gilmour a wonderful 80th birthday. Today also marks the 20th anniversary of his album On An Island, which spent 19 weeks on the UK charts, hitting the number one spot. Have a great day, David! Photo: Anton Corbijn

@RachelReevesMP Just to let you know due to you & your governments policies my friend has had to close her shop after 13 1/2 years, as she just can't afford to keep it going anymore. You should be helping small business not making it harder.

The life that I have Is all that I have And the life that I have Is yours The love that I have Of the life that I have Is yours and yours and yours. A sleep I shall have A rest I shall have Yet death will be but a pause. For the peace of my years In the long green grass Will be yours and yours and yours.

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview in March 2025 with the understanding it would only be released after her death. This is her final message from it.

Charlotte Tetley should never have died the way she did. At the age of 33 she sat down on railway tracks in Macclesfield and was killed by an oncoming train. Newspapers have reported her death as a tragedy caused by mental health struggles. That framing hides the truth. Charlotte's death was not inevitable. It was the result of years of systemic failure neglect and betrayal by the very authorities who were supposed to protect her. Charlotte was not simply a woman with complex mental health history. She was a survivor of the Rochdale grooming gangs. There is a full article I have written that I will share later today. The full story is horrific. And the ongoing silence from the authorities only demonstrates one thing - the cover up continues. 🔴 Support the work. This fight is far from over. 👉 redwallandtherabble.co.uk _________ They silenced victims. They erased evidence. They persecuted whistleblowers, discredited survivors, buried official reports, and protected predators. They thought no one would fight back and that they had got away with what they did. They were wrong. I’m not Maggie Oliver. I’m not Tommy Robinson. I’m a political campaigner. My mission is clear: to expose the cover-up, explain the mechanics of corruption, educate the nation, and show people how to fight back. That’s why they tried to imprison me. They know how dangerous my voice is. This is why they spent 3 years fabricating evidence and trying to falsely prosecute me. And when they failed, the Labour Party tried and failed to sue me. Holding those responsible to account, including those who traded children for votes, won’t happen unless many more of you stand with me. Every day I can continue to campaign, more people learn the truth. I can’t do this alone. If my words have ever helped you make sense of a broken system, if they’ve ever made you feel seen, heard, or hopeful, please don’t scroll past. 🔴 Support the work. This fight is far from over. 👉 redwallandtherabble.co.uk Just £3/month or £30/year. That’s 75p a week. Pennies to most -everything to help keep me going. 🔴 Prefer a one-off contribution? 👉 BuyMeACoffee.com/recusantnine 👉 paypal.me/RecusantNine This is the fight. This is the moment. There will not be another. - Raja 🙏

How could we celebrate the new On Freedom’s Wings installation without a visit from our very own Lancaster PA474!? ✈️ #LestWeForget #BomberCounty #LancasterBomber #OnFreedomsWings #WorkingTogether #Lincolnshire #Nottinghamshire #VisitLincolnshire #Landmark

After 8 years of hard work and dedication, a project to design, procure, construct and install a life size sculpture of the Lancaster Bomber at the county border between Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire has been complete.

Such a privilege to photograph the installation of Lincolnshires very own Angel yesterday. “On Freedoms Wings” please take time to visit the link below and read about the story behind this icon…it really does give you goosebumps bombergatewaytrust.co.uk

Its up!!

I've tweeted 13,000 times over the last decade about animal protection issues because of one simple fact: Animals are worthy of our consideration, respect, and compassion. Retweet if you agree with me.

A breathtaking rake-drawn fox on Whitby beach created entirely in the sand. 🦊 It reads: “Run wild, little one. Grow strong, stay free.” ✨ Incredible talent! 👏 📸 by Fred Brown #Whitby #VisitWhitby #WhitbyBeach #YorkshireCoast #YorkshireBeaches #YorkshireLife #YorkshirePhotography #UKCoast #UKBeaches #HiddenUK #VisitYorkshire #UKNature #UKWildlife #SandArt #BeachArt #RakeArt #WildAndFree #StayWild #FBLifestyle #ViralArt

Ever had that nagging feeling that you’re being watched?

*One month before her 95th birthday, Patricia Routledge wrote something that still gently echoes:* **“I’ll be turning 95 this coming Monday. In my younger years, I was often filled with worry — worry that I wasn’t quite good enough, that no one would cast me again, that I wouldn’t live up to my mother’s hopes. But these days begin in peace, and end in gratitude.”** My life didn’t quite take shape until my forties. I had worked steadily — on provincial stages, in radio plays, in West End productions — but I often felt adrift, as though I was searching for a home within myself that I hadn’t quite found. At 50, I accepted a television role that many would later associate me with — Hyacinth Bucket, of Keeping Up Appearances. I thought it would be a small part in a little series. I never imagined that it would take me into people’s living rooms and hearts around the world. And truthfully, that role taught me to accept my own quirks. It healed something in me. At 60, I began learning Italian — not for work, but so I could sing opera in its native language. I also learned how to live alone without feeling lonely. I read poetry aloud each evening, not to perfect my diction, but to quiet my soul. At 70, I returned to the Shakespearean stage — something I once believed I had aged out of. But this time, I had nothing to prove. I stood on those boards with stillness, and audiences felt that. I was no longer performing. I was simply being. At 80, I took up watercolor painting. I painted flowers from my garden, old hats from my youth, and faces I remembered from the London Underground. Each painting was a quiet memory made visible. Now, at 95, I write letters by hand. I’m learning to bake rye bread. I still breathe deeply every morning. I still adore laughter — though I no longer try to make anyone laugh. I love the quiet more than ever. **I’m writing this to tell you something simple:** **Growing older is not the closing act. It can be the most exquisite chapter — if you let yourself bloom again.** Let these years ahead be your *treasure years*. You don’t need to be famous. You don’t need to be flawless. You only need to show up — fully — for the life that is still yours. *With love and gentleness,* — Patricia Routledge

This is Eclipse. Every day she leaves her house, by herself, and takes the bus downtown to the dog park where she spends a couple of hours getting exercise and making friends, and then she takes the bus back home again. She even has her own bus pass attached to the collar. It started when her owner, Jeff Young, was taking too long when the bus arrived, so she impatiently ran ahead and got on the bus by herself. The bus driver recognized her and dropped her off at the dog park, and later Jeff caught up with her. After several more trips by herself, Jeff started letting her go on her own, and she always came back home a couple of hours later. All of the bus drivers know her and she makes them smile, and many of the regular passengers enjoy seeing her every day and will often sit down next to her. Even the police have given their approval as long as the bus drivers are okay with the arrangement. "She makes everybody happy."

@CarlBovisNature Apologies for the blurred photo curtesy of my wife but could you identify this bird for me.