Ray McCann

@ColinParryPeace @sjanemurf 💔

Today is the 33rd anniversary of the day the IRA bombed Warrington town centre and killed my son Tim and 3 yr old Johnathan Ball. Words can never describe how losing a child leaves a huge hole in your heart and your family. Eternal love Tim ❤️❤️

@Avabelly__ 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️

Today I’m ONE YEAR cancer free!!! ✨

@2StefanMoore 💔

This is my beautiful daughter, Ashley, who was diagnosed with #BrainCancer at just 11 years old & left this Earth at 13. 💔 Ashley showed incredible bravery, unbreakable strength & an inspiring positivity that never wavered, no matter how tough the fight became. She never gave up & her light touched everyone around her. We would be so grateful if you’d follow to help keep Ashley’s story & legacy alive. 💜 𝒜𝓈𝒽𝓁𝑒𝓎 𝑀𝒶𝓇𝒾𝑒 𝑀𝑜𝑜𝓇𝑒 💜

When this latest conflict in the Middle East is over, historians will look back at the UK and ponder over several things. They’ll wonder why, in the first week of the war, the UK media, almost overwhelmingly, spent it attacking the Prime Minister. And why our patriotism was hijacked by the right-wing media to lambast our own government. How every channel was able to find ‘experts’ and historians to make fools of themselves and display extremely anti-British behaviour. And they wonder why the leader of His Majesty’s Opposition spent days of her life working against the country. Oh, and lastly, why the leader of a tiny minority party was in the USA, engaged in treason and traitorous behaviour with a foreign despot, to undermine our government. We're in such a messed up time, a branch of reality fabricated by the far-right and their pet media outlets. Whether you like Starmer or not, this is not the time to go after him. All that's unfolding is a crooked legacy being built around those who'd prefer to sell their souls and work against the country in a time of war. ✌️🖖

@CollectCelticFC ❤️

Tommy Gemmell Statue Unveiled today. 🍀

@jimscottphoto There is nowhere like it in the whole of the UK.

Bamburgh blues.

If you watch one thing in full today - make it this from @KamaliMelbourne Blatant racism shared online by a sitting President - how on earth did we get here 🤯

@alexmassie Very sorry to hear of the passing of your dad.

Allan Massie, 1938-2026 open.substack.com/pub/alexmassie…

@jimscottphoto ❤️

Smailholm tower Aurora.

Do You Remember America Before Trump? NEW VIDEO! WATCH! TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK. Let's get this to 1 million views fast. Please retweet and quote tweet.

I’m sharing this beautiful and powerful song from @springsteen, that he wrote in dedication to the people of Minneapolis and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Take a listen. The art of resistance, the voice of artists, well known and every day people all over the world singing, writing, speaking up and out is so inspiring. We the people are alive, empowered, and making a difference with our voices. My friends: use your voice in whatever way makes sense to you! Poetry, singing, writing, speaking, loving, cooking, painting. Show up in the way that you can. We are all creative beings with a voice. We the united people, of these United States, are rising above. We are showing that we care about our neighbors, our fellow human beings. Have no doubt the people are rising. It’s a beautful thing.

Britain's Trump cheer leaders should hang their heads in shame. eg Farage, Johnson, Truss...

The names of the UK personnel who died in Afghanistan: George, Darren John Busuttil, Robert Gregory, John Kitulagoda, Jonathan Sherwood, Steven Cridge, Mark Craddock, Peter Edward Philippson, Jim Bartlett, Paul Patten, David Hashmi, Jabron Thorpe, Peter Jackson, Damien Raymond Eida, Alex Johnson, Ralph Nicholls, Ross Cutts, Andrew Barrie Reeves, Leigh Tansey, Sean Budd, Bryan James Hetherington, Jonathan Draiva, Anare Andrews, Gary Wayne Beattie, Stephen Bell, Gerard Martin Davies, Adrian Dicketts, Oliver Simon Johnson, Steven Knight, Benjamin James Langton, John Joseph Mitchelmore, Leigh Anthony Nicholas, Gareth Rodney Quilliam, Gary Paul Squires, Allan James Swarbrick, Steven Windall, Joseph David O'Donnell, Craig McCulloch, Luke Muirhead, Paul Wright, Mark William Wright, Gary Wigley, Jonathan Watson, Richard J. Dwyer, James Curry, Thomas Ford, Mathew Holland, Jonathan Summers, Scott Clark, Ross McLaughlin, Liam Reddy, Benjamin Smith, Michael Gray, Chris Davison, Simon Davey, George Russell Probyn, Daniel Bonner, Darren Gilyeat, Mike Sandford, Paul "Sandy" Downes, Neil "Tony" Wright, Thomas Dolan, Sean Wilkinson, Dave Hickey, Daryl Hawkins, Alex Atherton, David Keen, Barry Jones, Michael Rawson, Tony Hicks, David Foster, Robert Graham McClure, Aaron James Thrumble, John Bridge, Christopher Ford, Ben Wright, Damian Botha, Johan Brelsford, Craig Violino, Ivano Newman, Phillip Tunnicliffe, Brian Roberts, Alexis Alderton, Jake Mcdermid, John Sadler, Jack Johnson, Lee Gardiner, Darryl Lawrence, Damian Stephen Mulvihill, Damian Marsh, David Thornton, John Livingstone, Graham Keter Thompson, Gary Pearson, Robert Babakobau, Ratu Thompson, James Christopher Gostick, Dale Cuthbertson, Nathan Gamble, Daniel Murray, Charles David Bateman, James Doherty, Jeff Bryant, Sarah Larkin, Richard Reeve, Sean Robert Stout, Paul Whittaker, Joe Williams, Michael Shirley, Dan Johnson, James Barnes, Jason Stuart Rowe, Kenneth Michael Mathews, Jonathan William Cowton, Peter Joe Bland, Wayne Dempsey, Barry Cupples, Justin James O'Donnell, Gary Rawstron, Jason Lee Mason, Nicky Munday, James Rai, Yubraj Dunstan, Neil David McKibben, Robert Joseph Dura, Krishnabahadur Lucas, Alexander Evans, Tony Sparks, Georgie Birch, Marc Davies, Damian Fellows, Steven Manuel, John Henry Lewis, Aaron Nash, Stuart Deering, Robert Whatley, Benjamin Elms, Liam Reed, Chris Mackin, Travis Sawyer, Tom Herbert John Winter, Danny Robinson, Richard "Robbo" Nield, Daniel "Danny" Smith, Darren Kingscott, Stephen Gaden, Tom Gunn, Jamie Laski, Michael "Mick" Upton, Paul "Uppers" Harkett, Christopher John, Dean Stiff, Graeme Fasfous, Tobie Binnie, Sean Pun, Kumar Ross, Ben Sheldon, Adrian Evison, Mark Lawrence Mackie, Jason Suesue, Petero "Pat" Rossi, Jordan Richards, Robert Martin Hill, Kieron Bolger, Stephen Moffett, Nigel Thatcher, Cyrus McLaren, Robert Mervis, Paul Birchall, Sean Hammond, Joshua Thorneloe, Rupert Dennis, David Laws, Robert Elson, Dane Babington Browne, Ben Whiteside, Christopher Brackpool, John Hume, Daniel Aldridge, William Backhouse, James Horne, Jonathan Murphy, Joseph Scott, Lee Simpson, Daniel Toge, Aminiasi Etchells, Joseph Shepherd, Daniel King, Christopher Hopson, Craig Lawrence, Phillip Upton, Sean Lombardi, Anthony Mulligan, Kevin Hopkins, Dale Thomas Adams, Kyle Williams, Jason George Hale, Mark Wild, Daniel Hatton, Matthew Valentine, Simon Hunt, Richard Fullarton, James Annis, Simon Carter, Louis McAleese, Paul Young, Johnathon Bush, Shaun Houltram, Lee Andrew Millar, Stuart Elliott, Kevin Brandon, Richard James Elliott, Gavin Harrison, John Dunn Bridgeman, Jason McGrath, Stuart Hall, Brett Lockett, Michael Prosser, James Wojtak, Marcin Janes, Jamie Hill, James Oakland, James Mason, Thomas Schmid, Olaf Chant, Darren Telford, Matthew Major, James Boote, Steven Webster Smith, Nicholas Scott, Phillip Allen, Phillip Bassett, Samuel Fentiman, Andrew Marlton Thomas, Loren Loughran Dickson, Robert David Amer, John Paxton Drane, Adam Paul

The Tories certainly did NOT oppose the Chagos deal from day one. Your government started the negotiations and went quite far down the path of what you now call a surrender before you were removed from office.

'If you only have a view of London from tweets by Elon Musk or Trump, you'd be mistaken...' As London's murder-rate reaches a ten-year low, @SadiqKhan suggests politicians are 'spamming feeds with untruths'.

“Property guru” Samuel Leeds sells expensive courses using viral videos promoting tax “loopholes”. He claims to have used one himself. Our analysis shows it doesn’t work. And if he really used it, he owes HMRC a substantial amount of tax. Thread 🧵

Today marks the anniversary of the Penlee lifeboat disaster in 1981 - a stark reminder of the dangers @RNLI crews face while saving lives at sea ⚓️ In hurricane-force winds, the Solomon Browne launched to aid the stricken vessel Union Star 🧵

@Stephen4_2 💔

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Rest in peace, Patricia Routledge 🙏🏻 In memory of her, I encourage everyone to read these words of hers from February last year. Whether young or old, you're bound to get something out of it. ***** "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 watercolour 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 ***** Once more, rest in peace. 🤍

@mcdermottkc_ @KeighleyCatCare 💔

Fiona and I said goodbye to our beautiful little girl Yolandi this morning. Adopted from @KeighleyCatCare in 2018. Just so lovely, independent and loving. She had struggled for 4 weeks including a day at vets yesterday. We had a lovely final few hours with her earlier today