Dave Ashmore

📢Today is the deadline for the #DownSyndromeAct guidance consultation. We welcome the draft, but without clear commitments to Down syndrome-specific training & interventions, it risks being symbolic - not transformative. Read our response here: shorturl.at/wfCoO @LiamFox

36 year old man charged after pedestrians hit by car in Derby. This gets more horrific the more I read. Thankfully all victims are out of hospital according to this report standard.co.uk/news/uk/derby-…

At least once a day your immune system destroys a cell that would have become cancer if it lived.

Factory input price inflation jumps by most since 1992 due to Iran war. independent.co.uk/news/business/…

3 more men arrested in suspected antisemitic ambulance torching in London. Good to see the police have been able to move so quickly on this. apnews.com/article/britai…

Happy birthday to Otto von Bismarck, who helped unify Germany and served as its first chancellor from 1871 to 1890. This was similar to when Chris Jericho defeated both Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock in the same night to unify the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and the WWF Championship at Vengeance 2001; he would then serve as the first Undisputed WWF Champion.

WWE has announced Bad News Brown as the last inductee in the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2026. He will be inducted as a legacy inductee. (Source: WWE)

Action movie star Chuck Norris has died aged 86. What a life, and what a legacy bbc.co.uk/news/live/cwyn…

Have your say on how to improve active travel journeys along Bishop Crispian Way and Queen Street.🚶‍🚴‍♂️ We're working with @WalkWheelCycleT to develop a safer and more welcoming route for walking, wheeling and cycling in this area, and we need your input!

@lairymissclaire Glad to hear it 😊

@lairymissclaire Missed you, sending all the positivity I can muster ✨️

Portsmouth has been longlisted for UK City of Culture 2029 - and we’re proud to support the bid. Led by @PortsCreates with communities across the city, the bid celebrates Portsmouth’s unique cultural spirit and the people who make it special. @DCMS

@CNviolations Ah yes, how could I forget this red and green dress

The dress that started an internet war

Join us in wishing WW2 veteran Duncan Hilling a happy 100th birthday! 🎂🎉 Duncan joined the RAF in 1944 before transferring to the Royal Welch Fusiliers, serving in India, Japan and Malaya. He was among the first British troops to enter Hiroshima and Nagasaki after the atomic bombs, witnessing the devastating aftermath of war. Duncan marked the milestone surrounded by friends and family at The Regency Hall. Thank you for your service, Sir. 🫡 westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/25937057.…

Happy St. Patrick's Day 🍀 The idea of Guinness World Records was first formed by Sir Hugh Beaver, then the Managing Director of Guinness, in County Wexford, Ireland 🇮🇪

Thanks Deputy Lord Mayor of Portsmouth & Cllrs Swann & Gardner for kicking off #DownSyndromeAwarenessWeek by ROCKING their SOCKS 🧦in England’s bigest hand-knitted pair! @Warner_Goodman will donate £1 for every new page like, post like, share & comment this week! #WDSD2026

Just watched the film "The Long Walk". I reckon the @The_Proclaimers would have stormed it #TheLongWalk

🎉 Happy 100th Birthday to WW2 veteran Sheila Tushingham! Sheila celebrated her milestone birthday at Ivybank House Care Home in Bath, surrounded by family, friends and staff — and even received a special card from King Charles and Queen Camilla. 👑 During the Second World War, Sheila joined the Women’s Land Army at just 17 before going on to serve as a physical training instructor in the Auxiliary Territorial Service, helping support Britain’s wartime effort. Thank you for your service, Sheila — and congratulations on an incredible 100 years! 🇬🇧 uk.news.yahoo.com/wwii-veteran-c…

@VoteGreenNorth @MattyHayward96 @JamesHarvey2503 Superb 👏👏👏

@JamesHarvey2503 Matt Goodwin walking into Parliament tomorrow:

Hannah Spencer walking into Parliament tomorrow:

Tourism leaders come together to toast exciting upcoming plans in Portsmouth trib.al/oSHd2wy