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The adoptive mum of an 11-year-old boy, who had both legs amputated after being assaulted by his birth parents, said she was "overwhelmed with pride and gratitude" after a new child cruelty register became law this week. More here: bbc.in/4cJJrUK

@bodycrave Sec-sy af!

what do you call this genre of men?

On International Workers’ Day, I’m thinking about those who fought to shape the modern workplace to what it is today. And now, with this Labour government, we’re expanding workers’ rights even further. Reform would scrap them altogether.

@CuriosityonX Don't. Just don't. You'll regret it. Fly on by.

If you could send a message to an Alien civilization, what would you say?

The rail sector has been accused of a “scandalous” failure to take advantage of the “rich and important” data from a unique mass public consultation that heard from many tens of thousands of disabled rail passengers. disabilitynewsservice.com/rail-sectors-s…

Labour is tackling London’s housing crisis: ✅ New rights for 2.7m renters ✅ £11bn for social and affordable housing ✅ Ended council home sell-off ✅ Building 1.5m homes ✅ Labour boroughs outbuilding Green-run cities Greens block. Labour builds.

@JeremyVineOn5 I found the bullying by Streep's character in the first DWP deeply unsettling. I've worked for male and female bosses, most pretty brilliant at what they did. Only one was difficult, and she didn't last. The others challenged us, rightly, and we delivered.

Do women make better bosses? Meryl Streep who plays the big boss in The Devil Wears Prada 2, takes no prisoners but gets the job done - and with some stats showing two-thirds of British employees believe women make better bosses than men - are women really better on top?

@GarethDennis @BareLeft Of course it looks awful. Would you engage with a person who might have a bomb with no thought for your safety? Taser didn't stop him, and he might have reached for a detonator. Easy to criticise, hindsight is 20:20. What would you have done?

@bazcol @BareLeft that's utter and transparent fiction, invented to cover the arse of the Met given they've quickly realised this looks awful to anyone with a soul

Having watched this back a few times today now the initial shock is over, it's clear the Met are extremely sensitive to even the suggestion of excessive force being used, because they know how bad this footage is going to look when properly scrutinised.

May Day Isn’t a Celebration. It’s a Reminder. Weekends weren’t given to you. Sick pay wasn’t given to you. Safety laws weren’t given to you. They were fought for, and they can be taken away. #JoinAUnion. Protect what workers built.

There are long delays at National Savings & Investments in releasing funds after a customer dies. Many listeners tell us of indifference by staff and delays of months before they actually get the money with @JoJoKras and @WeAreGretel on @Moneybox noon @BBCRadio4

We now live in a two tier political ecosystem: Can you imagine the outcry if Starmer had been “gifted” £5 million by a businessman whose interests then happened to shape his policies? Elections watchdog considers looking into £5m gift to Farage bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

@We_OwnIt @RMTunion Bring train cleaners into public ownership too!

You can't have a successful railway without staff🚆 Public ownership must mean more staff at our train stations. Email your MP now: vist.ly/4zv9i

They’re going to divide Oxford into six 15mins neighbourhoods and you are only allowed 100 days of free travel per year through these six traffic filters during operating hours. This is the blueprint for a national rollout.

@JeremyVineOn5 Keep your friends close and enemies closer still. She's a talented politician who should be Energy Secretary and get shot of Eco-or-dead Ed.

Should Starmer bring back Rayner? The PM is reportedly offering an olive branch to his former deputy, as speculation grows over a post-election reshuffle. Would you support Rayner's return to the cabinet?

Campaigners are calling for a full-scale clean-up of beaches on the Isle of Sheppey following the discovery of a large quantity of illegally dumped clinical waste. More here: bbc.in/3OUT6OX

Reform and the Greens have failed every council they have run.

“Miss a monthly Council Tax payment and within just THREE WEEKS it can ask you to pay the whole year! For now …” Just a snip from the News You Can Use on the Martin Lewis Money Show, watch the full show at: itv.com/watch/the-mart…

Private contractor Churchill has paid out more than £50 million to shareholders in the last two years. Those dividend cheques are being written by the taxpayer. #EndRailOutsourcing - Bring Churchill cleaners in-house

@Peston So scrap the £, join the €. Freedom of movement, central bank controls our economy, laws decided by Brussels. Plus a massive payment to the EU for costs of joining thatcwe couldhave soent in the UK. Still think it's a good deal?

Would rejoining the EU be the best growth strategy? How much did Brexit cost the UK? Would rejoining make us richer? In latest Rest is Money pod I talk to Stanford prof Nick Bloom about his influential forecast, recently adopted by Rachel Reeves, that quitting the EU made Britain 8% or £240bn poorer than it would otherwise have been podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…