Rebecca Lefort

If you are waiting until 14 (or high school) to give your child a smartphone, here's a list of excellent tech gifts you can give instead, which increase friendship, freedom, and fun, with no addiction. From @SmartphoneFreeC smartphonefreechildhood.org/resource/the-g…

I hex the career of Scottish Labour MP Joani Reid in @SpecCoffeeHouse: spectator.co.uk/article/keep-a…

أقيم تحت رعاية صاحب المعالي المشير الركن الشيخ خليفة بن أحمد آل خليفة القائد العام لقوة دفاع البحرين تمرين عين الصقر/3 instagram.com/p/DJ6enUeNoGH/…

Dads - A thread 🧵 1. Dad doing things right

The NATO @HQARRC has played a pivotal role in the #LIST24, Site Finland of the broader #DynamicFront. The ARRC has provided command over the Multi-National Field Artillery Brigade demonstrating its operational expertise. Read more: maavoimat.fi/en/-/nato-alli… #StrongerTogether🤝

🇫🇮+🇸🇪+🇺🇸+🇫🇷=🤝 Rovajärvi has seen various weapon systems in action during these three days of Live-Fires, all working toward the same goal - not just hitting the target area but also strengthening partnerships. Yhdessä vahva. #StrongerTogether #DynamicFront #LIST24 #maavoimat

#InternationalMensDay ❤️ Men’s health in this country faces so many problems - we’re here for the men who’ve been there and for the men who are going through it now. 👌 #MensMentalHealthAwareness #ItsOkayToTalk

The Commander of NATO’s @HQARRC, LTG Wooddisse, and his staff participated the Army Command Exercise at the invitation of the @FIARCOM. Rehearsing together is essential when planning the use of NATO forces and capabilities, agree the Commanders. Read more: maavoimat.fi/en/-/lieutenan…

PD Zyla's handler from @leicspolice paid tribute to her at yesterday's memorial with this moving letter of remembrance. 🌈 "To my faithful Zyla, my crew mate and friend – our girl, July 3rd was the most difficult day of my career, I write this knowing I will forever hold you tightly within my heart and there you will always remain as life goes on without you but will never be the same. As a family, dog section, police family we are hurting more than words can say. I remember the moment I first saw you; I gasped at your beauty as you leapt to greet me with joy. You stole the hearts of those who were lucky enough to meet you. We started our training together at the beginning of October 2023 where you proved yourself to me time and time again forging a truly special bond – we were the perfect partnership. You knew no limits, you tracked like no other, you demonstrated ways of finding people in ways I’d never seen, if there was a gap to fit through you WOULD find it! Your willingness to please me, your loyalty and fearlessness shone through. As a team we had immediate success with you sniffing out a suspect wanted on recall to prison evading police by hiding in thick woodland forcing him to run straight into the welcoming arms of a neighbourhood police officer. Further deployments with suspects, one garden hopping and the other hiding in a car in the garage he broke into – both trying their luck at hide and seek, it’s fair to say you won those games! Zyla you were loved by all who met you, you were the perfect partner, the perfect family member, you were our girl who would stop at nothing to ensure I made it home safely. Many of our police dogs love ball play, Zyla was certainly no exception! She absolutely LOVED ball play, it was her favourite game 24/7. I remember our morning walk to the end of the garden where you would drop the ball at my feet 100 times over, with that famous head tilt of yours together and the 'melt your heart' look to persuade me to play some more! You were a bouncy bundle of joy, a girl who never stopped. You didn’t walk, you glided with such beauty and grace. You were taken too soon but in your short time you made sure you lived to the full. The day you were taken from me I will never forget! A piece of me died that day with you. Your heroic actions that day ensured I made it home safely and I will never forget your sacrifice for me, my family, my police family and the wider public. You are our hero, you are our girl. Yes you were a fantastic police dog with a bright future, but you were so much more. Every day I see your favourite ball, my quiet empty garden, your empty kennel, empty police car and feel my empty heart. Zyla I love you, I miss you, I thank you – you will always be our special girl." 💙🐶🇬🇧

You've set us free.

For freedom. Eternal gratitude to our Allies.

@mattforde @sohotheatre Great show Wednesday, Matt! Enjoyed the bit with the two leaders you were working on. An idea… I wonder if you could make the US leader have some elements of the accent/mannerisms of the other, making the joke more at both of them

To everyone who came to see my first gig back at @sohotheatre tonight, thank you so much.

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HM Chief Inspector @AndyCookeHMCI joins @NickyAACampbell on @bbc5live now for a live phone-in about public perceptions of policing. ⬇️ You can listen live here: ow.ly/JBp550QqQZ2

At 10, Andy Cook, His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary, answers your questions. He monitors all 43 police forces in England and Wales. • Culture • Morale • Priorities @NickyAACampbell asks: Your questions for the Inspector of Police ❓

For Christmas my true love gave to me, two nights at @organoke and Ida Barr singing festive karaoke 🎄🎶🎅

We are ready to sing “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas” @organoke #organoake #christmassongs!!!

Really excited to be hosting this quiz for @LyndhurstSE5’s new SEN sensory room on Thursday. It’s going to be a great night and there’s still time to get a ticket!

Would you like to come to a fundraising quiz on Thurs at 7.30pm? Drinks, food, raffle and a great quiz, all in aid of a much-needed new sensory room for SEN kids at @LyndhurstSE5 Tickets: here: forms.gle/QU57B2gC8GKkRU…  Or donate here:  gofund.me/575565c2

Today we issued @metpoliceuk with two accelerated causes of concern. We found that the force’s approach to child protection is putting vulnerable children at risk, and it should make urgent improvements. ⬇️ Read more: ow.ly/5kkO50PTO29