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….the public needs to be aware that lip-reading is not an exact science and research shows that only about 30% of information can be seen on the lips in the best of circumstances. theguardian.com/society/2026/m…

Moral courage is not guaranteed by office, status or culture – it is chosen, one email, one decision at a time. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

@SteveSmith_cam @createstreets Where is it?

@createstreets go down there and look at it for yourself instead of coming to a conclusion based on someone else's photo. It's a great space and addition to the Riverside plenty of people there seemed perfectly fine with it. Just because it's contemporary doesn't mean it's crap.

A classic, we might even say a textbook, example of “the design disconnect “and of the rarified and obscure aesthetics of a small minority using public money to design something that almost everyone will find ugly & which is not actually functional.

@CentralPictureH hi, is ‘sentimental values’ at 12.10 tomorrow subtitled?

We've had a new report out into maternity and neonatal care and honestly... there's not a single surprise in it. It's still - and I don't use these words lightly - a total disgrace. We've had multiple reports telling us this. And yet the same problems keep happening. Women not being listened to - mums and babies being harmed or even dying - when they shouldn't be. So many people have their own stories - I'm sure if you're listening to this right now you might have your own story - or know someone who does. There's one thing I wanted to pick out from the report by Baroness Valerie Amos. The investigation heard cases of women who had lost babies being placed on wards with newborns. This might seem like a little thing. But can you imagine losing a baby. The worst moment of your entire life. All those hopes and dreams for your child's future. Carrying the baby inside you - feeling it grow - and then the blood, the desperation that maybe it's going to be ok, surely it's got to be ok, and then the reality that you've lost your child. And then what happens? You're put on a ward full of other mothers just like you... but these mums have their little babies in their arms. That is not just negligent. It is cruel. And it also happens systematically throughout the NHS. Having a miscarriage? Go to the maternity unit. Just had a scan where you'd hope to see your baby kicking but actually find out it doesn't have a heart beat? Go and sit down with all the happily pregnant mums. This is symptomatic of a system where women are treated like vessels not like people who should be heard and listened to. Because bringing life into the world can be the happiest time of your life. But it can also be the worst time of your life. Either way - it's the most important moment. And that's why we've got to get this right.

Thought of The Day.

.@waitrose disappointed that you are still selling avocados from Israel!

@Limping_Chicken Shame about the lack of support BBC News - Please support us, deaf athlete urges government bbc.com/news/articles/…

George Chapman: The importance of socialising for the deaf community and BSL limpingchicken.com/2025/11/07/geo…

BBC News - Please support us, deaf athlete urges government bbc.com/news/articles/…

For Rob Rooney, the impact of Brexit for the City of London is clear. “Frankfurt, Madrid, Milan and Paris are all doing better than they were. It has been at London’s expense. There is no question about that.” theguardian.com/business/2025/…

…in the office of Dr DeepSeek, she is at ease. “DeepSeek makes me feel like an equal,” she said. “I get to lead the conversation and ask whatever I want. It lets me get to the bottom of everything.” theguardian.com/society/2025/o…

London recorded the fewest number of homicides across June, July and August since 2018, early figures show. bbc.in/47lsOMM

Spanish prime minister says double standards over Gaza and Ukraine threaten to undermine west’s global standing ‘You need solidarity and consistency’: Pedro Sánchez on the EU, Trump and fighting the far right theguardian.com/world/2025/sep…

Israeli military’s own intelligence database indicate five out of six Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza have been civilians, an extreme rate of slaughter rarely matched in recent decades of warfare. theguardian.com/world/ng-inter…

@hwallop Apparently high in pesticides theguardian.com/environment/20…

🫐The blueberry. Arguably, the world’s most successful fruit. It was cultivated for 1st time in 1916, and wasn’t sold in UK supermarkets until 1990s. But M&S now make more money from 🫐 than 🍏 & 🍐 combined. What’s the blueberry’s secret? I wanted to find out…1/6🧵

The best estimate we have is that militaries are responsible for 5.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. If the global military were a country, this would place it fourth in terms of its emissions, between India and Russia. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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@nimsy1 Hi Nimsy The address is: PT Operations North East England HM Revenue and Customs BX9 1AN United Kingdom Webchat is also available through this link: gov.uk/find-hmrc-cont… Najmin

@HMRCcustomers Hi, could you please give me the postal address to write to re National Insurance credits? Or an online form? Thanks

BBC News - 'My dad started spying on my mum' - the drugs causing sexual urges bbc.com/news/articles/…

It’s official! We’re leaving Gallipoli and setting sail for Gaza imminently. This is it — the Freedom Flotilla is moving. We’re on our way to break Israel’s illegal, brutal siege and deliver desperately needed aid to the people of Gaza. Please share this far and wide. The more eyes on us, the safer we are. #FreedomFlotilla #BreakTheSiege #Gaza #Handala #EndTheBlockade #SolidarityWithPalestine #FreePalestine