The lady at the charity shop today told me that she wishes people would clear out their children's old toys in the lead up to Christmas rather than after because she always sees a number of parents in the days before Christmas looking for toys for their little ones who might be

🇺🇦 #Ukraine - 🇷🇺 #Russia: Footage shows the moment a Russian strike hit a kindergarten in Kharkiv just hours ago, during school hours. The second and third images show firefighters carrying injured children from the scene. The nursery is known as the "Honey Academy".

#Russia kills six civilians, including a six month old baby and twelve year old in attack on #Ukraine

Wishing all my followers a very happy TRAFALGAR DAY!!!

As the world’s attention is focused on armed conflicts and political crises, several countries have ramped up executions this year. Perhaps most shockingly, Iran has killed more than 1,000 of its own citizens in the first nine months of this year – already surpassing last

A very Happy International Cravat Day to all those who celebrate! #internationalcravatday

Sometimes a photo says more than a tweet’s worth of words.

I'm delighted to be standing in @LibDems Federal elections for Federal Board & Federal Policy Committee. I will stand up for: - true liberal values - encouraging diversity of thought and free speech - good governance and respect for the rule of law - evidence-based decisions 1/2

Lib Dems are the winners of by-elections Super Thursday! 💪 Won 7 out of 10 local by-elections ↗️ GAINS from the Conservatives, Labour and the Green Party 🔶 6 from 6 seats in Surrey as what remains of the Blue Wall crumbles away Congratulations to our brilliant campaign teams

All over the country a lot of healthy full grown hedgehogs are hibernating early this year. There could be all sorts of reasons why, but it causes two problems that we can help alleviate. 1. It means they will rise from hibernation earlier, because they will run out of fat to

🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁 🚨 I’m on the hunt for an Executive Assistant to join our amazing office team, either in Westminster or Eastbourne! You’ll work with me and the wider team to help ensure my office runs smoothly and efficiently. 📍 Eastbourne or Westminster 💷 Up to

We can now realise how prescient 2001: A Space Odyssey was, depicting an AI having hallucinations.

Today I presented my Young Carers (Educational and Employment Support) Bill in Parliament which would: • Require schools to maintain a record of pupils with caring responsibilities. • Ensure there is a Young Carers Lead in every school. 1/2

Out of all chilling photos of Russia’s war against Ukraine, this one haunts me the most. July 2022. 🇺🇦 Kharkiv gets shelled once again. A father of a dead 13-year-old boy holds his hand and reads prayers. On that day, 🇷🇺 reported yet another “surgical strike on military targets”

Remembering Matron Edith Cavell, found guilty of assisting allied soldiers escape from the enemy, executed by German firing squad on the 12th October 1915 aged 50. Read more via this link: https://t.co/Qd6LTPuHPT #WW1 #nurses

BBC airing false claim about Euan Blair blamed on young producers ‘marinated in social media’. Marinated; that's an interesting choice of words.

In this passage from Our Brains, Our Selves, winner of the Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize, neuroscientist Masud Husain recounts how novelist Marcel Proust became convinced, wrongly, that he'd had a stroke

Thomas Rooke first visited Auxerre, France in 1886, having been sent by John Ruskin to record mediaeval carving and architecture of the city's cathedral. Ruskin later wrote: 'Not since seeing Turner's work has anything given me so much pleasure.'

Calculate your #environmental footprint with @wwf_uk https://t.co/5R08UXOc24 #climatechange

Feeling anxious or low? NHS Talking Therapies can help with anxiety, depression and other mental health problems — including PTSD, social anxiety and obsessive thoughts. Refer yourself or speak to your GP: https://t.co/y2NmcjfyyX #WorldMentalHealthDay