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Following on from my earlier thread. At least another 30 people have offered to pay for this man’s dental care after seeing him on our evening news. Most say they don’t have lots of money but were moved to help. We’re really bowled over by people’s kindness & generosity.

of ending his pain or finding a way to resolve this. After showing the interview on BBC South Today’s lunchtime news, 3 people called us offering to pay the £100 and end his pain. How generous and kind of them, but it shouldn’t really have to come to this.

so he had to leave still in pain armed only with antibiotics and paracetamol. He couldn’t find any dentists in his area taking on new NHS patients (his own dentist had, unbeknownst to him, removed him from their list as he hadn’t been there for a year). So he has no possibility

How about this for kindness of strangers. I interviewed a man today in unbearable pain from a fractured tooth. After calling 111 he got an emergency appointment with a dentist who told him he’d need it removed but it could only be done privately for £100. He couldn’t afford that

My friend and colleague Peter Cooke has quickly made this short doco about headteacher Ruth Perry and the movement for change at Ofsted that her death has begun. It’s only 14 mins and well worth a watch - very moving.

A preschool’s owner told me Ofsted lacks “compassion & understanding" after it refused to defer an inspection. Kim Sallis tried to delay as the setting’s manager was on compassionate leave. Ofsted said it had to go ahead. That left staff sick with worry so she had to shut

Interesting to see how growing Ofsted reform movement has played out today. I've been reporting from Newbury school where head @FloraSCooper tried to block inspectors. In the end she had to let them in but there's clear support now for some kind of reform https://t.co/3YWj5J0tpd

Following my previous tweet, the OFSTED inspection will go ahead tomorrow. The head has withdrawn her request for people to come to the school to help stop inspectors. But 3 teaching unions continue call for a pause of inspections and review of their impact on wellbeing of staff

Reporting live tonight for BBC South Today from John Rankin School in Newbury. Head @FloraSCooper says she’ll refuse entry to Ofsted inspectors. She and many others in education calling for pause of inspections after death of head teacher Ruth Perry following critical inspection

Hi @applesupport have you had a chance to see my tweet from a week ago? Thank you

Hi @applesupport. Quick question. I have automatic app updates turned off on my iPhone 13 but @FilmicPro has updated to new version causing me probs as it’s not compatible with how we use it at work. Any idea why that may have happened please? Perhaps I have a setting wrong? Thx

I noticed this plethora of candy stores on Oxford Street on a trip to London this week. Thought it was odd...

It was great to meet @ianparmiter, see inside his fascinating home - "the house that time built" and film his art. What an inspiration.

Video portrait @BBCSouthNews of "Lord Sonic" @Ianparmiter, antiques dealer in #Southsea, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease a decade ago. Ian's fab paintings and sculptures are now on display @ArtSpacePompey https://t.co/XTq0HO6rnA Reporter @jamesingham

My cameraman Trevor has the perfect parasol for a live on Oxford Road in Reading! It’s quiet here with people avoiding the lunchtime heat but that’s hitting independent traders

Important read: The Criminal Bar on strike – 9 things you need to know – The Secret Barrister

Not much evidence of clean public transport on my way to work on #CleanAirDay. As a @StagecoachSouth bus passed by me I was hit by a warm wall of fumes - really unpleasant. And this was the @CrossCountryUK train I got - polluting the platform

Hampshire surfer blames contaminated water for illness