HAPPY St. George’s DAY! It also happens to be Shakespeare’s 450th Birthday. Some people have celebrated by setting a new World Record. However, on this most saintly of days the story that made me smile the most is THIS response to NekNominations. Do you know someone who could do with a random act of kindness? […]
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Today registration opens for same-sex marriages in England & Wales. It’s a day for love. Nothing I can say can make that more important or more beautiful. Registration opens for first Same-Sex Marriages in England & Wales Leeds General Infirmary Children’s Heart unit safe £21m boost to attract science talent in Wales Sumatran tiger cubs […]
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As everyone is likely recovering from days of excess, SEASONS GREETINGS! Well while we partied the world kept turning and good things a plenty are gifts to everyone. Hope for arthritis sufferers, England fight back in 4th Test, and a Welsh Woman has cycled to the South Pole. Wow…
Lots of positives today but the one that stands out for me is Stuart Broad in the first Ashes test. Broad has taken 5 wickets against Australia in the face of booing crowds, sledging and Brisbane newspapers saying they will not mention him. A nation arrayed against him he’s stepped up under pressure to silence […]
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Quite a few health related stories but the highlight for me is about a Breast Cancer campaign with an unusual slant as it looks for topless female images in street art and gives them a mastectomy. A friend pointed out to me, many women who have survived breast cancer can find some of the campaigns […]
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Not sure if this is a reason to be cheerful or not but today the 3 heads of the UK intelligence services will appear on TV being questioned by Intelligence & Security Committee. If not cheerful it is certainly historic and an unprecedented step in open government with the heads of MI5 (aka the security […]
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As Debenhams announces that it will start including size 16 mannequins in its window displays I saw the above, with a fashion shoot making active use of non-traditional models. It may not be the answer but with depression revealed as a leading cause of disability, a little truth about how we all REALLY look rather […]
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I have a lot of politically active friends…well to be more honest I have a lot of friends who have very loud political opinions, at the very least on their social media feeds. A lot of the news is purely negative, and much of it taken as simple opportunities to kick out at the Them […]
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Thursday? What Thursday? Time dilation, temporal warp, wrong bit of Space Time, honest… No really. Anyway ONWARDS! Genuine gift, musically, today. Shared on my Facebook by a friend (Thanks Adam). Music like most creative industries may be worldwide, may make people millions, but apart from a lucky few there are a lot of people out […]
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Have to say I walked into walk this morning, logged in and the first thing I noticed when I logged in was this story about a guerilla upholsterer in Wales. A little bit human interest for #R2BC I’ll admit but to fun not to share. Today, apart from a social media feed full of happy […]
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