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[The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot]

Mull of Galloway lighthouse. Find out how to get there and what it's like to visit in my latest blog: https://t.co/e6Utez51aH

[The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot]

The engine room at the Mull of Galloway lighthouse. At certain times they run the engines for visitors. Find out more about my visit to the lighthouse on my blog: https://t.co/ShTlRAd5kI

[AMM @502__AMM]

The Government wants to reclassify Coastguard Rescue Officers as "volunteers" so they stop paying them an hourly wage when they go out to save lives. Join me and sign the petition to demand the Government scrap plans to strip rescue heroes of their pay: https://t.co/AKw1pmz48Z

[AMM @502__AMM]

Thank you for your response! See how others answered and share the results with your friends. https://t.co/a3iwRiyGgU

[AMM @502__AMM]

Prevent St Austell brewery from altering Doc Martin’s and Fishermans Friends local pub in Port Wenn, aka Port Isaac - Sign the Petition if you’d still like to have a drink there! https://t.co/Zq679cQeAw via @UKChange

[Dan Walker @mrdanwalker]

I must confess to being a bit emotional this morning at the news of a knighthood for Kevin Sinfield.

I’ve always called him ‘Sir Kev’ and it’s hard to think of a man more deserving. He showed us all what it is to be a friend. What it means to step up when people need you and he did it all for his mate ❤️

After he carried Rob across the line in the Leeds marathon someone sent me this poem anonymously and I kept it on my phone. They called it ‘Arise Sir Kev’…

When shadows gathered, and hearts would break
Kev knew it was time to take…
One step, another, through wind and rain,
Carrying hope, despite the pain.

He never stopped, mile after mile,
Driven by loyalty, strength… a smile.
For Rob, his friend, he aim was true
Showing us all, what friendship can do.

Not measured in trophies, applause, or fame…
But turning up, again and again.
And in every mile he chose to run,
He showed us how friendship is truly done.

[Kyle Sheldon ⚽️🇺🇸 @kylesheldon]

Is this the best World Cup team photo of all time?

Bravo, Norway 🇳🇴⚔️

[AMM @502__AMM]

Swarms | Bee Swarm Assistance in Edinburgh & Lothians – Contact Us — edinburghbeekeepers https://t.co/UnPaKZxDl0

[Artur Nadolny @ArturNadol7566]

BBC PAID A WOMAN HALF A MAN SALARY FOR THE SAME JOB AND THOUGHT NO ONE WOULD NOTICE

Carrie Gracie spoke fluent Mandarin. Ran the @BBC Beijing bureau. Thirty years of service. One of four international editors at Britain's most prestigious broadcaster.

Then the BBC was legally forced to publish salary data in 2017. Gracie looked at the list. Her male counterpart covering North America was on up to £249,000. She was below £150,000. Not even on the published list. Neither was Europe editor Katya Adler. The two women. Funny that.

She had explicitly made equal pay a condition of taking the China role. The BBC said yes. Then paid her nearly half anyway and apparently hoped she'd never check.

She checked.

She asked for equal pay. The BBC, with the confidence of an institution that had been getting away with this for decades, offered her a raise that still left her short.

She turned it down. Resigned from the post. Published an open letter to the licence fee payers explaining exactly what their public broadcaster was doing with their money.

The BBC's response was to put her through nearly a year of their own internal grievance process. Run by the same institution she was complaining about. Investigating itself. Shockingly, it went nowhere.

It took three separate meetings with the Director-General and the concrete threat of an employment tribunal before the BBC caved, issued a public apology, and paid her £361,000 in backdated wages.

She gave every single penny to the Fawcett Society (@fawcettsociety).

A publicly funded broadcaster. Breaking equality law. Caught red-handed. Dragging a 30-year employee through a year of institutional theatre. Paying up only when a judge became a realistic possibility.

[Orla Joelsen @OJoelsen]

The demonstrators are chanting “Go home, USA” outside the consulate.

May 21, 2026

[Save Our Lands and River @savehamlands]

🚨 Thames Water’s updated sewage pump plans reveal a project getting BIGGER, LONGER and more disruptive.

And this comes the SAME WEEK London gains an official river bathing water site!

Shame on Thames Water

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[Brian Groom @GroomB]

Neighbours, Glasgow, 1993, watercolour by Avril Paton, Scottish artist.

[AMM @502__AMM]

Dear Duolingo: How do I memorize the gender of every noun in my language? https://t.co/aA8l2YwaVJ

[늘푸른소나무 @nulpuleunsonamu]

파리 샤넬 매장 직원분이 스카프를 카멜리아(동백꽃)처럼 묶고 계셨는데 바로 이거예요.
우아한 파리지앵 분위기가 정말 멋졌답니다.
이렇게 하면 간단하게 카멜리아 매듭을 재현할 수 있어요 ↓

[Physics & Astronomy Zone @zone_astronomy]

The highest quality video of the moon was just released… this is so beautiful.

[jen @JenCarsonTaylor]

The most adorable Queen: “That helicopter will never fit under Tower Bridge.” + “Good evening, Mr Bond.”

[All On The Board @allontheboard]

Remembering the Angels of Dunblane and their teacher on the 30th anniversary of that tragic day.
Thoughts, love and prayers to their families, friends and everybody affected.

#Dunblane #DunblaneMassacre #30Years @allontheboard

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

The Kelpies are a pair of 30-meter (100-foot) tall, 300-ton stainless-steel horse-head sculptures located in Falkirk, Scotland

[Zafar Macha @Maaachaaa69]

BREAKING NEWS: Rowan Atkinson, a legendary icon of comedy, television, and cinema, has left even the world’s richest and most powerful figures stunned—not just with his words, but with decisive action.
At a glamorous red-carpet gala in Los Angeles on December 20, attended by film moguls, tech billionaires, and Hollywood’s most elite stars, Rowan Atkinson took the stage to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award. But instead of offering a conventional acceptance speech, he chose a moment of truth—direct, fearless, and deeply human.
He did not thank the Academy. He did not reminisce about Mr. Bean, Blackadder, or decades of global laughter. Instead, Atkinson looked straight into the audience of wealth and influence and declared:
“We sit here surrounded by diamonds and artistic glory while the world outside is falling apart. If your voice can move millions and you choose not to use it for those who have no voice, then you are not creating change—you are creating noise.”
The room fell into complete silence. Film executives and invited guests sat motionless, struck by the weight of his words. He continued, unwavering:
“If you have more than you need, it no longer belongs only to you. Your responsibility is to lift up those who are still beneath you.”
And he did not stop at words.
That very night, Atkinson announced that all profits from his archived works and future creative projects—estimated at 160 million USD—will be donated to fund children’s health initiatives, climate action programs, and arts education for underprivileged youth.
His message was unmistakable:
“Legacy is not built on what you earn. It is built on what you give.”
In an era when celebrities are often dismissed as hollow symbols, Rowan Atkinson delivered a powerful reminder to the world:
true impact is not created by applause, but by easing the suffering of others.