OneStopItaly-Gillian

Norwich-based owner of One Stop Italy. Arranging fab #villa #holidays since 1988. Old-style personal service. I tweet about Italian food, style & culture too.

[Tracy Edwards @TracyEdwardsMBE]

My charity raises funds for girls' toilets to be built in developing countries so girls can go to school for 4 weeks of the month instead of 3. This isn't rocket science. Why are girls in the UK not allowed as much dignity and privacy?

[Business Ukraine mag @Biz_Ukraine_Mag]

More than four years since the start of Putin's invasion, the Russia-Ukraine War still "demands front page urgency every day," says @FrancisDearnley, co-host of Britain's award-winning ‘Ukraine: The Latest’ podcast

https://t.co/Gbgul3YJvZ

[UK in Italy 🇬🇧🇮🇹 @UKinItaly]

Auguri Italia!! 🇮🇹 🇬🇧

[Colin the Dachshund @DachshundColin]

"We asked 100 people to name something you might hide down the side of a house. You said a motorhome...."

[Francis Dearnley @FrancisDearnley]

For my next @Telegraph dispatch from Venice, I investigate the reopening of the Russian pavilion at @La_Biennale - how it happened, if it could really have been stopped & the protests it sparked.

Featuring Ukrainian artists & @nadyariot of @pussyrrriot:

https://t.co/zi2eq8z990

[Francis Dearnley @FrancisDearnley]

My first @Telegraph report from the most controversial @La_Biennale in years.

As Russia opens its pavilion, Ukrainian artists and soldiers are confronting war – and puncturing the cynicism of so much contemporary art – while still finding moments of joy:

https://t.co/E2xrM43tHj

[The Telegraph @Telegraph]

@SimonCalder is about to land at The Telegraph! ⁠
⁠
With decades of experience in the travel industry, he is a walking encyclopaedia, thanks to his remarkable memory, his insatiable curiosity and a sense of wonder that’s hard to match. He will be putting that expertise to good use in The Travel Expert, a new weekly podcast in partnership with @‌trailfindersofficial and a weekly newsletter, launching this weekend.⁠
⁠
Read our introductory interview with him 👇
https://t.co/J9FLgNDpdv

[Ukrainian Action @UkrAaction]

4 more life saving vehicles are on the road to Ukraine this weekend, this time with drivers from the Cayman Islands! Thanks to @Telegraph @DomNicholls @FrancisDearnley for continuing your excellent coverage of what is happening in Ukraine!

[Camilla Tominey @CamillaTominey]

A @DailyTPodcast + Ukraine the Latest podfest @FrancisDearnley #PressAwardsUK #PressAwards

[Defence Index @Defence_Index]

⭕🇺🇸🇮🇹 US LOSES BIG AS ITALY DUMPS BOEING FOR AIRBUS

Italy has officially abandoned Boeing’s KC-46 Pegasus and signed a €1.4 billion deal for six Airbus A330 MRTT tankers instead.

Rome originally picked the American KC-46 in 2022, canceled it in 2024, and has now fully shifted to Europe’s tanker giant, handing Airbus another major global victory.

Italy is now the 19th operator of the A330 MRTT platform.

[John Simpson @JohnSimpsonNews]

The Financial Times reports that during his talks with Xi Jinping Donald Trump floated the idea that the US, China and Russia should co-operate against the International Criminal Court.

[Kevin Hollinrake MP @kevinhollinrake]

Reform’s ‘no Ukraine flags’ policy is hardly surprising given their Head of Policy, James Orr, description of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as:

A “regional Slavic conflict between Russia and Ukraine”

And that it is not a “war”, but “a conflict happening in the world that I don’t care very much about.”

Had Reform been in power in 2022 and taken this position, the whole of Ukraine would likely now be occupied by Russia with Putin plotting his next move.

They are a danger to our national security.

[Dom Nicholls @DomNicholls]

Weak. We don’t expect you to fix everything overnight, but at least have the guts to say who you think may have been responsible. Ignoring awkward questions doesn’t suit the office of UN Sec Gen and doesn’t help your people working hard in harm’s way. @antonioguterres

[OneStopItaly-Gillian @OneStopItaly]

@DomNicholls Nothing for us here in Norfolk, Dom. The whole county's as dry as a bone.

[The Telegraph @Telegraph]

🇺🇦New episode of Ukraine: The Latest

@FrancisDearnley and @DomNicholls examine Kyiv’s race to develop a new weapon and are joined by @adrianblomfield who reveals what it is like to be hunted Russian drones in Kherson.

🎧 Listen 👇
https://t.co/2uMYoEguEd

[🚜🇺🇦Steve Blurryenko🇬🇧🦈 @TankieSlappa]

Are you a Brit in #Odesa? Have you just lost your cards?
Message me with your full name (which I've blurred out) and I can reunite you.
#MainBastards please forward/retweet

[Francis Dearnley @FrancisDearnley]

Supporters for Ukraine are out in force here on the first day of @la_Biennale in Venice.

A palpable anger among protestors that the Russian pavilion has been allowed to re-open – ironically on Putin's 'Victory Day'.

One told me it 'shamed Italy and what Art should stand for.'

[Alex Callinicos @alexcallinicos.bsky.social @alex_callinicos]

Interesting from Gillian Tett

[Francis Dearnley @FrancisDearnley]

Tonight's @OxfordUnion debate: 'This House would rather go to war with Russia than lose Ukraine'.

Featuring me, @AmbDanFried (@AtlanticCouncil) & @OKhromeychuk (@Ukr_Institute)
VS
Former Slovak PM Ján Čarnogurský, Peter Hitchens (@ClarkeMicah) & @scotthortonshow.

Wish us luck!

[UK in Italy 🇬🇧🇮🇹 @UKinItaly]

The Princess of Wales will visit the city of Reggio Emilia, between 13 and 14 May, marking a significant next step in the work of The Royal Foundation Centre for @Earlychildhood.

We are looking forward to welcoming Her Royal Highness to Italy!🇬🇧🇮🇹

📷@KensingtonRoyal