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In his special report "A calamity of lost youth", @toby00green looks at the high number of deaths among young people. Alarming but largely ignored by the media and politicians:

https://t.co/Z5WRSnmEY9

AND @ONS has changed the way it counts people who have died!

#ExcessDeaths

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From dementia and decline to sex-crazed stereotypes, cinema has long struggled to portray older people beyond the clichés. But as actors like Helen Mirren continue to challenge expectations.

https://t.co/6CBqBEC85H

#PerspectiveMedia #Film #Cinema #Ageing #Hollywood

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A portrait can reveal far more than appearance. From Rembrandt’s unflinching self-portraits to Holbein’s Tudor subjects, art has the power to capture character, preserve memory and challenge the way we see the world.

https://t.co/Ldt6zpkTOk

#ArtHistory #Portraiture #Rembrandt

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In a world obsessed with achievement, career milestones and carefully curated success stories, it’s easy to feel as though we’re falling behind. But perhaps failure doesn’t need to be romanticised or feared - just accepted as part of life.

https://t.co/idpYst3qyE
#Failure

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A crush can be more than butterflies and daydreaming. From inspiring new interests to building confidence and resilience, unrequited feelings can sometimes teach us as much about ourselves as our relationships do.

https://t.co/UxWsvlCRgi

#Relationships

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There’s no single blueprint for a successful relationship. As conversations around dating, sexuality and non-traditional relationships evolve, the most important thing remains understanding your own needs and communicating them openly.

https://t.co/VZBbsL0RGm

#Relationships

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From supermarket choices to dinner-table etiquette, social class still shapes how we eat and how others perceive us. In a cost-of-living crisis, food remains about more than taste, it can signal privilege, identity and belonging.
https://t.co/vPyzNrSn0B

#SocialClass

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Social media has made it harder to leave old versions of ourselves behind. We’re constantly confronted with who we were, while trying to work out who we are now.

https://t.co/xWJyQ1bUo6

#PerspectiveMedia #SocialMedia #DigitalIdentity #Millennials #OnlineCulture

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We spend a lot of time imagining how humanity might end, while the warning signs are already around us. From extreme weather to food, water and resource insecurity, the problems of today deserve our attention too.

https://t.co/w44AxhLvuT

#ClimateChange

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From nuclear war to AI and climate change, the threats facing humanity have changed, but the need to think beyond the present has not. How we prepare for risks today could shape the lives of generations to come.

https://t.co/ojpAmkXXf8

#AI #ExistentialRisk #FutureOfHumanity

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From the Great Stink of 1858 to today’s sewage crisis, Britain’s rivers remain at the centre of debates around pollution, profit and public responsibility. How we manage our water is as relevant as ever.

https://t.co/3HOs5GWEUm
#WaterPollution #SewageCrisis #CleanRivers #UKWater

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Charles Spencer’s memoir opened up a wider conversation about childhood abuse, trauma and the cultures that allowed it to go unspoken. Decades on, breaking that silence remains just as important.
https://t.co/gi8ei9aP5v

#CharlesSpencer #ChildhoodTrauma #AbuseAwareness

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Norway’s wolf population raises important questions about the balance between human interests and protecting endangered species.

Who gets to decide which animals have a future?
https://t.co/fz6jCqFldM

#WolfConservation #WildlifeProtection #Rewilding #Environmentalism

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What can wolves teach us about loyalty, courage and compassion?

Rick McIntyre has spent more than 10,000 dawns observing Yellowstone’s wolves, building an extraordinary picture of their individual personalities and social lives.
https://t.co/jyCJUPJwY0

#Wolves #Wildlife

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Nell Gwyn rose from humble beginnings to become one of Restoration London’s most famous actresses & royal mistresses.

Witty, ambitious and fiercely independent, she navigated a world built around powerful men and made a name for herself on her own terms.
https://t.co/waHQwSlq20

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Before social media, rave culture created a community where people could leave status and judgement at the door and simply be themselves.

The legacy of acid house wasn’t just the music, it was the sense of freedom and optimism it gave a generation.
https://t.co/ZwCsyTC69X

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Shere Hite challenged everything women had been told about sex, pleasure and relationships, and paid a huge price for it.

Decades later, her work still feels remarkably relevant. A forgotten feminist pioneer worth remembering.

https://t.co/gLJhGU3TZm

#ShereHite #Feminism

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From contraception to sexual education, generations of women have challenged the shame and restrictions surrounding female pleasure.

But how much has really changed?
https://t.co/XqGSiUMZiQ

#PerspectiveMedia #SexualEducation #Women #Sexuality

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AI is increasingly being used to make decisions that affect our lives.

Shami Chakrabarti warns that without proper regulation, technology could quietly take decisions that would once have been subject to law, scrutiny and public accountability.

https://t.co/1bofqAV55q

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How free is Britain really?

From free speech and protest to poverty, safety and religious freedom, this piece examines whether the UK is living up to the freedoms that underpin a democratic society.

https://t.co/MMXHxuN0eY

#PerspectiveMedia #FreeSpeech #FreedomOfSpeech

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From surviving the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs to navigating a changing world, birds have proved remarkably adaptable.

Their resilience might have something to teach us.

https://t.co/Y7iZzUhtoh

#Birds #Birdwatching #BirdLife #Wildlife #Nature #WildlifeConservation