This has got to be London's most beautiful cafe. St Mary Aldermary on Bow Lane in the Square Mile. People pack out the chain coffee shops all around it, perhaps not realising they could be getting their caffeine fix in a Wren church.
This is Giselle, She Spent 5 Days trapped under the rubble in Venezuela amid their earthquake. When she was rescued she couldn’t stop kissing her rescuers. Pls heart her ❤️
It seems surprising up until now Farage has not been in receipt of what’s called an unexplained wealth order, which requires an individual or an organisation to explain how they obtained a property or other assets.
Well done Australia 🇦🇺.
Animals should not suffer for human entertainment. People should not force them to perform just to amuse a crowd.
Australia has officially ended the use of animals in circuses. This decision draws a clear line against making living beings perform for human enjoyment.
For years, circuses kept animals in small enclosures, moved them from place to place, and trained them to do unnatural tricks. Many experienced serious physical and emotional harm. Australia has now said this treatment is unacceptable.
Circuses can still operate ~ without animals.
This is real progress for animal lovers everywhere. Respect starts when we stop using animals as entertainment and recognize their value as living beings.
References:
PETA — “The Show Won’t Go On for Exotic Animals in Australian Circuses!”
Mirage News — “Australia no longer has circuses using wild animals”
Animals Australia — “Australia’s last circus lions and monkeys are now ‘retired’”
The Daily Mail is arguing that Andy Burnham won't have a mandate unless he calls a general election. Oddly enough, I don't remember them saying that about Truss and Sunak.
.@ZackPolanski on the need to tax wealth, including raising capital gains tax to the same level as income tax & a tax of 1% on assets of £10m or more, rising to 2% on assets over a billion/
Animals are NOT ours to use and abuse!
This is such a sad sight, a prisoner in a small cell 😡 😢.
#DontBuyATicket ~ if you do YOU are COMPLICIT to #AnimalAbuse! 🎟️ 🚫
These two scumbags, Aaron Pinder in the navy blue hoodie and Callum Ryder, smashed a 62-year-old British Black woman’s window in Birmingham to intimidate her.
One of their mates was recently charged and fined after video evidence showed him assaulting the woman, racially abusing her verbally, and throwing dog faeces into her garden.
It has been reported to @WMPolice, but she believes they have not been very helpful.
This is London - a global beacon for equality, progressive values and diversity.
Pride is one of the moments our city shines brightest - with millions coming together to celebrate our LGBTQIA+ communities and the values that define our city.
Happy Pride! 💙💚💛🧡🩷❤️💜
This is what rescue & sanctuary means great work: Julie, Portugal's last circus elephant, has arrived as the first resident at the Pangea Elephant Sanctuary in the Alentejo — the first of its kind in Europe, a landmark moment for elephant welfare... https://t.co/H5u4w6R4mH
McSweeney, who lied about the 'antisemitism crisis', has a nice, cosy chat with BBC's Nick Robinson, who lied about the 'antisemitism crisis'. UK politics/media, 2026.
#ItWasAScam
Last week I spoke at a rally about the problem of deliberate disinformation in sections of the UK corporate press. Neatly, the rally was reported in the Sunday Telegraph in an article full deliberate disinformation. https://t.co/JUDsoXfFUD
The Right are scaremongering about the ‘soaring’ welfare bill. At its core contains a key deception. They’re including the state pension (we have an aging population)
• Pensioner Benefits: ~55%
• Regular Welfare: ~23%
• Disability and Health: ~17%
• Housing Benefits: ~5%
James Murray is asked about US surveillance company Palantir working in the NHS.
Palantir should have no role in the NHS (or any other UK public service). We need to kick them out.