Brilliant piece by @alxcroft to mark 40 years since the Chernobyl disaster.
‘I miss our land. Chernobyl broke us’: The families who lost their homes after world’s worst nuclear accident
https://t.co/Ny2EWUvu4S
Great excl from @itsmairab
A teenage girl who was awarded a scholarship at a British boarding school is trapped in Gaza.
A gap in Home Office evacuation rules means that high-school students, like Dania Alfaranji, have slipped through the cracks.
https://t.co/HfHtmi4rDo
Gaza vet killed by Israeli troops while returning home after ceasefire declared
Dr Mu’ath Abu Rukbeh, who was described by @SulalaaSociety as a “kind” and “exceptional” doctor, was among many Palestinians shot dead for unknowingly crossing a yellow zone.
https://t.co/jrRg1FTXti
Agonizing interviews with two Gaza medics, Sara and Eli.
They spoke of Palestinian kids in hospitals alone, scared, wounded by Israeli bombs.
“I patted his back as if to put a baby to sleep. I reminded myself, you're not putting him to sleep. He's dead."
https://t.co/LuDU5nsVyx
Mariam Abu Daqqa, a journalist with our partner publication killed by Israel today, left a note for her young son in case the worst happened. Pray don't weep, she wrote. “Make me proud. You are my love, my heart, my strength, my soul... who lifts my head high with pride.”
Great story from @alxcroft on how Israel's destruction of Gaza's water plants is fuelling the spread of deadly disease - including one that has left children paralysed.
https://t.co/4bNvIWd6gp
This is Gaza from the sky: ashen destruction and a maze of makeshift tents stretching to the horizon. I spent two days filming & photographing Gaza from a Jordanian plane. 22 months of Israel’s bombardment, blockade & war with Hamas have left a blasted hellscape. Unimaginable.
Some concerning ONS data this week revealed how the explosion of shoplifting in London since the pandemic is showing no sign of slowing down. It was up 54% in 2024, year-on-year. Rest of England only saw a 15% increase.
Graph by @DanPKeane
Adolescence a depressing case study for how discourse ruins everything
1. Show raises important societal issues and triggers national conversation on what to do.
2. People get carried away and watching show becomes performative purity test
3. Rejecting the show becomes equally performative badge of honour for others
Meanwhile key issues and themes of the show get lost or polarised in the debate about watching/showing it.