An 'epidemic' of violence: The women and girls killed by men last year We tracked reports and contacted police and prosecutors for a deeper look at the situation across UK.

"An 'epidemic' of violence: The women and girls killed by men last year."

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Andrew O’Hagan · Stay Classy: Mummy’s Favourite The late queen can be held responsible for much, but nobody could accuse her of seeming to enjoy her role. For the...

jesus CHRIST.

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Not quite summer yet! There may be some snow this weekend too.

How the US far right bought into the myth of white South Africa’s persecution The long read: When Trump granted white South Africans refugee status, he was echoing a falsehood about Black people taking revenge for years of brutality. But no one flourishes in a repressive police state

How the US far right bought into the myth of white South Africa’s persecution

Effi o Blaenau review – Greek myth retelling Iphigenia in Splott becomes blistering Welsh-language film Leisa Gwenllian is a force of nature as working-class heroine Effi in this big screen version of Gary Owen’s one-woman play

Effi o Blaenau review – Greek myth retelling Iphigenia in Splott becomes blistering Welsh-language film

Yesterday, the German state of Baden-Württemberg elected a new state government & prime minister. BW is the 3rd largest state, its capital is Stuttgart, & its strength the automobile industry.

Winner & new PM: Cem Özdemir, a Green politician & son of Turkish immigrants. A portrait:

This should be recited every time someone says he's a man of the people.

Now we have proof: dealing with difficult people really does age you Researchers have found evidence of what many of us always suspected: ‘hasslers’ shorten your lifespan. And they know by exactly how long

Now we have proof: dealing with difficult people really does age you

Poem 'Written on the wall of the psych ward' by Joseph Fasano

There is a beautiful confessional honesty in the opening lines.

Then the unsettling central image

Finally, despite what has gone before, an urging to find someone to join you in the madness of love

#poetry
#poemoftheday

I mean Sky news don’t even try to hide it, in fact they make an active declaration as to whose lives have value.

Young authors writing older characters: 70 is not that old. Pls drop the nostalgia for Elvis & fear of smart phones. A 70-yo just left her corporate job a year ago & has been on the internet longer than you have. She isn’t afraid to drive on the freeway, she’s commuted for decades. 🙄

The view out the back of the library. It is cloudy but between the clouds the sky is blue and it is light.

Incredible scenes here. Somehow it's March and somehow it's 5pm and SOMEHOW we're already on EPISODE NINE of 'How light is it in #Orkney at 5pm this week?'

It's cloudy but we are striding headlong into glorious longer days

And it is THIS LIGHT! 💡

Bach o astronomi cymraeg yma 🔭🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

When Wales generates green energy, the profits go straight to London 💸

In Scotland, Crown Estate profits are reinvested into local communities. Just imagine what Wales could achieve if we had the same powers!

It's time to devolve the #CrownEstate to #Wales ✊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Pan mae Cymru’n cynhyrchu ynni gwyrdd, mae’r elw’n mynd yn syth i Lundain 💸

Yn yr Alban, mae elw Ystâd y Goron yn cael ei ail-fuddsoddi i mewn i gymunedau lleol. Dychmygwch beth allai #Cymru ei gyflawni pe bai gennym yr un pwerau!

Mae'n bryd datganoli Ystâd y Goron i Gymru ✊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

😮 Bargen! Prisiau bwyta allan wedi mynd yn honco bost fan hyn

People who say, "Are you 'avin' a giraaaahffe?" like an extra from Only Fools and Horses should be forced to provide you with a tall, African, hoofed mammal if you answer, "Thank you, that would be lovely". 🦒

A person's attractiveness increases by a minimum of 53% when they have a library card.

Yesterday I filmed several baby birds walking across a street directly at my camera and asked Bluesky to suggest music

Several dozen folks did

Some even dubbed music over the original clip.

I haven't been able to get this out of my head.

So I give you

A Bluesky exclusive:

Reservoir Ducks

🐣 🪶

Medieval woman in a red gown reading a book with a castle and greenery in the background. What was life like for women in the middle ages? Our medievalists answer your biggest questions. Read the full story at gty.art/mw26.

In honor of #InternationalWomensDay, let's explore the fascinating (often-untold) lives of medieval women with Getty manuscript curators Elizabeth Morrison and Larisa Grollemond.

📖 gty.art/4ubmi4d

Happy International Women’s Day!

A beautiful collaborative film for International Women's Day made by poet Hanan Issa, Eleeza Khan and some inspiring women from Cardiff to support Athika Ahmed and voice collective rage and rejection of hatred and violence against women.

Mae gofal cymdeithasol wedi ei danariannu ers llawer rhy hir.

Bydd Plaid Cymru yn blaenoriaethu gofal ataliol i gefnogi pobl cyn iddynt gyrraedd argyfwng.

Mae'n bryd buddsoddi yn ein gwasanaethau gofal a'r staff sy'n eu gwneud yn bosibl.

@mabonapgwynfor.bsky.social

Death of little girl sparks urgent safety warning 'The alarming findings of the inquest only highlight the absolute tragedy that has taken place'

A coroner has written to every health board in Wales demanding changes after medics were unable to find adrenaline in Prince Charles Hospital when four-year-old Summer Rae Mant needed resuscitation.

The coroner warns of more deaths unless action is taken. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

Singing the news: the story of Italy’s last ‘cantastorie’ – still performing in his 90s Famous for combining true crime and political scandals into songs – and antagonising Silvio Berlusconi – Franco Trincale keeps the tradition alive in his nursing home

Singing the news: the story of Italy’s last ‘cantastorie’ – still performing in his 90s

Arestio pump wedi'r anhrefn ar ôl gêm Cwpan Cymru Mae pum person wedi cael ei arestio yn dilyn digwyddiad ar ôl gêm Cwpan Cymru rhwng Y Fflint a Bangor 1876 ddydd Sadwrn.

"Mae pum person wedi cael ei arestio yn dilyn digwyddiad ar ôl gêm Cwpan Cymru rhwng Y Fflint a Bangor 1876 ddydd Sadwrn."

#Llandudno

Yr Heddlu yn annog pobl sydd â fideo o'r digwyddiad i gysylltu â nhw.

www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/ert...

Paced o gracyrs 'Italian Scrocchi' blas rosmari, ar gael o Aldi.

Rhestr o gynhwysion: wheat flour, olive oil, sunflower oil, sea salt, rosemary, yeast

Mae'r rhain o Aldi yn blydi lyfli. Efo dip neu ar eu pen eu hunain, efo apéritif bach, wrth gwrs! 🍸 Dim sothach ynddyn nhw chwaith.

#DiwrnodRhyngwladolYMerched
#InternationalWomensDay

Keir Starmer and David Lammy are taking an extraordinarily dangerous gamble with our individual liberty This week, MPs will vote on the second reading of the Courts and Tribunals Bill. Don’t let the anodyne name fool you – this is one of the most revolutionary pieces of legislation in our…

NEW BLOGPOST: Keir Starmer and David Lammy are taking an extraordinarily dangerous gamble with our individual liberty

For any MP unsure of how to vote on the government’s proposals to restrict trial by jury.

Mocking people for their class is discrimination – so why don’t we treat it as such? Toni Beardmore, Lecturer in Human Geography, Aberystwyth University Many people can recall moments when they have been mocked, judged or subtly excluded because of where they are from, how they speak ...

Class-based cultural markers such as accent continue to shape how people are perceived and treated. This is how class inequality shapes our confidence, our self-worth and our sense of place in society, injuring us in hidden ways ✍️ Toni Beardmore, Aberystwyth University