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The RW screeching is not working - just the opposite

Two firefighters resting, sitting on the plinth of the "Citizen Firefighter" statue.

Quite an image on the BBC live page (www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...; no photographer credited).

Sounds as if they've saved the station and the hotel, and more importantly, without loss of life.

Citizens; heroes.

AI-generated photograph of parts of a Glasgow street added together with purported scenes of the railway station fire.

I won't republish the source of this because clicks are what they want, but this is a fabricated "photograph" of a scene which does not exist, at the wrong end of Union Street.

Yorkshire Water receives fresh funding despite sewage fines and pay row Private equity group EQT to take 42% stake as supplier faces scrutiny over environmental record and CEO’s pay

Swedish private equity group takes 42% stake in Yorkshire Water.

Thames Water, Northumbrian Water, Southern Water, South West Water and Wessex Water gutted by PE.

All have criminal convictions, dump sewage in rivers, profiteer. 90% of England's water is foreign owned.

Expect more looting.

This is no longer about saving the corner building. It's lost. All the SFRS can do is try to prevent what would be a catastrophic spread to Glasgow Central Station.

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Dozens of trains cancelled after fire near Glasgow Central station National Rail said part of the station will be closed until further notice.

Dozens of trains cancelled after fire near Glasgow Central station | Cambs Times share.google/yHI9fTo1p9I6...

Anyone commuting into Glasgow Central Station for work tomorrow, the station is shut until further notice due to a fire on Union Street..

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.

A bunch of tweets all saying "No drone has hit Dubai Marina. It was debris debris from a successful interception"

LOL looks like the bots are out in force

It really is something to see politicians, commentators and media outlets whose whole identity is based on being so-called ‘patriots’ frothing with excitement as they line up to back a deranged megalomaniac who consistently attempts to belittle and bully the country they claim to love

A screenshot of an ABC Classic album cover for a two CD set of music by female Australian composers. The album is called Women of Note: A Century of Australian Composers.

#NowPlaying #ClassicalMusic

Peggy Glanville-Hicks: Etruscan Concerto

Caroline Almonte, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Richard Mills

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#InternationalWomensDay

Suffragettes stage "Defend the Right Protest" rally, Trafalgar Square, London, 6/3/26 Ahead of International Women's Day activists dressed as suffragettes - the early 20th century direct action group who helped gain women the vote - protest in Trafalgar Square in pouring rain, calling for repeal of the Public Order Act 2023 which gave police and courts yet more powers to restrict and criminalise peaceful protest activity. The women, supporters of Fossil Free London, aim to highlight the unprecedented punishments given to climate campaigns for peaceful protest. By coincidence, the event took place the same day police raided the homes of "Take Back Power" activists, many of whom were arrested last night at Westminster Quaker Meeting House. Image © Ron Fassbender

Suffragettes stage "Defend the Right Protest" rally, Trafalgar Square, London, 6/3/26 Ahead of International Women's Day activists dressed as suffragettes - the early 20th century direct action group who helped gain women the vote - protest in Trafalgar Square in pouring rain, calling for repeal of the Public Order Act 2023 which gave police and courts yet more powers to restrict and criminalise peaceful protest activity. The women, supporters of Fossil Free London, aim to highlight the unprecedented punishments given to climate campaigns for peaceful protest. By coincidence, the event took place the same day police raided the homes of "Take Back Power" activists, many of whom were arrested last night at Westminster Quaker Meeting House. Image © Ron Fassbender

Suffragettes stage "Defend the Right Protest" rally, Trafalgar Square, London, 6/3/26 Ahead of International Women's Day activists dressed as suffragettes - the early 20th century direct action group who helped gain women the vote - protest in Trafalgar Square in pouring rain, calling for repeal of the Public Order Act 2023 which gave police and courts yet more powers to restrict and criminalise peaceful protest activity. The women, supporters of Fossil Free London, aim to highlight the unprecedented punishments given to climate campaigns for peaceful protest. By coincidence, the event took place the same day police raided the homes of "Take Back Power" activists, many of whom were arrested last night at Westminster Quaker Meeting House. Image © Ron Fassbender

Suffragettes stage "Defend the Right Protest" rally, Trafalgar Square, London, 6/3/26 Ahead of International Women's Day activists dressed as suffragettes - the early 20th century direct action group who helped gain women the vote - protest in Trafalgar Square in pouring rain, calling for repeal of the Public Order Act 2023 which gave police and courts yet more powers to restrict and criminalise peaceful protest activity. The women, supporters of Fossil Free London, aim to highlight the unprecedented punishments given to climate campaigns for peaceful protest. By coincidence, the event took place the same day police raided the homes of "Take Back Power" activists, many of whom were arrested last night at Westminster Quaker Meeting House. Image © Ron Fassbender

Ahead of International Women's Day activists dressed as suffragettes—the direct action group who helped women get the vote—protest in Trafalgar Square, calling for repeal of the Public Order Act 2023 which gave police & courts yet more powers to restrict and criminalise peaceful protest activity.

Love on Hold: Navigating the Complexities of Post-Brexit Relationships for UK-EU Couples — UK-EU couples are finding themselves trapped in a maze of bureaucracy following Brexit , as new immigration rules ha

"UK-EU couples are finding themselves trapped in a maze of bureaucracy following Brexit, as new immigration rules have made it incredibly difficult for them to maintain their relationships."

Trees, both straight and curled, disappear in a fog along a river in this black and white photo.

Out in the fog. The unknown lurks beyond. #nature #fog #hiking #blackandwhite

A stone and concrete channel with water in it, curving around the gently sloping side of a mountain. A grassy, well-trodden path on an embankment follows it course. A line of rugged mountains form the skyline on the opposite side of the valley. The sky above is blue with some white clouds just above the horizon. It is a bright, sunny day.

This leat winds around the southern slopes of the Carneddau mountains in Wales and the path that follows it provides superb views of Ogwen Valley and the Glyderau. The water it collects flows into the reservoir at Llyn Cowlyd.

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#BlueSkyArtShow #Flowing #Scape #Landscape #Photography #EastCoastKin

Retired British general dismantling a right wing US gobshite on Channel 4 news right now is a thing of beauty. Collision of someone who hasn't thought about anything hitting someone who measures every word he uses.

Former Chief Medical Officer calls out Streeting’s highly politicised ‘trial’ of puberty blockers. Meanwhile @goodlawproject.org have uncovered a spike in trans youth ending their own lives because they can’t access appropriate care. This is a national scandal.

I have good news and bad news about my friend Schrödinger's Cat...

Stop the Crime and Policing Bill Tell your MP to vote reject the proposals in the Crime and Policing Bill

Liberty’s tool for contacting MPs:

UK friends/Friends:

“Quakers in Britain are joining other civil society organisations to organise a mass lobby of parliament at 2–5pm on Tuesday 17 March 2026.

[Or] you can write to your MP using Liberty's tool to ask them to vote against the anti-protest clauses in the Crime and Policing Bill.”

Important to seek clarity today on whether Home Office and No 10 will try to defend - or will now withdraw - a false+misleading claim applying settlement reforms to 2022-24 cohort saves £10bn

Not just overspinning lifetime saving in 30 years time
Gvt policy doesn't save maybe £8-10 billion of it!

Rosy sunrise light on a green wooded hill under blue sky. A watercolour circle on setting moon.

Long pink light on the Friday hill & a (ma)lingering moon.

A view of the stairs inside Hintze Hall. The handrail is highly decorated, with carvings of animals. At the top of the stairs, a giant sequoia slice is visible.

A view of the ornate arches in Hintze Hall, carved with floral patterns. In the background, stairs are visible.

A view of the ornate arches in Hintze Hall, carved with floral patterns. In the background, there are tall, arched windows, and a statute of Charles Darwin.

Come for the dinosaurs, stay for the architecture! 🤩

We couldn’t resist sharing some more photos taken on a recent stroll around the Museum!

Have you ever noticed these details? ✨

Westminster Meeting House raided by Metropolitan Police again. Statement: “For Quakers, faith and action are inseparable. Peaceful protest, prayer and nonviolent action are integral parts of many Quakers' religious life. Whilst we take the planning of criminal acts very seriously, we believe that this incident is a deliberate targeting of committed young people who want to make our country a more equitable place. This raid is part of a systematic stifling of dissent. That this is the second time in a year that the police have raided our meeting house dramatically illuminates the broader trend in the UK of cracking down on those who disagree with the government. The right to protest is fundamental to our democracy. It's a key part of how people make their voices heard between elections.” – Oliver Robertson, Head of Witness and Worship Quakers in Britain, 5 March 2026

Yesterday evening, for the second time in a year, the Met Police raided Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrested a number of young nonviolent activists.

STATEMENT: www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

First dolphins and now seals #GreatDay 😎

A wooden bridge, deeply incut and damaged by flooding on one side.

☹️ Bad news: Recent flood damage has shut the road bridge into Spittal of Glen Muick car park - including to walkers.

It's a popular starting point for walks at Glen Muick, plus Lochnagar and other Munros on that side of the Cairngorms.

@cairngormsnews.bsky.social @walkhighlands.co.uk

I’m now looking at solar fountains 😊😎

That is lovely!

Sunset above water. Yellow rays shining through clouds with a red haze all around it

Sunset just now

Middle East war threatens ‘marginal’ progress in Gaza since ceasefire, WHO warns Humanitarian crisis “still catastrophic” and supply disruptions in Middle East preventing $6 million worth of medicines from reaching Gaza, says WHO.

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is "still catastrophic" and has seen only a "marginal" improvement since the ceasefire, with worse to come due to the Middle East war, senior WHO officials told reporters today.