Anna Gordon

‘Nice shoes, mate’: we road test the brick-shaped £199 Lego Crocs Lego and Crocs have joined forces to create oversized Lego-shaped shoes. Are they as ridiculous as they sound? We sent our most podophilic writer to find out

‘Nice shoes, mate’: we road test the brick-shaped £199 Lego Crocs

Fashion shoot for the Guardian. Lego Crocs 😊 only £199.

Children with special needs in England will keep current support, minister says Georgia Gould reassures parents that no child will be asked to leave school or have levels of assistance removed Children with special needs will not lose their places at special schools or current levels of assistance, an education minister has told parents anxious that the government would strip away their child’s support. Facing questions at an online forum, part of the Department for Education’s (DfE) “national conversation” on changing special needs provision in England, Georgia Gould said: “No child is going to be asked to leave the school that they’re in. So I just want to give that reassurance.” Continue reading...

Children with special needs in England will keep current support, minister says

‘Squeezed from every direction’: pubs voice fury at Reeves’s business rates changes Chancellor’s claim to be helping trade met with disbelief in England and Wales amid soaring staff costs, energy bills and other overheads

‘Squeezed from every direction’: pubs voice fury at Reeves’s business rates changes

“I never cry. It’s like my tears are frozen inside my eyes. I always feel I must stay strong — to the point that I lost the ability to cry.”

Kremlin-backed crypto coin moves $6bn despite US sanctions A7A5 token enables Russian financial flows after Washington cracks down on related exchange

Kremlin-backed crypto coin moves $6bn despite US sanctions on.ft.com/3IPU2RR

Another violent attack by an ICE officer on a civilian at 26 Federal Plaza—this time on a journalist, who had to be carried out on stretcher.

Another attack on the First Amendment, our neighbors, and our democracy.

Area man torn between strong desire to Send A Message and Deepseated Unease That He Will End Up With A Dreadful Council.

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Alarm raised over slow pace of payouts to UK veterans fired over sexuality MP Jess Brown-Fuller says at the current rate it could take more than a decade to complete the compensation process An MP has raised alarm at the slow pace of a scheme to compensate LGBT service personnel dismissed or discharged from the forces because of their sexuality, saying that at the current rate it could take more than a decade to complete the process. Jess Brown-Fuller, the Liberal Democrat MP for Chichester, said she began examining the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme, formally launched in December, due to the experiences of a constituent, who is one of just 69 people to have been compensated, of more than 1,200 who have applied. Continue reading...

Alarm raised over slow pace of payouts to UK veterans fired over sexuality

In pictures: St Paul’s marks 350th anniversary with rare glimpse of its inner sanctum [FREE TO READ] FT chief photographer was allowed unprecedented access to Wren masterpiece for a year to reveal unsung heroes who make the cathedral tick

Lovely pictures by Charlie Bibby

St Paul’s marks 350th anniversary with rare glimpse of its inner sanctum on.ft.com/4nmR5I0

Peers demand more protection from AI for creatives MPs have already overturned calls for more copyright protection for artists against AI once before.

A Lords rebellion against the Government's AI plans, calling for more copyright protections, has continued with the backing of another amendment last night www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Oleksa and her daughter Eipril fled their home-city of Kharkiv in 2022, leaving behind everything

In the UK she joined the charity #BeyondthePage (partner of Save the children) in Margate.

The acceptance of the women there brought back to some 'normality'.

For @savechildrenuk.bsky.social

Can hypnosis cure our harmful spending habits? Some are turning to hypnotherapy to treat problem gambling and other financial disorders

Can hypnosis cure our harmful spending habits?

https://www.ft.com/content/9ceda1c1-6f94-43ff-a5b8-6303901da086

‘Too original for just one medium’: Agnès Varda’s Paris photographs go on show Esteemed film-maker Varda began work as a photographer, capturing the postwar freedom of Paris, where a new exhibition presents her as a vital part of the city’s creative history

www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ap...

Amazing to see the all female panels of editors @aspeninstitute.bsky.social ‘s AI & News conference.
Deborah Turness, CEO, BBC New s,
Kath Viner, Editor-in-Chief, Guardian
Roula Khalaf, Editor, Financial Times
Alessandra Galloni, Editor-in-Chief, Reuters
Chair, Meera Silva, CEO, Internews Europe

The former CEO of Barclays Jes Staley is attempting to clear his name and overturn a lifetime ban from senior roles in the financial services industry imposed by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority in 2023. on.ft.com/41lYkpq

These five newspapers prove journalism can thrive without billionaire owners Owned by their journalists, these outlets from Argentina, France, Scotland, Spain and Uruguay see their model as key to their independence.

From the Reuters Institute - owner-operated or co-operative models of news can survive and even thrive with the right initial funding, ownership structure and audience approach reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/these-f...

Outside the National Gallery.

The route home.

FT Exclusive: Rene Haas, the chief executive of Arm Holdings, does not predict a rosy future for DeepSeek, saying he thinks it will 'get shut down'. on.ft.com/4aRyyxA

Old Street this morning.

The wonderful photographs of Alice Longstaff.

Rainy old London Town.

A headline reads: "2024: The Year in Pictures" with four photos. The photos include Donald Trump pumping his first after an assassination attempt, a woman who lost her eye in Israel’s invasion and bombardment of Gaza, a Ukraine artillery unit firing at Russian troops and children watching the solar eclipse.

This year was made up of extraordinary moments and New York Times photographers captured them in extraordinary images. See the full Year in Pictures and read our photographers’ reflections. nyti.ms/4gxIvC4

Event selfie.

Roaming in the gloaming, around Westminster this evening.

Stills for the Antiques Roadshow at Firstsite in Colchester. On BBC One tonight.
#antiquesroadshow
#fionabruce

I spent time with four Queen’s Nurses across the UK, documented the life-changing role they play in society for a Guardian photo essay. amp.theguardian.com/society/arti...

#communitynursing #queensnursinginstitute #nursing #photojournalism

London Marathon yesterday for Mind.