John Birch

Ketamine addiction making teenagers wet the bed, says UK’s first specialist clinic Medics in Liverpool say intervention is needed to save children from ‘a miserable life’ of bladder problems

This is a serious issue if kids are getting addicted aged 12, and damaging their bladder so badly!

"We are not a perfect people. Yet, we are called to a perfect mission. Our mission: to feed the hungry; to clothe the naked; to house the homeless; to teach the illiterate; to provide jobs for the jobless; and to choose the human race over the nuclear race (1984)." #JesseJackson #PrayForAmerica

Well! Jenrick obviously knows how the tax system works, so should be a class choice for chancellor 🙄
#Reform

Child abuse on the rise and becoming more complex, crime agency says Police cannot tackle the issue alone, the NCA says, and technology companies must do more.

Child sex abuse is becoming increasingly complex to police and officers are arresting an average of 1,000 potential offenders each month, the National Crime Agency (NCA) says.

'It's overwhelming': Plastic from 1960s Canada washes up on Orkney's Sanday One litter picker says he has seen a huge increase in the amount of plastic washing up on Sanday this year.

Litter pickers say they are "overwhelmed" by the amount of plastic they have found on the shoreline at Howar Sands in Sanday over the last few days
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A prayer-poem for today on the spiritual journey of faith

Doesn’t like to answer the awkward questions……

I know it’s only a phone pic, but here’s a posh winter visitor looking somewhat out of place in a Welsh field (the Glossy Ibis not the 🐑 of course!)
#photo #bird #birdlife

"I am somebody. I am a somebody. I am a child of God. I may not be educated but I am somebody. I may not have any money but I am somebody. I may not eat steak every day but I am somebody. I may not look the way you look but I am somebody (1968)." #JesseJackson

Bless our feet
that they might tread
the path prepared…
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London gangs recruit children on Snapchat to steal iPhones for £380 The Metropolitan police is deploying drones and ebikes to help catch adolescent phone thieves

London gangs recruit children on Snapchat to steal iPhones for £380!

Medics in UK and US say they have been barred from Gaza after speaking out Israel accused of denying doctors re-entry into territory after they gave first-hand testimony on conflict

Medics in UK and US say they have been barred from Gaza after speaking out.

A smallish oil by George Stubbs, best known for his paintings of horses. Self-trained, he learnt his skills independently from other great artists of the 18th century such as Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough.
Seen at Upton House in Warks UK
#photo #art

Christ be the light
shining brightly before us..
#prayer

Anatomy of an upset: how Ilia Malinin lost Olympic figure skating gold The Quad God entered the Olympic free skate in control. Seven minutes later, early errors and scoring reality produced one of skating’s most shocking finishes

Couldn’t work out what went wrong, but it makes sense when you read this - one mistake can be all it needs to cause complete disaster

Marco Rubio says US and Europe 'belong together' despite tensions The US secretary of state reassures European leaders that the Trump administration backs the transatlantic alliance.

Rubio says US and Europe 'belong together' despite tensions. I get the impression that the EU distancing themselves from US re trade and tech wasn’t quite what the Trumpians had in mind

Obama addresses racist video shared by Trump depicting him as an ape The former US president didn't name Trump, but lamented the lack of "shame" and "decorum" among public officials.

Obama: majority of American people find this behaviour deeply troubling. what's true is there doesn't seem to be any shame about this among people who used to feel like you had to have some sort of decorum, a sense of propriety and respect for the office, right?
#Pinks

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'Climate breakdown' warning over polluted rivers and flooding From filthy rivers to flooding, Wales faces "mounting environmental crises on multiple fronts".

'Serious climate breakdown' warning over filthy rivers and flooding

This day is your gift to us..
#prayer

Russia killed Alexei Navalny with frog toxin, UK and four European allies say Intelligence agencies say deadly toxin in skin of Ecuador dart frogs found in Navalny’s body and highly likely resulted in his death

Nice bit of detective work to discover this!

‘Nothing says love like chemicals’: Valentine’s roses often covered in pesticides, testing finds Bouquets imported to Europe found to be heavily contaminated, often with chemicals banned in EU and UK

Red roses were found to be the worst, with one bunch containing traces of 26 different pesticides, half of which are banned for use in the EU.

When hearts are heavy…
#prayer

Bitter dispute between Trump and EU over Gaza’s future breaks out into the open EU’s head of foreign policy claims ‘Board of Peace’ is vehicle for Trump with no accountability to Palestinians or UN

Bitter dispute between Trump and EU over Gaza’s future breaks out into the open.
It would be wonderful to see even a glimmer of hope in this for the Palestinians…

That exposed the heart of those with wealth and power: the suffering of their victims fades under the warm glow of more money and power.

Two jailed over plot to attack Jewish community in Manchester Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein planned to carry out an "Isis-inspired plot", a court hears.

Two jailed over plot to attack Jewish community in Manchester. Fantastic work by police to foil this one!

‘A great wee place’: the small Scottish factory crafting Olympic curling stones All stones in Cortina are made from granite found on tiny island in Firth of Clyde and crafted in East Ayrshire

It is a small business with a big responsibility: the only factory in the world to supply the Winter Olympics with curling stones!

You are the whisper in the breeze…
(a reminder that there are hundreds of prayers, on numerous themes, and Bible studies on www.faithandworship.com)

Marcus Samuel, 1st Viscount Bearsted, founded the Shell Transport and Trading Company in 1897.
The company's name and logo were inspired by the decorative seashell boxes which had been such an important part of the original family trade in a small London curio shop.
#photo

A circling prayer, Celtic in style
#prayer