A wasteland of rubble, dust and graves: how Gaza looks from the sky The Guardian joins a Jordanian military airdrop for a rare chance to observe a landscape devastated by Israel’s offensive

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Storm Floris clear up after power cuts and travel disruption SSEN said it was continuing to restore supplies after about 50,000 homes were left without power.

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Storm Floris has the potential to be a power outing storm. Do some prep today. I answer key power outage questions here (just put your settings to “translate”)

UK has got ‘fat’ on decades of free labour by women, says MP Jess Phillips Minister points to ‘sexist’ practice of country relying on women to provide services so government did not have to

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The end of the road? What The Salt Path scandal means for the nature memoir It wasn’t the first hit memoir to tell a story of redemption inspired by the great outdoors – but could it become one of the last? Authors and publishers assess the damage

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Oh thank you ❤️ 🤩

What caused the Rotherham Holiday Inn riot in the summer of 2024? Last summer, hundreds of men, women and children attacked a migrant hotel in Manvers, South Yorkshire. Will Lloyd charts how the violence unfolded

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Health professionals failed Graham Thorpe, coroner says The ex-cricketer's wife said his mental health declined after losing his job as a batting coach.

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I have bought books from the following people and more because of Bluesky and they've all been wonderful: @levparikian.bsky.social @bschillace.brandyschillace.com @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social @lucygobag.bsky.social @emilymbender.bsky.social @karenhao.bsky.social Bluesky does work for promoting books

Well this means the world - thank you x

Book cover of 'Come what may', featuring an orange life buoy on ocean waves.

Latest addition to my Sociology of Emotions module reading list for students: 'Come what may' by @lucygobag.bsky.social. It's full of experience and examples, with much to say on social structures, norms, agency etc.. And it is beautifully written - once started, I just had to keep reading!

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We would like to #BuyAStrangerABook - "When This Is Over: Reflections on an Unequal Pandemic," which has a section on the Wall, including a contribution from one of our trustees, @franfd.bsky.social. ❤️

This is such a cool idea - this book is an incredible, powerful chronology of thoughts, reflections & poetry about an extraordinary time, fast receding into the public’s collective memories.

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Thank you so much - paperback in April next year!

Come What May by Lucy Easthope (Life-changing Lessons for Coping with Crisis. Hardback cover shows and orange buoy floating on the sea with a far horizon.

I'm finding this by @lucygobag.bsky.social very helpful and applicable to personal crises as well as the bigger sort. Hope there'll be a paperback.

Not sure what premonition/karma meant I’d started listening to @lucygobag.bsky.social brilliant book 3 days before the bombshell that was being dumped after 27 years with my partner. Couldn’t read/listen at all for a while but I’m back to it, and all the wisdom and compassion is definitely helping.

I am so so sorry to hear this but glad to be helping. Sending love x

‘Too loud’, ‘too messy’, ‘too much’ … why should women be expected to shrink and shut up? As Lena Dunham’s new show reminds us, whether they’re at work or on a date, women are expected to tone it down if they want to get on. What if they refuse to play ball?

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Voters in Tokyo reflect shifting political views across Japan Many constituents, frustrated with the current state of affairs, have turned away from the LDP and are seeking possibilities in newer and smaller parties.

As voters went to the polls on Sunday for what could be one of the most turbulent elections in recent history, constituents across Tokyo reflected the nation’s diverging political beliefs.

NHS facing ‘absolutely shocking’ £27bn bill for maternity failings in England Exclusive: Legal actions rise after death or injury of hundreds of babies and women in recent years

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‘Controlling the narrative’ always fails | The Observer A catastrophic data breach put thousands at risk. But the attempt to bury the story may have done even greater damage

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The man in seat 11A and our obsession with sole survivors Vishwashkumar Ramesh emerged alive from the Air India crash that killed everyone else on board. What lies behind our fascination with sole survivors?

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Andrea Gibson, poet and subject of documentary Come See Me in the Good Light, dies aged 49 Gibson, who was Colorado’s poet laureate and diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer, died at their home on Monday

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‘Humanitarian city’ would be concentration camp for Palestinians, says former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert says forcing people into camp would be ethnic cleansing, and anger at Israel over Gaza war is not all down to antisemitism The “humanitarian city” Israel’s defence minister has proposed building on the ruins of Rafah would be a concentration camp, and forcing Palestinians inside would be ethnic cleansing, Israel’s former prime minister Ehud Olmert has told the Guardian. Israel was already committing war crimes in Gaza and the West Bank, Olmert said, and construction of the camp would mark an escalation. Continue reading...

‘Humanitarian city’ would be concentration camp for Palestinians, says former Israeli PM

Thank you Kate 🤩

Desert Island Discs - Professor Lucy Easthope, emergency planner - BBC Sounds Lucy Easthope, emergency planner, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.

I ‘met’ @lucygobag.bsky.social in the other place during the pandemic and immediately loved her. You’ll love her too after this Desert Island Discs episode. She also writes excellent books. Must listen/ read for healthcare comms peeps (who are so vital in EPRR). #NHS

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Around the World, Flash Flood Disasters Are the ‘Hardest Kind to Prevent’

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Emergency Alert day has been confirmed as 7th September. If you have a secret phone for safety go to settings and turn off all government notifications. Setting it to silent or airplane is not enough 🚨 (guidance on each step is on the internet). Spread the word

Emmanuel Macron to address parliament following meeting with king – UK politics live The French president has spent time with King Charles and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the first day of his state visit to the UK

Bayeux Tapestry to go on display in UK for 11 months from next autumn, Starmer and Macron announce - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...