Julie Waine

BBC warns Russia is taking over World Service radio frequencies Russian propaganda is filling the void where the BBC has closed World Service radio services due to cuts

BBC's Arabic radio service in Lebanon closed after 85 years as part of a £28.5m savings drive. 'Just months later, in October 2023, the Russian state-owned Sputnik news agency took over the frequency. Its news bulletin opened with “This is Moscow”, replacing the previous “This is London” intro.' 🙄

The Taliban letters: one woman writes in freedom, the other in fear The bestselling British author Kate Mosse shares her inspiring email exchange with a brave female writer living under Afghanistan’s brutal regime

NEW: Letters between author @katemossewriter.bsky.social and Afghan writer Parand provide insight into women's lives under gender apartheid ✍️

Brought to life with illustrations by Nina Krause and @christinalamb.bsky.social Cecilia Tombesi and myself @thetimes.com

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Learn how to save a life👇

We’ll be at Brixton Fire Station today from 11am-3pm sharing life-saving CPR and defib skills

Come and join us if you’re in the area! Thanks for having us @londonfire.bsky.social 💚

📍 84 Gresham Road Brixton, SW9 7NP

Some of us have had a lifetime 😂 hence cats 🐈

She looks quite cross about it mind 😂

The Dow is now headed for its worst April since 1932 -- the very worst year of the Great Depression.

The Norton Library edition of my translation of the Iliad, with stylish red cover, is now available. It has complete text, maps, notes, introduction and translator's note, and it's yours for under $10 (as are many other tempting Norton Library volumes). wwnorton.com/books/978132...

Worth watching if only for the cinematography.

Big Larry is the street dog I rescued in Thailand 6 months ago.

Thin, scared and not quite all there in the head. But his life has transformed.

Today he arrived in his new home in England… (1/8) 🧵

What a lovely tribute to a beautiful mog. « only a cat » but yet a special much loved family member that we felt we knew too. Thank you for sharing her with us. Much love to you & @galleonskip.bsky.social

Chart showing Impact of a one-year freeze to Income Tax and National Insurance thresholds: UK, 2029-30

The Chancellor did not need to concentrate so much of her fiscal consolidation on welfare.

Extending the freeze in personal tax thresholds by just a single year would have saved almost as much (£3.9 billion in 2029-30) and would have been shared much more widely across 24 million households.

it is BUCK WILD that they are just texting this shit to each other

Today we repaired 14 hernias. Started on time, finished on time. Even stopped briefly for lunch. One operating theatre, no expensive technology.

Last list for a while as all extra sessions to reduce waiting lists have been stopped for now due to lack of money. #nhs #waitinglists

A photo of two cats, Mjolnir - a tortoiseshell, and Gabe - a tabby, cuddled together cheek-to-cheek.

Gabe and Mjolnir need a new home, can you help?

Rowan, their human who has sadly passed, wished for them to remain together.

Will help get them relocated to anywhere within the United States; please read on for more details! 🧵

Signal boosts & sharing are appreciated 💙

‘After my baby died, NHS colleagues mocked me’ A doctor who worked at the scandal-hit Nottingham University Hospitals Trust fought for the truth — and learnt his daughter’s body was left to decompose

💔 NEW: A hospital at the centre of the largest NHS maternity scandal let a baby's body decompose so badly it had to be 'triple bagged' for the funeral - midwives then "mocked" the dad, replaying a phone call he'd made months b4 at a "leadership away day" www.thetimes.com/article/82a2... 1/2

Mabel remains unimpressed by the noise from America and will not be submitting 5 bullet points summarising this weeks work to anyone.

It would appear that our son is entertaining fellow travellers on the London Underground….

(I don’t think these are even his pipes!)

#Scotland
#ScotlandRugby
#MusicSky

Mabel taking a dim view of this week’s noise and declarations from the White House #Caturday

Children's Mental Health: Listen Up: Bipolar Disorder (Part 1) Podcast Episode · The Royal College of Psychiatrists Podcast · 16/12/2024 · 56m

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Part 1 of our podcast on Bipolar disorder in young people

Omg indeed - peak Betty today 🥰 just a beautiful poppet ☺️

After a tough day at work, I am seeking the latest Betty on Blue Sky. Thank you so much for sharing 🥰

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Although Sussex Bylines doesn't "officially" cover Hampshire as yet - we hope to do so in the future - we already have a number of people based in the county writing for us. We'd love to recruit more editors and writers from Hampshire. Interested? Do get in touch - editor@sussexbylines.co.uk

Professionals, please read this super important piece on #Oxevision, watch the short but important video and, ideally, consider retweeting and follow
@StopOxevision
’s tweet. It’s a scandal that is incredibly important to us as patients and we need the professional community to get it🙏.

Welcome Betty 🥰 how gorgeous x

Soaring mental health admissions for children leaving acute services under immense pressure There was a 65% increase in the number of children and young people being admitted to general acute medical wards in hospitals in England because of a mental health concern between 2012 and 2022.

2012-2022 saw a 65% increase in children admitted with mental health concerns.

There has been over 500% increase in admissions for CYP with eating disorders in the same time period.

This is THE health crisis of our time, and it is barely making the news.

#KidsMH

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Last thing- I can’t pick up any locum shifts (even if I wanted to) due to tax rules/tapers

It’s really sad to not be able to help the dept and support the team, but I can’t afford to pay to work🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️

#scraptheTaper

Oslo mulling on recent events

Nothing says 'the continued relevance of monarchy' quite like a billionaire, English, unelected king, dressed up as a Scottish laird, turning up at a food bank in a helicopter

YouTube video by Mental Elf Smoking and mental health: a video for health and social care professionals

You CAN help people with severe mental illness to stop smoking
• Mental health generally improves when we stop smoking
• Support for people with severe mental illness must be person-centred & individualised
• Above all, we need to believe in the people we are supporting

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