Why does The Lord of the Rings still look so good? Many reasons, but here's one: Minas Tirith wasn't CGI. They built a miniature version of the city and filmed that. It looks realistic — because it was real. And this wasn't even the biggest model they made...

Yesterday, Parliament voted in favour of the Assisted Dying bill. I voted against and – as I committed to my constituents – I am writing to explain why. Thanks Before I do that, I would like to place on record my thanks to the very many people who contacted me about this. This

Wirral MP welcomes 'Plan for Change' ift.tt/189yTIa

The notification of increases charges and rents before Christmas was claimed to be "insensitive and unfair" liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool…

A social housing provider has been slammed over plans to increase fees for its tenants by liz grey with concerns they could leave people without a home. One woman told me she was getting by on powdered soup and pot noodles liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool…

“Claire in an interior” Leon De Smet (1881-1966) was a Belgian luminist, impressionist, expressionist and pointillist painter.

You’ve probably heard the words “Baroque,” “Gothic,” or “Romanesque” in relation to architecture—but what do these terms actually mean? A guide on the major Western architectural styles🧵 (you’ll want to bookmark this thread)

So, during the pandemic I had a young angry man who chose not to be vaccinated. He was convinced that his youth and vigour along with some questionable supplements would keep him healthy. He took no precautions and actually attended a COVID party.

Georges Braque (1882-1963), Canal Saint-Martin, 1906, 50.2 × 61 cm, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (John A. and Audrey Jones Beck Collection).

Sainte-Adresse, Fishing Boats on the Shore, 1867 #artbots #monet

Matteo Massagrande Balcone sul mare “Balcony on the Sea” (2016).

Antisocial behaviour can't be dismissed as low-level when we see the devastating impacts it has on people's lives in communities across Wirral West. We need to get a grip on this issue, which is clearly a gateway drug to criminality. Share your views on antisocial behaviour

Vincent van Gogh, Landscape Under a Stormy Sky

Stop speculating on the terrible events in Liverpool. It helps no-one. Wait for the facts.

Please don’t share the video of what is obviously a very distressing and horrific scene in Liverpool city centre. And please let the police do their job without hindrance. The best place to be tonight is with your families not doomscrolling on social media.

Henri Matisse

Childe Hassam, Sunset at Sea

Kaoru Yamada

As people of all faiths, ethnicities and backgrounds, today we stand with Britain’s Jews. An attack on one community is an attack on all of us. United we stand Divided we fall