There were 12,786 knife crime offences recorded in London in 12 mths to Sept 22. Knife crime leaves a trail of destruction and trauma. I have witnessed a Mum watch on whilst Police Officers + HEMS attempted to save her 15 yrs old son. We must do more to help save these children❤️

2/2 The way this is reported infers that staff couldn’t be bothered to turn up for work. Would you help readers with some clarity on the usual abstraction levels please. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

⁦BBC News (UK)⁩ I’m not convinced that ‘did not turn up for work’ is a fair way to describe absence. Most organisations manage planned abstractions such as annual leave, rest days, training and sickness. This can often be more than 30%. 1/2 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

Bionic mini Vaughan🙄 another rugby injury. Time to take up golf!

What a match! First class rugby and nail-biting finish #wal vs Fiji

Chough, Black Redstart, Meadow Pipit, Raven, Gannet, Kittiwake, Kestrel, Buzzard and Sparrowhawk at Porthcurno today… sorry about poor photo of the Chough, only had my phone😊

Lest we forget…
It’s an honour and a privilege to join the commemoration of the 79th anniversary of D-Day in Ranville.

I am delighted to have been appointed by the Home Secretary as the Chair of the new Offensive Weapon Homicide Review (OWHR) Oversight Board. Read about our work in the attached link: gov.uk/government/pub…

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I just love May sunshine..

Thank you birdsofpooleharbour for a brilliant Puffin cruise this evening along the Jurassic Coast. We saw so many species of birds including the small colony of Puffins!!

Just fantastic 😁

You can just about make out a Puffin on the water in the last photo..

Nice to read today that the Coronation Medal will be issued to so many including St John Ambulance England who are supporting those attending!

God save The King!

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Today Elon took my Blue Tick away.
As an experiment to see if my reach has been affected, can you please do me a favour?🙏
If you follow me, and you see this tweet, can you please retweet it.♥️
To make it worth sharing, here's my photo of a rare Black Redstart after a fly🐦

European Wall Lizards enjoying the Spring sunshine in Venice..

Sacred Ibis colony in the Venetian Lagoon 😁

Beautiful Burano in the Venetian Lagoon. Flamingoes, Cormorant, Shelduck and Oyster Catchers 😁

A Brambling on the feeders @RSPBArne was causing some excitement this morning. Great to catch up with Barbara Bisset 💙 on Combe Heath 😁

A pair of Crossbills, Raven, a flock of Alpine Chough and Golden Eagle on the stunning La Longia run down to Ortisei, Val Gardena..

Who said you can’t bird watch when skiing😊⛷️

Alpine Chough in the Dolomites.. just beautiful ⛷️

The Knife Angel is at last in place on Cathedral Green, Gloucester, for the month of Feb. A thought provoking sculpture containing 100,000 confiscated knives, we hope it will provide a catalyst for our community to reflect on knife violence and seek sustainable solutions.