So Anglian Water has been fined £62.8 million for illegally dumping their sewage into the environment. In an act of self-pity CEO Mark Thurston, said: “We understand the need to rebuild trust with customers and that aspects of our performance need to improve to do that." Would

That would be about right. Erase the troublesome woman rather than deal with problem. theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2…

What's the matter with the men in Afghanistan? Is anyone able to explain this?

5. Arguing that what women lack in strength, they can make up with skill places an undue burden on female players. And of course, should a male choose to hone his skill to match, he regains all the advantage of his strength.

Have I done something to upset Edinburgh International Book Festival? I know I'm not a big deal in grand scheme of things but this is now the second book I've had out and no invite to come and do an event - at my home country's flagship book festival. My work on trauma is current, it ties in nicely to

Goniatite fossils, studded throughout this piece of Carboniferous era shale. County Clare, Ireland.

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This is horrific and i’m very alarmed by it. It represents the most serious form of online violence against women human rights defenders i have seen a long time. All this because Collective Shout is doing its job in calling out misogyny and violence against females online. I

Meg Peppin 💙 Angela Rayner Wholeheartedly agree. Allotments facilitate sharing of resources, foods grown, stories, care, kindness & humanity - they don’t discriminate.For those who live relatively isolated lives, they are a lifeline. It seems so much of the good is being taken away from communities😢

Dreamy cast!

The National Library of Scotland has bowed to pressure from a small group of their staff to censor a book written by feminists, sex abuse survivors and lesbians about their experiences during an important period in Scottish recent history. Appalling. thetimes.com/article/1ceff9…

I both feel very sorry for National Librarian Amina Shah - whose appointment I very much welcomed - and hugely disappointed in her. This is one of those rare occasions when there is an official paper-trail that evidences discrimination and caving to ideological activists./2

Amazing photo, such beauty.

Where are the headlines? This mother in Iran is about to be hanged and I really feel helpless seeing silence from the big names, the anti-war activists in the West, the feminist leaders, the so-called free world leaders. Her only “crime”? Fighting for freedom and dignity for her

Grace and dignity exemplified.

Sarah K. Benning, contemporary US fiber artist known for her hand embroidery inspired by nature and interior design #WomensArt

So many young women don't realise how relatively recently the rights they take for granted were won.

The World Must Know: Afghan Women With One Eye. This is not fiction; this is the reality of 2025. In Afghanistan, women are told: One eye is enough to see. They must cover the other eye with a patch beneath the burqa. This is not about religion. This is about control.

Go for it! You’re not too small, too busy, too local.