Marking the changes in haematology services at Poole hospital University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust on Friday. Durlston ward closed to haematology inpatients who will now be cared for at RBH. Thank you to our teams; a time to mark the care given by the Durlston team 🙏sister Claudia who has been incredible

In the wake of Port Arthur, Australia enacted some of the toughest gun laws in the world.

They remain a credit to John Howard, Tim Fischer and Kim Beazley. They speak for the courage of people like Walter Mikac who showed extraordinary strength amidst unimaginable grief.

Rob Whiteman CBE is spot on with this assessment; some of the Ministerial productivity demands are ‘populist nonsense’. The framing & delivery of #prevention agendas (at scale) is new ground for much of #localgov , & are not understood by those seeking to evaluate its performance.

A savage battle, a terrible miscalculation, a new wonder weapon, the death of kings, the birth of a legend.

I’ve teamed up with the legend @timharford to tell the story of the Battle of Crécy.

Please listen here: podfollow.com/dan-snows-hist…

The speed of light was once thought to be infinite: ⚡️

Up until the 17th century, it was widely believed that light traveled instantaneously. Danish astronomer Ole Rømer was the first to provide evidence that light had a finite speed.

He did this by observing the motion of…

Baby striped eel catfish swimming together to look like one big fish to deter predatation

📹lan Haggerty

The final movement of Bach's 2nd Partita for Solo Violin, a stately, triple time dance known as a Ciaconna (or Chaconne), has fascinated musicians for centuries. Brahms claimed that the excitement of even being able to conceive it would've driven him insane.

He...who can no longer wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead, a snuffed-out candle.

- A. Einstein

The stunning moment when an osprey emerges from the ocean clawed onto its prey, a barracuda.

[📹 Mark Smith Photography]

This map shows the average yearly cloud cover across European countries. The blue countries spend their year dreaming about their holiday in the red countries. Source: buff.ly/4d28UH9

Hyper realistic glass of water art

This is when Ocean Ramsey and her team encountered what is possibly the largest great white shark ever recorded, approximately 6 meters long (~ 20 feet).

The secret of happiness is:

Find something more important than you are and dedicate your life to it.

- Daniel Dennett (1942 - 2024)

I do not believe in a God who maliciously or arbitrarily interferes in the personal affairs of mankind. My religion consists of a humble admiration for the vast power which manifests itself in that small part of the universe which our poor, weak minds can grasp!

- A. Einstein,…

Today in 1653 Cromwell burst into Parliament and famously roared, 'Is there a single virtue now remaining amongst you? Is there one vice you do not possess?... In the name of God, go!'

France 🇫🇷 has the fourth largest gold reserves of 2,436 tons, without a single gold mine in France.

Mali 🇲🇱 Which was occupied by France does not have any gold reserves in its banks, although it has 860 gold mines and produces 50 tons per year!

How did France get all that…

In @TheMJ, CIPFA CEO Rob Whiteman CBE discusses why local government should invest in the services that shape our health and wellbeing.

Find out how this can improve lives, safeguard health and ensure a resilient working population: themj.co.uk/We-need-to-mea…

#preventativeinvestment

Ben Franklin died today in 1790. The only man to sign the Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Paris and the Constitution.
His last public act was to urge abolition. Congress ignored him

Thank you Julian Hartley Amber Jabbal for coming to visit us University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust - great to share with you both our agenda here @OurDorset . A focus on #TeamUHD & improvement whilst delivering changes at Royal Bournemouth & Poole hospitals. 🙏NHS Providers Rob Whiteman CBE

Dubai is experiencing major flooding as 1.5 year’s worth of rain just fell in a single day.

Nearly 5 inches (127 mm) fell in 24 hours.