Aretha Franklin was born OTD in 1942. The Blues Brothers (1980) Mrs. Murphy was Aretha's only fictional movie role. Unsurprisingly, The Queen of Soul gives a blistering performance, pink slippers and all, which introduced her to a younger audience and reinvigorated her career.

Congratulations to the members of Oxford University who have been included in the New Year Honours 2026. ox.ac.uk/news/2025-12-3…

Isa Guha MBE 🎖️ Congratulations to Isa, who was recognised in the King's New Year's Honours for services to inclusivity and cricket 🙌

Just hours after Caroline Kennedy’s daughter, Tatiana Schlossberg, tragically died, Donald Trump has launched a series of social media attacks against her family. RETWEET if you stand with Caroline Kennedy against these despicable attacks!

Another year is passing, hard-won through dedication and tenacity, through principles and the daily effort of Ukrainians. This year was made possible thanks to our defenders – those who stood their ground not only for Ukraine, but also for all who value freedom and dignity.

Clem Cowton Regulatory failure to invest when the connect a manage signalled investment would be needed has cost consumers.

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What's the point of singing if you can play the guitar like Mark Knopfler can

Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits performing his classic "Sultans of Swing" in Sevilla, Spain (2015) This song was voted the second hardest to play after Van Halen's Eruption. One of the greatest guitarists of all time.

RETWEET if you support Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey against Trump and ICE!

Some mid-day entertainment for you☺️ The Blues Brothers were awesome

American 🇺🇸 Nights out Versus British 🇬🇧 🤔🤣

11th January 1922 104 years to the day.... The first dose of #Insulin was administered A 14 year old boy called Leonard Thompson And life was never the same again for so many many people In the #NHS? Free at the point of delivery- to the user Don’t lose that #Diabetes

BREAKING: Jerome Powell issues a DEFIANT message to Trump after his DOJ criminally indicted him. Powell rightly says that this is a politically motivated indictment because he refused to bend the knee to Trump. Retweet to stand with Chairman Powell!

🚨NEW: Elon Musk has suspended U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar's Twitter account. This comes as the Trump Administration and its allies ratchet up attacks on Minnesota in the aftermath of the ICE Renee Good killing. RETWEET if you stand with @AmyKlobuchar!

Capitol Police Officer Michael Fanone was tased on January 6th until he went into cardiac arrest and his heart stopped. Donald Trump pardoned his assaulters and called them “patriots.” RETWEET if you stand with Officer Fanone against Trump and the GOP!

Sky News: Danish PM Mette Freideriksen’s note in the visitors book when she visited UK today

🎶Sweet Home Chicago – Here it is, the blues standard. Amazing performance!🎤🎸🔥

Wow

And great that they did and they are…