The imprisonment in #Venezuela of Rocío San Miguel, one of the country’s most prominent civil society activists, on charges including terrorism and treason, has triggered condemnation around the world along with calls for her immediate release. An explanatory🧵:

Internet - phone and broadband - seems to have ground to a halt. Is this the apocalypse? Anyway, cracking out the Scrabble…

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Luckily my breakfast was over, when I heard James Menendez speak to Hayley Jones about slugs, we all despise them, but they are quite the little creatures, and they can even fertilize themselves! 🐌

One for No Context Brits I feel...

Sometimes they have no choice....

Not sure this Kuwaiti airliner got the memo about the closure of Israeli and Jordanian airspace…

The drones and missiles haven't even arrived yet and Iran's mission to the UN is saying "the matter can be deemed concluded"

First world problems…

Goodness, what a powerful Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4 Today just now

#BREAKING Delhi temperature hits highest ever in India, 52.3 Celsius: weather bureau

Not sure they're 'calling for the most storms' WaPo!

Lovely change of pace as I listen to James Menendez speaking to MIKA on BBC World Service who is a fan of Francoise Hardy, multitalented in many ways, her “look” was classic. She even wrote to President Macron to respect the needs of those who may choose to end their lives.

"I think icon is overused but in the case of Francois Hardy I think it is credibly applicable." Musician MIKA pays tribute to the French singer-songwriter who died this week 🎧 bbc.in/45mnS78

Bolivia: 1) Army commander says Evo Morales can’t be allowed to run for president again 2) President Arce fires Army commander 3) Army commander sends troops to seize government palace in attempted coup 4) int’l community condemns attempted coup

Can’t stop watching this 😀

Keir Starmer becomes Prime Minister! Special edition of Newshour with ⁦Rebecca Kesby💙⁩ and ⁦James Menendez⁩ , conversations with ⁦robwatsonBBC⁩ , ⁦Anand Menon⁩ , ⁦Bronwen Maddox⁩ and others. Give it a listen 🎧! bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w1…

Clearest video so far of Russian missile (purportedly kh101) hitting the Ohmatdyt children’s hospital in kyiv

pretty much never

I don't think men should be boxing woman. But... The IBA is Russian-led and is effectivlely at war with the IOC, which stripped it of recognition last year over governance and ethical issues The IBA won't publicly detail what it allegedly found in 2023 to bar Imane Khelif