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Congratulations to my dear friend ⁦Francesca Simon⁩ on the publication of her first adult novel. Beautiful cover and matching cup cakes !

‘A wake-up call to the magnitude and horrors of rape in war – the world's most neglected war crime' Amal Clooney Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize and Orwell Prize, OUR BODIES, THEIR BATTLEFIELD by @ChristinaLamb is out today in paperback.

When this book was first published 5 years ago I wrote that war rape was so prevalent I felt I could spend the rest of my life writing this book. Since then the situation has worsened so much I have had to update it twice - to include Ukraine and Israel and Palestine

Eat your heart out ⁦X⁩ Taliban downsizing 90,000 jobs in ministry of education alone … amu.tv/172272/

Putin's parade in faces: who visited the dictator and war criminal in Moscow today. I've made a slideshow for you.

Presumably running out of things to ban, the Taliban has now banned chess- a much loved game in Afghanistan- also banned by the previous Taliban regime.

Found myself inadvertently referring to the US administration as ‘the Trump regime’ which is somewhat telling…

So great to see Victoria Amelina’s book shortlisted. If only she were here to see it instead of being killed in a pizza restaurant by a Russian missile

14,000 babies will die in next 48 hours if Israel won’t let us send baby food into Gaza said Tom Fletcher on BBC Radio 4 Today Baby food. Just think about that How has the world let this happen?

Amazing brave plastic surgeon ⁦Rosie⁩ talks about all the children she is treating in Gaza and asks how can anyone justify this ? thetimes.com/article/51b4b0…

Last week in #Afghanistan de facto authorities publicly flogged at least 63 males & 4 females. These gross punishments that violate int'l law have increased massively in 2025 & must stop. A stark reminder that Taliban must not be normalized and no Afghans abroad forcibly returned

Letters between the amazing British novelist Kate Mosse and a brave Afghan writer, facilitared by ⁦Lucy Hannah⁩. Beautifully out together by my amazing female colleagues ⁦⁦Venetia Menzies⁩ and ⁦Nina Krause⁩ thetimes.com/article/5a3a45…

As Tel Aviv wakes to more missiles following the US attack on Iran, many fearful of what’s next … thetimes.com/article/1ef055…

From foreign minister of Pakistan which had just recommended Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize

Doesn’t feel like ceasefire in Tel Aviv where we are in shelter for fourth time this morning…

Foreign YouTubers showcasing life under the Taliban as if it is normal are complicit in erasing a brutal reality. The absence of women in schools, workplaces and to criminalize reading a book in public is dystopia. It is the apartheid of women. Complete erasure.

Having twice spent THREE days in A&E this year waiting for a bed for my now late mum, I would not say this is a priority

Tonight, russians hit Ukraine with an insane 537 air targets. That number doesn’t show russia’s power – it screams how weak and teethless the world is.

As Trump calls for ceasefire in Gaza, I talk to Israeli reservists who have served there as well as hostage families desperate to get their loved ones back thetimes.com/article/6c3508…

Waiting for Evita to emerge on balcony of ⁦The London Palladium⁩ …