Ever wondered what’s under a train? Our Senior Reporter Charlotte Linnecar has been taking a look Class 507 Preservation for you @alstom #GreatestGathering

Southport Pier and Southport Beach. Looking forward to walking down the pier again! #StandUpForSouthport #southport #southportpier

Before we embark upon restricting people’s right to jury trial because the queue for justice is so long we could try the radical approach of *simply not closing 20% of courtrooms* on a random Wednesday. Just an idea.

More radical ideas as we get them. HOW ABOUT if the people with lucrative contracts (£millions) to move prisoners from point a (the prison) to point b (the court) don’t manage to do that on time (or at all) then their contract gets cancelled. IMAGINE THAT.

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Many congratulations - great motto!

🎥 Relive The Greatest Gathering with Geoff Marshall! 200 years of railway history, innovation, and pure railway magic. From the legends of steam to modern marvels, over 140 vehicles, 40,000 visitors, and one incredible venue! 📺 Watch now: youtu.be/9K-e5Cr62vg #Railway200

🚨The former commander of RAF Greenham Common, which was repeatedly targeted by protesters during the 1980s, has penned a letter to The Times about the ban on Palestine Action👇

"The Bible is the advocate of the oppressed, the protector of the weak, the friend of the slave, the charter of his freedom, and his irrevocable title to the character and rights of humanity." Robert Halley, Congregationalist minister and abolitionist, was born #OTD 1796.

No way

"If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he would be justified in silencing mankind."

The lesson here is: don’t plead guilty to charges relating to your speech. Make your case, let a jury of your peers decide. That’s it.

"Whatever crushes individuality is despotism, by whatever name it may be called."

The Peterloo Massacre took place at St Peter’s Field, Manchester #OTD 1819 when cavalry charged into a crowd of 60,000 people who had assembled to demand parliamentary reform. At least 15 protesters were killed and 700 seriously injured.

[ARCHIVES] Witness a legendary recital given by the "Titan of the Piano," Vladimir Horowitz, in Moscow in 1986. Be utterly transfixed, like his audience, at this exquisite rendition of "Träumerei" (Dreaming) from Schumann’s Kinderszenen. bit.ly/472vbUy

Never has the phrase, “they don’t make ‘em like they use to” been so true. My gast, is a flabber!! Wow 😮

Beautiful Southport 🚣☀️ #StandUpSouthport #southport #WorldPhotographyDay Sefton Council

Anything in the law I don’t like is a loophole.

Britain accounts for 40% of phone thefts in Europe