The Manchester Ship Canal, a 36-mile waterway linking the city to the Mersey estuary, opened in 1894. It was wide enough to take ocean-going vessels and enabled the Port of Manchester to become Britain’s third-busiest port (Pic: 1882 Punch cartoon ridiculing the idea.) 1/6

It’s literally impossible to become a billionaire without monopolising the wealth created by others, and the fact that senior BBC presenters seem unable even to conceive of this reality is extraordinary.

Only one out of the five highest grossing private healthcare companies in the U.K. is based in the U.K. That’s our money… Meant to save lives and ease suffering… Disappearing offshore for good. theguardian.com/society/2024/o…

Check out this new scientific study by Moors for the Future & Derbyshire Bat Group who have been searching for evidence of bats 🦇 foraging on #KinderScout. Analysis of audio recordings placed over the summer months has revealed some exciting new findings... 👉 bit.ly/kinder_bats

The Telegraph continues to describe people as ‘members’ of Restore Trust. But RT2021Ltd (aka Restore Trust) is a private company with no members or democratic structure. It was reported this week to have spent £95k on ads attacking the National Trust. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/10/3…

Rory Stewart @benatipsos Tabitha Potts Perhaps this might work better? "Interpreting the entrails was held to almost scientific standards of exactitude. Diviners worked in pairs or groups of up to 11, checking each other’s work to make sure they got it right." theconversation.com/why-ancient-me…

Liz’s Photography Bucket List Update - Can you help her finish the list by sharing, commenting, liking or tagging anyone who might help? Liz is 17 and has Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumour. She was diagnosed in January. In September she was told she only had around 12 weeks

So, daughter has arranged her student housing for next year in Durham...house was bought for 180k 8 years ago...now worth 355k ish. The landlord will take in 49k in rent from the 6 students next year. Rinse and repeat. But we don't have a problem with rent prices at all do we.

Ive actually just had a train journey from hell being harassed by West Ham fans travelling from Notts to London chanting at me to get my rack out and banging on the window as I got off Yet another disgusting experience being a female football fan👍🏼

Headcount of permanent jobs at Cambridge University In 2024, administrative positions outnumbered academic by about 3 to 2 If trends continue, it will be 2 to 1 by 2028 #Universities are entering the era of late-Soviet bureaucratisation #academia

Children's homes accused of profiteering as some charge £16k a week to look after one child cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-c…

We have certainly never witnessed anything like this in human history: a whole people methodically destroyed before the eyes of the world, with full knowledge and complete visibility, happening in real time

Several Israeli strikes in recent weeks on Baalbek in the east and Tyre in the south hit close to ancient Roman ruins UNESCO said the decision "helps send a signal to the entire international community of the urgent need to protect these sites" newarab.com/news/unesco-en…

🌍 It’s #InternationalMensDay today, and throughout the day, we’ll be spotlighting important messages raised by our colleagues at CA. First up: 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗼𝗸𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽. Rob Sutton, our Director of Heritage Consultancy, encourages us all to consider whether

'Holiday lets are pricing us out of homes' bbc.in/48V5HYc

🎉 Marsh Awards with @canalrivertrust 🎉 LONDON ⭐Andy Gee ⭐Milton Keynes Offside Vegetation Project ⭐John Thomlinson ⭐ Peter Brookwalker For more information on each of our amazing winners, please visit: marshcharitabletrust.org/partner/canal-…

1. I don’t often tweet about my personal life, but on 1st November, my mum Jane was hit by a large vehicle as a pedestrian in St. Louis, USA. She suffered a severe brain injury & remains in a coma in hospital. Here's Jane & me in happier times.

📢 14,472 new photos added to our Air Photo Explorer. More than 500,000 images online! Plus our aerial mapping, giving more info about #archaeology visible in photos. ➡️bit.ly/MappingExplorer Braybrooke Castle, Chatham Dock, Wharfedale, Caer Caradoc bonus #HillfortsWednesday!

We have more than twice as many followers over at that other place, but just to let you know we're returning to Millfield Academy tomorrow for all things Stone Age to Iron Age! #Leicester #ArchaeologyInSchools #KS2 #historyteacher