NEW BOOK - The Lost Orchards. Today along with Common Ground we are launching a Crowdfunder UK campaign to publish a book that inspires communities to rediscover, celebrate and conserve apple trees and orchards that make their locality special. crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-lost-orc…

The Wexford Carol, Ireland's oldest carol dating back to the 15th century. Christmas carols here all this week 🎄

The cost of meeting the nurses' pay demand - £1.6bn 🏥 Cost of Sunak's bank tax giveaway - £7.3bn 💸 They have the money to give nurses a proper pay rise- they just don't want to. RT if you back a real pay rise for our nurses 👊

How wonderful. I can't even send my son a Xmas card or present. I haven't seen him or spoke to him for over 2 years. His Dad hasn't seen him for nearly 3 years. I would give anything to hear my child's voice or hold his hand. Plenty evidence to show how close we were. Is shameful

It was a real honour to be interviewed by LADbible it’s a tough watch for us, but hopefully will help to raise awareness of #Glioblastoma We’re hugely proud of Laura for having the guts to be this honest & brave. The Brain Tumour Charity OurBrainBank Lionesses @Chloe_Kelly98 #terminal

Breathe, breathe again and cherish you are alive. Your life is the biggest present you'll ever receive. Merry Christmas to all the wonderful folks who support me and send me messages of hope and positivity here on Twitter. Stay strong!

When you’ve touched your own mortality through an incurable cancer diagnosis, your wild and precious life comes into the room and slaps you right in the face and says, “Not on my watch, we aren’t done yet!”

A very important thread on environmental/climate changes and human impacts upon the immense and incredible place we call #Antartica 👇

"The only demonstrations that really work are disruptive ones." Gary Lineker believes disruptive climate protesters could be considered "heroes" if the world takes action against the climate crisis, and says "it's very worrying" people are being arrested for protesting.

If only other celebrities talked out about the #ClimateCrisis Thank you Gary Lineker

We’re planning work on the “plumbing & wiring” of social care - focussing on things that can get in the way of good change. “We can’t do that because the (IT, procurement rules, regulation, commissioning process, DP rules, risk system, assessment/planning etc) won’t let us” 1/

Paint over Mickey Mouse Burn Where the Wild Things Are Pulverise the lego Set fire to the Christmas tree star. Seize all the teddies Bury every skipping rope Paint the walls dark brown Abolish all hope.

Um, this chart is from Brian McNoldy at the Univ of Miami. It shows incredibly hot--almost hot-tub hot--ocean water. He said: "I'm not sure I've ever seen the water around Florida look like this...at any time of year."

🧡Maggie's believe that gardens can have a positive effect on wellbeing. This weekend brings a rare opportunity to visit their special garden in Edinburgh, open Sun 16 July, 11-4 Teas, plants for sale & guided tours 🧡💛 scotlandsgardens.org/maggies-edinbu…

#StopRosebank

Various points around the southern Kintyre Peninsula. It’s a lonely and extremely lovely stretch of coastline.

Happy Birthday Rose!

Elon Musk’s daughter talking about Elon tweeting that he wanted to impregnate Taylor Swift, calling him a “heinous incel”

Violent crime has declined by 26% since Trump’s last year in office — quite the opposite of “through the roof”. Morning Joe