The small city of Lugo in northern Spain has a special secret. It is the *only* place in the world to have a complete set of intact Roman walls. They were built 2,000 years ago and surround the entire old town. But how did they survive? That's where it gets interesting...

Here's a version of Good King Wenceslas that we'd like to dedicate today to The RCN, RMT, UCU colleagues & all those fighting for fair deals in tough times #inthebleak #SupportTheStrikes #RCNStrike #NursesStrike #StandByYourPost #UCUrising #SupportRailWorkers #Solidarity

‘Twas the night before Christmas…🎄✨ In December 2020, The King and The Queen Consort were joined by some familiar faces to read the popular poem in support of the Actors’ Benevolent Fund.

Incredible shot of a Red kite (Milvus milvus) in flight at the Llanddeusant Kite Feeding Station, #WALES.

Woah. The Telegraph is for turning?!

1/21 The thread I did on Corporation Street's history seems to have gone down well - so I've decided to do another: this time on the eastern side of the city centre, focussing on the High Street. Here it is from the junction with New Street. Every single building no longer exists

A breathtaking visaluisation of Africa’s rivers!

% of adult population that does not speak any foreign language.

“Hey Siri, remind me to buy an Icelandic rooster.”

The risk of earthquakes in Europe.

For those yet to see it: Europe's sleeper trains, mapped... files.wegewerk.com/index.php/s/Mr…

We made a little weekend song 🎶 about the #lockdownfiles. We'd like to dedicate it to Isabel Oakeshott & Matt Hancock. Sorry for chorus skips but didn't quite get it down to 2m20s & couldn't be arsed to re-record it. Annoying to only have partial material, isn't it?! 🤔

This is fine journalism. Summing it up perfectly. Ofsted

This Dutch social worker uses power of play to make nursing home's residents more active and happier Credit: Newsflare #creativity #happy

Dear Ofsted, oldprimaryhead.com/2023/03/31/dea…

This is a great summary of the huge pressures put on schools (especially headteachers) with the current unsatisfactory Ofsted regime.

French and German tourists turn their back on Brexit Britain theguardian.com/politics/2023/…

🚨 Private education in the cabinet 🚨 61% of the cabinet attended a private school, our analysis found. Just 7% of the UK population are privately educated, meaning the cabinet are nearly 9x more likely to have gone to a private school than the general population.

The Sutton Trust @Bec2043

So to summarise, the Government has just announced plans to scrap the biggest public transport infrastructure project planned for any Northern city, while taking part in its conference in that same city, which its Chancellor chose to travel to by plane. news.sky.com/story/northern…