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We are proud to welcome a new tailor to our team. Say hello to Zohre from Afghanistan, who has recently been given refuge in Hull. Zohre has 15 years tailoring experience, and will be joining us part time while she learns English (which is already very good in our opinion).

I have a newsfeed saying ‘crackdown’ on disability claimants. Have you ever seen a newsflash on a ‘crackdown’ on super rich tax havens and non-payment?

The former Ticket Office & Booking Hall in Hull Paragon Station. #hull #yorkshire #travel #architecture #photography #railways #ukrailscene #railwaystation

We are spending our #Tuesday marveling at the daring escapes by Indian POWs. Get your copy of Ghee Bowman's The Great Épinal Escape today and buddy-read with us!

Sent from Malta to a waiter in Lynton, Devon. If only I could read German... #PostedInThePast

INDIAN POW LIFE IN SINGAPORE – SARDARA SINGH’S SIGNATURE - THE ANSWER On the 17th you had seen 7 samples of Singh’s signature, and guessed which he would finally use. Here is a document signed by him – it was signature No. 2 This page is from an account book noting payments

Rare Historical Photos That You Probably Haven’t Seen Before ~ ( part 4 ) A thread 🧵 1. The Two Kashmir Giants Posing With The American Photographer James Ricalton, 1903

More about this to come closer to when my particular episode airs - for now am just relieved the news is out. Had to keep it under wraps for the longest time! (The story goes back further than #brokenthreads)

We are on foot patrol at bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… Sidwell Street Spring Parade

Not a mystery #postcard but can any #Philately experts throw some light on this #postmark Ross money order & savings bank, would this be routinely used to cancel a #stamp

Maybe it’s because I’m getting soft in my old age, but this postcard from a POW to his daughter made me feel a bit emotional.

A military mystery #postcard Monday. Any ideas on the location of the soldiers home, this poor chap appreciates it at least.

Ever wondered why Lord Buddha's hair had those tight snail like curls? The legend goes that while Siddhartha Gautama meditated under the scorching sun, 108 snails crawled onto his head to protect him from heatstroke. These snails sacrificed their lives to shield him, symbolizing

How to start a conversation with a cat in seven different countries: 7. Pss-pss-pss (England) 6. Kiss-kiss-kiss (Finland) 5. Pish-pish-pish (Iran) 4. Mee-mee-mee (Myanmar) 3. Minou-minou-minou (France) 2. Ming-ming-ming (Philippines) 1. What’s new pussycat, whoa, oh whoa (Wales)

Georges Lauret, a French 'Righteous Among the Nations', saved many Jews during WWII. As a notary in Lyon, he provided false papers, hid families, and facilitated escapes, risking his own life to protect others from Nazi persecution. Let us never forget his bravery.

This is a fascinating piece from the Press & Journal archives about the late "Dad's Army" actor John Laurie. I hadn't realised he had fought at the Somme and Passchendaele and suffered what we would now call PTSD. It haunted him for the rest of his life!

A rare photograph of WWII heroine Noor Inayat Khan with her brother Vilayat, taken in The Hague, Netherlands, in 1937.

Every month on @WomensArt1 is #WomensHistoryMonth 💙

Indian PoWs in WW2 weren’t welcomed back as heroes—no money, medals, morale Read this excerpt from Ghee Bowman's ‘The Great Épinal Escape: Indian Prisoners of War in German Hands’, a Westland Books publication ThePrint #PageTurner theprint.in/pageturner/exc…

The growth of my X account has been astonishing lately, and I’m so grateful to all of you for your unwavering support and amazing engagement with my posts and threads. Thank you! This evening, I'll be posting up a thread on the 'Secret Ladies'—their WW2 work was so classified,