This is a travesty and a nightmare. The US was a founder of @Gavi. It lowers vaccine costs for the world, has vaccinated 1B children, and averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year -- and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.

Ghada from Oxfam International updates on #Gaza "Right now, life in Gaza is defined by survival. We are living under unimaginable conditions."

Gaza has run out of fuel. Reserves are gone. The last drops are being rationed to keep bare-minimum services alive. No fuel means no water, no food distribution, no health care, no telecoms — 2.1 million lives on the brink. This is no longer a logistical issue — it is life or

This weekend! If you are anywhere near Cheltenham you really should check out the amazing book sale at the lovely Oxfam Cheltenham. It’s become an annual fixture for so many book lovers. Don’t miss out! #books #booktwt #booklover

This weekend! If you are anywhere near Cheltenham you really should check out the amazing book sale at the lovely Oxfam Cheltenham. It’s become an annual fixture for so many book lovers. Don’t miss out! #books #booktwt #booklover

More than 100 humanitarian groups warn of mass starvation in #Gaza "Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Save the Children and Oxfam are among the signatories of a joint statement that says their colleagues and the people they serve are "wasting away". bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

I prosecute and defend the most serious sexual offences in our courts. The overwhelming majority of offenders are British-born. Overwhelmingly the victim is someone known to them, either a partner or relative. Anybody purporting to care about protecting women might start there.

ITV pulling zero punches in this incredible footage - "This landscape of destruction looks otherworldy, but it's not, it's this world - What is happening may come to define one of its darkest eras, one that casts a stain on humanity, which will endure for generations" #Gaza

Don’t scroll past. Roba has an important message from #Gaza. “We need to survive. And we need to exist.” - Roba Starvation is being used as a weapon of war. This is a RED LINE. 📢 Share NOW. #RedLineForGaza

*The bigger the worse brucesterling.tumblr.com/post/792040868…

1/2: Do you LOVE getting yourself buried in books? Do you wish to gain retail experiences? If you LOVE working with people, we are looking for a new Bookshop Manager to join our Royal Exchange Square bookshop in #Glasgow City Centre! Come & join our #OxFamily!⁠ 📚👏💚

Just a gentle reminder that it's very hard to claim that "Britain is a Christian country" when the majority of the country is non-religious - and has been for quite a while. And what we are is: diverse - and should be proud of that, I think. Freedom of (and from) religion is an

Wednesday? It must be later in the week than that.

Husband is reading a political biog which contains this fantastic anecdote about George Brown, the boozy Labour Deputy of Harold Wilson’s cabinet:

This has just reappeared in my timeline, so am retweeting it as a public service: a list of books to escape into,originally compiled during the first lockdown…

Ten years ago in Paris, every country pledged bold action to cut emissions and tackle the climate crisis. Since then, the super rich have burned through twice as much carbon pollution as the bottom 50% of humanity combined. It’s time to #MakeRichPollutersPay 👉

My little girls (now big girls!), adopted from foster care, arrived with few possessions - but each had been given a box of books by BookTrust. These books, read together, became our first shared memories. Spread the joy of reading with a donation: donate.booktrust.org.uk/Xmas3/~my-dona…

We know what works – we have the science, tools and proven strategies. What we need now is political courage: investing in communities, in prevention, in innovation and in protecting human rights as the path to end AIDS. #WorldAIDSDay #WAD2025 theguardian.com/global-develop…

National Trust DG has been awarded CBE in the New Year honours. The Daily Telegraph reported the news ‘has drawn controversy’. Given it was strictly embargoed til after the paper went to print & there were no comments, it seems that once again, their only source is themselves.

Potato Europe vs Tomato Europe before 1492