From the transformation of Salford Quays to grassroots festivals like WeInventedTheWeekend & Sounds from the Other City, and world-renowned art venues like Lowry, Salford's cultural offer is second to none. Thanks to The Telegraph for covering our recent visitor economy boom👇 telegraph.co.uk/gift/bfae76780…

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Paramedic here. I occasionally go in hotels with asylum seekers in. Whilst I admit I don't present daytime TV I do, however, have real experience. 🧵

I’m sorry but this man is a fucking idiot. Literally not listening to any reasoning.

I successfully prosecuted 1000s of men for rape They were all documented & vetted They didn’t come by boat & live 4 to a room in hotels They live in every town & city 88% of them are white If you ONLY care about the black/brown perps then you don’t really care about women & girls

We were given a huge gift by the British public of a huge majority. But now we are on 20% in the polls. We have to stop making mistakes and start listening. And we must be prepared for the fight of our lives against Farage.

Emma Barnett is truly awful on Today

The silhouetted remains of the High Court Banksy are much more likeable than the original - creating a curiously medieval quality...as if depicting Thomas a Becket being attacked in the crypt

It’s a testament to both the incompetency & petty authoritarianism of HM Courts and Tribunals Service that they destroyed one of the most valuable artworks they own, but they did it so badly that you can still see the shadow of the work, which conveys its message perhaps even more powerfully than

This isn’t graffiti, it’s performance art and banksy hoodwinked the state into being a participant.

Charlie Kirk held racist and sexist views and advocated violence against some opponents. That puts him to the extreme right of any party holding elected office in the UK. You may like him but don’t try to claim that he fits in the Overton window of political discourse in this

Societies have to balance freedoms. In the UK we banned most guns following the horrific murder of a class of school children in 1996. Collectively we decided that curtailing the rights of gun owners in order to make children safer was the correct balance of freedoms. We haven't

Someone’s realised he needs the members if he’s to win a leadership bid 👀

Meryl Streep's speech at the AFI Life Achievement Award ceremony honoring Diane Keaton

Betfred’s online casino, to which an increase in remote gaming duty would apply, is based in Gibraltar — avoiding UK corporation tax. Fred and Peter Done are both on the rich list and worth a combined £3bn. If they’re worried about paying their staff they can pay themselves less

Whenever our society is under attack, we're reminded of how much we rely on those in public service. In Huntington yesterday, many lives were saved by the quick thinking of the train driver & the absolute heroism of the guard. We hold our breath & wait for news of his recovery.

The BBC is the single biggest investor in UK creative talent. Its brand is recognised across the world. It creates drama, comedy, unscripted and light entertainment programmes that are the envy of the world. We dismantle it at our peril.

“Queer and trans people are under threat” Actor, activist, and The Traitors US host Alan Cumming says that all art is a form of protest. After becoming Artistic Director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre in the Scottish Highlands he’s launched LGBTQ+ festival ‘Out in the Hills’.

That’s why it’s showed up when you typed “Christmas cake” in the search bar. 🙄