Today, 4 Sept, is the feast of St Cuthbert, bishop of Lindisfarne & missionary, whose body is believed to rest in Durham Cathedral. He is shown holding the head of the martyred king Oswald of Northumbria. This window is in St Augustine's Shrine, Ramsgate flic.kr/p/2qecp8Y

Deaths now outnumber births in the UK (16,300 more deaths than births). Scotland and Wales have more deaths than births, cancelling out England and Northern Ireland's positive natural change

"With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too decided to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught." St. Luke, pray for us!

Big rise in cocaine poisonings registered in 2023. Chart below shows the dramatic rise. Opiates (not shown in chart) still the most common mention, accounting for nearly half of drug poisonings. ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…

Lidar helps find lost Mayan city: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

The bells of Notre Dame in Paris rang out together on Friday for the first time since a 2019 fire that devastated the historic cathedral, AFP reporters said. u.afp.com/5HUe

Some really interesting stats out this morning from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on hybrid working. Hybrid and home working persisting post-pandemic, but with a lot of variation across professions...

Meanwhile, Salford University's Peel Building, built 100 years earlier in 1896, is still going strong.

We’ve published analysis looking at time spent in short-term lets in the UK, using aggregated data from 3 large online collaborative economy platforms: Airbnb @Bookingcom Expedia Group We are able to offer analysis of a twelve-month period. ➡ ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…

The Explore Subnational Statistics team at Office for National Statistics (ONS) for their work “Launching Explore Local Statistics (ELS) Beta service”! ⭐️ The new service simplifies local data access, helping policymakers with visualized, standardized info on health, education, and economy 🏆 #AiGAwards #WINNER

Use our new UK population projection explorer to adjust factors such as life expectancy, average children per woman and net migration to see what impact each could have on the future population 🔎ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…

Today, March 19: the Catholic Church celebrates the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, husband of Mary and earthly father of Jesus,

Happy Solemnity of the Annunciation!

One year on. Not always easy, but always worth it. Happy, happy Easter!

Happy Easter! Alleluia, He is risen! 🙏🤍

May he rest in peace.

The Litany of the Saints at the Funeral of His Holiness Pope Francis

Really pleased to be part of the team behind this: