During the Great Depression of the 1930s, dance marathons became an unexpected and intriguing phenomenon. These endurance contests were not just about dancing; they were a desperate attempt to secure food and shelter during a time of widespread economic hardship. Dance

So sparkly. Big rings like this are one of my favourite things to make.

Looking forward to this - I enjoyed the books and only knew about them because of Phil Williams' evening show on radio 5 live. It'd better be good.

A lesson in social media magic

This charity was founded in memory of my cousin Liz. We miss her.

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What could possibly go wrong ...? Boaty McBoatface.

Well - that’s one way to catch your flight 😬 👇

I am so over these strikes. I just want to be able to go to work and not be messed about. 😩

Loving Tess' blue velvet outfit - but I'm not sure that it's £694 worth of lovely.

The Cups and Balls

"The angel of death is licking his lips." My piece on the horrors of the last week theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Mind blown....again! 🤷‍♀️

Major Dick Winters led perhaps the most storied U.S. Army unit in all of World War II. On D-Day, he and his "band of brothers" in Easy Company defeated a far larger German force and allowed the Allied advance to continue. At the Dachau concentration camp, they liberated

Meanwhile in Rome, a lion is on the loose

Whaaat?

An important statement on the latest tea controversy. 🇺🇸🇬🇧

What a story - listen to the amazing tale of Alan and Irene with Dr Sian Williams. Think I might have something in my eye. 🥹 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Take Twat

One wins the WTA Monastir title as a qualifier One wins the US Open title as a qualifier That's how they teach them again the LTA juniors Sonay Kartal 🇬🇧 & Emma Raducanu 🇬🇧