Which was nice, very nice

Lovely twitter people - I don't know how many of you are also #instagram users but I'm looking for a wee favour. I've a 12yr old who loves woodwork. He spends hours on his lathe making bowls and creating chopping boards which he's sells to save up for a mountain bike. 1/3

Dutch dockers refusing to load freight today onto P&O Ferries ferry Pride of Rotterdam after vicious sacking of 800 British sea workers #Solidarity

Helping Charities through Grassroots Football gofund.me/14db3d5d Muniflex Jnrs are helping to raise funds for Alder Hey Hospital (Cystic Fibrosis Ward) by walking up Moel-Famau on Sat 21st May All donations very welcome no matter how small 🏥 Alder Hey 💙 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Cystic Fibrosis Trust

On Tuesday 29 March 2022, our Patron, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales met with people affected by #cysticfibrosis in a celebration of the strength of the CF community. (1/5)

One month before Russia invaded Ukraine, I stood trial at the High Court. And now I wait, in purgatory, to be judged. But I believe this trial and the silence around it - & all the Kremlin's men - has revealed something profoundly rotten at the heart of the British state. 1/

Single mother of three Zara, who works full time, in tears on phone to LBC James O'Brien saying she has to keep her kids warm with hot water bottles and jumpers and can only afford one meal a day. She eats their leftovers. “The system isn’t working for people like me”

📈 Today, the energy price cap rises, council tax increases and national insurance contributions increase next week. ❌ Households on the lowest incomes will be hit hardest. ⬆️ Benefits must be increased in line with current inflation levels 👇🧵

US based Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's ResearchCon online event starts today, making #cysticfibrosis science & research accessible, & easy-to-understand for the CF community. You can register to join from the UK. See how we support UK research & clinical trials here ➡️ow.ly/e7qP50IE7bM

Our recent CF Life magazine touches on the cost of living with #cysticfibrosis. Research shows that poverty & social deprivation can significantly impact the physical & mental health of people with long-term health conditions like CF. Read more here - ow.ly/ITnh50IEauT

Akshata Murty is worth £27bn and went to all that trouble to avoid £20m tax. Thats the same as having £27,000 in the bank and dodging paying 20 quid. The greed is mind boggling.

There was a loud public outcry against the £20 universal credit cut. Six months on and today benefits have been cut again as prices rise faster than support. Soaring living costs affect us all but those with least will be hurt most. There is still time for the chancellor to act.

From someone who had no interest in cricket, I loved this. So inspiring to see the change in attitude and behaviour of the boys and the difference being part of something made to their everyday lives. Brilliant, thank you.

Incoming medical students walk out at University of Michigan’s white coat ceremony as the keynote speaker is openly anti-abortion

After 3 weeks reporting on the Ocean Viking search and rescue ship, I've hung up my lifejacket. I'm taking a bit of time off now, but here's a recap of my reports. They aren't easy reading, but I urge you to take a look - not enough is known about what's happening in the Med.🧵

Launched from (radio) stations nationwide to aid a woman caught out of her depth.

Liz Truss getting absolutely ruined on local radio this morning A thread, with credits

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD. We have had a couple last minute cancellations on this weekends South West veterans photography workshop. Accommodation has been paid, if you or a friend are a veteran and would like a weekend n Devon learning photography, please DM me.