Deporting human beings back to a warzone which you have caused to become even more dangerous is despicable, evil.

[THREAD] This #WomensHistoryMonth, let's not forget how many of our rights were only won in recent decades, and weren’t given by asking nicely and waiting. We need to fight for our rights. Here's are a few examples:

Happy International Women’s Day! We’re celebrating women who have changed the world. Here are all of the amazing women who have received the #NobelPrize and their remarkable achievements at the time of the award. Tell us about the women who inspire you the most - and why

“The World is very old; But every Spring It groweth young again, And fairies sing…” - ‘Spring Magic’ by Cicely Mary Barker (1895-1973). #poetry #flowers

UK artist Helen Musselwhite combines hand cutting, folding and scoring paper and card to create her artworks, which are often inspired by nature #WomensArt #Spring

Testing teapots to see how well they pour. The best designs create laminar flow, minimizing drips and turbulence. 📽: zishahu2021

If you’re suicidal about benefits changes, please remember nothing can change at all soon: 📞 Samaritans – 116 123 (24/7) 📞 CALM - 0800 58 58 58 (5pm-12) 📞 Mind – 0300 123 3393 (Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm) 📞 Papyrus – 0800 068 4141 (9am-midnight) 📞 Citizens Advice – 0800 144 8848 J💜

Instead of stressing over that ever-growing stack of unread books, think of your bookshelf as a wine cellar. You're just collecting books to be read at the right time, the right place and the right mood.

It’s that time of year - people asking us about #bumblebees - WHY THEY’RE SEEING THEM ON THE GROUND - so here’s a thread to explain what they’re up to. Please #retweet. Every #queen that survives means a new colony that gets to exist & produce new queen #bees for next year! So

I feel the weekend calls for slices of Bara Brith, the traditional Welsh fruit-speckled tea bread, spread so thickly with butter you leave tooth marks when you bite into a slice. (The Danes call this happy state of affairs tandsmør, incidentally.) nigella.com/recipes/bara-b…

waiting for Spring ill. Zalina Kishova

“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this.” — Henry David Thoreau

Here's what the books look like and a bit of blurb about each one. These are both longlisted for this year's International Book Prize, and we thought they both looked amazing. So we need your help to decide. Ta.

We’re a tiny bookshop trying to punch above our weight. We really need a big month to recover from some big bills. Our curation of nature, landscape, history and heritage can be found at sherlockandpages.com and in store - Sherlock & Pages, Frome, Somerset Pls Share 📚🙏

It’s that time of year where the bills are going up, prices for things increasing, staff pay rises… but sadly sales are very much down on last year. If you are thinking of buying a book, or a bookish gift please consider an #indiebookshop #smallbusiness Maui & Baobao the cats

My May botanical illustration & mental health w'shop would make a smashing Mother's Day present or gift to yourself. I teach you: 🌿how to break down plants into simple shapes & add shading 🧠how time spent creatively alters our brain biochemistry to improve mental health To

#RichmondUponThames #RichmondSoupKitchen #RichmondSpice #Quiz #Curry

💐#EvgeniaTrifonova

#Eggs at #Easter relate to ideas of new life in the #Spring. Painted eggshells by artist Ruby Silvious #WomensArt

Angie Lewin, contemporary UK printmaker #womensart #Summer