20 minutes Il lui a "tapé sur les mains pour lui faire mal à cause de son arthrose, l'a fait tomber sur le sol avant de l'attraper par les cheveux et de la rouer de coups", elle dénonce des violences conjugales qui durent depuis des années.... Si on faisait un titre rigolo sur les patates?

Gonna tell my kids this was Ursula von der Leyen! 🎂

L'automne s'installe en #Écosse, et c'est juste extra 😍 🍁 Que vous soyez aventurier ou amateur de balades tranquilles, voici mes recommandations dans Le Figaro pour en profiter lefigaro.fr/voyages/guides…

Tomorrow's front page of The National. We publish a timeline of a year of Israel's bombardment of Gaza. It's all here in black and white - the war crimes, murdered journalists, flattened hospitals, orphaned children. 7567 words, 42,000 deaths. Don't look away.

Former First Minister and Alba leader Alex Salmond has died. He was giving a speech in North Macedonia this morning.

Alex Salmond, ancien premier ministre écossais et défenseur de l’indépendance, est mort lemonde.fr/disparitions/a…

Yeah, that's really weird! Don't know why anyone would be reluctant to have kids in this country 🙄 thenational.scot/news/24623333.…

🏳️‍🌈✊ Il y a tout juste 25 ans, le 13 octobre 1999, vers 16h55 : avec le vote définitif du #Pacs, les #couples lesbiens et gays obtenaient droit de cité et le mariage cessait d’être l’unique moyen d’organiser la vie à deux. Un #progrès qui conclut 8 années de travail militant.

Sometimes there's an answer on Only Connect that's worth an entire year's license fee

✍️ 'Belonging isn’t about why you apply for citizenship or whether your reasons are good enough - it’s about the life you build and the connections you make' Read the latest column from Assa Samake-Roman (Assa Samaké-Roman @assasr.bsky.social) in today's National thenational.scot/comment/246711…

Nobody likes council tax. We've been told time and time again that reform is coming, but we're still waiting ... So we're looking into council tax in depth for a new series next Monday-Friday. What's wrong with it, what could replace it and why do we still have it?

✍️ 'The latest episode of my ongoing bafflement with Britain revolves around the debate on who counts as a working person' Read the latest column from Assa Samake-Roman (Assa Samaké-Roman @assasr.bsky.social) in today's National thenational.scot/politics/24687…

BREAKING: Scottish comedian Janey Godley has died in hospital 'surrounded by her loved ones', her management has confirmed The comic and author had been receiving end of life care after being diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer

🗣️ 'More than ever, Europe must face the truth - these events are not anomalies' Assa Samake-Roman (Assa Samaké-Roman @assasr.bsky.social) writes that flooding in Spain is not surprising - but our inaction is thenational.scot/politics/24703…

Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock’s SNL bit when Donald Trump won in 2016 holds up still. I’m shocked this many people are shocked.

I've had the pleasure of working with New Economy Organisers Network, this is an excellent opportunity for those driving progressive change in Scotland. If you want to amplify your impact through the media, don't miss out: x.com/NEON_UK/status…

My book, ‘Robert Burns and Scottish Cultural Politics (1914-2014)’ is just out as paperback with Edinburgh University Press . £21 instead of the £80 hardback! From unionism to nationalism: the first study of Burns’s political afterlife in 20c Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Link below ⬇️

Macron’s gamble has failed—France can’t afford his denial any longer, writes Assa Samaké-Roman @assasr.bsky.social for LBC Views buff.ly/41ntheu

Depuis 2000, plus de ✨1,1 milliard d’enfants✨ ont été vaccinés — et nous redoublons d’efforts pour en protéger 500 millions de plus d’ici cinq ans. Le travail continue, mais avec un élan collectif, on peut y arriver. #ForOurFuture #VaccinesWork gavi.org/fr/investissez…

On #scotnight 🔷 Ewan Petrie investigates a scandal-hit law firm which specialised in the mass-selling of so-called "family protection trusts" 🔷Assa Samaké-Roman @assasr.bsky.social & Catriona Stewart look back at some of the big stories of the week 📺 8:30pm and on player.stv.tv