Such a great time of year 🌸

Our front door view for the next week. 😍 Sicily

Whitehall sources telling Sky sending British troops to secure US pier in #Gaza is one option, but no decision made yet. But why is the pier even necessary if the Israelis really are opening the Erez crossing to let in aid landed at Ashdod port just a few miles north?

For centuries Spain had been an outlier in Europe due to its religious diversity; Christians, Jews, and Muslims all existed reasonably peacefully across the Iberian peninsula. Under Isabelle of Castile that all changed.

How did the mosques of Cordoba turn into churches?

How did the minarets of al-Andalus become the
campanários of Catholic Spain?

“These are a few of my favourite things…” 🎶🎶🎶

New Empire Pod:
The Fall of Granada
... and the Moor's Last Sigh

with the great Brian Catlos, whose fabulous Kingdoms of Faith is one of my favourite ever history books

Love libraries. First person to borrow this. Look at the brand new loveliness of it.

*Don’t worry. I have renewed it. 😊

But according to the council ‘no decisions have been made’ 🙄 they really do think we’re stupid.

Sorry to hear this Miss Duffy 🍎

Sign the petition ⬇️

#LetOurKidsFlourish 💛

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Trainer tycoons: Meet the professional sneaker cleaner - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-sco…

Sony ‘Paint’: The explosions of colour that covered a Glasgow estate bbc.in/3WcYqi7

Great wee video. 🎨 🎥

Sony ‘Paint’: The explosions of colour that covered a Glasgow estate bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…

I wonder if people realise they’re not obliged to have an opinion on absolutely everything, far less come on here and argue angrily with strangers about it.

This was the moment news legend and great guy Rageh Omaar, congratulated me about my first News at Ten top story.
I wish more people would see these positive moments, rather than sharing clips no one would want shared of themselves.

Almost all of the aid entering into #Gaza has come via the #Rafah crossing.

An Israeli military invasion risks preventing the majority of aid from entering, including essential medical aid to hospitals.

🔴 Take action to #ProtectRafah : map.org.uk/campaigns/prev…

Please sign and share. Protect young people’s education and jobs across the education.

Is this prison or school?

🚨BREAKING NEWS: A few minutes ago Marco Gill, a Tommy Robinson and Britain First supporter, was jailed for four years for harassing me, sending bomb threats to hotels housing asylum seekers and buying a gun from the US. hopenothate.org.uk/2024/04/26/mar…