Fine young UK songwriter Frank Turner recently performed material from his latest album, Be More Kind, exclusively for Selector Radio. Have a listen to his acoustic session at bit.ly/2yuT0Wv

"When disabled people are included, great things happen" International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt signing at the opening of the Global #DisabilitySummit #NowIsTheTime

Great interview with Bill Gates in The Guardian on Africa's youth bulge. Mentions #ukaid led vaccine initiatives have saved over 10 million lives and how investing in soft power prevents the need for military action.

Is it wrong to wish I was back in Mauritius for today, when it's a frosty day in the UK and the really exciting Girls in Film work is launching there? @Connect_ZA @JabulileNewman @NikolaVasakova Hafiza Jepaul

Not much beats a human kindness news story, with no obvious downsides, on a soggy Monday afternoon. "Mystery of cash wads left in pit village since 2014 solved" bit.ly/30hq3Y9

Possibly the greatest 30 seconds of sport you will ever see anywhere

When Boris Johnson resigned this year he chose to stay on as PM until a successor was elected. In that time he took 2 holidays and was AWOL when the energy crisis began devastating families. Is this the man who can bring stability and solutions now? Really?

There are some brilliant people out there, who should be in government and one of them is Yvette Cooper. Please share this monumental take down, to which the only response from the government benches is smirking and laughing. None of this is at all funny.

Hi 👋 Aviva Investors I don’t want my savings financing the climate crisis 🌍 So, as a member of your pension, I want to see you use your power for good at the bp AGM and vote against BP’s directors for backtracking on their climate commitments.

Listening to George Osborne on BBC Today explain the British Museum internal investigation did not know items had been stolen as, up till now, they haven't had a full inventory of items in their custody. How then did a Danish dealer know these were British Museum items in 2021?

Many people think GDP a poor indicator of a country's well being. Larry Elliot argues that it is not even a good economic indicator bit.ly/2BzefUk, including this Edward Abbey quote on capitalism: “Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.”

Thanks Anushka Virahsawmy for an eye-opening talk on issues of gender based violence in Mauritius yesterday. @britishcouncilmauritius

Helpful BBC article illustrating problem of plastics disposal with a series of charts. The majority of disposable plastic items ever made still exist, either in landfill or elsewhere in the environment. bbc.in/2C0wimT

It's great to see more research and evidence about the economic benefit of international students studying in the UK. x.com/InsightBritish…

The Mayors of London and 6 other UK cities have written requesting a UK immigration system 'that acknowledges the vital contribution international students make to regional jobs and growth'. x.com/UniversitiesUK…

Research is increasingly an international endeavor - keeping researchers connected Euraxess UK British Council Kenya UK in Kenya 🇬🇧🇰🇪 Susie Kitchens x.com/euraxessuk/sta…

Much helpful information on plastic use and reuse here from Caron Rohsler ... and still more in this piece from the BBC bbc.in/2C7iaHb x.com/caron_rohsler/…

This extraordinarily eloquent piece by Tim Winton in a UK newspaper, on how toxic masculinity is shackling men to misogeny, is worth a read ... and then another one. bit.ly/2GJjPKb

The British Council exams manager in Mauritius, Medha Boolauky, has made a big impression since she joined our team last year, so it's good to see growing recognition of her work. uk.live.solas.britishcouncil.digital/meet-our-count… via British Council

This piece nicely contrasts the potential of uniquely wonderful Madagascar and the huge development issues which it must get to grips with. x.com/AlexSienaert/s…