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We saw signs of domestic abuse, but we didn't know how to protect Stacy bbc.in/4y3A9uz
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Brian Forsyth captured this sunset rainbow arching over the Abbey on the Isle of Iona 📸
Your pictures of Scotland 👉 bbc.in/3Llfko1
Send your pics of Scotland to [email protected]
#BBCScotlandPics
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New on Language: a feminist guide: the relentless maleness of the (UK) election campaign
debuk.wordpress.com/2024/07/…
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Ever wondered about taking a pilgrimage with the @ionacommunity?
Today, @RevRachelMann describes it beautifully on @BBCRadio4 #ThoughtfortheDay
You can listen in here: bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h9byw…
And find out more about visiting us here:
iona.org.uk/visit-and-stay/i…
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❓ What’s a death rattle? Is dying painful?
📺 A new animation video seeks to take the fear out of dying. @EmmaBarnett hears from @drkathrynmannix who is campaigning for a better public understanding of dying.
🎧 Listen ⬇️
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Oct 24: Feast of Cóeti (†712), bishop of Iona. Guarantor of Adomnán’s Lex Innocentium, ‘Law of the Innocents’, which protected women, children and clergy, especially during warfare.
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Counting the kids. Children killed in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from 2000 until today. countingthekids.org
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75 years of the NHS. We stand with you. Please check out this song by @martyn_joseph which says so much. @keepnhspublic @NHSMillion #protecttheNHS #NHS75 #supportourNHSworkers open.spotify.com/track/4J7Qu…
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“We are close to looking like a failed state: people not being able to eat [or] heat, people getting into hospital dying of absolutely treatable conditions”
The leading expert on emergency planning and disaster recovery, @LucyGoBag speaks to @RMCunliffe. newstatesman.com/ideas/inter…
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If @trussliz thought she’d get an easier ride by doing local radio this morning she underestimated them. This is not going well for her. – at Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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What can we learn from the death of the #Queen?
The world has watched her live through the process of #OrdinaryDying, and yet dying went unspoken, un-named.
Let's notice what nobody mentioned: we all saw the Queen going through the stages of ordinary dying.
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Starmer pitch perfect on love and grief as Commons meets to pay tribute to Queen theguardian.com/politics/202…
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“I’m chuffed for West Yorkshire’s Cinderella city and hope a year in the sun allows it to show off its industrial history, architectural heritage, youthfulness and multicultural mix.”
🗞 @Traveloguer takes a walk around Bradford in @guardian theguardian.com/travel/2022/…
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R is for Rainbow! 🌈 Rainbow flags have been waving in honor of the LGBTQIA+ community since 1978. These symbols continue to evolve and take new forms, like the 2018 Progress Pride Flag by Daniel Quasar. Together, let's learn what each of these colors represent! #PrideMonth
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Exclusive: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe tells @Emmabarnett that her daughter Gabriella was a source of her strength, and it was the love of her child that kept her alive. Listen to the exclusive @bbcwomanshour interview here: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0017kh…
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Just some of the reasons why we're supporting @bradford2025 to be #CityofCulture2025:
📚 A cultural hub for literature and the arts
📚 Home to engaged and passionate communities
📚 Stunning landscapes, venues and architecture
#Bradford2025 #LoveBradford @DCMS
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We've @WillyPorter tonight Fri 20th with @rebeccaloebe as his special guest. @Carolineclub #livemusic #CityofCulture2025 #CultureForAll – at Bradford, England
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#MothersDay is traumatic for many of us, for many reasons.
To all the people struggling today, we see you, and we send our love and support.

ALT A beautiful illustration by @acosyreader to illustrate our Mother’s Day post. It shows a variety of of impressionistic flowers including poppies, daisies, sunflowers, tulips and cornflowers alongside the words: Above the flowers is the headline “A bouquet for” and alongside the flowers it says “those wanting to be mothers, those with difficult mother / child relationships, those who have lost mothers, mothers who have lost children, those who don't know their mothers, mother figures in all forms.”







































