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She was only four when Trump said he would end the war in 24 hours. Just turned six when Musk decided to join Trump on Putin’s side and help the Kremlin killers murder her
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If a great Irish writer’s books can no longer be published in the UK because she stands with Palestine, the question isn’t what law might Sally Rooney have broken, it’s what sort of country has Britain become. irishtimes.com/culture/books…
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Also a @RNReserve officer who served in the Royal Naval Division, initially with Drake Battalion & later Hood Battalion where he was one of the company commanders as a Lieutenant Commander RNVR #WW1 royalnavaldivision.info/pers…
Where to start with Frederick Septimus Kelly? Olympic rowing champion, composer, & friend of Rupert Brooke, for whom Kelly wrote an elegy at Gallipoli before dying in action at the Somme. This, by musicologist Thérèse Radic and historian and Olympian @martcrossy, is what you need
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Where to start with Frederick Septimus Kelly? Olympic rowing champion, composer, & friend of Rupert Brooke, for whom Kelly wrote an elegy at Gallipoli before dying in action at the Somme. This, by musicologist Thérèse Radic and historian and Olympian @martcrossy, is what you need
Hot off the press. 1st copy of the first ever biography of Frederick Kelly: To Gallipoli and the Somme @penswordbooks
Women’s Boat Race - on its 100th anniversary - will go off last - in a ‘more prestigious’ slot than the men, who will go off first in the afternoon next year
Kelly Returns To Leander heartheboatsing.com/2026/09/…
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1 DAY TO GO! 💚🚣🏾♀️
Clubs, individual rowers and fitness enthusiasts, come row with us at the 2026 Uganda Rowing Indoor Championships!
📅 Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September 2026
📍 Luzira Prison Barracks Sports Gym (Maroons FC gym), within Luzira Prison Complex, Kampala
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EXCLUSIVE: Lloyds Bank refused a mortgage to the mum of Palestine Action prisoner Ellie Kamio, citing “adverse media”. Lloyds also debanked Ellie while she was on remand, before she was convicted of any crime.
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All the politicians who called the Gaza protests 'hate marches' are being strangely silent about Dover
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Jurors have an absolute right to acquit a defendant according to their conscience, irrespective of a judge’s direction.
Defend Rajiv Menon KC, a barrister wrongfully facing contempt of court prosecution after successfully defending his client in a Palestine Action case.
Barristers, solicitors, judges and supporters gather outside the Old Bailey on the anniversary of Bushel’s case in 1670. The event was in order to show support and solidarity for Rajiv Menon KC, whom the senior judiciary is attempting to imprison for words spoken by him during a closing speech on 8/1/26 at Woolwich Crown Court.
Menon is believed to be the first barrister in British history to be prosecuted for contempt of court for words spoken during a closing speech.
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The answer is not to chastise @KattyKay_ but instead to improve the BBC’s editorial standards (which are normally very good). It’s a genocide. #GazaGenocide
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Rowing is the third best-funded Olympic sport in the UK (behind cycling and aquatics, which have more events, ahead of athletics) and a medal banker for decades yet coverage has vanished from BBC and non-specialist press. Odd that we’ve stopped covering something we’re good at
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But QF as you'd might expect
Qualifiers
Lane 1: 0
Lane 2: 2
Lane 3: 3
Lane 4: 4
Lane 5: 2
Lane 6: 1
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@CamillaHadland @martcrossy currently
Lane 1: 5
Lane 2: 4
Lane 3: 6
Lane 4: 1
Lane 5: 1
Lane 6: 0
Lanes 5 and 6 not been used in all races though.
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@martcrossy heat wins (random draw) today
Lane 1: 8
Lane 2: 5
Lane 3: 4
Lane 4: 2
Lane 5: 2