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In my case, aging hasn't slowed but I remain absurdly immature: www.cidrap.umn.edu/adult-non-fl...
Shingles vaccine may slow biological aging in older adults
www.cidrap.umn.edu
January 21, 2026 at 12:36 AM
In my case, aging hasn't slowed but I remain absurdly immature: www.cidrap.umn.edu/adult-non-fl...
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January 21, 2026 at 8:40 AM
At last!
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Almshouse to haunted student digs: historic Newcastle building to become affordable homes
Keelmen’s hospital, which housed dockers in 1700s, awarded £4.6m lottery grant after lying empty for 16 years
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:29 PM
At last!
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Good to see the Observer featuring new poetry. Today it's my 'Mineral'.
January 18, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Good to see the Observer featuring new poetry. Today it's my 'Mineral'.
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Please pray for 🇺🇦Kyiv 🙏
On the night of Friday, the temperature in one of the apartments in a multi-story building on Kamyanska Street in Kyiv dropped to -5.8 °C. 🥶🥶🥶
On the night of Friday, the temperature in one of the apartments in a multi-story building on Kamyanska Street in Kyiv dropped to -5.8 °C. 🥶🥶🥶
January 17, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Please pray for 🇺🇦Kyiv 🙏
On the night of Friday, the temperature in one of the apartments in a multi-story building on Kamyanska Street in Kyiv dropped to -5.8 °C. 🥶🥶🥶
On the night of Friday, the temperature in one of the apartments in a multi-story building on Kamyanska Street in Kyiv dropped to -5.8 °C. 🥶🥶🥶
There goes another landmark from way back … I always loved his version of ‘Me and Bobby Mcgee ‘
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
Bob Weir obituary
One of the founding members of the Grateful Dead, brilliant guitarist and writer of many of the group’s key songs
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:48 AM
There goes another landmark from way back … I always loved his version of ‘Me and Bobby Mcgee ‘
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
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JustGiving makes 54% profit by automatically adding a ‘tip’ to every gift bit.ly/4jy7V59 as I have often reported here. You can set the ‘tip’ to zero but it’s a bit fiddly. It also keeps some of the gift aid and charges a fee to the charity. Best to give direct to charity
JustGiving faces investigation over claims donors are misled
The fundraising platform is accused of prompting supporters to add costly ‘tips’, helping deliver multimillion-pound returns to its US owner at donors’ expense
bit.ly
January 10, 2026 at 6:45 AM
JustGiving makes 54% profit by automatically adding a ‘tip’ to every gift bit.ly/4jy7V59 as I have often reported here. You can set the ‘tip’ to zero but it’s a bit fiddly. It also keeps some of the gift aid and charges a fee to the charity. Best to give direct to charity
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Women's work in embroidery globally can act as a powerful form of preserving culture, heritage and identity. Examples include Hausa (Northern Nigeria) left, Palestinian tatreez (top right), Kantha (Bangladesh, West Bengal) and Ukrainian Vyshyvanka #Womensart
January 10, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Women's work in embroidery globally can act as a powerful form of preserving culture, heritage and identity. Examples include Hausa (Northern Nigeria) left, Palestinian tatreez (top right), Kantha (Bangladesh, West Bengal) and Ukrainian Vyshyvanka #Womensart
Best thread of the year !
A tale of three norths in three photos
1️⃣ The pier at Berwick-upon-Tweed, where the rare triple alignment of the Three Norths (True North, Grid North, Magnetic North) left England in December 2025, drifting out into the North Sea.
📸 Lewis Clarke (CC BY-SA 2.0)
1️⃣ The pier at Berwick-upon-Tweed, where the rare triple alignment of the Three Norths (True North, Grid North, Magnetic North) left England in December 2025, drifting out into the North Sea.
📸 Lewis Clarke (CC BY-SA 2.0)
January 4, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Best thread of the year !
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Slowly, the world steps into 2026.
The new year will be what we help make it.
The new year will be what we help make it.
January 1, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Slowly, the world steps into 2026.
The new year will be what we help make it.
The new year will be what we help make it.
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The snowdrop is a messenger of the seasons, the darkest moment of winter has passed. It is a messenger of hope. #January1st #NewYearsDay
Mary Delany, Galanthus Nivalis, Single Snowdrop, 1777 #womensart
Mary Delany, Galanthus Nivalis, Single Snowdrop, 1777 #womensart
January 1, 2026 at 5:57 AM
The snowdrop is a messenger of the seasons, the darkest moment of winter has passed. It is a messenger of hope. #January1st #NewYearsDay
Mary Delany, Galanthus Nivalis, Single Snowdrop, 1777 #womensart
Mary Delany, Galanthus Nivalis, Single Snowdrop, 1777 #womensart
Great article “Just like you can be overweight and malnourished, you can also be thin and malnourished. “
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The WHO learned to love ‘anti-obesity’ jabs in 2025. I don’t fully agree, but I get it | Devi Sridhar
While GLP-1 drugs promise an easy fix, our bodies still need what they have always needed: healthy food and regular exercise, says chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh, Prof De...
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Great article “Just like you can be overweight and malnourished, you can also be thin and malnourished. “
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
More important history
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Dagenham’s sewing machinists did not go on strike primarily for equal pay | Letters
Letter: Sarah Boston on the women who fought for and ultimately won recognition of the skill and value of their work
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 7:58 AM
More important history
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Always an honour and blessing to write for @caughtbytheriver.bsky.social
Happy reading 😊
Happy reading 😊
'Like grandchildren accumulating memories and absorbing knowledge, the croft is storing information for future years in the seed bank of soil.'
@annieworsley.bsky.social looks back over a year of nurturing child & croft www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/12/shad...
@annieworsley.bsky.social looks back over a year of nurturing child & croft www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/12/shad...
December 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Always an honour and blessing to write for @caughtbytheriver.bsky.social
Happy reading 😊
Happy reading 😊
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Mary Delany (1700-1788), English artist used decoupage to make botanical 'Paper Mosaiks'.
Mistletoe, in certain folklore signifies fertility and has since been associated with #Christmas kisses #WomensArt 🎄
Mistletoe, in certain folklore signifies fertility and has since been associated with #Christmas kisses #WomensArt 🎄
December 24, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Mary Delany (1700-1788), English artist used decoupage to make botanical 'Paper Mosaiks'.
Mistletoe, in certain folklore signifies fertility and has since been associated with #Christmas kisses #WomensArt 🎄
Mistletoe, in certain folklore signifies fertility and has since been associated with #Christmas kisses #WomensArt 🎄
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Scotland based UK artist Joan Eardley (1921 – 1963) painting 'Winter Sea' in 1960 #WomensArt
December 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Scotland based UK artist Joan Eardley (1921 – 1963) painting 'Winter Sea' in 1960 #WomensArt
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'Winter Sea' 1960
by UK painter Joan Eardley #WomensArt ❄️
by UK painter Joan Eardley #WomensArt ❄️
December 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
'Winter Sea' 1960
by UK painter Joan Eardley #WomensArt ❄️
by UK painter Joan Eardley #WomensArt ❄️
The arguments are complex , but seems the government is showing little goodwill and taking a dangerous and obstructive approach to sorting out the resident drs’ dissatisfaction.
Wes Streeting has proposed repurposing 1000 locally employed doctor (LED) posts into training numbers for resident doctors.
Converting these roles would almost certainly involve terminating existing LED contracts, writes @parthaskar.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Converting these roles would almost certainly involve terminating existing LED contracts, writes @parthaskar.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
December 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The arguments are complex , but seems the government is showing little goodwill and taking a dangerous and obstructive approach to sorting out the resident drs’ dissatisfaction.
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Alone at Christmas? #joinin is always good.
December 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Alone at Christmas? #joinin is always good.
History thats important to remember www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
‘Pretty birds and silly moos’: the women behind the Sex Discrimination Act
In the 50 years since equal rights for women were enshrined in UK law, the campaigners have been reduced to caricatures, or forgotten. But their struggle is worth remembering
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:15 AM
History thats important to remember www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...