a slightly grumpy looking tuxedo kitty, lounging in a wood tray filled with straw, with a medal round his neck.
The Dickin Medal is the highest award that can be issued to animals in British military service. Bearing the words "We Also Serve" it has been awarded 75 times since its creation in 1943.
Only one cat has ever received the award.
This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25
🇺🇬 🏏 Uganda's 'cricket grannies' bat away loneliness through sport
Laughter, songs and the sound of swinging bats fill a sports pitch in eastern Uganda, where a group of senior women gather every week to play cricket.
An elf falling off a shelf.
Farage: epic grifter
Gary Lineker on winning the National TV Award,
"It's not lost on me why I might have won this award"
"Aside from presenting Match of the Day.."
"Also, I think it demonstrates that perhaps it's ok sometimes to use our platform to speak up on behalf of those who have no voice"
We have all become addicted to drama, scandal & hyperbole. Some of us are trying to wean ourselves off it & focus on stuff like this. But it can sometimes feel like being a vegetarian at a barbecue.
A word on immigration. Don't prejudge this, just listen to the data, and then consider what the solution is.
The UK has a falling birth rate. This means that - unless things change - each generation will be 25% smaller than the one before.
They are totally bonded street dogs.
Angelina Jolie has been critically ill in the vets. Bob missed her so much he stopped eating 3 days ago.
Today was a very special day for them ♥️
This is precious. Thank you and the Happy Doggo team for everything you do 🙏🏼
Dolly Parton currently sends a new book to 2.2 million children every month. The number has steadily increased for years. It's in honor of her parents, who were illiterate. She works with hospitals. Many people have told us they had no idea the books would come. They are addressed to the child.
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
Our privatised water system is broken - but water companies are doing everything they can to keep the Ponzi scheme staggering on.
A solution exists. Your MP needs to hear about it: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
Amidst the driest Spring in 69 years, the National Drought Group says many water companies’ plan for drought is « simply praying for rain. »
Selling off reservoirs, failing to invest, polluting our water – these acts undermine our national water security.
It's time for public ownership.
This mother is barely a year old herself. She has played a blinder keeping her babies alive.
We brought them in today. They'll never go back on the streets. 4 little lives saved forever ❤️
I don't remember the last time I was this emotionally invested
I think the club that most embodies English football in 2025 is... Norwich City.
That might sound weird, so I went to Carrow Road to try to convince you that I'm right
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Lovely interview with Delia and Michael in tomorrow’s Sunday Times, especially when they come out Against Modern Football and say the championship is better than the Prem. www.thetimes.com/article/629d...
You will be missed! Thank you.
This was just brilliant!
Robert Fleck & Robert Rosario 💛💚
📸 A young kayaker has cheated death after being swallowed whole and then spat out by a humpback whale
While Trump’s tech bros are fixated on power, status and questionable hobbies involving space rockets, the world’s richest women are busy trying to make the world a better place
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When I need a break from it all, I listen to Where There's a Will, There's a Wake with Kathy Burke, Walking the Dog with Emily Dean and Off Air with Jane & Fi. The Detectorists and This Country for TV :)
I always thought, if we can finish top 10 that's a good result this season.
Lovely photo. Congratulations!
A Cyberman smoking behind the scenes on the set of Doctor Who in 1968.
In July we rescued Rusty from a short chain under a shack in the jungle in Thailand.
We found him a home in England.
Today he saw snow for the first time in his life and it was just brilliant… (1/5)
🟢🟡 "It's Amankwah Forson again! This is extraordinary!"
With a well deserved hat-tip to the brilliant @chrisgoreham.bsky.social 👏
LINK: norwichcity.myfootballwriter.com/2025/01/05/i...
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