Push for EU membership to galvanise progressive support, report argues A new report by Best for Britain shows that a push for UK membership of the European Union would galvanise support among progressive voters. The report highlights that a pro-membership position offers...

Labour should “push for EU membership to galvanise progressive support”, report argues :
www.bestforbritain.org/push_for_eu_...

Virginia Democrats Win Redistricting Referendum, Potentially Flipping Four House Seats By turning Trump's own redistricting gamble against him, Virginia just changed the math on Congress.

By turning Trump's own redistricting gamble against him, Virginia just changed the math on Congress.

This morning I’ve seen Olly Robbins’s appearance before the select committee described as ‘box office’, while a commentator flagged up another key political moment with the words ‘bring the popcorn’.

That’s one of our main problems right there.

If you’re flying into or out of Amsterdam within the next week or so, get a window seat for a chance to see the tulip fields from above.
#Amsterdam #tulips #travel #traveladdicts #windowseat

Did he sound the same as Adam then as well?
#TheArchers

He still sounds exactly like Inspector Stanley Hopkins (BBC Radio Sherlock Holmes dramatisations) to me...
#TheArchers

Why You Should Visit the Dutch Island of Texel - Turning Dutch Texel is a Dutch island located in the north of the country, part of the Wadden Islands. And here's why it should be on your travel list.

Continuing with ideas of where to go in the Netherlands with all the Bank holidays and better weather heading our way: Why You Should Visit the Dutch Island of Texel

Local Nashville media are reporting that WN507 was directed to turn right during a go-around putting it in the path of departing WN1152 on Saturday. ADS-B data shows the two jets passed 500 ft apart vertically. www.flightradar24.com/multiview/20...

European Immunization Week 2026 is here -
For every generation, vaccines work.

Vaccination protects people across the life course - from infancy to older age.

This week, we’re sharing new #ECDC data, tools & resources from across Europe 🧵

bit.ly/EIW2026
#EIW2026 #VaccinesWork #UnitedInProtection

Agree

GCSE languages sees rise in Wales after new approach After a long decline, the number of pupils taking language GCSEs in Wales rises for two years.

Languages and culture go together so well!: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Anglo-Saxon Crypt, Ripon Cathedral. An extraordinary survivor from St Wilfrid's original AD 672 church.
📸2025

One of the four ‘Dacre Bears’ located in the churchyard of St. Andrew’s Church at Dacre in Cumbria. Their origins are unknown, but it has been suggested that they are pre-Saxon and may have served as boundary markers for a pagan shrine. 📸 My own. #StoneworkSunday #Darce

I agree too!
#TheArchers

Down The Track. 12°C and rather breezy. A single jackdaw

Down The Track. 12°C and rather breezy. A single jackdaw

You may be right! My son has a six bed house in the Cotswolds but he's never met a celebrity..,

Poem by Louis MacNeice.

My oh my another Sibelius surprise on the way. I am really not convinced by the full stop after the composer’s name on the cover, though. It’s really troubling me for some reason!

The full stop is absurd - wonder who designed that in?! But a Manze cycle would be something to look forward to 🤞🏻

NASA astronaut Christina Koch sits in an U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 on the flight deck of the San Antonio Class amphibious transport dock USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) after returning from space on Apr. 10, 2026.

This picture of Astronaut Christina Koch after the Artemis landing is frankly incredible and beautiful.

Remember this - that Hubble mission was unforgettable!

An aerial view of Atlantis and Endeavour at Cape Canaveral, Florida. After space shuttle Endeavour's rollout to Launch pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 17, 2009, two different shuttles were poised on two different launch pads. Shuttle Atlantis (foreground) already was on Launch Pad 39A. Endeavour stood by at pad B in the unlikely event that a rescue mission was necessary during Atlantis' STS-125 mission to upgrade NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Atlantis launched on May 11. Endeavour was later moved to Launch Pad 39A for its STS-127 mission to the International Space Station. That flight launched July 15. Credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis Image Number: KSC-2009-2738 Date: April 17, 2009

Captured on this day, April 17, 2009, two different shuttles were poised on two different launch pads: Atlantis in the foreground and Endeavour - to launch in the unlikely event that a rescue mission was necessary during Atlantis mission to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Sibelius’s Lemminkaïnen Suite has been very lucky on record. Indeed there are at least 27 versions in my collection, though I would bet it’s possible to find more than that. These are the four I return to most, with Segerstam probably topping the list. Which are your favourites?

You can now major in a language without prior knowledge To stir interest, Finnish universities are admitting beginners to language majors.

#Finland: You can now major in a language without prior knowledge
To stir interest, Finnish universities are admitting beginners to language majors.
yle.fi/a/74-20221229
#langsky

I must visit - always tune in to the 4Daagse, but we usually stay in Rotterdam & try to keep day trips to an hour max each way by train!

Marches, Romans and MuZIEum - the Oldest City in the Netherlands Nijmegen may not be the first place that springs to mind when you think of the Netherlands, but here's why it should be on your bucket list.

Marches, Romans and MuZIEum - the Oldest City in the Netherlands: with lots of Bank holidays coming up, here's a tip for a day out with the family.

My next painting will be something resembling this..

Exterior shot of a detached, newly restored house in the countryside

Hampshire house hits 70% energy saving via #Enerphit

A deep retrofit of a 1930s house on the Hampshire coast is a pitch-perfect example of how to transform old dwellings without needing an extension, creating a cosy home that uses two-thirds less #energy than before.

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Pope Leo: "The world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants, yet it is held together by a multitude of supportive brothers and sisters.”

A heart shape made of circular national flags from various European countries, set against a blue and yellow background reminiscent of the Ukrainian flag. Below the heart, the text reads: "5000 Ukrainian patients evacuated." The European Union logo is in the bottom right corner.

A landmark moment in our unwavering support for Ukraine.

5,000 Ukrainian patients have been evacuated via the European Civil Protection Mechanism to receive care in 21 EU countries and Norway.

This is the largest medical evacuation operation ever coordinated by the EU ↓

link.europa.eu/tWqvhM