Why do the divers get in a hot tub before they dive and why do they all have a flannel? Anyone know? 🙂 #Olympics2024 #Diving @BBCSport
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Now time for some great commentary on Steven van de Velde, by Ciara Bergman, CEO of @RapeCrisisEandW ⬇️
It’s exactly what Bacchus would have wanted. I expect he would only be upset it doesn’t happen more often.
Outrage in Florence after 'insulting' female tourist simulates sex with treasured statue of Bacchus as officials demand harsh crackdown on disrespectful holidaymakers trib.al/0UvhbDv
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As a child bereaved by fatal domestic abuse, headlines calling a man who killed three women a “nice guy” and “normal person” have felt personally traumatic.
The media called my father a “gentle man” and “nice chap”, which misrepresented the controlling reality that myself and my family experienced for years. It compounded our trauma.
Reporting like this causes so much damage – both to victims’ families, and to public understandings of coercive control. It has to stop. Now.
We need every single newsroom trained in how to report domestic abuse deaths, and to lobby the regulator for stronger rules. The press has the power to prevent further deaths and save women’s lives.
Please support this crowdfunder I’ve started to support @we_level_up’s crucial work to train journalists in their Dignity For Dead Women guidelines.
This takes all of us ➡️ gofundme.com/f/levelup-media
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Can we once and for all dispense with this tedious "But he always took the bins out and said hello" commentary, as if there was a contradiction here that needed explaining.
Violent men ARE "nice guys".
They're nice to everyone but the women they abuse. That's the whole point.
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“Water company plans £89m shareholder payout despite sewage conviction.”
And that boys & girls is how it works
We can spend £91.6m fixing the sewage works or dump that sh*t into the nearest river, pay a £2.6m fine and give the rest to our shareholders.
telegraph.co.uk/business/202…
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In a week where we see reporting of domestic violence increasing,we see a man given a suspended sentence for beating a woman unconscious.The judge thanked him for pleading guilty' even though they had him on camera, there was no other option for him.He's a peacekeeper apparently
The CEO of Women's Aid has said that a verdict which saw a soldier avoiding a jail term after beating a woman unconscious, calls into question Ireland's national strategy of zero tolerance of violence against women
rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/062…
He’s definitely trying to loose. He’s going to be as upset as the rest of us if he actually wins this election.
BREAKING: Rishi Sunak says he will bring back National Service if Tories win general election
Read more 🔗
news.sky.com/story/sunak-say…
You can’t get rid of them shits if you’re not registered to vote #GeneralElection
gov.uk/register-to-vote
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No tears when postmasters were tragically taking their own lives due to stress.
No tears when postmasters were being jailed.
No tears when postmasters had their whole communities turning against them.
Tears now are too late.
Paula Vennells must be held to account.
Hahaha @andrealeadsom having an absolute tantrum on #PoliticsLive 😂 grow up love, cannot wait for you lot to be gone!
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I really hope an example is made of these two. They were not silly teenagers that didn’t know better, they’re grown men that need to be responsible for their actions. They’re pathetic.
Two charged with causing criminal damage to UK's famous Sycamore Gap tree and Hadrian's Wall last September bbc.in/3QqeZn7
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Lord Cameron has hired a £42m jet to fly round Central Asia, for 5 days in ridiculous luxury.
When James Cleverly hired the same plane last year it cost you £422,000 a day.
That's 105 people's benefits for an entire year, every single day.
It's crooks that cost you.
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“This is the great myth: you think that capitalists invest capital.”
@RMTunion General Secretary Mick Lynch says European franchise owners ‘haven’t invested a penny’ into British railways. 🚂
Coming soon to @GlobalPlayer
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