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Actor. Researching the espionage war in Liverpool during the American Civil War 1861-1865.
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#colourised Victorian Bold Street #Liverpool

#colourised Victorian fire appliance in Lime Street #Liverpool

Research today from Cancer Research UK suggests cancer death rates are 60% higher for people living in the most deprived areas of the UK compared with those in more affluent areas

"The Equity LGBT+ Committee is deeply concerned by reports of homophobic abuse. These incidents are not isolated but part of a wider, global pushback against LGBTQ+ rights and visibility. Theatre has long been a space for LGBTQ+ expression, and we must be proactive in protecting that space."

Crockett: "It's just that they're idiots. These are the same guys as it relates to our nuclear stockpile, they're like, 'Oh, wait a minute, we needed those guys? Can we get them back? Oh, we don't know how to.' I don't know how anyone can look at this administration & feel a semblance of confidence"

Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post would not run this ad. This is the power of oligarchy.

Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

Seen this elsewhere and I think it’s a GREAT idea.

The National Park Service removed references to transgender people from its Stonewall National Monument web pages because of Trump.   "The rebellion at Stonewall would not have happened without trans people. To attempt to erase their existence is utterly shameful." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...

Privatisation of the NHS US private equity and UK pension fund USS make bid for NHS landlord Assura. Assura was set up in 2003, owns more than 600 healthcare buildings worth £3bn. NHS burdened with rent. This is in addition to PFI payments. Less spent on front line services. archive.ph/QRaGZ

"Ukraine has deposits of 22 of the 34 minerals identified by the European Union as critical." #bbcqt

this was definitely a new low for Kemi Badenoch at PMQs yesterday - via Tom Peck in Times

"Daddy says he owns you. Can you get me an ice cream?"

FLAG. The Associated Press says the Trump White House gave them an ultimatum: Align its editorial standards with Trump's executive order on the "Gulf of America" or be barred from an event in the Oval Office. This afternoon, an AP reporter was blocked from an executive order signing.

Appeasing dictators never ends well. Check your history books. #Newsnight

Have you ever taken a photo that you were so excited to see if it turned out that you just left? This is, unquestionably, unequivocally the best unedited image I have ever taken. 100% unmanipulated. No filters, no edits—just pure, incredible timing. #birds #photography #photo #EastCoastKin #heron

What percentage of the Church of England's £10.4 billion in assets has been given to its victims? #GeneralSynod

As an experiment I thought I might do some short films of a few of my pieces. I’m not much of a performer but I hope it’s worth it to see aspects of the work that don’t always come across in a photograph. Let me know what you think.

✨ Discover the hidden gem of St Michael In The Hamlet! ✨ A historically wealthy part of #Liverpool, it is a place full of stories waiting to be uncovered. 🌍

Trump AG Pam Bondi is disbanding an effort started after Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine to enforce sanctions and target oligarchs close to the Kremlin.

"Well, what are you going to do about it?" Donald Trump will run for a third term, his nephew tells @lewisgoodall.com. Watch the full interview:

Doorway of #Liverpool Custom House 1885 #colourised by me a few years ago.

Sojourner Truth,1865. Truth (born into an enslaved family) advocated for the emancipation of African Americans and women's suffrage. She used photographs of herself (she called them her ‘shadow’) to sell and raise money for her causes. #blackhistory #antiquephotos #vintagephotography #workingwomen

#Starmer Government captured by big business...again