For me there’s only one contender for Person of the Year. Gisele Pelicot. The woman who has recalibrated how we think about rape by refusing to feel shame. “It’s time we change the way we look at rape”, she said outside the court today. And…more than anyone I can think of… she’s done that. “Shame must change sides”, she said, and perhaps – perhaps – that is a little more true today than it’s ever been. But there’s something else that I want to talk about. Something that’s much more difficult to confront than the inspiration and dignity of Gisele Pelicot. 51 men. 51 men who are not all men… but who are also quite a lot of men. 51 of them in fact. And if you read about them… their backgrounds… their jobs… their families or lack of family… they’re all quite different. A firefighter…a nurse… an unemployed alcoholic. Some were abused as children. Some had comfortable upbringings with kids of their own. Six had domestic violence convictions. 45 didn’t. One was 27. Another was 74. There’s no pattern here. Nothing we can point to. Other than the fact there is no profile of a rapist. Which is perhaps the most frightening thing of all.

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THEY DONE IT! With a game to spare! Sheffield Steelers make history by qualifying for the Last 16 of the Champions Hockey League for the first time in their history! Congratulations to Head Coach Aaron Fox and all the Steelers players & staff! #ChampionsGoBeyond

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Your Friday morning sewage dumping map for 27th Sep 2024.

How he should be remembered 🧡🧡

How do @TicketmasterUK justify having the WORST customer service in the history of customer service, given the fees they charge? They're taking the piss.

That was one hell of a night @steelershockey 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

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Absolutely disgusting ableism from Toby Carvery. This needs calling out and they need boycotting. #tobycarvery

I will never ever understand why anyone would want their President speaking this way. Out loud. In public. I'd be so mortified to be represented by someone like that.

The couple behind us in the restaurant have just declined the cheese board because "we're not cheese people" and I have never been more astonished in my life.

This is gross..can we stop forcing horses to dance while they can't breath, open their mouths and their tongues are turning blue from hypoxia please? This isn't a "sport".

I’d like to talk about my Dad. He came to England from India at age 17. He had a brutal childhood- he’s refused to talk us kids about it but part of his childhood involved living on the streets as a child in India Coming to England saved his life. Literally. He has worked - shop keeper, then taxi driver & has contributed to tax his whole life here. He refused to charge people for his taxi service when they visited hospitals, students who felt unsafe walking at night etc. He worked 7 days a week, and we lived month to month. My Mum, at the age of 64, still works full time as an insurance broker & has also paid tax her entire working life. My Dad retired at the age of 70 during the pandemic as he was diagnosed with cancer. Thankfully he’s currently in remission 🙏 As soon as he was given the “all clear” he could finally pursue his dream - to feed those in need. At the age of 70 he asked my Mum to teach him how to cook. Every Tuesday he buys food to feed about 100/200 homeless people a week. He wakes up at 3am every Wednesday to cook the food, package & distribute it with a team of volunteers who also provide them warm clothing, cut their hair etc with nothing but love. The volunteers are from all backgrounds, all colours, all ethnicities as are the people they serve. He is the kindest, most compassionate person I know. To have people judge him based on the colour of his skin breaks my heart beyond measure.

If you are a POC in Birmingham and need money to travel home tonight, these organisations are offering funds to those who need it. Please please please don’t walk or catch public transport, be safe.

Elon Musk is, at this point, quite obviously an online far-right campaigner. Those are the accounts he interacts with and those are the messages he transmits. The fact he liked the previous prime minister and despises this one speaks very highly of Keir Starmer.

time for the card machine industry to decide whether you tap the screen or the top bit. this has gone on too long

Thugs setting fire to a #Liverpool library tonight. Here's who their far-right fuelled idiocy is affecting... 👇

All that and you can't even hang your flag the right way up 🤦🏻‍♂️ #OpeningCeremony