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Reform: “Britain is broken. And what we need in our party are people who have frontline experience of breaking it”.

Remember Aida Rostami was a brave doctor in Iran. She cared for people who were fighting for freedom by protesting against the regime. For this, the Islamic regime punished her in the most horrific way. They tortured her, breaking her bones, her nose, and her shoulders. They gouged out her left eye. Then, they murdered her. Her broken body tells a story of unimaginable cruelty. Aida didn’t deserve this—she was a healer, not a criminal. The regime’s evil took her life because she dared to help others. Her sacrifice must not be forgotten. We can’t stay silent. Aida’s story is a call to action. We must honor her courage by standing up against this brutality.

Just heard the sad news that Emmanuel Reynaud has died. He was certainly an iconic figure in Chateauneuf. @DrinkRhone

Gorgeous Grenache-Syrah blend from a favourite producer in the southern Rhône just north of Orange. Over 10 years ago and utterly gorgeous

Ed Davey has written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join him in condemning Elon Musk's remarks yesterday

Fab prom tonight. Big forces for a searing lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Stella cast. Stella playing. Makes most other opera seem humdrum! @bbcproms @BBCPhilharmonic and ENO brass

Tonight’s @bbcproms @ConcertgbOrkest playing Mahler like no other band can. It’s part of their dna after all

Am remembering the #AlfredBrendel times, especially at the @bbcproms . Such memorable performances. Beethoven 4 for example. Thank you maestro

Hell in Paradis - 27 May 1940 After suffering heavy losses crossing the Aire canal in the Béthune sector. SS Totenkopf troops face a rearguard action by men of the 2nd Royal Norfolk Regiment, 1st Royal Scots and the 8th Lancashire Fusiliers, along a defensive line in the hamlets of Riez du Vinage, Le Cornet Malo and Le Paradis. Men of the Royal Norfolks hold out in a farmhouse and fight until out of ammunition before surrendering to SS troops of the Totenkopf division.... they are gathered and led down the road..... 1/7

Freddie Morgan was a Jewish refugee who became a Major in the Royal Army Medical Corps, risked his life on the Rock of Gibraltar, and built an NHS practice from scratch. He is one of WWII’s forgotten heroes. This is his wartime story: (🧵)

“Holy Spirits” The menu from Pope Leo XIV’s first dinner with the cardinals has surfaced A Thread 🧵 on the excellent Italian wines chosen for the occasion 🥂

Winston Churchill with his chiefs of staff in the garden of No. 10 Downing Street, on the day Germany surrendered to the Allies. 7th May 1945.

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Congratulations to our dedicated gardener Muhammad Odeh for twenty years of efforts serving the fallen in Jerusalem war cemetery #Ourworkcontinues

Had so much pleasure from this, both the bottle and the glass are empty.

#OTD 7th May 1945: General Alfred Jodl, representing Nazi Germany, signed the unconditional surrender to the Allies.

A breathtaking display of 30,000 ceramic poppies has just opened at the Tower of London, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World World Two.

Major General Louis James Lipsett the last British General to be killed in the Great War. An Irishman born in Ballyshannon. Buried Quéant Communal Cemetery British Extension.

Here we go! 🇬🇧 #VE80 #VEDay80