Itsmotherswork
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Old Woman who lives in a Shoe.
Cheese. Books. Music. Politics. Children’s Services. Cocktails. Random ❤️❤️❤️
Cheese. Books. Music. Politics. Children’s Services. Cocktails. Random ❤️❤️❤️
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Revealed: The true toll of female suicides in UK with domestic abuse at their core
Revealed: The true toll of female suicides in UK with domestic abuse at their core
Exclusive: Research suggests official statistics could track as few as 10% of the true number of cases
The number of women who are driven to suicide by domestic abusers is being under-reported, and their cases overlooked by police, in what has been described by experts as a “national scandal”.
Domestic violence suicides are already growing at such a rate that a woman in an abusive relationship is now more likely to take her own life than be killed by a partner. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Revealed: The true toll of female suicides in UK with domestic abuse at their core
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The Dawlish - Teignmouth railway line feels like the absolute front line of climate adaptation in Britain (a test we are not passing so far).
And yet somehow, somehow, this article manages to go in-depth on the problems with the line without mentioning the climate once. The sea is literally higher!
And yet somehow, somehow, this article manages to go in-depth on the problems with the line without mentioning the climate once. The sea is literally higher!
Fresh fears for South West's rail link in Dawlish after storms
Taxpayer money has flowed into fixing the rail line connecting Cornwall with the rest of the UK - but the elements have other ideas.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 8:27 PM
The Dawlish - Teignmouth railway line feels like the absolute front line of climate adaptation in Britain (a test we are not passing so far).
And yet somehow, somehow, this article manages to go in-depth on the problems with the line without mentioning the climate once. The sea is literally higher!
And yet somehow, somehow, this article manages to go in-depth on the problems with the line without mentioning the climate once. The sea is literally higher!
Life in the shoe:
The end of the weekend, toasted with an Abbey*.
*An Abbey is made with a 3/4 shot of orange juice. The gorgeous ruby colour of this cocktail is because I used freshly squeezed blood orange juice. ❤️
The end of the weekend, toasted with an Abbey*.
*An Abbey is made with a 3/4 shot of orange juice. The gorgeous ruby colour of this cocktail is because I used freshly squeezed blood orange juice. ❤️
February 15, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Life in the shoe:
The end of the weekend, toasted with an Abbey*.
*An Abbey is made with a 3/4 shot of orange juice. The gorgeous ruby colour of this cocktail is because I used freshly squeezed blood orange juice. ❤️
The end of the weekend, toasted with an Abbey*.
*An Abbey is made with a 3/4 shot of orange juice. The gorgeous ruby colour of this cocktail is because I used freshly squeezed blood orange juice. ❤️
Reading lots of terrible reviews of Wuthering Heights and it only makes me more determined to see it, because I very much Do Not Love the book, so I’m perfectly happy to watch it be butchered in a whole range of ways.
(Soundtrack is a banger regardless.)
(Soundtrack is a banger regardless.)
The trailers were for:
Rental Family
H is for Hawk
The History of Sound
Wuthering Heights
The middle two look as though they’ll be terrific. The first might be interesting. The last looks absolutely preposterous, but since I don’t love the book, I might go along to see how it plays as ‘romp’.
Rental Family
H is for Hawk
The History of Sound
Wuthering Heights
The middle two look as though they’ll be terrific. The first might be interesting. The last looks absolutely preposterous, but since I don’t love the book, I might go along to see how it plays as ‘romp’.
February 14, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Reading lots of terrible reviews of Wuthering Heights and it only makes me more determined to see it, because I very much Do Not Love the book, so I’m perfectly happy to watch it be butchered in a whole range of ways.
(Soundtrack is a banger regardless.)
(Soundtrack is a banger regardless.)
Life in the shoe:
A Valentine's Day cocktail, this is A Rose By Any Other Name.
🍸🧚🏼♂️❤️🌹
A Valentine's Day cocktail, this is A Rose By Any Other Name.
🍸🧚🏼♂️❤️🌹
February 14, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Life in the shoe:
A Valentine's Day cocktail, this is A Rose By Any Other Name.
🍸🧚🏼♂️❤️🌹
A Valentine's Day cocktail, this is A Rose By Any Other Name.
🍸🧚🏼♂️❤️🌹
Well done Scotland.
February 14, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Well done Scotland.
Dayum! Scots playing a different game this week.
February 14, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Dayum! Scots playing a different game this week.
Six Nations rugby is shared between BBC and ITV and I select the right channel each time about as often as I get a USB charger the right way up.
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February 14, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Six Nations rugby is shared between BBC and ITV and I select the right channel each time about as often as I get a USB charger the right way up.
🙄🏉
🙄🏉
Life in the shoe:
Bought a thing.
18yo: Are we getting a pet goat?
Bought a thing.
18yo: Are we getting a pet goat?
February 13, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Life in the shoe:
Bought a thing.
18yo: Are we getting a pet goat?
Bought a thing.
18yo: Are we getting a pet goat?
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If the systems sending our food to market are just overseen by machines, then there’s going to be issues that could result in a food crisis.
Replacing humans with machines is leaving truckloads of food stranded and unusable
If the systems sending our food to market are just overseen by machines, then there’s going to be issues that could result in a food crisis.
tcnv.link
February 10, 2026 at 8:28 PM
If the systems sending our food to market are just overseen by machines, then there’s going to be issues that could result in a food crisis.
The world’s in a pretty bad place and headlines everywhere are dispiriting, but the amount of Muppet love scattered through the timeline suggests there may still be hope for humanity.
February 8, 2026 at 9:06 AM
The world’s in a pretty bad place and headlines everywhere are dispiriting, but the amount of Muppet love scattered through the timeline suggests there may still be hope for humanity.
Life in the shoe:
To treat my horrible cold, a Cold Toddy AKA a 5th Street Finisher. 🍸🧚🏼♂️
To treat my horrible cold, a Cold Toddy AKA a 5th Street Finisher. 🍸🧚🏼♂️
February 7, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Life in the shoe:
To treat my horrible cold, a Cold Toddy AKA a 5th Street Finisher. 🍸🧚🏼♂️
To treat my horrible cold, a Cold Toddy AKA a 5th Street Finisher. 🍸🧚🏼♂️
I think Earl was pleasantly surprised to find he had that much space and time to himself!
February 7, 2026 at 5:11 PM
I think Earl was pleasantly surprised to find he had that much space and time to himself!
See, Twickenham is way dryer than the Stadio Olympico, but Freeman already has more mud on him than both sides had by the end of the earlier match. What’s that all about?
February 7, 2026 at 4:55 PM
See, Twickenham is way dryer than the Stadio Olympico, but Freeman already has more mud on him than both sides had by the end of the earlier match. What’s that all about?
Well played Italy!
February 7, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Well played Italy!
Weather is playing for Scotland at this point.
February 7, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Weather is playing for Scotland at this point.
Surprised to see the subs now coming on are not actual submarines tbh.
February 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Surprised to see the subs now coming on are not actual submarines tbh.
My questions are:
- is the grass real grass? and
- if it is, what’s underneath the grass?
because I can’t understand how they’re not filthy from head to toe with play this soggy.
- is the grass real grass? and
- if it is, what’s underneath the grass?
because I can’t understand how they’re not filthy from head to toe with play this soggy.
February 7, 2026 at 3:39 PM
My questions are:
- is the grass real grass? and
- if it is, what’s underneath the grass?
because I can’t understand how they’re not filthy from head to toe with play this soggy.
- is the grass real grass? and
- if it is, what’s underneath the grass?
because I can’t understand how they’re not filthy from head to toe with play this soggy.
The amount of splashing coming off this pitch in Rome each time a man splats is incredible. Like they’re playing in a paddling pool!
February 7, 2026 at 3:09 PM
The amount of splashing coming off this pitch in Rome each time a man splats is incredible. Like they’re playing in a paddling pool!
I’m about 4 days into a heavy head cold and all that flopping around like a Victorian lady with The Vapours has turned my midsection to such jelly that I fear slipping a disk if I cough!
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February 7, 2026 at 12:54 PM
I’m about 4 days into a heavy head cold and all that flopping around like a Victorian lady with The Vapours has turned my midsection to such jelly that I fear slipping a disk if I cough!
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🤒
Life in the shoe:
*sound of bedroom door opening*
DH: Aha! It’s 20yo.
20yo: Do you want me to do something?
Me: *chuckles knowingly*
DH: Well, if you WANT to come and help me take all the bottles to the bottle bank, that’d be great.
*sound of bedroom door opening*
DH: Aha! It’s 20yo.
20yo: Do you want me to do something?
Me: *chuckles knowingly*
DH: Well, if you WANT to come and help me take all the bottles to the bottle bank, that’d be great.
February 7, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Life in the shoe:
*sound of bedroom door opening*
DH: Aha! It’s 20yo.
20yo: Do you want me to do something?
Me: *chuckles knowingly*
DH: Well, if you WANT to come and help me take all the bottles to the bottle bank, that’d be great.
*sound of bedroom door opening*
DH: Aha! It’s 20yo.
20yo: Do you want me to do something?
Me: *chuckles knowingly*
DH: Well, if you WANT to come and help me take all the bottles to the bottle bank, that’d be great.
The words “frying pan” and “fire” were right there!
February 6, 2026 at 7:46 PM
The words “frying pan” and “fire” were right there!
Life in the shoe:
So glad it's the weekend!
Here's a 50:50 Margarita to get us started. 🍸🧚🏼♂️🇲🇽
The height of decadence, it requires two kinds of tequila!
So glad it's the weekend!
Here's a 50:50 Margarita to get us started. 🍸🧚🏼♂️🇲🇽
The height of decadence, it requires two kinds of tequila!
February 6, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Life in the shoe:
So glad it's the weekend!
Here's a 50:50 Margarita to get us started. 🍸🧚🏼♂️🇲🇽
The height of decadence, it requires two kinds of tequila!
So glad it's the weekend!
Here's a 50:50 Margarita to get us started. 🍸🧚🏼♂️🇲🇽
The height of decadence, it requires two kinds of tequila!