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Welshwoman living in London. Sometime author. See my accounts madocleonard and madocleonard1.
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A Welsh influencer has shared a guide to quieter beach spots near Tenby, offering alternatives for visitors looking to avoid the busiest seaside locations ✍️Amelia Jones wp.me/p8Mk4U-1dvv
January 29, 2026 at 9:03 PM
A Welsh influencer has shared a guide to quieter beach spots near Tenby, offering alternatives for visitors looking to avoid the busiest seaside locations ✍️Amelia Jones wp.me/p8Mk4U-1dvv
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Jim Murphy, a former minister under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, founded Arden Strategies shortly after losing his parliamentary seat in 2015.
Ex-Labour MP's lobbying firm offered photo with minister and VIP dinner for £30k
Jim Murphy's company Arden Strategies apologises for
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January 29, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Jim Murphy, a former minister under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, founded Arden Strategies shortly after losing his parliamentary seat in 2015.
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I see the dolt who makes electric car-o-planes wants to start selling artifical people who will do all the work. I think he'll find I have the patent. And the dratted things don't do any useful work at all.
January 29, 2026 at 10:01 PM
I see the dolt who makes electric car-o-planes wants to start selling artifical people who will do all the work. I think he'll find I have the patent. And the dratted things don't do any useful work at all.
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January 29, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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A new report has highlighted that the pressure on Wales' teaching workforce is undermining schools' ability to recruit and retain staff
Senedd report calls for urgent action to ease teacher workload and remove recruitment barriers
Amelia Jones A new report has highlighted that the pressure on Wales’ teaching workforce is undermining schools’ ability to recruit and retain staff. The Children, Young People and Education Committee...
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January 29, 2026 at 8:00 AM
A new report has highlighted that the pressure on Wales' teaching workforce is undermining schools' ability to recruit and retain staff
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Robert "Madiar" Brovdi, Commander of the Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces:
"Today, we destroy three enemy battalions every single day. Three battalions daily.
This is not enough. We must inflict losses on the enemy on a much larger scale.
"Today, we destroy three enemy battalions every single day. Three battalions daily.
This is not enough. We must inflict losses on the enemy on a much larger scale.
January 29, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Robert "Madiar" Brovdi, Commander of the Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces:
"Today, we destroy three enemy battalions every single day. Three battalions daily.
This is not enough. We must inflict losses on the enemy on a much larger scale.
"Today, we destroy three enemy battalions every single day. Three battalions daily.
This is not enough. We must inflict losses on the enemy on a much larger scale.
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January 29, 2026 at 9:58 PM
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The next reading to transport you back to 1890s London is now available to watch on the official Bow Street Society YouTube channel: youtu.be/6CfsgSeZOKs
Subscribe to be notified when new videos are released.
Enjoy!
Subscribe to be notified when new videos are released.
Enjoy!
January 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM
The next reading to transport you back to 1890s London is now available to watch on the official Bow Street Society YouTube channel: youtu.be/6CfsgSeZOKs
Subscribe to be notified when new videos are released.
Enjoy!
Subscribe to be notified when new videos are released.
Enjoy!
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A worldwide force in pop culture and entertainment has revealed the location for its first-ever Welsh store.
'Global sensation' retailer to open its first store in Wales
A global force in pop culture and entertainment, famed for its designer collectibles, has revealed the location for its first-ever Welsh store. Wales’ largest shopping centre, St David’s Cardiff, has ...
nation.cymru
January 28, 2026 at 7:31 PM
A worldwide force in pop culture and entertainment has revealed the location for its first-ever Welsh store.
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1807 Lady In A Trained White At-Home Dress With Blue Trim Taking Tea, French. Fashions as Worn By Jane Austen and Her Friends. #RegencyFashion #JaneAusten #HistoricalFashion. books2read.com/SuziLoveFash...
January 28, 2026 at 8:19 AM
1807 Lady In A Trained White At-Home Dress With Blue Trim Taking Tea, French. Fashions as Worn By Jane Austen and Her Friends. #RegencyFashion #JaneAusten #HistoricalFashion. books2read.com/SuziLoveFash...
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A fun-loving 10-year-old girl who’s one of only 20 people worldwide with a rare chromosome disorder has landed a starring role in a hit TV show
North Wales girl with rare condition steals the show on S4C
A fun-loving 10-year-old girl who’s one of only 20 people worldwide with a rare chromosome disorder has landed a starring role in a hit TV show. Chloe Milloy, from Bryngwran on Anglesey, has a conditi...
nation.cymru
January 26, 2026 at 12:27 PM
A fun-loving 10-year-old girl who’s one of only 20 people worldwide with a rare chromosome disorder has landed a starring role in a hit TV show
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Former Conservative home secretary Suella Braverman has defected to Reform UK
Former Tory home secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK
Former Conservative home secretary Suella Braverman has defected to Reform UK. She told a Reform UK veterans event in London that she had resigned her Conservative Party membership of 30 years. Ms Bra...
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January 26, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Former Conservative home secretary Suella Braverman has defected to Reform UK
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(Runs through Istanbul airport at 1 am, squeaky bum connection)
Fella: You rushin’?
Me: Jesus I’m Irish
Fella: You rushin’?
Me: Jesus I’m Irish
January 18, 2026 at 10:35 PM
(Runs through Istanbul airport at 1 am, squeaky bum connection)
Fella: You rushin’?
Me: Jesus I’m Irish
Fella: You rushin’?
Me: Jesus I’m Irish
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My favourite German version of “all talk and no action” is from Berlin dialect and it goes keene Haare uff’m Kopp, aba ‘n Kamm inner Tasche. It means “no hair on your head, but a comb in your pocket.”
January 22, 2026 at 12:52 PM
My favourite German version of “all talk and no action” is from Berlin dialect and it goes keene Haare uff’m Kopp, aba ‘n Kamm inner Tasche. It means “no hair on your head, but a comb in your pocket.”
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The third film for Ealing by director Robert Hamer – better known for the later Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) – it centres on Googie Withers as a housewife caught between her stable but loveless marriage and a charismatic lover from her past.
An appreciation of It Always Rains on Sunday
Ealing Studios didn't just make comedies, and the drama It Always Rains on Sunday from 1947 is one of their very best films. As the blurb fo...
liberalengland.blogspot.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:54 PM
The third film for Ealing by director Robert Hamer – better known for the later Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) – it centres on Googie Withers as a housewife caught between her stable but loveless marriage and a charismatic lover from her past.
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This aphorism of Thucydides is presented as inevitable,as the natural logic of international relations reasserting itself.Faced with this logic, there is a strong tendency for countries to go along to get along,to accommodate,to avoid trouble,to hope that compliance will buy safety.
Well,it won't.
Well,it won't.
January 20, 2026 at 10:20 PM
This aphorism of Thucydides is presented as inevitable,as the natural logic of international relations reasserting itself.Faced with this logic, there is a strong tendency for countries to go along to get along,to accommodate,to avoid trouble,to hope that compliance will buy safety.
Well,it won't.
Well,it won't.
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Not sure which hurts more, the consideration it's ai, the thousand likes they get for my work, or how the replies describe the gif like it's ancient history and made by some kind of caveman with primitive tools. www.reddit.com/r/isthisAI/c...
From the isthisAI community on Reddit: The shrub on the ground is not moving which could indicate the use of AI, but other than that there seems to be no clear evidence
Explore this post and more from the isthisAI community
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January 20, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Not sure which hurts more, the consideration it's ai, the thousand likes they get for my work, or how the replies describe the gif like it's ancient history and made by some kind of caveman with primitive tools. www.reddit.com/r/isthisAI/c...
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Today I went to Ilford pet cemetery to pay my respects to Able Seacat Simon, spy pigeon Mary of Exeter, and blitz rescue dogs Irma, Rip, and Crumstone Psyche.
January 20, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Today I went to Ilford pet cemetery to pay my respects to Able Seacat Simon, spy pigeon Mary of Exeter, and blitz rescue dogs Irma, Rip, and Crumstone Psyche.
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In the 2010s, the Icelandic tv station Channel 2 accidentally added subtitles from a gritty crime drama to an episode of Teletubbies.
I have translated some of the highlights
I have translated some of the highlights
January 20, 2026 at 12:30 AM
In the 2010s, the Icelandic tv station Channel 2 accidentally added subtitles from a gritty crime drama to an episode of Teletubbies.
I have translated some of the highlights
I have translated some of the highlights
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Homeowners will be able to access low and zero-interest loans to install solar panels, heat pumps and batteries under a flagship energy upgrades scheme
Cheap loans for families to install solar panels, heat pumps and batteries
Homeowners will be able to access low and zero interest loans to install solar panels, heat pumps and batteries under a flagship energy upgrades scheme. And low income households and fuel poor familie...
nation.cymru
January 20, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Homeowners will be able to access low and zero-interest loans to install solar panels, heat pumps and batteries under a flagship energy upgrades scheme
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Colourful striped zigzag winter scarf: Mustard Teal www.masato.co.uk/products/col...
Gain this for £10 was £15
#scarf #winter #clearancesale #shopindie
Gain this for £10 was £15
#scarf #winter #clearancesale #shopindie
Colourful striped zigzag winter scarf: Mustard Teal
Colourful zigzag winter scarf finished with tassels. Very soft feeling and as Viscose mixed very smooth too Composition: 20% Wool and 80% Viscose Measurement: 180cm by 68cm
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January 20, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Colourful striped zigzag winter scarf: Mustard Teal www.masato.co.uk/products/col...
Gain this for £10 was £15
#scarf #winter #clearancesale #shopindie
Gain this for £10 was £15
#scarf #winter #clearancesale #shopindie
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The last surviving section of tram lines in Richmond, North Yorkshire - installed in the late 19th century by a local business, who used them to transport heavy goods between their warehouses and their shop in the marketplace! 😀
January 20, 2026 at 3:39 PM
The last surviving section of tram lines in Richmond, North Yorkshire - installed in the late 19th century by a local business, who used them to transport heavy goods between their warehouses and their shop in the marketplace! 😀
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"Wales has been treated as an afterthought when it comes to rail for far too long. While Scotland has the powers to plan, fund and deliver its own rail network, Wales is left with crumbs and warm words by both Labour and the Conservatives.
Lib Dems call for fair treatment for Wales on railway investment
The Liberal Democrats have tabled an amendment to the Westminster government's Railways Bill calling for the full devolution of rail powers ...
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January 20, 2026 at 9:09 PM
"Wales has been treated as an afterthought when it comes to rail for far too long. While Scotland has the powers to plan, fund and deliver its own rail network, Wales is left with crumbs and warm words by both Labour and the Conservatives.