Viv Rivis
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Ivy, harts tongue ferns, pennyworts & moss on stone bank #Devon #WildflowerHour
February 8, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Ivy, harts tongue ferns, pennyworts & moss on stone bank #Devon #WildflowerHour
#wildflowerhour
Still on the hellebore theme, here the colour is provided by a visiting ladybird on Helleborus foetidus, Stinking Hellebore, which pops up reliably early in undergrowth close to old lime workings, North Yorkshire.
Still on the hellebore theme, here the colour is provided by a visiting ladybird on Helleborus foetidus, Stinking Hellebore, which pops up reliably early in undergrowth close to old lime workings, North Yorkshire.
February 8, 2026 at 8:12 PM
#wildflowerhour
Still on the hellebore theme, here the colour is provided by a visiting ladybird on Helleborus foetidus, Stinking Hellebore, which pops up reliably early in undergrowth close to old lime workings, North Yorkshire.
Still on the hellebore theme, here the colour is provided by a visiting ladybird on Helleborus foetidus, Stinking Hellebore, which pops up reliably early in undergrowth close to old lime workings, North Yorkshire.
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For all his talk about cracking down on fraud, Trump is perfectly happy to let his allies and supporters get away with it.
The hypocrisy isn’t surprising, but it’s no less staggering.
The hypocrisy isn’t surprising, but it’s no less staggering.
The Trump admin, which says it was investigating fraud in Democratic-led states, quietly shelved a massive welfare fraud investigation in Mississippi involving public funds funneled to Brett Favre and others
Trump Admin Went Easy On A Red State After Punishing Blue States For The Same Exact Thing
Mississippi caught a break on an embezzlement scandal that funneled money to Brett Favre and others.
www.huffpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:04 PM
For all his talk about cracking down on fraud, Trump is perfectly happy to let his allies and supporters get away with it.
The hypocrisy isn’t surprising, but it’s no less staggering.
The hypocrisy isn’t surprising, but it’s no less staggering.
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January 10, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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Looking for a last minute Christmas gift? Stroll Along the Prom, Prom, Prom with me by obtaining a copy of my e-book of the same name, available on a pay what you want basis with no minimum charge. Shop at payhip.com/b/pDkFM 110 fully illustrated pages. #Yorkshire #coast #seaside #History
Stroll Along the Prom, Prom, Prom ebook
The first in a series of ebooks based on the popular History and Heritage Twitter (now X) site. Launched in 2016, the site is curated by writer and researcher John Heywood and over the years has gaine...
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December 22, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Looking for a last minute Christmas gift? Stroll Along the Prom, Prom, Prom with me by obtaining a copy of my e-book of the same name, available on a pay what you want basis with no minimum charge. Shop at payhip.com/b/pDkFM 110 fully illustrated pages. #Yorkshire #coast #seaside #History
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Copies of Permanence have arrived! Thanks to co-author Stephen Paul Wren, publisher Atomic Bohemian, and to @betarish.bsky.social and Greta Stoddart for their kind words. Come to our online launch on Thursday! www.eventbrite.com/e/state-of-t...
December 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Copies of Permanence have arrived! Thanks to co-author Stephen Paul Wren, publisher Atomic Bohemian, and to @betarish.bsky.social and Greta Stoddart for their kind words. Come to our online launch on Thursday! www.eventbrite.com/e/state-of-t...
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Draft Tory legislation on removing indefinite leave to remain is insane.
Would chuck out those not earning over £38K - including many pensioners!
+ social protections seems to include child benefit, so load of people with (British!) kids!
They'd remove my sis & mum who've been here 50 years.
Would chuck out those not earning over £38K - including many pensioners!
+ social protections seems to include child benefit, so load of people with (British!) kids!
They'd remove my sis & mum who've been here 50 years.
October 22, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Draft Tory legislation on removing indefinite leave to remain is insane.
Would chuck out those not earning over £38K - including many pensioners!
+ social protections seems to include child benefit, so load of people with (British!) kids!
They'd remove my sis & mum who've been here 50 years.
Would chuck out those not earning over £38K - including many pensioners!
+ social protections seems to include child benefit, so load of people with (British!) kids!
They'd remove my sis & mum who've been here 50 years.
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UK medicine regulator confirms there is no evidence paracetamol causes autism in children www.gov.uk/government/n...
MHRA confirms taking paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe and there is no evidence it causes autism in children
Paracetamol should be taken as directed in the patient information leaflet
www.gov.uk
September 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
UK medicine regulator confirms there is no evidence paracetamol causes autism in children www.gov.uk/government/n...
#wildflowerhour Two favourite plants from this year: the delightfully-named Squinancywort and almost open but slightly blurred Common Centaury #LimeKilnsNatureReserve
#YorkshireWildlifeTrust
#YorkshireWildlifeTrust
September 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
#wildflowerhour Two favourite plants from this year: the delightfully-named Squinancywort and almost open but slightly blurred Common Centaury #LimeKilnsNatureReserve
#YorkshireWildlifeTrust
#YorkshireWildlifeTrust
Not on the #wildflowerhour current theme but we enjoyed these late #harebells tucked into 12th century masonry at #RievaulxAbbey, North Yorkshire.
#EnglishHeritage
#EnglishHeritage
August 31, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Not on the #wildflowerhour current theme but we enjoyed these late #harebells tucked into 12th century masonry at #RievaulxAbbey, North Yorkshire.
#EnglishHeritage
#EnglishHeritage
Missed #wildflowerhour this week but did find lots of Devil’s Bit Scabious at Staveley, North Yorkshire, including one with a visiting drone fly.
August 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Missed #wildflowerhour this week but did find lots of Devil’s Bit Scabious at Staveley, North Yorkshire, including one with a visiting drone fly.
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This isn’t just a US decision. It’s a European responsibility now.
🔥 Health care shouldn’t go up in smoke.
🗣️ Speak out.
✍️ Sign to protect women’s health and dignity.
🔗 go.wemove.eu/StandWithWomen
🔥 Health care shouldn’t go up in smoke.
🗣️ Speak out.
✍️ Sign to protect women’s health and dignity.
🔗 go.wemove.eu/StandWithWomen
Don’t burn care: save contraceptives, save lives
$10 million in contraceptives are days from being burned in Europe – under Trump's orders. Our leaders are starting to give in to public pressure. With enough voices, we can stop this destruction and…
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August 13, 2025 at 10:33 AM
This isn’t just a US decision. It’s a European responsibility now.
🔥 Health care shouldn’t go up in smoke.
🗣️ Speak out.
✍️ Sign to protect women’s health and dignity.
🔗 go.wemove.eu/StandWithWomen
🔥 Health care shouldn’t go up in smoke.
🗣️ Speak out.
✍️ Sign to protect women’s health and dignity.
🔗 go.wemove.eu/StandWithWomen
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🆘 $10M in contraceptives are days from being burned – in Europe.
Because of Trump’s anti-choice policy, life-saving aid meant for 1.4M women could be destroyed. Burned. Trashed. Gone.
👩🏾 These supplies could prevent 100,000 unsafe abortions – but Europe might let it happen.
Because of Trump’s anti-choice policy, life-saving aid meant for 1.4M women could be destroyed. Burned. Trashed. Gone.
👩🏾 These supplies could prevent 100,000 unsafe abortions – but Europe might let it happen.
August 13, 2025 at 10:33 AM
🆘 $10M in contraceptives are days from being burned – in Europe.
Because of Trump’s anti-choice policy, life-saving aid meant for 1.4M women could be destroyed. Burned. Trashed. Gone.
👩🏾 These supplies could prevent 100,000 unsafe abortions – but Europe might let it happen.
Because of Trump’s anti-choice policy, life-saving aid meant for 1.4M women could be destroyed. Burned. Trashed. Gone.
👩🏾 These supplies could prevent 100,000 unsafe abortions – but Europe might let it happen.
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Sen Cruz inserted language into the Republicans’ “big beautiful” bill to eliminate funding for improvements in weather forecasting and dissemination of forecasts & warning to the public.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ted Cruz ensured Trump spending bill slashed weather forecasting funding
Senator on vacation abroad while Texas was hit by deadly floods, a disaster worsened by forecasting cuts, critics say
www.theguardian.com
July 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Sen Cruz inserted language into the Republicans’ “big beautiful” bill to eliminate funding for improvements in weather forecasting and dissemination of forecasts & warning to the public.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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I see the 'Elgin Marbles' are back in the news
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about1816.wordpress.com/2015/02/17/s...
Acquiring the “Elgin Marbles” 1816
James Hobson Lord Elgin (left) and “his” marbles were well known in 1816. Elgin had collected them all by 1805, and this haul amounted to just over half of the original frieze. Elgin has offered th…
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June 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I see the 'Elgin Marbles' are back in the news
about1816.wordpress.com/2015/02/17/s...
about1816.wordpress.com/2015/02/17/s...
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The May edition of History and Heritage Yorkshire is still available and you can download it on a pay-what-you-want basis, with no minimum price. Interesting, fully illustrated articles from a range of engaging contributors, it brings Yorkshire’s past to life
Get your copy here: payhip.com/b/aWKfQ
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History and Heritage Yorkshire Magazine - May Edition
We are delighted that it is now thirty months since the magazine was founded and we are reaching more people than ever. Our aim has always been to provide as wide a range of articles as possible and I...
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May 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM
The May edition of History and Heritage Yorkshire is still available and you can download it on a pay-what-you-want basis, with no minimum price. Interesting, fully illustrated articles from a range of engaging contributors, it brings Yorkshire’s past to life
Get your copy here: payhip.com/b/aWKfQ
Get your copy here: payhip.com/b/aWKfQ
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The supreme court has carefully ringfenced protections for women. That’s all we wanted | Sonia Sodha
The supreme court has carefully ringfenced protections for women. That’s all we wanted | Sonia Sodha
Last week’s ruling clarified the legal safeguards of the Equality Act. However, it was a travesty that the battle needed to be fought at all
www.theguardian.com
April 20, 2025 at 6:41 AM
The supreme court has carefully ringfenced protections for women. That’s all we wanted | Sonia Sodha
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America's top vaccine regulator resigns over anti-vax health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr
America's top vaccine regulator resigns over anti-vax health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr
The top vaccine regulator in the US has resigned over the anti-vaccine stance of Donald Trump's health chief.
news.sky.com
March 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
America's top vaccine regulator resigns over anti-vax health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr
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Although I am limited mobility wise these days I am still available for writing commissions in the heritage/history, arts and community fields. For samples of my work or to discuss your requirements please send me a DM and I will send you my email and a link to the website.
March 23, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Although I am limited mobility wise these days I am still available for writing commissions in the heritage/history, arts and community fields. For samples of my work or to discuss your requirements please send me a DM and I will send you my email and a link to the website.
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Wife of Columbia graduate student detained by Ice speaks out about his arrest
Wife of Columbia graduate student detained by Ice speaks out about his arrest
Mahmoud Khalil was detained by Ice agents on Saturday, part of Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus protesters
Mahmoud Khalil’s wife, who is now eight months pregnant, issued a statement on Tuesday night after the Columbia University graduate…
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Wife of Columbia graduate student detained by Ice speaks out about his arrest
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A lovely morning celebrating 100 years of the Women’s Institute in Burton Leonard! 🥳
The village hall currently has a fantastic exhibition showcasing local women and the events they have organised here over the years. 👏
The village hall currently has a fantastic exhibition showcasing local women and the events they have organised here over the years. 👏
February 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A lovely morning celebrating 100 years of the Women’s Institute in Burton Leonard! 🥳
The village hall currently has a fantastic exhibition showcasing local women and the events they have organised here over the years. 👏
The village hall currently has a fantastic exhibition showcasing local women and the events they have organised here over the years. 👏
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Pocklington District Heritage Trust have launched a crowdfunding appeal to save this Anglo Saxon artefact being exported and never seen again. We can bring it home to show our schoolchildren and residents our local heritage in a local museum. www.gofundme.com/f/save-a-poc...
Donate to Save a Pocklington Anglo Saxon artefact from export, organized by Andrew Sefton
A temporary export bar has been placed on a rare Anglo-Saxon, Gold a… Andrew Sefton needs your support for Save a Pocklington Anglo Saxon artefact from export
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January 26, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Pocklington District Heritage Trust have launched a crowdfunding appeal to save this Anglo Saxon artefact being exported and never seen again. We can bring it home to show our schoolchildren and residents our local heritage in a local museum. www.gofundme.com/f/save-a-poc...
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look carefully including coal trains going to and at the coal staithes on the bank of the Ouse. Detail from an 1858 print by John Storey (after Nathaniel Whittock) - York Art Gallery
January 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
look carefully including coal trains going to and at the coal staithes on the bank of the Ouse. Detail from an 1858 print by John Storey (after Nathaniel Whittock) - York Art Gallery
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Enlarge this image to really appreciate York's transport past. The city's railway station history started with a makeshift wooden station. The first permanent one, designed by George Townsend Andrews, opened in 1841 inside the City Walls on Toft Green. There area locomotives all over if you
January 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Enlarge this image to really appreciate York's transport past. The city's railway station history started with a makeshift wooden station. The first permanent one, designed by George Townsend Andrews, opened in 1841 inside the City Walls on Toft Green. There area locomotives all over if you
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recount the colliery tragedy that claimed 139 lives including over 50 boys. We also continue looking at the life and career of artist Mary Ellen Best and join a "Gentleman from London" on his "journey to Scarborough." This and more besides. Cover image Mark Ramsay
January 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
recount the colliery tragedy that claimed 139 lives including over 50 boys. We also continue looking at the life and career of artist Mary Ellen Best and join a "Gentleman from London" on his "journey to Scarborough." This and more besides. Cover image Mark Ramsay