Ashok Ahir
@ashokahir.bsky.social
Punjabi Wulfrunian Cymro • Cadeirydd/Chair @librarywales.bsky.social • #Cymru #Wales
For those of us of a certain age - Dharmendra wasn't just an icon he was an ideal role model - it was a long way from Ludhiana to Mumbai but this proud Punjabi's talent carried him all the way www.bbc.com/news/article...
Dharmendra: Bollywood's 'He-Man' dies at 89
Best known for the iconic role of Veeru in the all-time great Sholay, Dharmendra was India's "most handsome actor".
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November 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
For those of us of a certain age - Dharmendra wasn't just an icon he was an ideal role model - it was a long way from Ludhiana to Mumbai but this proud Punjabi's talent carried him all the way www.bbc.com/news/article...
Thank you for the music and that cult classic #JimmyCliff youtu.be/_sXLFEkfvGE?...
The Harder They Come (1972) Trailer | Jimmy Cliff | Janet Bartley
YouTube video by Film Trailer Channel
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November 24, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Thank you for the music and that cult classic #JimmyCliff youtu.be/_sXLFEkfvGE?...
Wales gets it second UK Government'AI Growth Zone' in a week - running between Newport and Bridgend - following on from confirmation of one spanning the Menai Strait #AI #Cymru
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AI to power national renewal as government announces billions of additional investment and new plans to boost UK businesses, jobs and innovation
A major package of new reforms and investment will put AI at heart of government’s mission to drive growth, create jobs and spread prosperity across the country.
www.gov.uk
November 21, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Wales gets it second UK Government'AI Growth Zone' in a week - running between Newport and Bridgend - following on from confirmation of one spanning the Menai Strait #AI #Cymru
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The opening match of the men's UEFA Euro 2028 tournament will be staged at the National Stadium of Wales in Cardiff on Friday 9 June 2028 www.uefa.com/euro2028/new...
EURO 2028 tournament schedule confirmed: When and where are the fixtures? | UEFA EURO 2028
The tournament schedule for UEFA EURO 2028 has been confirmed.
www.uefa.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The opening match of the men's UEFA Euro 2028 tournament will be staged at the National Stadium of Wales in Cardiff on Friday 9 June 2028 www.uefa.com/euro2028/new...
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We’re delighted that Aberystwyth has been named a UNESCO City of Literature – the first in Wales!
More: tinyl.co/3u04
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October 31, 2025 at 12:59 PM
We’re delighted that Aberystwyth has been named a UNESCO City of Literature – the first in Wales!
More: tinyl.co/3u04
@librarywales.bsky.social
@uwtsd.bsky.social
@prifweinidog.gov.wales
@unesco.org
More: tinyl.co/3u04
@librarywales.bsky.social
@uwtsd.bsky.social
@prifweinidog.gov.wales
@unesco.org
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Rydym wrth ein boddau bod Aberystwyth wedi’i enwi’n Ddinas Llên UNESCO – yr un gyntaf yng Nghymru!
Mwy: tinyl.co/3tzx
@librarywales.bsky.social
@uwtsd.bsky.social
@prifweinidog.gov.wales
@unesco.org
Mwy: tinyl.co/3tzx
@librarywales.bsky.social
@uwtsd.bsky.social
@prifweinidog.gov.wales
@unesco.org
October 31, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Rydym wrth ein boddau bod Aberystwyth wedi’i enwi’n Ddinas Llên UNESCO – yr un gyntaf yng Nghymru!
Mwy: tinyl.co/3tzx
@librarywales.bsky.social
@uwtsd.bsky.social
@prifweinidog.gov.wales
@unesco.org
Mwy: tinyl.co/3tzx
@librarywales.bsky.social
@uwtsd.bsky.social
@prifweinidog.gov.wales
@unesco.org
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Centrist D66 party set to win most seats in Dutch election, exit poll suggests
Centrist D66 party set to win most seats in Dutch election, exit poll suggests
Result would pave the way for the Netherlands’ first out gay prime minister and end far-right populist Geert Wilders’ time in power
The liberal-progressive D66 party was on track to become the largest in the Dutch parliament, according to an exit poll, after a snap general election in which Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom party was seen losing a third of its seats.
The poll, with a one- to two-seat margin of error, gave the centrist party an estimated 27 MPs in the 150-seat assembly, possibly clearing a path for its 38-year-old leader, Rob Jetten, to become the Netherlands’ youngest and first out gay prime minister. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Centrist D66 party set to win most seats in Dutch election, exit poll suggests
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Netherlands, 9:00 PM Ipsos-I&O exit poll:
Seat projection national parliament
D66-RE: 27 (+18)
PVV-PfE: 25 (-12)
VVD-RE: 23 (-1)
GL/PvdA-G/EFA|S&D: 20 (-5)
CDA-EPP: 19 (+14)
JA21~ECR: 9 (+8)
FvD-ESN: 6 (+3)
BBB-EPP: 4 (-3)
...
+/- vs. Last election result
➤ europeelects.eu/netherlands
Seat projection national parliament
D66-RE: 27 (+18)
PVV-PfE: 25 (-12)
VVD-RE: 23 (-1)
GL/PvdA-G/EFA|S&D: 20 (-5)
CDA-EPP: 19 (+14)
JA21~ECR: 9 (+8)
FvD-ESN: 6 (+3)
BBB-EPP: 4 (-3)
...
+/- vs. Last election result
➤ europeelects.eu/netherlands
October 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Netherlands, 9:00 PM Ipsos-I&O exit poll:
Seat projection national parliament
D66-RE: 27 (+18)
PVV-PfE: 25 (-12)
VVD-RE: 23 (-1)
GL/PvdA-G/EFA|S&D: 20 (-5)
CDA-EPP: 19 (+14)
JA21~ECR: 9 (+8)
FvD-ESN: 6 (+3)
BBB-EPP: 4 (-3)
...
+/- vs. Last election result
➤ europeelects.eu/netherlands
Seat projection national parliament
D66-RE: 27 (+18)
PVV-PfE: 25 (-12)
VVD-RE: 23 (-1)
GL/PvdA-G/EFA|S&D: 20 (-5)
CDA-EPP: 19 (+14)
JA21~ECR: 9 (+8)
FvD-ESN: 6 (+3)
BBB-EPP: 4 (-3)
...
+/- vs. Last election result
➤ europeelects.eu/netherlands
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Most important issues facing the country among Britain's ethnic minority communities
Cost of living: 59%
Economy: 43%
Immigration: 33%
Health: 21%
Housing: 18%
Crime: 17%
Tax: 14%
Gaza: 13%
Breakdowns by individual ethnic group in chart 👇
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Cost of living: 59%
Economy: 43%
Immigration: 33%
Health: 21%
Housing: 18%
Crime: 17%
Tax: 14%
Gaza: 13%
Breakdowns by individual ethnic group in chart 👇
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
October 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Most important issues facing the country among Britain's ethnic minority communities
Cost of living: 59%
Economy: 43%
Immigration: 33%
Health: 21%
Housing: 18%
Crime: 17%
Tax: 14%
Gaza: 13%
Breakdowns by individual ethnic group in chart 👇
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Cost of living: 59%
Economy: 43%
Immigration: 33%
Health: 21%
Housing: 18%
Crime: 17%
Tax: 14%
Gaza: 13%
Breakdowns by individual ethnic group in chart 👇
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
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Caerphilly, Senedd constituency by-election result:
PC: 47.4% (+19.0)
REF: 36.0% (+34.2)
LAB: 11.0% (-34.9)
CON: 2.0% (-15.3)
GRN: 1.5% (+1.5)
LDEM: 1.5% (-1.2)
GWL: 0.3% (+0.3)
UKIP: 0.2% (+0.2)
Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.
PC: 47.4% (+19.0)
REF: 36.0% (+34.2)
LAB: 11.0% (-34.9)
CON: 2.0% (-15.3)
GRN: 1.5% (+1.5)
LDEM: 1.5% (-1.2)
GWL: 0.3% (+0.3)
UKIP: 0.2% (+0.2)
Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.
October 24, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Caerphilly, Senedd constituency by-election result:
PC: 47.4% (+19.0)
REF: 36.0% (+34.2)
LAB: 11.0% (-34.9)
CON: 2.0% (-15.3)
GRN: 1.5% (+1.5)
LDEM: 1.5% (-1.2)
GWL: 0.3% (+0.3)
UKIP: 0.2% (+0.2)
Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.
PC: 47.4% (+19.0)
REF: 36.0% (+34.2)
LAB: 11.0% (-34.9)
CON: 2.0% (-15.3)
GRN: 1.5% (+1.5)
LDEM: 1.5% (-1.2)
GWL: 0.3% (+0.3)
UKIP: 0.2% (+0.2)
Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.
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🔴 ALERTE INFO Le Louvre a été braqué ce dimanche matin
Plusieurs malfaiteurs ont pénétré dans le musée après avoir brisé des vitres et ont raflé neuf bijoux de la collection de Napoléon
➡️ https://l.leparisien.fr/h39z
Plusieurs malfaiteurs ont pénétré dans le musée après avoir brisé des vitres et ont raflé neuf bijoux de la collection de Napoléon
➡️ https://l.leparisien.fr/h39z
October 19, 2025 at 9:27 AM
🔴 ALERTE INFO Le Louvre a été braqué ce dimanche matin
Plusieurs malfaiteurs ont pénétré dans le musée après avoir brisé des vitres et ont raflé neuf bijoux de la collection de Napoléon
➡️ https://l.leparisien.fr/h39z
Plusieurs malfaiteurs ont pénétré dans le musée après avoir brisé des vitres et ont raflé neuf bijoux de la collection de Napoléon
➡️ https://l.leparisien.fr/h39z
Llongyfarchiadau mawr to Don Leisure winner of Welsh Music Prize 2025 for Tyrchu Sain - haeddiannol iawn 👏🏾🎧 youtu.be/u-2K-vsWU8U?...
Cynnau Tân
YouTube video by Don Leisure - Topic
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October 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Llongyfarchiadau mawr to Don Leisure winner of Welsh Music Prize 2025 for Tyrchu Sain - haeddiannol iawn 👏🏾🎧 youtu.be/u-2K-vsWU8U?...
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Robert Redford, the big-screen idol turned Oscar-winning director, Sundance Film Festival founder and environmental activist, died on Tuesday. He was 89. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/m...
September 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Robert Redford, the big-screen idol turned Oscar-winning director, Sundance Film Festival founder and environmental activist, died on Tuesday. He was 89. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/m...
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📚 👏 Beth bynnag oedd eich canlyniadau, llongyfarchiadau i chi i gyd am eich gwaith caled
newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/29785
newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/29785
Canlyniadau Safon Uwch: Gostyngiad arall yn nifer y graddau A*-A
Mae'r graddau uchaf ar gyfer canlyniadau Safon Uwch yng Nghymru wedi gostwng am y bedwaredd flwyddyn yn olynol
newyddion.s4c.cymru
August 14, 2025 at 8:31 AM
📚 👏 Beth bynnag oedd eich canlyniadau, llongyfarchiadau i chi i gyd am eich gwaith caled
newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/29785
newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/29785
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Students across Wales have received their A Level, AS Level and Level 3 Qualification results today - with 97.5% achieving A*-E at A Level
A-level top grades reach record high outside of Covid years
Stephen Price Students across Wales have received their A Level, AS Level and Level 3 Qualification results today, Thursday, 14 August 2025 – with 97.5% achieving A*-E at A Level. More than 27,000 st...
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August 14, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Students across Wales have received their A Level, AS Level and Level 3 Qualification results today - with 97.5% achieving A*-E at A Level
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Yn chwilio am wybodaeth am ganlyniadau heddiw? 📊📑✅
Ewch i'n gwefan am ddadansoddiad o ganlyniadau eleni.
Mae llawer o wybodaeth ddefnyddiol am apeliadau, llwybrau cynnydd ac adnoddau i gefnogi ddysgwyr 👇
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#canlyniadau #cymru #wales
Ewch i'n gwefan am ddadansoddiad o ganlyniadau eleni.
Mae llawer o wybodaeth ddefnyddiol am apeliadau, llwybrau cynnydd ac adnoddau i gefnogi ddysgwyr 👇
cymwysterau.cymru/gwybodaeth-a...
#canlyniadau #cymru #wales
August 14, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Yn chwilio am wybodaeth am ganlyniadau heddiw? 📊📑✅
Ewch i'n gwefan am ddadansoddiad o ganlyniadau eleni.
Mae llawer o wybodaeth ddefnyddiol am apeliadau, llwybrau cynnydd ac adnoddau i gefnogi ddysgwyr 👇
cymwysterau.cymru/gwybodaeth-a...
#canlyniadau #cymru #wales
Ewch i'n gwefan am ddadansoddiad o ganlyniadau eleni.
Mae llawer o wybodaeth ddefnyddiol am apeliadau, llwybrau cynnydd ac adnoddau i gefnogi ddysgwyr 👇
cymwysterau.cymru/gwybodaeth-a...
#canlyniadau #cymru #wales
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Looking for information on today’s results? 📊📑✅
Visit our website for analysis of this year’s results. Plus, there’s lots of helpful info on appeals, progression routes and links to support for learners 👇
qualifications.wales/information-...
#resultsday #wales
Visit our website for analysis of this year’s results. Plus, there’s lots of helpful info on appeals, progression routes and links to support for learners 👇
qualifications.wales/information-...
#resultsday #wales
August 14, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Looking for information on today’s results? 📊📑✅
Visit our website for analysis of this year’s results. Plus, there’s lots of helpful info on appeals, progression routes and links to support for learners 👇
qualifications.wales/information-...
#resultsday #wales
Visit our website for analysis of this year’s results. Plus, there’s lots of helpful info on appeals, progression routes and links to support for learners 👇
qualifications.wales/information-...
#resultsday #wales
"It appears there are no survivors" in the Air India plane crash according Police Commissioner G.S. Malik and with the plane crashing in a residential area next to Ahmedabad airport "some locals would have also died" 😥
BREAKING: There appear to be no survivors from Air India flight to London that crashed in Ahmedabad, city's police chief tells AP. Follow for live updates.
Live updates: Air India plane headed to London crashes with 242 onboard
The plane was bound for London Gatwick Airport from Ahmedabad and was carrying 169 Indians, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese and one Canadian, Air India said. Follow the latest.
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June 12, 2025 at 12:18 PM
"It appears there are no survivors" in the Air India plane crash according Police Commissioner G.S. Malik and with the plane crashing in a residential area next to Ahmedabad airport "some locals would have also died" 😥
Air India confirms that flight AI171, from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, was carrying 242 passengers and crew members on board - of these, 169 are Indian nationals, 53 are British nationals, 1 Canadian national and 7 Portuguese nationals.
We are following reports of an accident involving an Air India flight AI171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick. It was operated by VT-ANB, a Boeing 787-8.
We received the last signal from the aircraft at 13:38 local time (08:08 UTC), just seconds after take off, at an altitude of 625 feet.
We received the last signal from the aircraft at 13:38 local time (08:08 UTC), just seconds after take off, at an altitude of 625 feet.
June 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Air India confirms that flight AI171, from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, was carrying 242 passengers and crew members on board - of these, 169 are Indian nationals, 53 are British nationals, 1 Canadian national and 7 Portuguese nationals.
HM Treasury to update it's Green Book' business case guidance - on how to appraise and evaluate policies, projects and programme #spendingreview
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Green Book Review 2025: Findings and actions
www.gov.uk
June 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
HM Treasury to update it's Green Book' business case guidance - on how to appraise and evaluate policies, projects and programme #spendingreview
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
In the US - as in many countries - the public's view of what constitutes "news" and their actual behaviours don't always match up #journalism www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2...
What Is News?
As people are exposed to more information from more sources than ever before, how they define and feel about “news” has become less clear-cut. Pew Research Center.
www.pewresearch.org
May 16, 2025 at 6:08 AM
In the US - as in many countries - the public's view of what constitutes "news" and their actual behaviours don't always match up #journalism www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2...
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The Celebrity Traitors line-up is genuinely five star, with the emphasis on star. Outstanding casting by BBC and Studio Lambert
May 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The Celebrity Traitors line-up is genuinely five star, with the emphasis on star. Outstanding casting by BBC and Studio Lambert
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Anthony Albanese wins 2025 federal election with Labor on track for majority
Anthony Albanese wins 2025 federal election with Labor on track for majority
Peter Dutton set to lose his own seat of Dickson in Brisbane as Coalition suffers collapse in support
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Anthony Albanese has won the federal election and is poised to retain majority government after a nationwide swing to Labor.
The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, is set to lose his home seat of Dickson in Brisbane in a disastrous result for the Coalition. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 3, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Anthony Albanese wins 2025 federal election with Labor on track for majority
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In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.
Trump orders end to federal funding for NPR and PBS
In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.
www.npr.org
May 2, 2025 at 10:26 AM
In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.
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NEW: The president's executive order instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and other federal agencies “to cease Federal funding for NPR and PBS” and further requires that they work to root out indirect sources of public financing for the news organizations. to.pbs.org/44UvK1B
Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR
The order instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and other federal agencies “to cease Federal funding for NPR and PBS."
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May 2, 2025 at 4:24 AM
NEW: The president's executive order instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and other federal agencies “to cease Federal funding for NPR and PBS” and further requires that they work to root out indirect sources of public financing for the news organizations. to.pbs.org/44UvK1B