@mgandunderwater.bsky.social
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Can't believe it's Christmas, and David Walliams is going to be visited by three Ghostwriters to show him the error of his ways.
December 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Can't believe it's Christmas, and David Walliams is going to be visited by three Ghostwriters to show him the error of his ways.
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The 2026 Carnegies nominations are live! 🎉 Join us in celebrating the exceptional storytelling and illustration recognised this year. 🏆 Get ready for an inspiring awards season! Congrats to all nominees! 📖❤️
https://carnegies.co.uk/nominations-announced-2026
#Carnegies2026
https://carnegies.co.uk/nominations-announced-2026
#Carnegies2026
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The 2026 Carnegies nominations are live! 🎉 Join us in celebrating the exceptional storytelling and illustration recognised this year. 🏆 Get ready for an inspiring awards season! Congrats to all nominees! 📖❤️
https://carnegies.co.uk/nominations-announced-2026
#Carnegies2026
https://carnegies.co.uk/nominations-announced-2026
#Carnegies2026
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November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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How DO you escape from a waterhorse? If you listen carefully, you might find the answer in this story! Sit back, relax, and enjoy @laridonwriter.bsky.social tell the story of Kirree, a young girl from the Isle of Man, who found herself confronted by a fearsome Glashtin! youtu.be/wv6NhdtnPVk
October 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
How DO you escape from a waterhorse? If you listen carefully, you might find the answer in this story! Sit back, relax, and enjoy @laridonwriter.bsky.social tell the story of Kirree, a young girl from the Isle of Man, who found herself confronted by a fearsome Glashtin! youtu.be/wv6NhdtnPVk
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Ian Watkins, the disgraced rock star jailed for child sex offences, has been killed in prison
Ian Watkins: paedophile Lostprophets singer stabbed to death in prison
www.thetimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Ian Watkins, the disgraced rock star jailed for child sex offences, has been killed in prison
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Do you have experience of driving a bus or a lorry but you'd rather carry books?
Would you like a job driving around #Orkney, going to schools and delivering books to people?
There's still time to apply for the job of driving #BookyMcBookface at:
myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/ork...
Would you like a job driving around #Orkney, going to schools and delivering books to people?
There's still time to apply for the job of driving #BookyMcBookface at:
myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/ork...
September 16, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Do you have experience of driving a bus or a lorry but you'd rather carry books?
Would you like a job driving around #Orkney, going to schools and delivering books to people?
There's still time to apply for the job of driving #BookyMcBookface at:
myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/ork...
Would you like a job driving around #Orkney, going to schools and delivering books to people?
There's still time to apply for the job of driving #BookyMcBookface at:
myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/ork...
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Scotland has 18 'Remote Small Towns'.
Pupils who live there have poorer exam results, lower literacy and numeracy levels, and are by far the least likely to go to university.
Why are those children being left, and why doesn't the government seem bothered?
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2537430...
Pupils who live there have poorer exam results, lower literacy and numeracy levels, and are by far the least likely to go to university.
Why are those children being left, and why doesn't the government seem bothered?
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2537430...
August 10, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Scotland has 18 'Remote Small Towns'.
Pupils who live there have poorer exam results, lower literacy and numeracy levels, and are by far the least likely to go to university.
Why are those children being left, and why doesn't the government seem bothered?
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2537430...
Pupils who live there have poorer exam results, lower literacy and numeracy levels, and are by far the least likely to go to university.
Why are those children being left, and why doesn't the government seem bothered?
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2537430...
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🔺BREAKING: Multiple bodies found in Cornish woodland
The remains were found in Paramoor Woods near Sticker as officers were investigating the disappearance of a 43-year-old man
The remains were found in Paramoor Woods near Sticker as officers were investigating the disappearance of a 43-year-old man
Police find multiple bodies in Cornish woodland
Police find multiple bodies in Cornish woodland
www.thetimes.com
July 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🔺BREAKING: Multiple bodies found in Cornish woodland
The remains were found in Paramoor Woods near Sticker as officers were investigating the disappearance of a 43-year-old man
The remains were found in Paramoor Woods near Sticker as officers were investigating the disappearance of a 43-year-old man
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New vacancy! 💼
Could you be our new Reading Schools Early Years Project Manager?
Could you be our new Reading Schools Early Years Project Manager?
Vacancy: Reading Schools Early Years Project Manager
We are a national charity bringing the benefits of reading and writing to everyone in Scotland.
www.scottishbooktrust.com
July 17, 2025 at 9:13 AM
New vacancy! 💼
Could you be our new Reading Schools Early Years Project Manager?
Could you be our new Reading Schools Early Years Project Manager?
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Delighted to be the first stop on this week's giveaway tour for the hilarious new book in @nadiashireen.bsky.social's Grimwood series, Rock the Vote! There are three copies as prizes so to enter, just like, share and tag two friends you'd also like to win. Closes at 8:00pm on Tuesday 15th July.
July 14, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Delighted to be the first stop on this week's giveaway tour for the hilarious new book in @nadiashireen.bsky.social's Grimwood series, Rock the Vote! There are three copies as prizes so to enter, just like, share and tag two friends you'd also like to win. Closes at 8:00pm on Tuesday 15th July.
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Exclusive: Kerr County, where nearly 100 people were killed and more than 160 remain missing, had the technology to turn every cellphone in the area into a blaring alarm, but officials did not do so before or during the river level rising to record heights.
Kerr County did not use its most far-reaching alert system in deadly Texas floods
Local officials used the system more than two days after the recorded height of the floods.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Exclusive: Kerr County, where nearly 100 people were killed and more than 160 remain missing, had the technology to turn every cellphone in the area into a blaring alarm, but officials did not do so before or during the river level rising to record heights.
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Everything about this is horrifying. Strangulation now thought to be second leading cause of strokes in women under-40. As one expert says - if this is supposed to be about sensuality, why is it mostly men strangling women?
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘There is no safe way to do it’: the rapid rise and horrifying risks of choking during sex
Now thought to be the second most common cause of stroke in women under 40, it can also lead to difficulty swallowing, incontinence, seizures, memory problems, depression, anxiety and miscarriage. How...
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Everything about this is horrifying. Strangulation now thought to be second leading cause of strokes in women under-40. As one expert says - if this is supposed to be about sensuality, why is it mostly men strangling women?
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Sexual violence was “widespread and systematic” during the October 7 attack, rape and gang rape occurring in at least six different locations, according to a report using testimony never heard before now
Sexual violence was rife on October 7, say new witnesses
www.thetimes.com
July 6, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Sexual violence was “widespread and systematic” during the October 7 attack, rape and gang rape occurring in at least six different locations, according to a report using testimony never heard before now
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Wow. Just when I thought this article had picked the whole thing apart - the embezzlement, the "win our house" grift, the property in France - it started on the medical history.
July 6, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Wow. Just when I thought this article had picked the whole thing apart - the embezzlement, the "win our house" grift, the property in France - it started on the medical history.
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Del Monte Foods, the nearly 140-year-old company whose canned fruits and vegetables have long been grocery store staples, has filed for bankruptcy as it grapples with mounting debt, post-pandemic headwinds and shifts in consumer spending.
Del Monte Foods, maker of popular canned goods, files for bankruptcy
The company, founded in 1886, said it was voluntarily initiating Chapter 11 proceedings, citing mounting debt, economic headwinds and consumer spending shifts.
wapo.st
July 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Del Monte Foods, the nearly 140-year-old company whose canned fruits and vegetables have long been grocery store staples, has filed for bankruptcy as it grapples with mounting debt, post-pandemic headwinds and shifts in consumer spending.
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Alex Wheatle MBE (1963-2025) was our charity's patron.
Thanks to Hachette UK & @barringtonstoke.bsky.social we have 10 sets of seven of Alex's brilliant books to give away to UK school libraries.
To enter, follow us and share this post. Closing date: 18 July.
#ReadingForPleasure #UKKidLit 1/2
Thanks to Hachette UK & @barringtonstoke.bsky.social we have 10 sets of seven of Alex's brilliant books to give away to UK school libraries.
To enter, follow us and share this post. Closing date: 18 July.
#ReadingForPleasure #UKKidLit 1/2
July 1, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Alex Wheatle MBE (1963-2025) was our charity's patron.
Thanks to Hachette UK & @barringtonstoke.bsky.social we have 10 sets of seven of Alex's brilliant books to give away to UK school libraries.
To enter, follow us and share this post. Closing date: 18 July.
#ReadingForPleasure #UKKidLit 1/2
Thanks to Hachette UK & @barringtonstoke.bsky.social we have 10 sets of seven of Alex's brilliant books to give away to UK school libraries.
To enter, follow us and share this post. Closing date: 18 July.
#ReadingForPleasure #UKKidLit 1/2
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One of Edinburgh’s most famous streets will adopt “hostile” measures towards drivers, including banning general traffic, shrinking to one carriageway and removing almost 200 parking spots
‘Anti-car agenda’ behind Edinburgh’s George Street revamp
www.thetimes.com
June 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
One of Edinburgh’s most famous streets will adopt “hostile” measures towards drivers, including banning general traffic, shrinking to one carriageway and removing almost 200 parking spots
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The #SummerReadingChallenge launches in Scotland and online today with a brand new theme - #StoryGarden! 🌿
Join The Reading Agency on an adventure through nature and stories.
Sign up for free at your local library or online at summerreadingchallenge.org.uk
Join The Reading Agency on an adventure through nature and stories.
Sign up for free at your local library or online at summerreadingchallenge.org.uk
June 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The #SummerReadingChallenge launches in Scotland and online today with a brand new theme - #StoryGarden! 🌿
Join The Reading Agency on an adventure through nature and stories.
Sign up for free at your local library or online at summerreadingchallenge.org.uk
Join The Reading Agency on an adventure through nature and stories.
Sign up for free at your local library or online at summerreadingchallenge.org.uk
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These four would be an amazing range for anybody let alone children, all books I think are brilliant
June 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Elon Musk, the genius visionary who could not predict that the guy who has betrayed every person he has ever met would betray him
June 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Elon Musk, the genius visionary who could not predict that the guy who has betrayed every person he has ever met would betray him
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I told you that the foreshadowing this season was lazy and forced.
June 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I told you that the foreshadowing this season was lazy and forced.
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Four people are still in hospital after a car drove into a crowd of people in Liverpool last week, while the total number of injured has risen to 109, police said ⬇️
Four Liverpool crash victims still in hospital as injury toll reaches 109
www.thetimes.com
June 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Four people are still in hospital after a car drove into a crowd of people in Liverpool last week, while the total number of injured has risen to 109, police said ⬇️
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Team GB step closer to playing Olympic cricket in 2028 with new body formed
Team GB step closer to playing Olympic cricket in 2028 with new body formed
The chances of Team GB playing cricket at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics increased as a new body, GB Cricket, was formed to oversee the project
www.theguardian.com
May 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Team GB step closer to playing Olympic cricket in 2028 with new body formed
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I work for Scottish Book Trust and we’re running a survey for parents/teachers/kids book enthusiasts about how they find books for kids. I’d be enormously grateful if anyone can spare 5-10 mins to share their thoughts. #KidLitUK
forms.office.com/e/EdVhWA0T0n
forms.office.com/e/EdVhWA0T0n
Microsoft Forms
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May 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I work for Scottish Book Trust and we’re running a survey for parents/teachers/kids book enthusiasts about how they find books for kids. I’d be enormously grateful if anyone can spare 5-10 mins to share their thoughts. #KidLitUK
forms.office.com/e/EdVhWA0T0n
forms.office.com/e/EdVhWA0T0n