On the toxicity issue raised by Dr Cass this morning, it's worth repeating: no major publisher would touch Hannah's book in spite of the fact that it was approved by the BBC as a piece of impartial reporting

“We are not fine” has become the official Eid al-Fitr greeting for the residents of Gaza. Usually, the markets are filled with the sound of Eid takbirs echoing in the city streets. This year there is no sweets or joy, only pain, sadness, and mourning.

The Anja Niedringhaus photographs in this piece are breathtaking. Ten years after her murder, there is a book and an exhibition, with the collaboration of ⁦Kathy Gannon⁩ 🔽 edition.cnn.com/interactive/20…

‘Here to stay. Here to fight.’

#Defiance : Fighting the Far Right examines the political and social struggles faced by Britain’s Asian community between 1976 and 1981.

The series starts Monday 8th April, 9pm on Channel 4 Riz Ahmed GroupM Motion Entertainment

The IDF has an obligation to issue advanced warnings of attacks when civilians are likely to be harmed. It has issued many such warnings in Gaza. But we analysed the system they put in place to do this and found it riddled with inconsistencies and errors. bbc.co.uk/news/world-mid…

I saw World Central Kitchen in action in Przemysl, Poland, two years ago, serving meals on the platform in this station to Ukrainian refugees as they got off incoming trains. Damian Sobol was from this town 🔽

Shaharyar Khan was one of the old school and came from a remarkable line of women: his strikingly independent mother and those before her, female rulers who supported institutions beyond Bhopal - from the university at Aligarh to the mosque built in Woking in 1889

Latest from Hanif Kureishi dropped into my inbox just now. The snippet below is from last week, on how difficult he found directing (he likens it to being in a hurricane), but there is always something to muse on, or just enjoy

When my father left his body to science this piece really helped me understand
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Richard Taylor, the father of murdered Damilola Taylor, has died this week aged 75.

Actor John Boyega, who rarely discusses his childhood friendship with Damilola, tells @johnwilson14 on Last Word he remembers the 10-year-old as being 'flamboyant and charismatic'.

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Here it is! The #WPNF #WomensPrizeNonFiction shortlist. It’s been a joy and privilege to judge alongside Suzannah Lipscomb Venetia La Manna Professor Nicola Rollock Anne Sebba. Congratulations to all the shortlisted authors, you brilliant women.

Audience members who have been waiting in the rain : we will get you in soon! ⁦BBC Radio 4 Today⁩ debate coming up live at 8 pm - on how to get Britain working

'Hope is mandatory' - Rachel Goldberg-Polin whose son Hersh (23) is among about 130 remaining Israeli hostages held in Gaza. She says 'its time for the suffering to end' - for thousands of innocent civilians in Gaza too. With wietske burema @Goktay Ariel Tagar

This is the story of Alma, a 12-year-old Palestinian girl in Gaza whose entire family was killed - in one night. Relatives say an Israeli strike brought down a 5-storey building on them. Warning graphic content. With @Goktay wietske burema Haneen Abdeen

You can watch the lecture live online this evening, details via The Royal Society website. Thank you Prof for coming in and good luck tonight !

Join me June 12th to hear about my journey into the past: a way of making sense of family choices and decisions that have shaped me. Details below and the book can be pre-ordered now: harpercollins.co.uk/products/broke…

Steve McQueen is not in this photo, but these men were part of the Greatest Escape of the Second World War.

On this #GreatEscape weekend, I’ve a few thoughts to share 🧵. Please read on…

Brilliant initiative from British Library 👇

They've published a painfully honest paper about their cyber attack to be transparent & help others learn from what happened

Most importantly, they've issued a statement on not paying on behalf of 🇬🇧 gov 1/3

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👀 It’s happening.. pre-orders available from the usual places including 🔽

uk.bookshop.org/p/books/broken…

waterstones.com/book/broken-th…

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Ishrat Baig gave £40,000 to charity Penny Appeal in #Ramadan 2017 to build an orphanage, but says she feels 'cheated' because, seven years later, the job has yet to be finished. #BBCNews
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