This is heartbreaking. It is barbaric. What have we become?

British Gas makes a record £969m profit in first half of this year.

Will renew political calls for greater windfall taxes, as energy giants make great gains at the same time households struggle to pay their bills.

4thWaveNow And if you record or even take a selfie outside (or even inside with a good view out of a window) then you can be found more easily than most expect

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Managed to get to see this in Cheltenham and it was utterly magical. The music was outstanding and James Mayhew paintings were inspirational. I can't recommend this enough, if they perform again near you, go and see it.

Same greedy Painted Lady on Hemp Agrimony, and a (Holly?) Blue on same.

Gustav Klimt's painting from 1916, depicts one of the parks in the gardens of Schönbrunn Palace, the main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers, in Hietzing Vienna. He chose his landscape compositions with a viewfinder, a hole cut into a piece of cardboard.

#VanGogh of the Day: Flowering Garden, July 1888. Oil on canvas, 92 x 73 cm. Private collection.

Last night we wrapped up the latest series of Beth Rigby Interviews.

You can watch our final episode with the Chair of Stonewall, Iain Anderson discussing gay marriage, trans rights and culture wars here👇

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Hey, #kidlit !

For those without an agent, here is a list of publishers that take direct submissions.

My publisher ⁦Dr. Jen Lowry - Monarch Educational Services, LLC⁩ is on the list! 💜🦋
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Excellent!

WEIRD night for my mum 🧵
Old woman knocks on her door, says she’s 72 and homeless and has traveled to County Durham today from London using her “bus pass”
Mum calls the police for assistance and gets help from next door
Police arrive but she’ll only get in the car with my mum

Lisa Takahashi, contemporary UK, Bristol based printmaker #womensart

This extraordinary piece by artist Kumi Yamashita created for the American Express office lobby in Tribeca, New York, was made using carefully creased origami paper and a single light source to sculpt the employees profiles from their photos

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“The truth has become an insult.” - Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)

Our dear daughter responding to some Beethoven 🎶 ❤️

A Girl with her toad enters a pet contest, Venice Beach, California, 1936.

Troy Wilson’s tender prose, along with Eve Coy’s charmingly detailed illustrations, brings readers a sweet story about companionship, love, and trust. A gentle, touching story for cat lovers of all ages. Troy Wilson 📘 Eve Coy indiebound.org/book/978153621…

I LIKE THIS, YOU LIKE THAT by @lindaashman2 and Eve Coy is out TODAY!

SLJ:⭐️'This quietly beautiful celebration of childhood will appeal to young readers and may inspire dialogue about constructive disagreement and respecting differences.' 😍

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'Tim'le Bir Bün' aile içi roller üzerine mizah dolu bir kitap! 💛

Yazan ve Resimleyen: Eve Coy

#finalkültürsanat #finalkultursanatyayinlari #çocuk kitapları #cocukkitapligi #çocuk #kitapönerisi #childrenbook

Are you in the Cheltenham/Gloucester area? Looking to inspire your children? Nothing going on on July 23rd?

Seriously, this will be STUNNING - here the stupendous Flowers Band in gorgeous brass arrangements of phenomenal music. And I’ll illustrate live, for your pleasure…