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“Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”
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James Drake
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James Drake
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- Moving scene as England rugby union coach Kevin Sinfield carries his friend Rob Burrow over the Leeds Marathon finishing line having pushed him in a wheelchair for the 26.2 mile course. Burrow suffers from Motor Neurone Disease for which there is no cure.
- #EmmelinePankhurst born 14 July 1858 Suffragette imprisoned in her efforts to gain the vote for British women. “We are here, not because we are law-breakers; we are here in our efforts to become law-makers.”
- A UK photographer has won the @NHM_WPY award with this shot of a polar bear sleeping in a makeshift bed carved into a small iceberg.
- The perfect disguise — a screech owl hides in the hollow of a tree, beautifully blending with its bark. From the @Telegraph.
- A Japanese dwarf flying squirrel was spotted gliding through the forest in Hokkaido, Japan.
- Giant pandas enjoy a tea party at a zoo in Chongqing - their species has been saved from the brink of extinction by a bamboo forest conservation campaign in China.
- Can you believe that this bird is 5ft tall and eats crocodiles? The shoebill with the Darth Vader stare is found in Uganda - I advise you to stay well clear. 📸 - @Telegraph
- One of history’s greatest scientists whose genius transcended all the oppression that women faced in the early 20th century. #MarieCurie
- Three wise owls: photographer Mashuk Ahmed spent four months waiting to catch this moment in Bangladesh.
- He who shouts loudest … a stag in Bushy Park, London during the rutting season. They drape their antlers to make them appear bigger. Ann Aveyard won a highly commended award for this. 📸 - @Telegraph
- #JudiDench born 9 December 1934 Much-loved great actress who sent me this treasured letter thanking me for my amateur portrait of her. (see below)
- Claire Benedict sat quietly and waited in Richmond Park just 10 minutes before capturing this beautiful image of a stag in SW London. @Telegraph
- A spectacular image of the Aurora Borealis, a natural light display in Earth's sky, has been captured in Norfolk.
