The Baftas honoring the best films of 2023 will take place Sunday. Since the first ceremony in 1949, no Black women have won the award for best actress. This story from Variety underscores the considerable work that remains regarding the UK’s “persistent issue with embracing diverse performers.” https://flip.it/8mI8jb
#Culture #Entertainment #Baftas, #Equality #Race #UnitedKingdom
unitedkingdom
British golf pro Georgia Ball's "mansplaining" social media post has gone viral. The 90-second clip, filmed at a driving range near Liverpool, has been viewed more than 10 million times. The video shows Georgia, a certified PGA pro and instructor, practising her swing, only to be given "helpful" tips by a male golfer. The BBC has the story — and the clip.
#Golf #Mansplaining #Lifestyle #SocialMedia #UnitedKingdom #Liverpool
Please welcome Flipboard U.K. to the Fediverse! 🇬🇧 You can follow the main account, @FlipboardUK, to see all the stories the team is flipping, or these Magazines for specific topics that interest you. Everything is curated by human editors and updated multiple times a day.
News — @news-uk-edition-FlipboardUK
Israel-Hamas War — @israel-hamas-war-FlipboardUK
Ukraine War — @ukraine-war-FlipboardUK
U.K. Government — @rishi-sunak-s-government-FlipboardUK
Business News — @business-uk-edition-FlipboardUK
Technology — @technology-uk-edition-FlipboardUK
Sport — @news-uk-edition-FlipboardUK
Celebrity — @celebrity-uk-edition-FlipboardUK
Royal Family — @royal-family-news-FlipboardUK
#Flipboard #Federation #Fediverse #UnitedKingdom #News #Technology #Business #Celebrity #Sports
Police were called to a Willy Wonka event in Glasgow after angry parents demanded refunds of their £35 (US$44.37) fee. Organizers House of Illuminati had promised a "journey filled with wondrous creations and enchanting surprises at every turn" but discovered a sparse warehouse with a bouncy castle. The Independent has more.
‼️🇬🇧UK invests €280 million in purchase and production of artillery for Ukraine (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3831513-uk-invests-280-million-in-purchase-and-production-of-artillery-for-ukraine.html #Ukraine #UK #UnitedKingdom #Press #News #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine #USHouseVacayDay9
#AmericaOnVacationDoNotDisturb
#SupportEUfarmingBoycottPolishFarms
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#BetterOldThanSeditious
Today, we're beginning to federate a selection of publishers based in Germany and the U.K. We've also introduced @FlipboardDE, a new profile for the Mastodon community in Germany. In the first test, we are partnering with 21 publishers to federate their profiles and Magazines. Follow the profile to see all the stories they are posting on Flipboard, or topically curated Magazines to get coverage on specific areas of interest. Here's a blogpost that explains more.
https://flipboard.medium.com/flipboard-begins-federation-in-europe-b7e2ba3651d3
#Flipboard #ActivityPub #Federation #Fediverse #Germany #Deutschland #UnitedKingdom #News #Tech #Culture #Art #Politics #MastodonMigration #Mastodon #OpenSocialWeb
A well-meaning rescuer brought what they thought was a baby hedgehog to a wildlife hospital in Cheshire, U.K., only to be told it was the pompom from a hat. Here's the sweet story from the BBC.
#Lifestyle #Animals #Wildlife #AnimalRescue #UnitedKingdom #GoodNews #GoodMorning
🔴🇺🇸Americans worried more about their pocketbooks than helping Ukraine: US reportedly tells Ukraine to stop striking Russian oil refineries amid largest Russian attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure (more) https://kyivindependent.com/ft-us-reportedly-tells-ukraine-to-stop-striking-russian-oil-refineries/ #Ukraine #Press #Mastodon #USA #UK #EU #EuropeanUnion #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #NATO #News #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#BanRussianAgricultureFromEU
#BanRussianGrainFromPoland
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#BetterOldThanSeditious
20 years ago today, "Shaun of the Dead," the world's first rom-zom-com, got its full theatrical release in the U.K. GQ talked to director Edgar Wright, star/co-writer Simon Pegg and co-star Nick Frost about George Romero, cricket-bat-swinging, record-hurling, and whether they'll ever get the band back together. This is the movie that started the Cornetto Trilogy. We want to know, which is your favorite of the three?
#Movies #Cinema #Film #ZombieMovies #ShaunoftheDead #CornettoTrilogy #UnitedKingdom
Options: (choose one)
⚠️⛔️Governor: Around 100 Ukrainian civilians remain in Vovchansk, Russians have taken them hostage and are threatening to execute them (more) https://kyivindependent.com/governor-around-100-civilians-remain-in-vovchansk-russians-have-threatened-to-shoot-them/ #Ukraine #USA #EU #UK #NATO #UN #Hague #Mastodon #Press #EuropeanUnion #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #UnitedNations #PACE #OSCE #ICRC #CoE #News #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#BanRussianAgricultureFromEU
#BanRussianGrainFromPoland
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#BetterOldThanSeditious
⚠️⛔️More proof western ‘partners’ are unreliable and uncommitted: President Zelensky notes that 14 AFU brigades are formed, but not equipped due to delay in arms supplies by allies (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3881874-zelensky-14-brigades-of-afu-are-not-equipped-due-to-delay-in-arms-supplies.html #Ukraine #Mastodon #USA #UK #EU #NATO #EuropeanUnion #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #Germany #Press #News #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#FreeEUfromFascistAltRight
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#1936EuropeIn2024
#BidenLost2024ScrewinUkraine
#ChinaIsNotAFriend
⛔️🇨🇳Wake The Fuck Up! Chinese military troops arrive in Belarus near Ukraine northern border, for joint training (PHOTOS and more) https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/07/6/7464438/ #ChinaIsTheEnemy #Ukraine #Mastodon #Press #News #EU #NATO #USA #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UK #UnitedKingdom #Germany #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#FreeEUfromFascistAltRight
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#1936EuropeIn2024
#BidenLost2024ScrewinUkraine
⛔️🇺🇸🇬🇧Biden/Harris Administration still helping Kremlin: Biden/Harris block UK authorization for Ukraine to strike Russia with Storm Shadow missiles (more) https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/08/17/7470797/ #Ukraine #Harris2024 #HarrisWalz #Harris #Biden #America #England #Press #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#Article7 #Article7HungaryNow
⚠️⛔️Child, 13, killed in Russian terrorist’s missile strike on Mykolaiv, was a dancer (more) https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/07/20/7466621/ #Ukraine #Press #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#Article7 #Article7HungaryNow
We have contacted Youtube, who has pointed the finger at Mastodon for blocking the shortcut links to their content. Please help us by contacting @Gargron and help us determine whether Mastodon has begun blocking our content. If so, please help us restore our ability to provide you with Youtube based news and information. Thank you for your help. #Ukraine #Press #Mastodon #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar
⛔️⚠️There are no safeguards for POWs anymore: Over 95% of Ukrainian POWs tortured in Russia - UN (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3892952-over-95-of-ukrainian-pows-tortured-in-russia-un.html #Ukraine #Press #USA #US #UK #PACE #OSCE #UN #EU #NATO #UnitedNations #POW #News #ICRC #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#Article7 #Article7HungaryNow
⛔️🇲🇽Mexico shrugs off ICC obligations and refuses to uphold International Law and Rome Statute mandates to arrest Putin during visit on War Crimes Arrest Warrant (more) https://kyivindependent.com/mexico-denies-ukraines-request-to-detain-putin-during-his-visit/ #Ukraine #Press #USA #US #UK #Madtodon #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #Mexico #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#Article7 #Article7HungaryNow
⛔️🇪🇺Investigation: EU Shell-Production Capacity, Supplies To Ukraine Fall Far Short Of Promises (more) http://www.rferl.org/a/33025300.html #Ukraine #NATo #Mastodon #Poland #USA #US #EU #EuropeanUnion #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #UK #Press #Poland #News #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#FreeEUfromFascistAltRight
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#Article7 #Article7HungaryNow
#BidenLost2024ScrewinUkraine
https://youtube.com/watch?v=NTvQAq_ekbM&si=vaLbDsIBds4-QQYW
‼️🇩🇰Live From Denmark: Biden’s NATO Summit was as weak as, “a fart in a puddle with a very silent blip” (Ukraine Matters VIDEO Livestream) #Ukraine #Denmark #Press #Mastodon #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#Article7 #Article7HungaryNow
#BidenLost2024ScrewinUkraine
https://youtube.com/watch?v=VZ4v__tuEXw&si=dZ0K0hSviYlu9TdR
⛔️⚠️What kind of Western leaders trade children to an internationally wanted war criminal who steals children, just to get some hostages? Ones that have no morals or ethics (Reuters News VIDEO) #Ukraine #Mastodon #Germany #Press #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #Biden #Harris #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#Article7 #Article7HungaryNow
‼️🇺🇦Ukraine wins its first gold in Paris Olympics (more) https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/08/3/7468833/ #Ukraine #Press #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#Article7 #Article7HungaryNow
the announced #WomensWrestling Matches for #AEWAllIn in London
#ToniStorm vs #MariahMay
for the AEW Womens World Championship
#MercedesMone vs #BrittBaker
for the TBS Championship !
buy the PPV on #Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw-MMXbXuec
#AEW #Wrestling #ProWrestling #WomensWrestling #PPV #AEWPPV #AEWAllIn #Timeless #TimelessToniStorm #ZeroHour #UK #England #UnitedKingdom #AEWAllInLondon
#AEWCollision this week
#WillowNightingale vs #HarleyCameron
#KrisStatlander and #StokelyHathaway
vs
#KidLykosII and #NinaSamuels
no graphics avaliable for now...
#AEW #Wrestling #ProWrestling #WomensWrestling #UK #UnitedKingdom #Cardiff #Wales
#Article7Hungary
⛔️🇭🇺Hungary reportedly starts evicting some Ukrainian refugees from shelters based on new law (more) https://kyivindependent.com/hungary-starts-evicting-some-ukrainian-refugees-from-shelters-as-new-law-comes-into-force/ #Ukraine #Press #USA #US #UK #EU #PACE #CoE #NATO #News #OSCE #ECHR #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#Article7 #Article7HungaryNow
https://youtube.com/watch?v=dtbUlKy1D7k
‼️🇺🇸FULL SPEECH: VP Kamala Harris reaffirms support for Ukraine during speech accepting nomination at DNC 2024 (PBS News Hour VIDEO) #Ukraine #Press #USA #US #UK #EU #Mastodon #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#Article7 #Article7HungaryNow