BREAKING: A story to make you smile.

The Norfolk great-grandmother, 94, who knits for up to 15 hours a day. Everything from a replica of Buckingham Palace to Great Yarmouth.

All for charity. ❤️

⁦Glen Keogh⁩

thetimes.co.uk/article/b13b74…

It’s a wonderful day on which I have to put together a p2 puff for our ⁦The Press Awards⁩ wins and they’re all FABULOUS WOMEN. 💪

⁦Decca Aitkenhead⁩ ⁦Hadley Freeman⁩ ⁦Rosamund Urwin⁩ ⁦Louise Callaghan⁩

A year ago today, Caitlyn, 16, died by suicide at her school.

Her dad has written for ⁦The Times and The Sunday Times⁩ today about we all need to help and support those who, like him and his daughter, are autistic.

⁦Jonathan Scott-Lee⁩ ⁦Sian Griffiths⁩

thetimes.co.uk/article/54fa74…

Colin Smith, a haemophiliac, was infected with HIV by the NHS.

He died of Aids, aged 7, in 1990.

How have the many, many victims of the contaminated blood scandal not been compensated?

Today The Sunday Times calls for immediate action. caroline wheeler

thetimes.co.uk/article/infect…

It looks like Richard Fletcher has got a promotion.

Think we’ll look back, and be appalled that we let young children have a mobile phone. 👏 👏 ⁦Katy Balls⁩

(Just as I look back in horror that colleagues smoked while sitting next to me in an office when I was pregnant)

Glorious! ⁦Ruby Wax⁩ on OJ

“He pretended to stab me with a banana while screeching the Psycho music”

“He called me up and said: ‘ Hi, it’s OK. I did it.’ Then he said: ‘April fool,’ and hung up.”

…and so many other gems. ⁦Glen Keogh⁩

thetimes.co.uk/article/f4e75d…

At my local tube station, there is a “Book Swap”. It is wonderful.

Dropped off some books at 12, and most of them had gone by 1.

How brilliant is that?

No journalist should be imprisoned for doing their job.

#WeStandWithEvan today - on the first anniversary of his imprisonment in Russia - and always. ❤️

@wsj ⁦Emma Tucker⁩

An important thread from my colleague, and old friend, James Coney.

Read it, and share with everybody who judges/tuts/eye rolls/chastises a family who are just trying to go about their daily life with a disabled child.

Three cheers for spring - and clocks going forward on Sunday.

Angela Rippon has FOUR ovens.
Is this a thing?!?

⁦Sunday Times Home⁩

On the subject, raised a few days ago, that women can do….anything. Here is one spectacular, awe-inspiring example.

British woman beats world’s hardest race — with 99 seconds to go

thetimes.co.uk/article/90697f…

😹 😹

⁦Our cartoonist Nick Newman⁩ on top form, as always.

BREAKING: A story to cheer you up!

Meet the superstar pianist born without a right hand

👏 👏 ⁦Rosamund Urwin⁩

thetimes.co.uk/article/05fd49…

Will they ever stop?

'Most importantly, it has taken us time to explain everything to George [10], Charlotte [8] and Louis [5] in a way that is appropriate for them, and to reassure them that I am going to be ok.'

That she had to do this while mad, malicious conspiracy theories swirled is shameful

Brilliant news! The moversandshakerspod podcast - about people living with Parkinson’s - is superb. It manages to be funny, helpful and comforting about this grim disease.

Delighted to see it has won 🥇

#parkinsons

I am so bored of a world in which people still - still!!! - assume that news editors are male.

A gentle reminder that women can do….anything!