8th May

*Missouri is joining Louisiana in making IUDs and Plan B illegal. *Arizona GOP Senate candidate calls for condoms to be banned in all states*Idaho Rep. says that he wants to legislation banning Plan B. and possibly IUDs.This AIN’T about abortion.— Lori 🐝🌻 Protect Women from the GOP (@LoriCKW) May 7, 2022

I've spent all day scrolling Twitter, then doing work for five minutes until I get too distracted. In other words: today is a comfort media engorgement day.

"The BMA has calculated that there has been a decline in pay of 22.4% in real terms between 2008 and 2021. A junior doctor is not worth 1/4 less today then they were in 2008." Mike Kemp & @DrSarahHal - co-chairs of @BMA_JuniorDocs #JDConf22 pic.twitter.com/pZDroyheKI— Melody Redman (@MelodyRedman) May 7, 2022

Results so far on Friday show Lib Dems, not Labour, capitalising on Tory losses.

Northern Ireland is on the cusp of having its first nationalist first minister, says the party's leader.

"Same thing happened to me. I put in a complaint," wrote a commenter.

Local Pendle Conservative member on BBC news report jokes that he's had to reduce his golf membership from 7 days a week to 5 because of the cost of living crisis. Therein lies the problem.— Siobhan Benita 🇺🇦🌻 (@SiobhanBenita) May 7, 2022

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Men appear to “borrow” free time from their female partners to keep up their exercise but women don’t get the same time in return, according to new research from The Australian National University (ANU). The study analysed data from 7,000 households made up of heterosexual couples aged 25-64, examining how they share time. The researchers found a woman’s day had “no give” for exercise, but men’s time was “elastic”, no matter how long the males and females worked.

Shell just announced soaring profits: £7,300,000,000 in the last 3 months.But the Tories let them pay *zero* tax on North Sea oil and gas production last year. In fact, the Treasury paid *them* £92,000,000.Let's use a windfall tax on these companies to slash energy bills.— Zarah Sultana MP (@zarahsultana) May 5, 2022

Channel 4 boss Alex Mahon delivered a combative riposte to Government plans to privatise Channel 4, saying a sell-off would damage the UK TV industry

The Chancellor is concerned that pumping more money into the economy with tax cuts or spending increases would only fuel further inflation

🚨🚨Massive results for Labour in Wandsworth They’ve just won multiple wards including the important South Balham and Trinity wards.Video shows the reaction of @DrRosena and @SadiqKhan hearing the news of those gains. pic.twitter.com/GLft2zypS5— Josh Gafson (@JoshGafson1) May 6, 2022

Michael Barton says those pushing for action, such as Tory MPs and rightwing papers, are using policing as a ‘political football’

Boris Johnson claimed soaring costs down to global energy problems

The 75-year woodland study has measured a marked seasonal shift in the timing of egg-laying in spring.

As polls close some snap analysis setting the scene for the night ahead. Read in full on our @SkyNews Politics Hub 👉 https://t.co/0JBkmddjca pic.twitter.com/aOo3t8aYBM— Beth Rigby (@BethRigby) May 5, 2022

Taking the stand, Amber Heard alleges a pattern of violence from the Pirates of the Caribbean star.

Russia's foreign minister claimed that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had Jewish blood, sparking outrage.

An old person's bus pass will be accepted as voter ID but not a young person's rail card. This is what is called voter suppression.— RD Hale (@RickyDHale) May 5, 2022

It's wild how many people believe Amber Heard is lying despite a UK court already finding that Depp abused her 12 times, despite there being video footage of him being violent and despite there being text messages in which he threatens to burn her alive and fuck her burnt corpse.— Lucia Osborne-Crowley (@LuciaOC_) May 4, 2022

Locals flit between despair at the national Government to concern over hyper-local issues – specifically bin collection, or lack thereof

Roe v Wade has created the international standard of women’s right to decide on the number and spacing of their children, say Caribbean campaigners

Candidates have branded themselves ‘local Conservatives’ and changed their campaign literature from Tory blue to green

Boris Johnson has failed to quell rumours of a reshuffle amid growing backbench speculation

The star had asked not to be included, but will be still inducted alongside Eminem and Duran Duran.

I spent last night thinking of medical work arounds for this horrific law, until it is rectified in the courts. So, this is what I would tell my daughter or her friends if they were in Texas. [I know this isn't enough, but as a mom, and doctor, I am sharing my thoughts].— Dara Kass, MD (@darakass) September 1, 2021

1. Spuds are cheaper tinned than fresh.2. Ditto carrots.3. The cheapest onions are the 1kg bags at 70p each, loose onions are around 3x the price.4. Dried pulses are cheaper than tinned ones.5. Stock cubes have increased in price by 900% in the last 10 years.You’re welcome!— Jack Monroe (@BootstrapCook) May 4, 2022

If it was about babies, we’d have excellent and free universal maternal care. You wouldn’t be charged a cent to give birth, no matter how complicated your delivery was. If it was about babies, we’d have months and months of parental leave, for everyone.— Leila Cohan (@leilacohan) May 4, 2022

After being made aware of this video we have looked into the circumstances and have issued the following statement. pic.twitter.com/GHOifshY2P— Met Police Taskforce (@MetTaskforce) May 4, 2022