21 years ago today Rachel Corrie was killed by Israel in Gaza. “On 30th Jan 2003, Israel bulldozed the 2 largest water wells, destroying half of Rafah’s water supply. In the time that I’ve been here, children have been shot and killed and every day a house is demolished. What I’m witnessing is the very systematic destruction of a people’s ability to survive.” This didn’t start on Oct 7th | Double Down News

Deirdre Barlow slaps Tracy Barlow after being called a "rotten cowing tart" (11 January 1993)

12K views · 337 reactions | 18th August 2003 saw the release of elbow’s second studio album ‘Cast of Thousands’. The band came to the police's attention for the first and hopefully last time when the two 12ft statues that appear on the cover were mistaken for aliens by drivers on the M1. | Elbow | Facebook