I was delighted to be able to host a debate in Parliament last week to raise the experience that many of my constituents have faced. Too many have faced extreme delays due to an antiquated service in which their cases have simply stalled. The DVLA is not a functioning public service.

A huge thank you for all of your PMQ suggestions 🙏 Over the coming weeks and months I will be looking for opportunities to raise your issues in Parliament - watch this space!

Following on from my post yesterday, I wanted to update you all that we may have found a route to help protect Upton Heath through the Localism Act. I have written to the Council to ask them to urgently consider the land for sale as an Asset of Community Value. I will keep you updated 🤞

School funding belongs in the classroom, not the boardroom. 📚 The unprecedented cuts at Corfe Hills and QE School are devastating. We need urgent reform to Multi-Academy Trust governance to ensure every penny of funding prioritises our students, not executive operations.

I'm deeply concerned that the EHRC guidance has let down the group of people most affected by these changes. Where is the concern for the human rights of Trans and non-binary people? I will continue to speak out in solidarity to ensure their rights and dignity are respected.

This week is #mentalhealthawarness Week. 💛 The theme for this year is 'action'. Raising awareness is vital, but real change comes when we take action too. We need action in our NHS, schools, prisons and housing services to better support people when they need it. #mhaw @mentalhealthfoundation

Reflecting on yesterday's King's Speech. 💭 I will be digesting this over the next few days and am aiming to speak on the speech in Parliament on Monday. What did you think?

The DVLA debate is officially in the diary for next Thursday 🚗 I'm collecting feedback from local residents so if you've experienced delays or difficulties with the DVLA, please reach out as I may be able to share your story in the chamber. Get in touch by emailing 👉️ vikki.slade.mp@parlaiment.uk

Sending parcels just got easier! 📮 This upgraded postbox now includes a parcel hatch, and is powered by a solar panel for a smarter, greener service.

Ever wondered what an MP does? Join me for a day in the life as your MP, representing Dorset in Westminster.

At the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C., names of fallen officers were added tonight during National Police Week. Diana Gutierrez gives us a look at Fallen Officer Kendall Corder’s name etched on the wall. Read more: tinyurl.com/5cmymwy7 

CORE Rules! ChimeraSHOCK! TTRPG in a world of Steam Engines, Bi-Planes, Airships, Black Powder, Super Science, Swords, and Majhic... Evolution on each world like ours doesn't happen all at once. Technology doesn't propagate at an equal rate. Cultures collide.

The Government announced in 2025 that they will introduce oracy frameworks for schools.🙌 To help you give your pupils the foundations, we have a range of tools and resources on our website>>https://bit.ly/4d6pGaa

🎥The closing date of a popular Glasgow gym has been announced. Full story: www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news...

Congress passed a major funding bill with big implications for patients—from telehealth to drug costs. But not all questions are settled. On #TheHealthAdvocates we have the break down Listen now: ghlf.org/the-health-advocates/#episode190 #HealthPolicy #PatientsFirst

🎞️ Put it in a maze! We’re trying to cure cancer here!

Yesterday, California took a stand. The State Senate passed AJR5, a resolution reaffirming California’s commitment to #birthrightcitizenship — the promise that anyone born here is a U.S. citizen.

Fluvoxamine can slow the body’s ability to break down caffeine, potentially intensifying its effects. Many people, including some clinicians, are unaware of this interaction. Learn what to watch for: www.parsemus.org/2025/12/fluv... #Fluvoxamine #Caffeine #MedicationSafety #DrugInteractions

Booommm 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥 Fiiiiiiiirrreeee 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 A Russian BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system destroyed.

I ain’t called the garbage queen for nothing, so I hope y’all enjoy learning more about aluminum recycling ♻️ Read more here: www.newscientist.com/article/2494...

You asked… we listened! 👀 A-level science is nearly here 🎉 Independent revision is tough, but Educake helps students know where to focus and track their progress. Sign up for updates and you could win a free subscription! www.educake.co.uk/secondary/a-...

The USA's defending was... not great! Not great at all! 😐 𝐔𝐒𝐌𝐍𝐓-𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 - watch/listen 👇 🍎: tinyurl.com/ycxn8b5u ✳️: tinyurl.com/57j4k939 📺: tinyurl.com/4jfzenjx

Fortress of Bellinzona with Travel Classics Ticino. UNESCO World Heritage site has been inhabited for 6,000 years & the fortifications date back more than 700. History measured in centuries. Stories happening in real time. #TravelClassicsTicino #Bellinzona #Switzerland #travel #Unesco

Remember when people were saying Mo was gonna be a 1 season wonder and Hazard was better than him🤷‍♂️😂 #LFC #YNWA

Mark Davis and The Dogs get the win ahead of #AEWDoN as #AEWCollision is LIVE on TNT and HBO Max

Wemby was definitely like:

Art stream was pretty good! Was a bit shaky at first because of me having to mess with my Photoshop settings, but I think I made okay progress with my Daki lineart! Now enjoy me admiring myself~

Did a university in Japan debunk the multiverse theory?

Have you ever had someone assume your friend or family member is your carer? Caroline lives with sight loss and finds that she has to deal with assumptions like this often in her day-to-day life. [Video description: a transcript of text plays over the RNIB Connect Radio logo.]

Jungkook jogando em seu PS5 🎮 O look 😵‍💫

#FlávioBolsonaroCriminosoPeculato #CiroNogueiraMensaleiro #LulaPresidente2026 #lulareeleito1ºturno #lulapelotrabalhador #LulaPresidente13 #leandrograssgoverndordf #SimoneTebetSenadoraSP #HaddadGovernadorSP

And since I'm already on the episode... Might as well pull out the other news story of the day.

A journalist investigating Jeffrey Epstein's New Mexico property says she is leaving the United States after claiming she was targeted by directed energy weapons.

🚀 Launch your career with the LYNEports Scholarship! Apply now for free training, hands-on experience, and global opportunities in aviation, tech, and design. Deadline: Sept 15, 2025 👉 lyneports.com/scholarship #AAM #Vertiports #LYNEports

FJI's Michael Langley went to FCLAA Hill Days and thanked Senator Carlos Guillermo Smith and Representatives Dianne Hart-Lowman, Robin Bartleman, and Webster Barnaby for their support of the Tristin Murphy Act and criminal justice reform. See how we change laws and minds at linktr.ee/fji.law

Don't have 2 hours to watch my full deep dive interview with Rob Dukes on episode #227 of The Joel Martin Mastery Podcast? I gotchu booboo! You can now watch an edited version of the interview in just 75 minutes where we talk all things Exodus at youtu.be/Ro5x6PO9ZYI

Julie Schumer's DIY paint drip technique — an easy scraping method that creates stunning results. Full interview @aaronjackarts #JulieSchumer #SantaFe #Shorts

¡DURÁN!

🔊Vega-C rocket launched Smile mission this morning on a quest to reveal Earth’s invisible shield against the solar wind. 🚀Liftoff from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana at 04:52 BST / 05:52 CEST (00:52 local time) on 19 May 2026 www.esa.int/Science_Expl...

Sixty Seconds Of Stephen On this date 4/23/1993 The Dark Half was released #StephenKing #TheDarkHalf

Whole the hell did I not know that? #grammarschool #grammarnerd #howthehelldidinotknowthat #memoir #memoirs #humor #books

BIG WIN! OHSU ENDS primate testing and transitions monkeys to a sanctuary.
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Today is the last day of Amplify Austin, Central Texas’ largest annual event of giving, organized by I Live Here I Give Here. There’s still time to give and invest in the organizations strengthening our city by going to AmplifyAustin.org! #AmplifyAustin #ATXGives #SupportLocal #GiveBack

NLSF ebook & kobo-plus

2/ Air alert in Yekaterinburg, Russia t.me/exilenova_pl...

Saiu o gameplay com Titan no jogo Invincible VS e sinceramente… Eu achei MUITO BOM! Da pra notar que pegaram referências de games como Street Fighter e Marvel vs Capcom, mas eu acho que o projeto tem coração, to animado pra jogar com amigos

A blood-drawing robot at a hospital in Hangzhou, China, with a 94.3% success rate - www.reddit.com/r/BGMStock/c... Don't forget that the best project management tool is GanttPRO - bit.ly/46LeQDa #tech #technews #Medicine

Zambia got 84% of its HIV funding from the US — until PEPFAR was frozen in January 2025. Now 32 clinics are shut, 20,000 patients lost access, and modeling studies project 3.3 million new infections if cuts continue. Get the full story from every angle on Drooid.

📚 5 ebooks pas chers à télécharger dès maintenant 👉 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-bmaS0kj9Ys #ebooks #kindle #livresgratuits #bonplan #lecture #amazon #dealbooks

It’s worse than you remember #fyp #therapyhumor #openup #gaslighting

Had a blast breaking down Netflix’s Cover-Up with Brian Karem—digging into Seymour Hersh’s reporting on Vietnam, Nixon, Abu Ghraib, and more. Always fun to unpack media history and power with a sharp mind. Link to full episode in comments. @projectcensored.bsky.social @cnn.com

Going into the abyss of darkness... #cruise #blacksky

Another night, another attack. Russia launched a fresh strike on the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa overnight, leaving several people wounded and causing damage to residential buildings. Our correspondent Don Arleth is in Odesa and has more.

If this Zack Snyder news is true...

Japan Yamaguchi Ube Airport Live #Japan #Nippon

The most Canadian police escort you'll ever see 🇨🇦 #VancouverIsland #ViewRoyal #WestShore #BritishColumbia #BC #IAmCanadian #CanadaGeese #MadeInCanada 📍 View Royal 🎥 Video by West Shore RCMP

For Deaf Awareness Week this week, I wanted to highlight an amazing session the Women and Equalities select committee had with senior representatives from the BSL Advisory Board and the British Deaf Association.

Donald Trump threatens to never take down the UFC fight arena on the White House South Lawn. He compares it to the Eiffel Tower. We should first get sick, and then mad. #Trump #UFC #stadium

⭕Les forces d'occupation #Israéliennes saisissent les tentes des #Palestiniens à #Hébron, dans la #Cisjordanie occupée. #Quds-News-Network

The oldest living ocelot in human care recently celebrated its birthday. 🎂🥳