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Work to live, not t'other way round Love my job with the NHS Not lonely, just prefer my privacy Prone to sarcasm at times Controlling my mouth is the easy part, the subtitles on my face is the problem Views my own #SlaviaUkraini
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Tonight we are going to see Rollerball. Tomorrow we are going to Brent Cross the new shopping centre.
Astounding numbers…..
“Bloody Indians, Pakistanis and Indians, coming over here, inventing us a national cuisine.”
There should be more places which celebrate the humble conker and the joy they bring in September.
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The kindest view is that Donald's plan is to say that until Turkey does something it won't do, he won't do something he won't do either.
I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday. As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
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Important piece by John Simpson in @theobserveruk.bsky.social, on the American money funding Yaxley-Lennon and the far-right in Britain. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Two Americans turned Ukrainian soldiers share what it’s really like fighting Russia on the front lines. 🔗 youtu.be/SKzu-iYJT1o
It is foolish to say that everyone at the Unite Our Kingdom protest was far right. Some were just racists, others were simply thick twats, many were bored football hooligans and thousands more were gullible fuckwits.
I'm hoping Smokie have done the music for this tonight.
"The Sikh woman who was target of the hate crime rape in Oldbury (Midlands, UK) this week has issued a statement through community group Sikh Youth UK, who are supporting her and her family through the ordeal. Media please note, there will be no further comment." Media@sikhpa.com
Due to an error by the minimum wage admin assistant in my office................ 🙄
Nigel Farage admits breaching parliamentary rules over Trump event
🔥🛢️ Map showing Ukraine’s drone strike campaign targeting Russian oil refineries since August 2, 2025.
When your wife starts a sentence with "when you get a chance" just go ahead & start putting your shoes on. She means now.
Sorry Momo 😽
Bluesky isn’t perfect but at least its owner isn’t demanding violent insurrection in the UK from thousands of miles away
Surely it would be more than 24hrs though, they can't even get that right 🤪
Absolute shameless breaking news clickbait from another Reach plc title. It’s Christmas Day. MAKE SURE YOU’RE NOT CAUGHT OUT IN THREE MONTHS TIME.
It me! 😀
I've been thinking about places that given the chance I would love to go back to. For many years we would stop at the Lindisfarne Inn, just of the Holy Island of Lindisfarne on our way to North Berwick. We would just have a half day on the island. One year though we had 5
Ukrainians, what people! My respect for 🇺🇦 Ukraine! In the Kyiv region, railway workers restored the Vasylkiv-1 - Boyarka railway connection after damage from night explosions. #Ukraine #Kyiv
“I trust my immune system. I don’t need a vaccine.” Ok, I trust mine to protect me too. Which is why I trained it extensively on what the virus looks like so it can handle it. Boxers don’t enter the ring without a plan. It’s the punch you don’t see coming that knocks you out.
FOX News Chief Foreign Correspondent explains why covering the war in Ukraine matters.
Fox News stating & confirming that it was a Russian invasion 🤔 What will 'the boss' think of that?
Dedication👍
From the people who brought you "if you touch a single molecule of fentanyl, maybe even with gloves on, *You Will Die*" comes the new thrilling adventure "literally burning a kilo of meth in an enclosed space is probably fine, right?"
Because let's be honest, not every museum activity has to be targeted at kids...
THIS WEEK AT THE MARY ROSE MUSEUM! 🖥️⚓ Scanning the Mary Rose: meet the team (17th+18th) - maryrose.org/events/scann... ⚓ 🧑🏫 Guided Tours - maryrose.org/visit/guided... 😎 🎞️ Dive the Mary Rose 4D - maryrose.org/dive-4d/ More upcoming events- maryrose.org/whats-on/
Billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday said that the United Kingdom needs “revolutionary government change,” speaking virtually at a far-right anti-immigration protest in London: https://cnn.it/3JZORPr
Gloucestershire man completes 3,700 mile walk in teenager's memory
Good old Kyiv tonight
🇺🇦✌️ In the Kyiv region, railway workers restored the Vasylkiv-1 - Boyarka railway connection after damage from night explosions.
As if that last post wasn't exciting enough ... we're live in session on the Riley & Coe show on BBC 6 Music on Monday night. If you fancy tuning in, you'll hear us playing four songs and there'll be a bit of chat with the mighty Gideon Coe.
A big thanks to all those who came along to Ramsgate Music Hall on Friday. We had a blast! Such a fabulous venue to host the very first Brian Bilston & the Catenary Wires show. The tour begins in earnest at the end of October. More info here … brianbilston.com/events/
Went from “nato close the sky over Ukraine” to “nato close the sky over yourself”
My cartoon for this week’s @guardian books. p.s. this week I am on a USA/Canada tour with my new book. Details and preorder links at www.tomgauld.com
We're going to make monetized content illegal. You can record and post yourself doing whatever but you'll have to do it for the love of the game
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Match abandoned 😒 But Channel 5 who planned to show the whole match live are showing England's innings from the 2nd #IT20 #ENGvSA
“Flags is it?” 🤌 www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
There's just a few days left to apply to be our Project Management Office Manager. This role will be at the forefront of establishing a centrally-located project management office here at The King's Fund. Apply today!
Accidentally tapped the tab for Australian news. I like it!!!!
A belated thank you to all of our Counties colleagues working alongside us yesterday. 🫡 I managed to speak to a few #gwentpolice carriers & thank them for helping us out. Our Cops are worn out from endless deployments, the assistance is greatly appreciated. 💯 #ThinBlueLine 🚨
Gotta get them steps up
Rollout of #Ebola vaccine has begun in DRC in response to the country’s most recent zairevirus outbreak. It is still thrilling to know a vaccine for this scourge has been licensed and can be rapidly deployed. Vaccines save lives. www.afro.who.int/countries/de...
Politicisation of the midlife crisis may be the perfect description of the current right wing shift.
RIP Ricky. We won't forget you. Be at peace now. www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
ATHLETICS: Northallerton shot putter Scott Lincoln makes history in World Championships final... Read here...⬇️
🇵🇱🇧🇾Poland decides completely close its border with Belarus due to the increased threat-level from the east. -Nexta
First sick children have left #Gaza for treatment in the UK & are expected to arrive in the coming days. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Happy birthday, Amy Winehouse, wherever you are.
More of this.
Covers back on, raining again, toss delayed 😒 #ENGvSA
With some drizzle falling, the toss has been delayed until 2.10pm. #ENGvSA
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Starmer: “Britain is a nation proudly built on tolerance, diversity and respect. "Our flag represents our diverse country and we will never surrender it to those that use it as a symbol of violence, fear and division.”
The violation of Romanian airspace by Russian drones is yet another unacceptable breach of an EU Member State's sovereignty. This continued reckless escalation threatens regional security. We stand in solidarity with Romania. I am in close contact with the Romanian government.
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I feel this is probably quite important information. You wouldn't want to get it wrong.
EXC - Keir Starmer condemns far right racism and violence at yesterday's march Says there will be "no surrender" of British flag to those who promote hate Our story here - www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Sad to hear that Stephen Luscombe of Blancmange has died. He left the band ages ago and has long been plagued by ill health. Sad day.
Do you remember when he wanted to rename the Gulf of Mexico it felt offensively dumb foolish and outrageous and now that seems like years ago and a sign of more innocent times?
I always used to think "Don't forget to wash behind your ears" was just a saying about washing fully. At 56 I now realise it is because there's a stinky skin/ming build up between ear and head thats like the stuff between your toes.
“Does it feel like things are even darker than they were then?” @lewisgoodall.com asks Kim Leadbeater MP whether political violence has worsened since the murder of her sister Jo Cox in 2016.
My cartoon for Monday's Metro
Victim of 'racially aggravated' rape in Oldbury thanks community for support
Today in "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is", football edition (via @danneidle.bsky.social) www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...
This is a depressingly and unexpectedly relevant post
Kash Patel’s FBI puts two pounds of methamphetamine in the incinerator at an animal shelter, sending 14 people to the hospital, and exposing some 75 cats and dogs to the narcotic. www.bbc.com/news/article...
‘It’s dying in front of our eyes’: how the UK’s largest lake became an ecological disaster
Did you know... there's a tiny Dracula statue hidden in Hungary? 🧛♂️ Perched just outside Budapest’s Vajdahunyad Castle - a building inspired by Transylvanian fortresses - this little bronze statue shows Count Dracula reading... Bram Stoker’s Dracula! 🦇
I sometimes ask my son “why do you choose to live on a tropical island restoring coral reefs?” and he replies with pictures.
Wirral to scrap 90-year-old ban on carpet beating and ‘wanton singing’
(viewing on a phone one of the panel sizes is too big but never mind) www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Incredibly sad news this morning. A true entertainer. Rest easy champ. www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
Ricky Hatton, former boxing world champion, dies aged 46 www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/s...
Poland is now closing all railway crossings to Belarus in advance of joint Russia-Belarus military manoeuvres.
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"The Pride of Britain" Fox - Charged under the Sexual Offence act for an upskirt photo on Twitter Hopkins - Detained in South Africa for spreading racial hatred and deported from Australia for breaching Covid Tommy "10 names" Robinson - Serial convict
Spectacular! 🥰 #Queen #BBCProms #LastNightAtTheProms #TheProms
As I couldn't find the link anywhere in the piece, and had to search iPlayer... www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
'Freddie would have loved it': Queen wow at Last Night of the Proms www.bbc.com/news/article...
NEWS! Brave patriots highlight their desire to unite the kingdom by hurling glass bottles at policemen newsthump.com/2025/09/14/b...
My wife just told me about a thing where people are colouring in England flags to make them look like slices of Battenberg cake, how marvellous
Russians were asked what they thought about Russian drones in #Poland. This is what denial looks like. And, of course, "it's Russia that's attacked."
A man near me joined “na-na-na-na: England!” with “na-na-na-na: sieg heil!”, and “Starmer is a wanker” with “Adolf is a hero” These ‘patriots’ sure do love the most sinister enemy this country has ever faced, don’t they
Er, the words may have been appropriated and mis-used in various ways but being Anti-Fascist is good, actually. And brave. And, who could have believed it?, still necessary.
Wishing, threatening, or doing harm to people who are doling no harm to anyone except making them uncomfortable by their mere existence. Attitudes like this are always with us, unfortunately. The difference today is that those holding them are being encouraged to express, even act on, these views.
Nothing says patriotism more than assaulting the police, right? Right?