Today will be the hottest day in May in the UK in our temperature records, with highs of 35 degrees Celsius expected📈 The current May record is 32.8 °C. Records are usually only broken by tenths of a degree - making this heatwave unprecedented for the time of year 🌡️

We are outraged by the devastating death and destruction in densely populated areas across Lebanon today following intensified military operations. Read more: ms.spr.ly/63322QNhSA

This here by @nigella.bsky.social is a beautiful reminder, in difficult times, why writing, cooking, everyday beauty - it matters. Enjoy. www.ft.com/content/4819... How did I end up here? — Nigella Lawson’s first FT column

A piece I wrote for @prospectmagazine.co.uk back then on why weakening the #EqualityAct protections may come over time, & why some form of constitutional protections were and are necessary. Over to Labour, @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/411...

Well nailed on the #EqualityAct & its importance to our society, @vicderbyshire.bsky.social. About a decade ago, you interviewed me about the potential for this very legislation to be backpedaled by Brexit - in just the way now being proposed that we were told by Brexiters would never happen…

Taking another (barely noticeable) break from social media, & leaving with the love, celebration & joy of Bad Bunny’s concert & words still ringing. What a pleasure to have such music, artistry, the celebration of culture. The power of #together to start our week. #SeguimosAqui #graciasbenito

Make yourselves happy this Monday morning and watch - and then watch again - Bad Bunny’s absolutely magnificent performance at the Super Bowl! All the positivity, all the joy. And all the moments - dressed in sugar cane, trombones & the streets of Nueva Yol. #SeguimosAqui #graciasbenito #DtMF

Full Bad Bunny speech

Part of a thoughtful, important and interesting thread about disinformation and democratic decay on a weekend when many of us are thinking about just that.

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

Part of a thoughtful, important and interesting thread about disinformation and democratic decay on a weekend when many of us are thinking about just that.

Can some generous cameraman flip the angle to the faces in the audience please?

Media may not have noticed that Trump’s Board of Peace Charter was drafted so that the US need NOT ratify and become a party.Trump’s current status as US President is a necesary stepping stone but his unitary rule in the new international organisation would be personal, permanent and even hereditary

Good diplomatic reasons for Europeans to try to appeal for calm and work it out behind the scenes with the US. But just this morning Trump posted pictures of him putting the flag on Greenland, and presenting his conquests of Greenland and Canada to European leaders.

Gordon Brown outlines a bold new proposal for democratic international cooperation, as America’s neighbours & Europe try to negotiate with Trump’s whims, imposing change by threats, tariffs & tantrums, limited only by his own “morality”. Will the idea have legs? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

During a speech in Tehran today, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that "several thousand people were killed" during the recent protests by those he described as "seditionists", confirming for the first time that the death toll from the protests is in the thousands.

Territorial integrity and sovereignty are fundamental principles of international law. They are essential for Europe and for the international community as a whole.

Emmanuel Macron responds to Trump's tariffs: "France is committed to the sovereignty & independence of nations, in Europe and elsewhere... No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world when we are confronted with such situations."

Joint statement of EU Commission president and European Council president ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Excellent and informative on the situation in Iran - well worth your time.

‘Profound impacts’: record ocean heat is intensifying climate disasters - Oceans absorb 90% of global heating, making them a stark indicator of the relentless march of the #climatecrisis Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Since 2026 has started in such a wild fashion, closing this first weekend of the year with a beautiful picture of the light over Little Venice, London. #LoveLondon

Joint statement by Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Spain & Uruguay rejecting “military actions carried out unilaterally on Venezuelan territory, which contravene fundamental principles of int’l law…an extremely dangerous precedent for peace/regional security & puts the civilian population at risk.”

It's wild that the PM of a NATO member feels compelled to put out a statement like this vis-à-vis the US government.

A US president uses his for-profit (but money losing) social media site to announce a military strike against a foreign sovereign nation and the seizure by military force of a foreign government leader. Says a lot about where things are at in the US in 2026.

“the principles of international law” rather prohibit bombing countries because their leaders “lack legitimacy”.

I fear we are going to have to say this a lot again: Int law prohibits bombing countries for the sake of democracy. FOR VERY GOOD REASON. It tends not to work. Attacking a country because its leader lacks legitimacy - whether as pretext or sincerely held rationale - is still just an aggression.

Today's customs union vote is entirely symbolic, it's true. But what does it symbolise that no one is now arguing *for* Brexit? thecritic.co.uk/regr...

An excellent piece by Yasmin Khan in @theguardian.com – and I’m very relieved the preposterous case against her has been dropped. www.theguardian.com/food/comment...

Excellent place to start on the legal and constitutional implications of the asylum white paper. And, as ever, Mark manages to pen these articulate thoughts so fast.

It really is worth taking the time to hear from people like “Mary,” who fled from Zimbabwe 20 years ago, to understand what life is like when the law denies you the chance to call the country where you’ve made your life home

I'm reading through the white paper or whatever it is. RESTORING ORDER AND CONTROL: A statement on the government’s asylum and returns policy www.gov.uk/government/p...

The Home Secretary says "we have become the destination of choice in Europe, clearly visible to every people smuggler and would-be illegal migrant across the world" That is a factually untrue claim: the Home Office shows that the UK is fifth, getting 1/10 claims, while Germany gets 1/5 claims

"We have become the destination of choice in Europe" according to the Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood. Data from Eurostat & the Home Office shows the UK had the fifth largest number of claims of the EU/UK area in 2025, at 108,000... assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691ae0...

Today we found something magical, deep in the wild green heart of Sumatra: Rafflesia kemumu in full bloom. One of the world's largest flowers, to see this extremely rare species in full bloom is truly special.

Incredibly powerful victory speech, framing a rare narrative of hope & progress, celebrating immigrants, aunties, even a Nehru quote about stepping out from the old into the new. He talks about NYC being light in a dark political time. That was a speech to watch, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social.

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Happy Birthday to the European Convention on Human Rights, which has helped to protect #OurRightsAndFreedoms for 75 years. Here are more than 200 examples, from across the continent👇 🔗 www.coe.int/ECHR There are thousands more. #ECHR #ECHR75 @coe.int @echr.coe.int

Please do join us at this HRLA next week. At a time when international law is under strain, & the ECHR is singled out for particular attack, it is important to reflect on the UK’s past and future commitment to international justice, human rights and the international rule of law.

Qué obra maestra de la comunicación política.

On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day. As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time. At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.

Wow Starmer finally drawing a line! "If you say or imply that people cannot be English or British because of the colour of their skin, that mixed-heritage families owe you an explanation... If you say that they should now be deported, then mark my words - we will fight you with everything we have".

I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again. Ignore the haters, London is the 🐐

Good news is in short supply right now, but this is genuinely such good news. So pleased to hear this for Alaa Abd el Fattah and his family who have campaigned so hard, after so many long years suffering in prison. #freealaa www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Momentous news that will reverberate far beyond Egypt: A presidential pardon for Alaa Abd el-Fattah. His family worked for years for this moment: His mother went on a hunger strike that very nearly killed her to secure her son's freedom. His sister camped outside the British foreign office.

The UK has just formally announced recognition of the State of Palestine, shortly after Canada and Australia also have recognised Palestine as a sovereign state.

Thank you @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social and Kareem Parkins Brown for this beautiful message of hope and positivity - a true reflection of why so many of us #LoveLondon.

In London, hate will never win.