You have to admire how England have taken the criticism on board and resolved to be even worse this Test. No standing still, constant evolution. #ashes

I'm not getting up for any more Tests this series. #ashes

Wasn't pretty, questions still to answer, some players still could be replaced by cones but second half better than the dire first, a battling effort and a good result with a Geordie goalscorer. That'll do. #nufc

*starts writing it again*

*deletes draft post about crowd and team being half asleep at the start of the game* GET IN!!!! 😀 #nufc

Posting a free archive link to Stephen King's Rob Reiner eulogy in the Times because everybody should read it: archive.ph/keKfp It's a gorgeous piece of writing for its restraint. It says more by inference than words ever could. King obviously wrote it quickly & under pressure. He's a genius.

Absolutely bucketing it down today in Barcelona, the marks of Mussolini's murderous bomb behind on the façade of Sant Felip Neri.

Not saying the UK justice system is broken, but the hero who jumped into Paul Doyle’s car and saved people’s lives has just received the same cash prize as folk who send You’ve Been Framed clips of their cat jumping on a trampoline.

As the world mourns Rob Reiner's passing, Team Empire revisits the iconic 7 movie run that defined the legendary filmmaker's career — from This Is Spinal Tap in 1984 to 1992's Best Picture nominated A Few Good Men. Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies...

This President’s lack of basic common decency goes up to 11.

Timeline cleanse: this is what a president's tribute to the shocking deaths of a beloved film director and his wife should look like. Thank you, Obama.

I know I shouldn't still be capable of being surprised at this point. And yet, here we are.

"They've made the school nativity play WOKE 😡😡" Colin from Portsmouth.

The Rob Reiner news is awful. He was a brilliant director with a wicked sense of humor. Two of his films (Spinal Tap and Princess Bride) would make my personal top-10 list. More importantly, he was clearly a decent, principled man. RIP.

End of an era, this. It's been coming for a while: terrible away from home, just about getting away with it at SJP. No attack, nervous defence. Howe is on thin ice now. We won't finish higher than mid table, at best, or go far in the CL. Only a cup win will save him. #nufc

100% this.

Contratulations to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 for mopping up at the Game Awards. It's a great game and everyone loves it when a small studio beats the odds. But the hype means that others have been unfairly overlooked. Kingdom Come: Deliverance, for example, deserved to win AT LEAST best RPG.

If only games lasted exactly 90 mins.. #NUFC

you'd think that the fact the president of the united states is completely fucking insane would be a bigger news story

Poor first half: no creativity, no attacking threat. Much better 35 minutes of the second. Habitual collapse of concentration near the end. That's not a good performance, that's another "just about enough". #nufc

Terrifying yearly wrap up from @pocketcasts.com. Almost 4 DAYS of the @empiremagazine.bsky.social ne.bsky.social podcast, plus a similar earful of their Spoiler specials.

Really disappointed for Mark Wood. He worked incredibly hard to get back to fitness for the Ashes but his body has let him down again. Tough job, fast bowling. England will miss his character in the remaining Tests, when I think they'll need cheering up. #cricket

Every new word in this sentence is worse than the last

Lewis Hamilton looks utterly lost and depressed. Like he knows he needs to retire but doesn't want to say the words. Sad to see him like this; he's been amazing. Aging in sport is merciless.

Brilliant to see Lando Norris winning the F1 drivers championship. My son is a Mclaren fan, so it's all smiles here this afternoon, which makes a nice change from watching England cricket and Newcastle United...

As if the cricket wasn't bad enough, Isa Guha -- my favourite sports presenter -- has just heaped further pain upon us all by succumbing to the trend of mistakenly saying 'yourself' instead of 'you'. Stop it now, Isa; it's not too late to save, er, yourself.

This is the worst home win I can remember for a while. Shite opposition, playing against 10 men, and we're still utterly lacking quality and creativity. This team has big problems in attack. Dreadful performance. #nufc

I'm going to mildly criticise Elanga because nothing is surer to have him then play like Messi in the 2nd half and make me look stupid. Won the pen with his pace but still can't beat a man or complete a pass. Howay man, time to shine. #nufc

Australia are missing their captain and two-thirds of their seam attack; they've inexplicably dropped their spinner; and they're choosing openers basically at random. And yet. Amazing how, after all these years, something so familiar can still feel so surprising.

We'll never win the Ashes again in Australia. Even our best players go to pieces there. It's like they don't allow brains through customs. #cricket

The next World Cup is essentially the 1936 Berlin Olympics at this point. I'm surprised, though I probably shouldn't be, that Canada and Mexico haven't dropped out yet.

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE HYPHENS

I Know What You Did Last Sumer

Joe Root still turns up at his cricket club on Friday nights when he's not got a game. Dozens of kids are on the outfield doing cricket training of various levels, and he'll be there just chatting or throwing a ball down for a young girl to bat back. Shame he's not cloneable.

Weren't really a man of the people when you were twerking for Mike Ashley because he sold your hats in his shop and said Newcastle fans should be grateful to him

Sir Joe Root for PM, or king, please. Greatest living Englishman. #ashes

STOP THROWING YOUR HANDS AT THAT DELIVERY, FFS ENGLAND. #ashes

FFFFFFFFFS Stokes. WTF? #cricket #ashes

A one-of-a-kind guitarist and songwriter who played a key part in some of the best music of the 20th century. Cropper influenced others but no one matched him. I got turned onto Stax through tapes from a cool aunt when I was young and his playing has enriched my life ever since. It always will. RIP

Turn on the cricket and the first thing I see is Brook getting himself out with a brainless swipe. We're doing this again are we? #Ashes

If the right gets the majority Labour now has you can be absolutely certain they will not waste it. There will be no fear, just full-throttled confidence and relentless attack.

Nigel Farage was a racist bully at school but Rachel Reeves won the wrong chess championship so who can say who is worse?

Ilhan Omar rose from a single parent immigrant family where her dad drove a taxi to her current position. Trump is the kid of a racist wealthy slum landlord who headed multiple failed businesses. One of these people is the example of failed ambition and it's not her. What a racist piece of shit.

I very much want to be wrong but Elanga is looking like the worst buy of the Howe era. After a disciplined but unspectacular game at Everton he was back to wandering round like a lost lamb tonight. Being fast ≠ being a footballer. #nufc

Two shots on target, two goals for Spuds after getting battered all game. They'll never be so lucky but we handed them the 4-leaf clover by being sloppy at the back and toothless in attack. We should have been 4 up at half time. Ref was hopeless. Very frustrating game. #nufc

Looking very strong in the press, Joelinton covering tons of ground, but with Woltemade so deep we need Barnes and Murphy in more attacking positions. Gordon's pace might help tonight to get behind them. #nufc

This is horrible news. 62 is no age.

Streamins service UI is increasingly bad deliberately. It's dark UX patterning as access to show catalogues narrows. If you let the user search, they will look for shows you no longer have (or never had). The goal is to hijack that journey and force a show they'll feel is 'okay' in front of them.

Fantastic result. Not a stellar performance but a battling one and more than good enough. Very mature showing from Miley. #nufc