These are the kind of stories I want to see about asylum seekers. Not the boats. 🔗 www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

They're going to need a lot of dough for that deal.

Any Villa fans on night shifts at home, kept up by babies, or just plain night owls, Sky Sports Football are showing the entirety of the play-off final against Derby from midnight. #avfc

You may find some scenes distressingly mundane

If there was a film of your life being made, what content warnings would be shown before it?

The loss of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva is primarily a devastating tragedy for their families, friends and team-mates. It's also a huge loss for football. Diogo in particular was a selfless and clever player, an outstanding individual on and off the pitch.

🇬🇧 Second Brit through at #Wimbledon - and it's a massive moment for qualifier and SW19 debutant Oliver Tarvet from St. Albans (world number 733 and British #33!). 🎾 He wins in straight sets - and could face defending champion Carlos Alcaraz next! Incredible.

🇬🇧 Five Brits in action on the opening morning of #Wimbledon - and a big early victory! 🎾 Hove's Sonay Kartal, British #3 and world number 51, beats former French Open winner & 2018 Wimbledon semi-finalist Jelena Ostapenko, 7-5 2-6 6-2!

"This Welfare Bill doesn’t help people into work or address the rising health issues that hold many back." @helenmaguiremp.bsky.social on the Liberal Democrats amendment to the welfare bill

Happy Wimbledon day to those who celebrate it. #Wimbledon2025

Can already picture the England press conference after day one. "Any questions for Ben?" *dozens of hands go up* "Any questions NOT about the toss?" *all hands go down* #ENGvIND

Spot on.

The problem with this ‘let’s weaken our commitment to the ECHR so as to fend off Farage’ plan is that when it doesn’t work, we end up with Farage *and* a weakened commitment to the ECHR at exactly the moment we need the ECHR the most.

Aston Villa are the best performing team in the Premier League over the last 10 games. #UTV #AVFC

Incredibly sad to learn that 1957 FA Cup hero Peter McParland has died. I was fortunate to talk with Peter in the media room at Fulham one day before a game. He was very self-effacing and generous with his time. An absolute legend who will be sadly missed. #AVFC

This sums the whole situation up quite nicely.

Arne Slot: "My line-ups will be different to the last 10 months. We are not going to change everyone, but there will be a few players that come into the team and there will be a certain rotation for the upcoming games." Liverpool visit Villa's top 5 rivals Chelsea on Sunday. #AVFC

One of Manchester United and Tottenham are going to be in the Champions League next season - and one of Newcastle, Man City, Chelsea, Forest and Villa aren't. Madness.

I feel incredibly sorry for the fans who travelled today. The team have given them so much joy this season, so there's credit in the bank - but they have let them down big time today. Palace excellent, but we have made it very easy. 30 years without a trophy, now. #AVFC

@grovejoel.bsky.social Hi Joel, who is overseeing the applications for the GFW producer pool? Just want to know who to address the letter to please. Thanks!

Villa unbeaten at home in their first Champions League/European Cup campaign since 1983. We beat Bayern Munich, PSG and Celtic, and drew with Juventus. It's been incredible. #AVFC

Paid the price for the last minute goal in Paris and a very poor first half in the second leg. But we can be proud of them for the first half in Paris and the second half tonight. Toe to toe with probably the best team in Europe. Newcastle and Man City next. Easy, right? #AVFC

Genuinely think Youri Tielemans may be the most underrated player in the Premier League right now. #AVFC

Keir Starmer 1, Tinie Tempah 0.

Too good. Far, far too good. PSG easily the best we've played all season. Relentless intensity, incredible movement to support the player on the ball. But what goes unnoticed is their hard work off the ball. Phenomenal. #AVFC

Five minutes of feeling on top of the world. 40 minutes of feeling absolutely terrified. And there's another 135 minutes of this tie to go. Come on, Villa #AVFC

How we feeling then, Villa guys and gals? #AVFC

Dahl: And the other children are given life changing injuries as punishment for the main 4 vices: greed, gluttony, watching TV & women chewing gum Intern Publisher: Isn't that a bit odd? politically? Older Publisher, who knows Dahl's other views: Shush, Kevin, this could have been a LOT worse

National League South remains insanely tight, with four matches to play. - Two leaders on 80 points. - Two points separating the top four. - Three points separating the top five. - Eight points separating the top eight. After *42* games.

More like the DOWN Jones, amirite? *taps* Is this thing on?

Scared the postman today by going to the door completely naked. Not sure what scared him more - my naked body, or the fact that I knew where he lived.

Today, people will be sceptical of everything they read and hear. It's a pity that some don't do that every other day of the year and buy into any online bullshit.

Sunday 30 March, 3.20pm: Aston Villa's men reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup. Sunday 30 March, 4pm: Aston Villa's women win 2-1 at Liverpool to boost their WSL survival hopes. Monday 31 March, 10pm: Aston Villa's U18s reach the FA Youth Cup final. What a 24 hours! #AVFC

The Digital Services Tax raises over 800M a year - enough to fully fund Free School Meals. Rumour is, the Government is planning to cut this tax to cosy up to Trump and Musk. @eddavey.libdems.org.uk couldn't get a straight answer from the Prime Minister today. Why might that be? #PMQs

"Knowing the rules now, it was probably me in the wrong most of the time." Ten ex-footballers are taking part in a scheme to build a pathway from playing to refereeing. Philip Buckingham was there as former Premier League referees tried to turn them into match officials. bit.ly/3Xv49Qf

National League South this season is ridiculous. With 6 games to go, the top five are separated by just THREE points, and seven points cover the top seven.

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Ezri Konsa was excellent for England tonight. Really pleased for him. #AVFC

Just had the discussion with someone that the last two yrs of promoted teams will go/ went right back down…. They just seem less prepared …or has the game / divide just grew that much recently

Mad that, just eight years ago, six of the current top 11 in the Premier League (Forest, Newcastle, Brighton, Fulham, Villa and Brentford) were all in the Championship together (as were Wolves). Fortunes can really change round. #NFFC #NUFC #BHAFC #FFC #AVFC #brentfordfc

Please, I only have so much popcorn

The Other Place is down. Cracks showing in Muskrat's empire?

I tell you what Enid Blyton’s really gone dark these days

The officers only wanted tickets to the reunion tour.

Extraordinary comment from Tory MP Graham Stuart this morning: “We have to consider the possibility that president Trump is a Russian asset. “If so, Trump’s acquisition is the crowning achievement of Putin’s FSB career — and Europe is on its own.” www.politics.co.uk/news/2025/03...

"The new US administration is rapidly changing all foreign policy configurations. This largely coincides with our vision." - Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesperson Add this to the growing list of things you never thought you'd see in your lifetime.

Colour me shocked that Man City fan Lee Dixon doesn't care about the two clearly wrong decisions made to allow City's second goal. Yesterday it was all about Cardiff's underdog status. Not today though. Do better, ITV.