Why are the American president's claims about autism the first item on British news bulletins? He's not our president, the advice doesn't apply here and he's not presented any evidence to support his assertions. So why spread these claims? What make this the biggest story in the UK?

#GardensHour Very cold here last night. Temp dropped to 2.7 degrees c. ❄ my tomatoes are still outside so praying they'll survive 🍅🍅🍅

Hello #GardensHour I had a dash to a garden centre (which I always regret - too much tat and Xmas in September) and stocked up on daffodils, crocuses and onions. 'Surely you have enough daffodils?' Well no, that's not possible. Here's some from the spring

Happy #Equinox from this festive little Robin helping me dig out a new bed at the allotment yesterday

One of about ten #curlews in the police hq playing fields at Fettes. Always glad to see them back. #SmallBeauties

Robin joining me in the garden #SmallBeauties

Late summer and early autumn sunshine in my front garden this morning for #SixOnSaturday pink dianthus, rose Gertrude Jekyll, rose silver wedding, raspberry rippled dianthus, fat rose hips, rowan berries

Visit to Saughton Gardens in Edinburgh a couple of weeks ago. Lots to do. Lots of ways of getting there 🚴‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚋🚌🚉 #FingerpostFriday

'Thou shalt not pass' Humongous spider 🕷 with humongous web blocking my way across the front garden this morning #SmallBeauties

Everything's feeling a bit autumnal but my bed of annual flowers is still blooming: cosmos and asters mostly. #FlowersOnFriday

Bella has been hunting during the night again 🐈‍⬛🧶 #skycats

#GardensHour water collecting. I proudly present my ramshackle water butt at my allotment, made up of a second hand barrel, various random bits of second hand guttering and my tried and tested used water bottle connector. Has not been very full this summer but has collected some rain for the crops

Very hungry caterpillar chomping on my rose bush - not sure what type it is but it is rather beautiful

Tortoise shell butterfly 🦋 on michaelmas daisies #SmallBeauties

Trying out a bit of last night's orchard jam (plum and apple). It has set well and tastes good too 🫐🍎

@gardenshour.bsky.social September is all about the fruit Drowning in plums. Apples on their way. Just making jam tonight so almost forgot about #GardensHour

Plum glut continues. Have given a lot away to family and stewed and frozen. This lot may become jam

#Autumn is in the air for #SixOnSaturday Here are my lovely apples: red Falstaff, Howgate Wonder, Christmas Pippin and Sunset, very abundant plums and some acorns

More pinks for the colour pink for #GardensHour

Hello #GardensHour for the colour pink, here is a sweet little bumble bee snoozing in a cosmos flower

Celebrating the last day of summer with a glorious dip in the deep blue sea swimmingat60.wordpress.com/2025/08/31/l...

Summer flowers still blooming for #SixOnSaturday purple aster, pink and white dianthus, selfseeded purple viola, cosmos still blooming wildly, bee covered lavender

Popped in to the allotment on the way to work. These baby marrow beauties have all appeared since the weekend. I do love a courgette/marrow glut. #SmallBeauties #growYourOwnFood

This headline is inaccurate. It is people granted refugee status who will have their lives wrecked again by an idiotic, unworkable policy, pushing homelessness for refugees NOT people seeking asylum onto councils Be cruel & appease racism is the actual Govt strategy www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Following a little bit of the John Muir Way, just a few metres from the beach, on a sunny day in East Lothian a couple of weeks ago. #FingerpostFriday

For #TidesOutTuesday a swim at low tide at Wardie Bay in Edinburgh. Nice to know there's always sea to be found even in the busy city 🏊‍♀️

#GardensHour yellows from different seasons: cucumber flowers, bee in a poppy, dandelion, spring daffodils

Home grown tomatoes and yellow cucumber with garlic chive flowers. Tomatoes awarded the 'great effort' sticker at the weekend's allotment show 🏆

Had another dip in the splashy sea at Wardie Bay 🏊‍♀️ low tide, a little nippy but well worth it

Dianthus 'chabaud' grown from seed, taken their time to flower but, oh my, look at those petals (cosmos foliage in the background) #SixOnSaturday #SmallBeauties

Young #fox in the garden, under the apple tree, scaring the cat 🐈‍⬛

Been lucky to have a few sea swims over the last few days, so here's Longniddry Beach at low tide for #TidesOutTuesday It was still just possible to swim and perfect to sit and watch

#GardensHour red theme also raspberries

#GardensHour red rose Benjamin Britten for this week's red theme

Just been for a nippy dip in some quite splashy waves 🏊‍♀️

What a day for dip in the sea 🏊‍♀️

Apparently it's #BlackCatAppreciationDay Bella has been melting in the sun in its honour 🐈‍⬛🌞

Crazy buses in East Lothian today and virtually no useful information @lothianbuses.bsky.social time to be on bluesky!

Flowers and bees for #SixOnSaturday self seeded viola, carnation, aster, pink cosmos, white cosmos, pink and white cosmos

For #FlowersOnFriday cosmos 'Fizzy White' and 'Sonata' thriving in the sunshine and attracting lots of #bees

Today's #allotment harvest Just popped along to water. Lots of brambles, 2 baby marrows, first 2 tomatoes of the season 🍅🍅 and first round cucumber

One of many ladybirds spotted out in the sunshine today #SmallBeauties

#TidesOutTuesday had a lovely swim at the weekend on in incoming tide around the rock pools and golden sand of Yellowcraigs Beach, East Lothian

Garden soup: marrow, onions, peas, broad beans, runner beans, tarragon, mint #growYourOwnFood

A very lovely pink for #FlowersOnFriday

Bella is planning on going on her travels for #InternationalCatDay

Rose Benjamin Britten looking good in the su sunshine for #roseWednesday

#TidesOutTuesday at Dunbar, East Lothian

@gardenshour.bsky.social hello late to #GardensHour as out checking for storm damage at the allotment All ok mostly. Anyway for the colour green here is a giant marrow