Fantastic news this evening as #Newcastle has been confirmed as a host city for #EURO2028. St. James' Park will host four group games and a Last 16 tie. IF #England wins the group, our Last 16 tie will be at St James’! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🦁🦁🦁 #NUFC #NUFCFans #NUFCNews #football #NewcastleUnited #fyp #footballnews

Couple of other recommendations from the last few days (you’ll notice I avoided the football once again!): The nice little (free) Blondie retrospective at The Barbican Library. Martyn Goddard’s iconic pics in full size, and also the kit he used to take them. Nice way to spend a half hour.

Dear Britain: Your polls look very "European" and NOW would be a really really really really really really really good time to switch to PR. ➡️ RFM: 26% | 170 (+74) 🟥 LAB: 19% | 124 (-110) 🟦 CON: 18% | 118 (-38) 🟩 GRN: 15% | 98 (+55) 🟧 LDM: 14% | 91 (+10) 🟨 SNP: 3% | 19 (+2) 🔲 PLC: 2% | 12 (+7)

and so we move one step closer to the creation of Hitler Park

BBC News Team:

Now do Blackburn, Lancashire

BlueSky is funny though.

London bender: Recommended, in order: Rising Sun (Smithfield) Glasshouse Stores (Soho) French House (Soho) Angel (St Giles) Princess Louise (Holborn) Cittie of Yorke (Holborn) Mid table Blackfriar Harp Lemon Tree Lamb and Flag Avoid Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese (rude staff) Flying Horse (shite)

Things that can fuck off and then keep fucking off and then fucking off some more ad infinitum: The Heathrow Express

Darts again. Indebted to Liam who is basically a god for providing this link.

A radio programme like the Shipping Forecast but it’s called Bin Day and it just reads out every single council in the country’s bin schedule

Literally down at the tube station at midnight. Always thought it was a bit late for a curry and a bottle of wine. I have neither. May get cans soon, however.

Selfie from the Hammersmith Odeon. Sweatshirt: Nigel Cabourn Hat: Model’s own Eyewear: Olivia de Rudge

Mac DeMarco brought RYAN FUCKING PARIS out at the Hammersmith Odeon, btw. He closed with La Dolce vita and I’m happy to now die anytime soon. Scenes. Scenes upon scenes.

Gary Lineker: "This is the mistake the BBC makes. The BBC tries to appease the people that hate the BBC, rather than worrying about the people that love the BBC."

Ok President Trump, if you sue the BBC for $1bn for spreading lies, I’ll sue you for the same amount. I reckon Planet Earth would crowdfund that. Then I’ll buy Mar A Largo, turn it into a climate change research centre, free Melania, and put a 1000% tariff on orange face paint.

Away to see the greatest living popular beat musician at Hammersmith. For some reason people have opted to queue for a good hour. Yer boy knows better. Gone for a couple.

So this was last night’s crawl in central London, which I really enjoyed. Tried to focus on pubs with serious history and good beer. The Flying Horse was shite and The Porcupine outrageously expensive so I’d drop those. The French House was an excellent addition though.

Hell of a gaff, mind. Great beer as well.

FIFPro have released their statement in response to Fifa setting up what looks like a rival organisation which they can claim represents players. It is as meek and feeble as could be feared.

Listen, Newcastle United are where they are. We need to hear from the owners about next steps very soon but we’re flying in Europe. Eddie needs to get more out of this squad, but it might get worse before it gets better.

I was going to keep you posted on today’s progress but I’m now hammered and have ended up in the Greggs in Leicester Square. It’s been marvellous, mind. Expensive but marvellous.

The French House with my boys.

Pub #4 The Princess Louise, Holborn. Alpine Lager.

Pub #3 Samual Smiths again.

(Stop off at Dal Fiorentina, Holborn) (Sensational)

Pub 2. Samuel Smiths. Nobody got skinned at left back.

Reet. Pub #1 The Blackfriar. Bass on Cask.

We go again. Yer man Robin Roefs got out of taxi in front of us with his big Dutch kit bag. Nice lad.

Away to that London tomorrow for a couple of days, will update in due course. Been researching a bit of a historic pub crawl and I’ve stumbled across this chap on YouTube. Not only are his pub overviews outstanding, he’s a soul mate when it comes to the demise of bitter. youtu.be/BAR9u6zjtwg?...

And then vomits live eels.

Wow! Just discovered a high-quality recording of Kraftwerk performing Autobahn live on the Midnight Special in 1975. Watch it here 🚘📺▶️ youtu.be/UYi30uTkYHU?...

EU investing €546 billion for high speed rail by 2040 E.g. Lisbon to Warsaw, from 38 hours today to 12 hours Pricing to compete with low cost flights Reduce emissions by 80% Jokes on them, they don't have Brexit sovereignty 🤷‍♂️

Ron. Keyboards. What a start. Woof. #TOTP

YAY! Proper #TOTP

Number One. Woeful. #TOTP

Oh, Polly. #TOTP

Little behind the scenes vlog from the game on Wednesday #NUFC

Alright, BBC News. Calm down.

George Lazenby lounging on an Arne Jacobsen egg chair for Kronenbourg beer (1968-69)

Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment

In Penny Lane, the beatles say that a nurse is selling poppies from a tray but then fail to make it clear that any of the other characters are wearing theirs, or that the beatles themselves all have one on as they should. MR MCCARTNEY MUST ANSWER FOR THIS

ok, now he looks exactly like völler! also this new kit kinda rocks and I'm very tempted to get one with Nicks name on..

This is the best goal I’ve ever seen. A hill I’m now with and committed to.

The hat as well. Up your game, Kevin Rowland. There’s a new god in town.

Go well, Pauline. An incredible talent and a true star. Also delivered a scene that I feel I still refer to every day. Dougie and Jeanette would be all over Facebook talking about Farage.

Anyway, my sausage and mash was fucking excellent. Only issue is that I’ve done zero mountains this week so I’m into ‘developing moobs’ territory due to calorie overload.

In full glory. I’m getting one.