'Little Mo's Cafe', Deptford by Fiona Pienkowska fionapienkowska.com

Today, a company linked to Baroness Michelle Mone was told it must repay the government £122m for breaching a contract for medical gowns during the Covid pandemic. Read our special report online on some of the other fat cats who made a mint during covid. ➡️ www.private-eye.co.uk/pictures/spe...

Wow, what a complete mess. Good to know it's not just the UK that struggles with large transport projects www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8mL...

Doubleday has triumphed in an eight-way auction to palaeoanthropologist, TV presenter, explorer and stand-up comedian Ella Al-Shamahi’s "enthralling" book charting the 300,000-year journey of Homo sapiens. It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time will publish in 2027 👇 #BookSky

Stained glass 'vege garden' by Annie Rie, stained glass artist inspired by the English countryside #womensar

The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video

Violent crime with injury is down in every London borough thanks to the collective efforts of the police and London's Violence Reduction Unit. But one death or one crime is one too many - so we’ll keep working with partners and the government to drive down crime and make London safer for everyone.

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Google Search is vandalising the internet. 👀 Our new investigation reveals how some of our fact checks are being shown in misleading ways:

PSA for anyone else sick of the USA/AI/Reform dominance of the headlines at the moment, the World section of the BBC News site is far more balanced and interesting: www.bbc.co.uk/news/world

“Our heedless and destructive acts enter the vast cycles of the earth and in time return to bring hazard to ourselves." #OnThisDay, 27 Sept 1962, Rachel Carson's influential book 'Silent Spring' is published, documenting the environmental impact of pesticides. #WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM 🗃️ 1/2

A massive game in the League of Ireland today as Athlone Town face Shelbourne with a league title on the line. @tom-maher-tm.bsky.social gives you all of the details below, and as always will break down the League of Ireland action on the podcast on Monday! 🇮🇪

My life is significantly richer for learning foreign languages, even though I'm not fluent in any of them. All English speakers should try learning the basics of at least one!

When the people you want to count depend on going unnoticed

Key crimes down in London. By working with the Met and backing them with record funding from City Hall, we’ll keep doing everything we can to keep Londoners safe.

She is the only person to have won medals at both the Winter and Summer Olympics in the same year. Since the 1990s, the Summer and Winter Olympics have been held two years apart. 2/2

'Shakespeare's Globe Theatre' by Fiona Horan fionahoran.com

This must at least partly be due to the unwritten media rule that bad news is (almost always) bigger than good news

READ ✍️ | "Remembering Matt Beard" A few words from us in this week's WSL Unwrapped on Beardy, a man who made such an impact on the women's game and beyond. Read here: girlsontheball.substack.com/p/wsl-unwrap...

Good afternoon! This week's theme is Printmakers of London ------ 'London Snow' (from 'Cambridge Book of Poetry for Children', 1932) by Gwen Raverat

Oh poor Fara Williams, you can see how hard she is finding it, so tough to have to do that on camera.

What an awful, sad weekend. Here's my attempt to pay tribute to Matt Beard for @sport.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/football/202...

This is not OK www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/how...

Such sad news, he seemed like such a genuine guy. RIP

Today I learned that gnocci (and other things) made from pre cooked rice flour can explode when fried! 💥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZin...

This weekend's #BarclaysWSL fixtures 👊

New: Bristol City Women have agreed a deal for the club to be taken over by Mercury 13, subject to league approval. The multi-club ownership group have been intending to buy an English women's team for some time. This is their second club; they already own Como FC Women. #BarclaysWSL2 #BristolCity

Bloody love this. Rory has a great way of putting things upside down.

Harvest Festival at Orbit Taproom this Saturday 🌾 Our new Smoked Helles will be on tap alongside Nico Lager, Corn Lager and Lentebock. Expect Dragon Flame's new sausage menu, a conkers tournament, music, and we're collecting donations for Southwark food bank. orbitbeers.com/blogs/events...

Ever noticed a “twinned with” sign and wondered if there’s a fascinating tale about British twin towns in general? Take 12 minutes out of your commute to watch the NEW EPISODE of #MapMen youtu.be/zte_vg0D8Z4?...

Happy Birthday!

Good morning! This week's theme is Autumn 🍁 ----- 'Towards Chelsea Bridge' by Jonathan Stewardson jonathanstewardson.com 👤: @jonathanstewardson.bsky.social

The primary aim must be getting the govt off X. This offers the possibility of a cascade effect taking journalists etc off it. We need to seperate the national debate from the extremism engine.

And can our government please stop using twitter to post comms on. Its owner has literally incited a call to violence against them.

TIL that the excess yeast from the Marston's brewery is sent down the road to become Marmite. From the book Miracle Brew by Pete Brown

“He seeks to Excel in his field” was right there, Guardian!

TIL the happy meal was created in Guatemala! In 1974, the wife of a Guatemala franchisee created Ronald's Menu: a child-sized meal that came with a small toy. The idea clicked with corporate, and the rest is history. www.bbc.co.uk/travel/artic...

Our future is not yet written or lost - but it is worth speaking up for because it is under threat. Where they bring hate, be a voice for hope.

TIL that the UK has one of the lowest road death rates in the world ourworldindata.org/britain-safe...

Listening to the #BigKickEnergy podcast and Laura Checkley (guest host) said she'd want to play Emma Hayes in a biopic. How do we make this happen please? www.youtube.com/shorts/K9jNh...

FINALLY they updated the #WomensFootballShow studio and got rid of the seats visibly held together by gaffer tape #WSL

Absolutely furious.

What a strange thing to add to the mix?! Leave them alone, they are in the middle of a match?!

GOOOALLL LONDON CITY! ⚽️ Asllani sends the spot kick home. Van Domselaar went the right way but couldn't get to it. London City up and running. 0-1 | #ARSLCL | #BarclaysWSL | #GOTBLive

AND THEY SCORED! London City Lionesses beating Arsenal 1 - 0! This season is going to be SO interesting

Viola has seen this firsthand in recent months, as her mom, who lives alone in China, has become ever more smitten with her new AI doctor. She feeds it her medical test results and follows its incredibly detailed recommendations. restofworld.org/2025/ai-chat...

One of Britain’s largest stocks of second-hand books ever amassed can be found in the unlikeliest of locations: a vast former youth hostel in a pretty corner of the Yorkshire Dales. www.worldofinteriors.com/story/richar...

📍 STAMFORD BRIDGE It is good to be back! The Barclays WSL kicks off right here with Chelsea against Man City. KO 19:30. Live on Sky Sports. #CHEMCI | #BarclaysWSL | #GOTBLive

A mob of angry drunken men screaming abuse outside an asylum hotel have defended their actions, saying all they want is for women and girls to feel safe walking the streets. From the new Private Eye, out now.

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