Never felt better about being vegetarian. The monstrous practices of these companies should shock the consciences of everyone. KFC, Nando's, and others ditch chicken welfare pledge www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

TV representation like having a deaf character in Peppa Pig is vital, writes National Deaf Children's Society CEO George Crockford.

My God.....Mark Kermode did see Melania....🔥 “It’s like somebody making a documentary in which Eva Braun feels sad about war while Hitler invades Poland” This is not a movie review, this is an act of resistance......

Revolution Bars to enter administration with 2,200 jobs at risk - all blamed on Rachel Reeves, with no mention of company debt, younger people drinking less, etc. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

No mention in The Times of the £3.5 billion debt that Morrisons is managing - easier to blame it all on Rachel Reeves

“What the hell kind of Christian is this guy anyway?” From the new Private Eye, out now.

What happens when you ask teenage girls what they want in parks? They tell you. They ask for places to sit together, to feel safe but not watched, to be active without competition and to connect with nature. They are not unrealistic. They are just not usually asked. Always ask. #MakeSpaceForGirls

top risks 2026 is officially out after 28 years of analyzing geopolitical risks this year is the tipping point:

Why has Trump attacked Venezuela? Oil have to have a think about that..

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: English hospitals that cut registered nurses saw more deaths while those hiring nurses saw more patients survive. Even when hospitals tried to fill gaps with non-nurses, deaths still went up. Major new study exposes dangerous NHS variation: www.thetimes.com/article/7eed...

Five - for the final? #Strictly

There are far too many interesting football analytics papers that I want to read. From the 1980s. And from before that, if they were actually accessible. This is the blog I've rewritten the most, and is still so short of doing the subject justice. www.getgoalsideanalytics.com/analytics-hi...

WaterAid has launched the driest Christmas dinner ever - a dehydrated festive feast with shrivelled-up favourites like turkey and stuffing, but missing one vital ingredient - water. It’s a powerful reminder that nearly 1 in 10 people lack clean water close to home. Everything starts with water.

Ah well, no holidays in New York or Disney #F***Trump #USA

Farage has been dismissing evidence of Russian ties to the Salisbury Novichok attack since 2018 🧐

COP30 in Brazil was billed as the “implementation summit”, when hot air turned to action. But Edelman, the PR firm that won the contract to promote the climate summit, was pulling in two directions. 🧵1/2

These are our six campaign pledges - the things we will do next year if we manage to add 1,000 new members. They were chosen by our readers because they’re things we believe will make Manchester better. Share them and join the campaign 🙏 manchestermill.co.uk

Ben Houchen says no to a tourism tax for Teeside, turning down potential income of £1 #whovisitsteesside

It's a work in progress but here's a starter pack of regional journalists in the UK, including national reporters working outside of London... go.bsky.app/9BotfQs

How much does the royal family really cost the British public? We need more journalism like this and less fawning guff about the royal family www.thetimes.com/article/048a...

10 more members before we hit our first 100 of the campaign! Sign up - and pay whatever you want - here: manchestermill.co.uk/lp-3/?referr...

Bright Media are making a documentary celebrating "three remarkable women Ada Lovelace, Agnes Pockels and Elisaveta Karamihaylova who defied the barriers of their time to change science and history" and they need your help. Support them here: www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...

BBC has a case against Trump. WhiteHouse Chief Press Officer called the BBC ‘100% fake news.’ Which is defamatory and untrue.

Jaysley Beck: Ex-sergeant may have sex assault sentence reviewed

We need to stop illegal immigration, but this language is unhelpfully divisive. Mahmoud should read Jo Cox’s “more in common” speech again

In a hot and humid World Cup, Bellingham, Foden & Eze will be a threatening second-half game finishing team #footy-live #ThreeLions

WSL Football have today announced their first ever design guidance document for the delivery of elite women's football stadiums in England, laying out how new purpose-built venues and current facilities can be adapted for those at the heart of the women’s game.

BBC Under Attack: Pot and Kettle Special The new Private Eye is out now.

Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round

"Yorkshire Water was privatised in 1989 under the Water Act, launched debt-free and promoted as the start of a new, efficient era. What followed was anything but. Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt. Our rivers are polluted, our bills keep rising, and we’re told to pay still more..."

Sky Sports NFL is so much worse without the UK studio team 🏈

Nigel Farage says this summer’s Raise the Colours movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. Our reporters in five cities had a look and that’s not what we found.

Banishing the Andrew formally known as Prince to Norfolk shows how cruel the British Royal family can be

New Title For Prince Andrew The new Private Eye is out now.

Minority representation on TV causes outrage From the new Private Eye, in shops now.

Maybe the spoilt ballot total suggests the way to get on the Irish President ballot, that favours ‘establishment’ candidates, needs review

Labour defeat in Caerphilly by-election is a sign of tactical voting, not Labour meltdown. Labour, LibDem and Green voters will assess who can beat Reform. With only a few safe Tory seats that they will hold, it makes the next general election very unpredictable

Feeling jealous in a politics nerd way) of the Irish electing a non-executive president, while we are stuck with the family of Prince Andrew.

Er, nope

Trump Spends Entire U.K. Trip Trying To Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From https://theonion.com/trump-spends-entire-u-k-trip-trying-to-figure-out-where-he-knows-prince-andrew-from/

A good day for York

Congratulations Sam Fender! #mercuryprize

Very sad to hear that this will be the last Durham Lumiere. There have been so many spectacular displays over the years and a great excuse to revisit Durham

Pitches in parks are still mostly used by men and boys. Girls tell us these spaces feel unwelcoming, and thy don’t go to the park for a kick about. Let’s design parks that work for more people. All donations are doubled until 15 Oct donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... @biggive.bsky.social

Martin Rowson on the #Gaza ceasefire coming into effect #Trump #Blair #Netanyahu #IsraelGaza #Ceasefire - political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

Kemi Badenoch:                                                  On herself, Sep. 2024: “I don’t have gaffes. I never have to clarify, because I think very carefully about what I say.”        On Brexit, Oct. 2025: “The last time I checked, Northern Ireland did vote to leave”

RIP Brian Patten

Ryder Cup ………….