Feel free to go ahhhh

I've just learned that Tory anti-immigration hardliner Robert Jenrick has an immigrant wife. But it's OK, she's white.

Every year I do fundraising for a chosen charity, ones close to our hearts. This week I signed up to do a fundraising walk for a charity (for the 3rd time). However I am actually thinking of withdrawing due to the sheer number of emails and pressure I feel under. This saddens me.

Not many people need a cherry-picker to decorate their Christmas tree, but the team at Cragside do. Their tree stands an incredible 44.7 metres tall - more than twice the height of the Angel of the North. And... it's a record breaker.

#AdventCalandar #Day6 🎁

On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me: six geese-a-laying, FIVE GOLD RINGS, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. Goose, calling bird, hen, dove, partridge and pear omelette. Yum.

How lovely our little market town looks - even at 6.30am on a very wet Saturday morning. #ShopLocal #SmallBusinessSaturday

Good morning!

Wide awake since 3am - wish I was asleep....

All in one day: Immigration Minister lied about me with a slur. Wes Streeting then tried a different attack. And the Evening Standard write yet another attack piece because I dare to say we need to tax the rich. Want to help create our better future? Join.greenparty.org.uk

Who remembers these? A box of Week-End chocolates was a real treat in our 70s household.

Sleepy boy 💤🐱

No 10 ICYMI: "Eurostar and Deutsche Bahn (DB) have confirmed joint plans for a direct high-speed rail connection between Germany & London, which will go direct to Cologne and Frankfurt in 4 and 5 hours respectively. "The line should be up and running in the early 2030s" and will use double deckers

Loved chatting to NPR about the Left and our Green Party plans to lower bills and tax billionaires. www.npr.org/2025/11/22/n...

Beavers and water voles are nature's long-time neighbours. 🦫✨ Beaver Advent – Day 5: Water Voles 🐾 Beavers build wetlands, creating ideal habitats for water voles, boosting their populations in subtle yet powerful ways. 📸 Photo credit: Tom Marshall #WaterVoles #Beavers #WetlandConservation

A Southwark councillor is the latest to ditch Labour for the Greens flip.it/VC02uM #GreenSurge

Don't mind us, we're just manifesting a white Christmas.

With the help of local schools and community groups, Tranmer House at Sutton Hoo is sparkling this Christmas. 7 trees have been decorated with handmade decorations inspired by the local area, wildlife and the famous archaeological finds unearthed in 1939 👇 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/suffol...

There are many positives that take root when you plant trees. Woodlands help our health and wellbeing, enhance biodiversity and improve water and air quality. We can also see economic benefits from the green jobs it supports and creates.

#AdventCalandar #DayFive 🫎

Definitely me..... 🤭

Mental illness as a capitalist disease: work and exploitation - Labour, like the Tories, sees rising mental ill health simply as a spending problem — but it reflects a diseased society, argues DR DAVID MATTHEWS morningstaronline.co.uk/article/ment...

Whoah! Beautiful #ShropshireSky

Margot Robbie Defends ‘Wuthering Heights’ Casting but Says ‘I Get’ Why There’s Backlash: Jacob Elordi ‘Is Heathcliff. Just Wait. Trust Me, You’ll Be Happy’ flip.it/c5AHRg Wait, what?! A new Wuthering Heights. Can't wait. I really like Jacob Elordi too - think he'll be a superb Heathcliff.

'Operation Teddy Rescue' Is Helping Reunite Kids With Lost Toys This Christmas flip.it/cY_pAd this is a great initiative #KindnessMatters 🐻

Damn right, I'm switching off the BBC/Eurovision and watching a Wallace Shawn movie instead. #Eurovision2026

I often think this. People who are nasty, cruel, bigoted and generally vile, seem to carry it around with them for all to see. There are a number of politicians who prove this - mainly RUK tbh.... Kindness matters. Be kind. Smile.

Friendly Yorkshire market town crowned Britain’s happiest place to live flip.it/p-9y0N We love Skipton. We have family close by. Definitely agree, it's a lovely town. Top tip.... The Tempest Arms on the outskirts is fab to stay & eat.

How a 'fertility gap' is fuelling the rise of one-child families flip.it/EA4mnS Everything has to be given a name. My husband and I chose to have one child, a decision we made decisively and have never regretted. Sometimes things just happen, sometimes decisions are made - for whatever reason.

Fcuk Eurovision #MusicForTheMany 🎸🎶🎵

Good morning ☕️

Really not in the mood for xmas this year. I just want xmas to be the four of us, none of the tat, none of the fuss and a lovely meal - which we already have booked. I find so much of the lead up to the 'big day' (as it's now being called) distasteful noisy and naff. Oops, did I say this out loud?

Think I'm having WiFi issues.... there was a fella* up the pole this morning fiddling around with the line to next door - would that explain our issue....? 🤔 * it was a fella this morning, not the pigeon as shown.

Justice

RSC to cut workforce by 11% as it faces ‘perilous situation’ | Royal Shakespeare Company | The Guardian share.google/zxB36eRv63VZ... This is very sad. Another much loved institution affected by the rise in employment costs.

🚨"They want to take away your healthcare and sell it back to you" American doctor in the NHS raises alarm about underfunding and privatisation of the NHS. Share if you support our NHS. vist.ly/4h6vb

See you on the other side! www.thecanary.co/trending/202...

Reform UK gets record £9m donation from ex-Tory donor | Politics News | Sky News share.google/OfBdPbcrxk0V... Just think what good £9m could do.....

Zack Polanski set to challenge right-wing hatemongers on BBC Question Time again flip.it/8wmXg- Go Zack!

Oswestry’s Cambrian Railway building restoration wins national award - Shropshire Council Newsroom share.google/OOX0mc525NkN... Excellent news for our town. #Oswestry #Shropshire

Shit. I've just a whole selection box. Well I didn't eat the Wispa so that makes it slightly better..... #FeelsSick 🤢

12 Unexpected Ways to Decorate with Vintage Christmas Ornaments flip.it/z_p3b4 Vintage decorations seem so much nicer, far less - dare I say - tacky 🎄

Butterflies are nature’s canary in the coalmine, and the release of this year’s biodiversity indicators in England signals a crisis in the wider environment. 🧵

No.2 in an occasional series now known as “I shall die for their right to put something in their front garden which annoys their neighbours so much that it ends up in the paper”. www.cornwalllive.com/news/uk-worl...

Happy fourth birthday to the only time we’ll use a Daily Mail headline.

On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me: four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. They're not calling anymore. Ate them.

#AdventCalandar #DayFour

🎄 Day 4 of our #Shropshire advent calendar shows early morning light on the frost-covered balustrades of Cressage Bridge, with the Wrekin seen in the distance. It was very cold standing above the River Severn and I was glad to get back in front of the woodburner at home! 🎅