“.. US government officials and Wall Street analysts are starting to consider the prospect that oil prices might surge to an unprecedented $200 a barrel.” @bloomberg.com ⛽️ www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Give it Big Sam till end of season

Senegal present the Africa Cup of Nations trophy before their friendly against Peru despite having their title stripped.

www.ft.com/content/4f09... Genuinely hard to overstate how much of a strategic defeat it would be for the United States if the war ends with effective Iranian control of the Strait.

It’s great being a massive club now etc but not playing on international weekends is bad, actually

"Over two days – 26 and 27 October 2025 – analysts believe up to 10,000 people in the city were massacred. At least 40,000 others remain unaccounted for, according to Darfur’s governor." www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Greater Manchester Police: We’ve concluded our investigation into alleged ‘family voting’ at last month’s Gorton and Denton by-election, finding no evidence of any intent to influence or refrain any person from voting.

Extraordinary piece, this. Implications of the war in Iran are wide reaching www.ft.com/content/27e0...

"Luke Littler is amazing" is pretty boring to say at this point but Luke Littler is amazing. Two 170 finishes in a row, one to win the entire game... www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUFj...

FREE TO AIR FOOTBALL ALERT: World Cup playoffs; Wales v Bosnia Herzegovina is on BBC Two, Italy v Northern Ireland on iplayer!

I can absolutely see the argument on China/Taiwan that the US depletion of munitions and redeployment of assets increases risks. But ultimately, if I was in Beijing I think my take away from the Gulf War, like my takeaway from Russia/Ukraine, would be ‘wars are hard even against a weaker opponent’.

Huge if true, on Sky News

If you didn't read this amazing piece in december then here's another chance today as the extraordinary Nathan Newby receives the UK's high gallantry honour, the George Medal as.ft.com/r/57d73632-e...

Cartoons can feel frivolous compared with the BBC’s lofty ideals. Why prioritise toddlers over, say, the World Service? If soft power exists, it comes in the form of “Hey Duggee” as much as a native-language news broadcast

"Jorginho is beefing with Chappell Roan" yeah sure fine, nothing is real is it

How often is Jim Shannon (DUP, Strangford) the last MP to ask a question in a statement or urgent question in the Commons

Strongest words yet from Keir Starmer on UK role in Iran conflict: "This is not our war, and we are not getting dragged into this war."

Reuters reporting an "Israeli official" saying the US is holding talks with the Speaker of Iran's Parliament

It's......Rebekah Vardy's account

Hope this important story about House of Commons giftshop Prime Ministerial toby jug sales gets the attention it deserves www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Qatar Airways parks long-haul jets in storage in Spain ft.trib.al/yMRLe9K

Apologies to Spurs, moments before Forest’s goal I was saying that they looked decent

Extent to which Arsenal are London’s team is underrated I think. I live in deep Crystal Palace territory and it feels like half the neighbourhood is off out to watch the Carabao final this afternoon

Lincoln City are just two wins away from promotion to the Championship after extending their club-record unbeaten run to 22 matches with a 3-0 win against Rotherham United. Cardiff City drew, while Bolton Wanderers and Bradford City both lost.

Absolutely loved Small Prophets

NEW: Ministers have approved the use of UK bases for the US to launch strikes on Iranian sites targeting the Strait of Hormuz

Good thing they've got a capable deputy who can...ah, right

"The league office has been closely monitoring Boom Supersonic, the American aerospace startup attempting to build the first commercial supersonic aircraft since the Concorde retired in 2003" www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/m...

truly incredible that strava leaks are still happening after all this time

The @footballcliches.bsky.social game page really is something else: games.footballcliches.com Friday 20th Mar, 2026 Ladder: 🟩🟩🟩🟥⬜⬜ Ever: ❌ | Never: ✅ Score: 9

Trump: "Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?"

Toploader - Dancing in the Moonlight

Just had an email from a consultant of some kind offering to fix my* Wikipedia page * not actually mine

I got new rules, I count em www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Former MP Crispin Blunt charged with drug offences www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/for...

Zack Polanski speaking in north London, says the Green Party want to end “rip off Britain”, is decrying privatisation and deregulation. “Ordinary people have paid the price day after day” but “out of sight” wealth of the rich has “skyrocketed”, he says

Bonkers football news out of Africa

Sláinte from all of us on E Street! 📸: Rob DeMartin

Really do like Sky Sports + streaming these Tuesday night games. Means I, hundreds of miles away, can be just as angry about the appalling refereeing that missed a nailed on penalty for us as if I were in the ground

American Baked Potato Association Study Finds It Best To Load ’Er Up

Trump: "We have decimated that country, and if you watch BBC it's almost like they're fighting us to a draw. They're not fighting us to a draw."

BBC says 7.7 million people have seen Small Prophets, making it biggest comedy since Ludwig.

A striking chart The average first-time buyer age in England has risen from 29 in 1994/95 to 34 today- and 35 in London. Meanwhile, the share of buyers under 25 has collapsed from 23% to just 6% over the same period.

When Bergkamp scored a goal so good that he himself was left speechless

Trump says the Iranian armed forces have been "literally obliterated". Iranian airforce and navy are both "gone", apparently.

Zelensky in the UK tomorrow, says defence secretary John Healey

Delighted to have discovered this part of the United Arab Emirates which is surrounded by a bit of Oman which is itself surrounded completely by the United Arab Emirates. One of the world’s very few counter-enclaves (an enclave surrounded by another enclave)