Under the existing rules, a dual national is able to travel to the UK using a passport issued by a second country - but from 25 February that will no longer be the case Instead, they will need to show either a British passport, or a document called a certificate of entitlement lrot.link/b5oamt

A council has been forced to defer two planning applications after a consultation notice was published in the wrong newspaper Councillors were told the statutory notice had been placed in the Kettering Evening Telegraph, a paper not circulated in Oundle. lrot.link/7n27qp

Royal Mail has warned of potential service delays across more than 100 UK postcodes due to poor weather & staff sickness The company has listed 38 delivery offices Is your area affected? Check the list on the link below lrot.link/isx7tv

A secondary school in #Derby recently announced it will #ditch its traditional #uniform of a shirt, blazer and tie - in favour of a black all-weather jacket and polo shirt containing the school #crest. lrot.link/7jloy3

More than a dozen Royal Mail postal staff from different delivery offices claim rounds are being missed on a daily basis and parcels are being prioritised over letters as they are stretched beyond capacity. lrot.link/ixro3a

#Palmerston, the former "chief mouser" of the Foreign Office, has died in #Bermuda. The rescue #cat from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home retired from service in #Whitehall in 2020, after four years in the post. lrot.link/6qin1c

Is dining out dying out? Hospitality bosses say their industry faces a significant double whammy - customers with less money to spend and rising business costs including taxes, food, wages and energy. lrot.link/o8i4ex

A history of Salford: from docks and dole queues to studios and skylines Salford celebrates 100 years of city status in 2026 From Salford Lads’ Club and The Smiths to MediaCityUK, The Lowry and the formation of the modern city in 1974, here’s how Salford shaped its first century. lrot.link/hni310

A teenager from Bedford has been awarded a Guinness World Records title for assembling the largest collection of Jellycat toys Hope Roberts, 19, has 877 items in her collection, including soft toys, stickers, bags and keyrings lrot.link/yn2lfd

Fears stolen postboxes being shipped abroad Four were stolen in Cheshire last year from rural areas in the south of the county More than 110 post boxes were stolen across the country last year lrot.link/lirqjf

A #driverless vehicle has been taking to the road in #Orkney - and could eventually be used to take passengers between the historic monuments of its #Unesco World Heritage Site. lrot.link/6kqf2o

Oatly banned from using word ‘milk’ to market plant-based products in UK Supreme court makes ruling after Swedish firm’s long-running battle with trade association Dairy UK lrot.link/n4vc1q

My week of only using cash: could a return to notes and coins change my life? The Guardian’s Sammy Gecsoyler After a reckless shopping spree, I ditched contactless payments and bank cards to see how far £200 cash in hand would get me – and if I could improve my spending habits lrot.link/h5ddea

How a TfL rent rise killed off #Brixton tube’s beloved newsagent’s Brixton News, the beloved #newspaper and #magazine #kiosk at Brixton #tube station, will close for good after 36 years lrot.link/o6wjxn

The ‘Best Toilets’ In The Country Have Officially Been Named – And This Greater Manchester Shopping Centre Just Won A Major Triple Title For Its Facilities The Loo of the Year Awards hunt high and low for the best of the best lrot.link/25n129

FROM HANSOM CABS TO ELECTRIC TAXIS: How regulation, technology and design shaped the taxi trade from the 17th century to the electric era #taxi #taxicab #blackcab #blacktaxi #hackneycarriage #iconic #london #cabbie #theknowledge #kol lrot.link/gyv3ol

Sir Keir Starmer’s next big test is the Gorton & Denton by-election Commentators are calling it a three-way race between the Greens, Reform and Labour #ukpolitics #byelections #thestory @darrylmorris.bsky.social lrot.link/kcscw1 Link to YouTube The Story podcast

Explore the world of #Banksy, featuring approximately 200 carefully recreated works inspired by the anonymous street art icon, experienced by more than 3.5 million visitors across 36 cities — making its UK debut in #Manchester Opens 13th March 2026 lrot.link/0jurro

From Costa to Starbucks, here are the healthiest high street lattes (and the sugar-bombs you should avoid) As a collective, it's clear that we Britons are obsessed with coffee – collectively sipping an estimated 98 million cups of coffee a day lrot.link/ahljki

Sir Keir Starmer’s next big test is the Gorton & Denton by-election Commentators are calling it a three-way race between the Greens, Reform and Labour #ukpolitics #byelections #thestory @darrylmorris.bsky.social lrot.link/kcscw1 Link to YouTube The Story podcast

“We Can Prevent Extinction”: #Snail Officially Saved From #Extinction, Proving Reversing #Biodiversity Loss Is Possible The #Bermuda snail, Poecilozonites bermudensis, was bred in captivity with over 100,000 snails being released into the wild lrot.link/xfz5cr

#Russia has become one of the most hostile places in the world to be a #journalist, where #reporters face threats of #intimidation, #expulsion and #imprisonment. Now, #Panorama follows a year in the life of the BBC’s Russia editor, Steve Rosenberg lrot.link/fx2sl5

Why the Artemis II Crew Stays in Quarantine Before Their Journey to Moon For two weeks, medical experts monitor the astronauts as they remain indoors, live in isolation, and avoid physical touch, all to prevent harmful microbes from traveling to space #nasa #artemis2 #themoon lrot.link/tpaatk

#Russia has become one of the most hostile places in the world to be a #journalist, where #reporters face threats of #intimidation, #expulsion and #imprisonment. Now, #Panorama follows a year in the life of the BBC’s Russia editor, Steve Rosenberg lrot.link/fx2sl5

Cool Runnings 2.0: Jamaica’s #bobsleigh crew want their own #Hollywood ending Chris Stokes, part of the 1988 team that inspired a film, is setting lofty goals as head of Jamaica’s bobsleigh federation #Winter #Olympics 2026 #coolrunnings #jamaica lrot.link/jkf6lu

Here’s one they didn’t make earlier … in 1980 When an industrial dispute at Television Centre left the Blue Peter studio devoid of both furniture and sets, the plucky presenters sat on the floor and presented the entire programme from an empty studio lrot.link/n3qzha Or via my bio #bluepeter #bbc

‘It’s astonishing how well it has lasted’ Anglesey marks 200th anniversary of beloved bridge Despite repair problems, its admirers say Thomas Telford’s Menai Bridge is good for another two centuries #porthaethwy #PontGrogyBorth #AfonMenai #YnysMon #MenaiBridge #Anglesey lrot.link/iickcp

#Uber has surrendered its private hire operator licence to operate in Southend-on-Sea, less than two months after being formally approved by the city council to enter the local market Interesting … Why? Story below lrot.link/9lbsj9

Vodafone to hook up #Crete with 180 Tbps #subsea cable #Greece is on its way to becoming an international connectivity hub, as #Vodafone prepares to deploy a new 340-kilometre #cable system lrot.link/q42g8a

For months now, stories have been emerging about #holidaymakers being turned away from their #flights due to having invalid #passports A lot of the confusion has been around whether or not a passport has #expired Sounds simple, doesn't it? lrot.link/dfdnjw #EU #EuropeanUnion #Passport #ExpiryDate

Alan Turing was a visionary mathematician, scientist and codebreaker whose key role in deciphering the Enigma code during World War II reached a wide audience in the acclaimed 2014 film ‘The Imitation Game’. @manlitphil.bsky.social #alanturing lrot.link/tv3hhf

#Taxi #Conference 2026 brings taxi and private hire operators together with regulators, enforcement and industry experts for a one day, face to face conference at #Walsall Town Hall. Wednesday 11th March 2026 @instoflicensing lrot.link/5kjsrb

What happens when eight million #Universal visitors need the loo? A new theme park is forecast to attract millions of visitors and create thousands of jobs – and an awful lot of sewage But the water treatment works close to Universal's planned site is already at capacity lrot.link/fqr7kx

Explore the world of #Banksy, featuring approximately 200 carefully recreated works inspired by the anonymous street art icon, experienced by more than 3.5 million visitors across 36 cities — making its UK debut in #Manchester Opens 13th March 2026 lrot.link/0jurro

The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will see five countries withdraw, The Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and Iceland, as well as three countries returning, Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova. lrot.link/zz9txu

Picture / Message of the day from 5 years ago

Picture of Day - just a pair of random shoes left on the Manchester Metrolink from 7 years ago @metrolink.bsky.social

149 Million Usernames and Passwords Exposed by Unsecured Database This “dream wish list for criminals” includes millions of Gmail, Facebook, banking logins, and more. The researcher who discovered it suspects they were collected using infostealing malware lrot.link/j2tait

Hundreds of #illegal #dumps are operating across England, including at least 11 so-called "super sites" containing tens of thousands of tonnes of #rubbish Most sites are in #countryside locations, often hidden, and on what should be #agricultural land. lrot.link/998rxa

Major UK supermarkets launch investigations after shocking food waste claims The chains have been accused of sending edible food to landfill While supermarkets are encouraged to partner with schemes like Neighbourly and FareShare, there is currently no legislation to do so lrot.link/yi5xgm

Cyber attack would wipe out over 10% of UK businesses The message from Vodafone Business is clear: UK businesses are woefully underprepared for what could be coming their way, including failing to implement even the simplest preventative measures lrot.link/gx4mmt #cyber

Allwyn partners with Gopuff for scratchcard delivery lrot.link/3upb4w #nationallottery

The future of Hopwood Hall Estate lrot.link/o8p0od

The ‘Best Toilets’ In The Country Have Officially Been Named The awards recognise the need for ‘away from home’ washrooms to be of the highest standard in terms of accessibility, hygiene, repair and facilities lrot.link/25n129

Message of the day

Hobbit Houses that might just save a Moldovan village #ragojeni #moldova #hobbit lrot.link/wf7dog

Top Loch Ness Monster hunter gives final verdict after 52 years of searching Was it just a wild goose chase? #animals #lochnessmonster #weirdnews lrot.link/hk9ur6

Dude, the history behind the word #dude is wild For any child of the 80s or 90s the word ‘dude’ conjures up a specific vibe lrot.link/qx0ob2

The lost books of the Manchester Central Library: scandal or conspiracy theory? A quarter of a million volumes were disposed of in circumstances that remain deeply contested @manchestermill.bsky.social lrot.link/enr84e

One of the organisers of the World Conker Championships has been named Anorak of the Year 2025 StJohn Burkett, who helps stage the Northamptonshire event, was recognised by the Dull Men's Club, an organisation which "celebrates the ordinary” lrot.link/e53lh6