BBC bosses want defence budget to help pay for the World Service www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...

How Are You (Bristol)? #AlanPartridge #SteveCoogan #Bristol makes it into the opening sequence of another BBC series.

Boat Race coverage to move from BBC to Channel 4 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This headline has been bothering me for several days now. Having worked in Bristol's financial services industry, I was pretty sure HL moved to its Harbourside location around 2010 (not 4 decades ago). So I decided to do some digging. Read on...

I know we are on season 7 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK but does the rest of the world still have any clue as to why they give out RuPeter Badges?

South Gloucestershire Council co-leaders say Union and St George's Cross flags will be removed because they are "intimidating" and "divisive". They are also not allowed without permission under the Highways Act 1980 www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

"Triple sabotage" - President Trump. The UN says the teleprompter belonged to the US delegation while the escalator safety mechanism might have been triggered by Trump's videographer. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

ABC's @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social calls out 'anti-American' threats to free speech in tearful TV return www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

ABC's @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social pulls no punches as he ramps up battle with Trump www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

La Voix definitey stole the show for humour tonight! www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...

Nice to see Bristol in one of the opening segments of this season's BBC Strictly (that's La Voix in George's hand)!

President Trump referred to the Princess of Wales by her nickname, "Princess Catherine". HRH is either the Princess of Wales or the Princess William (which is confusing & outdated in the modern world). But she graciously smiled at the President's compliments. Photo credit: PA Media.

President Zelensky tells Ukraine's allies to "stop wasting time". With alleged Russian violations into Polish and Estonian air space, Zelensky clearly thinks the war in Ukraine is only going one way & needs NATO & the EU to act faster www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Season 3 of The Newsreader has landed on @bbciplayer.bsky.social 📺 🇦🇺 🎤

Great to read that a Bristol-Somerset person scooped the prize! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

First heard about Margaux Blanchard when @jacobfuredi.bsky.social appeared on the BBC Media Show. What a story! What a scoop!

Reform council boss bans local newspaper's reporters www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

UK Society of Editors criticises Reform UK council leader’s ban on Nottinghamshire Live and its Local Democracy Reporting Service www.societyofeditors.org/soe_news/soc...

The UK Society of Editors condemns killing of five journalists in Gaza www.societyofeditors.org/soe_news/soc...

Lil Nas X pleads not guilty to 4 felony charges after LA arrest while naked www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

In pictures: Thousands turn out for @brightonpride.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🎭 Just take a moment to think of the sheer number of famous names she discovered at an early age. Remarkable achievement. Such a legacy 🎭

BBC and news agencies warn journalists in Gaza at risk of starvation www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Fork handles anyone 😂🤣😂🤣 #hotelbenidorm

Thames Water issues hosepipe ban for 1.1m people in #Gloucestershire #Oxfordshire #Wiltshire #Berkshire. Post codes affected are #GL, #OX, #SN, #RG4, #RG8, #RG9. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

London's V&A museum to review Bristol's City Academy school visit 'security incident'. Allegations of "racial profiling" & claims pupils were followed and then searched by museum staff. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Thought nobody noticed me 🫣 @prideinlondon.bsky.social doing this! www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

Pride in London 2025: Thousands watch parade www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @prideinlondon.bsky.social #PrideInLondon

Great news 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Pride in London returns as events struggle with falling funds www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @prideinlondon.bsky.social #prideinlondon2025

#BudapestPride goes ahead, defying Orban threat of 'legal consequences' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Some take away lines from President Trump in the Oval Office this evening: Thinks a ceasefire in Gaza is close. Will solve the conflict with North Korea. Wants to meet Iran. May send Patriot missiles to Ukraine. US has the cards on EU trade. Putin made some very nice statements today.

The Telegram channels spreading pro-Russian propaganda in Poland - BBC Disinformation Unit, BBC World Service: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on. slate.com/technology/2...

This is what James Lloyd does! I loved watching the scene from inside the theatre of the real life crowd outside. It brought the scene to life in a newly imagined way. Think of it this way; those "passersby" were "extras"! @lwtheatres.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/j...

Trump drops trade deal papers and calls the UK the EU www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

UK-USA tariff deal document spills onto the ground & President Trump refers to the document as a trade agreement with the EU (not the UK)

🌈 Hope your Pride Month is going fabulously, everyone 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Israel's latest strikes on Iran were to thwart missile attack, Israeli media suggests, from the BBC's overnight coverage on its live pages. Continues here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...

We nearly didn't get PMQs started yesterday www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

New look, new paper and new name for The New European @dominicponsford.bsky.social @pressgazette.co.uk pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/t...

So there's a "No Kings Day" anti-Trump protest in the US on his birthday but Americans in the UK have had to rename it "No Tyrants Day" because it's King Charles' official birthday on the same day and they don't want to conflate the two very different styles of heads of state.

Ros Atkins debunks the White House claims on BBC Gaza coverage www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

I just asked WhatsApp's Meta AI who is going to win the #Eurovision Song Contest. It said, according to the bookmakers' odds, Sweden is predicted to win. Their entry has a winning chance of 41%. The other top contenders are Austria (20%), France (14%), Finland (6%) & the Netherlands (3%).

#Eurovision fun fact 😀 Each country's professional jury voted last night. This ensured fairness and allowed juries to evaluate performances without the pressure of a live broadcast.

#Eurovision fun fact 😄 No more than 6 performers can take to the stage during any one performance eurovision.tv/about/how-it...

We've had a directly elected Mayor of London for 25 years now. Began with some controversy (Livingstone ran as Ind after Lab disowned him). In this article for @centreforcities.bsky.social Tony Travers from the LSE reflects on the last quarter of a century. www.centreforcities.org/blog/reflect...

This is a brilliant piece by the BBC's biz ed @simonjackbbc.bsky.social on the attractiveness of a US stock market listing over a UK one. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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