Nothing to see here, apparrently... BBC News - Bike thefts at stations 'decriminalised' www.bbc.com/news/article...

With digital ID back in the news, I thought I'd resurface my @computerweekly.bsky.social piece from 2020—exploring what *good* citizen-centric, democratic ID might look like in place of the hype and failed approaches of the past …

Fascinating American History Hit on the Second Amendment (the right to bear arms). The American constitution in general; amendments; how they come about; what they mean. pca.st/episode/f317...

Unsettled weather is on the way later this week - here's an overview ⤵️

Er obviously butter and toast.

Thank you Roy for sharing today's #FoxOfTheDay ! @RoyBalne

#mosaicMonday Saturday I was asked to speak to a brilliant local charity - I don't think they are on here - Restore Hope Latimer. Their buildings and carpark are on top of Latimer Villa, excavated by Keith Branigan in the 60s. They are the proud curators of a fragment of mosaic floor!

List of #Quins future women's matches where of course you can watch Ellie Kildunne. #COYQs www.quins.co.uk/matches/wome...

Lots of good background on future matches and events. #RWC2025 Red Roses' next task - to defy legacy flops of the past - www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-...

Amazing. Went to Carnac (Brittany) last month and they really do have lots of rows of stones. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnac

Four-peat not as catchy as three-peat but I don’t think our women will care if they get to lift the trophy again. C’mon Gloucester-Hartpury! 🤍❤️

The list of women's rugby fixtures for this season. Come and see the #Quins we had 15 internationals playing in pool stages of #PWR2025 so some real quality on show every week. www.thepwr.com/fixtures-res...

Saw one of these yesterday. Guy with LED backpack showing faces of England team. Could be useful for loads of things... www.amazon.co.uk/Mr-Entertain...

Obviously watching replay of whole match England v Canada #RWX2025 on BBCIplayer just to make sure did not miss anything yesterday by being there.

An English study found that the most common health complaints that led to a cancer diagnosis were: • A breast lump • Urinary tract symptoms • Change in bowel habits Here’s other symptoms you should know:

Here we go #RWC2025 Final.

Busy already waiting for the haka #RWC2025

Why is a digital ID card better than a physical one such as the Germans have? Asking for a friend. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_...

Whatever next, teach about the Balfour Declaration? en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balfour...

Who does Ellie Kildunne play for? That will be #Harlequins #COYQs Looking forward to seeing her tomorrow v Canada www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...

'It is illegal to allow a dog to chase or injure water birds and yet, said Mr Rogers, many dog owners seem to be unaware of this'. BBC News - 'Swans have a hard life - don't make it worse' www.bbc.com/news/article...

Folks. I was in Sainsburys at High Holborn. Out of interest was looking at coffee. Nescafe Gold Blend 180 grams costs £9.80. No wonder there were anti-theft tags on each jar. Maybe they really has gold inside?

Next month @histparl.bsky.social will leave its home in Bloomsbury Square after almost 20 years. Robin Eagles used this as an opportunity to reflect on the history of the square, which witnessed one of the most violent episodes in London's history: historyofparliament.com/2025/06/05/b...

Did the Gauls come in small boats?

Background on the England women's squad for Saturday's World Cup Final #RWC2025. Yes I am going. Yay. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/extra/...

Probably just my imagination, but I like the nostalgic charm and vague air of potential adventure in 20C French painter Raoul du Gardier’s “Washing Down the Deck” (La Lavage du Pont)

Tickets Alert: Blake’s 7 on the big screen at the BFI www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/tic...

It's so hard to even try and raise the requisite amount of rage for each new thing these days - it's exhausting :disappointed:. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Although much of the UK will see settled and bright weather today, the southeast may see some of these blustery showers creep inland 🌦️ Winds here could get up to 35 mph in any heavy downpours 🍃

When Chartwell came into our care, the Churchill family requested that there always be ‘a marmalade cat named Jock, with a white bib and four white socks, in comfortable residence at Chartwell’ - and to that, we hold true. Photo: Sarah Haile

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-... come on you #Quins

#OTD 1586 Anthony Babington, leader of the 'Babington Plot' to assassinate Elizabeth I, was hanged, drawn and quartered. The plot also implicated Mary Queen of Scots, and as Dr Andrew Thrush explains in the #HistParl blog, ended in her own execution.

6th annual Erich S. Gruen Prize for best graduate student paper on multiculturalism in the ancient Mediterranean world. Deadline for submissions: September 30. Spread the word! Or, better: throw your hat in the ring!

Good morning and thank you to @pekingfrog for today's #FoxOfTheDay

For #FindsFriday the extraordinary Late Bronze Age Arthog bucket, a huge & rare 35 litre vessel discovered at the foot of Cader Idris mountain in Eryri/Snowdonia in 1826 🥰 Now on display in the St Fagans archaeology galleries of National Museum Wales 🤔👉 museum.wales/collections/... 📷 My own

Short 🧵 At long last, wee have a physical copy of the book we've spent all summer writing! The 2026 election in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 will bring a bigger Senedd, a fresh mandate, and – if we choose it – a chance to break free from decades of short-term fixes and broken promises.

When I worked at DHSS, as then was, we actually used red tape, and other colours on claimants case files. We were always cutting it...

Today I offer a reminder of the word ‘forswunk’ (13th century): exhausted from too much work. To be ‘foreswunk’ (my own version) is to be exhausted before you even begin.

On 'The Ancients' '541 AD the worst year in history'. As Justinian on brink of recovering more of Roman Empire disaster strikes in the form of the plague. All about human pandemics, where they come from (animals); climate change; and impacts on humans. Fascinating. pca.st/episode/d818...

#RWC2025 New Zealand v Canada tonight 19:00. Women's rugby World Cup semi-final. New Zealand have been brilliant so far. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...

#RWC2025 England V France Saturday 15:30 in women's World Cup semi-final. Can France finally get one over England? www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...

Small but perfectly formed, creme de la creme of painting at Courtyard Institute. They are hosting one room of paintings from the Barber Institute. Everyone a masterpiece.

'The Odyssey, with its stinks and stenches, its pigsties and drugged dinner parties, its beggars and bards, is not so high-flown as the Iliad.' A. E. Stallings: The epic of homecoming in a new translation

Minority Report? BBC News - Council to introduce facial recognition CCTV www.bbc.com/news/article...

BBCIplayer has all the Godfather films on it. All about fishes, mattresses and offers you can't refuse.

I put together a short briefing with David Torrance on state visits to the UK. Found out a few interesting nuggets while researching it Also includes a spreadsheet of all state visits since 1952 including addresses to Parliament commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...

Turning warmer this week by day, and especially by night, and feeling humid for some too 📈

And in Cambridge Latin Course spider's webs used on cuts.

Pause to admire these superb dwarf kingfishers from Australia and South-east Asia ~ Rufous-backed Kingfisher (Ceyx rufidorsa) ■ Azure Kingfisher(Ceyx azureus) ■ Oriental dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca) www.flickr.com/photos/kaybs...

Being observed . . . Thank you @27rufus for today's #FoxOfTheDay