1. Got it to B2 so that’s progress 2. Achieved 3. Yep 4. Didn’t go but drank lots of 5. Not even close

Died #OTD in 1922. Minnie Lansbury was jailed for six weeks for refusing to levy rates in the poverty-stricken East End. She fought for the rights of widows, orphans and WWI wounded. We tell her story in our Women and Protest podcast: tinyurl.com/mus8rmuz #history #eastend #london

Trump’s despicable comments about Somalia reminded me that for a few years only two countries had failed to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: the USA and Somalia. Now there’s only one. The USA. www.unicef.org/child-rights...

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The New RedNewsPodcast290 reflects on the 1-1 draw at home to Wolves. 🎧On itunes at itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/r... On spotify at open.spotify.com/show/3rTKJP0... Listen online audioboom.com/posts/882500...

🦇 New year new... bat related job? We have 3 vacancies: - Head of Fundraising - National Bat Monitoring Program Volunteer Engagement Officer - National Bat Monitoring Program Surveys and Training Support Officer Application deadline: 12 January 2026. More info:

Watched 113 films this year. A lot of them weren't bangers, but these were. My 10 favourite first time watches #filmsky

We wish all our followers a very Happy New Year – but those 12 Days of Christmas aren't quite yet over, so come to The Rose this Saturday for a taste of an Elizabethan Twelfth Night!

What will be your first butterfly of 2026? Brimstone would be one of the favourites.

A very wintry scene unfolding now in the Scottish Highlands..

A special sky to wish all my trans friends and allies a very happy New Year

When Sir Alex Ferguson first went to Aberdeen they didn't have a training pitch. So they trained on the beach; the stadium car park & a public park! I doubt silver spoon Pep had to get Messi, Xavi & Iniesta to kick dog shit off the grass at La Masia 💩 #MUFC

Old Tour #Scotland #Ancestry Travel Visit #Genealogy #Scottish Family #History Blog #photography of the Tillietudlem Hotel in Crossford, South Lanarkshire. And story of George Lewis Young who was born on 27 October 1922 tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com/2019/02/old-...

Starting off 2026 w/ a great story told by my friend Michel Gravel. Grab a cuppa, settle in, and watch a fascinating and rather uplifting story from the First World War. This one is about the civilians in a small town in France in September 1918. Really heartfelt tale. youtu.be/JoclmDJcsaw?...

My top ten reads of 2025 plus one honorable mention. These were all great reading experiences full of awe, nostalgia, insight, humour, pathos, shock, and appreciation for just fab writing. 2 non-fiction, five in translation, one about translation, and as it turns out, all by women. #booksky

New Year, new you? For anyone whose New Year's resolutions involve gym membership - we jump into the history of gyms and exercise 👉 rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/gym...

1/ Nannette Streicher (née Anna-Maria Stein; 2 January 1769, Augsburg – 16 January 1833, Vienna) was a German piano maker, composer, music educator, writer and a close friend of Ludwig van Beethoven. #WomanToday

The 2026 #NewYearPlantHunt is now underway and the first records are already pinging in! Take a look at the Results map: nyph.bsbi.org/results.php There are going to be a lot more markers pinging in as the day goes on, each one showing where a plant or list of plants has been recorded. Let's go!

Welcome 2026!!!

Christmas is over, but we’re still here. Every day. Every night. Our teams support people all year round, from outreach to accommodation and recovery. We won’t stop until homelessness ends. 🧡

There we have it, 2025 was indeed a record breaking (warm) year for mean Central England Temperature (CET), this daily dataset going back nearly 300 years to 1772.

A reminder that while I'm linking to the BBC Sounds page & idk if that's going to work internationally, every episode of Dead Funny is available worldwide on the same day that it drops in the UK, just via your usual podcast app, it's on the same feed as You're Dead To Me.

If you’re looking for a good read, thinking of getting out in the garden and helping wildlife next year. This is the book for you.

Immigrants in general and Muslims in particular are intermediate targets for the far right. As ever, Jews remain the real "enemy" of the extremists. Nigel Farage's refusal to recant the anti-semitic views he once voiced publicly is instructive.

Final moonrise of 2025, wishing a Soaring Buzzard New Year to all 🌔 🦅

As I pointed out last year: Bit weird the Mayor of London gets completely unmediated access to broadcast whatever message they like on BBC One at midnight! (Even if in this case I agree with the message.) takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/odds-and-e...

Old Tour #Scotland #Ancestry Travel Visit #Genealogy #Scottish Family #History Blog #photography of the Claude Alexander tailors shop on South Bridge Street in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire. It developed as a market town in the late 17th century tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com/2018/09/old-...

Newton analyzed comets like Halleys - Learn how to choose the perfect telescope --> https://www.telescopeadvisor.com/how-to-choose-a-telescope.php and Get started with this beginners telescope --> https://amzn.to/3JaxN9u #Astronomy #AmazonAffiliate #NASA #Space

2026 is here and we're only £140 pounds from our next Gofundme intermediate goal of £59k - final goal? £65k and a new, dedicated, purpose-built all-dancing weather satellite imagery antenna for the benefit of everyone! Help out here: www.gofundme.com/f/dundee-sat...

It’s now up. Enjoy, and Happy New Year!

As a Xmas present, here’s a FREE article of photos I forgot I owned when we were putting together the plate section for Ring of Fire 🤦🏼‍♀️ @pikegrey1418.bsky.social

The graves outside Farfield Quaker Meeting House in West Yorkshire at first seem rather confusing: one grave calls January the eleventh month and another calls June the fourth month. However, this wasn’t an error or a simple mistake. 📷 The graves in the burial ground of Farfield Meeting House

🎉 Happy New Year! We're still hiring for several roles, with applications closing soon: - Assistant Economist (London/York) - Accounting Services Supervisor (York) - Media Manager (London/York) - Cyber Security Lead (York) Don't miss out, apply now! https://www.jrf.org.uk/careers

FCUM...100% fan owned...my co-operative football club

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! A bivi in the Fisherfield was our top moment of 2025.... what was yours and what are you hoping 2026 will bring?

Pretty chilly in Stover Country Park on my #MorningWalk but a good chance to test out the newly opened paths while the mud was less squashy.

https://www.teepublic.com/user/learn-dirt/t-shirts Wear your plant obsession proudly 🌿💚

The Three Sisters of Glencoe are among the most iconic and breath taking sights in the Scottish Highlands. My drawing of this place is available on Folksy... folksy.com/find/item/85... #Scotland #Glencoe #Mountains #Landscape #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #ArtFromScotland #bsnm

I've largely given up on the Grainiad's political coverage. Poor. I certainly don't support the rag financially any longer.

Read more: ‘The Pomegranate: Greek Symbol of Good Fortune for the New Year’ greekreporter.com/2026/01/01/p...

Lots of snow at New Years Eve and wind too. Perfect for some little snow drifts. And on this happy note: I wish you a peaceful, healthy and happy 2026. 🙏🥳 #happynewyear #snow #wind #frost #winter #nature #landscape #photography #mobilephotography

Nature’s precision diver 💙   The kingfisher’s perfectly shaped beak allows it to dive into water at speeds of up to 40 km/h (25 miles/h) with barely a splash. Video by tomkro85 [IG] for BBC earth. #Kingfisher #birds #nature #wildlife

Exciting news!!! YOU’RE DEAD TO ME returns tomorrow for series 11 We launch with an episode about Emperor Nero, with the stellar cast of @wmarybeard.bsky.social & @pattonoswalt.bsky.social It’ll only be available in the UK on BBC SOUNDS for the first month, then globally on other apps after

Imagine, if you can, a sort of three-man Scottish incarnation of The Pogues. That's the nearest I can get to describing Peat and Diesel... youtube.com/watch?v=zo2z...

Interesting though friends and family ime are often burnt out as.ft.com/r/dad524ce-3... ‘Friends and family’ therapy offers new approach to mental health in UK

No Weekly Blog this week but here's a detailed outlook. #snow #uksnow

❄️ Apart from the chance of #snow Fri night, & perhaps through the Cheshire Gap later on Sun, we're entering a v. cold period with severe overnight frosts but plenty of dry weather. ☀️ Lots of sun & blue skies. Some places struggling to get above freezing during the daytime with low dew pts. #uksnow

My 8th decade starts today. Grateful to have made it. I'm going loads of places in UK this year, to talk about the ancient world - from Exeter to Belfast, Penarth to Glasgow. Some dates here: tinyurl.com/5n6tcn6m and fane.co.uk/talking-clas... + more here (check with bookstores)