Congratulations to Chris Wakelin after his victory in the Scottish Open #Snooker. A comfortable win in the end, capitalising on Chang's errors. Maybe lack of expectation sometimes helps!

Some juicy Round 2 ties at the #Snooker Shoot-out. Brecel v Murphy, Gilbert v Wu, Robertson v Ford, Leclercq v Szubarcyzk, Holt v Page. Plus two all amateur games.

A good afternoon at the #UKChampionship #Snooker. Great win for Zizins against Carter. Heathcote also looked great against a typically casual Lisowski. Hats off also to Slessor who toughed it out, winning by a point in the last frame.

Two great cask ales on @onefortheroadbl.bsky.social at #BoltonMarket there are 4 on regularly & you can check them out on @realalefinder.com all at great prices (cash prefered) #supportSmallBuisnesses go say hi to John he's a great guy 👦 @boltoncamra.bsky.social #RealAle #GoToThePub #BskyBeer

It's Prime Day so here's your regular reminder that: - Amazon has been exposed for throwing away millions of unused products each year - Amazon emits MORE CO2 than Hong Kong & Denmark - Jeff Bezos earns more in 1 MINUTE than many of his workers do in a year Overconsumption is KILLING our planet

"We can have a world of peace. We can move toward a world where we live in harmony with nature. Where we live in harmony with each other. No matter what nation we come from. No matter what our religion. No matter what our culture." ❤️🌿 ~ Dr. Jane Goodall

In other news, Kemi Badenoch's party has taken at least £7 million in donations from funders and directors of climate change denial lobby groups bylinetimes.com/2025/03/18/k...

Gonna do this. #roofofenglandwalk

Big wins for the youngsters Stan Moody and Aaron Hill over top seeds in the Wuhan Open #snooker. And another 147 for Thepchaiya! Good tournament this one.

~5% of fossil gas & 15% of oil go into “non-energy producing purposes”: raw material for plastics, fertilizers, industrial chemicals etc. A global plastics treaty has just been nixed. These are not unrelated. The petrochemicals industry is fighting for their backup plan in a clean energy world.

Fellow Earthlings: tomorrow (July 3), is #aphelion! That's the point in Earth's year-long orbit when it's at its most distant from the sun. (The closest approach to the sun is called perihelion.) The average difference between aphelion and perihelion is about 3.1 million miles.

If you don't measure it, it can't be real... Trump tries to kill off the 'Keeling Curve' by closing the Mauna Loa observatory which has been measuring CO2 from a Hawaii mountaintop since 1958. edition.cnn.com/2025/07/01/c...

Phew, thank goodness we can just carry on with our heads in the clouds. #climate

Blackedge Brewery Tour Friday 4th July 4pm for Bolton Beer & Cider Week #CAMRA #BBCW25. Book through the webshop www.blackedgebrewery.co.uk/webshop

My emergent wildflower border enjoying the late sun #garden

You gotta love Kylie!

It's 3 years today since Shell was given the go-ahead to drill for new gas at Jackdaw field. It was later ruled unlawful, but self-styled "green" chancellor Rachel Reeves made clear she doesn't care 👇 Repost if you agree Govt should make a break with fossil fuel polluters to make a safer future

The beauty of elderflowers, bistort and hemlock water dropwort aka 'Britains most dangerous plant'. Cheered me up on my walk this morning! 😊

The beautiful green of oak trees at the moment is one of the few things giving me cheer

It's not a vintage Crucible final (assuming Willo doesn't win ten in a row!). But elite sport is not always about close contests. Watching a great player perform at the highest level on the biggest stage is enjoyable in itself. Overall it's been one of the best World #Snooker Championships ever.

Looking forward to today's World #Snooker Championship Final. I fancy Willo to mount a strong comeback, with Zhao just hanging on. What a story of redemption that would be.

You want to know what #climate scientists got wrong about #climatechange? We were too cautious. It's happening faster than we anticipated and the impacts are going to be worse.

I'm massively down and anxious that #Lancashire Council is now led by the far right. If you've put an X in the #reform box, what do you want to happen to make life better?

Well played Judd Trump. 100 centuries and the one hundredth starts with a fabulous plant. From there it seemed inevitable when he's playing like this. Respect to Shaun Murphy for his congratulations. A great Crucible moment! #Snooker

Priority tickets for next year's #snooker Worlds go first to those who have an annual subscription to WST Play. Just wondering if this is worth the £50 price tag. What else do you get for a UK subscriber other than a few old highlights? I already have TNT and BBC.

Thought I'd pop down the pub and have a night off the #snooker. Return at 11pm. Maybe I'm not surprised to find Selby v Woollaston only seven frames in with six red on the table. #propersnooker

The Rocket is back 🚀 #snooker

Hope Judd is stopping shaving until he loses. Would be good to see a bearded Trump lifting the trophy. #snooker #WorldSnookerChampionship

Maybe just me but Seema hugging John Higgins didn't seem right. Crossing the journalistic line when there was an opportunity for a well-placed question. #BBCSnooker #Snooker

Surely Steve Davis is wrong. Joe couldn't put John Higgins back in after missing the pink in that last frame. Joe needed a snooker so the miss wasn't called. #snooker #BBCSnooker

Zhao looked a bit cold this morning. But once he's in his stride, his break building is effortless. Can he keep his form over a fortnight and another hundred or so frames? Maybe only Selby can stop him getting to the final. #snooker #worldsnookerchampionship

I love Sheffield. It's a lively yet relaxed city. Proudly Northern yet incredibly inclusive. There are loads of great pubs. And it's the home of #snooker.

Good start from John Virgo. Already checking for footage of Graham Miles #worldsnookerchampionship #BBCSnooker #snooker

Hats off to Daniel Wells. Held himself together at the end. 10-9 over the highest ranked player in the qualifiers. A Crucible player after many attempts. #snooker #JudgementDay

Oh no Thepchaiya! What a shot choice on that red. Passing on an easy one over the pocket to miss a tricky pot down the cushion. His last of this year's #WorldChampionshipQualifiers #snooker.

Grumpy Tom Ford out of the #SnookerWorldChampionship. Could be in trouble for his chuntering #Snooker

What a final that was in the #TourChampionship #snooker. A real swingometer. Well played John Higgins. I thought he was out of it at 8-5 but he's really got his grit back, and a fair few shots to go with it.

Higgins having to work hard to make any sort of score. Selby looking effortless so far this evening #TourChampionship #snooker #ITVSnooker

Good afternoon session of the #TourChampionship #Snooker. Could be close. Selby looks fluent when he gets a chance. Higgins needs to call on his matchplay experience to keep ahead tonight.

And so it begins... the promise of thousands of additional jobs had outweighed environmental considerations. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Congratulations to Desislava Bozhilova who will referee the 2025 World Snooker Championship final! Full story here ⬇️ #WeLoveSnooker

Another class clearance by Kyren #snooker

Some match this Players Championship Final. Top class #snooker. Kyren squeezing out Judd by cleaning up after every miss. But Judd can win 2 or 3 frames in no time. #itv4

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Old boozer alert

Please be aware that we have now moved here from Twitter. PS. For some time we will continue to also post on Twittter. #snooker

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Where's #TheArchers omnibus on BBC Sounds this morning?

The wealth of the richest 50 families in the UK approaches HALF A TRILLION £ - more wealth than the bottom half of the UK population (33.5 million people) And they are actually becoming wealthier under this government This is inexcusable, despicable and stupid issuu.com/thewealthmos...

January 2025 was quite unexpectedly the warmest January on record at 1.75C above preindustrial, beating the prior record set in 2024. This is despite the presence of La Niña conditions in the tropical Pacific, with the El Niño event of 2023/2024 long faded. www.theclimatebrink....