Up the Palace. Hour and a half to go until the open top bus begins its parade, and South Norwood is jumping. #CPFC

I follow some terrific newsletters, but their alerts over the last hour have been quite... dark.

Wondering if I should try to spot the April Fools' in tomorrow's newspapers and link to the best ones in The Early Line... or if it's simply too high-risk a strategy at 5am in the morning, in these surreal times... earlyline.co

With the happy news that abrdn has finally rebranded back to something sensible - aberdeen - The Early Line's readers are having a little fun this morning, and voting for the world's worst rebrand. Join in the fun - link in the 🧵

Any birdwatchers among my followers? I'm keen to discover what this majestic bird was peering down at me while out with the dog first thing this morning. It looked a little more exotic than the usual...

In which I heroically, I think, managed to avoid using the headline "Sir Keir Charmer", but did round up the reaction to those talks between Starmer and Trump in Washington. There are real implications for Scotland, too (beyond Trump's mooted visit) scotland.earlyline.co/p/praise-for...

Just how bad is Edinburgh University's cash crisis? Staff say it could be resolved without big cuts. The University's management disagrees. This, plus a briefing on Scotland, the UK and the world, in today's Early Line. scotland.earlyline.co/p/the-meetin...

The University of Edinburgh will feature a fair bit in tomorrow's edition of The Early Line - readers have been in touch to point me towards a few interesting documents on the University's financial situation. More tomorrow at 7am - sign up for free! Earlyline.co

Subscribers to Scotland's free 7am briefing, The Early Line, are enjoying - if that's the word - a swift primer on German election results, and who might take over at Ibrox (among other stories at home and abroad). Join them, and get yours from tomorrow. earlyline.co

Just finished this weekend's Party Line, for my gang of paid subscribers. There are links to good advice on surviving the grim news agenda, the rebirth of a classic game, the best TV and film... but I suspect we all only care about the rugby, amiright? earlyline.co

I'm upset not to have not got this into today's Early Line. Have taken myself into my office for a proper bollocking, old school style. In happier news, I find it even better if you imagine it being spoken by the Rt Hon Peter Mannion, from The Thick of It. www.thetimes.com/article/e25f...

Anas Sarwar has embarked on a world tour of Scotland's newsrooms, it seems: The Early Line, Scotland's breakfast-time briefing, tracks his movements and what he's saying ahead of Scottish Labour's conference this week: scotland.earlyline.co/p/sarwar-sta...

Just arrived in Paris for crucial talks. Europe’s security is at a turning point. Yes, it is about Ukraine—but it is also about us. We need an urgency mindset. We need a surge in defense. And we need both of them now.

📣If you're wondering what just happened in Munich, maybe The Early Line can help. Today, I look at five ways we can see our world has changed. Free to read and subscribe. (The wolf relates to another story in the same edition. That's interesting, too) scotland.earlyline.co/p/how-our-wo...

I should be enjoying the football. Instead I've been devouring analysis on the Munich Security Conference, & typing away. We now know how our world has changed... I'll brief you in tomorrow's edition of The Early Line, Scotland's free morning digest. Sign up for free at earlyline.co

Ah, Arianna, so many questions.

I'm very sad to learn of the death of the great Tim Radford, the Guardian's science correspondent for many years. We sat beside each other for almost five years: he was a wonderful, clever, witty colleague who produced some outstanding journalism. www.absw.org.uk/articles/tim...

It was a fun newsletter to put together this morning... Today's Early Life briefing includes: 📈Unexpectedly good news on the UK economy 🎓Why are Scotland's universities running out of money? 📞The world reacts to Trump's call with Putin Sign up for free!

Readers of my morning newsletter are now briefed on... 💰Concerns about big Scottish council tax hikes ✍️Scotland's best opinion writing ⚽️Tonight's big game 🐕‍🦺America's top dog You can get Scotland's snappy morning briefing too, for free! Link is ⬇️

Just finished typing... and subscribers to The Early Line, Scotland's 7am briefing, now know all about... 🍴Scotland's new Michelin-starred restaurants 🥂 The fallout from Queen's Park's amazing Cup win 🍹 Trump's paper straw ban (really) Sign up for free! earlyline.co

📣 One thing about Scottish cat bans* is that they certainly get readers opening emails and clicking first thing in the morning. Or maybe it's all the insight on Trump's tariffs? *There is no Scottish cat ban. All is explained ⬇️ scotland.earlyline.co/p/china-reta...

So often get to this point with video games. Apart from Football Manager, which I don't allow on any machine I own because it'll suck me into a spiral of addiction.

Free subscribers to The Early Line are getting their briefing on… 📣 Why yesterday’s AI news impacts us all 📣 A big increase in Scottish water bills 📣 John Swinney’s plans to reform the NHS Take a look yourself, and sign up for free to daily briefings. scotland.earlyline.co/p/swinney-s-...

Scottish football's biggest problem is the standard of refereeing, at every level. This is the hill on which I will die.

Anyone looking for their roof? It’s waiting for a bus in Polwarth. I guess it doesn’t know that @lothianbuses.bsky.social are off the road! #eowyn #edinburgh

It's getting wild out: still entirely dark, but I can hear the wind whipping round my wee office now, escalating quickly. Today's Early Line has details of Scotland's worst storm in a generation, as well as all you need to know from the wider world. scotland.earlyline.co/p/eowyn-roar...

Hit send to another new record number of subscribers... and then - only then - spot the typo. 🤦‍♂️ Do we think I can blame the storm for that?

This supermarket sounds like the opening scene to a disaster movie as all the warning alerts go off in waves. Panic buying hot cross buns.

Calm before the storm at Edinburgh's National Gallery of Modern Art this afternoon... a red weather warning kicks in first thing tomorrow morning. Subscribe to earlyline.co and I'll tell you all about what's going on :)

📣 Today in The Early Line, Scotland's breakfast briefing... 📺Is BBC boss Tim Davie set for a Holyrood grilling? 💨 A big storm on the way. 🥀 Watch a really smelly, rare flower bloom, live! scotland.earlyline.co/p/watch-out-...

Readers of The Early Line are waking up to a briefing on the Scottish minister (back) in trouble over use of his official car, a deeper look at a plan to repair Scottish education, and much more. Take a look yourself, and sign up for free if you like it! scotland.earlyline.co/p/limo-row-r...

Today in The Early Line - Scotland's morning briefing: after Trump's inauguration, what happens next? Plus - the fallout from the Southport killings. See today's edition ⬇️ - and sign up for free to get it in your inbox every morning, first thing. scotland.earlyline.co/p/starmer-or...

My Marriott Bonvoy "Year Of Travel by The Numbers" is far from inspiring. Little wonder it didn't struggle into my inbox until today...

📣 In The Early Line Today... why Rachel Reeves was given the dreaded vote of confidence, and a good day (for once!) for Scotland's ferries. Sign up for free to get Scotland's quick, easy, informative early morning briefing, every day. scotland.earlyline.co/p/reeves-get...

A warm welcome (and give a follow) to new board members @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social and @neiltosh.bsky.social, new senior reporter Luke O'Reilly (starting today) and new business and operations manager @ellieormsby.bsky.social (starting in March).

I'm very happy to be joining the board of LabourList at an important time for the business, as it looks to expand and develop its coverage. Exciting times ahead! labourlist.org/2025/01/labo...

Today in The Early Line... a warning over Scotland's national galleries, why Britain is precisely the wrong size, and dramatic images from those LA fires. Get Scotland's morning briefing for free - just click below... earlyline.co

An unexpected joy of starting a newsletter: the "hello!" messages when people join. I'm trying to reply to everyone I know, & those who send a message beyond the "hello" that helps get The Early Line past spam filters. It's a lovely task each morning. earlyline.co

Meta’s decision to dismantle its fact-checking and ease its rules has implications for us all. My take on that, plus the best of the day’s Scottish, UK and international news and views coverage, all in today’s The Early Line: scotland.earlyline.co/p/meta-s-mag...

📣 In The Early Line tomorrow... How will we feel the impact of Meta's turn to MAGA, (and why whisky makers should pay attention) plus news and ideas from Scotland, the UK and the world. Sign up now to get Scotland's email briefing at 7am. earlyline.co

📣 In The Early Line, Scotland's new morning briefing... Swinney and Sarwar set out their stalls, how to deal with a Musk-shaped problem, and the inflation problem that claimed Canada's PM. Sign up for free, and get your morning line at 7am tomorrow! scotland.earlyline.co/p/swinney-an...

What an amazing first day for The Early Line - thanks to all who signed up, took a paid sub and shared with friends. You can still sign up for tomorrow's 7 a.m. edition of Scotland's breakfast briefing: it would be great to have you along! Earlyline.co

📣 It's launch day for The Early Line, Scotland's new daily briefing! Subscribers this morning are reading about Nigel Farage's weekend adventure, John Swinney's budget call, a grim anniversary in the US and much more. Take a look, and join for free! scotland.earlyline.co/p/life-comes...

I'm launching a new daily newsletter for Scotland, bringing you the best and most interesting journalism I can find about here, the UK and the world every morning at 7am. I hope you'll join me. Link is in the 🧵...

Jonathan Liew doesn't get swept up in the absurdity of yesterday's big game, and delivers a sublime (and scathing) critique of Ange Postecoglou, without referencing him by name. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Over in what we used to call Twitter, former Scottish First Minister @humzayousaf.bsky.social has said he'll not be running in the 2026 Scottish Elections.

Has tinsel gone out of fashion? Or changed name like chiropodists did a few years ago?

The dull men's club on Facebook is in fine form this morning.

Listen to Anfield and tell me the new Champions' League format isn't working.