Trains from Oxford to Milton Keynes are being lined up to appear in the December rail timetable. In a written statement yesterday, rail minister Peter Hendy said that “[in] the December 2026 timetable, services have been timetabled between Oxford, Winslow, Bletchley and Milton Keynes”.

Will try and do a more detailed deep dive into today's Public Accounts Committee Report into the asylum system later, but couple of initial thoughts. We have an asylum system focused on kee-jerk hostility rather than end to end joined up thinking. 1/ committees.parliament.uk/committee/12...

💯“The future of transport should not only be electric. It should be lighter, healthier, more affordable and less car dependent.”

2023 Report: Black Men Seven Times More Likely To Die Following Police Restraint But clearly, according to Reform, we have 'two-tier, anti-white policing'. inquest.org.uk/news-and-com...

If anyone's worried about losing out on private schooling, our analysis of over 8000 kids found that, other things being equal, living in Wales or Northern Ireland improves your GCSE scores more than going to private school bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/3...

I have eaten in a London restaurant for 42 of the 48 nations in this year's World Cup, so thought I might attempt some sort of guide for anyone wanting to #EatTheWorldCup

At its core is the concept of sufficiency – the idea that people can enjoy a prosperous, healthy life without constantly striving to consume or accumulate more material possessions that degrade the natural world on which all life depends.

"Thousands sign petition against cuts to tech support for disabled students in England"

Join us to celebrate 300 years of Deep Time at the Scottish Geology Trust's annual Scottish Geology Festival. 📅 8 June: Guided Arthur's Seat Walk 📅 12 June: Scotland's Fossil Story 📅 17 June: Volcanoes of the Seven Hills Get your tickets here: www.scottishgeologytrust.org/events/

The role of checks and balances in democracy On 4 July, @alanrenwick.bsky.social will be giving a talk addressing differing views on the role of checks and balances in the UK's political system and exploring the implications, including for electoral reform. Sign up to attend online or in-person 👇

Forging Scotland’s story: Why a 245-year-old society is racing against time to raise £1.5 million the-past.com/feature/forg...

I’ve created a petition to Parliament calling for the establishment of a Royal Commission on Intolerance in UK society UK voters can sign it here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

In Doppelganger, @naomiaklein.bsky.social shows how white supremacists assume the victimhood of those they oppress, presenting the evils they do as evils done to them. In Britain, where black people are 7 times more likely than white people to die after police restraint, this is what we are seeing.

Most people know Kenya for wildlife. Far fewer know it already operates one of the cleanest electricity systems on Earth. Around 91% of electricity now comes from renewable sources, while fossil generation has fallen from roughly 48% in 2010 to around 10% in 2025. #Bettrification

TIL that the crucible steel process, invented by Benjamin Huntsman in Sheffield in the 1740s, was a rediscovery: it had also been used in Sri Lanka 2000 - 1500 years earlier

A6 Address the hidden curriculum and assumptions that all can break into the 'research' Community of practice: #lthechat Gourlay, L. (2011). New lecturers and the myth of ‘communities of practice.’ Studies in Continuing Education, 33(1), 67–77. doi.org/10.1080/0158...

A2 #LTHEChat The use of the term 'pracademic' seems to provoke quite a bit of debate which is explored further here: wonkhe.com/blogs/some-a...

A2 #LTHEChat If you haven’t come across it already, this blog from Dr Mary Kitchener may be of interest: www.bera.ac.uk/blog/whats-i... citing examples including ‘inbetweeners’, ‘practitioner-academics’, ‘practitioner-teacher’, ‘practice-based professional practitioner’ & ‘practice-based academic’.

A touching memoriam about Raul Pacheco-Vega jovanevery.co.uk/in-memoriam-...

It’s just one hour to go to get your typing fingers ready :) Read the blog lthechat.com/2026/05/31/l...

Cake n geology. What more could one wish for... 🍰

X is currently full of posts falsely naming Christi Hill and another officer as having arrested Henry Nowak. One names and pictures the other PC, saying, "Wanted: dead or alive". It gives his address. What more exactly will it take to get UK MPs, ministers and departments off that hellsite?

I mean, the UK government barred me from speaking to a conference that they literally invited me to speak at and tried to ruin my career because I retweeted SuperTanskii, called Nadine Dorries a car crash, and called Rees Mogg a haunted pencil. Bit nobody can ban Farage from inciting violence?

[Last chance to book]: Learn to design tension members, compression members, beams and simple joints on this Eurocode 3 course. https://ow.ly/jYPF50YI8fK #StructuralEngineering #Eurocode3 #CivilEngineering #StructuralSteelwork #StructuralengineeringCPD #BuildingDesign

The UK Supreme Court has abolished the ‘acid test’ to see if a disabled person is deprived of their liberty. Here’s a short video explainer www.youtube.com/watch?v=bojH...

Do you care about the future of research on the Late Bronze Age & Iron Age of Southwest England? Do you have expertise you can share? We still need a lead author for the new research framework for this period. Honorarium available Register here before the 7th June forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

This is an incredible finding. If reproduced could bring big health benefits. Am wondering if big cycling nations have lower Alzheimers and dementia.

Leeds-born Arthur Ransome, author of the Swallows and Amazons books set partly in the Lake District, died on this day 1967 in Cheadle Royal Hospital, aged 83. As a foreign correspondent during the Russian Revolution, he befriended Lenin and married Trotsky's secretary.

Back in the day*, NatWest used to have animals on cheques - they were fab, and these will be too (* yes, I know, ok boomer)

‘A Poet’ - #RSThomas (Experimenting with an Amen, Macmillan 1986) #Bardd #Barddoniaeth #Cerdd #Poet #Poetry #Poem

🎵With my lover coasting by my side / We’d be holding hands and feeling high / When I ride, I'm free!🎵 On #WorldBicycleDay let's remember the pure joy cycling brings with the new song by @danabrahamsmusic.bsky.social "Amsterdam". Listen to the cycling song of the summer! youtu.be/nTma5W3P-ps?...

Floods are becoming more frequent, more intense and are impacting more lives.  Resilience is no longer optional. It must shape how we plan, invest, and respond to protect lives and support economies. The signal is clear:  https://ow.ly/NTCW50Z6N5J   #NowForClimate #WorldEnvironmentDay 

“Saying I love you in my mother tongue  is impossible. My mother never loved me  in words. She gave up a continent  for me, its contents traded for a feathered hope of better.” - @ella-b-winters.bsky.social voicemailpoems.org/2026/04/28/w...

In 1909, Peterborough's workhouse was extensively investigated for a scandal. What kind of scandal? No idea yet, only found out about it last night... So, in about an hour, I'm going to read the newspaper reports and TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT, like it's twitter in 2020.

This tremendous Roman statuette of a hippopotamus is made from a single piece of red marble which eggheads have determined was quarried at Cape Tainaron in the Peloponnese. Those gaping jaws, sharp teeth & aggressive pose portray a dangerous animal. 🏛️📷 Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen 🇩🇰

If you're angry at the state of our country and you don't think it's working for working people. Don't join billionaire funded divisive hate marches. Or their paid for politicians Join a trade union and be involved in making a real difference from the bottom up instead. #JoinAUnion

Don’t forget to join us tomorrow for #LTHEchat which will explore pracademia with Jill Dickinson (@jilldickinson.bsky.social), Monika Foster (@monika-foster06.bsky.social), and Debbie Rigby (@debbierigby.bsky.social) on Wed 8pm - 9pm BST. Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2026/05/31/l...

Historian of something cool and niche? i've got some episode slots available on the Untitled History Podcast in the coming weeks. so if you're up for coming on and talking about your area, DM me! Think In Our Time but more casual. ESPECIALLY if its non-mil stuff. (spread the word, peeps)

We have known for a while that this is coming And if it isn't a whopper, I'll eat my hat Hold onto yours - it's going to be a hell of a ride www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Excited to add this latest edition to the shelf! You can preorder your own copy of You Don’t Know What You’re Missing here: uk.bookshop.org/p/bo...

For non- Spanish speakers, this is announcement of the passing of Raúl Pacheco Vega. It doesn’t say when or what happened, but comments on his work and how generous he has been to colleagues not just at his home institution but around the world.

Au cours de ma carrière, j'ai rencontré trois vraies personnes généreuses et désintéressés, qui m'ont offert la possibilité d'échanges sincères et passionnants sur nos recherches ou sur l'actualité. Raúl Pacheco Vega a été l'une d'elles. Repose en paix Raúl, tu étais une personne extraordinaire.

Buen camino, profe Raúl Pacheco Vega. Fuiste y serás siempre el investigador más chido.

Someone actually did a study a while back that showed the most effective way to get women out of TERF groups wasn’t people trying to change their minds, it was them getting literally any benign hobby, like learning other languages or taking up needlework

This is Karl the Fly River turtle (Carettochelys insculpta) at the San Antonio Zoo, enjoying his bubbler. Fly River turtles are also known as pig-nosed turtles, or 'Warrajan' in the Kundjeyhmi language of Northern Australia, where they are native. Let's talk about what makes Karl's species unique.

NEXT AT DOWNEND FOLK & ROOTS A familiar face returns to headline our June concert. Belinda O'Hooley is an acclaimed pianist, singer, songwriter and composer celebrated for her expressive and distinctive musicality. #livemusic #singersongwriter #piano #downend #bristol

In which the Councillor is told not to report Planning breaches because the hollowed out public service function can't cope

The Good Building Book @ecominimalnick.bsky.social explores key themes from the book, including the perceived tension between architecture, building performance, and affordability - and why that tradeoff may not be as fixed as it seems. via @phaccelerator.bsky.social

Ancient art + latest science = #STEAM www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Join us for this week’s #LTHEchat which will explore pracademia with Jill Dickinson (@jilldickinson.bsky.social), Debrorah Rigby (@debbierigby.bsky.social) and Monika Foster (@monika-foster-6.bsky.social) on Wednesday 8-9pm BST. Read the blog post