Been quite fun sitting at home listening to Alanis Morrisette in Crystal Palace Park

Another example of how brilliant Championship cricket can be and what we are missing for the next seven weeks ... July 3rd 2024 at Cheltenham ... Glamorgan, chasing a record 593 to beat Gloucestershire, on 592 for 9 on the last ball... one to win, one wicket for a tie, with a draw also possible ...

‘I could’ve been a judge but I didn’t have the Latin’

Israel uprooting and stealing 2,000yo trees in Lebanon.

Rather feel it’s totally inappropriate for the police to criticise govt for allowing pubs to open until 5am for the football Yes, govt could have made the decision earlier Equally, it wasn’t hard to predict so they should have prepared Stop whingeing police and do your job

As Bellingham was leaving the stadium, he stopped when a reporter mentioned Venezuela and shared a message: “A lot of love and support to everyone in Venezuela.”

PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher has now confirmed to the Policing Board the accuracy of the Belfast Telegraph's reporting. At the time, the PSNI said it had no evidence that loyalist paramilitaries were orchestrating last month's race riots. We said they were. 1/2

Remarkably, England have now gone further than Germany in five major tournaments in a row.

Something is rotten in the United States

It's all over for Burnham He's had no poll bounce from not yet being PM

Amazing! They’re just little birdies.

Just had an email from St John (the restaurant); I'm on their mailing list. It's headlined: 'Summer has (finally) arrived' Where have they been?

Lovely to see Ecuador beat Germany And a lovely irony their manager looks like the drummer from The Scorpions

Monty Python was a documentary

Put the cricket on It’s Trent Bridge, of course, ‘a lotus land for batsmen, a place where it was always afternoon and 360 for two wickets’ England will be lucky…

That’s a ridiculous decision, Bobby’s goal

My local pub is run by a lovely Brazilian family In this World Cup, I’ve wanted to take my daughters down to enjoy the atmosphere but the times have been crazy I gather, if Brazil wins, they’ll next play at 6pm Sorry Scotland

Not only is this person hateful, he’s also massively stupid

Perhaps the worst thing about modern day heatwaves is all the 1976 bores come out of their caves

Sigh

'you lucky lucky bastards'

Farage to the BBC - 'you know very well I've been physically more attacked over many years than any other politician' Er, how appallingly crass is this man?

What does this actually mean? 'Westminster is a postcode whose currency is power – and power is shifting, quickly.'

The thing with this, from my perspective, is I think schools are best to muddle on through as best they can as whether a school can cope in extreme heat, rather than a fixed temperature rule Clearly, though, Ofsted's attendance statistics measure needs flexibility

They will never stop will they? Nothing will ever be enough

The front of today's Daily Mail says Burnham's arrival in London saw scenes of "near-hysteria" That's nothing in comparison to the frothing drivel of the pages 16 pages (!) of ranting over Starmer, Burnham and Labour and it's mostly either wild opinions or terrible 'reporting' Quite embarrassing

Ferocious storms around me in south London last night, the biggest I've ever seen in the capital Considering I've been keeping a very close eye on forecasts this week, bit surprised not a single forecaster suggested something of that magnitude was on its way (just a slight suggestion from the BBC!)

Just reading this thread and it's depressingly clear that too many in the media regard politics as little more than a soap opera and not something that plays a crucial role in the lives of everyone

My daughter's primary school has decided to close early over the next few days because of the heat But, why would they want kids collected at 2pm, at almost the very hottest time of the day?

Elliot Anderson is something special

Dilemma I get on a train, with many others, at Victoria At my home stop it’s apparent somewhere has forgotten a bag full of a Pret food Do you take it?

My 13-year-old has just got 100% in her end of year Philosophy, Reglion and Ethics exam Whilst I'm very pleased, I do have queries over the rigour of the test

I can't take the government taking a moral stand on social media for under-16s whilst it still posts, and encourages people to use, on the hate-filled cesspool of X

All the resignations from Starmer's govt have, before today, been tactical; people who hope that by quitting they have a brighter political future under new leadership John Healey's resignation is not that. It's entirely on principle & one which will have huge public support A big blow for Starmer

NEW: UK Defence Secretary John Healey has resigned, saying PM Keir Starmer and the Treasury failed to commit the resources needed for defence amid rising threats. In a resignation letter, Healey said the proposed Defence Investment Plan… https://x.com/FaytuksNetwork/status/2065029598895620410

This Times piece, by Jonathan Hall, independent reviewer of terror legislation, warns migrants from war-torn places may present a risk of violence that can trigger disorder He doesn't examine if far-right actors might use exceptional incidents to foment violence www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Well I'm stunned by the allegations facing David Sullivan It's always the ones you least expect

How do politicians not learn that they should never send typed criticisms of their colleagues to anyone ever?

Does Fifa think anyone believes that it is banning fans bringing water bottles into World Cup venues over genuine health and safety fears and not just naked grifting? www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

Why are people so stupid?

After Nigel Farage claims we're living under two tier policing Keir Starmer slams him at #PMQs "His response has been to call for rage, rage, that's his response to a father that lost his son" "Exploiting this tragedy to creating grievance and division is wrong" "It shows exactly who he is"

Test Match Special losing broadcast rights to home test matches to Talksport would be very disappointing Talksport coverage is woeful www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/fcd4a65...

Quite a lovely piece

One great irony of Farage's speech this morning is he's trying to out-Restore Restore

Christ, Farage is a vile human being

Heading back to Northumberland after a fabulous day seeing Bass Rock

And beautiful Berwick Crikey this coast is fabulous

Holy Island from the train on a lovely May Day

Is there a better pub view in Britain?

Went shopping in Thirsk this morning Local MP Kevin Hollinrake had a stall & town was quite jolly But as I left, a chap had put a tiny camping table next to the Tory stand and was sellotaping ‘I joined Reform’ posters, clearly angling for a row Was almost tempted to get popcorn and watch