The Government spends an average of £230,000 a year on every single child in care Of that more than £60,000 is profit that never even goes near a child The corporations get that, but if you foster a child you get only £10,000. A sick system that has been twisted for profit

The excellent Helen Pidd doing brilliant work. Really interesting read.

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS MORE KIM HELLBERG #utb

Say it again for the folks in the back: "The first time the House has voted to overturn a Trump executive order in this term." 🙌

So we've gone from "he never said anything Nazi" to "well he might have said something Nazi but not in a hurtful way" to "well okay he probably did say something Nazi in a hurtful way, but didn't we all?"

Sticky sticky end there… Fair play to Charlton, they changed shape and affected the game. Our midfield much quieter in the second half. Something to ponder for Hellberg as we lost a bit of control when Charlton sat someone in front of their defence. Electric first half did enough #utb

Charlton have gone man for man in the midfield now… Interesting to see how we tweak to counter that.

I’ve fallen in love with Hellball and it’s only been two and half matches. The players are performing at a level we hoped was possible but seemed destined to not achieve. IT’S LIQUID. #utb

Something to look for in the second half, and it made Whittaker’s goal, is that someone drops in and around the centre circle when we have the ball, but only when Charlton step in. Whoever it is, turns and accelerates into the space and the defence is on the back foot. We have been GREAT. #utb

Just as Charlton settle into a back four instead of a three, Britain wins it back AND plays a ball in one touch, Burgzorg pings it across and McGree tucks it away… GREAT STUFF. Deservedly ahead. #utb

Charlton having a bit of a timeout there… Too much space out wide, expect a formation shift I think. Boro are knocking it around really nicely - great movement, just need a decent final ball really. #utb

I know our away fans will help pay tribute tomorrow night. All clubs have fans like Norm. #utb #cafc

Peter Crouch and Joe Cole in a function room at a lower league ground. This is how you do a draw. Take note Gianni Infantino you absolute melt.

HUGE recommend for this. A really interesting documentary about Dene Michaels from Black Lace.

Looking at the timings for the World Cup fixtures. So many games in the middle of the night for Europe because they need to kick off at 9-10pm to avoid stifling heat. I love World Cups but this one is going to hit very different (regardless of the insanity that was yesterday in general).

Honestly, you go out for a meal in a signal free zone and then come out to see an absolute goal fest has happened. LOVE IT. #utb

Three of my cartoons have been released as prints by @theguardian.com. They are an open edition in two sizes and are available for two weeks only. Get one here: www.guardianprintshop.com/pages/tom-gaulds-best-cultural-cartoons-of-2025

Well worth a little look in. I’m unfortunately at a doo (yes two oo’s) that day otherwise I’d be there with bells on (perhaps literal).

Nice to see Twitter being ever so nice and rational at half time… #utb

BOUNCING!!!! #utb

YES PLEAAAAAAASE MATTY TARGETT

The sheer scale of media outrage this week about plans to lift hundreds of thousands children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the real priorities of the British press www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...

Sounds like our season in microcosm, ruthless finish from Derby, we’ve plenty of possession but lacking thrust and connections up front. Good for Hellberg to see it in the wild. Next goal CRUCIAL. Come on Boro!!! #utb

Defensively stretched and I can’t predict the formation… Our bench is basically ATTACK. Whatever happens today, back the team #utb

I have just spent ages trying to think of the title of a very famous Marilyn Monroe film only to keep returning to “It Ain’t Half Hot Mum”. I’m partially blaming @bobfischer.bsky.social for this.

I mean this feels more anti-Semitic than an old woman carrying a sign that says ‘Free Palestine’ but maybe I’m wrong.

Well, it was. Head’s gone after that lucky rebound and despite rattling Coventry and playing REALLY well ourselves, we’re done. Breathless stuff. Conway should have scored. After the equaliser, we had the game in the palm of our hand and PFFT gone. #utb

Conwaaaaarrrrrrrrrgh!!! There’s a knockout blow somewhere but was that our chance? #utb

This game has felt like the last five minutes of a cup tie throughout. Cannot call it. #utb

THISGAMEISINSANE #utb

Can’t work that first half out. Two great Coventry goals, probably could have had another, but then we’ve made some excellent chances and could easily be level. Some better final balls from both sides might be the difference in the second half. #utb

GAME ON. This is an open slugfest. #utb

Unreal cross from Grimes and an unstoppable header… Incredible from Coventry. Hope the heads don’t drop because we started so brightly #utb

Couple of chances to stop that counter attack and we didn’t take them. That said, an unreal hit from Simms. No-one’s stopping that #utb

Browne playing in a back three, wing backs bombing on already, McGree poking about behind Conway… Interesting set up which I wouldn’t have called after seeing the line up #utb

Tonight is all about thanking Adi for getting us some points during a very tricky time. Would take a draw, we’ve got a few injuries and Coventry are full of threat. Would love it if some insider Adi knowledge tipped the scales #utb

Asked again and again whether he ever racially abused his fellow pupils, as 20 people at his old school have now said he did, Nigel Farage will only say that he never did so in a "hurtful way" or "with intent"

Still a valuable point there. I know Oxford have been struggling but we were really left in the lurch when Edwards went. Take a point, move on #utb

Sort of classic Whittaker and then he goes and scores. 😆

Shuto Machino scoring for Borussia Mönchengladbach this afternoon. A glimpse into the future of names when AI takes over.

Conway is a hardworking presser who should thrive under Hellberg but Burgzorg and Whittaker should be looking over their shoulders (and not just at the players they should be marking or pressing). Come on Boro - a draw after this strange few weeks would be valuable #utb

Interesting

Was hoping to wake up to only a handful of notifications from BBC Sport but the absolute dread when I saw I had 14 of the buggers meant I knew we’d stuffed it. Basically we were just one or two players getting in from giving Australia an impossible target and we couldn’t do it #theashes #bbccricket

I think we might get beat at Oxford tomorrow, it’s been a very odd couple of weeks and players have been away on international duty too. Willing to be pleasantly surprised by super Adi and his charges #utb

Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage. www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...

The Covid Inquiry finds that if Boris Johnson had called the first lockdown even one week earlier then it could have saved at least 20,000 lives. Here's a quick reminder of what Johnson was actually doing during those weeks

UK Covid Inquiry concludes: 23,000 deaths could've been prevented if the March 2020 lockdown had been imposed just a week earlier. No mistake by any prime minister in living memory has caused so many deaths in the UK. The tragic and catastrophic price of Boris Johnson's incompetence & negligence.

No surprises here. Useless self promoting arseholes cut corners for the general public while their mates made a fortune. Indecisive, feckless and dangerous without any consideration of what the effects might be.

Love a draw. Interesting for Wales, could be two belting home games there and a bit of a sniff for the Republic of Ireland too… Basically want the World Cup draw to happen now so I can work out how I’m going to plan my time to watch Curacao vs Japan.

Can there be a super cut version of #ImACeleb where you get the Ant and Dec links and then just the bits where the celebs are talking in camp? I’m not interested in the dingo dollars, additional challenges or the trials.