Day 56 Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor The king’s brother, arrested on his 66th birthday and held on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Metro 20.2.26 Article by Brooke Davies Photo by Phil Noble/ Reuters

Does anyone know if Lee Krasner, born 1908 in Brooklyn, is related to Milton R Krasner the cinematographer, born 1904 in Brooklyn? Started making a collage but I didn’t make any progress once I’d discovered cinematographer’s name. The Private Dick. Universal, 1940. Cinematography by Milton R Krasner

Days 53, 54 + 55 Charlotte Bankes, Huw Nightingale and Tabby Stoecker Gold medal winners. The first time Team GB have claimed more than one gold medal at a single winter Games. I guess that means that Torville and Dean are officially counted as one gold. Metro 16.2.26 Article by James Goldman PA

I’ve edited this post because Ken didn’t like me referring to him as ‘my boss’. Fair enough. Also, we reopened the gallery recently and the first 3 people through the door insisted I look at their proposals. So… open.substack.com/pub/alisonay...

Virginia 2022 30 x 26cm Discarded newspaper hand-stitched to Dad’s shirt. Sewn, using Judith Cash’s thread, to acid-free watercolour paper from a charity shop.

Day 52 Robert Duvall, 1931 - 2026, actor and filmmaker Cut from the Metro 17.2.26 Photo uncredited

No person should bow to another person. And no decent person feels comfortable having someone bow to them. If you expect someone to bow to you, you need to take a good look at yourself. Image from The Country Life Book of the Royal Silver Jubilee by Patrick Montague-Smith. No photo credit.

No human being should bow to another human being. And that is all.

Day 51 Sam Battle aka Look Mum No Computer Has been confirmed as the UK’s entry for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest Cut from the Metro 18.2.26 BBC

Day 50 Alice Webb, c1991 - 2024. Died after having a non-surgical cosmetic procedure in the UK, where it remains unregulated. Currently ‘individuals with no formal training can carry out potentially very harmful interventions’. Cut from the Metro 18.2.26 Article by Charlie Fenton Photo uncredited

Day 50 Alice Webb, c1991 - 2024. Died after having a non-surgical cosmetic procedure in the UK, where it remains unregulated. Currently ‘individuals with no formal training can carry out potentially very harmful interventions’. Cut from the Metro 18.2.26 Article by Charlie Fenton Photo uncredited

Day 49 Jesse Jackson, 1941 - 2026, civil rights activist. Cut from the Metro 18.2.26 Article by Sarah Hooper Photo uncredited

Day 48 Ebo Taylor, 1936 - 2026, highlife maestro who played a key role in shaping modern popular music in West Africa over a six-decade career. Cut from iWeekend 14.2.26 AFP

Day 47 Molly-Mae Hague May be the UK’s highest earning social media influencer, possibly making £60k per post. Cut from iWeekend 14.2.26 Article by Clare Walsh Photo uncredited

Day 46 Matt Weston Won the men’s skeleton gold medal at the Winter Olympics Cut from iWeekend 14.2.26 Article by Harry Goodwin Photo by Andrew Milligan/ PA

Day 45 Gisèle Pelicot Victoria Derbyshire talks to ‘the Frenchwoman whose story sent shockwaves around the globe, after she bravely waived her anonymity to expose the shocking abuse she suffered at the hands of her husband’ iWeekend TV listings page (Lara Kilner) 14.2.26. Photo uncredited (BBC ?)

Day 44 Vladyslav Heraskevych The first ever Ukrainian Olympic skeleton racer, disqualified from competing in the Winter Olympics because he wouldn’t back down about wearing his ‘helmet of remembrance’ (with images of Ukrainian athletes killed since Russia’s invasion) Metro 11.2.26 Photo uncredited

Day 42 Morgan McSweeney The Prime Minister’s chief of staff has resigned because of the slimy US Ambassador’s friendship with a billionaire paedophile. Cut from the Metro 9.2.26 Article by Craig Munro Shutterstock

Day 41 Unnamed young woman, or girl 3 million documents, belonging to a billionaire paedophile, have shown some of the world’s dodgy-wealthy-bastard-men being their despicable selves. Including royal-liar-lowlife-and-entitled-twat, Andrew Metro 6.2.26 Article by Sarah Hooper Photo uncredited

Days 37 - 40 Kazhal Ahmed Khidir Al-Jamoor (46) and her three children, Hadiya Rizghar Hussein (22), Mubin Rizghar Hussein (16) and Hasti Rizghar Hussein (7) died when a crowded inflatable boat capsized overnight in 2021. Cut from the Metro 6.2.26 Article by Anita Hossein-Pour PA

Day 36 Victoria Hall, c1982 - 1999. Murdered by Steve Wright (finally charged in 2024), who went on to kill five more young women. That we know of. Cut from the Metro 3.2.26 Article by Emily Pennink Photo uncredited

Day 35 Fiona Goddard Campaigner and grooming gangs survivor. “Survivors were told they had a voice, and then it was taken away.” Cut from the Metro 4.2.26 Article by Luke Alsford Getty

Day 33 Arti Shah Motivational speaker, diversity and inclusion advocate, and actress currently playing Paddington in the West End. Day 34 James Hameed Actor, currently the voice of Paddington and in the West End. Cut from the Metro 29.1.26. Photo by Daniel Lynch

The Audience 2025 (unfinished) Newspaper hand-stitched to discarded tablecloth. I am trying to finish my 2025 faces, this is where I’m at so far. Day 158 of 365. It says Jan - March (Days 1-90) at the top because it’s the text display thing from my pool exhibition last August. But now I’m at June.

Some things I did instead of taking down my Christmas tree open.substack.com/pub/alisonay...

Day 32 Jude Owens Youngest person to make a snooker double pot (at the age of 2 years 261 days) and also holds the record for the youngest person to make a pool bank shot. Cut from the Metro 29.1.26 Photo uncredited PS. Doing my monthly email today, if you fancy signing up

Days 27 - 31 The Traitors finalists - Jack Butler, Stephen Libby, Rachel Duffy, Jade Scott and Faraaz Noor. Cut from the i 24.1.26. Article by Emily Watkins. BBC*.

@lner.co.uk not for the first time I can’t get beyond ‘you are one item away from a deal’ bit on your website. I do not want to spend 60p more for a jammy dodger. I just want to get a cup of tea. Your attempts to get me to spend more has resulted in my spending nowt. Impossible to just get a tea

Day 26 Trinity Rodman The highest paid female footballer in the world. Cut from the i 24.1.26. Article by Emma Dodd. Photo uncredited.

The 2025 faces that i didn’t manage to stitch

Day 25 Jeff Shamus Owns the world’s oldest snowball. Cut from the Metro 23.1.26. Photo uncredited.

Days 23 + 24 Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands @thechemicalbrothers Last year, only half of the UK’s grassroots music venues made a profit, and 6,000 jobs have been lost. Music Venue Trust @musicvenuetrust want to do something about it. Cut from the Metro 22.1.26. Article by Isobel Frodsham. Redferns

Day 22 Brooklyn Beckham Cut from the Metro 21.1.26. Article by Adam Miller. Photo uncredited. The information in the articles may be fabricated. I use the Metro and London Standard newspapers because they are free.

Day 21 Valentino, 1932 - 2026, fashion designer. Cut from the Metro 20.1.26. AFP

Day 20 Unnamed Greenlander Protesting ‘Greenland is for Greenlanders’ (on account of the US president wanting ‘complete and total purchase’ of the world’s biggest island and all its rich minerals) outside the US consulate in Nuuk. Cut from the Metro 20.1.26. Article by Luke Alsford. Reuters

Day 19 Sienna Rose Soul singer with more than 2.9million monthly listeners but isn’t actually real. Cut from the Metro 16.1.26. Article by Pierra Willix. Photo uncredited (not sure if that’s a thing with Ai)

Day 18 Alex Walker Creator of Wordle bot, which helps solve Wordles quickly Cut from the Metro 15.1.26. Photo uncredited.

Day 17 Skyler Chan Space entrepreneur, who has unveiled plans for the first hotel on the Moon. Cut from the Metro 15.1.26. Article by Luke Alsford. Photo uncredited.

Day 16 Mark Angelo Pernia, c1988 - 2026, crew member of a Russian ship which collided with an American tanker in the North Sea. Cut from the Metro 14.1.26. Article by Sam Corbishley. Photo uncredited.

Day 15 Unnamed Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo At risk species. Born at Chester Zoo. Cut from the Metro 14.1.26. Photo uncredited

Day 14 Jennifer Barry Winner of the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award Cut from the Metro 14.1.26. Article by Luke Alsford. Photo uncredited.

Day 13 Maria Corina Machado Winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. Venezuelan politician, activist, and prominent leader of the opposition to the corrupt administration of Maduro. Blocked from standing in the 2024 election and forced into hiding. Cut from the Metro 12.1.26. Photo uncredited.

Day 12 Unnamed protester, Los Angeles. Anti-ICE demonstrations took place across the US over the weekend after the shooting of Renée Nicole Good. Cut from the Metro 12.1.26. Rex

Day 11 Renée Nicole Good c1989 - 2026, shot dead by a federal immigration agent. Cut from the Metro 8.1.26. Photo uncredited.

Day 10 Malaki Conteh The first black Chief Chorister at Chichester Cathedral, and initially paid for singing lessons by selling plants. Now sells food as well (in Crystal Palace) to pay his fees and buy musical instruments for people who can’t afford them. Cut from the Metro 8.1.26. SWNS

Day 9 Nick Biddiss, c1954 - 2026, helped put Kenneth Noye behind bars by relentlessly pursuing him. Noye stabbed 21yo Stephen Cameron to death in 1996. Cut from the Metro 7.1.26. Cover.

Day 8 Heba Muraisi Palestine Action activist on 66th day of hunger strike. Cut from the Metro 7.1.26. Getty

Day 7 Cinzia de Santis Founder of the Healing Venezuela charity. Cut from the Metro 7.1.26. Article by Molly Lee. Photo uncredited.

Day 6 RIP Charlotte Niddam, c2010 - 2026, one of 40 people who died in a fire at a Swiss ski resort. The building had not had a fire safety inspection for 5 years, despite the law saying it should be inspected annually. Cut from the Metro 6.1.26. Photo uncredited.