On the 6th Day of Christmas.... A goose is never just a goose, writes Peter Thurlow. Absurd on land, terrifying in flight – this bird has been a guardian, a prophet, a war symbol, and the Holy Spirit itself. One creature, centuries of contradiction. Or just a goose?

🎶5 Gold Rings.... A plough cut through history – and struck gold. What was dismissed as scrap metal turned out to be one of Britain’s most extraordinary Iron Age treasures. 📢 Sarah Patey tells all...

It’s #winter. The buzzing has stopped - mostly. So what’s happened to all the #bees? Let me explain. Please #repost this thread. Don’t just like/look. It literally takes you a second. Costs you nothing. Bees are in trouble and need you good people to help. Thank you. #share #nature #education 1/14

🎄 On the 4th day of Christmas… “four calling birds” was originally “four colly birds” meaning coal-black i.e. blackbirds. Leslie Cater has the story.✨ Picture the glossy male blackbird with his bright yellow beak and fluting song. #TwelveDaysOfChristmas eastangliabylines.co.uk/lifestyle/cu...

On the third day of Christmas… Three French hens: from folk rhyme to free-ranging flocks, living the ancient cycle of light, instinct and life. Katayoun Dowlatshahi shares her love of hens eastangliabylines.co.uk/farming/thre...

“Two turtle doves…” 🎶 Once a symbol of love and loyalty, now on the UK Red List. This Christmas, writes Kate Moore, let’s protect the species that inspired the carol. #ConservationMatters eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...

A Christmas ghost story for those who know the Broads after dark – where water waits, roads vanish, and folklore remembers. The past doesn’t rest quietly in Norfolk.

Today was the moment for a #delicious English #Christmasmeal . Huge thanks to my resident chef @darylchef.bsky.social . Happy Christmas all. Incoming #Siesta

Silencing comns. Getting ready for my Polish #ChristmasEve. No, we don't have 12 courses - am only half Polka so we enjoy an eclectic mix of fishy delights. Happy Christmas all.

The #Christmastree is up and it's time to chill 😎

The first day out of prison isn’t about rebuilding a life. It’s about surviving bureaucracy without slipping up. eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/welfare...

#Starmer, #Farage, #Lowe & so many other characters all come under the microscope in this week's diary. @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social highlights foibles, weaknesses & stupidity across the political spectrum.

Walking advice from an AI bot that would, if followed, take the walker over the side of a crag. I'm so tired of this being shoved down our necks.

We rescued this glory from a skip many years ago. Here she is in all her joyous magnitude. Porcelain head & hands, very naff costume - we love her indomitable spirit.

What’s worse: AI failing spectacularly or succeeding completely? If the bubble bursts, the shock will be global. If it doesn’t, and AI truly becomes smarter than us… well, that’s its own apocalypse. Read now - choose your disaster writes Ben Smith

Over 100 colourful tractors plus other agricultural vehicles entertained residents at the festive North Walsham Young Farmers Christmas Tractor Run This year, raising funds for Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Of whimps, #Brexit, #thelettuce #politics & bus shelters. @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social strips away the flesh to reveal a fragile carcass.

"The Bylines Network is tremendously inspiring…it's crucial that journalism speaks truth to power, but the great majority of it unfortunately speaks with the voice of power…it’s really inspiring to see networks like yours filling that huge gap and doing what journalism ought to do.” George Monbiot

#Christmas pantos are good for everyone. "Oh no they aren't - oh YES they are." #Cinderella is at #NorwichTheatreRoyal.

A man with a sci-fi inspired pseudonym, a think tank, and a Brexitty fantasy of “75 benefits” vs. a gay immigrant pretending to be a bear with a second-hand MacBook. Let’s see where this adventure takes us, shall we? 🐻

The stories in the Museum of Austerity serve as a stark reminder of the human cost of pushing through cost-cutting legislation.

Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’ The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...

Liz Truss, the world’s most tone deaf politician: "We're going to talk about what needs to be done. We're going to look at the Trump revolution and see how this can be achieved in Britain."

Lies, #Brexit denials, falsehoods & the bizarre machinations of the far Left & Right. @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social explains all.

cureparkinsonsshop.com/products/sop... Your search for the perfect Christmas present is over - the #sophiefromromania calendar is just £9.99 with all profits going to Cure Parkinson’s

“we must all now confront the reality that the Brexit deal we have has significantly hurt our economy” Keir Starmer

The petition calling for an inquiry into Russian influence in UK politics has surged past 100,000. People shared it everywhere. Social media made this happen. eastangliabylines.co.uk/foreign-poli...

Farewell #TomStoppard - thanks for your genius,ttalent & your superb brilliance.

From budgets to bigots, Your Party to the Greens - illuminate your Saturday with @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social

Thousands of rare American recordings — some 100 years old — go online for all to enjoy laist.com/news/arts-an...

Farewell #JimmyCliff soundtrack to my youth. Thank you for the happiness.

Not content with selling out Ukraine to Russia and thereby putting the security of America’s allies at risk, the Trump regime is trashing the reputation of US science and risking the health of its children by rewriting the CDC website to suggest a link between vaccines and autism

After years of arguments, the numbers are finally in. A decade of data shows Brexit hit investment, growth and productivity exactly as predicted – only worse. eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...

Praise for #PeterPrinsley, condemnation for #Hancock. queries over #Dereham council byelection, head shaking over #Mahmood & despair over #McSweeneys influence. @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social has the skinny - as usual.

Small problem - bloody loud #fireworks in my neighbourhood, industrial sized bangs. Just stop - please.

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Over the next few months I’m going to revisit the cities/areas where I took the photos for the Outsiders project to see if we can reconnect with some of the participants. We did this in York last year with some success. Will also look at documenting some of the tent encampments as an update.

Boy bitten by a crawfish, drawn by Sofonisba Anguissola. Her proud father sent this to Michelangelo to show what a talented daughter he had. Michelangelo agreed! Today is her day.

Buckle up - because this now amounts to a direct and deliberate attack on our country and its cultural sovereignty. Which side our politicians take - Trump's or the BBC's - over the coming days and weeks will speak volumes about their patriotism.

UK Politics has taken on an almost Sisyphean turn this week & who better to highlight the mess than @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social .

How Nigel Farage Took Over British Politics youtu.be/pfl0mxXoQss?... via @BylineTV

If you've ever needed a reason to rally behind the BBC then this is it.

200 diaries on & @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social is still questioning all things & characters political. As for describing #Farage as "aggrieved platypus" it's a stroke of genius. Some hope this week with the #Mamdani success.

Go & see this eclectic #Norwich art fair.

open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... After a trip to a college in Ebbw Vale to talk about fake news some reflections on the battle between truth and falsehood - and how the tech giants reward ‘clickable’ lies

When Reform and Tories are goose-stepping ever further towards ethno-nationalist extremism, planning mass deportations of immigrants and Farage talks of a returns deal with the Taliban, it would seem that many of the poppy-police have entirely forgotten what Remembrance Day is all about.

Dodgy Tory donors, AI generated Reform fakes, Farage counting his gold & dreams of Ed Davey buying a pint. As ever the estimable @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social covers the #UK political landscape.

Fascinating article with Don McCullin talking about 19 of his greatest photos. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...