Oh yes he is! Kiefer Sutherland dives into the world of panto tinyurl.com/25sz56ar [Guardian]

Selfishly, I checked in on my HK peeps and they're OK. Awkward talks with their younglings, though, about how such terrible things can happen. #c4news

Make no mistake: people are going to drown. #c4news

I heard the "explanation" of this shooting. All I can say is that Israel Army Radio would give communist-era Pravda a run for its money. #c4news

I hope Spanky's dreams are plagued every night à la Scrooge: the ghosts of all his sins reminding him of how much of a shitbag he is, rattling their chains in recrimination #c4news

Spanky has all the geopolitical nous of a pebble. And because of that, thousands of innocent people will now have to suffer. #c4news

Judge Box'o'Wine is the DC attorney?! I'd forgotten. #c4news

Is that K street??? #c4news

Isn't this one of the things that AI was supposed to revolutionise? #c4news

Can someone please explain this? Would large-scale screening for prostate cancer and early treatment *really* be more expensive than cancer treatment for prostate cancer patients once the cancer has already set in? #c4news

Apparently, prostate cancer is something that many men die *with* but not necessarily *from*. Men in my family are vulnerable, and I'm so grateful that they can get screening when they need it. #c4news

Doomwatch! #c4news

Crazed gamer plays Minecraft using a receipt printer as a display — crippling 0.5 fps frame rate not even the biggest drawback tinyurl.com/2actpqbz [TomsHardware]

What five years of evidence on hybrid working tells us about the future of employment tinyurl.com/2aym68so [ConversationUK]

How to Measure the Earth’s Radius With Legos tinyurl.com/29r459a3 [Wired]

WHO global infertility guideline could fill a European void tinyurl.com/23oqmx3l [EurActiv]

How the “Marvelization” of Cinema Accelerates the Decline of Filmmaking tinyurl.com/2a2rpdxm [OpenCulture]

London zoo boss quits amid claims of ‘unacceptable workplace behaviour’ tinyurl.com/2yt2sbee [Guardian] Are the lemurs OK?!?!!???

EU again keeps Russia outside International Maritime Organisation’s board tinyurl.com/2ydmoujm [EurActiv]

USA • Orthodox Church pews are overflowing with converts tinyurl.com/22zujr9q [Ekathimerini] Uh=oh...

How to Delete a #WordPress Site: Complete Removal Guide tinyurl.com/277gfaa2#WordPress[WPZoom]

Ukrainian man suspected of Nord Stream pipeline blasts placed in custody in Germany tinyurl.com/2bosrhow [abcNews]

Syria’s Yazidi Community Faces the Future With Concern tinyurl.com/26gf3ysu [ForeignPolicy]

Ex-Brexit Party MEP named in Nathan Gill messages denies taking pro-Russia bribes tinyurl.com/2y4ssa5n [LeftFootFwd]

France • Convicted rapist Pelicot seeks publisher for books written behind bars tinyurl.com/28xko645 [RFI] <rage intensifies>

After a teddy bear talked about kink, #AI watchdogs are warning parents against smart toys tinyurl.com/2839f6rv#AI[Guardian]

Everything you need to know about #YourParty’s founding conference tinyurl.com/239ow5ec#YourParty’s[LeftFootFwd]

Romania’s defense minister resigns over false claims on his CV tinyurl.com/24m4bd76 [PoliticoEurope]

The 28-point ‘peace plan’ for Ukraine may be dead – but Trump still won’t stop Putin tinyurl.com/27e3t7mh [Guardian]

One in 10 UK parents say their child has been blackmailed online, NSPCC finds tinyurl.com/28l9pgf5 [Independent]

'Scared and desperate': South Africans say they were duped by Zuma's daughter to fight for Russia tinyurl.com/2araqjng [BBC]

Belgium hits back at EU plan to use frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine tinyurl.com/25lftd3d [Guardian] Oh???

Council tax shock for thousands of Durham’s poorest – thanks to Reform UK tinyurl.com/2dks5nnj [NEBylines]

Ireland • Dublin refuses to remove Irish flags amid fierce immigration debate tinyurl.com/22bp6ab2 [Independent]

France to begin at-sea interceptions of migrant boats in the Channel tinyurl.com/2d4uuywl [EurActiv] Translation: drownings in the Channel to increase

British vigilantes recorded planning ‘Operation Overlord’ to target Channel migrants tinyurl.com/29z2lmk7 [iPaper]

How the beauty industry still profits from colonialism – video tinyurl.com/28b8etch [Guardian]

How to Check Hidden Group Chats on Instagram tinyurl.com/2adc5mfm [WebFactoryLtd]

OBR challenges claims Reeves dropped income tax rise due to rosier forecasts tinyurl.com/28hjgn88 [Guardian]

Guinea-Bissau president flees to Senegal after coup tinyurl.com/2a56uxgw [BBC]

Spyware’s Double Threat: How High-Profile Targets and Ordinary Users are at Risk tinyurl.com/2cupey98 [SiteProNews]

The most and least popular measures in Rachel Reeves’ budget tinyurl.com/244g3qew [LeftFootFwd]

Death toll from floods in Thailand reaches 145 tinyurl.com/22tgb3jj [abcNews]

Kyiv insists Zelensky will never cede territory to Putin ahead of peace talks in Moscow tinyurl.com/2ywb62fw [Independent]

Government Pays French Influencers To Persuade People To Visit The UK tinyurl.com/28zegjuq [PoliticsHome] Wait... whut?

The kidnap gangs, jihadists and separatists wreaking havoc in Nigeria tinyurl.com/25232zqb [BBC]

Dutch stand by decision to deport three Afghan women tinyurl.com/263pedsa [DutchNewsNL]

The government’s budget is simply managing decline tinyurl.com/234eu3pk [LeftFootFwd]

‘Are you stupid?’ Trump explodes at reporter after being called out on false claims tinyurl.com/29xkv92s [RawStory]

Bubble fears rise in China’s humanoid robotics boom as funding outpaces real demand tinyurl.com/29oltzp5 [IntEngineering]