Sir Anthony Hopkins recites lines from 'Fern Hill' ahead of shooting a film based on a Dylan Thomas short story, 'A Visit To Grandpa's', set in the Welsh countryside. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Back street, Page Bank Colliery, painting by County Durham artist Eric Thompson.

Children take a rest from playing games on the street, Wigan, November 1939, photo by Kurt Hutton.

Philip Larkin, St Hilda's Street, Hull, photo by Jane Bown.

THESE ISLES: Tony Blair, born in Edinburgh in 1953 and educated there at Fettes College, was one of Labour's most electorally successful yet controversial prime ministers, who introduced devolution to the UK after earlier efforts failed. 1/9

'A great read' - five-star customer review of 'These Isles: A People's History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales', bestseller in British and Irish history at Waterstones, Amazon and bookshops.

‘It’s got real sass!’ Irvine Welsh chooses new life for Trainspotting as a stage musical. www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/m...

Bride Street, Dublin, painting by Flora Mitchell (1890-1973), American-born Irish artist.

Dame Shirley Bassey reveals she can no longer reply to fan mail because of hand surgery. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ubiquitous Chip, Glasgow restaurant, recognised with listed building status thanks to murals painted by renowned Scottish artist and writer Alasdair Gray. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Eilean Donan, western highlands, Scotland, photo by Aleksandrs Mozgovojs.

Nicola Sturgeon steps down from Holyrood this week. I interviewed her for the @financialtimes.com when she was the young SNP candidate for Govan in the first Scottish Parliament election in 1999. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Fuck Trump and go to No Kings rally Saturday, please.

Missouri court upholds mid-decade congressional redistricting backed by Trump A Missouri court has upheld a mid-decade redistricting plan that gives Republicans a chance to win an additional congressional seat in this year’s midterm elections ...

Badenoch is worried about taxpayers’ money. You read that right. Badenoch, who was in a Tory government that wasted a staggering £100 billion on Covid crony contracts like Mone’s, is now worried about taxpayers’ money.

A production by foreign-owned rags In association with Tory scum & fascists Mission: erase 14 years of Tories from history.

Farage politics is reduced to whatever trends on X. politicsintheuk.substack.com/p/farages-wh...

Farage's employee Parry said that Jewish people are "Islamists on horseback." Source: Hampshire Chronicle

⚠️ Warning - A cancerous political party

Standing on a balcony watching the lines. Very helpful.

As expected, with a peppering of violence at any given time.

Republicans are blaming DT, as they should.

"he unties their hands to actually go out and destroy the enemy as viciously as possible from moment one." Yes, I would call murdering almost 170 schoolgirls pretty vicious.

Hegseth: "The air campaign we've conducted was one for the history books. And it's because we have a president who when he sends his warfighters out to fight, he unties their hands to actually go out and destroy the enemy as viciously as possible from moment one."

​​We gave Amazon a $17.5 BILLION tax break last year. Meta got $13.7 BILLION. Citigroup didn't pay a penny—we gave them a tax REFUND. Those tax breaks didn't do anything to create jobs, let alone save them. We have got to stop with the corporate tax giveaways.

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Hungarian FM Péter Szijjártó confirmed that he is in regular contact with Russian FM Sergei Lavrov during closed meetings of the European Union. Really looking forward to Hungary without this russian proxi government.

Animals (or Their Parts) That Were in/on RFK, JR's car: A dead bear cub. A head he chain-sawed off a dead whale. A penis he cut off a dead raccoon while his children watched. This totally normal man is in charge of your health.

Trump: ‘Iran wants to make a deal so badly' Iran: ‘Iran’s military will continue its response to the war launched by the US and Israel until the regime has achieved “complete victory”’

Edward R. Murrow famously used his platform on CBS to criticize the witch hunts led by Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s. He got his start on CBS Radio, which will sadly be shut down after nearly 100 years of operation. We need more journalists holding the powerful accountable like this.

Trump has already created his own private army. He is selling or dismantling ALL of the departments that helped citizens and in the case of US Aid, the world’s poorest people. Page 159 of Project 2025 outlines the dismantling & privatization of TSA ( Transport Security Administration)

“That’s why Reform’s fossil-fuel funded politicians are so opposed to climate science and… Net Zero… Not because Net Zero is an economic failure but because its success will hit their donors’ profits” Farage: Never acts in the national interest. Only ever his own. open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

Now spreading to Lebanon as well. Horrific land uncontrolled greed under the disguise of security. Israel to control large buffer zone in southern Lebanon, its defence minister says share.google/Vy5R8EZkWUr4...

From a BlueSky friend....... "Every day I reach a new level of disgust. Israel was supposed to exist as a haven for Jews, not as a re-enactment of the bloody book of Joshua with entire villages slaughtered to satisfy the blood-lust of some supposedly angry god".

Shout out to Residenzstraße — just one of several funky U Bahn stations along the northern section of the U8 Read more about this fascinating transit line here: www.slowtravelberlin.com/a-wild-anecd...

🇩🇪🇮🇱 Volkswagen is in talks with Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defence Systems over a deal that would switch production at one of the German group’s factories from cars to missile defence, - FT

It's sickening that western allies can come together to protect their own interests in the Middle East but allow this sort of attack to continue in Ukraine. And now, thanks to Trump, the Russians have plenty of extra cash to spend.

Yet another video of Trump’s bogus assassination attempt. This one’s from the Washington Post.

Ukrainian artist, Alina Evdoschenko

It's recklessly irresponsible (talking to you, Business Insider) to write these words as if they have any connection to reality. So tired of the idea that "unbiased" reporting means credulously translating the ludicrous statements of con-men.

As the death toll and cost of living continue to surge from Trump's war on Iran, where is JD Vance? Attending RNC fundraisers with billionaire megadonors, real estate developers, venture capital executives, and a former private prison CEO. Hello?

The lifecycle of Reform! #NeverVoteReform

If there is another election in the US, GOP are finished. GOP know this, so will they allow another election....

Van Hollen makes Under Secretary of State DiNanno squirm in response to a series of questions about his involvement in the transfer of US bombs to the Netanyahu government

When you arrive at Terminal E at Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston, the line outside looks fairly manageable. But in reality, it starts in the basement, goes up a floor and zigzags through baggage check, then runs outside before snaking around the check in counters.

🚨 A Russian strike on Lviv has damaged the Bernardine Monastery, a protected national landmark. Foreign Minister Sybiha is calling on UNESCO to take action as the city’s historic center is a World Heritage site. 22 people were injured in the Russian attack on the city.