One moment of lightness.

This is fabulous news. I can't wait to see the new series with @nigella.bsky.social She will be amazing. Surely @sturdyalex.bsky.social needs to be a contestant!

Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom release a joint statement:

Neil Coyle MP has written a brutal takedown letter to Nigel Farage for his breach of parliamentary protocol, because Farage visited Coyle's London constituency without notifying him. 10/10 no notes. (H/T @simonpegg.bsky.social)

This is truly brilliant!👏👏✨ I wondered why I disliked Trump so much……🤭 londondaily.com/british-writ...

By this time tonight I was meant to have made my bread sauce, cranberry sauce and begun the gingerbread stuffing, and yet I find myself, tasks still undone, on my sofa, with drink and cake to hand, happily gazing at my Christmas-Grotto-garden. Rather thrilled with my new light-up deer, I must say.

Giveaway! I’m giving one lucky person the chance to pick one shelf of books from our Bertvent bookcase. Follow and repost by midday on Saturday 27th and I’ll pick someone at random! Which shelf will you choose? (UK only)

Tonight Giljagaur, the second of Iceland's 13 Yule Lads, comes down from the mountains. He likes to sneak into the cow shed and steal milk. All the children put a shoe out in the window for him to put a treat or a little gift in – if they have been good that is. The bad children get a potato.

Tonight Stekkjastaur, the first of Iceland's 13 Yule Lads, comes down from the mountains. He likes to sneak into the sheep shed to drink milk from the ewes. All the children put a shoe in the window for him to put a treat or a little gift in – if they have been good! The bad children get a potato.

Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 8 ‘Winter Farmyard’ Artist: Ronald Lampitt

Donald Trump is gunning for the BBC, and Farage is cheering him on. Want to know why? Follow the money…

SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten. "I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA

She smiles and says, "I will always love you."

The Budget is due on 26 November. If you have sometimes thought that you could do a better job than the Chancellor, now is your chance to find out if you are right. 99-percent.org/if-you-were-...

This from @lewisgoodall.com

Prunella Scales, who has died aged 93, was superb as Sybil in Fawlty Towers and in so many other roles. Here’s my musical tribute to a wonderful actress.

'She's only sorry she got caught and called out'

British.

It's quite wrong to suggest Robert Jenrick is a racist. Racists believe in something. My SKETCH.

Humiliation upon humiliation for the Melster in front of half-full Tory crowd | John Crace

Dutch late night TV has its take

Britain will ‘never surrender flag’ to far-right protesters, Starmer says

NOTHING will prepare you for this 45-second story arc. From "I'm just doing this because I love the flag, it's totally grassroots, and I'm not part of anything political"... to who actually gave him the flags the night before. Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.

Nigel Farage was humiliated earlier today by a brilliant Rep. Jamie Raskin who called him a “far-right pro-Putin politician” and a “Donald Trump sycophant and wannabe”. Not sure Nigel will want to come back to the US after that 😂

This is my flag.

7 dictator-esque Nigel Farage plans backing torture, jailing kids and paying jihadis www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Phones in schools hinder growth for kids and create more work for adults, Gail Cornwall argues. Cornwall, a parent and former teacher, makes the case for banning them:

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🤔 Someone is desperate for hatred and division. Guess who?

Reporter: What’s going on with those posts on X that are clearly trolling the president? Newsom: I hope it’s a wake up call for the president. I’m just following his example. If you have issues with what I’m putting out, you sure as hell should have concerns with what he’s putting out

An absolutely glorious way to spend an afternoon in the sun (or shade). TW: includes a short reference to Bambi that may make some (me) a little wet eyed.

OK so feeling slightly apprehensive about this, which I suppose is kind of the point. This is an attempt at a progressive view on masculinity and on men getting laid. God help me. iandunt.substack.com/p/how-to-be-...

Is that a 'real' man crossing his legs? How will those manfluencers who harass men about their behaviour cope? #realmensithowtheywant #realmeneatsoupanddontcare #realmendonttellothermenhowtositorwhattoeat

BREAKING: Gavin Newsom has just torched Trump, Stephen Miller and the whole administration. 🔥 It comes after armored vehicles and armed federal agents stormed MacArthur Park in LA today. EVERY. WORD. OF. THIS.

Penniless and homeless, Raynor and Moth Winn found fame with their story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. The Salt Path became a global bestseller and was adapted into a major film. But we can reveal it wasn’t the whole truth. @chloehadj.bsky.social Read more:

Commentators: 'Labour's wasted its first year in office'. Ed Miliband:

Study finds smartphone bans in Dutch schools improved focus reut.rs/3IrG0VM

I wrote about how Brad Pitt has effectively albeit transparently used F1: The Movie and its press tour to rehabilitate his image, in order to obscure the violent allegations about abuse toward Angelina Jolie & his current estrangement from his six kids, @vulture.com. www.vulture.com/article/brad...

I laughed so hard I dropped my phone into the abyss under the ottoman

I’ve written this essay for The Observer on Keir Starmer’s first year as PM, the very private side to him that you don’t often see in public, and how he has learnt from the mistakes he has made. observer.co.uk/news/politic...

He said ceasefire NOW!

#Mobland: Brosnan On Set. youtube.com/shorts/iWcsH...

Today marks nine years since Jo Cox MP was murdered by a far-right extremist while serving her constituents in Batley and Spen. Jo dedicated her life to building a fairer, more compassionate society, and her belief that “we have more in common than that which divides us” continues to resonate.

Memo from Private Eye to our broadcasters

Mobland Auditions: Pierce Brosnan.

Find your local June 14th protest. No to Kings. www.nokings.org

Trump and Elon broke up