I'm amazed The Traitors didn't recruit Matty last night. I thought Stephen would be gagging to have Matty in his inner circle😜⭕ #TheTraitors

Another truly remarkable outfit from Stephen, omg that stripey catsuit! #TheTraitors

Jenrick's defection also looks terrible for Farage. Why is he welcoming aboard the man responsible for putting thousands of asylum seekers in hotels all over the country - draining is taxpayers while making a nice profit for people like Nathan Gill and Tory donors?

Kemi BadEnoch is awful of course, but good on her for gazumping the utterly loathsome Jenrick. And it looks terribly humiliating for Jenrick saying we wasn't defecting, and then doing it after all. What a bunch of clowns! www.bbc.com/news/live/cr...

This reminds me of that Yes Minister episode where Hacker sends 800 heavily armed paratroopers to a troublespot on a "goodwill visit". "That's an awful lot of good will."

The Iranian regime charging large amounts of money to retrieve the bodies of killed protesters is despicable, but canny. Many families can't afford it, so that means fewer public funerals, fewer focuses for protest and anger. #bbcwato

I'd love to see a "Zack Polanski oddbods coalition running the country". Bring it on! #bbcwato

I'm both surprised by Robert Jenrick and not. He's long been a fascist and a racist, but I thought he was holding out to replace BadEnoch. Looks bad for Reform taking all these Tories, the people who got us into the mess we're in now! www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr...

Ran out of custard powder last night so made it with cornflour, sugar and vanilla - which is all custard powder is, I don't know why I buy it. For colour I added a bit of turmeric which adds a slightly earthy gingery flavour. Slightly odd colour but delicious, actually. Perfect with a plum crumble!

Surprise surprise: gammon-faced toad Toby Young's "Free Speech Union" isn't very keen on free speech?🥶🍑

The Traitors choosing to murder tonight is very foolish. They should've recruited Matty, with so many shields it was the perfect opportunity. Then when Matty got banished it's a double win for them. #TheTraitors

There's something very Liz Truss about Harriet on a #TheTraitors. I don't think this unhinged performance is going to help her book sales.

This is pretty shitty of Sting to argue Spotify streaming is "live performance", therefore screwing his bandmates out of millions. What a shit. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Funny given the entire country have lost confidence in Shabana Mahmood. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...

Hey Giles Coren, I got food poisoning in McDonalds! Admittedly that was many years ago when I ordered a veggie burger, which had probably been sitting around for god knows how long. Never eaten in McDonalds again! #bbcwato

Laughed out loud at Wes Streeting saying "we have a policy called GIRFT". Grift, more like, you bloody conman!😆 nation.cymru/news/governm...

Starmer's announcement also shows staggering *political* incompetence. Why on earth announce it on Tuesday night, giving the opposition plenty of time to prepare questions for PMQs the following day?! Why not just wait until Thursday, let a week go by and let some other dominate the news?

Starmer's digital ID plan intended to "make it harder to work in the UK" has certainly worked in one way: it's made it practically impossible for him to stay in his job!😎 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Wow. UKIP are now openly Nazi with their new iron cross logo. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

AI is never going to be truly successful until it can answer questions like "where did I put my keys?" or "why did I come into this room?"😎

Digital ID is a good idea, but as always, Starmer got everything about it wrong. Labour should've sold it as a way to reduce identity fraud and simplify official interactions. Instead they tried to make it a racist campaign against migrants. Starmer must resign. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

With 10,000 protestors murdered by the "Islamic Republic", Iranians can't trust TACO Trump's bullshit. He already promised an armed response to protect protestors, and all we got is threats to tax American consumers with illegal tariffs. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...

This is old news, but I'm just hearing about it because ICE and US federal authorities are using these fake cell towers to spy on protestors' calls, messages, uploaded photos and location. They're used by UK police too, so turn off your phone at protests! www.bbc.co.uk/news/busines...

I worry about the Graun, it seems to have been taken over by TERFs and Zionists. The real headline here is "Vocal Pro-Genocide Vice-Chair of 'Labour Friends of Israel' forced to cancel school visit after parents object". I guess that's too long😎 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Of course it's massively hypocritical of Iran's so-called Islamic Republic to be doing business with China at all, given China is busily exterminating Muslims in its own country. But as we've seen with Israel, what's a little genocide between friends? www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

TACO Trump threatened military repercussions over Iran, but of course he's chickened out. Now he's up to his old tricks of tariff threats that won't work. Pathetic. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...

Rather puts paid to right wing howling about London being a violent no-go zone. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

There's some serious queer-baiting between Tom Hiddleston and Diego Calva in the long-overdue The Night Manager season 2, and I'm here for it😎 How far will Jonathan Pine go to "get his man"?😜

Sinking shit joins rat. #NadhimZahawi #ReformUK www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Regardless of Ofcom's investigation, the government MUST STOP using Xitter. It's an evil hellscape. Labour have no business being on there. Even worse, they must stop making policy based on what Xitter users think. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The narrative about London crime is truly so BORING to Londoners. Those of us who walk & travel around our city safely every day, every night. The likeliest daily risk to Londoners is of being ripped off by our landlord or somewhere charging us £4.50 for a coffee. #r4today

It's astonishing that Mr Zubaydah won compensation from the UK merely for us supplying a few questions, but is still being illegally detained by the US, having been horrifically tortured by the CIA, causing him to lose an eye. There is no justice in America. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"I'm sure my friend Jeffrey Epstein didn't take anyone by force either", insists Mandelson. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

BREAKING: Staggering scenes as brave Iranians stand up to their illegitimate government in Tehran... um, hang on, I'm being told this is actually Minneapolis. Forget I said anything...

I just don't believe this. Sure Epstein wouldn't have bothered finding girls for Mandelson, but surely he wouldn't seen girls hanging around. From what we know these girls were staff, assistants and masseuses. Perhaps he just refused to see it, blinded by wealth.

You'd have thought a journalist would have spent two seconds looking at photos from Mandelson's time with Epstein before repeating such claims

This is a fun surprise: hot queer hockey romance Heated Rivalry is a massive hit in Russia. I often find gay romances a bit cringe, but this is a great watch. Apparently Connor Storrie's Russian is good despite him not speaking any Russian before filming! www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

Finally got grant of probate for my deceased mother's estate. Only took six months...🥺 www.gov.uk/government/n...

I'll confess, I have thoroughly selfish reasons for wanting Iran to be free and safe. It's a fascinating country packed with ancient history, culture and natural beauty. I've wanted to visit for decades. Zoroastrianism has always fascinated me. Iran needs to be free. youtu.be/CYgwej122w4?...

Big oil bosses pubicly humiliated Trump, and it's hilarious😂 He attacked a sovereign nation claiming US oil will take over and invest £100Bn... But of course he didn't consult them, and they said NO. Maybe ask Gazprom or Sinopec, I'm sure they'll take over? 🤣 www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

The Iranian regime, like all dictatorships, of course had no choice but brutal reprisal. That's the nature of oppressive regimes who live by fear. But will it be enough? I hope not. I dearly hope the Iranian people will win freedom. They deserve it.

Google's "Don't Be Evil" slogan is truly long dead and buried. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Not sure what to think of Reza Pahlavi centering himself in the Iran protests. He represents a former regime just as discredited as the current one. And yet he represents centuries of tradition and legitimacy, and is potentially a stabilising figure. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The EU-Mercosur trade deal is an incredible opportunity that the UK is missing out on. Every year Britain is falling further and further behind our neighbours in economic prosperity. We must rejoin the EU before we get ever poorer. www.politico.eu/article/eu-m...

So happy to see Fiona banished - omg I've never been so desperate to have someone kicked out! #TheTraitors

I really hate this rebranding stations for advertising purposes. Sure TFL relies on advertising, but don't rename stations it's very annoying. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Trump aside, I dearly hope the Iranian people win their freedom. Iran is an amazing country, and far more developed and cultured than any other in the region. A stable democratic Iran could really change the balance of the world. Iranian people deserve freedom. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cl...

Stripping teenage grooming victim Shamima Begum set a dangerous precedent for stripping people of UK citizenship. Who's next, who was either born outside the UK or is eligible for dual citizenship? Shabana Mahmood? Kemi Badenoch? Tommy Tinker? Boris Johnson?

"I won't tolerate Grok porn" says Keir Starmer, "but I'm quite happy to keep using it despite all the lies, hate speech and incitement to violence. After all, these are the people I want voting Labour in May!" www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...