Well-written, Emma. Every single word: www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...

This is being referred to by police as “sporadic pockets on violence”… www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

I’m genuinely unsure where Britain is heading at the moment. But I don’t expect it to be anywhere good: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Agree with every single word of this. I honestly thought England - and English cricket - for all our failings had put this sort of silliness and hypocrisy behind us. Apparently not. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...

Fascinating. And a reminder that there is a renewable, sustainable solution for just about every problem we face. We just need to do the politics better. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Andrea Jenkyns walked out of the meeting because she can’t stand hypocrisy. As a senior national politician it does sound like she’s in the wrong line of work 😁 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Ten month old son has a Woody toy from Disney in his room. Just seen that the wife put him a drawer with his arm trapped, moved it out just in case Toy Story is real.

Really interesting argument that democracies have the power to defeat illegal threats to them, rather than enacting repressive laws. Cf Al Capone and tax evasion. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“Every minute you spend in the hot water boils you a little.” Jonathan Lieu on the why progressive people should leave X www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I thought this was excellent: clear, informed and helpful. Hopeful too! Do have a look.

This is excellent: clear, informed and challenging stuff from Clive Lewis with a sensible route to improving the country. Do have a look and pass it on. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

And fucking party.

Huge congratulations from all at Curiosity to Hull City AFC on their return to the Premiership. Up The Tigers!

When pensioner benefits and the state pension cost £178bn a year, so why don’t we talk about the triple lock? A very good question asked by Zoe Williams www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Very pleased. The EFL have been brave and I congratulate them. Southampton are consigned to football hell as proven cheats with Milton Keynes. Serves them right for the stupid narrow netted goal frames at the Dell and Mick Shannon’s crass windmill goal celebrations. A long time coming.

Utterly this.

Cracking that Bulgaria wins. Dreadfully silly song, but a fine performer who seems to be able to move in many directions at the same time, won both the jury vote and the popular vote and saved continental embarrassment by crushing Israel. Triumph for democracy, I imagine #eurovision

Uk in last place. Has to be the end of Starmer #eurovision

Bulgarian singer continues to front up #eurovision

The Eurovision professor section is really confusing too many viewers with people who give a shit #eurovision

“Hello, President Xi. My name is John Wayne.”

Tumble outta bed and stumble on a pigeon

The retrospective with spoof covers of previous winners is actually good. Hearing a souped up version of 'All kinds of everything' is a reminder of the song is good enough it'll always shine through #eurovision

Anyway I'm off to vote. I'm really not. I need another gin #eurovision

Austria: classic novelty song by a host to make sure they won't win and have to go to the trouble and expense of hosting again. Dancers in silly full head masks again. Eurobeat. We get it #eurovision

Romania: sexily spandexed and fish netted female asking repeatedly to be choked. Crikey. Other forms of gratification are of course available. Sort of ornate heavy metal tune which wasn't actually bad #eurovision

Norway: lad has an alarming early Dexys look, but blow me it sounds like an actual rock song at the start, although veers into Euroroaring from time to time and then it's all over the place at the end. There we are #eurovision

Italy: chap in his 50s with youngsters dancing behind him. Julio Iglesias vibe. Now seems to be a wedding going on behind him. Wedding dress pulled off ala Makin your mind Up. Right silly #eurovision

Cyprus: sexy, glistening and tanned woman, with a sort of seventies old school Euro vibe. If this contest hadn't been invented no-one would ever have felt the need to do anything like that and we'd've all managed #eurovision

Sweden: Red sparkly mask matches her low cut minidress. COVID chic. Bit of drum machine, but if synth pop with swirling hair. Patent red boots and gloves. We are all guilty #eurovision

Lithuania: chap is painted silver so has a Tin Man vibe. Utterly shapeless song. I'm running out of different ways to say that #eurovision

Poland: typical of tonight's stop-start efforts, fine-looking woman though not the legendary milk-maid but then who is? Belts it out well enough #eurovision

It’s shite.

Finland: bloke sings. Babe plays the violin. She's actually really good, Darling Violetta vibe overshadows his weedy vocals which is all to the good #eurovision

Moldova: boyband-style rapper, like a soft Beastie Boy. Singing about Moldova. Mentions it. A lot #eurovision

France: 17 year old girl with long blonde dreads. Odd dress makes it look as if she has an extra leg. Operatic soprano vocals. Mad enough to do well #eurovision

UK: wearing pink, seems cross about computers, represented by men in suits with square furry green masks on their heads. Apparently we can't vote for the uk entry in the uk. Feel ok with that #eurovision

Croatia: channeling the weird sisters who alarmed Macbeth. Meaningfully pointless chanting. They look very serious. It's unclear why #eurovision

Bulgaria: an undeniable lot of woman for your money performing some strange Bhangra-style disco thingy. The only show where this doesn't sound ludicrous because it is so ludicrous is #eurovision

Czechia: lad seems to have buttoned up his shirt unevenly, but no sense holding that against the kid once you hear the dreadful swooping song. Classic euro non-tune that builds to a climax then ends and we're all grateful for that #eurovision

Malta: bonny looking lad in black spandex. Song is a weedy sub-Bond theme effort. Cut-price staging. Least said, soonest mended #eurovision

Serbia: lads wearing a lot of eye-shadow, like New Romantic vampires. Seems to have a claw on his right arm. Possibly a prosthesis. Lots of doomy euro-silliness. Marvellous! #eurovision

Australia: goddess type femme, blasting out a routine shouty thing to be fair either way proper power and volume. Briefly plays the piano like Eric Morecambe which was odd but hey #eurovision

Apparently Australia is in Europe now. Genuinely didn't know. Must've missed an email #eurovision

Now some interminable pseudo-educational film about things you never wanted to know about Eurovision gives a welcome opportunity to have a slash and get another drink #eurovision

Ukraine: well-meaning woman in a costume made of shredded paper. No-one knows why. Song is poignant, wistfully, stridently, dull #Eurovision

Greece: fella in tiger striped cozzy. Sort of a techno rap song. Quite, quite terrible. Loads of people dressed as statues. CGI flying sweets. Utterly dreadful. This is what we switch on for! #eurovision

Albania: bloke with sunglasses wearing a shawl singing about his mum. We have subtitles as there words are so important. (They're not) Genuinely silly dreck so quite welcome. Improves when his mother comes on stage and removes is sunglasses. Silly lad #eurovision

Albania: bloke with sunglasses wearing a shawl singing about his mum. We have subtitles as there words are so important. (They're not) Genuinely silly dreck so quite welcome. Improves when his mother comes on stage and removes is sunglasses. Silly lad.