91 degrees (in proper language) in the bedroom. And to think I wanted some sleep!

It seems unbelievable to me that we've not *already* enforced every sanction possible against Russia.

In which the Guardian Top 100 Novels list appears to contain rather more elements of fiction than should be the case. There's something profoundly existential about them forgetting L'Etranger / The Outsider. One suspects Camus would be amused. And surely it should be in the top 20, not number 71?!

Thanks, Vonnegut. 💜

I don't think he understands how threats are supposed to work.

Clearly, the outdoor furniture is out for the Maine Coons not the humans!

Ambition, fulfilled. Close up, in steam, The Flying Scotsman really is so beautiful.

Love the obituaries in The Times. Today: "His mother then married Sir John Davis, president of the Rank Organisation. This marriage did not endure as Dinah soon discovered that he was a cross dresser and had had two other wives which she did not know about."

Since joining Liverpool in 2017, Mohamed Salah scored nearly a quarter of every goal netted by the club (257 goals out of 1079). It took 118 players (who represented the club during the same period) to score the other three quarters. #LFC

Mohamed Salah in the Premier League since he joined Liverpool in 17/18: Most touches in opp. box Most shots Most shots on target Most goals + assists Most goals Most assists (Squawka)

Meeting eldest for dinner. Who knew there were two entirely different pubs in villages 20 minutes apart between Leicester and Nottingham: The Plough At Normanton and The Plough at Normanton. All in the A / a !

Liverpool have had so many superb players in the 52 years since I first watched them, but the two Kings are undeniably the greatest - King Kenny and The Egyptian King. Both magnificent players and fantastic people. Mo will be missed. #YNWA #LFC #redsky

This is so what are cats are thinking most of the time!

Sad day for #LFC . Salah and Roberston leaving. Alisson probably leaving. And, worse still, seems Slot probably staying. #YNWA #redsky

🇩🇪🇺🇦 "I wonder, why do you, from the AfD, hate Ukraine so much? What have the people of Ukraine actually done to you that you're on Putin's side? Putin is harming the German people. Putin is harming Europe. ” - Jürgen Hardt Member of the German Bundestag

Many old Music Hall fans were present at the funeral today of Fred "Chuckles" Jenkins, Britain's oldest and unfunniest comedian. In tribute, the vicar read out one of Fred's jokes, and the congregation had two minutes silence.

Whatever the very excellent Alan Milburn recommends, I hope the government implements it. One of the outstanding politicians.

"I said it's quite bold of Nigel Farage to avoid all media interviews during an important by-election. What did I say Roy?" "You said the cowardly little shit's in hiding because of his dodgy financial dealings"

AOC: This is what drinking water in Georgia looks like after Meta began data center construction in the community.

Never mind being not good enough to manage Liverpool, Arne Slot really is charmless. This is not how the fans of this club or people of this city treat club legends. Salah must play. Slot must go. #LFC #YNWA #Redsky

How outstanding is he?

Standard Chartered really must fire Bill Winters, their CEO, for describing junior colleagues as 'lower value human capital'. The worst attitudes in the City captured in one totally unacceptable phrase.

I love that Jordan Henderson is in the England World Cup squad. A great on-pitch leader. #YNWA

Brilliant.

This is bravery.

There are days when I miss being an editor. I loved writing headlines. Whoever did this, I hope they took the rest of the day off.

Oops!

Just finished Episode 5 of "Legends". The acting is truly magnificent: Tom Burke, Steve Coogan, Con O'Neill, Johnny Harris in particular give utterly brilliant performances. BAFTAs all round.

Glad to hear Harry Maguire's going to be on the plane to the States in the summer. With his kids going to Disneyland. While the grown-ups play the World Cup.

If journalists were doing their job properly, it would simply not be possible for the public to be labouring under this degree of ignorance when it comes to immigration. inews.co.uk/opinion/immi...

This. Great thread.

The EHRC rules that "services could decide to let trans people use toilets for disabled people". Yet government minister Bridget Phillipson "said the aim was to allow people to live free from discrimination and harassment". I genuinely don't see how these statements are compatible.

Have a guess whether the judge who didn't put three convicted teenage rapists in prison was (a) male or (b) female. This is an absolute disgrace and an appalling insult to the victims. The judge should be sacked.

Bob Paisley: three European Cups, six League titles Pep Guardiola: one Eupean Cup, six League titles No contest. Sir Alex? Now there's a worth rival for Bob. #LFC

As an #LFC supporter: - Congratulations to Arsenal, a club we always respect. - Ha, ha, ha to the City cheats. - Bournemouth: can we have your manager, please?

Southampton expelled. Now can we have Man City stripped of all their titles?

Sometimes the poems I write aren’t the ones I intend to write.

Please can we have Guardiola to replace Slot at Anfield? #lfc #bluesky

I keep thinking there must be a word for a 'Trackless tram'... Oh yes. 'Bus'.

Nothing says "ripped off" like doing a Tesco shop having forgotten your Clubcard!

I so loved seeing this as I walked back to my hotel late last night after Eurovision: the cinema that still shows "The Third Man" several times a week, 77 years on from its release. To my mind, it remains the greatest movie ever made.

You could buy Eurovision souvenirs in the merch store in Vienna - or go for this guy's foraging approach in one of the parks! #ESC26

Note how peaceful the protest was. As, indeed, was the pro-Palestinian protest event I attended in Vienna a couple of days before the Grand Final. Contrast to the aggressive and provocative behaviour of some Israeli fans inside the Eurovision arena last night.

Bulgaria's most important geopolitical contribution.

To the Viennese man who told me to "fuck off back to my own country" when I booed Israel taking the lead tonight in Eurovision: you are a disgrace to your amazing city. And: ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. #ESC26

I have never experienced communal joy like the moment in the arena in Vienna just now when Bulgaria won Eurovision. Or, more to the point, when Israel lost. The Contest cannot do this again. #esc26

The trouble with getting a great place in the arena from which to watch the Eurovision performances is not daring to move to go to the loo or grab a drink for fear of losing my spot. And I've been standing here for 4.5 hours!!

Atmosphere building nicely in the arena here in Vienna for the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final - the world's largest annual non-sporting event. (Its TV audience is more than twice as big as #2 and #3, the Oscars and Grammies, combined.) Feeling so lucky and so excited to be here. #ESC26

What the actual are the #LFC leadership doing allowing Alonso to go to Chelsea? #redsky