For UK viewers. Mitch McConnell has been in hospital for a couple of weeks with no updates. Rumours are flying around Washington: he's been declared brain dead but is still on life support. His wife has left his bedside to return to China. The timing of his death affects how his successor is elected

Despite Reform claiming convicted fraudster George Cottrell has "no official role," trackers have spotted him running press conferences, working backstage at major rallies, and joining Farage on foreign trips. 📊🗺️👇

That unexplained £5m donation makes coutts decision to suspend Farage's account far more understandable #r4today

So, how does the #BBC website work when it comes to comments? Story on Burnham is open to comments, and there are thousands, often vitriolic. Story on Farage... and nope, no opportunity to say a word about the grifter grinch. How does this work #ChrisMason ?

“Listen. Farage is in there. Don’t mention the 5 million quid. I mentioned it once but I think I got away with it alright.”

"You want to know how to get Farage? He starts pointing at small boats, you send him a Sunday Times financial investigation into his donations. That's the Clacton way."

#OTD #RedDevils #Belgium🇧🇪

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Nigel Farage told Sky News “you tell your bosses, you harass my family any more and there will be serious consequences,” after journalists approached him asking questions about funding he allegedly received from convicted criminal George Cottrell. This is their response 👇

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Let me guess. He's counting his bidey -in, who has no wealth of her own yet manages to buy very expensive real estate, as the family that are harassed by being asked how she afforded to buy very expensive real estate when she has no wealth of her own

"Send the card back if you don't want it. I hope nana is alright" @kingscollege.bsky.social #HigherEducationPostcard

I'd love to see a journalist approach Farage with a map and ask him to point to Clacton. Even funnier if the map had been amended so that Clacton wasn't on it for him to look and - belatedly - identify his constituency

Gianni, I just need you to find me four more goals.

Well, I hope you're pleased with yourselves, Sky News. You asked Nigel about his undeclared bungs and now he's crying.

Fingals cave, Isle of Staffa, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I'm very sorry to announce that I was one of the devs affected by the Obsidian layoffs today. At least for four years, it was a beautiful dream. If you need a writer with experience in everything from the fog of war to romance - especially if you're open to remote - please get in touch.

I just thought I’d take this opportunity to congratulate my daughter on passing her mouth organ exam. Well done our Monica!

A tailorbird is a bird known for its remarkable ability to sew leaves together to create a nest. This process involves puncturing the edges of leaves and using plant fibers to stitch them together, creating a sturdy and camouflaged nest that protects the chicks from predators.

Delightful little brown mouse nibbling at a walnut. From a #Roman ‘unswept floor’ mosaic by Heraclitus. Superb use of darker tiles for subtle shadow effects! 2nd century AD. Vatican Museums www.museivaticani.va/content/muse... #MosaicMonday #Archaeology

FIFA have announced the referees for the USA - Belgium game.

Oswald Toadsley tho' 😂😂😂

Oswald Toadsley says he broke no parliamentary rules when he broke parliamentary rules.

Mmm...photos from 2019. George Cottrell with Farage on a walk around with convicted Russian bribe-taker, Nathan Gill (although they don't remember knowing him)

George Cottrell, the convicted criminal and crypto-gambler, handed out a business card printed with the Reform UK logo and Nigel Farage’s official email address despite having no formal role in the party. From myself and Insight in today's Times. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of St Paul's Training College, which in time became @uniofglos.bsky.social The card was sent on December 12, 1904 If you like this image, I’d really appreciate a repost - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm

I stayed up for the England match. Not because I'm a fan but rather that I had massive indigestion. I didn't put my contacts in so couldn't actually say I watched it, but I had a running commentary, from my boy, on what he thought of the commentators. Plus the hamster had a good time racing round.

‘A row of coal miners' houses with no windows to the street’, Halifax, 1937 by Bill Brandt. Nostalgia is a seductive liar.

UK has a high rate of infant mortality compared with peer countries. 5-year-olds 7cm shorter than children of the same age in Europe. 1m children in England referred to mental health services. Child poverty results in economic loss of £40bn a year. Yet no govt plan to eradicate poverty.

As in 1066 England will prevail against the Norwegians before tragically losing to the French a couple of weeks later.

It's 60 years since 1966. At what stage will the commentators wheel that date out?

Another excellent video. You can't always tell.

Since apparently this isn't making it beyond UK news yet, Rockstar petitioned a British court to section an 18 year old autistic kid under the mental health act for hacking their server and leaking a short GTA 6 clip a couple of years ago. No trial, no term of sentence, just locked up in hospital.

"Article 27 of the FIFA Discplinary Code states that Donald Trump gets whatever he wants."

Has FIFA told us what the final score in Monday’s USA v Belgium game is going to be yet?

Same...

"I know it's not the sort of thing you usually do Mr Havelange but speaking as a nuclear power we'd appreciate Gascoigne's yellow being overturned and the match result annulled"

There can be no question now that Belgium are playing on behalf of everyone else in the world when they play USA Ridiculous Corrupt Pathetic

Your regular reminder that cryptocurrency does in fact have a use case and that use case is crime

Maybe this hasn’t sunk in for anyone who should care but the NHS was birthed when the UK *literally had negative money*. The USA had razed us of every penny to pay for weapons to defend ourselves against Germany, Germany had bombed all our industrial sites. We still did it in 6 months. 6.

Three 2026 World Cup players awaiting trial for rape and a further two (that we know of) who reached a financial settlement with their accusers. JFC, that’s depressing. We should be shouting this stuff from the rooftops.

You know Farage is really feeling the heat when he sends “Honest Bob” Jenrick to say that he has not broken any rules on Kuenssberg Fun Fact - Jenrick was embroiled in a "cash-for-favors" unlawfully approved a £1 billion housing development on the Isle of Dogs for a Porn King, among other scandals

They tell me I’m uncultured, but I’ll always recognise a bit of Beethoven.

The Teesside Lead is back after a break and oh boy, do I have a story to come back with... A power station in Teesside exploded... And I'm the only person who seems to have noticed...

I have such an expertly curated algorithm that I'm seeing posts from Mexican street food restaurants in the US and this is how they're advertising the game tomorrow night. "Good vibes"

Although I generally hate being given a link that takes me directly to a pay wall, this juxtaposition from the Sunday Times did amuse me.