The Met Office has issued a rare red weather warning for parts of Wales in the face of extreme heat and humidity

Whatever people think domestically, as a statesman on the world stage Keir Starmer was exemplary

Strands #841 “Heebie-jeebies” 🔵💡🔵💡 🔵🟡🔵🔵

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First visit to the allotments for a while. Things moving along nicely, the odd disaster #AllotmentLife @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social First potatoes and broad beans. Obviously missed the start of the courgette season by a couple of days.

Lovely to be able to pick breakfast @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social

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Ofcom is investigating GB News for its outrageous Trump interview. Ofcom must enforce its own rules and hold them to account! Add your name to the open letter now. act.38degrees.org.uk/act/ofcom-st...

Local fizz #Veneto Sandro de Bruno Durello Classic Method. Lovely minerality, bags of citrus, creamy, lovely colour, super drinkable. A fantastic alternative to the Prosecco that dominates in this area @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social @dr.h.winesky.app

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A wander around #Verona @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social

Strands #839 “Knicks knack” 💡🔵💡🔵 💡🔵💡🟡 🔵🔵

Out and about in #Verona @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social

The second time I've tried to visit Chiesa di San Giorgetto o San Pietro Martire #Verona Should have been open. It will have to wait @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social

Morning #Verona @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social

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How long will it take BBC to realise that the voters do not share their infatuation with Farage?

Quite a spectacle. Amazing production with an enormous cast. Arena Opera Festival #Verona @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social

Aida at The Arena #Verona The first half, literally a cast of thousands @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social

Trattoria alla Colonna #Verona Cotoletta classica. Good job i only went for the medium. Buzzing little restaurant, reasonably priced with great service. Had to go home to have a lie down @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social

More images of the Chiesa di Santa Maria in Organo #Verona Volunteers proudly give you a personal explanation of the treasures @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social

The Chiesa di Santa Maria in Organo #Verona is famous for the marquetry, dating from the 1490s, of the choirstalls and sacristy. The work of one man with skills of the highest order @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social

The Arco dei Gavi #Verona a rare example of a privately funded monumental arch from the C1st @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social

Capitals dating from the time of Charlamane with the eagle symbol of the Holy Roman Emperor #SanLorenzo #Verona @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social

San Lorenzo #Verona hidden from view, a true architectural Romanesque jewel. A beautiful church dating back to the C4th using bits and bobs salvaged from Roman buildings @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social

Strands #838 “Look to the West” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🔵💡🔵🟡 🔵

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Had to check that England football / domestic violence video from Sarah Pochin was real. These are not serious people.

Reform have now lost six by-elections in a row in England, Scotland and Wales. Their national poll rating is 26% – below Labour in 1983 – and Farage’s approval rating is -37. They’re very far from the voice of the people and need to stop being treated as such.

The Giardino Giusti C16th attached to the Palazzo Giusti C15th #Verona A stunning Renaissance garden, a little hot for the walk to the top today. Fantastic views over Verona @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social

Details from the side of the Duomo #Verona @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social A beautiful building.

Details of the front of the Duomo #Verona @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social Not sure the sculpters have seen a real lion.

Strands #837 “Beneath the waves” 🔵🔵💡🔵 🔵💡🔵💡 🔵🟡🔵

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The glass coffin of Saint Zeno went on a 'peregrination' in 2012-13 @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social

Important river plant life is thriving in a north Wales river, according to a new report

Sandro de Bruno Soave #Veneto #Italy Beautiful minerality, stone fruit, citrus, dry with a lovely mouthfeel. Head and shoulders above the average Soave available back home @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social @dr.h.winesky.app

Morning #Verona @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social

Grim.

Fantastic frescos at The Basilica di San Zeno Maggiore #Verona Identifying characters as part of #LifelongLearning St Christopher, often the most massive figure on the walls and Mary Magdelene often completely covered in hair @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social

A beautiful space, The Basilica di San Zeno Maggiore #Verona @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social

Tech billionaires are getting richer while we pay the price for the real-world harm their platforms cause. The "neutral host" loophole lets them off the hook for pushing dangerous content. MPs are demanding emergency laws to make them pay. Add your name: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

Out and about in #Verona @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social

Amazing C12th artwork. Details from the doos of the San Zeno Maggiore #Verona 'The Harrowing of Hell', an exorcism, one of the handles which appears to be a horned man with a small animal in his mouth and The Resurrection @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social

Absolutely amazing C12th bronze plaques on the doors of the Basilica di San Zeno Maggiore #Verona @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social

The Portal of the Basilica di San Zeno Maggiore #Verona showing St Zeno rather nonchalantly standing on the devil and Theodoric, the Ostrogoth King of Italy chasing a stag into hell @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social

The Basilica di San Zeno Maggiore #Verona A stunning Romanesque Church founded in the C5th @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social