Greater Manchester Police: We’ve concluded our investigation into alleged ‘family voting’ at last month’s Gorton and Denton by-election, finding no evidence of any intent to influence or refrain any person from voting.

Not easy to read, but I like it anyway. Circular map of the Paris metro 🚇 #cartography #metro #map #paris #design

I won't lie, I'm tempted: wegottickets.com/ft/JhBxmShgV4

Sod the Mona Lisa, this is gorgeous.

Everyone's favourite polka dot noseybonks

Here's one of the best anagrams I've seen in while - I didn't write this, one of our suppliers (hi Sophie, not on socials) did. WHO IS THE ANON MARE is an anagram of the song (by America) A HORSE WITH NO NAME

Chimney conduits - each apartment has his own, so the higher the floor, the more conduits. Chimney conduits are built with fire clay bricks - probably more expensive, so only used for that purpose.

"Add one small onion (finely chopped), then half an onion, then a quarter of an onion, then an eighth of an onion..."–Recipe for Mandelbroth

Chimney porn.

People who know building, please: Is this a (war?) damaged stone building rebuilt with brick, or is someone just being fancy, or is there some other explanation?

* swells with national pride *

The perfect cargo bike doesn't exis...

"Ryan Bridge, whose background is in compensation claims, and Elliott Stanley, who formerly ran a sex doll rental company." Sex. Doll. Rental. Company. 🤢

“As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect. Worse, he hadn’t been fed”

@loudbasket.bsky.social, am at one of those son et lumière shows. They couldn't even be bothered to use the proper Meeces version.

everyone’s discussing how financially stupid this is and they’re right but it’s also logistically stupid. zero way to charge foreigners and not locals without a hell of a lot of racism coming out in the wash

"...walks next to a humanoid robot (left)..."

Very disappointing to hear that "raise the colours" have been harassing residents in Oxford and once again seeking to use the flag to create an intimidatory and unwelcoming atmosphere. The county council should send a clear signal that these activities are pointless and urgently remove the flags.

You can separate the art from the artist all you want - it doesn't mean jack unless you also separate them from your money.

If I won a billion on the lottery, I wouldn't necessarily mention it, but there would be signs.

Singer-songwriter Chip Taylor has died at 86. He was best known for writing two songs which became well known by other artists: “Wild Thing” (Troggs) & “Angel of the Morning” (Merrilee Rush, later Juice Newton), Taylor performing the latter in 2013. #RIPChipTaylor m.youtube.com/watch?v=kCuo...

Six months ago today I filled in an online GP form saying that I had a hard bloated belly and it really didn’t feel like IBS anymore. That night I went to sleep in the gynae ward knowing that I had ovarian cancer. This is the post I wrote about that first day. open.substack.com/pub/janehill...

I initially read "sex coach" in the same sense as "love train", and it put a whole new complexion on the matter. On close inspection, I'm pleased to report no involvement with Megabus.

Oxfordshire County Council have announced that the legal action by Open Roads for Oxford Ltd (ORFOL) challenging Oxford’s temporary congestion charge has failed. The judge has ordered that court documents are to be made public. We will share the details of the judgement as soon as we have them.

French is still the language of love.

I expected the sign to be dimmer.

Meh. It was far more impressive when it was on fire. 3/10

Coconuts

Can’t help feeling it’s the word ‘patriot’ that should be in inverted commas here, not ‘drunk’, Manchester Evening News. www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

@craftycow.bsky.social, cat rocking chair, spotted in a cat café in Paris just now.

In principle, I'm not an admirer of cars, but just occasionally, in practice...

Explain this, humankind

Anyone on here have experience with cat food from the brand Hill's for urinary stress? Or any other brand? I'm thinking about putting Hugo on this ( the vet suggested it ) . Does it work? A repost would be very much appreciated, thank you.

Funeral director by day, shibari instructor by night. Worlds collided a few years ago when a customer asked if her deceased (sub) husband could be buried in bondage. Boyo sleeps eternal in rope, gag, and chastity cage. She's got the key and wore it at the funeral.

He could have just written: “I am a wanker.”

A single word* for the feeling that because you made it all the way through a book that was hard effing work, you owe yourself some shamelessly easy reading. * Not necessarily German; we've been through this.

Heartwarming film in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...

Paris photodump. You may want to mute me for a week. I'd mute me.

Bonsoir, Paris.

My french must be getting better; I still can't understand the French announcements on this train, but it's got so I can tell when the person speaking them has a strong English accent.

told Labour that they’ve lost my national vote and they said that’s fine we’ll lose your local vote too

Thoughts and prayers, please.

The scourge of cars parking on the Ring Road cycle track could be coming to an end. Councillors report that a missing crash barrier is to be installed at the bridge over the Weir Mill Stream, a Thames backwater. The lack of a barrier currently means cars can be driven onto the cycle track.

‘No, I meant do you have anything more you want to say about your job application?’

I get logged out and I log in again

Currently on France TV, the new mayor of Paris Grégoire celebrating his victory by biking around on a bike share. He’s now taking an interview while riding.

Just went from "Can't find one of the cats, woe is us, he is lost forever!" to "You little shit, get out of the airing cupboard right now!" in about 0.5 seconds.

This is like outlawing shark attacks in cornfields.

the human body was not designed to know what the worst person in the world is doing every fifteen minutes