Mendy going full Gladiator - I will have my vengeance in this life or the next #AFCON2025

Wordle 1,674 5/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Today’s Wordle is going to take down a few streaks, I think.

So long as it's not followed by failure, plummet or tragedy, then I am OK with it

What a fabulous winner #strictly

Motsi is so pretty #strictly

Wordle 1,641 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A mean word today.

I am swooning at Katya’s dress #strictly

Infantino is not speaking for ne. Not sure who gave him the right to speak on behalf of all football fans. ##WorldCup2026

Phew, indeed. Wordle 1,628 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Been waiting for an HMRC PAYE refund for a year. Been told not to even chase it until 10th July 2026. I wonder what would happen if I told them to wait 18 months for me to pay a tax bill?

How do men know if they've got the BRCA2 gene. Is it, by any chance, when they are diagnosed with prostate cancer too late?

We went to the Blitz Club exhibition at the Design Museum yesterday. They show the Not The Nine O' Clock News parody song "Nice Video, shame about the song" and honestly, Mel Smith made me howl with laughter.

I've been boring anybody who would listen that Salary Sacrifice was an obvious tax target. It's not employees that save the most, it is big companies. I should know, I did the calculations for a big retail company (so not even high paid staff) and they saved £8m a month.

Really enjoyed listening to Tim Berners-Lee on Desert Island Discs. His views on rage-baiting, data silos and Pinterest were fascinating. Plus I never knew he also invented Error 404: File not Found.

I am so sorry to read this. I read Rachel’s columns every week and knew they’d disappeared but didn’t know why.

I love this.

@deborahmeaden.bsky.social Hello. I think i saw you at lunch at the restaurant on the lake with yurts and a burst of very loud karaoke. If it was you, hope you are enjoying the country as much as we have.

How are we meant to run our sweepstake on when Trump falls asleep if he isn’t visible to the TV cameras? #usopen

Americans cheering missed first serves 🥱

Just seen that Trevor Nelson's Soul Revolution Proms night is now on BBC2. It was an incredible, moving night.

Our garden bird visitors this morning included a bright blue budgerigar.

Ah, welcome to Edinburgh during the Festival. Americans bawling out wait staff because they’re sitting outside and it’s too hot.

The Mezquita is one of the most fantastic places I’ve ever seen. This is really sad.

Also @royalalberthall.bsky.social an accurate description of the queue for the ladies toilets

I am at the @royalalberthall.bsky.social for BBC Proms Soul Revolution. I have never heard anything as incredible as Reginald Mobley. You could have heard a pin drop during Were You There When They Crucified My Lord.

It may well be hotter than the Earth's crust, but Anna Wintour isn't going to put on one of your stupid hats #Wimbledon

What a match. Emma Raducanu played incredibly well. #Wimbledon

I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a shell shocked crowd as Number 1 court right now. Marin Cilic played a blinder. #Wimbledon

I can't believe Adidas don't actually sell their delightful Wimbledon strawberry t-shirt that I've seen the players wearing.

The best thing to happen to Alcaraz today was that person falling ill #Wimbledon

How good are the Ezra Collective? #Glastonbury

Loving this Self Esteem performance, but to be fair I'm a huge admirer. #Glastonbury

Fabulous finale on Race Across The World.

What a terrific game of tennis. #FrenchOpen

Janick Sinner channelling Super Mario’s Luigi with his look today #FrenchOpen

I don’t even give a shit about Eurovision, and then suddenly I’m rooting for Austria for all I’m worth.

Bruce Parry’s Tribe tonight is brutal for everyone and everything. #Tribe

The @mariankeyes.bsky.social comment about having to order Ottolenghi recipe ingredients from Venus really tickled me #saturdaykitchen

Really pleased for Kneecap. It's a cracking film. I laughed a lot.

Love is..... A shared interest in South American giant rodents. Happy Valentine's Day @londonhibee.bsky.social

Couldn't have happened to a nicer team. Congratulations to Queen's Park.

Actually that's a lie. I'm quite sure how I'd feel.

I'm not sure how I'd feel about this from Guy Pearce, if I was his current partner with whom he shares a son.

I've never seen an archaeologist look as happy* as the lady walking us through the Pompeii bath house. *Although I don't keep records.

The precision of Luke Littler really is unbelievable

So @londonhibee.bsky.social and I have spent a good couple of hours debating our 2024 ‘Best of’ and our favourite lunch was at The Fordwich Arms.

Somehow, in our post Christmas lethargy, me and @londonhibee.bsky.social managed to get 13 in the Guardian Saturday quiz today. An equal best ever score.

Well I’ve got everything in the fridge - but I’m not sure it’s possible to get anything out again.

Are we absolutely certain that e-scooter wasn't just plugged in to charge?

I've got a kilo of pastry to turn into Spinach and Feta bourekas when I really just want to lie on the sofa eating mince pies.