Great read from my colleague @miajankowicz.bsky.social! Some proper top class insights in there about a man who was notoriously private. Give it a go and let us know what you think! #SamuelSmith

"I’ve been perplexed by Samuel Smith’s for the best part of 20 years" 🍻 Where to start after the death of the mercurial Humphrey Smith?

Want to join the @millmedia.bsky.social team? We're hiring two Staff Writer roles, one in Liverpool and one in Birmingham. The Liverpool one closes today! Please share with talented friends. millmediaco.uk/jobs/

BREAKING: Three people have been arrested on suspicion of money laundering, fraud and bribery at University of Greater Manchester, @molliesimpson.bsky.social reports. Greater Manchester Police are investigating the alleged misuse of as much as £1.7 million. manchestermill.co.uk/breaking-thr...

Here's your news from us today: 🍺 We consider what's next for Samuel Smith pubs in Leeds and West Yorkshire following Humphrey Smith's death 📺 Christa Ackroyd spoke to us and paid tribute to former Calendar presenter John Shires after his sad death last week theexchange.news/whats-next-f...

📆 Our Senior Editor role closes THIS WEEKEND! We’re open to applicants in any of the cities we cover. Join one of the most talented editing teams in journalism. Applications close tomorrow night. Please share. millmediaco.uk/2026/06/15/w...

For @theexchangeleeds.bsky.social I talked to Network Raik about how they look after what are locally known as the Dark Arches, the fabulously dank and atmospheric caverns under Leeds Station. theexchange.news/the-keeper-o...

Some of you are still posting about politics and I need you to understand that Bluesky is now a Cabo Verde stan platform thank you for your attention

New local news 🤝 new art mag — headed to the issue 1 launch of pickled. magazine for artists and writers

An important test case for journalists everywhere here — and a great write-up about how it unfolded.

Mill Media is hiring! Liverpool journalists, or those willing to relocate, should jump at the chance to apply.

Some good news about local news (FYI @theexchangeleeds.bsky.social, @abi-whist.bsky.social, @djstimms.bsky.social, @miajankowicz.bsky.social, @nujleeds.bsky.social, @nujofficial.bsky.social, @millmedia.bsky.social...)

Final freezer clearout for the move to Leeds, which means in the next 2 days I have to eat 12 ice lollies, 8 Yorkshire puddings, four blocks of homemade chicken stock, and some unidentifiable meats. Strikes me as reasonable

Fantastic reporting from my colleague @braddeasjourno.bsky.social who has handled a difficult topic and a complex source really well.

Your update on some of the biggest stories from Leeds and West Yorkshire — and my first go at helping write it. Read! Enjoy! Sign up! And ping me here or [email protected] with any story tips.

#breaking a cat lives opposite our office

Calling #Leeds and #WestYorkshire #photographers! The Exchange are looking for great photos of the region to feature (credited & linked) in our weekly 'big picture' section of the Monday newsletter. Whose IG should I be following?

Are you in Sheffield? Or have a bit of a connection to it? Or actually none? Whatever your answer, you SHOULD be signing up to @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social's membership drive.

My 1st story for @theexchangeleeds.bsky.social is up! It started with a build proposal that sent chills down the spine of anyone who loves Belgrave Music Hall. But it took a turn, and ended up ... oddly reassuring — at least, for students tired of peak-market rents. theexchange.news/leeds-is-in-...

I only got about 15 minutes at the Henry Moore Institute on Saturday but am already wowed by the Phantasmagoria exhibition and can't wait to go back and take the rest in.

Tuesday will be my last shift for @theipaper.com’s World insight desk and I’d like to make it a good one: my sources in international affairs, please brace yourselves for one last slightly panicked WhatsApp begging you to drop everything and unpack complex geopolitics for me.

After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee seemed unequivocal: disavow Russian sports. Now, Russia is planning for LA 2028. Youth Olympic events, Paralympics are back.Governing bodies for taekwondo, judo, gymnastics, swimming have relented. Ice hockey could be next.

Delighted and daunted in equal measure to be joining @millmedia.bsky.social as a staff writer as they branch out to a new city. Launching in June, The Exchange will provide quality writing, features and investigations covering Leeds and West Yorkshire. Any local tips? Reach out!

Professor Paul Cornish - from the @exeter.ac.uk Centre for the Public Understanding of Defence and Security - spoke to @miajankowicz.bsky.social about recruitment to the armed forces inews.co.uk/news/world/a...

Here is a very quick way of ending the war in Ukraine : Russian gets the fck out of Ukraine and stops fckng bombing us

Just had possibly the most astonishing interaction of my life: someone responding pleasantly on the train when I asked them not to have their speakerphone on. Hallelujah, it can be done!

Beginning 2026 personal organisation as I mean to go on by not actually checking the dimensions of the week-to-view desk planner I ordered

From me, for @theipaper.com: I tried out Ukraine's Virtual Reality training headset. VR has long been a part of military training. But here, it's about exposing large numbers of new recruits to what may lie ahead of them. It was unsettling viewing to say the least. inews.co.uk/news/world/t...

New from me and Ingrid Lunden out of the Resilience Conference: almost four years into its mission, the NATO Innovation Fund has new leadership. www.resiliencemedia.co/p/klaus-homm...

Absolutely wonderful news that Alaa Abd El Fattah, the Egyptian-British political prisoner, has been pardoned. What a painful and brutal path it has been for him, his family, and justice. I’m overjoyed.

Tiberius Aerospace advertises a transformational weapon — inexpensive artillery shells that accurately hit targets at 95 miles. Its subscription-style business model is even more revolutionary via @miajankowicz.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/meet-tech-ce...

I just aged about 74 years watching the Lionesses beat Sweden 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇸🇪 🙌🏻

I find the Barents Observer an indispensable source. Journalism is not a crime.

I was featured in this @businessinsider.com video about the production of artillery barrels. I did a bunch of research on bore wear & tear, which caught me up from my days as a US Navy ordnance officer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWOC...

The New World starts today! Everything you liked about The New European, with some excellent new names and a wider focus. I'm massively proud of our team and all our brilliant contributors. We're funded entirely by our readers; please support us for just £1 www.thenewworld.co.uk/subscribe/?u...

"This attack is a window to future war." @miajankowicz.bsky.social breaks down why: www.businessinsider.com/operation-sp...

I know the botched North Korean Choe Hyon-class destroyer launch is but a distant memory given *waves hands vaguely at everything*. But I wondered about the fate of the four officials who have been named and shamed in regime media. Warning: it's bleak. www.businessinsider.com/north-korean...

Register to join this timely discussion on June 2, in person or on line, with @katecrawford.bsky.social @hofrench.bsky.social @tamigraph.bsky.social and @triofrancos.bsky.social, hosted by my Science, Technology, and Social Values Lab at the Institute for Advanced Study www.ias.edu/events/raree...

Only a matter of hours till my editor wearily deletes the Spice Girls reference from my draft article on British defence industrial strategy

Defence Intelligence of Ukraine stripped down a "Banderol," Russia's new drone-launched cruise missile, and say they found parts in there from allied countries like the US, South Korea and Japan. www.businessinsider.com/russia-new-c...

GUR said that up to 20 microchips originating from the US, Switzerland, Japan, and South Korea were found inside a new Russian cruise missile via @miajankowicz.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/russia-new-c...

A bit puzzling to see a think tank offering up what appears to be a 100% AI-generated analysis today (check out the "would you like a short timeline" and general ChatGPT type formatting): lansinginstitute.org/2025/05/07/r...

two major thinktanks— Hungary’s Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) and Poland’s Ordo Iuris Institute— are developing a plan to weaken, rename and dismantle EU. They are discussing it with the US Heritage Foundation, and they are laundering the Russian oil vsquare.org/heritage-fou...

Ukraine is a wake-up call for the UK's air defenses @miajankowicz.bsky.social reports www.businessinsider.com/uk-simulated...

It essentially means that shells are made in an uninterrupted process at a smaller scale via @miajankowicz.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/bae-systems-...

In 2022, the UK wargamed the air defense of "Night 1 of Ukraine" on home soil in its advanced simulator. The results "were not a pretty picture," Air Commodore Blythe Crawford, who formerly headed up the Air Battlespace Training Centre, told RUSI today. www.businessinsider.com/uk-simulated...

Trump, asked what concessions Putin has offered Ukraine in peace negotiations so far: "Stopping the war, stopping taking the whole country. Pretty big concessions."

"Ordinary Ukrainians just love the fact that they're not alone," said international volunteer Macer Gifford via @miajankowicz.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/brit-fought-...

#Ukraine says its latest attack on a #Russian air base blew up 96 cruise missiles | @BusinessInsider.com by @miajankowicz.bsky.social buff.ly/AQltOvX #politics #military #Russia #RussiaUkraineWar

Thales' MMCM can autonomously sweep for mines using a towed sonar array via @miajankowicz.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/france-uk-th...