Thank you to Mary Bishop in Ireland for sharing this beauty , your #FoxOfTheDay this morning !

Congrats to Wu Yize. Terrific performance. 👏👏👏 And meanwhile on the other side of the screen, Ronnie gliding through first 4 frames effortlessly. He’s on great form
#worldchampionshipsnooker

Stan Moody taking the Crucible by storm
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A couple of weeks of joy and wonder now, courtesy of #worldchampionshipsnooker
See you on the other side

Line chart of reported cervical cancer deaths per 100,000 women in the United Kingdom from 1950 to 2021 where the rate falls from about 8.6 deaths per 100,000 in 1950 to about 1.7 in 2021, an approximately 80% decline.

Death rates for cervical cancer in the United Kingdom have fallen by 80% since 1950—

Cervical cancer death rates among women in the United Kingdom have fallen by around 80% since 1950. You can see this reduction in the chart.

This progress happened for a couple of key reasons.

Bereaved family members of Covid victims write to Nigel Farage urging him to sack his Croydon candidate who said COVID was a "staged event" by the US military, with vaccines used to control the population.

Reform has not responded to our story revealing his views

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Andy Kershaw: Former Radio 1 DJ and Live Aid presenter dies aged 66 The broadcaster was known for his eclectic taste and for helping champion world music on BBC Radio 1.

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Sad news. A great broadcaster and true original. Will be much missed RIP x

It’s official: the UK is rejoining Erasmus! 👏🇪🇺

King and Queen will not meet Epstein survivors during US state visit The legal implications of Charles and Camilla coming into contact with any survivors of paedophile financier Epstein make a meeting impossible while there are ongoing UK police investigations

“King and Queen will not meet Epstein survivors during US state visit.” Just the perpetrators…

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Yes is winning on 58%

Mail is running a poll on whether the UK should rejoin the EU.

Takes seconds to vote and it's going hilariously well...

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“I Am Not Afraid” — Pope Leo XIV Responds to Trump’s Tirade Against the Church Sources tell Letters from Leo that Trump became enraged watching the 60 Minutes cardinals segment aboard Air Force One. Archbishop Coakley and Bishop Barron have both responded — from very different p...

NEW: Pope Leo XIV refused to back down after Donald Trump’s vicious attack today, saying, “I’m not afraid of the Trump Administration.”

“I will continue to speak out loudly against war,” he said.

“The message of the Church is the message of the Gospel: Blessed are the peacemakers.”

The victory of the opposition in Hungary yesterday, like the Polish election in 2023, is a victory for democracy, not just in Europe but around the world.

It must be a totally overwhelming result for Orban to concede on the night. Congratulations to the Hungarian people for choosing to believe that things can actually get better. And I hope Vance endorses more terrible leaders in the future. He seemed to push it over the edge.

Peter Magyar’s party has soundly defeated Viktor Orban in today’s election. Congrats to the Hungarian people for vanquishing a corrupt Putin puppet, and rejecting Trump, Vance and Rubio’s desperate and foolish attempt to tamper in your democracy.

Let's take a moment to remember this very relatable diary entry by Leo Tolstoy.
#RetailTherapy

Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez:

“The Government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket.”

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God, these lovely, peaceful morning hours in Europe before that stupid cunt wakes up.

This is hilarious because it implies that her husband DID call her while she was in space on the ISS to ask her help in looking for something. 💀🌌

What a game!! Well done Southampton. Terrific performance 👏👏👏👏 and the fans, ❤️❤️
Never mind Arsenal. Two more chances for silverware

I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake By A Horse Hello. I am a horse. I work very hard at my job of being a horse. When humans say move the heavy thing, I move the heavy thing. When humans sit on top of me and pull on my head, I carry them where they want to go. The main food the humans give me is hay and oats. But I am thinking it would be nice to have a different food. I am thinking I would like to try cake. Yes, yes. Cake. I know all about it. When humans eat cake, it is in glad times. It is the food for a celebration, such as when a woman becomes 47. I have seen cake on the Fourth of July. When humans have a cake, they stand around it and clap hands and smile and say happy birthday at each other. Sometimes there are beautiful markings on a cake, such as balloons or a pink shape. Sometimes the top of a cake is on fire and a boy must blow on the fire with mouth wind. This is the scariest cake. I do not want this kind. But I will eat any other cake. Any cake that is not the fire cake that tries to kill the boy. Please understand: I do not get money for doing work. I do not get to go inside the house. All I am either doing my horse job or standing in my pen or eating food off the floor. I always do these things. But I have never once gotten cake and I would like it very much. I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children. I am more helpful to the farm. Children do not move the heavy things like me or let anyone ride on them. And yet they get cake. Maybe the humans will realize this. Maybe they will say, "You know who deserves cake? That horse. That horse whose back we are always on." Every day I dream about what it will be like if I get to eat cake. Here is what will happen. First, I will walk to the cake and putt my nose at it like hrrfff to make and stomping my hooves to make sure it is not a snake. Then I will trot in a circle to show that I am a horse and I am large. After that, I will nuzzle the cake to …

The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me.

It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

Keir Starmer urged to ban ‘cruel’ greyhound racing in England Exclusive: Group of MPs and animal charities call for end to practice after Scotland and Wales vote to phase it out Keir Starmer is coming under pressure from backbench Labour MPs to ban the “cruel” practice of greyhound racing. The Welsh and Scottish governments voted last month to phase out the practice. Animal welfare groups say thousands of dogs in the UK have died in recent years owing to racing in the “inherently dangerous” sport. Continue reading...

Keir Starmer urged to ban ‘cruel’ greyhound racing in England

Astronaut Ron Wiseman took this picture as they head to the moon with Artemis. All of us are on that right now....Think about that.....

"From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, 'Look at that, you son of a bitch.'"

― Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 astronaut.

Holiday advice: It's pleasant to get a train to Europe. You just have to turn travelling into a core part of the holiday - lunch in Paris, dinner in Bordeaux, trip to Spain, week on beach etc. It's limiting, but very enjoyable & decent alternative to a flight you won't be able to afford by summer.

My favorite version of this Bridgerton dance trend. This dog is a natural!

Appalling

#enguru
Dearie me. Just grim. VAR popping in and out as it fancies. 2 yellow cards and still on the pitch. 🤷‍♀️

Oh.

Church attendance report pulled after YouGov finds 'fraudulent' responses The original report claimed a rise in young people attending church in England and Wales.

So in summary: all that nonsense talk about young people suddenly turning to Jesus was nonsense and church attendance remains in long-term, near-existential decline. Still, they got nearly a year of utterly baseless headlines out of it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...