Shogun is coming back for season 2!

Rehabilitation of the Dandelion!
No other plant in the Netherlands attracts as many bee species: 107. In early spring, when nothing else is blooming, it is simply there. Meadow bird chicks that have just hatched depend on the insects that are drawn to dandelions. No dandelion, no insect, no chick.

Manchester: tips for things to do, places to eat, etc? Is ManU worth a visit? #journorequest

Consumers urged to ‘completely avoid’ UK-caught cod as population plunges Marine Conservation Society warns that fish numbers have reached dangerous point of decline

UK-caught cod joins mackerel, as overfishing means loss of traditional British fish

Decades of this - each generation of politicians allows quota higher than ecosystems can take

It's not supporting fishing communities by doing so, in the end it's failing them

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Not at all.

Yours worked better than mine. It was quick. Maybe they need to be flatter.

Just make regular folded ones or better buy the frozen ones.

Viral no fold dumplings

I made those viral no fold pork dumplings. 🥟
Verdict: it must have been invented by a non-Asian.
They have no integrity. You can’t pick it up without the filling falling off as it doesn’t stick to the wrapper. Also very tricky to eat.
FAIL

Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted? New interviews and closely guarded documents shed light on the persistent doubts about the head of OpenAI.

The reporting on OpenAI and Sam Altman I've been working on for the past year and a half, for @newyorker.com, with Andrew Marantz: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Brilliant trolling.

Now that it’s come to this…. www.wired.com/2017/02/guid...

Does that use Shipton mill flour like their sourdough?

I was paid to write fake Google reviews – then my ‘bosses’ tried to scam me Undercover reporter gets a taste of the sprawling fraud industry in which cryptocurrencies play a crucial role

I was paid to write fake Google reviews – then my ‘bosses’ tried to scam me

Ooh, where from? Sounds like something my freezer needs.

I got a press release saying Brits are now putting chilli on their hot cross buns. What? Why? I like mine toasted with butter and marmalade.

That’s probably cockles not mussels.

Canadian mother and daughter ‘traumatized’ by ICE detainment, husband says Tania Warner and Ayla, her seven-year-old with autism, sent to notorious Texas detention center and told to ‘self-deport’

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Arirang drops today. Are you ready? #BTS

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Selamat Hari Raya !

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Eid Mubarak to all who celebrate.

I re-released as an hour ling special an episode I did a couple of years ago about Persian Food History and Culture today.
Listen here:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...

Walks have got more interesting using the Merlin app. Just listening out for birdsong and trying to catch a glimpse of them. I have no idea what a chiffchaff looks like.

Spotted this hedgehog by the side of the road. My first time seeing one in real life.

Spent a few minutes in the garden and wow! I’ve not seen these birds but they are singing loudly.

Jane Austen Stories Drama Podcast · Weekly series · Jane Austen Stories is the new show from the Noiser podcast network, narrated by Dame Julie Andrews. Season One begins with Julie reading an all-time classic of Englis...

Just found this new Jane Austen podcast, Pride and Prejudice read by Julie Andrews. A lovely change of pace and takes you away from the nasty news. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/j...

I had steamed cod with broccoli on the side.

A Truly British Affair Simpsons on the Strand - Eat Cook Explore Simpsons on the Strand is one of the best places for British Food in London. They serve the best roasts, delivered on their antique carving trolley daily. Its superb! Go.

Simpsons on the Strand has reopened, brought back to life by Jeremy King. Does it still have the charm of yesteryear? www.eatcookexplore.com/truly-britis...

That’s a crime.

Boy kibble 😂😂😂

Not yet. No fav genre, been watching all sorts. Leaning more towards the historical ones.