Meme seen in Facebook REFORM UK CANDIDATE ANNOUNCEMENT PAULINE CAMPBELL-JONES Royston Vasey BRITAIN NEEDS REFORM Promoted by Reform UK Royston Vasey. Not affiliated with The BBC. A fictional character from The League of Gentlemen.

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I get that Arsenal choking is objectively funny but I can't see how any neutral could possibly want 115 Charges FC to win the league. They've won it all by cheating

No 180, Apr 16: The Grumbler's County Cricket Newsletter 🟣 Round Three previews 🟠 Looking back at Round Two 🟢 Swanepoel saga comes to an end 🔴 Old Trafford in-fighting intensifies 🔵 The stupidity of the substitution rules 🟡 Free the Lancashire stream!

🏏 NEW County #Cricket Newsletter. Pls share & enjoy

🟣 Champ Rnd 3 previews
🟠 Looking back at Rnd 2
🟢 Swanepoel saga comes to an end
🔴 Old Trafford in-fighting intensifies
🔵 The stupidity of the substitution rules
🟡 Free the Lancashire stream!

Threat of ‘unprecedented’ Spurs relegation dominates Premier League run-in Despite being one of English football’s Big Six and among Europe’s richest clubs, Tottenham are heading for the drop

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Big losses and grumbling fans: how Chelsea’s private equity revolution ran into trouble With a Champions League place in doubt and no agreement on a new stadium, questions have arisen over how the club’s owners will make a return

Big losses and grumbling fans: how Chelsea’s private equity revolution ran into trouble - www.ft.com/content/a000... via @FT

Tinariwen's "Radio Tisdas Sessions" -- plus a great song they did with KEXP - YouTube

#RIPAndyKershaw truly a pioneer for the way he championed musicians from all corners of the planet such as #Tinariwen
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Scam Inc has a new weapon For the first time, investigators have traced spyware to its physical origin—revealing new types of duplicity

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How to make buffet breakfasts less wasteful A computer model has found some counterintuitive solutions

Hotel guests go hog-wild at all-you-can-eat buffets for a variety of reasons, many of which have little to do with hunger. Register to read the full story (it’s free)

Premier League clubs rack up almost £800mn of losses Club accounts for 2024-25 season show cumulative losses ballooned as teams spent heavily on players

Premier League clubs rack up almost £800mn of losses - www.ft.com/content/2e0b... via @FT

US private credit firm backs loans for World Cup ticket flipping Eagle Point Credit Management to capitalise on high prices and demand of football fans to attend the tournament

US private credit firm backs loans for World Cup ticket flipping - www.ft.com/content/234f... via @FT

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Treasure Britain’s last railway dining car while you still can The 17:48 from Paddington does not, on first sight, seem exceptional. Overhard seats, overbright lights and a scramble for the ticket barriers: none of these are special. The modern Hitachi trains are...

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Kraków’s buglers get new instruments for iconic hourly trumpet call

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Great Lives - Peggy Seeger on her husband Ewan MacColl - BBC Sounds Peggy Seeger picks her long time partner, Ewan MacColl, folk singer and labour activist.

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Goodbye and thanks to Aaron Ramsey, a shoo-in for all-time Wales XI | Elis James The retired midfielder’s absence for the semi-final of Euro 2016 was the great what-if of Welsh football, but even so his brilliant career managed to transform a footballing public for ever

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Bracknell Town 8 Tiverton Town 0

Was never going to end well when Tiverton's keeper turned up wearing a STRIPED goalkeeper kit.

Unnacceptable.

Maidenhead United Women led twice against Bristol Rovers today. Game ended 2-2 to pretty much guarantee the Magpies will record their highest ever league finish. Attendance 103.

Holger Czukay "Blessed Easter" YouTube video by karmike2

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open.spotify.com/episode/2fNl... This is an excellent four part exploration of the NASL era in US Soccer.

It’s Nice Up North - Official 2026 Trailer YouTube video by Graham Fellows Music

It's Nice Up North via @johnshuttleworth.bsky.social
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Nine Highlights From The V and A Storehouse - Living London History I finally got round to visiting one of London’s newest galleries: the V and A Storehouse. The Storehouse was set up after the V and A’s previous storage facility, Blythe House in Kensington, was sold by the Government in 2024. Instead of seeing this merely as a logistical challenge, they also spied an opportunity. The V […]

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Why do men love Stone Island? - www.ft.com/content/c419... via @FT

To grow the economy we need more trams, and fewer kebabs Britain’s second-tier cities are being held back by a simple problem, too many people still cannot get across them quickly enough to reach the jobs, customers and opportunities that drive growth.

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The dystopian fantasy of uselessness Fears that AI will strip our lives of meaning are based on three fallacies

The dystopian fantasy of uselessness - www.ft.com/content/28df... via @FT

Freedom itself is at stake in Hungary Sunday’s election will show if it’s possible to defeat Orbán’s illiberal democracy

Freedom itself is at stake in Hungary - www.ft.com/content/eecc... via @FT

Congratulations to two great cricket booksellers, John McKenzie & Chris Saunders for winning the Stephen Fay Award at last night’s @thecricketsociety.bsky.social / #mcc Book of The Year event at @homeofcricket.bsky.social - a worthy reminder of their outstanding contribution to cricket.

Something frightening is happening in English football Wrexham and Birmingham have taken League One finances to breaking point

Why League One proves that English football’s finances are broken.

Column.

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Gambling is everywhere, so why is Premier League treated differently? Pressure on Premier League clubs to outlaw betting companies as main shirt sponsors will do nothing to protect vulnerable while costing top-flight clubs £80m

The laziest, most pig-ignorant, scandalous piece ever written about the Premier League's shameful toxic relationship with illegal gambling operators. Written by Martin Samuel for @thetimes.com.

Thunderclap Newman - Something In The Air ( Original Promo Film 1969 Colorized & Stereo Remastered ) YouTube video by Golden Decades

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“One day, son, all of this will be padel”

From the latest Private Eye, out now.