Why do so many young folk pronounce the word "ASK" as if the 'S' & 'K' were switched? Incapability or a Gen Z affectation? Arks-ing for a friend. #GenZ #EnglishLanguage #YoofSpeak

Peter Mandelson's so dodgy he's been approached to work for FIFA

I really don't get the logic of holding the opening ceremony after the games have started? Happens in the summer #Olympics too... I guess curling is the 'antipasti'? #WinterOlympics #Milano #Cortina #TeamGB

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Twelve more prisoners released in error, with two still missing, says Lammy The releases happened in the past three weeks, coming on top of 91 prisoners who were freed by mistake between April and October.

12 more prisoners released in error:
www.bbc.com/news/article... how can Lammy defend this? It's like blaming a late-running bus because it's not solar-powered. Surely the first thing u check before releasing a prisoner is "should we be actually be allowing this person to leave prison"? #UKprisons

Afghan women lose their 'last hope' as Taliban shuts down internet For many women, the internet was their last resource. An internet shutdown threatens to end this.

Brutally sad - Afghan women lose their 'last hope' as Taliban shuts down internet 😔
www.bbc.com/news/article... #Oppression #HumanRights

Amazing serendipity - I opened up Bluesky and see this post first with "Deeper And Deeper" playing in the background. #Charlatans

Here's a fun photo of sunset in Bath with a nice filter... #AmateurPhotographer #BathAvon #SpiresOfEngland #Prisma #HockeyFilter

Warwick Hospital nurse fined 23 times for using staff car park Warwick Hospital nurse Mary Bates has a valid permit for the car park.

Isn't the bigger question here, why the blazes nurses are forced to pay to park at their own place of work? I could understand it in a large city centre, but this is Rugby! #BrokenNHS BBC News - Warwick Hospital nurse fined 23 times for using staff car park - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Looks like MON is ogling the young lady in the advert. 😏

60,000 dead With list of names of Palestinians who have been killed in the background. Available here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2025/israel-gaza-war-children-death-toll/ Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

More than 60,000 Palestinian people have been killed by the Israeli government.

Meanwhile, our government refuses to recognise Netanyahu's genocidal plans and continues to arm and train his regime.

Shame on them.

Mice don't particularly like cheese - but it was usually all that poor people had to set mousetraps with back when they were first invented. Chocolate preferable! 😊

Tomorrow, for sure...

Can't remember seeing it this hot in my study before... #heatwave2025 #weather #UKswelters

"If you want to avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing." -Aristotle #wisdom #quotes #GreekPhilosophy

WASTARDS n.pl. Collective term for people who simply cannot be bothered to recycle properly. As in, "I've got the right hump - all the wastards are in the office today... 😒"

Fires cause record loss of tropical forests in climate threat Tropical forests provide a buffer against climate change, but disappeared faster than ever recorded last year.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... - really frightening stuff, especially considering that 'accidental' fire is the main cause of this. 😔 #GlobalWarming #ForestFires #ClimateThreat #TropicalForests

Petition: Make the arts part of UK National Renewal | Campaign for the Arts The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. The arts make our lives happier and our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them.

🚨🌱 The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. Please join me in signing the @campaignforthearts.org petition to remind the UK Govt: the arts make our lives happier & our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them. www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...

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I fear this is a sign of the #EndTimes 😬 #OverNotUnder

RIP Rick

CCTV shows £4.8m gold toilet raid at Blenheim Palace The footage played in court showed armed hooded individuals breaking into the palace.

Armitage Pranks.

CCTV shows £4.8m gold toilet raid at Blenheim Palace - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

**Judders**

The word "wazok" is long overdue a revival... #justsaying

I'd happily give any London Mayor a knighthood for NOT wasting £4m on the #NewYear2025 fireworks. Unacceptably wasteful when there are so many in need. #NewYearsHonours

As the old saying goes... "A mince pie a day keeps the judge from Britain's Slimmer Of The Year awards away.' #MincePies #ChristmasFood

The disappointment of finishing my lunch today was almost externally palpable... 😒 #LuxuryMealDeal

Wouldn't get away with that first headline nowadays... 😂

My 2024 Wrapped – get yours 2024 Wrapped

I listened for 42,662 minutes in 2024.

A high number but never time wasted.

#SpotifyWrapped
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I did a photo of a #redkite - quite a decent one, considering i only had my phone and was walking the dogs... 😊 #chilterns #raptorsofbluesky #WestWycombe