Wildings in Newport, Wales: the grand department store that became an illicit cannabis farm For decades, Wildings was the poshest shop in town. But since it closed down in 2019, the storied building has fallen into disrepair and been commandeered as a drug den and a skate park. What happened...

I did a piece about a Newport department store that closed down

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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...

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Placeholder partners: are you ‘the one’ – or just being used as a stopgap? The abundance of choice on dating apps has led to some people discovering that romance is dead and they are just Mr or Ms Right Now

Placeholder partners: are you ‘the one’ – or just being used as a stopgap?

Children injured, wildlife slaughtered, forests ravaged: is it time to ban disposable barbecues? Single-use grills are ‘the worst form of litter’, says the boss of Keep Britain Tidy, whose own young son was badly burned by one left on a beach. They’re also a terrible way to cook. Should shops sto...

Easter hols and weather picking up - well worth re-sharing this from @samwollaston.bsky.social again 👏

www.theguardian.com/food/2025/ma...

National Raise the Colours founder Ryan Bridge was arrested last night on Abingdon Road for public order offences. Bridge himself had called the police when an Oxford resident lay under his cherry-picker van. Mobile phone footage from local residents shows Bridge shouting “I’ve been arrested!”.

‘We didn’t want to be preachy’: David Attenborough’s unexpected new show – which might enrage cat lovers The great naturalist, who is about to turn 100, is still surprised by wildlife in his new series about British gardens. But not every pet owner will be happy with his top tips

Possible solution: stop breeding pheasants and get the pheasant shooters to shoot the cats instead. Both problems solved

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Do you like my yellow tulips?

Tabriz to Norwich: 3786km

Still not joining, but sightly nervous for Alan Partridge

I think they may be more...

strong agree with this

Will you be getting you hair cut at Mill Lane barbers?again?

Elon Musk’s Tesla given go-ahead to supply electricity in Great Britain Ofgem licence means firm can replicate Texas setup of powering homes, businesses and EVs

don't think i'll be switching

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

The unbelievable life of Leo Sayer! The songs, the sex, being swindled – and a spooky phone call from Elvis He lit up the 1970s with a string of hits, before falling out of the public eye. But was any man ever more connected? He discusses extraordinary encounters with Muhammad Ali and Keith Moon – and why h...

Stay humble Leo. A joyous inteview by @shattenstone.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/music/2026/m...

11 different scorers for Bosnia (even if one was an og), that's got to be some sort of record?

There were about 3600 public libraries open in the UK in 2020.
This is about £40 for each of them.

jealous

bloody hell. at least I know which side of the Isle of Wight to go on holiday...

weird yellow thing in the sky here ☀️

first half decent drying day for while. fyi

a black and white photo of a man hanging from a clock on a building . ALT: a black and white photo of a man hanging from a clock on a building .

Watched the Alex Honnold skyscraper film last night. Not as good as the Harold Lloyd original imo

The lithium boom: could a disused quarry bring riches to Cornwall? Known as ‘white gold’, lithium is among the most important mined elements on the planet – ideal for the rechargeable batteries used in tech products. Can Europe’s largest deposit bring prosperity to t...

maybe you want to read quite a long piece about lithium mining in Cornwall?

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

[explaining to a child why they are living in poverty] for every hundredth pint i drink i can get one free pint

@samwollaston.bsky.social I loved this piece! I lived in Jerusalem from 1978 - 1982 and I became a donkey owner in very similar circumstances. I went to the Anglican International School, too. I can't believe the parallels!
Thanks for a great piece. 🙂

No way! I think it might be the same donkey, or possibly one of Cocolo's offspring...
Lovely to find out

The pet I’ll never forget: Cocolo, the donkey who arrived unexpectedly at our door An offhand comment from my mother meant we suddenly owned a donkey. I loved him – but was embarrassed when I had to ride him to school

The pet I’ll never forget: Cocolo, the donkey who arrived unexpectedly at our door

The pet I’ll never forget: Cocolo, the donkey who arrived unexpectedly at our door An offhand comment from my mother meant we suddenly owned a donkey. I loved him – but was embarrassed when I had to ride him to school

major journalistic goal achieved: I did The Pet I'll Never Forget column...

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Hard to say but Come on you Spurs #AFC

Pretty much

my mum asks: “is that why his columns are quite wooden, and long?”