Sounds like Andrew Tate's latest angle is to make out he's some kind of Walter Mitty.

Safe to say that Argentina haven't made many friends in the sporting world this week. I hope FIFA and the IRB deal firmly with the disgraceful scenes at the football and rugby.

Not a great start for #AndyBurnham - he's PM of the UK and says he's listening to and leading for all communities, but his "No. 10 North" will be located firmly in the south of the UK. Half the distance from the south coast as from the north coast.

Now that Scotland are out, if my second team - England- don’t make it, I would LOVE to see an African team win the World Cup. Go Egypt & Morocco!

I've just finished reading @anitasethi.bsky.social's I Belong Here and could neither praise it more highly nor recommend it more strongly. Started reading it on a train in the Hope Valley - a place that has new and profound meaning for me now - and finished where I belong now in the Highlands.

Starmer, son of toolmaker: we can win in G&D Hannah, actual plumber: hold my wrench

I'm seeing a lot of posts about how many books have been read in 2025, or targets for how many to read in 2026, and I really don't get it. I read for pleasure and the idea of setting a target or even of counting how many I've read would just rob me of some of that pleasure. #booksky

So sad to hear of Chris Rea’s death today. RIP Chris - your music moved me in so many ways. m.youtube.com/watch?v=OgoM...

Chris Rea - Steel River

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Ness Bridge looking wonderful tonight

So, Thames Water wants to pay retention bonuses to keep the executives who've mismanaged the service so badly? I can see some huge potential savings right there.

Well, if that's the Supreme Court's interpretation of equality law, then there's an urgent need for the law to be updated.

Drinking a bottle of Anheuser-Busch's rip-off of Budweiser because it's been taking up space in my fridge since it was part of a meal deal offer at the Co-op. I'm wondering why they bother brewing the stuff when they could just fill the bottle with unadulterated water to achieve a similar result.

I've just found a hidden gem on here - mute words & phrases. I've asked it to mute anything with "y'all" in it and straightaway there's so much less bullshit in my feed 😍

This country is awash with money. The very rich are rich beyond imagination. So when Starmer wants to stay within his arbitrary fiscal rules, who does he decide to take money from? The very rich? No, from people with disabilities who depend on benefits for the bare minimum of a decent life.

It's been my privilege to know, and to work & volunteer beside some truly inspiring women - and as the past is the key to the future I know there will be many more to inspire me in the future too. Happy #internationalwomensday to all of you. Keep on being your awesome selves!

Always a happy sight, but specially so soon after a hard winter. The #bees made it 😍

Brilliant campaigning from @wwtworldwide.bsky.social ft Megan McCubbin in spoof video at the Duck & Cover restaurant. The use of humour as a campaign tool shouldn't be underestimated. #BanLead #Ornithology raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/02/11/t...

“The Toxic Restaurant” – spoof video highlighting toxic lead ammunition sends BASC into meltdown

In the build up to a forthcoming decision by the DEFRA Secretary of State (and his counterparts in the devolved governments) whether to accept the HSE’s recommendations to ban the use of toxi…

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The insanity of releasing 50 million non-native pheasants in the UK every year and the terrible impact on our ecosystems. It must end. www.birdguides.com/articles/com...

Mark Avery: Britain's most controversial bird

How much damage does the non-native Common Pheasant cause to Britain's ecosystems – and would they even persist in this country without annual mass releases? Our columnist ponders a contentious specie...

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 20/20 #booksky

Just about as perfect as a February day can be in the Lake District

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 19/20 #booksky

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 18/20 #booksky

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 17/20 #booksky

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 16/20 #booksky

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 15/20 #booksky

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 14/20 #booksky