What is The Telegraph going to write about now?

Sure the country’s on fire, most of it is in drought, people are dying, drowning, off work with heat stroke, the railways have buckled and trains have derailed, we’re in the grip of a fifth heatwave, and it’s cost the economy £4bn, BUT…is net zero really worth the cost?!

Lissa Evans is one of the funniest writers around. Her last book 'Small Bomb at Dimperley' was delightful, can't wait to read her latest:

John Self@john-self.bsky.social · 6d ago

“Page by page, it has more good jokes than any novel I’ve read in years.” Me - and my 14-year-old son! - on Lissa Evans’s new comic novel for adults and younger readers alike, My Name is MacKenzie Bly:

Maybe your government misread this and thought they were trans people, not trains people.

Lots of wonderful books here, I'm particularly rooting for M. John Harrison's 'The End of Everything'

The Booker Prizes@thebookerprizes.com · 3w ago

Presenting the Booker Prize 2026 longlist. Find out more about the books and authors that make up this year's Booker Dozen: thebookerprizes.com/bp2026

Ironic that Jodrell Bank is just outside the city that is flavour du jour - Manchester. More importantly it's an iconic scientific and cultural facility, a telescope that pioneered radio astronomy. It will only cost UKRI £2.8m to keep it going -peanuts, really

Adrian Littlejohn@yorksfella59.bsky.social · 3w ago

Apparently a gov.co.uk petition has been launched lobbying to save #JodrellBank. It's currently awaiting formal approval. If and when this is given, I will re-post it to everyone!

Am hugely honoured to have my short story collection 'Schrödinger’s Wife (and other possibilities)' on this list! Many many thanks to @goldsmithspress.bsky.social !

Goldsmiths, University of London@goldsmithsuol.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Goldsmiths Press is celebrating 10 years of inventive publishing 📚 @goldsmithspress.bsky.social shares ten of the most significant titles it has published over the decade, which exemplify its mission to encourage the cross-disciplinary and genre-bending. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/go...

Larry laid his mouse in front of the press to be photographed. Lest you ask, this is a real photograph via the Press Association.

Have you read Narnia, and were you dismayed by what happened to Susan? You're not alone. Fanfic has your back - and in my upcoming book, "Nylons, Lipstick, and Narnia: Rewriting Susan Pevensie in Fanfiction", I look at how fanfic writers re-imagine her story and give her a different ending.

Luna Press Publishing@lunapress.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Pre-orders are now open for Nylons, Lipstick, and Narnia: Rewriting Susan Pevensie in Fanfiction, by @octavia-cade.bsky.social ! The book will be out August 18 2016. Through all the usual retailers and of course, the Luna store. Cover by Shauna McDonnell 💄 www.lunapresspublishing.com/product-page...

You knew this was coming.

“After it ended, the Belgian team’s social media account had a message to the U.S. on Twitter: “Overturn this.” Perfect. #WellPlayed #Belgium

Belgium beats, then trolls, U.S. team on Monday night

Even though it was tied, 1-1, after Malik Tillman scored another goal on a free kick just outside the penalty area, it never felt close.

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On point 🎯 #rassismus #fremdenfeindlichkeit

I think we just passed oops.

Please be the first amongst the thousands to like, comment and repost this message if you believe that our remaining forest in the Amazon and in the Congo basin must be protected for climate action and environmental sustainability. No to deforestation and ecocide.

Animal life on Earth has been reduced by 70% in the last 50 years, and the fact that this is not talked about enough is sickening.

Let love and colour into your life. Hold hands.

So sad about David Hockney. A long time ago I went to an exhibit of his opera sets; these worlds he had created were just so beautiful I wanted to live inside them.

How is it possible that on the entire @deutschebahn.com website there is not a single working email for customer service? And no, I don't want to phone them and have to wait hours for them to answer. Unglaublich!

🧵Please share! @scotbpocwriters.bsky.social is hiring! - Co-Director (31 May) - Digital & Social Media Assistant (24 May) Both freelance, Scotland-based, remote with some travel. Highly encourage Black & PoC applicants + Co-Director Q&A: 26 May 👉🏽 scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/were-hiring-...

“The dismantling of USAID, according to models from Boston University epidemiologist Brooke Nichols, “has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children,” Gawande wrote.” hsph.harvard.edu/news/usaid-s...

USAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

The Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, accord...

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Joshua Foust 🪖🎮@joshuafoust.com · 4mo ago

The single most defining thing Elon Musk has ever done is killing untold numbers of people by having DOGE illegally raid and disband USAID. Not rickets, not cars, not even the CSAMbot on X. It’s this, and so many media pundits just choose to unsee it.

The day has finally arrived. You can now *officially* watch puffins live from the Farne Islands, 24 hours a day: bit.ly/4tRz72T Please enjoy these puffins kissing in celebration of this momentous event.

It's Pub Day for my debut novel, THE REPUBLIC OF MEMORY. It's an Arabfuturist story of a revolution set on a generation ship with lots of linguistic shenanigans. Chapeau to tu!

The SFF is proud to be a sponsor of the Women in SFF conference in Newcastle on 11-12 June. Registration is free but there's a form to complete. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Women in SFF: Navigating Gender and Genre

Dates: June 11-12th 2026 Location: Percy Building, Newcastle University, NE1 7RU Contact: sciencefictionfantasyncl@gmail.com Organisers: Abi Hockaday & Aparna Sivsankar Science Fiction & Fantasy (SF...

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Next week at @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social (Thurs 23rd) - a celebration of Christopher Priest, with Nina Allan and Camilla Grudova, discussing The Illuminated Man and The Recollections. Get your tickets here: www.waterstones.com/events/a-cel...

A Celebration of Christopher Priest | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones

Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about A Celebration of Christopher Priest today.

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Eric Satie Eric Stoodie

Ovarian cancer is - sadly - mostly found late stage because it depends on spotting a range of somewhat vague symptoms and persuading your doctor you need a CA125 blood test and a scan.

Spring is doing its thing in #Berlin

Note from my notebook (2017).

Marietta Blau was a pioneer of subatomic and cosmic ray physics in the early-mid 20th century, and has been almost totally forgotten. My fictionalised account of her life is the book at bedtime on Radio 4 next week: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - The Woman Who Saw Atoms by Pippa Goldschmidt

On the eve of the Anschluss, a Jewish scientist captures a proton in a photograph.

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