"That simple question — how do you feel? — guides most runners in the area....The simplicity is in some ways born out of circumstance. Most athletes here can’t afford the watches, carbon-plated super shoes or electrolyte gels that many privileged runners rely on." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/w...

Aiming for My Fastest Marathon, I Turned to Distance Running’s Mecca

A New York Times reporter’s quest to beat the personal best he set 14 years ago took him to a Kenyan village, where the biggest benefit he got was not what he expected.

nytimes.com

in retrospect, just quite a weird politician www.economist.com/britain/2026...

Happy to admit that I don't follow football, but I know a lot of you out there do (and apparently there's a big competition on at the moment!?) Anyway, I have a question: who benefits the most politically if England win the World Cup?

Lol what? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Buckingham Palace says Harry can no longer stay at royal residence on UK visit

Fresh row erupts over Duke of Sussex’s trip, the buildup to which has been overshadowed by security dispute

theguardian.com

Jeez www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The average terror suspect arrested in England and Wales is now a white woman in her 50s as a result of the Palestine Action ban Almost 2,800 arrests were made for supporting the group in 6 months - surpassing the number of terror suspects detained in the previous decade inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Palestine Action terror ban remains in place after Home Office wins appeal

Government's decision to proscribe group 'struck a fair balance', Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr tells Court of Appeal

inews.co.uk

This is what a pogrom looks like: men in masks coming to drive you from your home. This is a collective failure of our political and media class because we did not have the courage to say no, and because too many were allowed to embrace this without shame

Saul Staniforth@saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#BBCBreakfast: "... families had to be led to safety through the flames.. it wasn't just homes, cars were also torched by young masked men in these predominantly unionist streets, but the target here was immigrants.." This is what the likes of Reform are inciting.

Russia is openly waging a form of hybrid warfare against us and this is part of it.

Sam Freedman@samfr.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We need leaders who can spell out what's happening clearly and with force.

But would he spend 900 more? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article....

'I spent 900 hours making a model of Lavenham's Crooked House'

He has handbuilt four scale buildings - two in Suffolk and two in Essex.

bbc.co.uk

It's all kicking off in Canterbury.

Terrific journalism from actually looking at the money flows as.ft.com/r/1e5fba60-4...

Nigel Farage’s accounts challenge claim that he paid for £1.4mn house with TV fee

Reform UK leader has said he did not use £5mn gift from crypto billionaire to buy Surrey property

as.ft.com

One good thing you can say about the UK is that we're spoilt for metaphors

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3mo ago

Lorry gets stuck in hole it was sent to fix in Somerset

New idea. Next time we publish a report on a politician, I’ll keep the politician’s name blanked out for a week, and let everyone take positions before they find out who it is.

Let the lady in the blue house be! www.kentonline.co.uk/deal/news/wh...

‘Why am I being picked on?’ Council tells pensioner to repaint blue house

A pensioner says she is being picked on after a council ordered her to repaint her blue home following a single complaint.

kentonline.co.uk

Me trying to express the very particular combination of fear and shame I've been feeling (free to read, the @prospectmagazine.co.uk paywall is down until 11 May) www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/argument/731...

In Britain, Jews are demonised—and too few care

The recent antisemitic attacks make plain what many already feared: Jews have become dehumanised as symbols of Israel’s actions

prospectmagazine.co.uk

Wild that Joanna Newsom isn't on this www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/p...

The 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters

nytimes.com

I cannot overstate how completely insane this story is

Saskia Daniel@saskiadanielceramics.com · 3mo ago

This is quite the story.

Reform's plans for a new school curriculum sounds like it is essentially designed to put a whole generation of students off learning history.

With the help of the Sandy Hook families, The Onion has reached a long-awaited deal to take over InfoWars. We've enlisted the help of @timheidecker.bsky.social, who will be InfoWars' Creative Director. Please stand by for more.

The Onion@theonion.com · 4mo ago

https://www.theonion.info/

Wild! www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/p...

Unmasking the Creator of Bitcoin

nytimes.com

Cliftonville (Kent) Council By-Election Result: 🌍 GRN: 38.8% (+26.7) ➡️ RFM: 33.1% (-7.0) 🌳 CON: 15.2% (-4.5) 🌹 LAB: 10.4% (-11.6) 🙋 Ind: 1.3% (New) 🔶 LDM: 1.2% (-1.9) No Ind (-3.0) as previous. Green GAIN from Reform UK. Changes w/ 2025.

I'm looking for a journalist/researcher in Belgium who could help me get in touch with someone – anyone on here who might be able to help?

Albert Douglas, a British businessman, was imprisoned in Dubai for five years over debts incurred by his son's company. Many others like him remain behind bars. My latest for the @theguardian.com Saturday Magazine www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

‘I was beaten and tortured’: how a British father and son made a fortune in Dubai then became wanted men

As the Middle East is drawn into war, expats and influencers are under pressure to only share the positive side of the UAE. In reality many are at risk of being put behind bars, and often find the UK ...

theguardian.com

Hasn't banned dogs though 🤔 www.timeout.com/london/news/...

One of Hackney’s greatest pubs is completely banning children

The trendy east London boozer now has a no-under-18s policy.

timeout.com

Thrilled (and flattered) to be invited to this year's International Journalism Festival

International Journalism Festival@journalismfestival.com · 4mo ago

📌 As audiences increasingly consume short-form content, this panel asks what space remains for longform journalism today. Editors from FT Magazine and Denmark's Politiken explain why they continue to invest in narrative reporting and why longform remains essential to tell deeply human stories.

"Trouble was, the Yorks couldn’t stop saying yes to the odd thousand quid here and there, because, like many addicts, they loved the hit of the low-rent encounter, the scaggy thrill of amping it up." www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Andrew O’Hagan · Stay Classy: Mummy’s Favourite

With some people, money and sex are the only truths. It’s the ultimate delinquency to believe that gratification...

lrb.co.uk

Update on our libel case 🚨 - the businessman suing us didn’t turn up to the high court for the first hearing. Judge was unimpressed with his medical evidence. Fighting these threats to journalism in the UK is frustrating and expensive but we will win. www.the-londoner.co.uk/that-busines...

That businessman who’s suing us for £250,000 didn’t turn up to court

Two Italian doctor’s notes and ‘unsatisfactory’ conduct from Claudio Di Giovanni

the-londoner.co.uk

A tax barrister sued me personally for £8m for libel after we linked him to a tax avoidance scheme. Today the High Court struck out the claim, granted summary judgment, and ruled it was a SLAPP. The judgment is highly critical.

‘The gift of Andy and Fergie, which comes at too high a price, has been to bring the antiseptic of daylight to the culture of royal privilege.’ Andrew O’Hagan on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, online early from the next issue. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Andrew O’Hagan · Stay Classy: Mummy’s Favourite

The late queen can be held responsible for much, but nobody could accuse her of seeming to enjoy her role. For the...

lrb.co.uk

Still the only story I can think about at the moment www-aljazeera-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.alja...

Al Jazeera investigation: Iran girls’ school targeting likely ‘deliberate’

Al Jazeera investigation raises questions over deadliest single attack of war that killed 165 schoolgirls and staff.

www-aljazeera-com.cdn.ampproject.org