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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Just 4 months after the local elections, Reform UK (RefUK) have lost 158 of their local councillors: -55 resigned -42 went Independent -28 defected -24 were kicked out -5 lost their seats -2 disqualified -2 suspended. Appalling record - and a waste of taxpayers’ money!

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Duncan Borman @dunc76.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I almost feel sorry for Ed. What a hole to dig! Who’d be a £300M pop star trying to keep their comfortably vanilla brand in tact these days

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Ben (Bee) Kahn @benkahncomics.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

BREAKING: Wyld Stallyns will no longer be opening for Ed Sheeran

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University of Leeds @universityofleeds.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

MP Alex Sobel spoke with students about the life-changing impact of their projects and was inspired by their creativity, hard work and dedication. The students left feeling confident and excited about their futures with many eager to make a difference through engineering. Read more: bit.ly/4c0SMqi

Two people stand in a university engineering workshop beside a handheld 3D scanning device and prototype components. One person holds a white 3D-printed prototype while the other stands with folded arms. Manufacturing equipment, workshop machinery and safety signage are visible in the background,

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Duncan Borman @dunc76.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Can only be a matter of time before this clown gets his comeuppance.

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Duncan Borman @dunc76.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Well done @universityofleeds.bsky.social School of Civil Engineering Back at number 1 in Guardian league tables. A great School, great students & staff. Very well done all. Very pleased to see this. www.theguardian.com/education/ng...

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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Chris Mason watching Channel 4 News.

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Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Incredible moment in the doc when Farage’s right-hand man Dan Jukes lists several foreign donors who’ve given money to the party via their kids. It’s not just one or two backers - it’s a huge conspiracy cooked up by the party to break the law. It’s bigger than we even thought

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Andy Brockman @andybrockman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The legwork, and the sting, which seems to have caught out James Orr, Nigel Farage and Reform-UK was carried out by Verbatim Investigations who have dropped their own take on the story.

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Dirty Money: A Year Undercover in Reform UK

A yearlong investigation into Nigel Farage’s fundraising operation reveals a plot to break the law by bringing foreign money into British politics

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. www.channel4.com/news/exclusi...

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Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations

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Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Undercover filming shows Nigel Farage celebrating illegal foreign donations Footage shows a plan to break electoral law by funnelling money from a US ‘businessman’ through a UK donor The donations funded a series of widely reported polls secretly commissioned by Reform

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Channel 4 documentary on Reform party donations - www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXut...

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Undercover: Exposing Reform's secret donations plot

YouTube video by Channel 4 News

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Reform UK has banned some journalists from its annual conference who have reported critically on the party and Nigel Farage. It includes the Guardian’s City editor, Anna Isaac, who uncovered the £5m gift. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Reform UK bans three journalists from its conference after critical reporting

Guardian City editor Anna Isaac among those who had credentials to cover event declined

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Duncan Borman @dunc76.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Surely the headline should be “Man who spends life complaining about everything and everyone, complains about other people complaining about him” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Reform up against 'complainants' society', Nigel Farage tells BBC

The Reform UK leader said a "whole ecosystem" didn't want "new kids on the block succeeding".

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Duncan Borman @dunc76.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Garden 🌱 still delivering dinners

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

V bad BBC coverage. Graduate vacancies may well be down - perhaps 5% or 10%) Little/no chance down by 50% - and it is absurd to have listings on one website being down 50% as evidence for this headline from the national broadcaster One for BBC Verify + FactCheck www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Duncan Borman @dunc76.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

1st sweet corn I’ve managed to grow- very happy (Oh & 1st bunches of grapes picked)

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Duncan Borman @dunc76.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Not only are the grapes coming along nicely, we have 2 pigeon checks living within the vine 🌱

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Duncan Borman @dunc76.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Tomatoes starting to ripen too 🌱

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

It's funny how no-one ever asks where the money is coming from when you announce a cut in immigration.

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Duncan Borman @dunc76.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Garden looking very green, but it would be nice not to have water it for a change 🌱

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Duncan Borman @dunc76.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Spain really need to put the ball in net soon

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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Wayne Rooney speaks for everyone.

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Duncan Borman @dunc76.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Aubergines are coming along nicely 🌱

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Duncan Borman @dunc76.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Everyone will be pleased to know the school closing early due to extreme heat in Leeds today has now been cancelled. Normal service has resumed- quite a lot is anxious parents feeling both relieved and a bit perplexed

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Duncan Borman @dunc76.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

@leedscitycouncil.bsky.social we’ve been notified of school in Leeds closing 2 days this week due to weather. Very impactful decision based on what is fairly routine summer weather-we aren’t seeing extreme heat experienced elsewhere in UK in prev weeks @yorkshirebylines.co.uk @mayorofwy.bsky.social

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Duncan Borman @dunc76.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

At the moment it’s always 10 days until any possible rain. Like fusion energy is always 10 years away!

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Duncan Borman @dunc76.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

🌱This sunshine doing wonders for cucumbers, grapes & aubergines 🍇🥒🍆

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 07/07/2026

Hoping to silence inquiries about his financial interests, the British populist provocateur Nigel Farage risked everything in a Trumpian gamble, Helen Lewis writes:

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Nigel Farage Wants a Mandate For Corruption

The British populist leader makes a Trumpian gamble.

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

On my way, Clacton.

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Politics UK @politicsuk.com · 07/07/2026

🚨 BREAKING: Labour says it won't stand against Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election As it stands, only Count Binface will run against Farage

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Duncan Borman @dunc76.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

This could be so perfect. Binface all the way. I would knock on doors for this.

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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba... Poor old USA team was widely popular before Trump’s intervention-now their defeat is being celebrated. Everything Trump touches turns to 💩

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USA 1-4 Belgium: Romelu Lukaku scores as co-hosts exit World Cup

Mauricio Pochettino's United States exit the World Cup as they are well-beaten by Belgium, who set up a quarter-final tie with Spain.

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Duncan Borman @dunc76.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

World experiencing unnaturally high interest in folk becoming Belgium fans

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Duncan Borman @dunc76.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Fancy seeing a paper come out on Gannets on world sea bird day - just a happy coincidence @heyjooode.bsky.social ? #worldseabirdday Saw some great gannets at the weekend at Bempton cliffs so feels right day share pic of them too

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RSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Two of the world’s largest Gannet colonies may not recover from the impact of bird flu until 2041 at the earliest, study finds Read a summary: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... Full paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2026.111887 #seabirds #hpai 🪶 🧪

Caption: A pair of Gannets

Credit: RSPB / Chelsie Jones

Alt text: Two Gannets with pale yellow heads and blue eyes touching beak tips and arching necks in a courtship display against a blurred grey sea background.

Figure 3 from the paper: (A): Estimated impact of reduced adult survival in 2022 on colony growth trajectories for the Bass Rock and Grassholm gannet colonies (orange line) compared to a theoretical baseline scenario without an outbreak (grey line) until the year 2045. Blue dots represent drone-based count data; Bass Rock 2023 and 2024 (Harris et al., 2023, Burton et al., 2024), Grassholm 2023 and 2024 (Morgan et al., 2023; Morgan and Stephens, 2024). (B) The residual between the baseline and HPAI scenarios highlights the scale of the impact and the long recovery times for both colonies. (For interpretation of the references to colour in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.)

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Duncan Borman @dunc76.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

BBC news business page subtly reminding us of some tensions in unlocking swift growth in economy

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Duncan Borman @dunc76.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

It seems it’s actually a strawberry, courgette & cucumber type of year 🍓 🥒 🌱

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Duncan Borman @dunc76.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Sunny Yorkshire coast looking lovely today

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