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Nigel Pepper

@fredbat.bsky.social
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Runner's roadie and photographer. Also rugby league fan and statto. Originally from Stoke but 40+ years in Yorkshire

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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“I understand. I knew this was coming.” And so, his desired road to martyrdom begins.
theguardian.com
Police arrest far-right activist Daniel Thomas after dinghy slashed in Channel
Thirty-seven-year-old in custody on suspicion of crimes including criminal damage with intent to endanger life
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Another day, another set of lies.
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Any other ground with a pitch this bad would not get any future matches but as its Lord's an exception gets made. Meanwhile the ground where England have the best record recently doesn't get a game next season. Time to move the second Ashes test to Headingley. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/a...
theguardian.com
Misbehaving Lord’s pitch is a return to unpredictable era of unplayable chaos
The wicket was not as bad as the one in June but presented enough challenges for the MCC to call in specialists
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Cochineal Brentford Nylons
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Ok, let's do novels now. Make a novel smaller. The Mediocre Gatsby
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
So before he's even been re-elected, he's lying again saying Essex Police advised not to attend the count, something Essex Police deny. What an obnoxious, mendacious that he is.
bbc.co.uk
Nigel Farage wins Clacton by-election that major parties boycotted - live updates
The Reform UK leader won 22,239 votes while Count Binface came second with 9,455.
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Each store will now have no more than three staff on at any time and if the size you want isn't on display, tough.
bbc.co.uk
Harvey Nichols bought by owner of Sports Direct
The department store made famous by sitcom Absolutely Fabulous had warned it would cease trading.
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
What's he going to do if Infantino is forced out? Invade FIFA? Declare war on UEFA? www.theguardian.com/football/202...
theguardian.com
Donald Trump says it would be a ‘terrible mistake’ to replace Fifa’s Gianni Infantino
US president Donald Trump has warned Fifa would be making a ‘terrible mistake’ if they get rid of Gianni Infantino as the head of world football’s governing body
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
#Housegawp - new one for me, never stayed in a property which is currently on Rightmove www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/9...
rightmove.co.uk
Check out this 1 bedroom apartment for sale on Rightmove
1 bedroom apartment for sale in St Augustines Road, Edgbaston, B16 for £150,000. Marketed by haart, Harborne
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Legal C @legalclaret.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The twonk won his seat as a Tory, defected a few months later and didn’t call a by-election. Reform had five MPs elected. Two have left the party, one called a by-election to fight Binhead. They have an additional five who defected from the Tories. And he bleats about mandates. Twat.
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I think the BBC website is suffering from the heat. Burnsall is a fair way from Cumbria, isn't it ?@bbclooknorth.bsky.social
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Yorkshire Dales National Park @yorkshiredales.org.uk · 08/07/2026
Guess how hot a disposable BBQ can get, then watch the video...you'll be shocked. 😱 Stay tuned to the end to see what potential impact it could have. Please don't risk it. Please don't bring them. Don't Spark Disaster ⚠️ 🎥 NYFRS and North York Moors National Park 📸 Mark Laycock
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NewsThump @newsthump.com · 06/07/2026
NEWS! Gianni Infantino to watch rest of World Cup from deep inside Donald Trump's colon newsthump.com/2026/07/06/g...
newsthump.com
Gianni Infantino to watch rest of World Cup from deep inside Donald Trump’s colon
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has announced he will spend the remainder of the World Cup living deep inside Donald Trump’s colon, insisting it is “simply the most practical place to r…
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
happy 57th anniversary, Lulu www.bbc.co.uk/videos/clkkm... #BluePeter
bbc.co.uk
BBC Archive 1969: Lulu the elephant
Lulu the elephant enters the Blue Peter studio and leaves a most memorable mark on BBC Television Centre.
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Zᐰphod Beebledoc ❤️❤️➕🟦 (🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 ally) @zaphodbeebledoc.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Mushy peas... 🙈🙈
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
well I wasn't expecting both New Zealand and India to miss out on the play-off stages #T20WWC
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Glad the rain has stopped. I'd hate NZ to be eliminated on DLS. #T20WWC
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Sky disrespecting the Women's T20 here. As soon as stumps was called at Trent Bridge they just have said coverage on main event over, catch us on the cricket channel.
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Congratulations Sir Kev #rugbyleague #mnd
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
go Danni Wyatt-Hodge #T20worldcup
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Still the best literal version video imo www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HE9...
youtube.com
Take On Me: Literal Video Version
YouTube video by DustoMcNeato
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Change the word "love" to "lunch" in the title or lyric of a song. Robert Palmer - Addicted to Lunch www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcAT...
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
His lips are moving, he's lying again.
theguardian.com
Farage under mounting pressure to prove Russian hack claim
Reform UK leader claims ‘counter-espionage experts’ suggest state-sponsored hackers are behind disclosure of £5m gift
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Is anyone really surprised that Brodie Croft is leaving Leeds? Remember he's only halfway through his 7 year contract with Salford #rugbyleague
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
I can only assume Sainsbury's are selling GM vegetables as young Charlotte is scanning bare broccoli, potatoes and carrots. Do they now have a barcode?
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Slightly increase a band ABBA*
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
I look up a book (yes a BOOK) on Amazon and it reckons these are other products it should recommend to me (moth killer, hair wax & a tool for cleaning between bathroom tiles). I think the algorithm is having an LSD trip
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...? Wonder if the interviewing AI would notice if I gave my replies using another AI?
theguardian.com
‘Awkward and humiliating’: UK job hunters share frustration with AI interviews
People describe unnatural process as survey finds nearly half of job seekers have been interviewed by AI
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
@nmtdambusters.bsky.social for all Blenheim fans, newsreel footage of a 1941 operation. The squadrons are, I think, 18 and 82 of 2 Group. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEhr...
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Prosecco for one - the ultimate sadness?
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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
On the far side of the Moon the #Artemis2 crew have discovered a crater full to the brim with odd socks and orphaned lids from Tupperware containers.
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Good luck trying to find a plumber on Easter Sunday
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Ilkley hit by #stormDave
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
"To lose one coach in a day, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose two looks like carelessness." #rugbyleague
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Windchill - the full formula is horrendously complicated but a good approximation is subtract 2°C for every 10 mph (16 km/h) windspeed
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Whip round for the lights at Belle Vue? #rugbyleague
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Very sad news that Ourea Events - organisers of the Dragon's Back Race among others - have ceased trading. The Northern Traverse was due in only two weeks time. #ultrarunning
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
The irony. www.independent.co.uk/sport/winter...
independent.co.uk
Heavy snow causes major disruption at Winter Olympics as medal event is cancelled
Heavy snow on Tuesday morning has led to the Winter Olympics schedule being altered significantly
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Couldn't have been more timely.
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Been lucky enough to acquire this almost unbroken sequence of YHA membership cards. Miss Florence Madge Phillips, born in Crewe in 1912, joined YHA on 1st June 1932, just before her 20th birthday. Went on to become a teacher in Heanor, Derbyshire and then a youth worker in Wakefield & ... 1/3
a series of YHA membership cards from 1932 to 1961 in the name of F M Phillips.
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Why is everyone saying Farage was "tricked"? No he wasn't, he'll do anything for the money and showed his stupidity by faiing to check what he was saying before he said it.
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Robert Jenrick is the only politician where his constituency (Newark) is an anagram of his description.
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Challenge Cup third round. Brighouse or Lock Lane v Hull KR. #RugbyLeague version of Macclesfield v Crystal Palace #ChallengeCup
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
@spinerace.bsky.social is there a diversion on Challenge/MRT South currently to omit the ascent of Penyghent?
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Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 06/01/2026
Extremely nice work, @bryce.lol 👏👏👏
ft.com
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
@metoffice.gov.uk has location precision on the app become less precise? I live on the western side if North Yorks but am getting alerts for events on the east coast, just because they say North Yorks in them. Scarborough is almost 100 miles from me, i don't need warnings for that far away.
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Terrible Maps @terriblemapshq.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
A mnemonic device for remembering the Great Lakes
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Very sad news. One of my favourite memories was watching him lift the Sunday League trophy at Canterbury in 1993.
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
BBC News - UK social media campaigners among five denied US visas www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... so the Trump Administration rejects violations of American sovereignty but does not see anything wrong with US violations of anyone else's sovereignty.
bbc.co.uk
UK campaigners among five denied US visas
The Trump administration bans five people who have called for tech regulation from entering the country.
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
This is the type of sports story I love, delving into the murder side. www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
theguardian.com
The Anti-Sports Personality of the Year awards 2025
On Thursday night the BBC will honour the heroes. But here are the year’s best dark, devious and downright dumb sporting stories
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