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Men undergoing treatment for prostate cancer say an exercise programme has helped them overcome fatigue, regain strength and improve their quality of life. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Prostate cancer: Free exercise scheme helping men regain strength

Mike James, from Bristol, says the Cancer Activity Programme has stopped him feeling "weak and demoralised".

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 7m

www.theguardian.com/politics/202... So the back pedalling has already started, this is what happens when you try and describe a plan using poor language. The newspapers and your own shadow cabinet members fill in the blanks and hey presto!

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Badenoch denies ‘British Iron Dome’ plan – after Tories use phrase in press release

Tory leader says proposed ‘Britannia Shield’ would not be comparable to Israeli missile defence system

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 1h

Eileen Blair, from South Shields, UK, was believed to have had a large influence on her husband George Orwell's writing. 'Nineteen Eighty-Four's title and idea is thought to be inspired by one of her poems - 'End of the Century, 1984' #womensart

Monochrome photograph featuring a white woman, head and shoulders, with wavy shortish dark hair and wearing a blouse

Book cover, Penguin Edition of Orwell's '1984' in ornage and cream with a penguin publisher's motif

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 5h

The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 6h

‘May not be suitable for children’, could be a bit of an understatement.

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 6h

It’s also possible I’ve watched ‘The Andromeda Strain’ far too many times… given how many times I’ve made a thread 🧵 about scenes in the film. So I may just have it on in the background while I do stuff on my laptop. 🤓🤓🤓 bsky.app/profile/ianm...

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 6h

Film4 in the UK are just about to show ‘The Andromeda Strain’ again. Not that I’m complaining, I’m just wondering about the scheduling at 11am? There’s nothing particularly violent, but it is a bit gruesome at the beginning compared to the usual daytime tv fare.

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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 7h

Scandal unfolding in Germany: Police has arrested the former head of the BND, Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, August Hanning, on suspicion of espionage. Hanning was the agency's chief from 1998 to 2005. www.spiegel.de/panorama/jus...

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(S+) August Hanning: Ex-BND-Chef verhaftet – Verdacht auf Landesverräterische Ausspähung

Nach Informationen von SPIEGEL und SPIEGEL TV haben Fahnder den ehemaligen BND-Präsidenten August Hanning festgenommen. Der frühere Spitzenbeamte soll jahrelang privat Geheiminformationen von seinem a...

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires I discovered via an FOI request that DEFRA’s commitment in the National Adaptation Programme to run a “wildfire risk programme” since 2023 “was not brought into effect”. #ClimateCrisis www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

theguardian.com

Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires

FOI request shows wildfire risk scheme scrapped, as data highlights many fire services lack proper protective gear

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James Harrison @jamesmjharrison.bsky.social · 7h

Ealing Studios’ wartime propaganda piece Nine Men (1943) is making an appearance in @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social today at 3:15pm. Directed by Harry Watt. A rather fascinating film given the fact it’s set in the Libyan desert, but was entirely shot on Margam Sands, Glamorgan.

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Cold War Conversations Podcast @coldwarpod.bsky.social · 8h

#OTD 1973: Egypt and Syria launch a surprise attack on Israel during Yom Kippur. Egypt crosses the Suez Canal; Syria attacks the Golan Heights. The war brings US and Soviet forces perilously close to confrontation—and helps trigger a global oil crisis.

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 8h

Wow. 😯 I had no idea of the details behind the planned changes to jury trials. We seem to have avoided a massive legal landmine here. Please read this thread 🧵 👇

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 8h

Craster Kippers with a Spanish twist? 😆

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 8h

His defenders (and the BBC) will undoubtedly describe this as ‘rhetoric’ and he didn’t really suggest that an enemy could destroy two major American cities for the price of reducing the price of oil and gas.

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Action for Happiness @actionhappiness.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It’s a new week. Take a deep breath and remember: We can do this! 😊 Image: www.instagram.com/happyzodesigns

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 9h

Yes indeed I'm rather tiring of the coverage... a convicted perjuror who brazenly lied his way through life and continued to attend the House of Lords even as this poor woman's life fell apart.

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 8h

It was one of the frustrating aspects to my old job that we could never operate with the GBAD/LLAD elements effectively. We were making great strides in sharing situational awareness, but the next step of integrating command & control never happened.

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 9h

The UK problem is the area of responsibility is far bigger than Israel. How do you cover that area and the large number of Key Points inside it?

View of the UK on an RAF radar console at RAF Boulmer.

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 9h

Agh. Sorry John Kay. The threat to Israel that Iron Dome is designed to face isn’t ’short range’. The task Israel has is made easier as they’re protecting a smaller area of territory and therefore a smaller volume of airspace to manage.

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 9h

Badenoch says it is not just missiles that threaten the UK; drones are a threat too. Q: Would £10bn be enough to pay for it? Badenoch says it can be done. The £10bn would be spent over 10 years, she says. She says the UK needs to be protected.

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 9h

Badenoch does not accept claims £10bn not enough to fund missile defence Jon Kay is interviewing Badenoch. He puts it to her that the UK would need a very different missile defence system from Israel. Israel is under threat from short-range missiles, he says.

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 9h

Curious about the impact on the Saudi workforce, given that Aramco were generally regarded as the company that offered the best salaries and employed the most capable Saudis.

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 9h

That’s a whole separate world of pain. I’d love to have worked on something like that, but I’ve moved on and I’m not sure I could survive the endless PowerPoint sessions and action trackers. I also wonder on a more serious note how it would interface with NATO?

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Hey Jude @judew.bsky.social · 10h

Please read this obit, it's so powerful 25 years later.

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 10h

Plus if it’s Joint with the Army, they’ll want some say in the name. I can already imagine the fun Private Eye will have, assuming this gets anywhere near development!

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 10h

The RAF will undoubtedly come up with some awful name as well; I worked on UKADGE, IUKADGE which was renamed ICCS and then UCCS. Some Whitehall warrior will be sharpening their pencil this morning to come up with a suitable acronym! 😆

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 10h

Wordle 1,935 5/6* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 @scoremywordle.bsky.social #WQuers #Wordle #DailyWordle

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 10h

Strands #947 “Changing course” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🔵🟡 It’s been a while since I solved the Spangram at the end. #WQuers

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 10h

Connections Puzzle #1213 🟩🟪🟨🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 #WQuers

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Undiscovered Scotland @undisscot.bsky.social · 10h

108 years ago today. The troopship HMS Otranto sank off Islay with the loss of 431 lives on 6 October 1918. Her loss, and that of S.S. Tuscania on 5 February 1918 with 260 deaths, is marked by the poignant American Monument on Islay. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Islay

The American Monument on Islay. The image shows a view slightly uphill to a tall almost cylindrical monument placed on the highest part of the surrounding landscape. It is made of grey and reddish stone and has bands of lighter stone with blind window openings at high level. There are two men, looking very small against it, standing to the right of the monument. The light is grey.

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Eleanor Ghey @eleanorghey.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This year's Roman Research Trust Joan Pye lecture will be by Richard Madgwick on 18th Nov.

Poster with details: Feeding the Roman Army on the Frontiers: Isotope research on animal provisioning in Britannia and beyond, 18.11.26 7pm free on Zoom https://tinyurl.com/FeedingtheRomanArmy

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 10h

Did they indicate how they would pay for it?

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 10h

The Pentagon has announced it will execute a former US Army major by firing squad, the first such military execution in more than 60 years. Nidal Malik Hasan, a US Army major and physician, fatally shot 13 unarmed US soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009, injuring another 32. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad - a first for US military since World War Two

Nidal Malik Hasan killed 13 unarmed US soldiers and injured another 32 and his execution will be the first by the US military since 1961.

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 10h

Sounds absolutely brilliant. But where’s the money coming from?

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 10h

The Conservatives have pledged to invest £10bn in a new missile and drone defence system to defend the UK… The so-called "Britannia Shield" would provide an integrated network of radar, command and control systems, as well as interceptor missiles… #AirDefence www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Tories pledge new 'Britannia Shield' UK air defence system

The Conservatives said their plan would protect the UK at a time when Nato allies have warned of Russian drone incursions.

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Dr Toby Driver @drtobydriver.bsky.social · 11h

Happy #TombTuesday to those who celebrate 💀🥳 The magnificent & enormous Bronze Age summit cairn on Aran Fawddwy mountain in Eryri/Snowdonia under a heavy frost on Christmas eve, 2025 ❄️ An epic place to inter the bones & ashes of the prehistoric dead 👌 📷 My own

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 11h

#waffle1719 3/5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩⭐🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🔥 streak: 3 ⭐ #wafflerookie wafflegame.net #Waffle #WQuers

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Waffle

The waffle-shaped daily word game.

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 22h

Well, it’s definitely harder running on grass compared to road running! And I miss my stacked foam too lol. 😂 But as my friend Sonja always says, it’s all about Time on Feet. 🏃‍♂️😃 Roll on Saturday and Cross-Country. #Running #RunningPunks

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

You’re very welcome Mand. You’re supporting a great cause. X

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

But it’s a government agency. So how is that then a non-governmental organisation? It investigates breaches of the law and enforces environmental legislation.

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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"...on the way to Theresienstadt… it will be quite a time until you get any more news..." On 2 October 1942, Dr Hans Schmoller sent this telegram to his sister in law who had emigrated to England. A month after sending the telegram he died at the hands of the Nazis in the ghetto.

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

According to Sky News the Environment Agency is a QUANGO. That may be the opinion of the Tories, but you don’t need to parrot their anti-regulation nonsense without challenge. www.gov.uk/government/o...

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Environment Agency

The Environment Agency works to create better places for people and wildlife, and supports sustainable development. The Environment Agency is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by th...

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Wordle 1,934 4/6* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 @scoremywordle.bsky.social #WQuers #Wordle #DailyWordle

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Strands #946 “Oh well, too bad, such a shame ” 🔵🟡🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵 #WQuers

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Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Connections Puzzle #1212 🟦🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟦🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 #WQuers

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