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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

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NEW: Chancellor John Healey has said he will deliver his first Budget on Wednesday October 28.

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REwadent Evil @ewacat.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

oh my god

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In the last week of August 1976, during Britain's driest summer in over 200 years, he was made Minister for Drought (but nicknamed 'Minister for Rain'). Howell was charged by the Prime Minister with the task of persuading the nation to use less water, and was even ordered by No.10 to do a rain dance on behalf of the nation. Howell responded by inviting reporters to his home in Moseley in Birmingham, where he revealed he was doing his bit to help water rationing by sharing baths with his wife, Brenda. Days later, heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding, and he became known as "Minister for Floods". Then, during the harsh winter of 1978–1979 he was appointed Minister for Snow.

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Simon Price @simonprice.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

England are losing, and John Stones is down injured. The camera cuts to Mick Jagger. Guy Mowbray says some pre-scripted thing about "He won't be feeling much satisfaction." YES BUT THERE'S A PLAYER CALLED 'STONES' DOWN INJURED. MOWBRAY! YOU HAD ONE JOB.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

England's men in football semifinals is a tale of three eras. Few recall there were two semifinals in the 1960s, though everyone remembers/knows that there were two semifinals in the 90s. 4 in half a century from 1966: a couple every three decades Now 4 in under a decade, 2018-26!

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 10/07/2026

IMPORTANT: An extreme wildfire risk is in place across London this weekend ⤵️ Continue to follow London Fire Brigade advice.

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Grass and Wildfires

Wildfires can be devastating. Find out how to prevent them, and what to do if you spot one.

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

It was inevitable, wasn't it🙄 Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇 So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage 🧵1/23

Telegraph headiline:

"Heatwave hysterics wouldn't have lasted a day in 1976", overlaid with a bold “MONK DEBUNKED” stamp.

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Ruth Husko @dankackroyd.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Fair play to Messi at the World Cup after putting in a shift at Savers this morning

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Ian Weinfass @ianweinfass.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

One in four chief police officers has increased the security measures in their own home after facing abuse online, Police Oracle can reveal.

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Chiefs increase personal security over online abuse

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 19/06/2026

This is an embarrassing image for the UK. A self-respecting British fox should be dragging Binface's contents out over the stage

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Architects' Journal @news.architectsjournal.co.uk · 09/06/2026

Nissen Richards Studio has finally won the go-ahead to expand Clwb Ifor Bach, a Cardiff music venue that helped launch the Super Furry Animals and Stereophonics.

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Nissen Richards gets nod to revamp Cardiff venue after nearly three years

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Ian Weinfass @ianweinfass.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

All the best. Looking forward to hearing you presenting one of your shows again soon. Come on Spurs.

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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 20/05/2026

Leaked confidential designs for the new Euston station - and the internal concerns about whether it will be overcrowded from the start and leave Londoners with a hefty bill. www.londoncentric.media/p/euston-sta...

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Euston station plans leaked

What the new HS2 station could look like, how it's coming together, and why it could be overcrowded from the start.

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Architects' Journal @news.architectsjournal.co.uk · 08/05/2026

The Twentieth Century Society has called for Terry Farrell’s 1 Embankment Place to be Grade II* listed in the face of major changes proposed for the 35-year-old Thamesside landmark.

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Twentieth Century Society calls for Farrell’s Embankment Place to be listed

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Katie Lumsden @katiejlumsden.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

I get a lot of AI slop book marketing emails, but this is the first time I have ever been . . . mistaken for Jane Austen.

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Ian Weinfass @ianweinfass.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Funny. Epsom has never been Conservative. Or Lib Dem for that matter.

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George Greenwood @georgegreenwood.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

The government is still pondering crippling the FOI act parliamentary questions suggest My latest blog at Relight My FOIA, on the government's refusal to put to bed speculation it still plans to kneecap the Freedom of Information Act in response to PQs relightmyfoia.blog/2026/04/17/g...

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Government still pondering crippling the FOI act parliamentary questions suggest

There are growing signs that the government is preparing the ground for an attack on the Freedom of Information Act. Following reporting in the FT, where officials were kite-flying about the possib…

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Dan Sheehan @dansheehan.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

You know what doesn't get its support unceremoniously pulled by a tech company? Fuckin' books, brother

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Hari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

It’s a mystery why Musk is still able to raise money on the back of fake announcements. The story of hyperloop is appalling - yet somehow Steve Davis, who oversaw it, was allowed to decimate government capacity as head of DOGE washingtonian.com/2026/02/12/h...

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How Elon Musk’s Sci-Fi Hyperloop Failed

Before his misadventures in government efficiency, Musk promised to revolutionize commuting with a subway that would speed passengers between DC and Baltimore in a matter of minutes. The project was a...

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I spoke to some of those who were there about their memories of that fateful day at Didcot Power Station a decade on, including two who rescued a colleague from under a pile of debris:

Didcot 10 years on: survivors recall the fateful day

If he hadn’t been tidying up a section of the boiler house on the day it partially collapsed, Karl Schofield believes he would have been injured – or

I spoke to some of those who were there about their memories of that fateful day at Didcot Power Station a decade on, including two who rescued a colleague from under a pile of debris:

Didcot 10 years on: survivors recall the fateful day

If he hadn’t been tidying up a section of the boiler house on the day it partially collapsed, Karl Schofield believes he would have been injured – or

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10 years ago today, four men died when the boiler house at the Didcot Power Station partially collapsed. No one has been held accountable for what happened and a police/HSE investigation remains ongoing.

Didcot 10 years on: survivors recall the fateful day

If he hadn’t been tidying up a section of the boiler house on the day it partially collapsed, Karl Schofield believes he would have been injured – or

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Didcot 10 years on: survivors recall the fateful day

If he hadn’t been tidying up a section of the boiler house on the day it partially collapsed, Karl Schofield believes he would have been injured – or

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Met Police confirm Peter Mandelson has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

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Architects' Journal @news.architectsjournal.co.uk · 23/02/2026

Jeffrey Epstein emailed a former French government minister to help arrange a venue for the 2019 Pritzker Architecture Prize ceremony. www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/epstein...

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Epstein tried to help find Pritzker Architecture Prize venue

Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein emailed a former French government minister to help arrange a venue for the 2019 Pritzker Architecture Prize ceremony, it has emerged