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MsPottingShed

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Gardener, reader, observer, dreamer. Married to Mr Oh-I-Thought-It-Was-a-Weed.

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MsPottingShed @mspottingshed.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We had emails from NHS telling us how we could book a flu jab (several ways). Our GP normally texts us when they're ready to do it, so this is something new. When I spoke to GP to book a shedload of blood tests upcoming, I asked about flu jab situation. No clinics but I could go to local pharmacy 😲
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George Harrison Archive @harrisonarchive.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Remembering Tom Petty on the ninth anniversary of his passing. “George came along, and we just got so close; it was like we had known each other in some other life or something.” - Tom Petty, Petty: The Biography (2015) Photo by Neal Preston
George Harrison (Spike Wilbury) and Tom Petty (Muddy Wilbury) sharing a laugh in 1990. Photo by Neal Preston.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
There are people calling this conviction "two tier policing." Er - no. If you set off a politically motivated bomb in a public area and if shrapnel flies about that is terrorism. news.met.police.uk/news/man-jai...
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Man jailed for 15 years over ULEZ camera explosion
Kevin Rees, aged 63, was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday, 2 October.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
28 year old suspect charged with Widdecombe's murder also today charged with preparing terror attack over the previous two months, seeking target Nigel Farage www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Ann Widdecombe murder suspect charged with planning terror act against Nigel Farage
Joshua Kerry, 28, of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, charged with one count of preparation of terrorist acts, say police
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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 02/10/2026
You know, I'm beginning to think positioning ourselves as the world's shopping centre might not have been the best idea.
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Jon Savage @jonsavage.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Very pleased to be a guest on Word In Your Ear talking about my new 2xLp comp 1976: Something Was Going To Happen, the Ramones, Jeans On, buying records in 1970-71 and the upcoming republication of England’s Dreaming. Thanks to Dave Mark and Alex youtu.be/THm6xpeU3Ao
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Jon Savage loathed the 1976 singles chart so he’s made an album of should-have-been hits
YouTube video by Word In Your Ear
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ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 02/10/2026
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Urgent closure of the Victoria line confirmed for Saturday evening
There is going to be an urgent partial closure of the Victoria line on Saturday evening to carry out repairs to the track outside Brixton station.
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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We have a Mr Eusebio on line 1....
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matt howes @mh8748.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My dad is in a care home. He's 77. His formative years were in the late 60s. He liked the Rolling Stones But all the pictures in his care home are of Charlie Chaplin, Rita Hayworth and Spitfires - way before his time! People have a very skewed idea of what 'old' is!
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Séamus Reilly @ewzername.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Albumalike
Bob Dylan DesireJohn Phillips Wolf King of LA
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Leg Spinner🏏 @judeet44.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Very well deserved.
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fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I spent far too much time and money in my late twenties and early thirties making sure I could accommodate guests before realising I really don't like having people in my house
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MsPottingShed @mspottingshed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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Van Gogh to go on display before sale of ‘almost mythical’ private collection
Châtaigniers en fleurs, valued at $180m, to be auctioned along with 11 other works by likes of Cézanne and Monet
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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 01/10/2026
EXC: British govt is searching for a UK alternative to Palantir, as the PM’s “buy British” push triggers hunt for homegrown replacement for the controversial US software group in NHS and MoD w/ @chris-smyth.bsky.social & @laurahughesft.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/9a6e...
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Andy Burnham searches for UK alternative to Palantir
Prime minister’s ‘buy British’ push triggers hunt to find replacement for controversial US tech group awarded health service and defence contracts
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David Bowie News @davidbowienews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Wishing Earl Slick a very Happy Birthday! 🎂 📸: Kevin Mazur.
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 01/10/2026
#OtD 1 Oct 1995 cleaners at Hillingdon hospital had their pay cut. 55 mainly South Asian women workers refused to sign the new contract and went on strike at which point they were sacked. After 5 years of struggle they won compensation stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8152...
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Protect Our NHS BANES @protectournhsbanes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
'No Palantir in our NHS' protest today outside Bristol Royal Infirmary - lots of good chats with local people about the issues & info given out! #NoPalantirInOurNHS
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Michael Rosen @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Booking link: luma.com/piepetxd
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Raps and Rhymes for children and all: Benefit for Goldsmiths Staff on strike · Luma
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Sarah Dempster @dempster2000.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I’ve reviewed new ITV maverick pathologist drama “Winter”.
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Winter review – Richard Armitage’s new cop drama is as ferociously watchable as it is daft
Sometimes you want prestige drama that roils with nuance and complexity. And sometimes you want Armitage shouting in a cagoule
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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If you're in my GP's office any time soon, prepare yourself for what many are calling the greatest mnemonic of all time. Come for E and P, but sit down and clap for I.
A screen in my GP's office advertising a mnemonic of signs to spot SEPSIS.

S slurred speech of confusion 
E extreme shivering or muscle pain 
P passing no urine all day
S severe breathlessness
I ot feels like you are going to die
S skin mottled or discoloured
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We're repeatedly told that asylum seekers pose a threat to the good people of our country... Reading about the threatening and violent treatment of elderly and open minded locals in Crowborough I get the impression that the real threat comes from closer to home. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
On Facebook and other platforms, people
who are known to support the asylum
seekers have been threatened with acid
attacks, petrol bombs and rape. The dossier.
which has been seen by the Guardian, also
claims that several local businesses have
been threatened by far-right agitators, along
with a church where some asylum seekers
worship. One man was punched in the throat
after he held up a "Love Thy Neighbour"
sign, while an elderly couple were falsely
accused of supporting sex offenders. In yet
another case, a 92-year-old church volunteer
was reportedly woken at 3am for two nights
in a row by a man standing outside her
home, shining a torch through her window
and shouting abuse
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A new UK vape tax has come into effect, in an effort to deter young people and non-smokers from taking them up. The Vaping Product Duty will be charged at £2.20 for each 10ml of the e-liquid.
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Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The 56th anniversary of the 1st TopPop, a kind of Dutch TOTP, was 2 days ago. A 2013 documentary recreates that first episode in 1970 with the Dutch Top for that week. Three out of the five are Dutch legends. One is Greek...the other Brit, as is that week's "tip." youtu.be/Ze1uSo1efeY?...
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First TopPop broadcast ever on Dutch television on 29 September 1970 • TopPop
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MsPottingShed @mspottingshed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Mr Shed just emailed a local fencing company as we need to replace a fence. I told him to mention the two 6' x 6' trellis panels I'd like at the back of the garden. Trouble is, we'd like to move, and I know that once I plant two "Blush Noisette" climbing roses by the panels I'll want to stay put 😁
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I know the answer to this one! Corrie star Julie Hesmondhalgh is a Celebrity Traitors contestant.
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MsPottingShed @mspottingshed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cq...
bbc.co.uk
Dame Esther Rantzen, broadcaster, campaigner and charity founder, dies aged 86
Rantzen, who fronted the BBC's That's Life for two decades, went on to found Childline, and in recent years had been a campaigner for assisted dying.
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MsPottingShed @mspottingshed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Bodhana Sivanandan: British schoolgirl becomes youngest woman grandmaster
The 11-year-old has broken another chess record after a remarkable performance representing England.
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James Leakyboots Batty @jamesbatty.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Note to Farage: one reason the police ask you not to speculate about ongoing cases is to prevent you from looking like a total eejit.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 28/09/2026
It’s happening. Oxford Street is going traffic-free on Monday 26 October. The transformation of the nation’s high street into a world-class pedestrianised space will begin in earnest four weeks from today.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
While listening to council meetings in Montreal, local mayor Sue Montgomery decided to knit in red when men spoke and in green when women spoke, when similar numbers of both attended. Day 1 results.... #WomensArt
Photo of uneven knitting with much larger amounts of red yarn than green
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 28/09/2026
Got a new query for any Spanish speakers, as you were all so helpful earlier! Would absolutely love to find the location of this building, the Centro de Estudios Germinal in San José, Costa Rica, in 1913. Any assistance would be much appreciated!
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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Golden headed cisticola building an intricate hanging nest with a side entrance
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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Why is it folk with humanities, English and arts degrees have no hesitation in opining about science? I have a maths degree and keep to myself that I know jack shit about Pushkin's use of symbolism.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 28/09/2026
Michael Wynn-Jones, husband of Delia Smith, dies aged 85
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Michael Wynn-Jones, husband of Delia Smith, dies aged 85
Former journalist and honorary life president of Norwich City FC died peacefully at home on Monday Michael Wynn-Jones, the journalist and husband of the TV chef Delia Smith, has died at the age of 85. Wynn-Jones was honorary life president of Norwich City football club, which said everyone at the club was “deeply saddened” by his death. Continue reading...
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MsPottingShed @mspottingshed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Had mustard on my sandwich today, joking to Mr Shed that maybe it would help with the (worse at night) cough/tight chest I've had for a good fortnight. I slathered on so much mustard that I couldn't taste the ham! 🤣 Must say tho' that my airways have felt a lot clearer since 😁
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David Bowie Wonderworld @bowieww.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
On this day, 54 years ago, David Bowie made his performing debut in New York City at Carnegie Hall, Manhattan in 1972. Outside, the marquee read: ‘Fall In Love with David Bowie’. Photos by Kristian Hoffman
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 28/09/2026
Sex, drugs and floral fabrics: Celia Birtwell relives her wild times – and wilder outfits – with Ossie Clark
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Sex, drugs and floral fabrics: Celia Birtwell relives her wild times – and wilder outfits – with Ossie Clark
They dressed – and partied with – the innermost in-crowd. As a swirling new show celebrates their fashion creations, Birtwell recalls her happy days with Clark and her sorrow at the loss of David Hockney
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Several men have been arrested on explosives charges after a major incident was declared near RAF Fairford which hosts USAF bombers involved in attacks on Iran.
bbc.co.uk
RAF Fairford: Men held under Explosives Act in major incident
A major incident is declared and villagers have been evacuated from their homes in Whelford near RAF Fairford.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Kuenssberg couldn't sleep last night, imagining how she would spring "Santa Burnham" on the PM. She is crestfallen that he actually has a cogent answer, that is not a version of "it's true, poor people are wicked and must be punished".
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MsPottingShed @mspottingshed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Blue hibiscus shrub I cut back last year is now sporting red flowers in among the blue ones. I think this is "graft reversion". It seems that blue hibiscus cultivars are grafted on to the rootstock of stronger red versions, so these red-flower branches are likely sprouting from below the graft line
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Lloyd Lane @lloydlane.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Chasing the mist again on the South Downs.
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Eric Idle @ericidle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I defy you to watch this and not feel the hairs in the back of your neck rise. Sheer genius.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 26/09/2026
Jill Dando murder: technological advances allow police to review CCTV 27 years later
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Jill Dando murder: technological advances allow police to review CCTV 27 years later
37-year-old BBC broadcaster was shot in 1999 in case detectives have previously said may never be solved Technological advances are allowing police to review old CCTV footage in the unsolved murder of the BBC broadcaster Jill Dando, Scotland Yard has revealed. Advances in CCTV enhancement technology have allowed detectives to return to 27-year-old footage of Putney Bridge Underground station, Scotland Yard said. But detectives stressed that the review was part of existing inquiries – not a new investigation. Continue reading...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 26/09/2026
Severely disabled young people should get fast-track access to benefits, Milburn says
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Severely disabled young people should get fast-track access to benefits, Milburn says
Alan Milburn said 16- to 24-year-olds with most complex needs should not have to keep proving they cannot work Young people whose complex disabilities mean they have little prospect of getting a paid job should get fast-track access to disability benefits, an official review of youth employment will say. The review, by the former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn, will say 16- to 24-year-olds with the most severe lifelong needs should be guaranteed swift and unconditional benefit support rather than having to prove they cannot work. Continue reading...
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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Space museum launched by Britain's first astronaut (Helen Sharman). 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Lake District space museum launched by Britain's first astronaut
Helen Sharman officially opened the John Dulcamara Space Flight Museum at Grizedale Observatory.
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RCG/Radio Caroline’s Ghost @clynnn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
More women to celebrate for their intelligence, determination, dedication and philanthropy. Not Dolly, but on Dolly Parton Day
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Michael Rosen @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Michael Rosen Day is November 12 2026 Click on this link for details. Free live stream and loads of resources for teachers and children,. www.michaelrosen.co.uk/michaelrosen...
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Michael Rosen Day
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Rayner is correct: these proposals are economically damaging and politically counterproductive. Pretty clear that view is now almost universal in the Cabinet/Labour Party and the informed public. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Angela Rayner condemns Labour’s migrant visa crackdown
Speaking before the party conference, the housing secretary says Shabana Mahmood’s immigration plans would affect care workers
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lichengreen101.bsky.social @lichengreen101.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Check out Michael Rosen at the Cable Street 90th anniversary event next week
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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A family friend has just had a new wee baby which has sent me down a rabbit hole of the best books for babies. So for this week’s #KidsBooksFriday what books would you particularly recommend for reading with babies? #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit
Book cover for Each Peach Pear Plum by Janet and Allan Ahlberg Book cover for Little Miss Austen: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and Alison Oliver. Book cover for You… by Emma DoddBook cover for A Great Big Cuddle: Poems for the Very Young by Michael Rosen and Chris Riddell
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