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Nick Halliday

@nickmhalliday.bsky.social
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Keen on Ancient history, Latin, Greek; running, sailing, Harlequins season ticket. Country music

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 12h
‘Cuthbert the Coal Cart’ Artist: John Kenney (Tootles the Taxi, 1956)
Coleman delivers a basket of coal on his back from an anthropomorphic coal trunk on a suburban street 
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Nick Halliday @nickmhalliday.bsky.social · 12h
BBC News - Volunteer police chief fired after Palantir probe. Wheels within marketing wheels. Who gave the BBC this story? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Palantir AI probe leads to Met Police volunteer chief's dismissal
Special chief officer James Deller copied intimate images on to his work phone, AI monitoring finds.
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Nick Halliday @nickmhalliday.bsky.social · 12h
BBC News - Plan 2: Three friends on a decade of student loans. Wow. I went to Newcastle on 80s and of course paid nothing. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Plan 2: Three friends on a decade of student loans
Lizzy, Charlotte and Libby studied at the same time, but their student debt now looks very different.
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Nick Halliday @nickmhalliday.bsky.social · 12h
BBC News - UK launches flood taskforce to prepare for extreme winter weather www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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UK launches flood taskforce to prepare for extreme winter weather
The Environment Agency has warned approximately 6.3 million homes and businesses in England remain at risk of flooding.
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Nick Halliday @nickmhalliday.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Turns out I was not imagining getting bitten by mosquitos. Local WhatsApp group just been discussing them. There is an infestation in East London. There is a form on gov.uk to record events. submit.forms.service.gov.uk/form/3652/re...
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Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org · 10/10/2026
This World Mental Health Day, explore insights from peer-reviewed research and expert authors on the factors that shape our mental health and wellbeing. 🧠 Read more in our collection 🔗 cup.org/4dq5JuK See more on the value of reading for mental health 🔗 cup.org/47toN81
Illustration of a profile filled with colorful symbols like gears, stars, and light bulbs, adjacent to the text "World Mental Health Day: Trusted insights from researchers and authors.
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Nick Halliday @nickmhalliday.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I think it had drunk some wine. Looks very googly.
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Nick Halliday @nickmhalliday.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Took a while to realise that the ice cube is underground.
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Ness of Brodgar @nessofbrodgar.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Delving into earth-houses – a subterranean prehistoric enigma "In the course of the last hundred years a score or more of these have been discovered in Orkney, varying greatly in size and design." Hugh Marwick. Ancient Monuments in Orkney. (1952) "Orkney has many prehistoric structures of another…
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Delving into earth-houses – a subterranean prehistoric enigma
"In the course of the last hundred years a score or more of these have been discovered in Orkney, varying greatly in size and design." Hugh Marwick. Ancient Monuments in Orkney. (1952) "Orkney has many prehistoric structures of another type which are still more puzzling. These are commonly called earth-houses..." J. Gunn. Orkney: The Magnetic North. (1932)
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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Three thousand years ago, a Greek potter looked at a bowl and thought: ‘You know what this needs? A leg!’ Clay bowl with leg-shaped handle!🦵😆 Early Geometric period 850 BC. Altes Museum, Berlin 📷 by me #Archaeology
My photo shows an ancient Greek pottery bowl with a rounded, deep body, wide open mouth and flared rim. It has a large handle shaped like a human leg, extending from the left side of the bowl in my photo, bending at a right angle and ending in a flat foot. The bowl has a camel-coloured surface decorated with dark brown geometric patterns, which include zigzags and meander motifs arranged in horizontal bands around the body of the bowl and along the leg. From Attica, Early Geometric period, circa 850 BC. It sits on a light stone coloured surface in a display case at the Altes Museum in Berlin.
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Nick Halliday @nickmhalliday.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Who is going to awarded their next peace prize?
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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 10/10/2026
‘If any of these cases does come to court, it will be interesting to see whether OpenAI can claim that the actions it took to control the agents were sufficient to protect it against claims of negligence. I’d be surprised.’ Paul Taylor on agentic AI. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Paul Taylor · Free Agents
The idea that AI was an existential threat seemed faintly ludicrous in 2024: how could a program that simply issued a...
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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I’m on a train again! Heading to New Scientist Live to talk about my book HUMANS. If you’re heading there too- I’ll be on the Mind & Body stage at 13.30pm and book signing afterwards. Come and say hello!
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
A very stylish #Roman woman's shoe with a decorative pattern punched into the leather. Found in 1907 in a well in the civilian settlement of the Saalburg fort, dating first half of the 2nd century AD. Photo: Römerkastell Saalburg
The picture shows a single leather shoe with a decorative pattern of holes of different sizes and shapes (e.g circles, triangles).
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Claude Monet @monet.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Monet’s heavy use of white was groundbreaking—but dangerous. His “snowy peaks” were painted with lead, a toxic metal. Today, conservationists handle Monet’s works with caution.
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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
9 October 1917 Gunner Alexander Austin (131602) Royal Field Artillery was killed in action and buried in Birr Cross Roads Cemetery. Alexander is also remembered inside Stockport War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
9 October 1779 The first Luddite riots against industrial machinery broke out in a lace factory in Loughborough. Skilled artisans and workshop owners rebelled because factories mass-produced items much faster and cheaper destroying local livelihoods. #History #HistoryMatters
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Sharon O'Dea @sharonodea.com · 09/10/2026
For the love of all that is holy, can we not with this 'bleisure' nonsense?
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Nick Halliday @nickmhalliday.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I thought it was a typo then...aaarrg.
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Nick Halliday @nickmhalliday.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
As starring in 'Ben Hur' and 'Those about to die'
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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
October 1914 Soldiers of the 7th Division discussing the news during a halt by the roadside, near Ypres © IWM Q 57204 #History #HistoryMatters
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Nick Halliday @nickmhalliday.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Botox lips?
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Becky Wallower @bwallower.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
#FindsFriday Alert and sparky, a 4th C BC red-figured rhyton in the form of a horse's head. From tomb in ancient pre-Roman Peucetian city of Thuriae, one of the largest in Puglia. Excavated 1957, in Monte Sannace displays in Gioia del Colle museum.
A drinking vessel in the shape of a horse's head with a cup-shaped  behind it at one end to the left. 
It has a handle shown on the bottom of the the cup-shaped section of the vessel, with the head pointed downwards to the right at an angle. Mostly glazed in black, the cup has red-figured warriors with white spears and headbands, and red decoration running round the top and the intersection with the head. The horse has a thin bridle in a yellow-gold colour, a wide open red eye and ears standing up slightly forward.
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Nick Halliday @nickmhalliday.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Souvenir bullets afterwards?
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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The Sutton Hoo purse lid which was discovered in 1939 as part of the Anglo-Saxon ship burial at Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge in Suffolk. Dating to the early 7th century, the purse lid is now part of the collections at the British Museum. 📸 My own #FindsFriday #SuttonHoo
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 09/10/2026
Palantir’s Tom Watson says ‘mob rule’ must not dictate awarding of government contracts
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Palantir’s Tom Watson says ‘mob rule’ must not dictate awarding of government contracts
Former Labour deputy leader says tech firm would work with a Reform UK government on immigration crackdowns Tom Watson, the former Labour deputy leader who recently joined Palantir, has warned against “mob rule” when it comes to awarding public contracts. Lord Watson, now a senior vice-president at the US tech corporation, warned UK ministers could get themselves “in a lot of trouble” as he was questioned about concerns raised about the government working with his new employer. Continue reading...
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Mark O’Neill 🐻 @radiobeartime.com · 09/10/2026
So are Ofcom just going to sit back and let US techbros live stream an execution to the UK in December? What does Burnham have to say about it?
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Jane Horton 🇺🇸 🇦🇩 🇺🇾 🏳️‍🌈 @janebhorton.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The Diadems of Puabi — Royal Cemetery of Ur, c. 2450 BCE Made from gold, silver, bitumen, carnelian, and lapis lazuli, the diadems demonstrate the extraordinary wealth and craftsmanship of Early Dynastic Mesopotamia.
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Nick Halliday @nickmhalliday.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Could not have been much of a battle fighting root vegetables...
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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
9 October 1834 The opening of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, the first public railway on the island of Ireland. #History #HistoryMatters
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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Bob Bushtail, 1941 Artist: A Macgregor
To anthropomorphic red squirrels. Mother squirrel is brushing Bob’s squirrel tail as he stands on a green wooden stool. 
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Nick Halliday @nickmhalliday.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Why?
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Nick Halliday @nickmhalliday.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
How long before an 'accidental' Chinese blockage?
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 08/10/2026
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Head of a Girl, 1915 www.tumblr.com/cavetocanvas...
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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
8 October 1916 Private Joe Brightmore (52888) 13 Bn Cheshire Regiment was killed in action and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. Joe was 21. Joe is also remembered inside Stockport War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
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Nick Halliday @nickmhalliday.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
BBC News - Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the moon, dies at 90
Pioneering computer scientist led the development of the software for Nasa's Apollo mission and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Nick Halliday @nickmhalliday.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
'Research published last year suggested that, of a typical £85 shirt, £8.50 covers fabric, sewing and shipping, £37.45 goes to the retailer, £16.25 to the manufacturer, £9.50 on marketing and £13.60 in VAT.' BBC- Inside the £1-an-hour official football shirt factories www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Premier League football shirts made by workers on £1 an hour
A BBC Sport investigation traces official football shirt production to factories in Cambodia where workers are paid less than £1 an hour.
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Nick Halliday @nickmhalliday.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Now I can go out and shop.
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Agence France-Presse @afp.com · 07/10/2026
🇫🇷🧃 Boissons énergisantes : un rapport parlementaire dévoilé mercredi recommande d'interdire la vente aux moins de 16 ans. Ces produits cherchent de plus en plus à séduire les jeunes consommateurs. ➡️ u.afp.com/S9vY
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Nick Halliday @nickmhalliday.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
BBC News - Metal detectorist finds second Bronze Age hoard in Scottish Borders www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Metal detectorist finds second Bronze Age hoard seven miles from first near Peebles
Dubbed the Blyth Hoard, the artefacts dating from between 1150BC to 850BC were found seven miles from the Peebles Hoard.
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Nick Halliday @nickmhalliday.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"Look into my eyes'
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Nick Halliday @nickmhalliday.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is a test isn't it?
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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This beautiful amethyst-tinted serving bottle is made from a type of glass developed during the 1670s that contained a high percentage of lead. This so-called ‘lead-glass’ or ‘crystal’ was much heavier, less fragile and more brilliant than that produced previously in either England or Europe.
A glass purple decanter bottle.
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A painted #Etruscan terracotta cinerary urn lid with a reclining woman. Found in Chiusi, dating 150-120 BC. It was on display at the Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, which will be closed for the next couple of years. 📷️ me
Painted Etruscan terracotta funerary urn lid showing a reclining woman in banquet pose, holding a fan, wearing draped chiton, gold jewelry, on museum display.
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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The ‘rainbow arch’ and the remains of the 12th century church at Lindisfarne Priory on Holy Island in Northumberland. 📸 My own. #MedievalMonday #LindisfarnePriory #HolyIsland #Northumberland
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Dr Jo Ball @drjeball.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Beware of the dog! The Cave Canem entranceway from #Pompeii is such a timeless #Roman mosaic; the dog still symbolically protects his owner's house, nearly 2000 years after it was destroyed when Mt Vesuvius erupted in AD 79 🐶 #Archaeology #MosaicMonday #AncientBlueSky
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The Megalithic Portal Ancient Sites & Stones @megalithic.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The Old Stones - a field guide to the megalithic sites of Britain and Ireland won (as you probably know by now) Current Archaeology Book of the Year 2019 📷 Andy B More: www.megalithi...
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Old Stones Talk Sat 10th October as part of Fishbourne Art & Literature Festival
Andy's next talk date is the amazing Fishbourne Roman Palace near Chichester, West Sussex this Saturday afternoon. Early bird tickets are available until 21st September. The Old Stones - a field...
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DMovies @dmovies.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The 70th edition of the BFI London Film festival begins on Wednesday! Follow our full coverage of the event here (with nearly 50 exclusive reviews, and more coming in): dmovies.org/tag/70th-bfi...
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Nick Halliday @nickmhalliday.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Think he is asking AI to write an adventure story about men going to war over a woman...
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 05/10/2026
Take part in the consultation now to have your say on the future of the line: haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk/west-london-...
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West London Orbital
Find out about proposals for the West London Orbital, a new London Overground service designed to improve connections across west and northwest London. View plans for new and upgraded stations, unders...
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