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Stephen @sh-berkhamsted.bsky.social · 3h
Sarah Montague asking a very stupid question on WatO regarding a deal between Ukraine and Russia. If Russia stops its aggressive war, the war will finish. Her implication is that Ukraine is the intransigent party, whe the problem is Putin.
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Hiking Historian @hikinghistorian.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Rescuers say TikTok and Instagram posts don't prepare hikers for dangers www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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TikTok, Instagram posts don't warn hikers about dangers - rescuers
Rescues of 18-24-year-olds have more than doubled in Wales and England since 2019, rescuers say.
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 01/10/2026
Despite a trophyless season at Taunton, Somerset have completed a rare double.
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Somerset pair earn PCA awards double | The Cricketer
Despite a trophyless season at Taunton, Somerset have completed a rare double, with Craig Overton and Sophie Luff winning the PCA men's and women's player of the year awards
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 30/09/2026
Man City have shown zero remorse and are still belittling the legal process. Hard to see how they can expect any leniency.
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 30/09/2026
Good to see everyone is focused on the right things
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 29/09/2026
Meta’s AI agent Muse gives out user’s home address without permission, sending buyer to his house
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Meta’s AI agent Muse gives out user’s home address without permission, sending buyer to his house
The new AI agent, Muse, was released last week and has been downloaded by 3 million users
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Stephen @sh-berkhamsted.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/s... Mel Farrell explained on commentary how cricket fandom was different in Australia & here. There the audience attention is broad but shallow; in the county game it is narrow but deep & VERY loyal. The "Hundred" follows the Australian profile.
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County pride and England chaos relegated Hundred to summer undercard | Ali Martin
The franchise tournament remains an enigma after an unexpectedly dramatic men’s international summer and a thrilling Championship title race
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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Blokes out stealing diesel spark international incident?
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Somerset County Cricket Club @somersetccc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Big shout out to the Somerset CCC groundstaff this summer for their incredible commitment to ensuring cricket is played at the CACG and Taunton Vale 👏👏👏 #YouAreSomerset
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Stephen @sh-berkhamsted.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A minor annoyance for all @somersetccc.bsky.social supporters is that after Dom Bess played so well against us, he made two ducks this week against Notts & took no wickets! He remains a good player & has developed as expected despite leaving Taunton.
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Stephen @sh-berkhamsted.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
@kiaoval.com Do you know when Mark Church is going to march on Lords to complain about Dan Lawrence being removed from the current match yet NOT playing in the England match? A ridiculous call up to your detriment. (P.S. I still want @somersetccc.bsky.social to win)
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Elon Musk is shutting down the Catholic Bishops in Brazil account on X to help the right-wing win the election there paydayreport.com/x-blocks-acc...
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X Blocks Account of National Conference of Bishops of Brasil As Catholics Back Lula
Polls show Catholics backing Lula as the church denounces foreign interference.
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Royals rocked by Spencer memoir The new Private Eye is out now.
A photo of the front cover of issue 1684 of Private Eye magazine with the caption “ON SHELVES NOW!” The cover reads “ROYALS ROCKED BY SPENCER MEMOIR” and features four panels. “EARL FLOGS DEAD SISTER” shows Charles Spencer holding his memoir Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, with the captions “The final stage of grief is acceptance…” and “…of the book deal!” “KING CHARLES AT TECH SUMMIT” shows Charles saying “It’s a terrifying existential threat”, a man asking “AI?”, and receiving the reply “No, DI!” “CAR CRASH INTERVIEW” shows Laura Kuenssberg asking Spencer, “So Charles is a callous, disloyal bastard?”, to which he replies, “Yes, I am”. “CAMILLA BOOK CLUB SHOCK” shows Queen Camilla beside a stack of books saying, “This month I am not recommending…”
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Spencer vs Windsor From the Private Eye archive. Issue 933, September 1997.
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Stephen @sh-berkhamsted.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"Leics 'spurred on' by points penalty" - Alfonso Thomas Excellent news! I hope this burning desire against an excessive punishment drives them to victory in the final round of Championship matches. I'm not disputing that there should be a loss of points, just the size of the penalty.
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Okhomegrown @okhomegrown.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Trump and MAGA the guardians of free speech and the 1st amm…. Oh wait sorry scrap that.
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Stephen @sh-berkhamsted.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
From BBC Sport: "Traumatised Smith says he was 'thrown to wolves' over 'sandpapergate'" Someone came up with the idea; I don't believe it was Bancroft. dID Smith expect no punishment if this cheating was discovered or just assume it wouldn't be discovered? www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
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Sandpapergate: Steve Smith says he is 'traumatised' and was 'thrown to wolves'
Australia batter Steve Smith says he is still traumatised by the aftermath of the ball-tampering scandal in 2018 and still gets flashbacks.
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Stephen @sh-berkhamsted.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
@somersetccc.bsky.social supporters. What's the general opinion? Can we get 287? Should we swop the batting order as Bradman did in 1937, so that the ball is softer when the principal batters get to the crease? My nerves are shredded & fingers crossed!
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RV 🇸🇩 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 @rave74.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
@harryeccles.bsky.social 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"It's trauma and shock - he saw a cyclist stop at a zebra crossing" From the latest Private Eye, out now.
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Hassinator @hassinator.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
a great letter in the times today. perhaps worth sharing in these troubled times. #RNLI #heroes
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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Ben Delo isn't just a "billionaire expat" with a soft spot for Farage. In 2022 he was found guilty of serious criminal charges in the United States. American prosecutors said he deliberately built a dodgy crypto platform designed to help people hide dirty money. He admitted as much in court.
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Rosamundi @rosamundi.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Nadhim Zahawi wears pervert specs, pass it on.
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
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Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
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Simon Dalling 🇪🇺🇬🇱 @simond1954.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I remember during Covid that it was illegal to go as a group to feed the ducks, but you could go as a group to shoot them. It highlighted the UK’s convoluted rules, set not to inconvenience the rich.
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Hugo H @hugoh59.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Such a wasted month without any Championship cricket in mid summer with children on holiday. All the while the puerile Hundred was going on.
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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
What should be done with Lords, given that it's clearly not suitable for cricket any more? Museum, car park or nuclear waste bunker? #AskGeorge
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Stephen @sh-berkhamsted.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Watching the Test highlights, it was good to see Sarah Taylor working with Jamie Smith. Under her coaching, his keeping has improved. Why did McCullum think there was no need for a fielding coach? I thought Azan Awais played well, albeit with some luck and one could say the same for Gay.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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Jon Owen @anotherjon.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Research undertaken here in the UK (see below) found that unprotected 'paint-only' cycle lanes are actually worse than nothing at all, so their only purpose is for a local authority to be seen to be delivering some cycle provision. road.cc/content/news...
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Painted advisory cycle lanes increase risk of cyclist casualties, study finds
A study of cyclist casualties in London has found that painted advisory cycle lanes increase the risk of cyclist casualties, with the authors urging that highways authorities cease installing lanes of...
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Stephen @sh-berkhamsted.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
@theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/a... Quite how the ECB expect Test level spin bowlers to develop when they discriminate so harshly against them at First Class level is beyond me. @somersetccc.bsky.social try their best but the board is violently hostile.
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The Spin | England’s troubles with spinners is leaving a generation behind
Dom Bess is one of many in a long line of England spinners to struggle for a sustained run in Test cricket. Why is there no lasting solution?
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Stephen @sh-berkhamsted.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
@theguardian.com Re: www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/a... Why are cricketers distinctive from other professional athletes? In tennis, athletics or other solo sports participants are even more exposed. You can't convince me that Torvill and Dean went out on the lash after winning Olympic gold medals.
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Brydon Carse incident points to a darker truth about life as a professional cricketer | The Secret Cricket Coach
Cricket is a brutal game – you are basically being judged all the time. It’s no wonder players seek out ways of coping
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 26/08/2026
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Dan Kingdom @dankingdom96.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Absolutely no coverage of the Vitality T20 Women's County Cup quarter-finals on the ECB's socials today. The Blast account at least should be all over it but there's nothing What was the point of inventing this competition if they aren't going to promote it properly? 1/3
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Stephen @sh-berkhamsted.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
@somersetccc.bsky.social Two good wins today! Every good reason to crack open a bottle of cider. Sadly in Berkhamsted it will be a commercial mass market product, but I still chose carefully. And I do have a proper traditional Somerset cider mug!
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Stephen @sh-berkhamsted.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Yorkshire CCC are being really (and annoyingly) whingy, saying they "don't have an Ashes Test". A) They do, starting on 24 June 2027 B) From 1904 there have been six traditional English Test Match grounds. One is going to miss out if there are five Tests. Traditional exceptionalism.
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Stephen @sh-berkhamsted.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
@somersetccc.bsky.social The key question for me is not whether we should have enforced the follow-on, that was the correct decision but whether Lewis Gregory was too optimistic about his ankle and a sub should have been called in. However, we are in a strong position.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 21/08/2026
Proposed London datacentre will have annual carbon footprint of 27,000 flights to New York
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Proposed London datacentre will have annual carbon footprint of 27,000 flights to New York
Exclusive: Planning documents show datacentre in north Ockendon will be incompatible with UK net zero targets A “hyperscale” datacentre in outer London would generate more than 1m tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, equivalent to the carbon footprint of 27,000 flights from London to New York, planning documents show. The East Havering Data Centre Campus (EHDCC) in north Ockendon would be one of the largest datacentres in Europe if approved by Havering council, using 218 hectares of green belt to run servers and data storage systems for AI and cloud computing. Its developer, Digital Reef, has described the scheme as “a unique opportunity to create a sustainable datacentre campus of the future”. Continue reading...
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Rosamundi @rosamundi.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Every day, people are out there, casually admitting to crimes in the paper, under their real names and next to their photo.
headline from the Guardian.
"I’ll admit it: I’ve cycled through red lights. But Britain’s traffic laws are to blame, not me
Simon Jenkins".
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Stephen @sh-berkhamsted.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
@thecricketer.com Over the past few days, having been refused entry to the site, I have twice reset my password only for it not to be recognised subsequently. So very, very annoying and disappointing.
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Stephen @sh-berkhamsted.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
@somersetccc.bsky.social Well batted Josh Thomas and Henry "Harvey" Nicholls. If Nichols scores 90 in each of the six matches he will play, I'd be delighted.
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Stephen @sh-berkhamsted.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
@somersetccc.bsky.social 134-2 is a decent score at lunch. I noticed two things: the balance of our team and that Harmer has already bowled eight overs. Bearing in mind the weather over the past eight to ten weeks, this doesn't surprise me.
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Queen Mary University of London @qmul.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Air pollution stunts children’s lung growth. New Queen Mary research found that improvements in air quality after the introduction of London’s ULEZ are associated with accelerated lung growth in children. Read more: shorturl.at/Jx86o
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 18/08/2026
Grenfell cladding firm Arconic paid shareholders $31m more in compensation than to fire victims
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Grenfell cladding firm Arconic paid shareholders $31m more in compensation than to fire victims
Report’s author said findings highlighted ‘near-total failure’ to hold corporations accountable over the disaster that killed 72 people The company behind Grenfell Tower’s flammable cladding gave more compensation to its shareholders than to victims of the disaster, an investigation has found. Arconic, which made and sold the cladding panels found to be the “primary cause” of the rapid spread of the Grenfell fire, paid $74m to its shareholders for economic loss they incurred after the blaze. Continue reading...
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Stephen @sh-berkhamsted.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
@somersetccc.bsky.social The BBC have announced the recruitment of Henry Nicholls for the remainder of the season. Bravo! Meanwhile: is the whole squad fit for selection for the Essex match on Thursday?
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
There have now been 19 arrests in Thetford. These include a 60 year old man alleged to have assisted an offender & imcited racial hatred by supplying the address to target. The firm Serco appears to be involved in that data breach as the accomodation contractor. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Arrest in Thetford migrant address sharing investigation
Police say the sharing of sensitive information led to properties being targeted in Thetford.
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The Past and other Places @pastandotherplaces.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Listen and weep. This farm in Berkshire has seen 39mm of rain since the spring, stopping crops growing. The third very dry year out of six and it comes when the economics of arable farming are poor. #farming #ClimateCrisis #FoodSecurity #arable #drought #harvest #fire www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - On Your Farm, Tinderbox Harvest
Sarah Swadling joins a Berkshire farming family reflecting on a drought-hit harvest.
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
A brief note for Nadhim Zahawi.
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The New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
When parts of a SpaceX rocket crashed into the Moon, a new era of celestial capitalism and colonisation began ✏️ @mrhenrymorris.substack.com
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The billionaire littering crisis: Now Elon Musk and co are fly-tipping in the cosmos
When parts of a SpaceX rocket crashed into the Moon, a new era of celestial capitalism and colonisation began
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