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Sue Reeve

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MrsVeryPicky over on the dark side. Londoner living in Glasgow via Cotswolds & Manchester. Channel 4 news devotee. Childless cat lady. Middle class woman of a certain age. Rebellious Catholic 🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈

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Sue Reeve @suereeve.bsky.social · 2h
Be sure to check out the barn 🦉 saga! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The week in wildlife: a rescued orangutan, the chonkiest bear and a barn owl’s triumph
This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world
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Sue Reeve @suereeve.bsky.social · 2h
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Falling glass and ‘decapitated’ plants: the race to protect Edinburgh botanic garden’s plants
After five years of work, 5,750 panels of toughened glass will help keep hundred of plants safe from Scottish winters – but more work needs to be done
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Sue Reeve @suereeve.bsky.social · 2h
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Hitting the sweet spot: bear treats itself to baked goods at Colorado farmers’ market
Shoppers and vendors in Aspen surprised by unusual customer as it stretched to sample stall offerings
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Sue Reeve @suereeve.bsky.social · 2h
Farewell #MarinaHyde www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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It's true: this is my final column. You have exactly 24 hours to complain before my inbox self-destructs | Marina Hyde
Yes, after 25 years I’m signing off, and I’ve cherished every moment – especially storming the French embassy with a (toy) AK-47, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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Sue Reeve @suereeve.bsky.social · 2h
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Welcome to the new Reform roadshow. Same as the last but more desperate | John Crace
Nige is not rattled that the UK likes its new PM. Or that Reform is second in the polls. Oh no. Because Nige believes in Nige
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thepokeuk.bsky.social @thepokeuk.bsky.social · 6h
Trump’s DoJ is investigating whether Nixon was a victim of ‘lawfare’, in case you were wondering how far through the looking glass the US has gone www.thepoke.com/2026/10/02/t...
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 3h
According to Suella Braverman not one of these ENGLAND players are English. FUCK HER 🖕🖕🏾🖕🏿🖕🏽🖕🏼
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Sue Reeve @suereeve.bsky.social · 5h
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/o...
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‘It’s a deep soul connection’: Erasure on how 40 years of friendship got them through grief – and why Vince Clarke has quit touring
Returning for a 20th album of sumptuous synthpop, Andy Bell and Clarke open up about supporting one another through bereavement, being happily uncool and battling the resurgence of homophobia
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 5h
👀 "Nearly 10 years ago, Nigel Farage told LBC he would leave the country if Brexit were not a stunning success. For reasons that no one can quite fathom, he is still here."
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Welcome to the new Reform roadshow. Same as the last but more desperate | John Crace
Nige is not rattled that the UK likes its new PM. Or that Reform is second in the polls. Oh no. Because Nige believes in
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 21h
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Sue Reeve @suereeve.bsky.social · 7h
"Unsafe" doing a lot of heavy lifting here! #ManCity BBC News - Man City confirm appeal against guilty verdict www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Manchester City confirm appeal lodged against guilty verdict
The club's statement says the ruling contains "clear material errors, of law, principle and fact, and is unsafe".
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 8h
New GB News accounts are out. Here are their losses to date. Or "spent political donations" if you prefer
Line chart titled 'GB News has lost £142m to date', showing cumulative losses in pounds rising steadily from around £3m in 2020/1 to £142m by 2025. The red line climbs most steeply between 2021/2 and 2023/4, reaching roughly £110m, then flattens as growth slows towards £142m. A note states the latest figures cover the seven-month period to 31 December 2025. Chart by Press Gazette, source: Companies House
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Sue Reeve @suereeve.bsky.social · 8h
#Wordle1931 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟨🟨🟨⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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thepokeuk.bsky.social @thepokeuk.bsky.social · 9h
To call Donald Trump’s Time interview ‘word salad’ would be an insult to words …and salads – 19 stunned reactions www.thepoke.com/2026/10/02/c...
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Sue Reeve @suereeve.bsky.social · 9h
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Recent lobbyist for Palantir had key role in helping Andy Burnham become PM
Exclusive: Martha Dalton worked closely with Burnham’s team on byelection that secured his return to parliament
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Sue Reeve @suereeve.bsky.social · 9h
BBC News - #ManCity verdict has 'implications on game's integrity' - FA www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Manchester City: FA says guilty verdict has "significant implications for integrity of the game"
The independent commission's verdict against Manchester City has "significant implications for the integrity of the game", according to the Football Association.
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Simeon Kerr @simeonkerr.bsky.social · 9h
What can Burnham learn from Scotland’s social care system?
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What can Burnham learn from Scotland’s social care system?
Free personal care for the over-65s was rolled out in Scotland in 2002
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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 10h
Happy 80th Birthday to the P/S Waverley. Launched on the 2nd of October 1946 at the A. & J. Inglis shipyard in Glasgow, she's the last sea-going passenger-carrying paddle steamer in the world. This was her heading down the Clyde close to Dumbuck in 2024. #glasgow #pswaverley #clydebuilt
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Sue Reeve @suereeve.bsky.social · 9h
BBC News - 'I was not going to let others die' - pilot of #Flydubai flight describes cockpit attack by co-pilot www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I opened cockpit door of plane while being attacked, Indian pilot tells Modi
Capt Smit Machchhar, who was stabbed during the flight, speaks to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Sue Reeve @suereeve.bsky.social · 10h
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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‘Total class act’: Marie-France van Heel is poised to be a very different PM’s wife
The former marketing executive is expected to play a big role in promoting the UK and could be the most influential spouse in No 10 in years
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thepokeuk.bsky.social @thepokeuk.bsky.social · 11h
The only thing better than Miatta Fahnbulleh’s side-eye was her succinct takedown of Suella Braverman www.thepoke.com/2026/10/02/o...
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Normal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 10h
Last night I flipped my car at 90 mph. We all got out covered in blood, but we don't have a scratch on us. Weirdly a cup of water was still in the holder and hadn't spilled a drop. We immediately ran to Netanyahu and hugged him in front of cameras before we got cleaned up 👍
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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 21h
The cope from some Man City fans is that the sham sponsorship income meant the club overstated revenue and so overpaid corporation tax. So they are due a refund! Awesome! Um, no. City paid *zero* corporation tax because they lost buckets of money. The receipts:
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RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth just announced a new Pentagon "Office of Religious Affairs" that reports directly to him. Bypassing traditional command structures, Hegseth claims this will give chaplains an advocate with "real teeth" at the highest level of leadership
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Sue Reeve @suereeve.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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UK-Iran national arrested under Terrorism Act over RAF Fairford incident
Counter-terrorism police arrest 27-year-old in Westminster, while second man questioned under caution
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Sue Reeve @suereeve.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Absolutely no #CelebrityTraitors spoilers please. (Won't be watching until the weekend, because, life....) Anyone doing so will be excommunicated!
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Yolandafister Alan Carr with Lantern
ALT: Yolandafister Alan Carr with Lantern
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
No civilised country has the death penalty.
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Henry Zeffman @hzeffman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NEW Downing Street issues fresh statement on Man City case in an attempt to clarify Andy Burnham's comments to Chris Mason yesterday
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The whole "eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth" which the principles of the death penalty stem back to... originate on the 4,000 year Code of Hammurabi... alongside other progressive ideas - like cutting off your son's hand if he lashed out at you.
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Sue Reeve @suereeve.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#CelebrityTraitors www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Celebrity Traitors: What you need to know ahead of the first show
Maya Jama, Michael Sheen and Bella Ramsey are among this year's celebrities taking part in the show.
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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 01/10/2026
Good news, this story slightly out of date - VAT has been permanently removed from bills and - and far more importantly we will be ‘cutting the link. Both announcements made by Andy B this week.
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Sue Reeve @suereeve.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
BBC News - #JagtarSinghJohal : Scot detained in India freed on bail after nine years in prison - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Jagtar Singh Johal: Scot detained in India freed on bail after nine years in prison
The Sikh activist from Dumbarton was arrested in 2017 in connection with alleged terror offences.
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Sue Reeve @suereeve.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
BBC News - #Travelodge failed Maidenhead sex assault victim 'at every stage' - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Travelodge failed Maidenhead sex assault victim 'at every stage'
Room intrusions were still being reported at one-in-10 Travelodge hotels this summer, a review finds.
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Sue Reeve @suereeve.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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‘Hero’ pilot, plumber and dentist among those who saved flydubai flight to Israel
Swift actions of Smit Machchhar allowed passengers and off-duty pilots to subdue attacker and land plane safely
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Sue Reeve @suereeve.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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It was the most welcoming town in Britain. Why has Crowborough become so divided?
In 2022, they opened their arms to Ukrainian refugees. But this year, the arrival of more than 300 asylum seekers has split the community. Can the rift be healed?
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Avg GDP growth 1945-79: 2.8% Since then: 1.6% And this apparently "broken, economically stagnant" basket case kept its AAA status right through the Winter of Discontent We lost it under Cameron, and it fell again under May, then Johnson, and then Truss: i.e. the whole time Clarke was in govt
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Marta Zboralska @marta-zboralska.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Well this is quite funny because Nigel Farage himself once argued that people “from India and Australia” are preferable to migrants from “behind the Iron Curtain” because they are more culturally aligned with Britain (0:45 to 2:00)… youtu.be/G6nZ37OLV3E?...
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Nigel Farage on immigration preferences - Newsnight
YouTube video by BBC Politics
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thepokeuk.bsky.social @thepokeuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Pete Hegseth is creating the Office of Religious Affairs, and the US Constitution would like a quiet word – 21 alarmed responses www.thepoke.com/2026/10/01/h...
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Sue Reeve @suereeve.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
WhatsApp message from a friend earlier to announce arrival of first grandchild. Followed exactly 20 mins later by a message from my youngest sister, to say her elderly mother in law died last night. Had a fall Saturday at home in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿, lengthy wait for ambulance, still waiting in A&E for bed yesterday.
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is a dreadful argument from Burnham. Empirically false - almost 6m people were granted settled status; about 4m are currently resident. More importantly panders to racism/xenophobia, and directly contradicts argument made in his speech about migrant contributions.
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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 01/10/2026
Interesting: “Raise the Colours” are citing the European Convention on Human Rights in defence of their flag-raising campaign👇 🔗 www.bbc.com/news/article... via www.bbc.com The ECHR protects us all.
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Raise the Colours' members in court for Birmingham injunction evidence
Birmingham City Council is seeking an injunction to stop the Raise The Colours group's activities.
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Sue Reeve @suereeve.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Paywall, but really? FFS! #Nigella #GBBO Nigella Lawson: Paul Hollywood told me to take smaller mouthfuls on Bake Off share.google/tHKuc2cZx7Iy...
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Sue Reeve @suereeve.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You know, children, there was a time, not so long ago, when serious journalists - even right wing propagandists cosplaying objectivity - would applaud an experienced, even-tempered Foreign Secretary, like Hague or Hammond, being a bit dry, rather than jumping on stuff as if they were Perez Hilton.
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"Incident".
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Deeply concerned about the incident that occurred on the Flydubai flight to Israel and very relieved that the plane landed safely thanks to the actions of those on board.
All of my thoughts are with those injured in the attack and all those...
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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Manchester City cheated Premier League rules, the Commission found. Did it also cheat HMRC? We've examined the decision and leaked Mancini documents. We think City likely failed to pay £12m in tax. There should be a criminal investigation. Thread:
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Normal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 30/09/2026
The Fairford incident is no longer "diesel theft". It's back to being Iranian terrorists now. www.normalisland.co.uk/p/the-fairfo...
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The Fairford psy-op is back on! We’re pretending it was Iran after all!
When the Fairford plot fell apart before it had got going, I honestly thought that was the end of it.
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Marc Owen Jones @marcowenjones.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Source www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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New Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in Gaza
Satellite imagery shows further destruction of homes, businesses and places of worship since fragile ceasefire
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thepokeuk.bsky.social @thepokeuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Veteran broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen has died at the age of 86, sending this incredibly moving moment of TV history viral again www.thepoke.com/2026/10/01/d...
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Sue Reeve @suereeve.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Even more barbaric. I thought she had received a stay of execution? #ChristaPike www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Tennessee woman on death row taken to hospital after surviving two lethal injections
Christa Pike, sentenced to death over 1995 murder, was heard snoring 40 minutes after lethal doses administered, witnesses said
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🟡 From This Month’s Magazine Money Talks By @adambienkov.bsky.social Adam Bienkov explores what the downfall of Reform senior advisor James Orr means for the future viability of the Nigel Farage project
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Money Talks
Adam Bienkov explores what the downfall of Reform senior advisor James Orr means for the future viability of the Nigel Farage project
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