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Brendan Paddy @bjpaddy.bsky.social · 2h

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Edinburgh man became 'missing person' after he was lost in the wild for eight days

EXCLUSIVE: Ian Currie, 76, set off from Glenfinnan to walk the Cape Wrath Trail towards Knoydart on September 16 but went missing after he was hit with bad weather conditions and missed his route.

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The Edinburgh Reporter @edinreporter.bsky.social · 23h

Liquidator of Bross Bagels confirms determined effort to recover director’s loans has proved futile – file closed!
Biggest loser is UK taxpayer – left with £635,000 tab in unpaid VAT, PAYE and National Insurance theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/10/bros...

Bross Bagels creditors get a "hole" lot of nothing - official report into £1m debt

Creditors of the failed Bross Bagels chain which crashed with debts of almost £1 million will not receive a penny, the official liquidator has confirmed. Losers in the one-time feted bakery business i...

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Jon Owen @anotherjon.bsky.social · 1d

Reform UK councillor Andy Osborn, already subject to a code of conduct investigation after he described some children in care as "downright evil," is due to appear in the dock at Westminster magistrate's court today, accused of publishing false statements about an electoral opponent.

He seems nice*

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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 1d

We have built a society in which people of different skin tones, religious backgrounds & cultures get along, share power, work alongside each other, procreate with each other, recognise the each other’s humanity and democratic rights. It is a STUNNING ACHIEVEMENT OF WORLD HISTORIC PROPORTIONS.

Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 2d

I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter

Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them

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Keith DEADinburgh @keithdedin.bsky.social · 2d

I still dream of one day setting up the Completely Fabricated Edinburgh Walking Tour.

“This traffic cone marks the spot where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle invented the Cocker Spaniel”

and that kind of thing.

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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 2d

Four parties within a 5 point swing of first place and five parties on 12% plus.

This would be pure chaos under first past the post.

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 2d

Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 27% (-2)
LAB: 20% (-2)
CON: 17% (+1)
LDM: 17% (+2)
GRN: 12% (+1)
SNP: 4% (+1)

Via @yougov.co.uk, 5-6 Oct.
Changes w/ 28-29 Sep.

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Brendan Paddy @bjpaddy.bsky.social · 2d

Epping hotel protesters jailed for violent disorder
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Epping hotel protesters jailed for violent disorder

The three men were

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 2d

The UAE is an authoritarian autocracy, a petro-state with no income tax for citizens, to bribe them for the lack of democratic voice or free speech

It is 85% migrant, a segregated society with a ban on integration in principle and practice, few rights, equal opportunities, nor voice for incomers

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 2d

"The day had begun with Robert Jenrick accused of racism. This is of course quite unfair. Racists believe in something." Absolutely fantastic sketch by @roberthutton.co.uk. Every line is a banger:

Rob whistle | Robert Hutton | The Critic Magazine

The day had begun with Robert Jenrick accused of racism. This is of course quite unfair. Racists believe in something. Some of us remember Jenrick as a chubby-cheeked fan of David Cameron fighting…

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 2d

I keep waiting for the powers that be in media to grasp the concept of bad faith, realize how often "restore trust in news" and similar statements mean "stop doing journalism, lie more in ways I like," come from people ideologically committed to destroying trust in news, and can never be satisfied.

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 2d

I too am keen to "restore trust in news" by turning a major broadcast network into a 24/7 slurry of right wing culture war propaganda and engagement trolling

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 2d

Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff today on the network's 9AM call, saying she wants to "win," which requires restoring trust to CBS. She also said she was excited for staff to get to know the Free Press, and ended her remarks by saying: "Let's do the fucking news."

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Mark O’Neill 🐻 @radiobeartime.com · 2d

Sigh. Whatever your views on Kneecap are, CPS made a basic procedural error.

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 2d

The Crown Prosecution Service in the UK is to appeal a recent decision to throw out the terror case against Kneecap band member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh.

Prosecutors to appeal decision to drop Ó hAnnaidh case

The Crown Prosecution Service in the UK is to appeal a recent decision to throw out the terror case against Kneecap band member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh.

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Brendan Paddy @bjpaddy.bsky.social · 3d

The Shell album launch - experimental electronic jazz

Three piece band with three men - left sax, middle drums, right synth

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Adam Payne @adampayne26.bsky.social · 3d

On Kent's council tax rise:

In June, @matildamartin.bsky.social found that some councils won by Reform spent nearly 80% of their 23-24 budget on social care & homelessness

IfG @stuarthoddinott.bsky.social said Reform faces "the same brutal trade-offs" that other councils struggled w/ "for 15yrs"

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 4d

*gasp*

“Everyone thought we’d come in and there were going to be these huge costs we could cut away but there just aren’t,” said a third senior Reform cabinet member in Kent.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 4d

Rescue workers were helping hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at tourist campsites on a slope of Mount Everest in Tibet, Chinese state media said late Sunday.

Snowstorm traps hundreds of hikers on Mount Everest during China's national holiday

Rescue workers are helping hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at a tourist camp on Mount Everest in Tibet.

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Brendan Paddy @bjpaddy.bsky.social · 5d

Heard stags 'roaring' nearby for the first time last weekend and my first thought was 'that cow sounds extremely unwell'

walkhighlands @walkhighlands.co.uk · 7d

In his latest column, @countrysideben.bsky.social listens to one of the most dramatic sounds and spectacles of the Highlands.

Read all about the Rut:
www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/the-rut/

The rut

I always look forwards to the first subzero morning. Coming so early in the autumn season, when summer still holds the days, it typically occurs after a clear night, which means the subsequent morning...

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Ben Dolphin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❄️⛰🌲 @countrysideben.bsky.social · 5d

Just published 🙂 I've been wanting to write about the rut for years but never had the piccies to back it up till last autum 🦌. It certainly helps when it's happening right outside your house.

walkhighlands @walkhighlands.co.uk · 7d

In his latest column, @countrysideben.bsky.social listens to one of the most dramatic sounds and spectacles of the Highlands.

Read all about the Rut:
www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/the-rut/

The rut

I always look forwards to the first subzero morning. Coming so early in the autumn season, when summer still holds the days, it typically occurs after a clear night, which means the subsequent morning...

www.walkhighlands.co.uk

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Malcolm Combe @malcolmcombe.bsky.social · 6d

If you weren't up at 7am this fine Saturday, which is totally fair enough by the way, you would have missed me chatting about all things public access to land on BBC Radio Scotland's Out of Doors. My bit starts 52 minutes 20 seconds into the programme www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Out of Doors - Snorkelling Artists, Access Rights and a Historic Sailing Ship - BBC Sounds

Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 6d

This Israeli government decision to host Tommy Robinson will widen the growing gulf between the Netanyahu government and the British public, including the broad majority of Jews in Britain (3/4 of whom dsapproved of Netanyahu, before this new link to this anti-Muslim racist UK far right convict).

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Brendan Paddy @bjpaddy.bsky.social · 6d

It's a long crawl back to the tent...

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Brendan Paddy @bjpaddy.bsky.social · 6d

The MWIS forecast this weekend has broken out my favourite pictogram - head for the pub, not the hills

Red square symbol with 'walking lying prone' in front of red hills and sky with white lines representing very strong winds

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Ramblers Scotland @ramblersscotland.bsky.social · 6d

📻 Listen to BBC Radio Scotland’s Out of Doors tomorrow: an access special!

@bjpaddy.bsky.social will discuss opportunities to boost walking, paths & access, as per our manifesto: ramblers.org.uk/ScotManifesto

Also expect @malcolmcombe.bsky.social, @cairngormsnews.bsky.social CEO Grant Moir & more!

Scottish Outdoor Recreation Alliance manifesto

The Scottish Outdoor Recreation Alliance joint manifesto calls for an ambitious “Paths into Nature” programme from 2026-31, backed by a £50 million Scottish Paths Fund, to improve the quality, accessi...

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 7d

Hate seeks to divide us. But hope endures when we stand together. Our solidarity is with the Jewish community today. #britainstandstogether

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 8d

Kori Schake: “Yesterday morning, Trump and Hegseth behaved reprehensibly. Their speeches…were tantamount to incitement—a genuinely dangerous effort to suborn the military’s oath and condition them for using violence against their fellow Americans.” foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/01/t...

Trump’s Speech to Generals Was Incitement to Violence Against Americans

Military leaders’ quiet professionalism offers hope amid a maelstrom.

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