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Kaya Burgess | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 @kayaburgess.bsky.social · 2d

Bishop Volland adds that there are many in the area who take an "energetic approach to ensuring full integration of children and families in this wonderfully diverse community with many shared values".

His open letter to Jenrick, co-signed with local community leaders, concludes:

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Kaya Burgess | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 @kayaburgess.bsky.social · 2d

Bishop of Birmingham hits back at Robert Jenrick

Open letter expresses "dismay and disappointment" at Jenrick's comments about not seeing "another white face" in "worst-integrated" Handsworth

Bishop Michael Volland says Jenrick's claims are "entirely wrong and I reject them"

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Kaya Burgess | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 @kayaburgess.bsky.social · 3d

Sherlock and Watson are on their biggest case yet... is there life on Mars? 🔴🦠

The Perseverance rover may have found the clearest signs yet of Martian microbes. The lead scientist told me why:

Click here:🔽
www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

Sherlock and Watson aim to crack case of finding life on Mars

Instruments on the Mars rover have found unique ‘poppy seeds’ and ‘leopard spots’ on the red planet, hinting at the strongest signs of alien life yet

www.thetimes.com

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Kaya Burgess | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 @kayaburgess.bsky.social · 4d

138 years after first teaming up, Sherlock and Watson are cracking their biggest case yet ...

Is there life on Mars? 🔴🦠

I spoke to the scientist analysing the strongest hint ever found of Martian microbes

With a big nod to Conan Doyle's detective duo

Read here:
www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

Sherlock and Watson aim to crack case of finding life on Mars

Instruments on the Mars rover have found unique ‘poppy seeds’ and ‘leopard spots’ on the red planet, hinting at the strongest signs of alien life yet

www.thetimes.com

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Kaya Burgess | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 @kayaburgess.bsky.social · 4d

138 years after first teaming up, Sherlock and Watson are cracking their biggest case yet ...

Is there life on Mars? 🔴🦠

I spoke to the scientist analysing the strongest hint ever found of Martian microbes

With a big nod to Conan Doyle's detective duo

Read here:
www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

Sherlock and Watson aim to crack case of finding life on Mars

Instruments on the Mars rover have found unique ‘poppy seeds’ and ‘leopard spots’ on the red planet, hinting at the strongest signs of alien life yet

www.thetimes.com

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Kaya Burgess | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 @kayaburgess.bsky.social · 6d

Funny detail

Someone spotted this on Sarah Mullally, the next Archbishop of Canterbury's, Wikipedia page this morning at announcement time

Clearly hoping it would make it into news reports

Prank was soon removed by another user. But not before it raised some surprised eyebrows

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Kaya Burgess | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 @kayaburgess.bsky.social · 7d

FULL STORY HERE: Dame Sarah Mullally, currently the Bishop of London, becomes the first female Archbishop of Canterbury in history

www.thetimes.com/article/9a6a...

Sarah Mullally announced as new Archbishop of Canterbury

The Bishop of London will replace Justin Welby and be the first woman to take the role in its 1,400-year history

www.thetimes.com

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Kaya Burgess | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 @kayaburgess.bsky.social · 7d

BREAKING: Sarah Mullally has been named as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, the first woman in the role's 1,400-year history

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Kaya Burgess | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 @kayaburgess.bsky.social · 7d

10½ months after Justin Welby said he was quitting, I'm off to Canterbury to hear who'll be next Archbishop of Canterbury at 10am

Pete Wilcox, Guli Francis-Dehqani, Sarah Mullally, Michael Beasley, Rachel Treweek are contenders

Or will it be a surprise?
www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

How the next Archbishop of Canterbury is chosen and what happens next

The election for the new Archbishop of Canterbury is shrouded in secrecy. From the likely shortlisted faces to what happens next, here’s our visual guide

www.thetimes.com

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Kaya Burgess | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 @kayaburgess.bsky.social · 7d

The Bishop of Manchester, the Right Rev David Walker, has also shared his horror and condemnation

bsky.app/profile/manc...

Diocese of Manchester @manchester.anglican.org · 7d

The Right Reverend Dr David Walker, Bishop of Manchester, has issued a statement in response to the attack on Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue this morning.

Read the statement in full:
www.manchester.anglican.org/bishop-of-ma...

@bishmanchester.bsky.social

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Kaya Burgess | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 @kayaburgess.bsky.social · 7d

A prominent UK imam, Qari Asim, who co-chairs the British Muslim Network, has condemned the "abhorrent" attack on a synagogue in Manchester and expressed solidarity with Britain's Jewish community:

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Kaya Burgess | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 @kayaburgess.bsky.social · 8d

No, Ladbrokes have updated their odds a few times, most recently on September 2nd and have been taking bets. Star Sports updated their odds on September 25th.

The full breakdown of most recent odds (with some info on who the punters have been favouring) is in here:

www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

How the next Archbishop of Canterbury is chosen and what happens next

The election for the new Archbishop of Canterbury is shrouded in secrecy. From the likely shortlisted faces to what happens next, here’s our visual guide

www.thetimes.com

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Kaya Burgess | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 @kayaburgess.bsky.social · 9d

Full story here:

Who will be named Archbishop of Canterbury on Friday?

Pete Wilcox, Guli Francis-Dehqani, Sarah Mullally, Michael Beasley, Rachel Treweek...

Lot of consensus around these as the main contenders

But a surprise could still be in store:
www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

Outside bet emerges as contender for next Archbishop of Canterbury

Pete Wilcox, the Bishop of Sheffield, who until now has not featured on any bookmaker list, is being touted as a frontrunner to succeed Justin Welby

www.thetimes.com

Kaya Burgess | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 @kayaburgess.bsky.social · 9d

NEW: One name that has started coming up repeatedly this week among well-placed sources as a strong contender to be Archbishop of Canterbury...

Pete Wilcox, the Bishop of Sheffield

All set to be revealed with an announcement expected on Friday morning...

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Kaya Burgess | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 @kayaburgess.bsky.social · 10d

"You answer to God, not the commentariat or opinion polls"

"You have to earn credibility"

"If you're going to be wrong, be wrong for the right reasons"

Rowan Williams told me his advice for the next Archbishop of Canterbury, set to be named within days: www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

You answer to God, not opinion polls, next archbishop told

Two former archbishops of Canterbury share advice for the Church of England’s next spiritual leader, days before the chosen candidate is revealed

www.thetimes.com

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Kaya Burgess | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 @kayaburgess.bsky.social · 10d

"You answer to God, not the commentariat or opinion polls"

"You have to earn credibility"

"If you're going to be wrong, be wrong for the right reasons"

Rowan Williams told me his advice for the next Archbishop of Canterbury, set to be named within days: www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

You answer to God, not opinion polls, next archbishop told

Two former archbishops of Canterbury share advice for the Church of England’s next spiritual leader, days before the chosen candidate is revealed

www.thetimes.com

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Kaya Burgess | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 @kayaburgess.bsky.social · 12d

The move from the Bronze to the Iron Age was a colossal technological revolution in human history ⚔️

But why, when and where did smiths and smelters first start experimenting with iron ore ~3,000 years ago? ⚒️

Scientists may have unearthed the answer:
edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...

Ironclad evidence shows how Bronze Age ended - The Times

edition.pagesuite.com

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Kaya Burgess | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 @kayaburgess.bsky.social · 12d

The move from the Bronze to the Iron Age was a colossal technological revolution in human history ⚔️

But why, when and where did smiths and smelters first start experimenting with iron ore ~3,000 years ago? ⚒️

Scientists may have unearthed the answer:
edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...

Ironclad evidence shows how Bronze Age ended - The Times

edition.pagesuite.com

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Kaya Burgess | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 @kayaburgess.bsky.social · 12d

Right. That's it.

Any party that pledges to take owners who don't clear up their dog's mess and sentences them to clean pavements (and my children's shoes/bike-tyres) with their toothbrush...

They get my vote.

This city is a glorified dog toilet.

a cartoon character with green hair is sitting at a desk with her mouth open

ALT: a cartoon character with green hair is sitting at a desk with her mouth open

media.tenor.com

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Kaya Burgess | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 @kayaburgess.bsky.social · 13d

Who'd want to be Archbishop of Canterbury?!

We're close to finding out who's got the job

But how are they chosen? Who's in the frame? And what happens next? Is there any conclave-style ceremony to it?

Peer behind the cloak of confidentiality, as I explain all:
www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

How the next Archbishop of Canterbury is chosen and what happens next

The election for the new Archbishop of Canterbury is shrouded in secrecy. From the likely shortlisted faces to what happens next, here’s our visual guide

www.thetimes.com

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Kaya Burgess | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 @kayaburgess.bsky.social · 13d

Who'd want to be Archbishop of Canterbury?!

We're close to finding out who's got the job

But how are they chosen? Who's in the frame? And what happens next? Is there any conclave-style ceremony to it?

Peer behind the cloak of confidentiality, as I explain all:
www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

How the next Archbishop of Canterbury is chosen and what happens next

The election for the new Archbishop of Canterbury is shrouded in secrecy. From the likely shortlisted faces to what happens next, here’s our visual guide

www.thetimes.com

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Kaya Burgess | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 @kayaburgess.bsky.social · 16d

Scientists are far from impressed with Donald Trump's comments on climate change today

They accuse the US president of perpetrating his own "con job", and of making a "daft outburst" that is "nothing short of reckless":

Kaya Burgess | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 @kayaburgess.bsky.social · 16d

Does a build-up of 'lactic acid' make your muscles tired during exercise?

No ❎

The substance (actually called lactate) is a friend not a foe

And it makes your brain healthier after an intense workout, a study has found:

www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

Intense exercise is good for the brain, scientists find

High-intensity workouts offer gains for the mind, not just the body, because of the production of lactate, a study reveals

www.thetimes.com

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Kaya Burgess | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 @kayaburgess.bsky.social · 17d

Does a build-up of 'lactic acid' make your muscles tired during exercise?

No ❎

The substance, actually called lactate, is a friend not a foe

And it makes your brain healthier after an intense workout, a study has found:

edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...

Why intense exercise keeps the brain in good health too - The Times

edition.pagesuite.com

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Kaya Burgess | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 @kayaburgess.bsky.social · 17d

Church of England bishops have welcomed the UK's recognition of Palestine

The Bishops of Southwark, Chelmsford*, Gloucester* and Norwich said this:

(*both often named among candidates to be next Archbishop of Canterbury)

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