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After the joys and excitement of the holidays there are now a few days to go until I am back to work at the Academy
Time to begin reading some of those lovely presents. "The man who planted trees" by Jean Giono is a start
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Time to begin reading some of those lovely presents. "The man who planted trees" by Jean Giono is a start
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The 'magical' blue flower changing farmers' fortunes in India
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
January 6, 2026 at 3:35 PM
The 'magical' blue flower changing farmers' fortunes in India
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why are more gamers than ever playing the 2000s classic RuneScape?
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January 6, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Why are more gamers than ever playing the 2000s classic RuneScape?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This could get very awkward for England. An Australian lead of 200 with our current fragility to bat neither correctly for the conditions nor our resilience to pressure comes to mind
The Ashes: Smith & Head put Aussies in total control
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
The Ashes: Smith & Head put Aussies in total control
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
January 6, 2026 at 8:34 AM
This could get very awkward for England. An Australian lead of 200 with our current fragility to bat neither correctly for the conditions nor our resilience to pressure comes to mind
The Ashes: Smith & Head put Aussies in total control
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
The Ashes: Smith & Head put Aussies in total control
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
Exceptional cold by our standards this morning on the UK West Sussex coast at Lancing. Notice that dramatic fall by 2 degrees just before dawn .....
January 6, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Exceptional cold by our standards this morning on the UK West Sussex coast at Lancing. Notice that dramatic fall by 2 degrees just before dawn .....
Manchester United sack Ruben Amorim in wake of rising tension at Old Trafford; Amorim dismissed after meeting with Omar Berrada and Jason Wilcox; Darren Fletcher to take charge of United for Wednesday's game at Burnley; Amorim departs after 14 months in charge
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January 5, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Manchester United sack Ruben Amorim in wake of rising tension at Old Trafford; Amorim dismissed after meeting with Omar Berrada and Jason Wilcox; Darren Fletcher to take charge of United for Wednesday's game at Burnley; Amorim departs after 14 months in charge
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What happens when the last hibakusha is gone?
Memories of atomic bombings are moving from lived experience to inherited knowledge
www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
Memories of atomic bombings are moving from lived experience to inherited knowledge
www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
January 5, 2026 at 10:57 AM
What happens when the last hibakusha is gone?
Memories of atomic bombings are moving from lived experience to inherited knowledge
www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
Memories of atomic bombings are moving from lived experience to inherited knowledge
www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
Another gifted book that I will begin today .....
Marchelle Farrell "Uprooting: From the Caribbean to the Countryside – Finding Home in an English Garden" amzn.eu/d/8ej5CRB
Marchelle Farrell "Uprooting: From the Caribbean to the Countryside – Finding Home in an English Garden" amzn.eu/d/8ej5CRB
January 5, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Another gifted book that I will begin today .....
Marchelle Farrell "Uprooting: From the Caribbean to the Countryside – Finding Home in an English Garden" amzn.eu/d/8ej5CRB
Marchelle Farrell "Uprooting: From the Caribbean to the Countryside – Finding Home in an English Garden" amzn.eu/d/8ej5CRB
January 5, 2026 at 7:53 AM
A very light fall of snow to wake up to this morning on the West Sussex coast UK at Lancing
January 5, 2026 at 7:30 AM
A very light fall of snow to wake up to this morning on the West Sussex coast UK at Lancing
Dreading going back to work? How to ease the post-Christmas return
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
January 4, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Dreading going back to work? How to ease the post-Christmas return
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Running hot in 2026: What's in store for the Year of the Fire Horse
Astrologers say the Fire Horse year favors bold action, visibility and growth — but only for those who can avoid burnout
www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/01...
Astrologers say the Fire Horse year favors bold action, visibility and growth — but only for those who can avoid burnout
www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/01...
January 4, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Running hot in 2026: What's in store for the Year of the Fire Horse
Astrologers say the Fire Horse year favors bold action, visibility and growth — but only for those who can avoid burnout
www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/01...
Astrologers say the Fire Horse year favors bold action, visibility and growth — but only for those who can avoid burnout
www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/01...
NHK drama series returns to Sengoku Period spectacle. Taiga Nakano (left) plays Toyotomi Hidenaga, the younger brother and right-hand man of legendary warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Sosuke Ikematsu) in NHK’s new taiga drama, “Brothers in Arms.”
www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026...
www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026...
January 4, 2026 at 9:03 AM
NHK drama series returns to Sengoku Period spectacle. Taiga Nakano (left) plays Toyotomi Hidenaga, the younger brother and right-hand man of legendary warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Sosuke Ikematsu) in NHK’s new taiga drama, “Brothers in Arms.”
www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026...
www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026...
Art Deco at 100: The style that thrived, died, and came back with million-dollar auctions
movement born during groundbreaking Paris Exhibition of 1925 as luxurious response to success of German Bauhaus. One hundred years later, its prices keep breaking records
english.elpais.com/culture/2026...
movement born during groundbreaking Paris Exhibition of 1925 as luxurious response to success of German Bauhaus. One hundred years later, its prices keep breaking records
english.elpais.com/culture/2026...
January 4, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Art Deco at 100: The style that thrived, died, and came back with million-dollar auctions
movement born during groundbreaking Paris Exhibition of 1925 as luxurious response to success of German Bauhaus. One hundred years later, its prices keep breaking records
english.elpais.com/culture/2026...
movement born during groundbreaking Paris Exhibition of 1925 as luxurious response to success of German Bauhaus. One hundred years later, its prices keep breaking records
english.elpais.com/culture/2026...
John Berger and the loss of rural culture
It is paradoxical that small farmers consider environmentalists their enemies
english.elpais.com/society/2026...
It is paradoxical that small farmers consider environmentalists their enemies
english.elpais.com/society/2026...
January 4, 2026 at 8:48 AM
John Berger and the loss of rural culture
It is paradoxical that small farmers consider environmentalists their enemies
english.elpais.com/society/2026...
It is paradoxical that small farmers consider environmentalists their enemies
english.elpais.com/society/2026...
England's promising start to the fifth Ashes Test against Australia was curtailed by bad light and rain on the opening day in Sydney
Joe Root and Harry Brook taken tourists to 211-3 when the weather arrived to wipe out the evening session at the Sydney Cricket Ground
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
Joe Root and Harry Brook taken tourists to 211-3 when the weather arrived to wipe out the evening session at the Sydney Cricket Ground
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
January 4, 2026 at 8:04 AM
England's promising start to the fifth Ashes Test against Australia was curtailed by bad light and rain on the opening day in Sydney
Joe Root and Harry Brook taken tourists to 211-3 when the weather arrived to wipe out the evening session at the Sydney Cricket Ground
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
Joe Root and Harry Brook taken tourists to 211-3 when the weather arrived to wipe out the evening session at the Sydney Cricket Ground
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
The Conductor Who Carried Janacek’s Music to the Future
Charles Mackerras, born 100 years ago, had a vast and versatile repertoire. But he also left an indelible mark on the legacy of at least one composer
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/a...
Charles Mackerras, born 100 years ago, had a vast and versatile repertoire. But he also left an indelible mark on the legacy of at least one composer
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/a...
January 3, 2026 at 9:55 AM
The Conductor Who Carried Janacek’s Music to the Future
Charles Mackerras, born 100 years ago, had a vast and versatile repertoire. But he also left an indelible mark on the legacy of at least one composer
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/a...
Charles Mackerras, born 100 years ago, had a vast and versatile repertoire. But he also left an indelible mark on the legacy of at least one composer
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/a...
#Stoke 'I took up poetry to help deal with anxiety'
A hospital worker who turned to writing to help manage anxiety during the pandemic has been appointed as a city's next poet laureate
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A hospital worker who turned to writing to help manage anxiety during the pandemic has been appointed as a city's next poet laureate
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
January 3, 2026 at 9:44 AM
#Stoke 'I took up poetry to help deal with anxiety'
A hospital worker who turned to writing to help manage anxiety during the pandemic has been appointed as a city's next poet laureate
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A hospital worker who turned to writing to help manage anxiety during the pandemic has been appointed as a city's next poet laureate
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
After the joys and excitement of the holidays there are now a few days to go until I am back to work at the Academy
Time to begin reading some of those lovely presents. "The man who planted trees" by Jean Giono is a start
amzn.eu/d/f2B7CSg
Time to begin reading some of those lovely presents. "The man who planted trees" by Jean Giono is a start
amzn.eu/d/f2B7CSg
January 2, 2026 at 2:07 PM
After the joys and excitement of the holidays there are now a few days to go until I am back to work at the Academy
Time to begin reading some of those lovely presents. "The man who planted trees" by Jean Giono is a start
amzn.eu/d/f2B7CSg
Time to begin reading some of those lovely presents. "The man who planted trees" by Jean Giono is a start
amzn.eu/d/f2B7CSg
Nepal to scrap Everest waste deposit scheme after years of mounting rubbish
Scheme introduced over a decade ago requires climbers to pay a deposit of about £3,000 each that they can reclaim if they return from expedition with at least 8kg of waste
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
Scheme introduced over a decade ago requires climbers to pay a deposit of about £3,000 each that they can reclaim if they return from expedition with at least 8kg of waste
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
January 2, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Nepal to scrap Everest waste deposit scheme after years of mounting rubbish
Scheme introduced over a decade ago requires climbers to pay a deposit of about £3,000 each that they can reclaim if they return from expedition with at least 8kg of waste
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
Scheme introduced over a decade ago requires climbers to pay a deposit of about £3,000 each that they can reclaim if they return from expedition with at least 8kg of waste
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
A folk musician who is writing a book about wassailing said the midwinter tradition appears to be enjoying something of a revival
"Post-Covid, there has been a significant uptick in people holding wassails," said author Simon Bailes, from Dunton in Bedfordshire
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Post-Covid, there has been a significant uptick in people holding wassails," said author Simon Bailes, from Dunton in Bedfordshire
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
January 2, 2026 at 8:48 AM
A folk musician who is writing a book about wassailing said the midwinter tradition appears to be enjoying something of a revival
"Post-Covid, there has been a significant uptick in people holding wassails," said author Simon Bailes, from Dunton in Bedfordshire
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Post-Covid, there has been a significant uptick in people holding wassails," said author Simon Bailes, from Dunton in Bedfordshire
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Scarborough Stuart Baines said dolphins sightings off Scarborough have increased from "once a year, to once a day"
Wildlife watchers praised for helping scientists accurately explore which individual bottlenose dolphins are now found along the Yorkshire coastline.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Wildlife watchers praised for helping scientists accurately explore which individual bottlenose dolphins are now found along the Yorkshire coastline.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
January 2, 2026 at 8:39 AM
#Scarborough Stuart Baines said dolphins sightings off Scarborough have increased from "once a year, to once a day"
Wildlife watchers praised for helping scientists accurately explore which individual bottlenose dolphins are now found along the Yorkshire coastline.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Wildlife watchers praised for helping scientists accurately explore which individual bottlenose dolphins are now found along the Yorkshire coastline.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Leicester 'Leicester is the all-women punk rock band capital of the UK'
About 27 all-female bands have grown from a movement founded by Ruth Miller and her desire to see older women being part of the music industry
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
About 27 all-female bands have grown from a movement founded by Ruth Miller and her desire to see older women being part of the music industry
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
January 2, 2026 at 8:33 AM
#Leicester 'Leicester is the all-women punk rock band capital of the UK'
About 27 all-female bands have grown from a movement founded by Ruth Miller and her desire to see older women being part of the music industry
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
About 27 all-female bands have grown from a movement founded by Ruth Miller and her desire to see older women being part of the music industry
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Enzo Maresca leaves Chelsea after dramatic breakdown in relations
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
January 1, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Enzo Maresca leaves Chelsea after dramatic breakdown in relations
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Happy New Year everyone ...
January 1, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Happy New Year everyone ...
Drop in energy price cap from April forecast to save typical home £138 a year
Predicted 8% cut to upper limit for Great Britain could reduce bills to lowest level in 15 months
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/d...
Predicted 8% cut to upper limit for Great Britain could reduce bills to lowest level in 15 months
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/d...
December 31, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Drop in energy price cap from April forecast to save typical home £138 a year
Predicted 8% cut to upper limit for Great Britain could reduce bills to lowest level in 15 months
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/d...
Predicted 8% cut to upper limit for Great Britain could reduce bills to lowest level in 15 months
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/d...