Roy Waterhouse
@rwaterhouse.bsky.social
Was into UK/Irish horse racing: now observing from arm's length. Worked for a 'newspaper' that masqueraded as 'The Sporting Life' from 1994-97. Interests: Sport (primarily Cricket), Music (primarily Ska, Reggae, 70s Disco, early 80s), Animals & long walks.
Makes me sick, sick, siiiiiick... Farage & Reform, right-wing ****s, have got the #BBC - what's left of it - & #Sky in their pockets. Devoting a chunk of their News-coverage this morning to yet another Reform presser.
Carry on like this and it's only a matter of time before I get my news elsewhere.
Carry on like this and it's only a matter of time before I get my news elsewhere.
November 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
RIP the BBC... well if we're not there yet, we're close. For sure #BBCNews has never been worse. On the main BBC One bulletins, they take the and-finallys more seriously than what real news they choose to put out.
Is there any chance that #Sky could buy what's left of the #BBC, as well as #ITV?
Is there any chance that #Sky could buy what's left of the #BBC, as well as #ITV?
November 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
#UK military to help protect #Belgium. Keep going, world, keep going... #drones www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK military to help protect Belgium after drone incursions
Sir Richard Knighton, the UK military chief, says his Belgian counterpart asked for assistance this week in the form of UK personnel and equipment.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 10:26 AM
#UK military to help protect #Belgium. Keep going, world, keep going... #drones www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Summary of #bbclaurak interview with Shadow Defence Secretary, @jamescartlidge.bsky.social:
- Welcomes military equipment heading to Belgium to repel Russian drones.
- He worries the Government is not spending on defence quickly enough.
- The Conservatives 1/2 @bbclaurak.bsky.social
- Welcomes military equipment heading to Belgium to repel Russian drones.
- He worries the Government is not spending on defence quickly enough.
- The Conservatives 1/2 @bbclaurak.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Summary of #bbclaurak interview with Shadow Defence Secretary, @jamescartlidge.bsky.social:
- Welcomes military equipment heading to Belgium to repel Russian drones.
- He worries the Government is not spending on defence quickly enough.
- The Conservatives 1/2 @bbclaurak.bsky.social
- Welcomes military equipment heading to Belgium to repel Russian drones.
- He worries the Government is not spending on defence quickly enough.
- The Conservatives 1/2 @bbclaurak.bsky.social
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⚡️Belgium shuts down Brussels Airport due to suspicious drone sighting.
It is the first time Brussels Airport has closed due to drone activity. More drones were also spotted near Belgium's Kleine Brogel Air Base, which houses F-16 fighter jets.
It is the first time Brussels Airport has closed due to drone activity. More drones were also spotted near Belgium's Kleine Brogel Air Base, which houses F-16 fighter jets.
Belgium shuts down Brussels Airport due to suspicious drone sighting
It is the first time Brussels Airport has closed due to drone activity. More drones were also spotted near Belgiums Kleine Brogel Air Base, which houses F-16 fighter jets.
kyivindependent.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
⚡️Belgium shuts down Brussels Airport due to suspicious drone sighting.
It is the first time Brussels Airport has closed due to drone activity. More drones were also spotted near Belgium's Kleine Brogel Air Base, which houses F-16 fighter jets.
It is the first time Brussels Airport has closed due to drone activity. More drones were also spotted near Belgium's Kleine Brogel Air Base, which houses F-16 fighter jets.
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❗️🇩🇪German military personnel arrived in 🇧🇪Belgium at its request to help combat unidentified drones
November 7, 2025 at 8:45 AM
❗️🇩🇪German military personnel arrived in 🇧🇪Belgium at its request to help combat unidentified drones
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Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise questions about Trump’s on-the-job performance.
Images of Trump appearing to close his eyes during Oval Office event spread across social media | CNN Politics
Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise qu...
www.cnn.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise questions about Trump’s on-the-job performance.
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💥 Explosions heard in Kyiv suburbs. Russia has just attacked areas near Ukrainian capital with missiles
November 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
💥 Explosions heard in Kyiv suburbs. Russia has just attacked areas near Ukrainian capital with missiles
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❗️explosions in Kyiv region
November 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
❗️explosions in Kyiv region
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Air raid siren 🚨 in Kyiv 😾
MIG-31 takeoff (several, not 1)
There're drones in the airspace of Ukraine
Also Telegram channels inform about Kaliber missiles fired from the Black Sea
It looks like these scum prepared another massive combined attack
🤬🤬🤬
MIG-31 takeoff (several, not 1)
There're drones in the airspace of Ukraine
Also Telegram channels inform about Kaliber missiles fired from the Black Sea
It looks like these scum prepared another massive combined attack
🤬🤬🤬
November 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Air raid siren 🚨 in Kyiv 😾
MIG-31 takeoff (several, not 1)
There're drones in the airspace of Ukraine
Also Telegram channels inform about Kaliber missiles fired from the Black Sea
It looks like these scum prepared another massive combined attack
🤬🤬🤬
MIG-31 takeoff (several, not 1)
There're drones in the airspace of Ukraine
Also Telegram channels inform about Kaliber missiles fired from the Black Sea
It looks like these scum prepared another massive combined attack
🤬🤬🤬
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Multiple people at US military base fall ill after suspicious package delivered, CNN reports reut.rs/3X2Fbal
Multiple people at US military base fall ill after suspicious package delivered, CNN reports
A suspicious package was delivered to a U.S. military base in Maryland which caused multiple people to fall ill and be taken to the hospital, CNN reported on Thursday.
reut.rs
November 7, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Multiple people at US military base fall ill after suspicious package delivered, CNN reports reut.rs/3X2Fbal
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Several people at Air Force One home base fall ill after suspicious package with white powder opened: Report - https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/us-joint-base-andrews-maryland-air-force-one-suspicious-package-5452921
Several people at Air Force One home base fall ill after suspicious package with white powder opened: Report
A suspicious package containing white powder delivered to a United States military base in Maryland caused multiple people to fall ill and led to several being hospitalised, CNN reported on Thursday (Nov 6).A building on the base was evacuated after an individual "opened a suspicious package", CNN said, citin
www.channelnewsasia.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Several people at Air Force One home base fall ill after suspicious package with white powder opened: Report - https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/us-joint-base-andrews-maryland-air-force-one-suspicious-package-5452921
#UK #Budget Looks like #gambling tax will be hiked up, if what some #Labour MPs are saying is taken on board: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Labour MPs back gambling tax to fight child poverty
Nearly a quarter of Labour MPs say increasing taxes could enable to the government to lift the two-child benefit cap.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 6:46 AM
#UK #Budget Looks like #gambling tax will be hiked up, if what some #Labour MPs are saying is taken on board: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This picture is worth 1,000 words.
November 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This picture is worth 1,000 words.
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BBC News - Pauline Collins, star of Shirley Valentine, dies at aged 85
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Pauline Collins, star of Shirley Valentine, dies at aged 85
Her family said she died peacefully in her London care home having had Parkinson's for several years.
www.bbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
BBC News - Pauline Collins, star of Shirley Valentine, dies at aged 85
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Four USAF KC-135 Stratotankers doing circuits around us in the skies above Norwich tonight.
November 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Four USAF KC-135 Stratotankers doing circuits around us in the skies above Norwich tonight.
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Counterterrorism police are investigating a stabbing attack on a train in England which left 10 people wounded, most of them with life-threatening injuries.
Counterterrorism police investigating after 10 wounded in UK train stabbing attack | CNN
Counterterrorism police are investigating a stabbing attack on a train in England which left 10 people wounded, most of them with life-threatening injuries.
www.cnn.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Counterterrorism police are investigating a stabbing attack on a train in England which left 10 people wounded, most of them with life-threatening injuries.
#UK Some people stabbed this evening on a train going to #Huntingdon, two arrested: news.sky.com/story/train-...
Train stabbing latest: Two arrested after multiple people stabbed
Armed police are responding after multiple people were stabbed on a train to Huntingdon. A number of them have been taken to hospital. Follow the latest below.
news.sky.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
#UK Some people stabbed this evening on a train going to #Huntingdon, two arrested: news.sky.com/story/train-...
October 31, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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The new owners of The Hundred teams have signed off on a widening of the salary pot available to men and women as part of a radical overhaul of the recruitment process.
The Hundred, Auction introduced, salaries increases and recruitment process altered by new owners | The Cricketer
The new owners of The Hundred teams have signed off on a widening of the salary gap between men and women as part of a radical overhaul of the recruitment process.
www.thecricketer.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The new owners of The Hundred teams have signed off on a widening of the salary pot available to men and women as part of a radical overhaul of the recruitment process.
#HorseRacing Tommie Jakes, Apprentice jockey, passes away, only 19. RIP... www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-...
Tommie Jakes: Apprentice jockey dies aged 19
Apprentice jockey Tommie Jakes has died aged 19, the Injured Jockeys Fund and Professional Jockeys Association announce.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 6:53 AM
#HorseRacing Tommie Jakes, Apprentice jockey, passes away, only 19. RIP... www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-...
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A very sad day for Fawlty Towers fans.
Prunella Scales has passed away at the age of 93.
Reunited with husband Timothy West.
BAFTA nominated for portraying Queen Elizabeth II in Alan Bennett's A Question of Attribution.
Prunella Scales
1932-2025
tvark.org/prunella-sca...
Prunella Scales has passed away at the age of 93.
Reunited with husband Timothy West.
BAFTA nominated for portraying Queen Elizabeth II in Alan Bennett's A Question of Attribution.
Prunella Scales
1932-2025
tvark.org/prunella-sca...
October 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
A very sad day for Fawlty Towers fans.
Prunella Scales has passed away at the age of 93.
Reunited with husband Timothy West.
BAFTA nominated for portraying Queen Elizabeth II in Alan Bennett's A Question of Attribution.
Prunella Scales
1932-2025
tvark.org/prunella-sca...
Prunella Scales has passed away at the age of 93.
Reunited with husband Timothy West.
BAFTA nominated for portraying Queen Elizabeth II in Alan Bennett's A Question of Attribution.
Prunella Scales
1932-2025
tvark.org/prunella-sca...
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Crossroads and General Hospital actor Tony Adams has passed away at the age of 84.
One of his first appearances on TV was in Crossroads - he played Mr Perkins in 2 episodes in 1966!
Also appeared in Doctor Who, The Grimleys, Bergerac and The Two Ronnies.
Tony Adams
1940-2025
One of his first appearances on TV was in Crossroads - he played Mr Perkins in 2 episodes in 1966!
Also appeared in Doctor Who, The Grimleys, Bergerac and The Two Ronnies.
Tony Adams
1940-2025
October 27, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Crossroads and General Hospital actor Tony Adams has passed away at the age of 84.
One of his first appearances on TV was in Crossroads - he played Mr Perkins in 2 episodes in 1966!
Also appeared in Doctor Who, The Grimleys, Bergerac and The Two Ronnies.
Tony Adams
1940-2025
One of his first appearances on TV was in Crossroads - he played Mr Perkins in 2 episodes in 1966!
Also appeared in Doctor Who, The Grimleys, Bergerac and The Two Ronnies.
Tony Adams
1940-2025
In five words... this is an essential read. news.sky.com/story/money-...
Money blog: 'We're protecting UK from paralysing attack - and our salaries can be limitless'
Ethical hacker John Madelin speaks about the job, from limitless salaries to the threat of a paralysing attack on the UK, in our Monday careers feature. Read that and follow the blog through the day a...
news.sky.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:07 AM
In five words... this is an essential read. news.sky.com/story/money-...