House insurance renewal quote has come, unbidden, almost 100 quid cheaper than last year.
Now I'm really suspicious🤔
Now I'm really suspicious🤔
February 10, 2026 at 10:20 AM
House insurance renewal quote has come, unbidden, almost 100 quid cheaper than last year.
Now I'm really suspicious🤔
Now I'm really suspicious🤔
Goodnight JV ;( www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooke...
John Virgo dies aged 79
John Virgo, who co-presented TV show Big Break and commentated on the BBC for 47 years, has died.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Goodnight JV ;( www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooke...
There's a moose loose... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
February 3, 2026 at 8:28 AM
There's a moose loose... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Board of Piss isn't gold enough, is it?
January 22, 2026 at 10:22 AM
The Board of Piss isn't gold enough, is it?
If you can't say it in 90 minutes, is it even worth saying? 🤔
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
Make films shorter if you want them shown in cinemas, says Picturehouse director
Clare Binns says three-hour runtimes deter audiences as she is named Bafta recipient for outstanding British contribution to cinema
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:50 AM
If you can't say it in 90 minutes, is it even worth saying? 🤔
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
Northampton Saints team up with Colchester's Sigma Sixth academy at Philip Morant school 👏
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Northampton Saints team up with Essex academy
The English Prem leaders hope the link-up will help talented youngsters make it big in rugby union.
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January 16, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Northampton Saints team up with Colchester's Sigma Sixth academy at Philip Morant school 👏
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A couple of million quid is not loose change but a back of the envelope guesstimate of ticket and streaming sales would suggest they'd get a lot more even with the cost of the show. Everything with the Osbournes is so opaque
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“You still have to pay for the actual gig”: Jack Osbourne says Back To The Beginning charities received around “£1.5m or £2m” each, despite media estimates being much higher
After the final Black Sabbath gig in early July last year, extremely high estimates of how much the mighty celebration of metal had earned its chosen charities were reported across the media.
guitar.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:08 AM
A couple of million quid is not loose change but a back of the envelope guesstimate of ticket and streaming sales would suggest they'd get a lot more even with the cost of the show. Everything with the Osbournes is so opaque
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guitar.com/news/music-n...
That's some bad hat Stephen
January 15, 2026 at 8:32 AM
That's some bad hat Stephen
Leon - enabling weirdos and pervs since 2022
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Elon Musk's X to block Grok from undressing images of real people
Grok will no longer allow users to remove clothing from images of real people in jurisdictions where it is illegal.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Leon - enabling weirdos and pervs since 2022
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
These look great if I ever reclaim some level of fitness. Maybe need to start a bit more local - Wivenhoe Trail anyone?
www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/activ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/activ...
The 10 European cycle routes to tackle in your lifetime
From the Rhine to the Danube, via the Atlantic and the Med, these magnificent trails offer optimum exploration – for all experience levels
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 3:04 PM
These look great if I ever reclaim some level of fitness. Maybe need to start a bit more local - Wivenhoe Trail anyone?
www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/activ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/activ...
I know you're supposed to regard higher ed as an investment but the costs involved these days never fail to send a shiver down the spine of full grant recipients like me.
Coming to our household imminently
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Coming to our household imminently
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How much are tuition fees in the UK and is university worth it?
With rising tuition fees and living costs, do higher graduate earnings cover the cost of a degree?
www.bbc.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 10:08 AM
I know you're supposed to regard higher ed as an investment but the costs involved these days never fail to send a shiver down the spine of full grant recipients like me.
Coming to our household imminently
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Coming to our household imminently
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Don't know if I'm allowed to tell anyone yet, but the eldest has just had an offer from his top educational establishment for his chosen degree. Secret squirrel enough? Well, nobody ever reads me or this so ¯\\(ツ)/¯
January 13, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Don't know if I'm allowed to tell anyone yet, but the eldest has just had an offer from his top educational establishment for his chosen degree. Secret squirrel enough? Well, nobody ever reads me or this so ¯\\(ツ)/¯
He won't be the last convert to NUKIP. Did anyone ask him what he thought about reports on NF's time at Dulwich?
January 12, 2026 at 11:25 AM
He won't be the last convert to NUKIP. Did anyone ask him what he thought about reports on NF's time at Dulwich?
Hasn't Macca done enough for us? Apparently his work is not done - he's only gone and invented bagels with marmite & hummus (crumpets here due to supply). OMG - food from heaven. And he's lovely as ever on this pod from a few years back www.podbean.com/ea/dir-yuhf4...
EP.144 - PAUL McCARTNEY
Adam talks with British musician Paul McCartney about, among other things, his favourite snacks and British TV panel shows, what Bob Dylan is really like, whether the modern world is scarier than the ...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Hasn't Macca done enough for us? Apparently his work is not done - he's only gone and invented bagels with marmite & hummus (crumpets here due to supply). OMG - food from heaven. And he's lovely as ever on this pod from a few years back www.podbean.com/ea/dir-yuhf4...
A voice that still carries: Aimee Mann’s greatest songs – ranked!
What have they missed? I'd add Just Like Anyone - a heartbreaking 1 minute 22 seconds elegy to Jeff Buckley
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
What have they missed? I'd add Just Like Anyone - a heartbreaking 1 minute 22 seconds elegy to Jeff Buckley
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
A voice that still carries: Aimee Mann’s greatest songs – ranked!
Thirty years on from the release of her acclaimed album I’m With Stupid, we count down the sucker-punching best tracks by the US singer-songwriter
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November 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
A voice that still carries: Aimee Mann’s greatest songs – ranked!
What have they missed? I'd add Just Like Anyone - a heartbreaking 1 minute 22 seconds elegy to Jeff Buckley
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
What have they missed? I'd add Just Like Anyone - a heartbreaking 1 minute 22 seconds elegy to Jeff Buckley
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
Great to hear this positive update. This incident was so awful. Best wishes for the lad's continued improvement
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Boy thrown from Tate Modern can now run, swim and jump family say
The boy, who was six when he was attacked in 2019, has achieved his goal of being able to run, jump and swim again.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Great to hear this positive update. This incident was so awful. Best wishes for the lad's continued improvement
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Found this in a bucket outside a house. Why did nobody in the last 10 years tell me how good it is? #donnatartt
October 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Found this in a bucket outside a house. Why did nobody in the last 10 years tell me how good it is? #donnatartt
Feeling smug today after I found a purse yesterday and managed to return it to its owner via some social media detective work. A better world is possible :)
October 20, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Feeling smug today after I found a purse yesterday and managed to return it to its owner via some social media detective work. A better world is possible :)
Trump-Epstein BFFs statue appears in Washington to spite #MEGA (Make Epstein Go Away) movement www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
New statue on National Mall celebrates ‘long-lasting bond’ between Trump and Epstein
Bronze statue by an anonymous creator shows the two men frolicking and holding hands with a foot kicked back in joy
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September 24, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Trump-Epstein BFFs statue appears in Washington to spite #MEGA (Make Epstein Go Away) movement www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The Great British 🤮Off
So glad that the Grauniad entrusted this important study to Tim Dowling - the king of this shtick 😆
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/se...
So glad that the Grauniad entrusted this important study to Tim Dowling - the king of this shtick 😆
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/se...
Steam, stodge – and so much suet: I made 10 endangered British puddings. Are any actually worth saving?
With many classic puddings on the verge of dying out, I set out to discover which should be back on the menu. It was a journey through some of the heaviest desserts in history
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The Great British 🤮Off
So glad that the Grauniad entrusted this important study to Tim Dowling - the king of this shtick 😆
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/se...
So glad that the Grauniad entrusted this important study to Tim Dowling - the king of this shtick 😆
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/se...
Reposted by Stuart Derrick
‘We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the Tylenol began to take hold’
September 23, 2025 at 6:48 AM
‘We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the Tylenol began to take hold’
Despite my son being from the most digital generation in history, I still have to trudge to the top of the house to bellow that it's dinner/we're leaving/it's bin night...😐
July 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Despite my son being from the most digital generation in history, I still have to trudge to the top of the house to bellow that it's dinner/we're leaving/it's bin night...😐
It's a great day for subs www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07...
Gregg Wallace cannot wear underpants because of his autism, friends claim
Axed MasterChef presenter to sue BBC and production company for alleged discrimination
www.telegraph.co.uk
July 10, 2025 at 11:32 AM
It's a great day for subs www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07...