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Paul Wheatley, Munich/München/Teesside journalist & photographer
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British journalist in Munich (München), currently writing another book on the city’s history. Love the natural world - & football and cricket, sometimes. Get in touch for articles, particularly on Munich, Bavaria, Alps, etc.
https://www.paul-wheatley.eu/
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MIDDLESBROUGH GO TOP Kim Hellberg’s Red and White Army keep marching on to the promised land.
#MiddlesbroughFc
#Boro
February 9, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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Middlesbrough https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0myby61?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss #boro
Middlesbrough - Hellberg: Win against Norwich was 'special' - BBC Sounds
Kim Hellberg spoke to Mark Drury following Middlesbrough's 1-0 win against Norwich City.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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🔴 REACTION: Should #Boro's fans be dreaming of automatic promotion after today's win lifted their side level on points with Coventry?

🗣️ Kim Hellberg: “I am a believer. So, yeah....”

Read here...⬇️
Kim Hellberg's promotion message to the Middlesbrough fans - and view on Norwich win
Kim Hellberg has told the Middlesbrough supporters to keep believing as their side close in on automatic promotion
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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Middlesbrough football shirt exhibition gets permanent home
The idea of a fanzine editor, My Boro My Shirt now greets passengers at Middlesbrough station.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
Holocaust Memorial Day
A video telling the true story of what happened to my family, with photos, maps, documents.
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The Missing | Kids Poems and Stories with Michael Rosen
YouTube video by Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
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January 27, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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“Top U.S. oil lobby API targets landmark EU climate law, policy document shows" by @emdashsanders.bsky.social for ExxonKnews:
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#ScienceUnderSiege
Top U.S. oil lobby API targets landmark EU climate law, policy document shows
The declaration coincides with U.S. fossil fuel companies’ use of Trump’s trade tensions and international discord to undermine EU climate laws.
www.exxonknews.org
January 28, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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Yet another beauty from @RichardBowler1 for today's #FoxOfTheDay , top work Richard !
January 24, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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La investigación busca determinar si la vía rota de Adamuz se cambió en la renovación de 2025 o se recolocó una antigua

Se investiga el punto de rotura, en una soldadura que unía el carril pero, de momento, no se sabe si se produjo “minutos u horas antes” cordopolis.eldiario.es/cordoba-hoy/...
La investigación busca determinar si la vía rota de Adamuz se cambió en la renovación de 2025 o se recolocó una antigua
El presidente de Adif asegura que se está investigando el punto de rotura, en una soldadura que unía el carril pero, de momento, no se sabe si se produjo "minutos u horas antes" del accidente
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January 24, 2026 at 7:41 AM
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Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffe): Growing to a height of up to 5.88m (19.3ft) the Giraffe is well known as the tallest terrestrial animal on our planet. Photo of a giraffe drinking taken by Charlotte Blanchet in Namibia🦒 #giraffe #nature #giraffes #namibia #wildlife #mammal #wildlifephotography
January 24, 2026 at 4:54 AM
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domshawecho.bsky.social
🎵❤️ Great to hear Steel River is here to stay on a #Boro matchday

🧣 Red Faction: 'From Saturday and moving forward, we'd like all four stands with scarves aloft, belting out this anthem made by one of our own'
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/257933...
Middlesbrough confirm Riverside matchday decision as supporters make feelings known
Steel River is here to stay on a Middlesbrough matchday
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 7:06 AM
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There it is. Time to wake up, Europe (yes, Britain’s part of Europe)
thenerve.news THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 22d
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‘Europeans need to understand that it’s over’: historian Robert Kagan talks to @carolecadwalla.bsky.social about Trump’s coming ‘dictatorship’, the end of the western alliance - and why Keir Starmer needs to change course, fast

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Europe needs a dramatic strategic revolution - now: historian Robert Kagan
YouTube video by The Nerve
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January 21, 2026 at 7:48 AM
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⚽️ Kim Hellberg watched on from the stands as Cruz Ibeh hit a first half hat-trick and Fin Munroe scored twice for #Boro U21s in 6-1 win vs Ipswich. Head of recruitment Chris Jones also in attendance. Hansen, Nypan, Hamilton, McCabe and Kante all played.
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/257752...
Kim Hellberg watches teenage striker & new signing star for strong Middlesbrough U21s
Kim Hellberg watched on as an extremely strong and experienced Middlesbrough Under-21s side beat Ipswich 6-1
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January 18, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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#Home. This is a brilliant new video related to the industrial history of #Middlesbrough and the river #Tees. Teessiders should be proud of the central role our region played in Britain’s industrialisation.

Well done to #RailsAndRevolutions for making this video

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How 4 incredible Machines Kept An Industrial Town From Failing!
YouTube video by Rails & Revolutions
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January 18, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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mfc.co.uk
A DRAMATIC THREE POINTS!!! 🤩
January 16, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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domshawecho.bsky.social
🚨 #Boro remain in talks with Brighton as they look to further strengthen attack with permanent signing of Jeremy Sarmiento. Boro hopeful of reaching agreement but deal not currently as close as reports in Italy have suggested. Sarmiento wants the move.
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/257634...
Jeremy Sarmiento latest as Middlesbrough and Brighton transfer talks continue
Middlesbrough remain in talks with Brighton as they look to further strengthen their forward line with the permanent signing of Jeremy Sarmiento
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January 13, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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Kim Hellberg talks at length about #Boro approach to this month's transfer window:

✍️ Crucial balance recruitment team looking to strike
🧩 'It's like a whole puzzle. You have to have two thoughts in your head at same time'
🗣️ '...we are looking at that'
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/257627...
Middlesbrough's transfer 'puzzle' as recruitment team look to strike crucial balance
Kim Hellberg discusses Middlesbrough's approach to the January transfer window and tells of his admiration for the club's recruitment team
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 9:19 AM
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‘There’s this whole other story’: inside the fight to end slavery in the Americas
The Great Resistance, an expansive new book by author and historian Carrie Gibson, brings together often unheard narratives to tell the bigger picture of a difficult time
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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Not for the first time, where other European leaders wring their hands over Trump, Spain’s Sánchez draws a line. A stance that is only looking more sensible (more *realistic*) as time goes on.
January 3, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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EDITORIAL | Fuerza bruta en Venezuela social.elpais.com/3ud…
January 3, 2026 at 8:29 PM
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US capitalism casts millions of citizens aside, yet Badenoch and Farage still laud it | Phillip Inman
Rightwing parties want to follow in US’s footsteps of minimal government intervention, but at what cost?
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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theguardian.com
In Berlin, I took an evening class on fascism – and found out how to stop the AfD | Tania Roettger
In Berlin, I took an evening class on fascism – and found out how to stop the AfD | Tania Roettger
With the far-right party ahead in the polls, I discovered that a novel set during the rise of the Nazis provides a timely warning, says journalist Tania Roettger
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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Middlesbrough have handed an early Christmas gift to one of their key figures

#boro
Middlesbrough custodian and former Leyton Orient and Swindon Town loanee handed festive fillip after cruel blow last Christmas
MIDDLESBROUGH goalkeeper Sol Brynn has signed a contract extension to secure his future at the club until the end of the 2029-30 season.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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A simple way to make your own delicious cider with minimal equipment, just in time for Christmas. A great way to use up windfall apples.
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How to make cider without a cider press
YouTube video by Dave Goulson
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December 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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greens-efa.eu
🥳 Historic win in the EU Parliament! Today, a majority of MEPs voted to guarantee the safe and legal access to #abortion for anyone who needs it in the EU.

Thanks to My Voice My Choice for the Initiative and all the hard-work.

Your body, your voice, your choice. Always.
December 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Kim Hellberg’s #Boro 😮‍💨🔥
December 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM