John Henderson
@jphendo.bsky.social
Retired after more than 45 years in journalism on local and regional papers and national magazines. Motoring writer for 25 years. Last paper Bury Free Press. Dog lover, interested in wildlife, intolerant of intolerance. UK.
Anyone else getting this? My Samsung tablet keeps wanting to put the BBC News app into deep sleep because it claims it's frequently crashing yet I've not had problems with it.
January 22, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Anyone else getting this? My Samsung tablet keeps wanting to put the BBC News app into deep sleep because it claims it's frequently crashing yet I've not had problems with it.
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This makes no sense…
An MP can wake up one morning, ditch the party you elected them for, & sign up to a completely different manifesto…
No thanks
If they defect to a different party, we should get a vote
Sign the petition & help make that law.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
An MP can wake up one morning, ditch the party you elected them for, & sign up to a completely different manifesto…
No thanks
If they defect to a different party, we should get a vote
Sign the petition & help make that law.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...
petition.parliament.uk
January 18, 2026 at 10:18 PM
This makes no sense…
An MP can wake up one morning, ditch the party you elected them for, & sign up to a completely different manifesto…
No thanks
If they defect to a different party, we should get a vote
Sign the petition & help make that law.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
An MP can wake up one morning, ditch the party you elected them for, & sign up to a completely different manifesto…
No thanks
If they defect to a different party, we should get a vote
Sign the petition & help make that law.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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One of the most popular and crowd-pleasing arias in classical opera, "Perché non c'è cibo nella mia ciotola, donna?" tells an emotional tale of a desperately malnourished waif and translates into English as "Why Is There No Food In My Bowl, Woman?"
January 17, 2026 at 3:28 PM
One of the most popular and crowd-pleasing arias in classical opera, "Perché non c'è cibo nella mia ciotola, donna?" tells an emotional tale of a desperately malnourished waif and translates into English as "Why Is There No Food In My Bowl, Woman?"
Dog walk surprise this morning. Saw an otter cross the track in front of us, go into a small ditch then via a culvert into a drainage dyke, which it thoroughly explored. Think it found a freshwater mussel. Never seen one in 33yrs living of in the Suffolk Fens. @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social #animals
January 18, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Dog walk surprise this morning. Saw an otter cross the track in front of us, go into a small ditch then via a culvert into a drainage dyke, which it thoroughly explored. Think it found a freshwater mussel. Never seen one in 33yrs living of in the Suffolk Fens. @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social #animals
Badenoch doesn't seem to care how stupid the things she says are as long as it opposes whatever Labour wants to do. Stopping kids seeing porn doesn't stop perverted adults creating, distributing distributing and viewing child porn.
January 12, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Badenoch doesn't seem to care how stupid the things she says are as long as it opposes whatever Labour wants to do. Stopping kids seeing porn doesn't stop perverted adults creating, distributing distributing and viewing child porn.
We want a bookcase but want to see the quality and check measurements so I Googled local furniture outlets and found it includes online stores as "local". It even included one whose website claims it's a "furniture outlet" in Ely but is 203mi away in Bolton.
January 12, 2026 at 6:43 PM
We want a bookcase but want to see the quality and check measurements so I Googled local furniture outlets and found it includes online stores as "local". It even included one whose website claims it's a "furniture outlet" in Ely but is 203mi away in Bolton.
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WARNING! Carers, don't trust ur council's info on Carer's Council Tax Discount, more than 1 in 5 councils' online info is wrong. They miss crucial eligibility criteria which makes many who are eligible for 25% discount think they aren't
FULL INFO: www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2026/01...
FULL INFO: www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2026/01...
January 12, 2026 at 9:13 AM
WARNING! Carers, don't trust ur council's info on Carer's Council Tax Discount, more than 1 in 5 councils' online info is wrong. They miss crucial eligibility criteria which makes many who are eligible for 25% discount think they aren't
FULL INFO: www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2026/01...
FULL INFO: www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2026/01...
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A highly controversial and likely unethical vaccine study funded by the US begins in Guinea-Bissau. This single-blind, study won a noncompete grant to investigate hep B vaccinations. Why are they doing it there? Because it wouldn't pass an IRB panel in the US. healthpolicy-watch.news/controversia...
Controversial US-Backed Vaccination Study Begins In Guinea-Bissau - Health Policy Watch
A US government-funded trial on the timing of hepatitis B vaccinations, which will delay vaccination for up to 7,000 newborns in Guinea-Bissau, started this
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January 9, 2026 at 5:38 PM
A highly controversial and likely unethical vaccine study funded by the US begins in Guinea-Bissau. This single-blind, study won a noncompete grant to investigate hep B vaccinations. Why are they doing it there? Because it wouldn't pass an IRB panel in the US. healthpolicy-watch.news/controversia...
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Thetford dig unearths Iron Age war trumpet and boar standard
Thetford dig unearths Iron Age war trumpet and boar standard
The discoveries are "extraordinarily rare", say the archaeologists who helped find them.
www.bbc.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Thetford dig unearths Iron Age war trumpet and boar standard
We've even had snow in the Suffolk Fens today, which is uncommon enough but what's more unusual is it hasn't melted at all. It was still 0.4 degrees below freezing at midday. The field pictured is at sea level so @metoffice.gov.uk were right to predict snow at low levels.
January 5, 2026 at 4:44 PM
We've even had snow in the Suffolk Fens today, which is uncommon enough but what's more unusual is it hasn't melted at all. It was still 0.4 degrees below freezing at midday. The field pictured is at sea level so @metoffice.gov.uk were right to predict snow at low levels.
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Went to check if this screenshot (posted by @aric.bsky.social) was real (it is) and then made the mistake of also scrolling through Grok's replies on X. Still constantly cranking out sexualised images of young girls. Beyond bleak.
January 5, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Went to check if this screenshot (posted by @aric.bsky.social) was real (it is) and then made the mistake of also scrolling through Grok's replies on X. Still constantly cranking out sexualised images of young girls. Beyond bleak.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
We have a Chinese water deer who's decided we can't see him if he lays down, even though he's only 10m from the kitchen window. They're not very bright: I've seen one run away from a dog only to lay down on a bare ploughed field as if it would become invisible.
December 29, 2025 at 1:27 PM
We have a Chinese water deer who's decided we can't see him if he lays down, even though he's only 10m from the kitchen window. They're not very bright: I've seen one run away from a dog only to lay down on a bare ploughed field as if it would become invisible.
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Two stories side by side in WashPost
December 26, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Two stories side by side in WashPost
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Carol of the Bells in #
Kyiv subway.
Voices of the Embassies of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom came together to perform Shchedryk in the Kyiv metro as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine.
Thankful to everyone who stands with us!
Kyiv subway.
Voices of the Embassies of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom came together to perform Shchedryk in the Kyiv metro as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine.
Thankful to everyone who stands with us!
December 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Carol of the Bells in #
Kyiv subway.
Voices of the Embassies of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom came together to perform Shchedryk in the Kyiv metro as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine.
Thankful to everyone who stands with us!
Kyiv subway.
Voices of the Embassies of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom came together to perform Shchedryk in the Kyiv metro as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine.
Thankful to everyone who stands with us!
Seen this @lizanderson.bsky.social?
Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach
Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach
More than 400 leather hobnailed boots, thought to date back to the 19th Century, have been found.
www.bbc.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Seen this @lizanderson.bsky.social?
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We asked our pals over at @nationaltrust.org.uk to send some festive pictures and alt text, and they absolutely delivered 👏
A great example of how brands should do it, to mark Alt Text Advent, day 19!
Image credit: National Trust Images/Robert Morris
A great example of how brands should do it, to mark Alt Text Advent, day 19!
Image credit: National Trust Images/Robert Morris
December 19, 2025 at 12:05 PM
We asked our pals over at @nationaltrust.org.uk to send some festive pictures and alt text, and they absolutely delivered 👏
A great example of how brands should do it, to mark Alt Text Advent, day 19!
Image credit: National Trust Images/Robert Morris
A great example of how brands should do it, to mark Alt Text Advent, day 19!
Image credit: National Trust Images/Robert Morris
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Wednesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/peter-brooke...
December 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Wednesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/peter-brooke...
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How it started ... How it's going.
ReformUK-controlled Worcestershire council - one of three visited by Zia Yusuf's "DOGE" team, promising huge savings - has applied for permission to raise council tax by 10%! 😱 ~AA
ReformUK-controlled Worcestershire council - one of three visited by Zia Yusuf's "DOGE" team, promising huge savings - has applied for permission to raise council tax by 10%! 😱 ~AA
December 15, 2025 at 11:20 AM
How it started ... How it's going.
ReformUK-controlled Worcestershire council - one of three visited by Zia Yusuf's "DOGE" team, promising huge savings - has applied for permission to raise council tax by 10%! 😱 ~AA
ReformUK-controlled Worcestershire council - one of three visited by Zia Yusuf's "DOGE" team, promising huge savings - has applied for permission to raise council tax by 10%! 😱 ~AA
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In case you haven't yet seen the #Intermarché Christmas ad that's gone viral, it's brilliant !
youtu.be/Na9VmMNJvsA?...
youtu.be/Na9VmMNJvsA?...
Intermarché - Conte de Noël
YouTube video by Intermarché
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
In case you haven't yet seen the #Intermarché Christmas ad that's gone viral, it's brilliant !
youtu.be/Na9VmMNJvsA?...
youtu.be/Na9VmMNJvsA?...
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For 99 years, my church, St Martin in the Fields, has been raising money through a BBC radio appeal to help the homeless at Christmas time. We help not just people in London, but all over the UK. Dig deep, folks.
smitfc.org/christmas/
smitfc.org/christmas/
BBC Radio 4 Christmas Appeal - St Martin-in-the-Fields
This Christmas, will you help more people experiencing homelessness find a safe place to call home? ‘Home’ means something different to everyone. For many of us, it’s a warm meal, a safe place to slee...
smitfc.org
December 10, 2025 at 11:32 AM
For 99 years, my church, St Martin in the Fields, has been raising money through a BBC radio appeal to help the homeless at Christmas time. We help not just people in London, but all over the UK. Dig deep, folks.
smitfc.org/christmas/
smitfc.org/christmas/
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NHS England say this is a Boots-specific problem and there is no national shortage for other suppliers. So if you need / want a flu vaccine, advice is to keep trying and ask / shop around.
Just turned up for my flu vaccine at Boots to be told there is a national shortage and they’ve run out.
Very happy to wait until more vulnerable people have had theirs first, but bit concerning when public health messaging is to be vigilant for a bad flu wave this year.
Very happy to wait until more vulnerable people have had theirs first, but bit concerning when public health messaging is to be vigilant for a bad flu wave this year.
December 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
NHS England say this is a Boots-specific problem and there is no national shortage for other suppliers. So if you need / want a flu vaccine, advice is to keep trying and ask / shop around.
I'm guessing @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social that washing your hands is no more effective at controlling the spread of flu than it was for Covid.
Some schools disrupted amid rise in flu cases
Some schools disrupted amid rise in flu cases
Flu is on the rise, but ministers say schools should only close in extreme circumstances.
www.bbc.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I'm guessing @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social that washing your hands is no more effective at controlling the spread of flu than it was for Covid.