Peter Osborne
@peterosborne.bsky.social
Policy and Participation, amongst many other things. Cross Rubicons, Policing Board, Centre Cross Border Cooperation, Int Ed, community relations. Sports fan, dad and seeker of good memories.
Belfast.
Belfast.
Not sure where I got this, but I like it. Don't shirk the hard decisions.
January 31, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Not sure where I got this, but I like it. Don't shirk the hard decisions.
Dreadful. I hope anyone with information comes forward. We are better than this.
Broughshane: Attack on house treated as race hate crime - BBC News
Broughshane: Attack on house treated as race hate crime - BBC News
Broughshane: Attack on house treated as race hate crime
Police say a number of windows were smashed at the property during the attack in Main Street.
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January 30, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Dreadful. I hope anyone with information comes forward. We are better than this.
Broughshane: Attack on house treated as race hate crime - BBC News
Broughshane: Attack on house treated as race hate crime - BBC News
Not sure many vegans will chose to go to McDonalds but it's a bit surprising nevertheless.
McDonald's axes nearly all vegan options | Money blog
McDonald's is cutting its vegan menu to just one burger. Read all about this and our look at why people are getting £3.99 messages from Instagram and Facebook, plus all the rest of today's consumer and...
news.sky.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Not sure many vegans will chose to go to McDonalds but it's a bit surprising nevertheless.
Excellent. Already used them and they're great. Driverless taxis are the near future. Driverless for everyone a bit later.
Driverless cars are coming to London 'this year' - but are they, and the capital, ready?
Google's self-driving cars will be fully operational in the capital by the end of 2026, assuming regulators give the go-ahead.
news.sky.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Excellent. Already used them and they're great. Driverless taxis are the near future. Driverless for everyone a bit later.
Very welcome and long overdue change. Maybe other churches should think about the implications for them.
First female C of E Archbishop of Canterbury
First female C of E Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury latest: Dame Sarah Mullally becomes first woman to ever lead church - as heckler interrupts ceremony
Dame Sarah Mullally has officially taken up the post as Archbishop of Canterbury in a service in St Paul's Cathedral, making her the first woman to serve as top minister of the Anglican Church. One heckler...
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January 28, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Very welcome and long overdue change. Maybe other churches should think about the implications for them.
First female C of E Archbishop of Canterbury
First female C of E Archbishop of Canterbury
Now, 81 years ago #Auschwitz was liberated by Soviet troops. More then ever it's important to remember the consequence of prejudice not just over 80 years ago, but with recent genocides like Srebrenica, Rwanda, Cambodia, Darfur; and with all going on in the world.
January 27, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Now, 81 years ago #Auschwitz was liberated by Soviet troops. More then ever it's important to remember the consequence of prejudice not just over 80 years ago, but with recent genocides like Srebrenica, Rwanda, Cambodia, Darfur; and with all going on in the world.
I feel sick just reading about it, never mind watching it.
Alex Honnold scales 101-floor skyscraper without safety gear - BBC News
Alex Honnold scales 101-floor skyscraper without safety gear - BBC News
Alex Honnold scales 101-floor skyscraper without safety gear
Alex Honnold has become the first person to climb the Taiwanese building alone without safety equipment.
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January 25, 2026 at 9:55 AM
I feel sick just reading about it, never mind watching it.
Alex Honnold scales 101-floor skyscraper without safety gear - BBC News
Alex Honnold scales 101-floor skyscraper without safety gear - BBC News
Attended another terrific Let's Talk event earlier @MaloneCollege with @IEFNI - young people today never cease to impress me. And the political panel impressed nearly as much! That students prioritised issues like cost of living and health with Bill @LucidTalk also impressed.
January 23, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Attended another terrific Let's Talk event earlier @MaloneCollege with @IEFNI - young people today never cease to impress me. And the political panel impressed nearly as much! That students prioritised issues like cost of living and health with Bill @LucidTalk also impressed.
Good to see this investment. Very much needed. The @ufm_cultra is something we all carry a soft spot for as a child and adult.
Ulster Folk Museum: Cultra heritage site set for £50m investment - BBC News
Ulster Folk Museum: Cultra heritage site set for £50m investment - BBC News
Ulster Folk Museum: Cultra heritage site set for £50m investment
The 62-year-old visitor attraction is to be reawakened and reimagined with a significant investment.
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January 23, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Good to see this investment. Very much needed. The @ufm_cultra is something we all carry a soft spot for as a child and adult.
Ulster Folk Museum: Cultra heritage site set for £50m investment - BBC News
Ulster Folk Museum: Cultra heritage site set for £50m investment - BBC News
In Belfast we have a small but wonderful Sudanese community. Real privilege to spend time with many of them last week thanks to the City Council.
January 22, 2026 at 9:05 PM
In Belfast we have a small but wonderful Sudanese community. Real privilege to spend time with many of them last week thanks to the City Council.
Isn't this fascinating?
Oldest cave painting could rewrite origins of human creativity - BBC News
Oldest cave painting could rewrite origins of human creativity - BBC News
Oldest cave painting could rewrite origins of human creativity
A stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the world's oldest known cave painting, researchers say.
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January 21, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Isn't this fascinating?
Oldest cave painting could rewrite origins of human creativity - BBC News
Oldest cave painting could rewrite origins of human creativity - BBC News
Wow. Fantastic.
Margam park Roman villa find could be 'Port Talbot's Pompeii' - BBC News share.google/gmsdaJRUEHhG...
Margam park Roman villa find could be 'Port Talbot's Pompeii' - BBC News share.google/gmsdaJRUEHhG...
Margam park Roman villa find could be 'Port Talbot's Pompeii'
The largest Roman villa ever found in Wales lies less than a metre under Margam Country Park.
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January 12, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Wow. Fantastic.
Margam park Roman villa find could be 'Port Talbot's Pompeii' - BBC News share.google/gmsdaJRUEHhG...
Margam park Roman villa find could be 'Port Talbot's Pompeii' - BBC News share.google/gmsdaJRUEHhG...
Sorry to hear this and wish him well. My first football hero as a child. What a player in his day.
Kevin Keegan diagnosed with cancer: Former England player and manager undergoing treatment - BBC Sport
Kevin Keegan diagnosed with cancer: Former England player and manager undergoing treatment - BBC Sport
Kevin Keegan diagnosed with cancer: Former England player and manager undergoing treatment
Former England striker and manager Kevin Keegan has been diagnosed with cancer and is receiving treatment.
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January 7, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Sorry to hear this and wish him well. My first football hero as a child. What a player in his day.
Kevin Keegan diagnosed with cancer: Former England player and manager undergoing treatment - BBC Sport
Kevin Keegan diagnosed with cancer: Former England player and manager undergoing treatment - BBC Sport
Happy New Year everyone. Let's hope 2026 is a year with more peace and prosperity all round, and all over.
January 1, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Happy New Year everyone. Let's hope 2026 is a year with more peace and prosperity all round, and all over.
What a view we had the other day, before breakfast. Balloon and wonderful Morocco, with Atlas mountains and Marrakech in the background.
December 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
What a view we had the other day, before breakfast. Balloon and wonderful Morocco, with Atlas mountains and Marrakech in the background.
BBC sports personality of the year has lost impact for all sorts of reasons recently. But if Rory McIlroy doesn't walk it this year, there's something wrong.
Sports Personality of the Year 2025 LIVE: BBC Sport share.google/eR1UjrkR3Rof...
Sports Personality of the Year 2025 LIVE: BBC Sport share.google/eR1UjrkR3Rof...
Sports Personality of the Year 2025 LIVE: Watch and follow text updates plus vote for Team of the Year
Watch and follow live text updates from BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025 from MediaCityUK, Salford.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
BBC sports personality of the year has lost impact for all sorts of reasons recently. But if Rory McIlroy doesn't walk it this year, there's something wrong.
Sports Personality of the Year 2025 LIVE: BBC Sport share.google/eR1UjrkR3Rof...
Sports Personality of the Year 2025 LIVE: BBC Sport share.google/eR1UjrkR3Rof...
Good news for students.
Erasmus scheme to return for UK students, BBC understands - BBC News
Erasmus scheme to return for UK students, BBC understands - BBC News
Erasmus scheme to return for UK students, BBC understands
The UK ended its participation in the scheme in 2020 after agreeing a Brexit deal with the EU.
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December 17, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Good news for students.
Erasmus scheme to return for UK students, BBC understands - BBC News
Erasmus scheme to return for UK students, BBC understands - BBC News
Wishing all my Jewish friends and colleagues a peaceful and reflective #Hannukah as it starts tonight. Seems like now, more than ever, we all need more light let in.
December 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Wishing all my Jewish friends and colleagues a peaceful and reflective #Hannukah as it starts tonight. Seems like now, more than ever, we all need more light let in.
Great to attend the @BIP_interfaces AGM on Friday. Their 25th anniversary working to improve life at interfaces and remove peace barriers that, 27 years after the Agreement, have become barriers to the peace.
December 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Great to attend the @BIP_interfaces AGM on Friday. Their 25th anniversary working to improve life at interfaces and remove peace barriers that, 27 years after the Agreement, have become barriers to the peace.
Oh dear. 25 years ago. I was very young. Have I changed that much?
December 13, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Oh dear. 25 years ago. I was very young. Have I changed that much?
Billie Jean King is so iconic. It's not the same, but it's part of the same journey.
Billie Jean King: 'Battle of the Sexes' match not the same as 1973 - BBC Sport share.google/m8AEfI9VOrUk...
Billie Jean King: 'Battle of the Sexes' match not the same as 1973 - BBC Sport share.google/m8AEfI9VOrUk...
Billie Jean King: 'Battle of the Sexes' match not the same as 1973
American tennis legend Billie Jean King says the upcoming 'Battle of the Sexes' match between Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios is "not the same" as her 1973 victory over Bobby Riggs.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Billie Jean King is so iconic. It's not the same, but it's part of the same journey.
Billie Jean King: 'Battle of the Sexes' match not the same as 1973 - BBC Sport share.google/m8AEfI9VOrUk...
Billie Jean King: 'Battle of the Sexes' match not the same as 1973 - BBC Sport share.google/m8AEfI9VOrUk...
Do-not-Resuscitate decisions are amongst the worst and most traumatic decisions for families in already traumatic situations.
Covid-19: Families question use of do-not-resuscitate orders - BBC News share.google/Pmk3QqwrJoaN...
Covid-19: Families question use of do-not-resuscitate orders - BBC News share.google/Pmk3QqwrJoaN...
Covid-19: Families question use of do-not-resuscitate orders
Families of two women who died in hospital have questioned the use of "do-not-resuscitate orders".
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December 12, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Do-not-Resuscitate decisions are amongst the worst and most traumatic decisions for families in already traumatic situations.
Covid-19: Families question use of do-not-resuscitate orders - BBC News share.google/Pmk3QqwrJoaN...
Covid-19: Families question use of do-not-resuscitate orders - BBC News share.google/Pmk3QqwrJoaN...
Dreadful. And it's only the start of winter.
Homeless man dies on streets of Belfast
Homeless man dies on streets of Belfast
Homeless man dies on streets of Belfast
"The news of another death on the streets of Belfast this morning of a man who is well known to homeless services has sent more fear within the homeless community"
www.belfastlive.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Dreadful. And it's only the start of winter.
Homeless man dies on streets of Belfast
Homeless man dies on streets of Belfast
Dreadful. And it's only the start of winter.
Homeless man dies on streets of Belfast
Homeless man dies on streets of Belfast
Homeless man dies on streets of Belfast
"The news of another death on the streets of Belfast this morning of a man who is well known to homeless services has sent more fear within the homeless community"
www.belfastlive.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Dreadful. And it's only the start of winter.
Homeless man dies on streets of Belfast
Homeless man dies on streets of Belfast
Love the robustness of response from EU Parliament vice president @SchaldemoseMEP on Sky toward the need for social media companies to be more accountable and protect young people more.
December 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Love the robustness of response from EU Parliament vice president @SchaldemoseMEP on Sky toward the need for social media companies to be more accountable and protect young people more.