Outrageous that Tamworth won’t get the trip to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (and accompanying £££) that they’ve earned here

Canada. We’re boring that way.

A timely reminder::

"If you're afraid that books
might change someone's thinking,
you're not afraid of books,
you're afraid of thinking."
~ Andrea Junker
:-)}

Wow. Here is one to brighten up your morning. The first images of the restored interior of Notre Dame cathedral. Breathtaking. In just five years France did it

In Hay on Wye

Our Luke evans is about to switch on the lights

Then we're on stage at the festival talking about his book

Boy From The Valleys

The hubris is apparent to all, and it will prove his undoing.

Landlords and estate agents are trusted more than 3x as much as politicians.

(One genuine weirdness: Government ministers are trusted more than politicians in general. Though they're still lower than that thing you trod in coming home last night.)

Love this charming tribute to John Prescott from a listener

Cars in the U.K are up to 55% larger today than they were in the 1970s and there are twice the number of cars on the U.K's roads as there were 30 years ago, but the media are still running articles claiming that a handful of cycle lanes and LTNs 'cause congestion' in London...🙄

So about 15 years ago, I set out to take photography in Wales as far as I could take it- in the media, on telly, online, etc etc. I've had an amazing time, met some incredible people, and gone to places I'd not really dreamed of! Here are a few more of my faves-

Could tonight be the night?

One Russian paper today on Trump’s pick for defence secretary Pete Hegseth: “Some of his views…make your hair stand on end. It’s unlikely this war dog will do much good for American power. That’s a good thing.” Plus, calls for a Stalin statue in Moscow. #ReadingRussia

Met Police faces service cuts without more cash, says its chief. www.bbc.com/news/article...

A reminder to people that independent bookshops that are coming to here from Twitter are taking a financial risk as that social media outlet is a major factor in marketing and getting sales.