After decades of great journalism, Lisa Aziz and @martinstanford.bsky.social are packing away their alarm clocks. It’s been an absolute pleasure to contribute to their shows on @lbcnews.bsky.social. Thank you both for your wisdom, humour & friendship. Enjoy the lie-in !

The shortest day. We’re on the path to summer.

“If you humans chased squirrels like I do, you wouldn’t need all this stuff …”

🛒 💳 Supermarket loyalty cards.
Watchdog gives Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Co-op etc mostly a clean bill of health. They are *not* a rip-off, CMA finds.
But…it fails to make clear the £100 millions supermarkets make from selling our data.

Speaking about the shameful situation of the growing number of homeless vulnerable refugees on the streets of the UK on @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social

Recreating famous movie scenes using chicks

1. Thelma and Louise

🧵SALT🧵
It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question:
Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from?
The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised.
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NEW: The closure of youth clubs in the 2010s led to increased offending and worse GSCE results.

Teenagers entitled to free school meals were most affected.

Read @carmenvillaecon’s briefing: https://buff.ly/4fIiRK7

Read the working paper: https://buff.ly/3APnHq6

The Ukrainian economy collapsed by 30% in the first year of the war but has stabilised since then. This war is far from over but how will the economy recover from the vast destruction of its people and infrastructure?
Dmytro Shchedrin, Dep Head of the Ukraine Embassy
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My business update on LBC News @lbcnews.bsky.social this morning … another energy price rise looming, more ads for new jobs, house prices dip, and profits from parcels. Next updates at 0830 and 0945. Listen on Global Player, digital radio or satellite thingy.

There’s no verification on this site, so it’s hard to be sure what you’re looking at.

The Kemi Badenoch account on here is fake, her team tell me

Focus on buses = good. But let’s be clear, £1bn is not going to delivery London style bus services nationwide. In essence it’s roughly the same amount allocated by the last govt, but distributed differently

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There was a massive underground bunker at Magee University which served as HQ for the Allied North Atlantic Command, overseeing one million personnel targeting the Nazi U-boat threat.
It was still accessible in the 1980s. Anyone know if it still is? Be a helluva tourist attraction.
#Derry #Ireland

Autumn in Kyiv 🍁

They’re here !

Oh good. Another platform …