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I’m running the London Marathon for Asthma + Lung UK. A £22 donation could go towards our Health Care Advisors and Respiratory Specialists supporting someone with the information they need to live wel...
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From Russia, with love
Nigel Farage shared his video letter to ‘Broken Britain’, and the enormous self-own was not lost on the nation – 21 frank replies.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
From Russia, with love
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Please note, this film ends at midnight. #blackfriday
November 28, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Please note, this film ends at midnight. #blackfriday
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free"...
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Trump says US will pause migration from 'third-world countries'
The president did not name which countries would be affected, but vowed to remove anyone
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November 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free"...
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"She started it..."? Grow up. Sick & tired of playground politics. Jeering at the Budget was embarrassing. As was the name-calling/personal attacks. We deserve better than this infantile nonsense.
BBC News - Badenoch defends calling chancellor 'spineless' in Budget row
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BBC News - Badenoch defends calling chancellor 'spineless' in Budget row
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Badenoch defends calling chancellor 'spineless' in Budget row
The Conservative Party leader says she was "channelling" public anger when she accused the chancellor of "whining about mansplaining".
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November 28, 2025 at 8:35 AM
"She started it..."? Grow up. Sick & tired of playground politics. Jeering at the Budget was embarrassing. As was the name-calling/personal attacks. We deserve better than this infantile nonsense.
BBC News - Badenoch defends calling chancellor 'spineless' in Budget row
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BBC News - Badenoch defends calling chancellor 'spineless' in Budget row
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Disappointed that I’m not allowed to use an Uzi 9-millimetre to build this bookcase.
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Disappointed that I’m not allowed to use an Uzi 9-millimetre to build this bookcase.
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narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
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maybe i am going insane
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
maybe i am going insane
People said the film The Day After Tomorrow was unrealistic, but it's the story of a climatologist who tries to tell the rich and powerful that the world is heading for disaster, and they all ignore him until it's too late, and millions of people end up dead, so...
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
People said the film The Day After Tomorrow was unrealistic, but it's the story of a climatologist who tries to tell the rich and powerful that the world is heading for disaster, and they all ignore him until it's too late, and millions of people end up dead, so...
Man who has been on Question Time 4,375 times says BBC is 'biased'. He may have a point...
November 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Man who has been on Question Time 4,375 times says BBC is 'biased'. He may have a point...
Dear Collin. 'Vibe coding' is TWO words. You'd think you, of all people, would know that.
BBC News - 'Vibe coding' named word of the year by Collins Dictionary
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BBC News - 'Vibe coding' named word of the year by Collins Dictionary
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'Vibe coding' named word of the year by Collins Dictionary
The art of making an app by describing it to artificial intelligence (AI) tops 10 new terms on the shortlist.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Dear Collin. 'Vibe coding' is TWO words. You'd think you, of all people, would know that.
BBC News - 'Vibe coding' named word of the year by Collins Dictionary
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - 'Vibe coding' named word of the year by Collins Dictionary
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If there was every any doubt that Trumpton is a danger to the world (there wasn't, btw) there can be none now. The man is a lunatic
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Trump makes unproven claims linking autism to Tylenol use by pregnant women
Some studies have suggested an association between the two, but experts say there is no causal relationship.
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September 23, 2025 at 9:13 AM
If there was every any doubt that Trumpton is a danger to the world (there wasn't, btw) there can be none now. The man is a lunatic
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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After being forced to abandon my 2025 #LondonMarathon bid, my 2026 fundraising page is now up and running. I'd love your support: join.aluk.org.uk/fundraisers/...
David Burrows
I’m running the London Marathon for Asthma + Lung UK. A £22 donation could go towards our Health Care Advisors and Respiratory Specialists supporting someone with the information they need to live wel...
join.aluk.org.uk
June 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
After being forced to abandon my 2025 #LondonMarathon bid, my 2026 fundraising page is now up and running. I'd love your support: join.aluk.org.uk/fundraisers/...
Just so I've got this clear, it's ok for men to dress in drag for pantomimes which are aimed at, let's see...children, but not for them to read stories in a library to the same audience. Good. Glad there's nothing more important in the world to be worrying about:
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Lyons says library drag queen event 'should not have taken place'
Communities minister says a drag queen storytelling event in Belfast was "not appropriate for children".
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August 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Just so I've got this clear, it's ok for men to dress in drag for pantomimes which are aimed at, let's see...children, but not for them to read stories in a library to the same audience. Good. Glad there's nothing more important in the world to be worrying about:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I laughed at this much harder than I should have...
July 16, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I laughed at this much harder than I should have...
After being forced to abandon my 2025 #LondonMarathon bid, my 2026 fundraising page is now up and running. I'd love your support: join.aluk.org.uk/fundraisers/...
David Burrows
I’m running the London Marathon for Asthma + Lung UK. A £22 donation could go towards our Health Care Advisors and Respiratory Specialists supporting someone with the information they need to live wel...
join.aluk.org.uk
June 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
After being forced to abandon my 2025 #LondonMarathon bid, my 2026 fundraising page is now up and running. I'd love your support: join.aluk.org.uk/fundraisers/...
Another reason to hate the play-offs. Makes a mockery of a league system which should reward them most consistent teams over a season
May 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Another reason to hate the play-offs. Makes a mockery of a league system which should reward them most consistent teams over a season
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"The buck stops here"- Harry Truman
"I don't take any responsibility at all."- DJT
"I don't take any responsibility at all."- DJT
January 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
"The buck stops here"- Harry Truman
"I don't take any responsibility at all."- DJT
"I don't take any responsibility at all."- DJT
Even in times of disaster, Donald Trump finds time to show what a horrendous leader and human being he truly is
January 30, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Even in times of disaster, Donald Trump finds time to show what a horrendous leader and human being he truly is
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Big news. The UK just toughened its Ivory Act to protect orcas, narwhals, and sperm whales. It's critical than ever for other nations to follow suit. Let's hope this incredible move inspires global action 👉 tinyurl.com/bdhwhzx9
January 28, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Big news. The UK just toughened its Ivory Act to protect orcas, narwhals, and sperm whales. It's critical than ever for other nations to follow suit. Let's hope this incredible move inspires global action 👉 tinyurl.com/bdhwhzx9
Contrast the comments here to the inevitable cry-babies on X accusing the BBC of going 'woke'. And they say other people are the snowflakes...
Breaking: Kelly Cates, Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan have been confirmed as the new hosts of Match of the Day.
January 15, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Contrast the comments here to the inevitable cry-babies on X accusing the BBC of going 'woke'. And they say other people are the snowflakes...
I fail to see how this won, given that it's not a shot and was in no way intended...
Taking top spot by just eight votes, Mal Benning’s free-kick vs Blackpool is your Goal of the Month for December 🤩
Congratulations, Mal 👏
🔷🔶 #Salop
Congratulations, Mal 👏
🔷🔶 #Salop
January 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I fail to see how this won, given that it's not a shot and was in no way intended...
DidYouPeopleLearnNothingFromWatchingWallE-ville
If you could name the first city on Mars, what would you name it?
December 12, 2024 at 3:06 PM
DidYouPeopleLearnNothingFromWatchingWallE-ville
Ooooo
Typhoo Tea collapses into administration with over 100 jobs at risk www.cityam.com/typhoo-tea-c...
Typhoo Tea collapses into administration with over 100 jobs at risk
Typhoo Tea has collapsed into administration in a move that has put more than 100 jobs at risk, it has been confirmed.
www.cityam.com
November 28, 2024 at 3:15 PM
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This is what research can do, and why I'm running next year's #LondonMarathon for Asthma + Lung UK. Sponsorship link on my pinned post.
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First new asthma attack treatment in 50 years
Around two million asthma and COPD attacks each year could be treated with the drug, a study suggests.
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November 28, 2024 at 10:44 AM
This is what research can do, and why I'm running next year's #LondonMarathon for Asthma + Lung UK. Sponsorship link on my pinned post.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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