Alex Partridge
@alexpartridge87.bsky.social
BBC News in Westminster
Big sumo news. Aonishiki won a tournament!
🇺🇦 🇯🇵 Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn said he had surprised even himself by becoming the first from his country to win a tournament in the ancient Japanese sport.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Big sumo news. Aonishiki won a tournament!
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Great to see the word “gobshite” in a headline. Streets ahead of the too twee “cockwomble”.
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Anger as 'gobshite' climbs Laois Christmas Tree - News - Laois Nationalist
Anger as 'gobshite' climbs Laois Christmas Tree - News - Laois Nationalist
www.laois-nationalist.ie
November 24, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Great to see the word “gobshite” in a headline. Streets ahead of the too twee “cockwomble”.
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This is wonderful. He's also the only ever guest on BBC Breakfast to do colouring in while on the sofa. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hunter syndrome: Boy with rare condition amazes doctors after world-first gene therapy
Oliver has an inherited condition called Hunter syndrome, which causes progressive damage to the body and brain.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 8:39 AM
This is wonderful. He's also the only ever guest on BBC Breakfast to do colouring in while on the sofa. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Time for the Premier League to get in on this: Gtech The Halls: a Brentford Love Story
November 23, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Time for the Premier League to get in on this: Gtech The Halls: a Brentford Love Story
Ultimately quite sad piece about AI and freelance writing thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Ultimately quite sad piece about AI and freelance writing thelocal.to/investigatin...
See, some teams can still play test cricket
South Africa's first innings in Guwahati lasted 10 overs longer than the entire Perth Ashes Test 🤯
November 23, 2025 at 1:27 PM
See, some teams can still play test cricket
I am going to purchase Sheffield Wednesday Football Club
What's your absolutely unworkable plan to drop out of your current life (or at least work life) and do something completely different?
November 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I am going to purchase Sheffield Wednesday Football Club
I have no way of proving this but it *feels* true: the first goal of any given Saturday on the vidiprinter is always scored in Scottish League 2
November 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I have no way of proving this but it *feels* true: the first goal of any given Saturday on the vidiprinter is always scored in Scottish League 2
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Steve Smith describing Pat Cummins as “an absolute weapon”, truly two nations divided by a common language.
November 22, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Steve Smith describing Pat Cummins as “an absolute weapon”, truly two nations divided by a common language.
Two day test match doesn’t really scream “pinnacle of the sport” does it
November 22, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Two day test match doesn’t really scream “pinnacle of the sport” does it
Deliverance (1972) starting on BBC2!
November 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Deliverance (1972) starting on BBC2!
Green leader says membership now 170,000, with 100,000 having joined since he won the leadership in September. Would make the Greens in England and Wales the third biggest party in the UK, behind Labour and Reform but ahead of the Tories (123k) and the Lib Dems (60k)
Since I was elected leader of the Green Party, 100,000 new people have joined.
In just over two months:
170,000 people ready to make hope normal again.
This is only the beginning.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
In just over two months:
170,000 people ready to make hope normal again.
This is only the beginning.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Join the Green Party
Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Green leader says membership now 170,000, with 100,000 having joined since he won the leadership in September. Would make the Greens in England and Wales the third biggest party in the UK, behind Labour and Reform but ahead of the Tories (123k) and the Lib Dems (60k)
The "dad meets his future son in law" vibe emanating from Trump/Mamdani is overwhelming
November 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The "dad meets his future son in law" vibe emanating from Trump/Mamdani is overwhelming
Downing Street spokeswoman on a call this afternoon between Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz and Volodymyr Zelenskyy:
November 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Downing Street spokeswoman on a call this afternoon between Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz and Volodymyr Zelenskyy:
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Incredible scenes on BBC Look North.
November 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Incredible scenes on BBC Look North.
Stop the presses, biggest story of the day: www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
CCTV captures fox and otter’s tour of Lincoln city centre
A wildlife expert says the footage of the animals wandering past shops and bars is
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Stop the presses, biggest story of the day: www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
A terrible affliction of mine is in any given football rivalry I try and work out which of the two teams I’d support if I was from there so, having looked up who plays at Perth Stadium I’ve decided I’m a Fremantle Dockers guy over West Coast Eagles
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
A terrible affliction of mine is in any given football rivalry I try and work out which of the two teams I’d support if I was from there so, having looked up who plays at Perth Stadium I’ve decided I’m a Fremantle Dockers guy over West Coast Eagles
There’s some sort of nightmarish bug sitting on Brydon Carse’s collar reminding us all why Australia is, ultimately, unliveable
November 21, 2025 at 9:27 AM
There’s some sort of nightmarish bug sitting on Brydon Carse’s collar reminding us all why Australia is, ultimately, unliveable
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steve smith, you scored 17 on your specialist subject, "getting hit by jofra archer"
November 21, 2025 at 7:52 AM
steve smith, you scored 17 on your specialist subject, "getting hit by jofra archer"
Me waking up and digesting what a “Aus 0-1 (0.2 overs) Weatherald lbw b Archer 0” alert on my phone meant given the time it was sent
a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table .
Alt: Roy Hodgson looking hopeful and then disappointed
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Me waking up and digesting what a “Aus 0-1 (0.2 overs) Weatherald lbw b Archer 0” alert on my phone meant given the time it was sent
Going top of the league without playing a game: lovely, would recommend
November 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Going top of the league without playing a game: lovely, would recommend
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Awful news - Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist Mani dies at 63 www.bbc.com/news/article...
Gary 'Mani' Mounfield: Stone Roses bassist dies aged 63
The musician, known as 'Mani', played on both Stone Roses albums and later joined Primal Scream.
www.bbc.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Awful news - Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist Mani dies at 63 www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Elon Musk's Grokipedia cites a neo-Nazi website 42 times, researchers say www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia cites Stormfront — a neo-Nazi forum — dozens of times, study finds
An analysis by researchers at Cornell University is the first comprehensive look at Grokipedia since Musk launched his project last month.
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Elon Musk's Grokipedia cites a neo-Nazi website 42 times, researchers say www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...