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Kent has a new fleet of gritting lorries. One of them is called See It, Say It, Salt It.

For years I was curious about the house that lurked in the background of the Great British Bake Off, Welford Park. This year I wrote to the owners, the Puxleys, and they kindly agreed to be in Great Estates – and it's out now!

My chances of replacing Mbappe as the face of Chinese sugary drinks won't be helped by several past photoshops

Look, look. AI is bad. But someone has just sent me a "35-minute, seven-song musical" they've "composed" in response to a news story we ran.

The bastard love child of Michael Gove and Alex Burghart got his arse handed to him in Serbia yesterday

There’s no business like Dough Business! It’s Pastry Week on #GBBO, this Tuesday on Channel 4 at 8pm🥧

Just booked my car service and the receptionist sounded EXACTLY like the cleaner from Black Books

The Ramaswamy ad has pushed the largest newspaper in Ohio, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, to reverse its position on endorsements. "A candidate who uses childhood sexual abuse as a weapon against the person who endured it has crossed a line that Ohioans should defend, whatever their party."

New Liz Truss book doesn't disappoint. Thrust is blaming the Bank of England for the Sept 2022 market fallout, especially its quantitative tightening announcement the day before the mini-budget. She claims that she and Kwarteng were "caught off-guard", blindsided by the BoE's announcement.

Sorry, let's just get this out the way. YOUR CHANCELLOR SIGNED THE FECKIN LETTER APPROVING THE BOE'S QT DECISION, LIZ. THE. DAY. BEFORE. THE. MINI-BUDGET. Jesus Christ.

Farage uses Reform press conference to give Labour a lovely little attack clip as he mocks Burnham for 'only cutting bus fares' in his first 100 days in power.

Either to dumb us down or to, indeed, inform, WH increasingly hints that Niki Minaj could be the next press secretary.

Did you see Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram on Gogglebox debating Twiglets versus Skips and Celebrity Traitors? Now watch them cover social mobility, regional devolution and alternative pathways for young people. No mention of crisps, unfortunately. Link below 👇

The bastard love child of Michael Gove and Alex Burghart got his arse handed to him in Serbia yesterday

According to messages received this morning, I've sold AT LEAST TEN COPIES of my book. That's got to be twice as many as Liz Truss, and hers is half the price! Huge thank you, all. Please keep 'em coming, the September 2022 mortgage isn't gonna pay itself 🥊❤️ grapplingwithhistory.com/2026/10/26/p...

From "the age of miracles" to "CATASTROPHIC, EXISTENTIAL RISKS TO HUMANITY" in 2 bloots

I was up half the night with a cold so powered through 4 episodes of This City Is Ours and let me just say, Shaun Evans - wow!

I am just begging people writing about AI to think *one step ahead* and try to anticipate the actions of other humans. Three out of five of these AI agent "killer tasks" only work because *your* AI agent isn't yet up against *everyone else's AI agent*. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/t...

Wonder if Liz Truss has read the Telegraph this mor....oh yes she has

If I'm playing as the car in Monopoly, am I still allowed to land on Oxford Street? Has @london.gov.uk thought through the implications here?

Is the Mayor of London small or far away? A little from column a, a little from column b

Am loving the "No, everything is still awful or soon will be" replies here, the day after two right wing authoritarians lose decisively...take the win guys. Feel happy and optimistic for one day at least. Plenty of opportunities to be miserable!

Jilted at the altar of reality

I’m doing a Celebrity Traitors pub quiz and screening this Friday at an East London gay bar. www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrity-...

If only there had been some sign he was like this

Absolute bloody disgrace to have to rename the beloved 3.10685596 mile run to 5k. Woke has gone too far this time.😤

meu presidente

Please Sophie, Mark Francois didn't lose his spleen at the Battle of Albufeira for you to measure your runs in the continental style

Simon Heffer is very, very right wing. And this is HIS review of the Liz Truss latest.

'Of all the books I have ever reviewed that purported to offer a serious thesis, this is without question the most deranged. If you are seeking a Christmas present for someone you really don’t like, give them a copy.' Simon Heffer's review of Liz Truss's new book www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fi...

Lord grant me serenity so that I may not get wound up by snide tv critics on a Monday morning.

"jump.....I'll catch you"

I absolutely love the photos in this. www.londoncentric.media/p/oxford-str...

Big night for Scousers - This City Is Ours on the Beeb and Fat Tony in El Clásico

pitch & tar for setting fire to your moat to deter marauders

1. VHS tapes. They're not dependent on streaming and, being older than DVDs, are more reliable. 2. Fine cigars. In an emergency the supply is likely to be disrupted. 3. Throw cushions. If you have to lie groaning with hunger it shouldn't be on a hard floor. 4. Photos of the King. To cure disease.

*bangs table* "this is a Barnett formula household and always will be"

A month ago, Sir Jim Ratcliffe lectured the Prime Minister, telling him he should run Britain in the same way he runs Manchester United

Former Tory candidate suspended over contract killer claims was adviser in Kemi Badenoch’s office www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

This story went up late on Friday and got less attention than it otherwise might have done. A sentencing hearing on Friday was told three participants in the Tory election-betting scandal - dismissed at the time as "a flutter" - would have made nearly £50,000 if undetected www.ft.com/content/510e...