John Henderson

If you’d like to share your reaction to tomorrow’s Budget or ask a question about what it means for you then come join me on #MoneyBox Live! Email felicity.hannah@bbc.co.uk with a bit about yourself and we could ring you for your thoughts as soon as the chancellor sits down

“Malevolent leaders” thousands of miles away with a grip on our energy bills. Perfect Halloween material, if only it were made up. Tomorrow’s Budget decides the future of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS), the government grant that knocks thousands off the cost of a heat pump. (1/5 🧵)

Michael Atiyah 🇪🇬: Fields Medal 1966 (also Abel Prize 2004), for K-theory. Ahmed Zewail 🇪🇬: Nobel for Chemistry 1999, for his work on femtochemistry. Omar M. Yaghi 🇯🇴: Wolf Prize 2018, Nobel for Chemistry 2025, for his work on reticular chemistry Naguib Mahfouz 🇪🇬: Nobel for literature 1988

Bonfire piles can look like the perfect cosy hiding spot for amphibians, reptiles and other wildlife. Help keep them safe by building your bonfire as late as possible and checking carefully before lighting. Find out more about keeping wildlife safe: https://ow.ly/5eFx51001wU

Storm Boelo made our Blackpool wedding day special, couple say

Ironic that Greenpeace is campaigning against data centres by using social media that relies on data centres.

Please don't leave Halloween pumpkins to rot in your garden, or dump them in the countryside. Eating mouldy pumpkins can make hedgehogs, birds and other animals poorly. Instead, dispose of pumpkins in a covered compost bin or council food waste bin. More: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/5-i...

Balloon and lantern releases create litter and #plasticpollution in landscapes and seas that can harm the environment, wildlife and livestock. Celebrate special occasions and loved ones by planting trees, wildflowers, or bee and butterfly gardens instead! Pic via Keep Britain Tidy

930 will still be too many for the flag shagger capital of Norfolk. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

More Brexit Benefits.

This is how solar should be done. When West Suffolk objected to a massive solar farm on the Suffolk/Cambs border, with every other local council, they were called nimbies in spite of owning a solar farm. Now here they are building another literally in their own backyard without abusing farmland.

A relative has just told us two things that beggar belief. 1: They've just bought a new petrol car when they have solar panels because they think the EV charging infrastructure isn't there. 2: They think Farage and Lowe could sort out the country.

We've spent many hours with experts and professionals creating our guides on the threats to our heritage. They all focus on niche areas of our heritage world, giving great advice and signposting. They're all free to access, use and share, please see: davidbexhill.wixsite.com/sussexheritage

I didn't think we were going to get much parsley because of the drought.

Friday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...

Oddly, having objected to a wind farm saying it will put us at risk of sabotage, Timothy has now voiced his support for a factory near RAF Mildenhall that makes drones for Ukraine. bsky.app/profile/jphe...

Happy 100th birthday, Winnie-the-Pooh! Did you know that Winnie was based on a real Canadian-British bear—and that his full name was WINNIPEG?

I'm sure Vance will tell the Pope he's wrong and how the Catholic church supports it. 🤪

Choosing peat-free compost helps protect peatlands. These precious landscapes can support a multitude of plants and animals, store carbon, reduce flooding, and improve water quality. They need protecting and restoring in a big way. More sustainable swaps: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/six...

Nailed it. 🔨

#Trump will have put sanctions on the Nobel Prize Committee by tomorrow morning. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This turnstone walked so determinedly towards the seal it looked as if it was going to flip the animal over like a big pebble but at the last minute it swerved around it. Wraxham, North Norfolk, UK.

Google Maps needs to rethink its new fuel prices on searches for filling stations. Even if you search for diesel it only gives the price for unleaded petrol. I think I'll stick with fuelmap.co.uk

@bestforbritain.org @bylinetimes.bsky.social Another fine example of a Reform run council wasting taxpayer's money. A pointless county-wide referendum on housing asylum seekers.

rip to one of the coolest software engineers who ever lived

They obviously don't make public swimming pools like they used to. Sudbury's pool is closing after only 39 years but I see the East Dulwich pool, S London, where I learned to swim is still going after 134 years. It only seems to have been renovated just after WW2 and in the early 2000s.

The Conservative party Shadow Culture Secretary to speak at conference tomorrow about how to "defend press freedom", whilst her own party bans journalists whose coverage they don't like

Timothy is so determined to be anti renewables he invents daft objections. He claims having them "near" airbases will encourage sabotage but this site is 5mi from both RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall. Would a coal fired power station be less of a sabotage risk? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

BBC News says there are no obvious signs of increased security at RAF Mildenhall, even though the same type of Oshkosh armoured vehicle as they pictured at Lakenheath is visible from the road near its West Row gate. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Keep seeing Americans on here bleeting about paying around $7 a gallon for diesel so I looked up what the UK average of £1.988 a litre is in US gallons. We're paying the equivalent of $9.85/US gallon and none of us voted for the orange war monger. #Trump

Shot (BBC) / chaser (Basingstoke Gazette)

Haven't they seen how Piddington made itself a laughing stock with its referendum and was then exploited by Badenoch and everyone right of her? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🤔 Last night Farage used his GB News slot to again attack Burnham and side with Donald Trump over Chagos. 👇 Sign our petition calling for an investigation into his programme today. https://bestforbritain.org/petition/farage-on-gb-news-demand-that-ofcom-takes-immediate-action/

Worrying scenes in the Channel today, for all interested in asylum policy and maritime tactics. A small boat from Normandy spent more than 30 hours at sea. Those on board now on their 2nd rescue vessel as Border Force forced to play cat and mouse with far-right activists who have their own boat.

The correct answer to hate ♥️

A new mega poll by YouGov reveals that an overwhelming majority of constituencies want to rejoin the EU. Only 4 constituencies were not sure. It’s time to put EU membership on the table. https://bestforbritain.org/uk-membership-most-popular-eu-policy-in-all-uk-seats-bar-four-megapoll-finds/

Just look at the glee on Nigel Farage’s face as he watches a Piddington resident cry about the overt racism she, her Caribbean heritage husband, and their two children have felt in the village during the referendum. Time and again he’s showing us exactly who he is.

Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!

People. No, standard Freepost addresses don't work like that any more (they need a reply-paid envelope with a printed barcode), so please put down the anvil or sack of rotten tatties or whatever else you were planning to send to Reform UK at their expense. Sorry. www.royalmail.com/sites/royalm...

I’m not convinced my Uber driver is old enough to drive?

Police appeal for information on six men over anti-migrant protest

An RNLI lifeboatman is taking part in the Great North Run tomorrow, wearing his full kit. Please donate here if you can: fundraise.rnli.org/fundraisers/...