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new sketch! If the Scottish Government was Honest about Flamingo Land

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* BREAKING * HRH King Charles III has arrived in Canada and is aiding his subjects in their fight against Yankee imperialism by digging tank traps outside Ottawa.

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I’ve been transferring pictures off my phone to free up space and came across the picture of the time we left my son’s toy panda to guard the house while we went on holiday:

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For those at home, we are streaming this afternoon's Pilgrim Cello concert live on YouTube and Facebook. youtube.com/live/wCNjMCd...

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As part of our Walking Month, today we are revisiting our HistoryScapes app, in partnership with the @exeter.ac.uk, which takes users on trails at Saltram in Devon, Quarry Bank in Cheshire, and Devil’s Punch Bowl in Surrey, to connect people to landscape heritage.

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Not sure this is true, Diet Coke's very popular #satire #IanHislopLaughingDotGif

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Driverless cars are a bad idea. How could you be sure it’s not actually a ghost driving a regular car? They haven’t thought this through.

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A truly joyful homecoming in Swinton this weekend as over 100 new Swift nestboxes were celebrated on one of the UK’s biggest Swift Streets! ☀️ With amazing community spirit and support from Megan McCubbin & the Postcode Lottery, even a four-legged Swift fan came dressed for the occasion!

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Last few tickets remain for the cathedral Tower Tours this Saturday! 🎟️ See rarely-seen sights with a tour of the cathedral including ascending the Victoria Tower to see views across Truro. Tickets are also available for Sat 21 June and Sat 2 Aug😍 🔗 buff.ly/AgDwcuC

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Good thread on how Natural England appears to have used AI to generate a map of UK peat coverage that is complete nonsense but it will be used to guide policy.

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RELEASE ONE BEE INTO THE ROOM

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This was originally a poultiggery. The base a home for pigs and the top for hens. The pigs keep the hens warm in winter. A bit of vernacular gorgeousness from Cowside in Langstrothdale, Yorkshire Dales.

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A timber-framed time capsule, revived. Our latest project in Cheshire brings a grade II 16th-century home back to life using traditional craft and care — from new oak timbers to breathable lime mortar. More here: rmbconservation.co.uk/news-posts/f... #buildingconservation #timberframe #heritage

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Y'all wished you looked this good at 135 years old, but the wisteria at Greys Court in Oxfordshire has you beat. Photo: Hugh Mothersole

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How can we sell manly men a sponge?

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If you've ever visited our Chapel you may have seen the fragments of stone in front of the Altar rail. You may have wondered what they are and why we have them. Well, they have an interesting story and one we'd like to share with you, so read on...

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Faith in humanity restored!

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What are you up to today? Anything interesting? Or are you just at work, and actually it's quite a run-of-the-mill day for you? Either way, we want to hear about it! Today is our annual diary day where we ask people to record their day and send it to us! 🗃 #writing

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Following the US Navy's recent plane incidents, I'm honoured to be presenting their new corporate training video...

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New podcast comes out tomorrow! In the meantime, if you're looking for some light listening for your evening/afternoon/middle-of-the-night, check out our back catalogue right here: merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...

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Hey, er, don't look now, but that Stone Curlew has been staring at you all morning...

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Somewhere on that aircraft carrier is a massive and entirely innocent cat

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London Underground Live — tube trains in real time. www.londonunderground.live one of those things you could watch for hours & forget about other stuff .

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Something very special to launch my new book. A competition… ✈️ 2 flights to Thailand 🏝️ Hotel for 7 nights 🐕 Help me with the dogs in person It’s a money can’t buy prize I think. You can enter here… happydoggo.typeform.com/to/dAZ41n8s

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Trump to impose 100% Tariffs on all thoughts, ideas, hopes and dreams originating outside the US including: Insights Notions Passing fancies Idle speculations Philosophical innovations Amusing observations, satirical barbs, lampoons, banter, persiflage, and jokes of any kind.

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Printmaker Clare Leighton,'Blackbird on Nest' Lithograph of Wood Engraving, 1935 #WomensArt

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At 3am on a Peterborough high street, 24hr slot machine shops are doing a brisk trade. But did the firm that owns them mislead the council and why are these venues spreading so fast?

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Want to see a giant wicker gladiator burning @butserancientfarm.co.uk for Beltain? Course you do

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While the florist may be closed on a Saturday night, they’ve still got you covered for any romance emergencies with a vending machine…

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Wonderful news from the Norwich Cathedral spire today! The first of this year’s peregrine falcon chicks hatched early this morning. 🐣 Thank you to the Hawk and Owl Trust for the great picture.

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The Butser retiarius He's a big fella 😳 #ButserBeltain

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Eyeballed by a kestrel. The nerve.

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And for you lazybones who can't quite face clicking through to Substack...

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I strongly suspect that much of the reason Reform, having won a bunch of councils, are sabre-rattling about sacking municipal workers is because Reform are by and large a bunch of lazy, shouty cunts who don’t want to do any actual work.

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And that was that! Thanks everyone for your support over the last 24 hours. All results and maps here: electionmaps.uk/le2025

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Just logged into 'Threads' for the first time in ages and multiple posts in my feed were apparent writers expressing they've no issue with their work being used to train AI, actually What a bizarre thing for the Zuckerberg-owned algorithm controlled platform to throw up by pure coincidence

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Also your time as an observer of US politics

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Community Notes 1 - Bridgen 0

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A Heron has popped up into your feed! (taken by Ranger Martin this afternoon)

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Signed.

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At St Lawrence's, Gumfreston, the repairs and conservation work are progressing well. Now, this historic church needs local friends to help us care for it into the future. On May 7th, we will be hosting a drop-in information session and volunteering meeting in Tenby.

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We have a story for you today good people of Bluesky. It's about how this gold signet ring was lost for centuries and then found on the Hall's doorstep and the gentleman behind its discovery. Are you sitting comfortably? Then we'll begin...

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A beautiful #Roman glass bowl, made of cobalt-blue glass with white marbled decoration. It was made about 2000 years ago, probably in Italy, & was subsequently exported to Britannia, ending up in a C1st AD burial #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology AncientBlueSky

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Did you know that the beeswax being used for the ‘From the Vow Made’ artwork has been locally sourced from Devon beekeepers? 🐝 Led by artists Neil and Jono, the project aims to work with 1,000 people to make unique wax carvings. Find out more at www.exeter-cathedral.org.uk/whats-on/eve...

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Upcoming event: Batty About Bats, 9th May 2025 - Join South Lancashire Bat Group and Bollin Valley Partnership Ranger Naomi on a bat walk as the sun starts to fade and dusk draws in. You will learn the importance of bats & you may even get to see and hear them.

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Anyone else jealous of this day? Drawing flowers, having a lemon and lime snow cone, and turning your slide into a waterslide sounds pretty idyllic to us!

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