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Well this is all ABSOLUTELY FINE isn't it? www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fej... @samcoatessky.bsky.social

Update - we have now picked up over 950 of these from a one mile stretch of coast in North Cornwall over a 24 hour period...who is responsible for the pollution?

Doctors will urge the UK's data watchdog to investigate whether NHS England broke the law in training its generative artificial intelligence model Foresight on patient records.

For #AccessibilityMW we share these gravity-defying pictures of the annual condition check of the Abbey's iconic West Towers. They stand some 68 meters (225 feet) above London, meaning that an abseiling kit - and a head for heights! - is needed to make sure they remain in good condition. #MuseumWeek

Our partners, the Katala Foundation, have had a busy few months! Their Philippine Cockatoo Conservation Program confirmed the species has returned to an area they haven't inhabited for 30 years. 🪺 They also helped release critically endangered Palawan Forest Turtles back into the wild! 🐢 Amazing!

If you would like to purchase one of the remaining 35 Kinder Rising prints signed by artist, illustrator and Right to roam Co founder - Nick Hayes, please fill in the form below and we will email you an invoice with full payment details and instructions. £35 each docs.google.com/forms/d/1O8R...

Re-upping this due to recent experiences making it even more relevant.

#Glasto 2025 updates will begin next week (I think Friday 13th but will confirm early next week) Please share this as far as you can! 😁

🚨 EGGS ALERT! Our live cameras at the Farne Islands have captured guillemots laying eggs as nesting season gets into full swing! Fun fact: guillemot chicks are called 'jumplings' - and we hope to see them hatching soon. Watch the live feed here: buff.ly/Jcs5zzs

🖌️ Conservation is underway in the Mermaid Passage, thanks to a grant from Historic Houses Foundation Our conservator is revealing stunning details—like a mermaid with a sword & a charging man—by removing old wax. The difference in colour is incredible! 🧜‍♀️

It's the content you didn't know you needed: the A - Z of National Trust bums. From Apollo's muscular behind to a porcelain figure of Zeus's derriere, we hope you enjoy 🍑

The view from space as Mount #Etna in Sicily, Italy erupts 🌋

Can you survive a Komodo dragon bite? Watch this TED-Ed video created by our partners at the Komodo Survival Program to find out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pF6... 🌏

For the past few months, I've been working with BBC Panorama on a new documentary about the UK's public finances. It's called 'Is Britain Broke?' and is on BBC iPlayer from first thing Monday and on BBC1 at 8pm. I'll post the link tomorrow morning.

Cancelled by the woke mob because I wouldn't stop saying "Murder, She Wrote" in a Yoda voice.

Very exciting, Exeter Comedy Festival starts this week. Some of the bigger acts have sold out but there are still plenty of tickets available for all sorts of amazing people. Prices are very good value so it’s maybe worth taking a punt on someone you don’t know. www.exetercomedyfestival.com

Watch this. Then watch all the other animations on this account. I promise you won't see it as time wasted.

Do. Not. Disturb. The. Mysterious. Ancient. Rune-inscribed. Skull-adorned. Ring. Found. In. The. Idyllic. Countryside. Seriously, there's a whole book about this. And movies. Long ones!

Today on MY LIFE IN THE PAST: why should we even bother with this history malarkey? lucyworsley.substack.com

It's National Biscuit Day, which means you're obliged to eat biscuits - and nothing but biscuits - for 24 hours. Anyone caught breaking the rules will be immediately arrested by a police officer dressed as a giant Hobnob. #NationalBiscuitDay

Jordan Peterson vs. Jordan Peterson. 12pm today.

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

*** 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.

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:

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

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.

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

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.

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!

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

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.

RELEASE ONE BEE INTO THE ROOM

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.

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

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

How can we sell manly men a sponge?

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...

Faith in humanity restored!

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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.