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The New Yorker 21st April 2025.

One of the most enigmatic paintings in the Royal collection,nearly 2metres tall & painted it’s believed between 1530-50 by an unknown Northern European painter.

The birdsong was far more impressive without the added instrumentation #r4today

Moscow seems pleased. One Russian paper today: “Soviet leaders’ dream of driving a wedge between the European part of Nato & the US has come true.” Another: “Trump is destroying the world created by US liberals…the changes in the global system serve [Russia’s] interests.” #ReadingRussia

Trump doesn’t like rivals.. he hates the EU as much as China #r4today

Let me think for a second who’s recently joined the staff at Casey meats? 🤔 #thearchers

McMorris dancing #thearchers

Brad holds all the cards #thearchers

Is David Sedaris ever at home? 🤔

What a pity I can’t promise to boycott Toby carvery as I’d never dream of eating there in the first place.

Truth Lettuce. #wato

Amazingly in the worlds most over lawyered country the rule of law no longer applies. 🇺🇸

We should tell JD Vance where he can stick his affinity #r4today

Speaking in 1985 Ex Tory PM Harold Macmillan was very much against selling the family silver,national assets.. we’re today living with the consequences of those sales #r4today

Rewatching W1A.. first time satire,nowadays documentary. #W1A

They do say you should try everything once.. apart from incest & Morris dancing #thearchers

Neil’s auditioning for a presenters job on R4’s Today programme #thearchers

Thank god.. a new series of the unbelievable truth.

Weren’t Rory McIlroy’s barber & gardener available for interviews BBC?

Trump talking total bollocks … again #bbcpm

Katy Perry wasn’t a member of the crew she was a passenger… #bbcpm

Steve Bray’a a pain in the arse… but he’s our pain in the arse #wato

It’s a bit rich of China to accuse the UK government of politicising trade when that’s exactly what the Chinese communist party’s been doing for years #wato

www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/04/11/t... when in Rome..

Too much golf already. #r4today

Coal watch is the new spring watch. #r4today

I can’t imagine Donald Trump will travel to Ukraine.. it’s miles to a playable golf course #r4today

Isn’t the silver band who seem to be available at a moments notice free?.. or is that just for Lynda #thearchers

Morten Morland nails it … again

Rotating my crumpets is my new happy place #thearchers

Why are they looking at me? #thearchers

‘ Now that’s what I call birdsong’ vol 32 getting a good outing today #thearchers

George with a criminal record won’t be able to travel to the USA.. lucky bloke. #thearchers

I may steal a policeman’s helmet today. 🤔 #bbcbh

Today’s Palm Sunday…,here painted by Pietro Lorenzetti in the lower Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi c1315

Is the Gladiators final really something that #bbcnewsten should be covering?

chng.it/9DCGkFMFc6 Friends of nature, walkers and #Parkrun enthusiasts local to #Beckenham and #Croydon might like to support this petition. We need toilets in public spaces!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... the problem was obvious to the rest of the world… it appears to have just dawned on Trump.