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Lovely walk from Howick …through Craster and on to Dunstanburgh Castle. It’s not often we see sheep looking in rock pools. Delicate smokey smell as we passed through the village but sadly I’m not a fan of kippers….now my dad …he loved them! ❤️

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"There’s nothing he likes more than a bit of Tory-bashing. Even if these days that’s a bit like taking candy from a baby." Ed Miliband emerges from his bunker to bask in Labour backbench love | John Crace www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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"Dehumanisation rarely leads to genocide, but all genocides begin with dehumanisation." The Guardian view on commemorating Auschwitz’s liberation: the urgency of Holocaust remembrance | Editorial www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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“He’s liberal, which is a bit different from me, but I think he’s a very good person and I think he’s done a very good job thus far,” Starmer doing a ‘very good job’ says Trump ahead of planned call between the two leaders www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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",,,revoke Delap’s recall, find a suitable tag for her to wear, and launch an inquiry into the systemic failures that led to this situation..." Just Stop Oil protester, 78, has jail term extended after no suitable tag found www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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"KemiKaze can take comfort from one thing. The Tories did such an exceptional job of knackering the UK economy - it’s proving trickier than Labour expected to put it right." KemiKaze shows she doesn’t do sorry in first broadcast as Tory leader | John Crace www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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"The previous Conservative government repeatedly agreed to its use against the advice of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Expert Committee on Pesticides." Government overturns Tory measure and bans emergency use of bee-killing pesticide www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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“Today the lies are laid bare. Today, the cover-ups are exposed. And today proves that no one stands above the law. The time for accountability has arrived,” Prince Harry says Sun publisher made ‘historic admission’ as he settles case www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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"The latest ConservativeHome poll of party members shows Kemi tumbling down the popularity rankings." KemiKaze’s best PMQs so far leaves Starmer entirely unruffled | John Crace www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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It’s red squirrel appreciation day today…..so here’s one I saw in Garrigill just over a year ago…

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Guess where I am?

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"Reeves has ahead of her one of the hardest jobs of any chancellor in recent decades." The Observer view: Rachel Reeves has an unenviable task, but she must stick to her plan for growth www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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“the most shocking waste of taxpayers’ money I have ever seen” Revealed: Conservatives spent £134m on never-used IT systems for failed Rwanda scheme www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

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"No one does pointlessness quite like KemiKaze. She is the queen of futility." KemiKaze’s ‘relaunch’ speech reveals a Tory leader already out of ideas | John Crace www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Walked up through the gardens and on to Brizlee Tower in Hulne Park…. Great views of Hulne Abbey and all the way to the sea. Lots of pheasants about…what beautiful birds they are… Surprised to see there are still sheets of ice on areas not catching the sun…😊

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"KemiKaze is just the latest in a long line of disappointments. She’s not the Messiah.... Their cheers for her are just a muted, half-arsed Pavlovian response." Labour could hardly have written KemiKaze a better script – and she blew it | John Crace www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Surprise fall in UK inflation to 2.5% eases pressure on Rachel Reeves www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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"In a generally underwhelming shadow cabinet – there’s no one in there who you would trust to feed your dog..." Stride’s Hamlet gag saves Reeves from slings and arrows of economic fortune | John Crace www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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“The Conservative party is definitely taking a huge risk that it will be accused of being a bunch of hypocrites,” Tories back Badenoch’s ‘risky’ call for grooming gangs inquiry www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Unpacking boxes…found a couple of items I haven’t seen in years…. How do I know they’re authentic? Well…when my daddy heard his pit was closing 50 years ago…Like Johnny Cash…. 🎶 He took them one piece at a time…🎶 Hidden in his little bait tin…he rebuilt them at home 🤭

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Lisa Nandy doing an excellent job of defending Rachel Reeves and the budget on #r4today She's doing an excellent job as the minister for Culture and Sport but ffs what's she doing about Media? ... especially the BBC with it's sinister agenda to undermine our government.

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"Meanwhile, some analysts believe it is the “‘flation” part of the stagflation scare that is overblown, with inflation expected to tumble, opening the way for lower interest rates." Rachel Reeves faces another anxious week of second-guessing the City www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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"Kemi Badenoch is bottling it and trying to cancel local elections because she’s terrified of more Lib Dem gains and a Conservative collapse that would threaten her leadership." Tory party accused of ‘bottling’ May elections as county councils seek delay www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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"Intoxicated by the thrill of conspiracy-think, Tories have forgotten that most voters still expect basic decency from politicians" I didn’t think it was possible, but this week has been a new low for the Tories | Polly Toynbee www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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"No party leader interested in governing on behalf of every British citizen could endorse the view expressed by Robert Jenrick. Badenoch appears to share that view." Kemi Badenoch was supposed to make the Tories serious again. She has failed | Rafael Behr www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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"The last Conservative government set a low bar for looking competent and credible, yet still Ms Badenoch cannot clear it." The Guardian view on Kemi Badenoch: lacking substance, courage and judgment | Editorial www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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"Kemi is not the messiah. She’s just a liability." Tories’ Pavlovian response to Elon Musk’s tweets leads to shameless PMQs | John Crace www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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"Conservatives are in a “bad place” and “plenty of Conservative MPs are looking pretty embarrassed at what was being said by their party leader”, Kemi Badenoch." Labour sees off Tory ‘bandwagon’ call for new inquiry into sexual abuse gangs www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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"Starmer accused Badenoch of being more interested in “tweeting and talking” than taking action on behalf of victims." Starmer attacks Badenoch over call for new inquiry into sexual abuse gangs www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Blackbird sat on the fence in the early morning darkness waiting for me to feed him… “Early bird catches the meal worms”…. Still enough left for this fella’ 😊

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"If this week has proven anything it is that friendships are fickle in the Maga world." Bromance on the rocks: where does Musk’s brush-off leave Nigel Farage? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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"What I won’t tolerate is politicians jumping on the bandwagon simply to get attention..." Starmer condemns ‘lies and misinformation’ as he hits back at Musk www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Still emptying boxes after our move… My son was given this model possibly 25 years ago at an organised event and I recall one of the mothers saying how impossible it was to do… Wasn’t really his thing and it appeared in my Christmas stocking …fun afternoon! #recycledpresents😊

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"In a more equal society, why wouldn’t the living standards of a barista move closer to those of a barrister? " The death of the middle-class professional spells danger for Labour | Gaby Hinsliff www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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This should be the response from every journalist to every conservative mp and everyone who backed Brexit in every interview.

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When my dear MiL made this ‘knitivity’ for us all those years ago …I wonder if she knew that it would still be the centre of our celebrations…? The burning question is… What has Mary just said…? How about, “Well of course it’s a girl…!!!” The giggling sheep seem to know…🤭

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#FBPE

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The Farage-athon in our media has to stop.All he represents is the weaponisation of prejudice to keep people angry and uninformed. But headlines about him go on and on, building up a myth instead of exposing him for the nasty little con artist he is. Years of this shit. Please can 2025 be different.

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