Graeme Spencer

Chocolate Guinness Cake

Here's Nigella Lawson's simple but deeply pleasurable chocolate Guinness cake, perfect for St. Patrick's Day. nyti.ms/4b4G2NY

Sick of Trump, fearful of the consequences of the Iran/Israel/USA conflict?

What you need is a #timelinecleanse.

May I offer you a chicken riding a Shetland pony?

#PetsofBluesky #HorseSky #Ponies #PetPoultry

Grace Tame: Australia PM apologies for calling sexual abuse survivor 'difficult' Former Australian of the Year Grace Tame said the word was a "misogynist's code for a woman who won't comply".

Grace Tame: Australia PM apologies for calling sexual abuse survivor 'difficult'

‘The normal should be darkness’: why one Belgian national park is turning off ‘pointless’ streetlights The radical project is an attempt to preserve wildlife in one of Europe’s most light-polluted countries, but can they persuade local people they will still feel safe?

‘The normal should be darkness’: why one Belgian national park is turning off ‘pointless’ streetlights

Is the passing of confidential info and receipt of money actual espionage?

Yup!

Live results for the X Border 10K (at Carlisle): www.northeastraces.co.uk#results

With a sneaky uphill finish

A fancy looking medal for the X-border 10k, with the English and Scottish flags.

Did the X-border 10k today. This sounds more exciting than the reality, which is a race from an industrial park 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 near Carlisle to a shopping outlet in Gretna 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 alongside the M6.

I've always liked this angle of Michael Jordan flying.

😂

Zurich airport lounge. Not one single person (of about 100 or so) bothering to watch. Yesterday madness enough for most

External aortic compression: buying time to save lives in obstetric hemorrhage Obstetric bleeding is the leading cause of maternal death, with most fatal cases occurring in resource-limited settings.

Wow. Obvious when you point it out…. www.ajog.org/article/S000...

That bloody Norman Rockwell painting again

If an elected individual defects to another political party, it should trigger an immediate by-election.

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Whistle, crackle, banned: Dutch set to outlaw fireworks after more new year chaos Netherlands expected to join Ireland in prohibiting most consumer fireworks as other EU countries debate crackdown

Whistle, crackle, banned: Dutch set to outlaw fireworks after more new year chaos

Figure it out.

I’ve been a bit off for a while. My Nan died. We said goodbye to Bridget yesterday.

If you do anything in the new year, please chuck a quid in for Alzheimer’s where you can x

lol. This was 100% my uncle as a kid.

Chris Rea, rock and blues singer-songwriter, dies aged 74 Middlesbrough-born musician had hits with Driving Home for Christmas, On the Beach and The Road to Hell Chris Rea, the British singer-songwriter whose hits included Driving Home For Christmas, has died at the age of 74, a spokesperson for his family said. The statement said that he died “peacefully in hospital … following a short illness”. Continue reading...

Chris Rea, rock and blues singer-songwriter, dies aged 74

That’s democracy for ya

Dog play afternoon: dachshunds overrun Hyde Park for Christmas walk Hundreds of sausage dogs gather for annual festive parade that organiser started to help her puppy socialise The pitter-patter of tiny paws has brought joy – and more than a little chaos – to Hyde Park in London as hundreds of dachshunds and their owners gathered for the annual sausage dog Christmas walk. Now in its eighth year, the event was started by organiser Ana as a way to help her dachshund, Winston, socialise as a puppy. Meeting at noon by the Physical Energy statue in the centre of the park, the dogs – well, the owners really – competed in a best-dressed competition before enjoying an hour of play and socialising before the parade. Ana said previous years had ended up attracting as many as a thousand people and dogs. Continue reading...

Dog play afternoon: dachshunds overrun Hyde Park for Christmas walk

Eyewitness captures moment man tackles and disarms shooter New South Wales Police say that 12 people were killed in a shooting at Bondi Beach targeting the Jewish community.

Eyewitness captures moment man tackles and disarms shooter

This #HumanRightsDay I am proud to be supporting Amnesty International’s efforts to support asylum seekers, immigrants, and refugees, as well as stopping the spread of dangerous authoritarian practices. Join me! amnestyusa.org/act

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UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.

I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge.

Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.

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