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Penguins delight residents in Nottinghamshire care home visit Residents were able to hold and stroke the two Humboldt penguins during the visit.

Penguins delight residents in care home visit
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What I said about Prince Andrew in 2011 Yesterday, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew the Duke of York, was arrested in connection with his time as a British trade envoy.

I often forget John Finnemore was on The Now Show. johnfinnemore.substack.com/p/what-i-sai...

Prime Minister Continuing my efforts to find the humanity in politics, this documentary was an incredible insight into the efforts of Jacinda Ardern, someone I was vaguely familiar with but knew far too little about...

I don't watch enough documentaries, this was an incredible one, even though I can't deal with politics normally.
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FIRST LOOK: SOPHIE TURNER AS LARA CROFT IN PRIME VIDEO ADAPATION OF TOMB RAIDER Further casting has been announced to be joining Sophie Turner in Prime Video's new upcoming Tomb Raider series, based on the iconic Tomb Raider video game franchise, written and produced by Phoebe Wa...

First Look: Sophie Turner as Lara Croft in Prime Video adaptation of Tomb Raider
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Photographer over the Moon with ET recreation on Eglwysilan Mountain The planets finally aligned for friends who spent two years trying to recreate an iconic movie scene.

Photographer 'over the Moon' with iconic ET recreation two years in the making
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Taskmaster Season 21 - Coming Soon | Line-Up Reveal YouTube video by Taskmaster

So, in stark contrast to everything else that’s going on today, I’m delighted to announce I’ll be with this joyous bunch of people in the next #Taskmaster. Let Counting-Backwards-From-Fifty-While-Miming -Your-Least-Favourite -Farm-Animal Commence! youtu.be/1OP6DuihCnk?...

‘I’m a psychologist: Ditch your New Year diet resolutions and do this instead’ Ditch harsh diet resolutions this January. A psychologist shares six sustainable, science-backed habits to boost health, happiness, and mental wellbeing.

‘I’m a psychologist: Ditch your New Year diet resolutions and do this instead’
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How a Christmas playlist should be done Vol. 4 It’s become a bit of a tradition now that each Christmas I set about working on a music playlist to replace some of the more traditional ones on radio and streaming services. I get slightly annoyed wi...

How a Christmas Playlist Should Be Done, Vol. 4
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Today’s gigglesadvent.com comes from @mrschristine.bsky.social and @mugsensation.bsky.social always the highest production values of the year!

Today’s gigglesadvent.com comes from @mrschristine.bsky.social and @mugsensation.bsky.social it isn’t their usual Advent Calendar instead it is a Christmas joke from a tree. A first for the advent calendar!!!

I NEED this jumper! Hooray for Giggles Advent!

Ancestors by Alice Roberts I’m a late convert to Alice Roberts but am becoming more and more of a fan the more I watch and consume. This book features stories from the past, not only in terms of the pre-history that is being un...

Lining up a few archaeological books to read and high up on the list is the trilogy from @profaliceroberts.bsky.social - starting with Ancestors. Loved it!

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Knit bits - Three times a charm Two years ago, I wrote about the emergency hot water bottle cover I knitted and how proud I was of the result. It was a super easy pattern that came together really well and quickly, and I went on to ...

Knit bits - Three times a charm
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#knitting

Tom Daley launches new crochet and embroidery kits | Gathered Olympic champion Tom Daley unveils new craft kits exclusive to Hobbycraft, just in time for World Mental Health Day.

Tom Daley launches new crochet and embroidery kits and they're adorable
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Quentin Blake: How I Draw Illustrator Quentin Blake, who is most widely known for his energetic drawings for Roald Dahl’s books, generously shares h

Quentin Blake: How I draw
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What went right this week: the good news that matters Disease survival rate a ‘success story’, California rejected ultra-processed foods, and hyperloop broke barriers, plus more good news

Need this optimism today.

What went right this week: the good news that matters
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GIRLBANDS FOREVER: BBC CONFIRMS NEW DOCUMENTARY SERIES FROM LOUIS THEROUX FOLLOWING BOYBAND SUCCESS It has been confirmed that, following the success of Boybands Forever last year, Girlbands Forever is coming to BBC Two and iPlayer later this year, once again produced by award-winning Mindhouse Prod...

Girlbands Forever: BBC Confirms New Documentary Series from Louis Theroux Following Boyband Success
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Back to the Future The Musical Announces First Ever UK Tour - Theatre Weekly The multi award-winning Back to the Future The Musical is hitting the road for the first time ever, with a UK tour launching at the

Back to the Future The Musical Announces First Ever UK Tour
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Look at that beautiful blue sky! ⏰☠️ Wake Up Dead Man, the new Benoit Blanc mystery. Thanksgiving in theaters, 12/12 on Netflix. More to come very soon…

The Ballad of Wallis Island This film is perfect. Pretty much every single sentence, every scene, every moment is spot on - funny where it can be, heartbreaking in the right moments, but warming overall. Tim Key really has this ...

The Ballad of Wallis Island is a perfect film and I loved every second of it. I already wish I was watching it again.
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A Man Read 3,599 Books Over 60 Years, and Now His Family Has Shared the Entire List Online Dan Pelzer died earlier this year at the age of 92, leaving behind a handwritten list of all the books he'd read since 1962. His family had it digitized, put it online, and now it's gone viral, somewh...

A Man Read 3,599 Books Over 60 Years, and Now His Family Has Shared the Entire List Online
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Pembrokeshire's Thorne Island fortress turned into £3m party space Mike Conner hopes the island's next owner will make the most of it to bring more tourists to Wales.

Derelict fortress transformed into £3m party island
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Women's sport: Why we need to talk about periods, breasts and injuries Understanding the pressure elite sports puts on women’s bodies is pushing athletes to new levels of excellence.

Why we need to talk about periods, breasts and injuries in women's sport
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holy shit lmao

‘The film wouldn’t even be made today’: the story behind Back to the Future at 40 The time travel comedy was a surprise smash in 1985 and remains a Hollywood touchpoint and as it reaches a major anniversary, those who made it share their memories

‘The film wouldn’t even be made today’: the story behind Back to the Future at 40

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GRAND DESIGNS: HOUSE OF THE YEAR RETURNS TO CHANNEL 4 THIS AUTUMN Grand Designs: House of the Year is back with a new four-part series, airing this Autumn on Channel 4, following a new series of Grand Designs. Once again, the Royal Institute of British Architects (R...

Grand Designs: House of the Year Returns to Channel 4 This Autumn
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Very happy about this! Missed it when it was on, even though I rarely like any of the buildings 😊🏠

Coco Gauff lost the first set, losing fabric from her dress, lost an earring and about to lose this match, facing two break points to go down a double break in the second set.

Just found Haim as one of the TBA slots on Park stage. So the rumours were right but it was Pulp AND Haim - life made!
#glastonbury2025

Watching the Eastbourne finals on one screen, catching up on some Glastonbury on another, looking ahead to the Glasto schedule for today, printing out some Wimbledon draws, planning around the order of play for Monday and... I need a lie down!

Wimbledon 2025: Gauff, Rybakina, Vondrousova, Andreeva, Keys - five women to watch at this year's Championships Who can challenge Aryna Sabalenka in a Wimbledon women's singles draw that has seen six different champions in the past seven editions?

Five women to watch at Wimbledon
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#wimbledon