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Lunch. With @clynch83.bsky.social, his other half & mine too 🤗 #wine #friends 🍷🍾

FIFA, want to know why no one gives a damn about your latest money-making idea?

Delighted to see Amisfield & Burnt Ends feature on this list - we were lucky enough to dine at both last October on our 🇸🇬 🇳🇿 🇮🇩 trip. #Restaurants #Worlds50Best

Russia is at war with Britain and US is no longer a reliable ally, UK adviser says Government defence expert Fiona Hill warns UK to respond to threats by becoming more cohesive and resilient Russia is at war with Britain, the US is no longer a reliable ally and the UK has to respond by becoming more cohesive and more resilient, according to one of the three authors of the strategic defence review. Fiona Hill, from county Durham, became the White House’s chief Russia adviser during Donald Trump’s first term and contributed to the British government’s strategy. She made the remarks in an interview with the Guardian. Continue reading...

Russia is at war with Britain and US is no longer a reliable ally, UK adviser says

Leicester City have a big problem: change is expensive The overspend on wages, the poor recruitment, the strategic failings - supporters deserve to learn how recovery will be planned

Leicester City have nowhere to hide this summer. The overspend on wages, the poor recruitment, the strategic failings - supporters deserve to learn how recovery will be planned.

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There’s a lot to unpack there! I’ll chew the fat with Chris over a glass or 3 soon, but what do you guys @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social think of the retail & restaurant wine offerings in Spain currently? As a UK-based wine enthusiast, I’m envious of what’s available to you. @chrislynch6.bsky.social

Winsome, Manchester M1: ‘The new, big, generous beating heart of Manchester hospitality’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent on restaurants Forward-thinking fine dining without any of the faff

Winsome, Manchester M1: ‘The new, big, generous beating heart of Manchester hospitality’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent on restaurants

The BBC is utterly beholden to the right. Why else would it fear a podcast about heat pumps? | George Monbiot The broadcaster behaves like Starmer’s government: suppress the left, cave to your critics, and undermine your own survival, writes Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The BBC is institutionally biased towards the right and the far right, and here's the proof: the results of an almost perfect before-and-after experiment.
My column today.
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Whatever Donald Trump does next, this chaos will soon be shaping ordinary lives for the worse | Gaby Hinsliff 👏👍

Ground #61 - Mansfield Town’s One Call Stadium (Field Mill, the oldest professional football ground in the world, to thee and me), MTFC v Leyton Orient. Thanks to my old school pals Pete & Robert for joining in this leisurely quest. The score? 1-1 at HT!

Is this the saddest helipad in the UK? #travel

Trump’s tariff math is crazy, says ‘Wisdom of Crowds’ author James Surowiecki challenges the White House’s rationale for punishing Europe, China, India and Japan with reciprocal tariffs.

As Donald Trump unveiled his list of tariffs on American trading partners in a bold attempt to reduce the United States' trade deficit, many are questioning how the duties were calculated.

Ground #60 - Rotherham United’s New York Stadium. The Millers were comprehensively outplayed today by a Crawley team playing like a top 4, rather than a bottom-4 side. A good lunch at Domo, Sheffield beforehand too. Thanks to my old pal Pete for his company & driving. #DoingThe92

My #WineOfTheWeek is this delicious 2015 Barolo by Reverdito. We bought it at the Comune in La Morra in Nov 2019 & it’s been well worth the wait to try. The nose is just brilliant: earth, rose petals, red berries & tar, then a palate of red berry fruits, rose petals & terracotta, just..wow! #wine

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Ah ok, tagged in the wrong Michelin guide. Apologies. But the point remains: it’s an outstanding restaurant and much better than so many that do feature in the Mexican listings of the Michelin guide

Top 5 Mexican #restaurants from our February trip:

1 Casa Mercedes, Guanajuato
2 Azul, Condesa, CDMX
3 Rosetta, CDMX
4 Casa Oaxaca, Oaxaca
5 Centro Cutural de Mezcal, Oaxaca

We visited many restaurants listed by @michelin-guideuk.bsky.social but the best, by a distance, isn’t yet listed!?! ⭐️🍽️

Life’s a beach. But someone has to do this! 😎🏖️🇲🇽 @markbratt.bsky.social

Amazing! We were lunching on the beach when we saw a couple of whales make their way across our bay. Luckily managed to get a decent clip of this one. 🇲🇽🌵🏝️

Completely agree with @labourlewis.bsky.social - water privatisation has been a complete disaster - and bringing water into public hands has long been the policy of @thegreenparty.bsky.social
Please do ask your MP to be in parliament on 28 March to support this important bill 👇

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Let’s pray not, as there are (currently) no better alternatives 🙏

Cowards with a landslide majority. Go figure!

As the dust gradually settles let’s remember 80% of Germans today rejected AfD/fascism and told Elon Musk to do one. Thank you Germany

Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename 'Krasnov' Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief A former senior KGB chief claims Trump was recruited by them in 1987 due to his role as a prominent US businessman

And here is the original story now mysteriously disappearing from US media sites (The Byline Times is in the UK)

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We had a great morning cooking & then sharing lunch in San Miguel de Allende with our hostess, Isabel 🇲🇽 #cooking #mexico @markbratt.bsky.social

Our best meal in #Mexico so far, at Casa Mercedes, Guanajuato. Superb spicing, cooking, service & a fab spot too. Can’t imagine why this isn’t in the Michelin guide - it’s better than several that are that we’ve been to this trip? @michelin-guideuk.bsky.social #restaurants #food 🇲🇽

Street art of #Oaxaca 😎☺️🇲🇽

Trump’s betrayal of Ukraine has emboldened Putin and pulled the rug from under Nato allies | Simon Tisdall The ramifications of the president’s appeasement of Russia will be felt widely, not least in the alliance he recklessly undermined

Trump’s betrayal of Ukraine has emboldened Putin and pulled the rug from under Nato allies | Simon Tisdall

More of #Oaxaca, which we’re in danger of falling for big time! Take care, my foolish heart…🇲🇽🦗😎❤️