Peter Bowker

Prince Andrew gives up royal titles including Duke of York after ‘discussion with king’ In statement released by Buckingham Palace, Andrew says he will give up titles and honours including the Duke of York

“I have decided, as I always have, to put my duty to my family and country first.”

Top tier trolling to the very end, Andy. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Chancellor says she ‘can’t leave welfare untouched’ this parliament as budget looms Rachel Reeves understood to be eyeing cuts to Motability scheme as she tries to plug hole in country’s finances

“Rather than giving people “free cars”, the Motability scheme allows disabled people to use their PIP to lease new cars for 3 years.”

My colleagues Rowena Mason and @guardianheather.bsky.social report with a disclaimer every media outlet should be using tonight. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

16th October Super Council By-Election Thursday (but not for Reform) 16th October Super Council By-Election Thursday (but not for Reform) There were ten Council By-Elections in 16th October (detail below) in England and Wales. Seven were won by the LibDems, one by t…

don't hold the front page. On 16th October there were 10 Council By-Elections in England & Scotland. Reform won just one of them (narrowly)# 👇
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The food is very good. Each patrol takes it in turn to help Mrs Lovegrove cook it. We cooked spaggetti bolangeze & pie then for breakfast we had eggy bread.

Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK Toughening up language requirements latest move in Labour’s immigration crackdown

"I want a neatly-constructed 1,500-word analysis of the relationship between Prospero and Antonio in The Tempest or you're back on that dinghy, son." www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

The Rees Moggs will still do History degrees. The Johnsons will still do Classics.
Sadly, the Wilsons from South Bank in Middlesbrough won't get the intellectual stimulation of studying a subject of interest for a degree.

Greg Abbott sends the elite Meal Team 6 from the Texas National Guard into Illinois.

St Mary’s Lighthouse, Whitley Bay, Tyneside, photo by Angi Wallace.

When your water supply has human faeces in it, but is also available in “sparkling”.

Bernard Manning made much the same observation in a gag about Bradford in 1974 on Parkinson. Only Esther Rantzen stood up to him. Parky and Magnus Magnusson came up with the “safety valve” defence.

Everything is horrible, and politics is nothing but a cauldron of despair, but even within this Robert Jenrick sticks out for his unrelenting vileness.

How to submit a script to us Open Call is our system for receiving unsolicited original scripts.

Head up UK screenwriters! Very important dates for your diary. This year’s annual BBC Writers Room Open Call for TV drama or comedy/drama submissions window - noon Tuesday 4th November to noon Tuesday 2nd December.

Details here: www.bbc.co.uk/writers/oppo...

#ScriptSkyUK #ScriptSky

This is a lie.

There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.

But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.

Played football at the highest level, carved out hugely successful broadcasting careers and made millions of pounds? That trap?

@andydawson.bsky.social meet @grahamwinstanley.bsky.social - Graham is missing darts chat on this platform.

Just managed to get one shot of a juvenile Stonechat perched on Gorse on Cavenham Heath #Suffolk yesterday and another as it flew but then I perched again much nearer!
#UKBirds #SuffolkBirds #Birds

a man in a tuxedo is holding a falcon with a feather on its head ALT: a man in a tuxedo is holding a falcon with a feather on its head

Uncanny!

There is an A Level question on symbolism to be had here.

Go home, Dragons' Den, you're drunk

Pete’s a dude.

a dog with a human head is eating french fries and drinking a soda . ALT: a dog with a human head is eating french fries and drinking a soda .

“Turns out he’s a dog person” #thearchers

“Do you fancy dating?”
“Yes”
“We could have a night out in Felfersham”
“Maybe that yes was a bit hasty.” #TheArchers

I didn’t grow up in the countryside but even I know not to approach rutting stags. So can only assume Ruari did it on purpose to lure Paul over #TheArchers

With talk of planning reform and new New Towns, whatever happened to planning visionaries?

#MyBackPages

Jesus wept

A printed poem which reads: I hav for breakfast Weetabix I hav for lunch some meat I have for tea 2 sosajis and thats enuf to eat Peter Hazel, 5

On National Poetry Day, the greatest poem I have ever read

I capture some of this in #WhentheCircusLeavesTown

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A tradwife is someone who plays the cornet while wearing a straw hat. She is not to be confused with a bop wife, who plays a bent trumpet while wearing a beret.

If anyone has people in their network who work in charities which deal specifically with issues of rural poverty I’d be grateful for any connections. Not rural homelessness, although I appreciate there’s a crossover. Scoping out a possible follow on to Outsiders focused on this subject.

UK ceramics industry crisis laid bare as firms pay £875m-a-year in energy costs It has shot up from £330m five years ago

Context to my recent letter in the @theguardian.com

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