Ben Swart

A London street scene before dawn, showing the illuminated Victorian architecture of the Great Northern Hotel and the St Pancras clock tower. The cobblestone street curves past a queue of black taxis and a prominent yellow streetlamp.

Beat the sun this morning at the resplendent St Pancras Station. Hermanos coffee in hand. I’m a happy man on my way to work with a wonderful charity.

I’ve been blown away by the support of the local Neighbourhood Watch network. Thank you @redlionlanenw.bsky.social for your help. None of this would be possible without you.

Counting money (notes), really really fast. Without looking actually. My first proper job was a cashier in Hatton Garden Barclays. We took A LOT of cash, so I got a lot of practise.

Made a fair few errors mind.

Jamie smart on stage with a live drawing behind him

Jamie smart on stage in the beautiful union chaoel

A photo of a child drawing

Well, @jamiesmart.bsky.social was a lot of fun. Still laughing at the bum in a bush. Thanks Jamie and team. The kids loved it.

Image Description: Magazine Cover A young man is featured on the cover of Positive.News magazine. He is standing outdoors in front of a large, dark-green corrugated garage door. He's wearing glasses, a plain white T-shirt, and dark blue jeans. He's holding a cello, which is positioned upright in front of him, and a bow in his right hand. The cello is a rich, reddish-brown wood tone. The magazine title Positive.News is in large yellow letters at the top. The cover story headline reads "SOUND FUTURES" in large white text, followed by the subheading: "The grassroots projects tuning up the next generation of musicians". The issue number and date, "Issue 123. Oct - Dec 2025", are visible on the lower left side.

Thank you @positive.news.web.brid.gy for another outstanding issue. Full of joy and hope. Marvelling at species back from the brink of extinction, ways to combat dementia, and in tears reading about the Palestinian and Israeli peace project. The perfect antidote to the normal media.

Thank you for another outstanding issue. I’m barely 20 pages in and full of joy and hope. Marvelling at species now back from the brink of extinction, ways to combat dementia, and I was in tears reading about the Parents Circle Families Forum. The perfect antidote to the normal media.

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Saka became Arsenal's highest ever England scorer tonight with... 13 🤣

Fun quiz for your #coys crew, without Google of course, name the seven Tottenham players who scored 13 or more for England while playing for the club.

This is an outstanding question.

Ever: too hard. Growing up it was Sherringham, then Ginola, loved Keane, Defoe, Van der Vaart, Lennon, then Berba, Ledley, Dele, Alderweireld, Super Jan, Erikson, Dembele, Son, I mean how do you pick!?

Now: Christ. I can’t pick either.

I’m rubbish at this game.

I was at a legends event this week with Ledley King, Ossie Ardiles, Graham Roberts, Glen Hoddle and Aaron Lennon.

Have you got those four anywhere?

They were class.

Can’t wait to get a copy with the kids on the weekend. We’ll see you in Islington on Saturday, kids asked me to book the moment they saw the promotion. Enjoy it Jamie, I know our kids will!

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

I am sorry. This sounds shit and is. I hope the woman will learn, making others feel like shit only makes you feel like shit.

I am very grateful there are parents like you Ben, who speak so articulately about the situation, with such calm awareness. Thank you.

I hope your daughter keeps dancing.

He was well worth the ticket on his own. 🎵 born is the king of white hart lane… 🎵

Outstanding Spurs evening with some unbelievable legends.

Graham Roberts
Ossie Ardiles
Aaron Lennon
Glen Hoddle
Lesley King.

Tasty team that.

Every second packed a punch. Some heartwarming memories, hilarious stories, and a huge sense of pride. Loved it.

Team Europe using VR to prep for Ryder Cup noise European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald has given virtual reality headsets to his players to prepare for the noise -- and heckling -- that awaits at Bethpage Black.

www.espn.co.uk/golf/story/_... I absolutely love this. It wasn’t a coincidence that Team Europe dominated some days. They trained for the crowd better than the home team!

A photograph of sunrise over Plumstead Common, London. The sun is just peeking over the horizon, casting orange and yellow light onto the clouds, while the foreground shows a dark green, open field framed by the dark silhouettes of mature trees.

A photograph of a straight London residential street at sunrise. The early morning light shines directly down the road, which is flanked by classic Victorian terraced houses and numerous parked cars.

Morning from #SE18

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Erm.

Me too! That episode is amazing. The final series had a few guest directors didn’t it?

Ok, this one is worth seeing. You won’t regret it.

Peacehaven: Fire at East Sussex mosque probed as 'hate crime' Video appears to show two people in balaclavas at the mosque before a large blaze spreads.

There was an arson attack at Peacehaven Mosque last night.

The hatred & division in our communities has to stop.

Once again, thanks to our emergency services.

What an admirably clear statement from the Jewish Leadership Council, especially when all of those involved must surely have been dealing with so many other urgent challenges in safety, security and grief + shock today before having this further divisive and distracting intervention to address too.

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Thanks Beth.

Terrifying. Absolutely terrifying. Our Shul was in lockdown as a result and we only found out what happened piece meal through other people as phone and tv off today... 21:30

When we got to the overflow shul it was deserted apart from one woman who tried to get in and couldn't. Then a security man came along in a car and told us to disperse because it had gone into lockdown because of an incident in Manchester. I believe most other shuls went into lockdown at the same time. Mid morning. Please look after yourself and be careful. X. 22:18

My family WhatsApp. On the holiest day of the year.

Part of the burden of Jewish history is being touched, and proud, that the British police rushed to the site of this atrocity and that the reaction of the British prime minister was to send police reinforcements to synagogues. For millennia, this was not so. It is not taken for granted.

Thank you. I am one of those people, I only checked my phone this hour. Devastated, scared. This is helpful to see.

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Enjoyed this. It got me questioning the definition of indefinitely as it felt wrong.

Sought some advice with two questions to Gemini.

Enjoyed its balanced answer to number two…

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It was enthralling. I think I’m a convert.

a vivid orange and pink sunset or sunrise over a residential street. The sky features a brilliant band of deep orange and red along the horizon, fading up to a soft lavender and pale blue at the top. The foreground is dominated on the left by the dark silhouette of a large, leafy tree. Below, a row of two-story brick terraced houses with white-framed windows is visible, with two parked cars on the street in front of them. The right side of the frame is bordered by a close-up of a brick wall.

A stunner this morning. Love it.