Humphrey Pring

Let me guess, wealthy people who moved to Dubai to avoid paying taxes now want the countries they moved from to protect them?

'To survive a British winter as a winged adult, these ten species utilize "supercooling." They purge their digestive tracts of any particles that could trigger ice crystal formation and produce high concentrations of glycerol & sorbitol—natural antifreeze—in their hemolymph'
via Echoes of the Earth

Archbishop of Jerusalem & the Middle East shares pastoral letter in light of escalating conflict Anglican Communion News Service

A pastoral letter from the Anglican Archbishop of Jerusalem and the Middle East.

www.anglicannews.org/news/2026/02...

Lewis Goodall interviewed Priti Patel about US-Israel’s strikes on Iran, she wants UK to back thoseattacks. We are reminded of how she was forced out of govt for holding secret meetings with Israeli officials without proper disclosure. She is now suggesting we should not respect international law.

Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex X.com I am following with deep concern what is happening in the Middle East and in Iran during this tumultuous time. Stability and peace are not achieved through mutual threats, nor through the use of weapons, which sow destruction, suffering, and death, but only through reasonable, sincere, and responsible dialogue. 6:33 AM • 3/1/26 • 893K Views

Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex X.com Faced with the possibility of a tragedy of immense proportions, I make a heartfelt appeal to all the parties involved to assume the moral responsibility of halting the spiral of violence before it becomes an unbridgeable chasm. May diplomacy regain its proper role, and may the wellbeing of peoples, who yearn for peaceful existence founded on justice, be upheld. And let us continue to pray for peace. 6:33 AM • 3/1/26 • 187K Views

The Pope on Iran:

“Faced with the possibility of a tragedy of immense proportions, I make a heartfelt appeal to all the parties involved to assume the moral responsibility of halting the spiral of violence before it becomes an unbridgeable chasm.”

While we sit around to find out how bad exactly it all is, a bit of cheer: the best baguette of Paris competition was won by a Sri Lankan who appears to have started as a dish washer in restaurants and eventually trained as a Boulanger.

www.paris.fr/pages/la-mei...

Immigrant reports from a hostile environment. All she wanted was to make a better life for herself.

Truth, right here…👇

THIS.

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

Successive interviews by Nick Robinson this morning perfectly sum up the BBC:

with Zack Polanski: sneering, aggressive, constantly interrupting.

with David Bull, Reform's Chairman: polite, nodding along, barely any interruptions.

Amazing. Will share the link when it's up so you can listen too.

note how the Tories and Libs Dems weren’t even on the pitch in Gorton

Gorton and Denton.
Just a simple question for Reform:

Does this mean Matt Goodwin is now a ‘Shadow’ MP?
😜

Yes, I've got him now - Andrew at 11 o'clock..

The fact Farage couldn’t bring himself to condemn a death threat shared by a Reform councillor against another MP is beyond appalling.

#PMQs

Woke up early, so what better way to start the day than a walk along the #Victorian promenade. Such a spectacular sky this morning! #photooftheday #NatureIsMagic #photography #Wales

The fact Farage couldn’t bring himself to condemn a death threat shared by a Reform councillor against another MP is beyond appalling.

#PMQs

Kemi Badenoch claimed at #pmqs that Rachel Reeves worked “in customer services” at the Bank of England when she was in fact an economist there

Macro photo of a brown stink bug in face view on a leaf, guarding a tightly-clustered bunch of eggs that are shaped and colored exactly like a full tray of dark beer with foam on top.

Finally, the bug is back with a round of the Guinness.

In their summaries of PMQs today neither Radio 4 World at One nor @skynewsrss.bsky.social mentioned Starmer's call to Farage that he should sack Reform UK councillor who shared Facebook post which said Labour MP Natalie Fleet “should be shot”. Farage ignored the call. @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social

Two cats have jumped onto a sash window and climbed up under the blind, dislodging it

Working from home proving more stressful than I feel is necessary

Tonight’s state of the union.

The BBC is lost

@stevechalke.bsky.social Just heard you on LBC, criticising Reform’s policies and reminding people about Jesus’ example in welcoming and befriending people of all races and religions. Well done!

Certainly highly questionable

Nor on BBC World at One today (Monday 23rd). The longer it’s not challenged the more likely this false term will stick

Passport changes prevent British dual national from visiting dying mother New Home Office rules causing ‘stress upon stress’ for British woman living in Netherlands trying to enter UK

"David Davis has called on the home secretary to urgently introduce a grace period to allow hundreds of Britons to continue to travel on their 2nd passport while their British passport is processed."

That's David Davis core Brexiter.

Who caused this catastrophe

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...