Jon Kelly

It’s true that you need a design solution for chutes that deters folk from chucking fireworks down them.

I've never had a balcony of my own either. In my last flat (90s-built, well-insulated but hotter than the lunar surface), I spent most of the summer wishing for one.

Totally. The architects were 100% working with the north-east Scotland setting here.

Take a peek inside Perth's first multi-storey flats in 1960 - in colour They offered "one of the finest views in the district" and rent was £69 a year for a three-room flat and £61 for a two-room flat.

Can't like this comment enough. There was a chute in my grandparents' block and I feel cheated that no flat I ever lived in had access to one. See also: the ventilated communal drying rooms on each floor, which should be a standard thing everywhere. www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/past-time...

Would be totally worth sleeping on a bench outside King’s Cross for that. I still mutter “Who the hell does Jeff Dreadnought think he is?” under my breath after any negative feedback.

Poetry.

“Darts in soap operas, oh so wrong, oh so wrong
No-one’s scoring and there’s too much chat between each throw
Worse than this, though, is when cheers are raised for the bull
Granted, bull’s a double and an out, but I know that they don’t
Know, therefore
I propose
No soap darts”

Nuts in May on BBC FOUR tonight.

Have always wanted to do the latter. With a brew and a fig roll

Excellent use of shoe leather by the great @chloehadj.bsky.social, here

La vol continue! ✊

Cheers Vince, means a lot coming from you. Being a total coward, I’m very glad I never saw Crane up close.

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Thanks T, v kind of you to say.

Reporter Reads - Sneaky Britain? How our moral compasses are changing - BBC Sounds As S3 of The Traitors concludes, Jon Kelly asks if the UK is becoming more dishonest.

You can also listen to me reading this article on BBC Sounds, if that's how you prefer to #consume #media #content www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Sneaky Britain? How our moral compasses are changing Could the popularity of The Traitors link to something wider going on among Britons - and our shifting attitudes towards dishonesty?

It's nearly The Traitors finale time so I asked a bunch of social scientists whether the UK is becoming sneakier. (Turns out there's evidence it might be.) Obviously I made sure to ring up the the pre-eminent expert in this field [Wilf from series one]. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

S/he did get off at Waverley, so we can’t rule out an appearance today, perhaps as the celebrant

The enormous white poodle from the previous post, in a train vestibule, preparing to disembark

We’re all getting off now

The inside of an LNER train carriage travelling from London to Edinburgh pictured from the vestibule door. An enormous white poodle is sitting in the aisle

Just riding the train with my fellow passengers

This is a thing of beauty, like an illuminated capital from a medieval manuscript or Celtic knotwork in wrought metal. You wouldn't be surprised to find a few running greyhounds or unlikely-looking whales hidden among the undulating curves.

The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire is a respite, not a wider solution What the latest developments mean for Iran's position - and for the prospect of peace in Gaza

The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire is a respite, not a wider solution

The carpet museum in Baku is shaped like… Over to you Keswick Pencil museum.

Anyway, hello from platform one of Exeter St David’s station, where I have plenty of time to think about what to do with my latest yield.

Delay Repay, plus the general order of UK rail, means I keep in effect lending money to various train operating companies, who then give it back me several weeks later, along with a free, albeit massively delayed journey. DISCLAIMER: this is not investment advice; your funds may be at risk etc.

Why service charges in flats spiralled out of control Bills for leaseholders have risen by 44% since 2016. Is Labour's new plan really the solution?

Via BBC housing corr Tarah Welsh, a fascinating (albeit frightening, especially if you own a leasehold) analysis of why service charges on flats in England and Wales have rocketed: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A very good starter pack of London pubs, via the excellent @thefence.bsky.social

Screenshot of an exercise on Duolingo. Alongside a cartoon character, the text reads: “Translate this sentence: Vous prenez des bières pour le petit déjeuner?” Beneath, the translation is: “You’re having beer for breakfast”

POV: Duolingo reckons you need an intervention

Beware, this "BBC Breaking News" account is fake. It's not an official BBC News account.

If BBC News ever joins this platform, it'll be publicised via official BBC platforms.

Really, really loved this.

Same - mutuals from the old place, real-world pals, folk I’ve worked with, hmu👇