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It doesn’t work like that when:

1) oil infrastructure is blown up

2) the war has already shown the US cannot defend the Gulf states, so shipping risk stays high - pushing up insurance costs too

3) Iran can choke Strait of Hormuz

4) previous wars have seen oil stay high long after war.

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Literally pissing this time. (I like your Freudian(?) slip misnaming George) 😂 #TheArchers

On the left, a cruciform style copper alloy Saxon brooch with a square head at the bottom and decorative features along the body. On the right a necklace with a boar's tusk amulet at the right end and 17 beads, mostly amber, a=of varying sizes and shapes. These were among grave goods of a pagan woman in Londesborough in Yorkshire.

#SaxonSunday
In AD 550-690 a Saxon woman was buried in Londesborough Yorks with personal objects arranged all around her body, including
--cruciform brooch, and
--necklace w glass and amber beads and a boar's tusk amulet.
Great North Museum: Hancock in Newcastle 🏺

Puffins from the Shiant Isles are having a tough winter of it with an almost unprecedented 'wreck' on European coasts.

I missed the first series but saw the trailers for series 2 and thought it looked good so I caught up on iPlayer. It's very good. I'm as addicted as Kate and Kirsty. #TheArchers

Maybe she's finally thinking in 'real life' rather than 'online persona'. #TheArchers

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Perhaps she's actually put some thought into protecting herself and her unborn child. Will she monetise the pregnancy and baby? Some awful examples out there, but Natasha got away with selling the twins' images a couple of years ago. #TheArchers

If she has anything like a large following on her socials, she will also attract some nasty trolls and probably wants to stay in a safe bubble for a while before she faces the nasty comments. #TheArchers

Two months until Scotland decides.

Stay stuck in broken Brexit Britain, or choose the fresh start of independence.

That wealthier, fairer future for Scotland is possible. On May 7, vote SNP to make it a reality.

Well done, Scotland!!

Outstanding performance. So proud of you all. #AsOne 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I like them both. #TheArchers

Yes, but no driver, either that or no registration number.

Yes, individual meals I've had made by Americans have been tasty.

The one I had was like a fruit cake but with lots of nuts.

Car no driver and mushrooms no stalks were my last ones. (Not sure about driver).

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I hated their ads where a child explained to us dim Brits how to eat them - with milk 🤮 - which was patronising and smug. American food tastes pretty awful it seems. The only thing I've ever liked is a pecan nut cake I was given, in a tin, delicious. #TheArchers

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Voting for an independent Scotland.

Same, I'm well into my second Degree now.

I was told I was a 'University hopeful' by my school but they never asked what I'd like to do. I left before 'A' levels to go to secretarial school. My mother thought there was no point in uni, 'because you'll get married.' 🤦‍♀️I never did, but I got a BA in my 50s.

Poll Analysis: Ipsos 19th – 25th of February 2026 A modest Labour recovery still leaves them too far adrift of the SNP to make an impact. High Green shares also continue, but the constitutional question is notably uncertain.

Poll Analysis: Ipsos 19th – 25th of February 2026

Holyrood Seats Projection:
SNP ~ 60
Labour ~ 20
Green ~16
Reform ~ 13
Conservative ~ 10
Lib Dem ~ 10

Independence:
Yes ~ 51%
No ~ 49%

ballotbox.scot/ipsos-februa...

Trump belittles Starmer with 'no Churchill' jibe but can the special relationship recover? The remarks came amid a row over the refusal to permit the use of UK bases for the initial US-Israel strikes.

A special relationship is built on mutual love and respect.

An abusive relationship is when your partner belittles you, gives nothing back, threatens you, keeps negatively comparing you to an ex partner and despite it all assumes you'll always be there for them.

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I was responding to the remark about drawing a line on a negative test to show positive. Why do that and then hide it from the person it was supposed to mislead? ##TheArchers

Children (backs of heads, don't worry) at a wooden table being read to by a bald man with a moustache). Books on wall, cover out.

We were joined by Dunvegan Primary School today as part of #worldbookday. They asked us lots of great questions about running a bookshop and explored our stock, then @louisbarabbas.bsky.social read them a story and discussed the ethical minefield of the traditional euro-centric fairy tale canon.