Niraj Saraf

Brilliant explanation for the Chinese universities in the list 🤦🏽

Other rankings are available; feel free to find one that looks radically different.

The world's top 100 universities Discover the top 100 universities in the world, based on the latest QS World University Rankings.

I've never wavered from the belief that Brexit was an act of supreme idiocy, but I couldn't help noticing the paucity of EU universities in this list
www.topuniversities.com/student-info...

Alstromeria. We have some in our garden, though not that colour. I didn't know they were known as Peruvian lillies. I also don't recall seeing them in Peru!

The world's 100 largest cities from 1800 to 2020, and beyond In the first of a new blog series, IIED senior fellow David Satterthwaite looks at the world’s 100 largest cities, and how their changing distribution reflects social, political and economic shifts ac...

Some interesting insights into the growth of cities
www.iied.org/worlds-100-l...

Er, Viz might nominate you....

Took me a fair bit of scrolling to get to a reply with the punk era. The Clash formed that year too.

Today’s front page of The National, a Scottish newspaper.

Yes, It’s Possible to Safely Jump Into a Black Hole, Scientists Say But if you’re going to try it, you need to know this one small catch.

So who's up for trying?
www.popularmechanics.com/space/deep-s...

Ian Hislop calls arrest of man holding Private Eye cartoon at Gaza protest ‘mind-boggling’ Jon Farley arrested under Terrorism Act at Leeds demonstration for holding sign making joke about Palestine Action ban

I'm wondering whether it's now a crime just to share this story on social media. Utterly ridiculous.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Ofwat to be abolished as ministers look to create new water regulator Exclusive: Move follows intense criticism of utilities over sewage spills, shareholder payouts and ballooning debts

Good. Do OFSTED next.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

‘I felt pure, unconditional love’: the people who marry their AI chatbots The users of AI companion app Replika found themselves falling for their digital friends. Until – explains a new podcast – the bots went dark, a user was encouraged to kill Queen Elizabeth II and an u...

This is how the human race ends.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Buried both of ours in the garden. It's very good soil enrichment.

Looking forward to it, John.

Agreed. Some of them really drone on.

We're going to Benodet this summer. Apparently very lovely.

Is there anybody at all who wants websites to install all cookies on your devices? They should be opt in rather than opt out.

That sounds very messy.

Have you yet found a pub that serves wine in pints?

Keir Starmer leads Nigel Farage by 15pts on who Britons think would be the best PM

Starmer (44%) vs Farage (29%)
Starmer (36%) vs Badenoch (25%)
Starmer (27%) vs Davey (25%)

Davey (41%) vs Farage (27%)
Davey (33%) vs Badenoch (21%)

Badenoch (29%) vs Farage (25%)

yougov.co.uk/politics/art...

Man arrested after car hits pedestrians during Liverpool FC victory parade Approximately 30 people treated for injury or shock after collision following Premier League title celebrations

"A 53-year-old white British man". It's tragic that they have to state this.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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The retreat of the West (1)

Record number of Americans seeking UK residency, says Home Office Nearly 2,000 applications for British citizenship submitted since January, when Donald Trump took office

I wonder when they're going to start claiming political asylum?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘How can you not know?’ Black and Asian people went overboard for Britain, says WW2 veteran Prince Albert Jacob feels disappointed in continued ignorance of role many non-whites played in war effort

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Has UK-India trade deal ‘sold out British workers’ as Farage and Badenoch claim? Row over exemption of national insurance contributions for Indian short-term workers overshadows deal

TL:DR No.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say Making concerned people aware their views are far from alone could unlock the change so urgently needed

This tells us the deniers have a disproportionately loud voice.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Plan to cut thousands of civil service jobs in radical government shake-up Exclusive: Proposals also include cutting thousands of civil service jobs and restructuring NHS England

I'm still convinced that the only reason Innovate UK was brought into UKRI was so that the Govt of the day could claim one further reduction in the number of 'quangos'
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...