Liza Hearon

Inside the London rollerskating scene’s fight for space Chop & shuffle — A new, young generation is skating with a style unique to the UK’s capital, but they’re up against security guards, dog units, and…

London needs more places to rollerskate!

Reporter’s Guide to Detecting AI-Generated Content This guide offers journalists a new detection tool and seven advanced techniques for spotting probable AI-generated content.

Good guide on how to spot AI-generated photos, audio and video

The data that shows Christmas is starting earlier than ever in the UK From shops stocking mince pies in September to festive songs entering the charts in November, festive ‘creep’ is on the rise

It's not just me complaining about Christmas getting earlier every year in the UK! The data shows it's true!! www.ft.com/content/e255...

The Wayback Machine’s snapshots of news homepages plummet after a “breakdown” in archiving projects Between May and October 2025, homepage snapshots fell by 87% across 100 news publications.

Alarming story about a process most don't even know about - the Wayback Machine archiving news publisher homepages so we have a record of history www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/the-...

Rachel Reeves Blames Brexit As She Prepares To Raise Taxes And Cut Spending The chancellor said the impact of leaving the EU is "severe and long lasting".

Rachel Reeves Blames Brexit As She Prepares To Raise Taxes And Cut Spending

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/rachel...

Japan Needs Foreign Workers. Its Far Right Is Turning Against Them In the city of Toyota, immigrants help power the economy while facing political backlash.

Interesting look at one of the biggest issues in Japanese politics right now

Journalist safety officers hired in every police force in UK The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) says the move would be welcomed by journalists.

Every UK police force now has a journalist safety liaison officer (JSLO) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Derk Sauer obituary Media proprietor and founder of the Moscow Times who championed independent journalism in his adopted home country of Russia

Sad to hear about Derk Sauer - I never met him but he was definitely known to anyone who spent time in English-language media in Russia. RIP. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/a...

Why Rick Steves wants Americans to travel more BBC Special Correspondent Katty Kay and travel writer Rick Steves discuss the importance of travel and how it can bring new perspectives.

Enjoyed hearing Rick Steves' thoughts on why Americans should travel, now more than ever www.bbc.co.uk/travel/artic...

AOL is finally shutting down its dial-up internet service AOL’s dial-up internet is finally taking its last bow. Yes, while perhaps a dinosaur by today’s digital standards, dial-up is still around.

AOL is finally shutting down its dial-up internet service

Who's suing AI and who's signing: Major Japan newspaper sues Perplexity, while Gannett signs News AI deals revealed: Which publishers are suing and which are signing deal with the tech giants over generative AI.

Yomiuri Shimbun becomes first big Japanese media company to sue one of the main AI companies (via @pressgazette.co.uk) pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/ne...

Idealistic city Glastonbury is a microcosm of British life The pastoral quilt of glamping tents and a VIP backstage area reflect the UK's increasing disparities. Can the idealistic city hold out against the hyper...

Enjoyed this musing on Glastonbury observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Big update to GifCities, our GeoCities GIF search engine! 🎉
Now with semantic search, size filtering, and GifGrams to share.

Explore & share vintage web fun ➡️ gifcities.org

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In Kyiv, my app told me: You are about to be bombed What it’s like to be in the centre of one of Putin’s airstrikes

A good reminder from @lukemcgee.bsky.social that air raids in Kyiv aren't normal www.theneweuropean.co.uk/luke-mcgee-i...

I’m a Gen Z journalist. My generation doesn’t know what that means. - Poynter The issue with younger generations is deeper than media mistrust. It’s that no one knows what a journalist is.

Really interesting piece on the transformation in sports journalism and what that means for the wider industry www.poynter.org/commentary/2...

See how a Michigan town moved 9,100 books one by one to their new home Residents of a small Michigan community stood side by side to help a local bookstore move 9,100 books — one by one — from its former site to a new location about a block away.

OK I love this apnews.com/article/book...

Drawing on survivor interviews, satellite imagery and verified videos, reporting by @tqiblawi.bsky.social, Sarah El Sirgany, @allegragoodwin.bsky.social and @gianlucamezzo.bsky.social reveals the scale of sectarian violence that played out across Syria's coastal region earlier this month.

Donald Trump Inauguration: Live Updates As 47th President Takes Office Follow along for the latest updates as Trump returns to the White House.

We're following all the latest updates of the Trump inauguration over at @huffpost.com ➡️ www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...

How Elon Musk is unwittingly helping UK's Brexit reset EU sources say they expect Musk to attack other leaders after his onslaught against Starmer

Trump finally returns!

Europe and the UK have legal instruments that they could use to fight off an aggressive Trump. The biggest question is, do they have the guts to use them.

I have a story out on Trump, Musk, Europe, Brexit reset and all sorts in @inews.co.uk

inews.co.uk/news/politic...

At 35, I'm the only single friend left - being alone is better than settling While her friends are in long-term relationships or parents, Rachel Thompson is the last friend alone, but it's taught her valuable life lessons

Wise words and a beautifully written story as always from love & relationship expert @rachelvthompson.bsky.social <3 inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...

Why Donald Trump And Elon Musk's Bromance Might Spell Trouble For Ukraine Musk had already had outsize influence over Ukraine. His proximity to Trump makes him a wild card in the war's future.

What this newfound Musk-Trump alliance means for the war in Ukraine. Smart story from @maritavlachou.bsky.social www.huffpost.com/entry/musk-t...

omg paging @blindboyboatclub.bsky.social ! heard about it from his podcast!

Ukraine’s 'Witches of Bucha' prepare for combat as the specter of a Russian peace deal looms The volunteer civil defense force, which is 90% women, is primarily tasked with defending the skies, shooting down the Iranian-made Shahed drones that arrive nearly every night.

www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u...

Kamala Harris Campaign Aides Suggest Campaign Was Just Doomed The Harris campaign’s internal polling apparently never had her ahead of Trump.

David Plouffe, a senior adviser to the Harris campaign, said the campaign’s internal polling never had Harris ahead of Trump. (✍️ @delaneyrules.bsky.social ) www.huffpost.com/entry/kamala...

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