Laura Kuenssberg reads out a question from a parent asking Amanda Spielman, the head of Ofsted, how many years teaching experience she has. Spielman avoids answering. Presumably because she's never been a teacher and comes from a financial services background. #BBCLauraK

💙 I missed my usual pre match chat with #EFC tour guide & long time staff member Lily Barnes today. Lily died last week at the age of 79. I did give her seat a tap as I went by & what a lovely gesture from her family for fans. Sleep well, Lily x

Short 🧵 From limited number of countries reporting, there has been a 35% ⬆️ in #COVID19 hospitalizations and ICU admission in the last month. SARS-CoV-2, influenza and other respiratory pathogens continue to be on the rise. Take measures to protect yourself from infection.

I just signed the petition demanding Liz Truss's honours list is scrapped. 49 days of chaos in office doesn't justify her promoting her friends to a lifetime seat in the Lords. Will you sign too? 250k and counting.... you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/liz-… via 38 Degrees

RT if you want more 🌿 Nature 🌳 Trees 🐝 Bees 🍏 Orchards 🐸 Ponds 🥕 Healthy, spray-free veg 🚄 Sustainable public transport 🌍 Climate action 🐞 Insects 🌊 Clean water & air 🦊 Wildlife 🦋 Hedgerows 🌻 Wildflowers ♻️ Waste reduction 🐬 Sewage-free, plastic-free oceans & rivers

”In the lab, COVID is a Level 3 biohazard. In schools, it's no big deal. I don't think you can reconcile those two statements”. ~Colin Furness, infection control epidemiologist We aren’t protecting kids enough. #COVID HT Sass cbc.ca/news/canada/ne…

My New Year Ted Talk is about to begin...

Attending either of our next two home games? If you can, please bring a food donation to FANS SUPPORTING FOODBANKS #RightToFood. 💙

19 out of 47 free range egg farms in the River Wye catchment visited by @wufoundation had drains leading from poultry sheds to a nearby watercourse. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Say nothing, just RT

Rishi Sunak got an RAF jet to fly 200 miles to pick him up from his GB News appearance last night. The trip back from the event, which was supposed to be about him meeting "ordinary voters", would have taken less than two and a half hours by train. mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

BREAKING (literally) Customers of privatised South West Water near Brixham told to boil water before drinking after minimum of 22 cases of vomiting and diarrhoea due to waterborne bacteria Tory World 😡

Caroline Lucas of the Green Party reckons that Water needs to be Renationalised. RT if you know it has to be.

Goodbye Gove. You were wrong about almost everything.

Live in Wells & Mendip Hills constituency? To get the Conservatives out you need to vote Lib Dem. If you would otherwise vote Labour don’t worry, next door in North East Somerset & Hanham we are asking Lib Dems to vote Labour to ensure removing Rees-Mogg. Let’s help each other.

Never forget the Premier League in this. Wanted to deduct 17 points from Everton, cost the club a further £9.3m in prize money and now a club a billion quid in debt can come along, free from sanction, and offer mega money for our brightest talent. Totally unfair.

Anyone for a pay rise? Liv Garfield CEO of Severn Trent has been paid £27,700,000 over the last 10 years. Can anyone please explain to me how the hell that is justified? ft.com/content/c13b21…

Whatever did happen that heavily promised, overly hyped Chalk Stream Recovery Pack? 🤔

I am pleased to see Rupert Lowe MP has installed solar panels on his farm. It’s a shame @ReformParty_uk does not want ordinary people to benefit from cheap, clean, renewable energy. theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

A sad day for music …. We always had amazing gigs here, and loads of good memories …especially in our formative years. Sending love to all involved. X