Classic fascist imagery going on here: 1. Commit crime. 2. Say that the sentence was unfair or unjust. 3. Claim that the time in prison was near-murder. 4. Become a martyr. 5. Mass media love the narrative and repeat endlessly.

Ben Houchen You did sell it for £100. Here's the Land Registry proof. We also reported the income that the public sector keeps (worth about 18% of what 90%-private-owned Teesworks Ltd gets). Maybe your press office will now answer questions (having refused to before and since the piece).

SNOWMAN TREK, the hardest trek in the world. Interested can contact us at [email protected]. WildMountainAdventure

29% of MPs are now women. 69 Conservative, 100 Labour, 18 SNP, 1 Green. Should we be celebrating? Is it enough? Let us know your thoughts.

Henry's Tour Day 25: deadly silence. …ptorpersecutionscotland.wordpress.com/2015/05/08/hen… Mark Avery Chris Packham BAWC RareBirdAlertUK @BlanaidDenman

One of 5 at Danby Beacon this evening.

'Another three nights under the open sky' bbc.in/1H0DkC5 via BBC News (UK)

Second Nepal earthquake strikes bbc.in/1H0CUvq via BBC News (UK)

Cannes Film Festival 'turns away women in flat shoes' bbc.co.uk/news/entertain…

Turkey TV talent show: Woman contestant shot in head bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…

Golden plover on Gisborough Moor this morning.cleveland birds

Variation in spring arrival time to the Alaskan Arctic coast is explained in this impressive 50yr study #ornithology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ja…

New species of giant tortoise discovered in Galapagos bbc.in/1KpFkVG

Vote for the 'best of the best' from the Women's Prize for Fiction: bbc.in/1W5UoOX

Shetland: WHITE-BILLED DIVER 1 adult at Unst. Flew south past Lambaness. #rbnSHI via Nature in Shetland

Chris Grayling admits that the Lords was NOT in error on voting down the tax credits SI because it was a welfare measure not a "money bill".

National Library Day. Support your local library. #Acklam Library #middlesbrough library services

Read Regional 2016# looking forward to Chris Killen# Hazel Osmond# at Acklam Library

Congratulations to our shortlisted authors! To celebrate, we’re giving away the shortlist. Retweet & follow to #win.