We all need a bit of a lift, so here’s my favourite BBC News / Sky News / other British news moments of 2020.

Pupillage applications have opened today, good luck to all those applying this year!

It’s fine I didn’t need to type anything today anyway

To any women fined on #ClaphamCommon last night: please contact me if you need help to challenge them. Police have discretion to withdraw FPNs but the letters will not make this clear and will say being prosecuted in court is the only way to avoid paying. #ReclaimTheseStreets

BREAKING NEWS: SC finds that sleep-in care workers only entitled to NMW while awake for the purposes of working, not when sleeping

SC finds that sleep-in care workers only entitled to NMW while awake for the purposes of working, not when sleeping. I analyse the judgment & its implications here: cloisters.com/supreme-court-… #ukemplaw

Summary of the SC Mencap ruling precluding sleep in workers from the NMW from the excellent @CasparQC:

Some brilliant speakers lined up for today's virtual Tech Con - Dr Mark Slack from CMR Surgical kicking things off with exciting advances in robotics in minimal access surgery

If you're planning on working on your pupillage applications this weekend ahead of the gateway deadline next week, here is a helping hand. Best of luck!