Access to information is a fundamental right. #WorldPressFreedom Day acts as a reminder to all governments, including China, of the need to respect their commitment to press freedom and ensure journalists can work free from harassment.

大白lolly, of course. #zerocovidBeijing

Today we tried to share on weibo 微博 the facts about the Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong: enduring past 1997; legally binding; registered at the UN. Censored after 30 mins. Even the words of PM Thatcher and President Jiang Zemin too sensitive? Here they are again:

Went to a repair shop in Beijing today to pick up our vacuum cleaner. First assistant turns to second and says, “这是你的外国人吗？ (Is this your foreigner?)”!

I have just lost my wedding ring - in Buxton Derbyshire - just after giving a talk this afternoon - dropped I think on St John’s rd - if anyone finds it I would be so grateful - it is an old gold ring with a cross on the face. V embarrassed + grateful for RTs.

You can keep your extreme sports. For me, nothing beats the thrill of a day out with a 4-year-old who won’t use public toilets.

I just entered Auto Trader’s monthly️ #ElectricCarGiveaway & you can too! This month’s prize is a BYD ATTO 3 worth over £38k! It’s free to enter & you have until 30th April. All information (including Ts&Cs) can be found here: bit.ly/3xDYOHy

I just entered Auto Trader’s monthly️ #ElectricCarGiveaway & you can too! This month’s prize is a ORA Funky Cat worth over £32k! It’s free to enter & you have until 31st May. All information (including Ts&Cs) can be found here: bit.ly/3xDYOHy

Any direct attacks on the Indian High Commission in London are completely unacceptable. We have made clear to Vikram Doraiswami and the Government of India that the safety of staff at the High Commission is paramount.

I just entered Auto Trader’s monthly️ #ElectricCarGiveaway & you can too! This month’s prize is a Peugeot e-208 ! It’s free to enter & you have until 31st July. All information (including Ts&Cs) can be found here: bit.ly/3xDYOHy

Every time I go to the supermarket I tell myself, “this time I’ll keep calm”. And yet somehow, here I am again, screaming “what do you mean “surprising item in the bagging area?! It’s a bag! It’s literally the least surprising item there could possibly be!”

Dear Microsoft Word Autocorrect, it’s i.e. not I.e. If you could just sort this, you would make my life 0.5% better. I’m waiting…

Watching #EnglandLionesses with my daughters. They’ve decided Spain are fire and England water.

Congratulations to our Indian friends for this extraordinary achievement!

🇬🇧 Deputy High Commissioner Chandru Iyer and colleagues visited Micronclean Ltd's factory at Vemgal, Kolar. Micronclean supports local employment and has noteworthy #sustainability initiatives such as water recycling, and steam sterilisation.

So proud of this UK-India work