‘It was like Blade Runner meets Berlin rave’: the Manchester sink estate with the UK’s wildest nightclub theguardian.com/music/2023/sep… but not Europe's largest estate. Marzahn in GDR Berlin had 29000

COVID-19 was the biggest intervention in public health not Sunsk making it harder for the current 14 year olds to buy cigarettes

Finally someone seems to get it. Though I cannot read behind a paywall.

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Or use an inner tube

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How much did you have to pay them to stay?

Lina thinking "I don't like New Year fireworks"

Is Toby Jones the finest actor of his generation? ITV

No point reporting on starts. It is houses finished that count.

Epiphany celebrations and dog goggles: photos of the weekend theguardian.com/news/gallery/2…

I'm watching some recent granddesigns and start to ask if Kevin McCloud ever questions the eco aspects of the vast quantities of concrete with its embodied carbon. Three builds, two with huge spaces underground and one Bucks "ecohome" with a load/soil bearing concrete roof.

Could end small boats crossings and hotel check ins tomorrow by opening a processing centre in Calais. But no one advocates that because the purpose of Rwanda or Reform’s “ideas” isn’t actually to smash gangs and save lives - it’s to demonise refugees.

UPS does not allow the recipients of packages to report that the package was not delivered. It depends on the sender, defined in my case as ebay. In my street deliveries are left on front steps. No evidence is provided of hand over (signature or photo). UPS is a failing service.

ACTIONbook: Innovation for place-based transformations europa.eu/!7PHwV3. LDnet

Today Laura Kuenssberg did the following: 1) made an outrageous claim that intimidation lost Jonathan Ashworth his seat 2) mocked labour policy in a sarcastic sing song voice 3) got Nigel farage to comment on divisive politics RT if you agree they need a new presenter.

There are no green Olympics

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