Number crunching: Fiscal ‘black holes’ From the new Private Eye, out now.

A Palestinian child tries to play with a hula hoop amid the encouragement of other children in displacement camp in Gaza. 🇵🇸

Very, very British. Flogging off vital infrastructure assets to rich foreigners. It always goes so well.

And thank goodness Brexit means we’re no longer in the EU postal agreements.

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In the garden / Im Garten 2024/97 Ipomoea purpurea ‘Grandpa Otis’ or/oder ‘Ott’ Common morning glory / Purpur-Prunkwinde

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💚 NHS saved my life, for which I am forever grateful.

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💜 Diaries ahoy!

💜 Diaries ahoj (to add a bit of Czech).

Same genus. Kew Gardens (so of course a squeeze was out of the question).

Un rêve pour moi: Triturus marmoratus.

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💚 A restorative 🧵

As it's Friday, I'm asking all my followers to please retweet (and comment) on this post if you see it, to help my bird account be seen! 🙏😀 To make it worth sharing, here's a Great Spotted Woodpecker in my Somerset garden. 😍🐦 Thank you very much! 😊♥️