It's that time of year when Triffids start springing up, so please carry your anti-triffid gun at all times.

Today in Italy, from Mads Mikkelsen's manager's IG

So uh, 15 million DNA samples are now just available to the highest bidder?

Hasn't Gisèle had enough secret non-consensual images taken of her?! Now tone-deaf tabloids are hiding in bushes taking pap shots of her??? Can you imagine how utterly retraumatising this is? Sincerely wishing her lawyers the best of luck suing Paris Match for all their worth.

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A recent afternoon in Marylebone meant I could snap the precise spot John led his Beatle pals hotfoot down Boston Place and onto the train so Hard Day’s Night could begin.

This man should be in jail and at this point we need to ask why judges don't take sex offences and violence against women seriously. The system is broken when men like this get no consequences for dangerous behaviour. The victim was 13.

Surprisingly, BBC News (UK) couldn’t find a single woman to interview who felt this might be off putting, nor did it include statistics on the already low takeup. Just one woman who said it wouldn’t bother her. Men should help carry out mammograms - experts bbc.com/news/articles/…

I’m reminded of that Ben Elton line about the people who say they want guns are the very people who should not be given guns. Male workers should be able to carry out mammograms, experts say - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

From Cannes Film Festival - Mads Mikkelsen will play the prison chef🔪 Boyd Holbrook as the prisoner who refuses to eat his meals #LastMeals

Today marks 45 years since the passing of our friend, Ian Curtis. He will forever be apart of our lives and a part of our memories. If you are struggling in any way, there is support available to you from charities including CALM: thecalmzone.net 📸 Kevin Cummins

Was just fully denied the right to travel today at Liverpool St Stn, on any train, because Network Rail staff collectively refused to deploy a ramp for me. Why? One of them claimed I was “rude” for telling him I didn’t need the lecture he was giving me on why they’d failed to …

They’ve separated. He no longer lives there. He keeps returning, parks his van across her driveway. Blocks her access. Comes and goes without warning. No conversation. No permission. Just presence. This isn’t about parking a van. It’s about control. #DomesticAbuse

Have you seen this BBC News (UK) page? It's like a royal fanzine. Almost no critical coverage, unless it's about Harry or Andrew. Headline after headline of trivia and flattery. 🧵 bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c7…

BACK-TO-BACK EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS 🏆 The incredible Lionesses. ❤️

A fifteen minute drive from Windsor Castle, less than an hour from Clarence House. Why is she arriving by helicopter?

+INFORMATION+ The #Blakes7 Series 2 Blu-ray trailer has dropped today, appropriately on what would have been the 95th birthday of its creator, Terry Nation. Watch it here youtube.com/watch?v=LhkHQk… Release date +CONFIRMED+ as 10 Nov 25. Pre-order now, it will be awesome 😎