More #BreakingtheNews fun. Thrilled to have another joke in the mix this week with VJ Barker Apologies in advance to my french relatives. Tune in here. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

A can of worms for 6pm on a Friday 😂 TV industry: “We want to find new unrepresented, working class writers, so we can authentically tell those stories” Also TV industry: “We don’t accept unsolicited pitches or scripts”

I have supported a chronically ill partner for 7 years. Please don't buy into the framing of people who are unwell as a burden on society. Or that they are not trying hard enough to get better. It is wrong, plain & simple. 👇 facebook.com/share/p/3eb4iS…

Dogs are the best people.

#BTNrejects Rapper Snoop Dogg will be the final torchbearer of the Olympic flame before Friday's opening ceremony in Paris. The iconic rap star said he was honoured to take part and that he’s been training for it by walking everywhere, holding a long cylinder alight at one end.

#BTNrejects Sharks off the coast of Brazil have tested positive for cocaine, confirming suspicions that sea life is being affected by the local drug trade. Researchers noticed an issue when the marine animals started nipping to the bog every 10 minutes & coming back extra chatty.

#BTNrejects Scottish primatologists have found that when communicating, chimpanzees leave similar time gaps as people do in conversation. During mating season the study also showed chimps responding as quickly as humans to the question “does my bum look big in this?”

Peaceful protesters should be released from prisons to make room for violent criminal rioters.

"No, it's going to retire in Spain like most English things" Ignacio Lopez on the different attitudes to sport within the UK ⚽️ #BreakingTheNews 📰 BBC Radio Scotland 📻 Stream & subscribe BBC Sounds 🔊 bit.ly/4fTjIc2

#BTNrejects The BBC has been given rare access to a secret warehouse that holds a collection of more than 5000 artefacts retrieved from the wreck of the Titanic. The haul includes vials of perfume that conservationists said still smelt “just like one of Jack’s french girls”.

#BTNrejects Horses are more intelligent than previously thought, a study has suggested. Researchers have shown that you can lead a horse to water and convince it to drink, if the reward is great enough and you play the game just outside a glue factory.

#BTNrejects Five-time Olympic medallist Tom Daley has confirmed his retirement from diving after winning silver at the Paris Olympics. The dad of two will be taking a step back to be with his young family becoming the first person to retire and have less time for their hobbies.

Thrilled to get our first "Lead Writer" credit on last week's episode of #Breakingthenews with VJ Barker. BBCEdFest .

#BTNRejects In an attempt to tackle jail overcrowding, 2000 prisoners are to be freed early, on a single day in September. In response, some UK retailers looking to exploit this untapped market are offering discounts on balaclavas & crowbars in “Back to Prison” sales.

#BTNRejects A study has revealed that the dodo was powerful and lithe, not the slow and clumsy bird that has been imagined for years. The Ornithologists doing the research aren’t sure if the general public will embrace the more accurate but less catchy “underestimated as a dodo”.

OH MY! WHAT ON EARTH COULD IT POSSIBLY BE?! #LONGCOVID

Involved in this project. We're looking for comedians with disabilities to share their experiences - details on flyer. Please pass it on to anybody you know who might be interested. Thanks, pals.

Solidarity to everyone opposing the Assisted Dying Bill today. Disabled lives are not disposable. Assist us to live, not die.

Clip Sarah Boothby on todays BBC Breakfast segment on the UK government's new #MECFS Delivery Plan “I was accused of fabricating Maeve’s symptoms right up to the point in which she died. Two days before she died, we were subject to safeguarding investigations.”

Have sent you my information. Please could you respond. Vueling Airlines Several fake accounts have now also contacted me. It's all very messy.