He made it count, didn't he, old Captain Tom? For all those worrying about how much time we'll have lost when this ghastly crisis finally ends, what an inspiring reminder that you might be 99 years old and still have some of your greatest adventures ahead of you.
RIP.

I am: “Haven’t seen the ocean in a long time”

Lol when a fitness guru says: 'Do not have biscuits / cakes / sweets / alcohol, they have no nutritional benefit.' Wow really Josh, now I know Jaffa Cakes don't build lean muscle they've lost a customer for life. Fool me twice, McVities!

The Twelve Days of Christmas - A Correspondence

By John Julius Norwich

(THREAD)

25th December

Reading the Persuasion line 'We live at home, quiet, confined, and our feelings prey upon us' during quarantine

it’s been a good year

This is Major and Champ. They are the dogs of Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden. Champ has already been to the White House, but Major hasn’t yet. Champ can’t wait to show him around. Both 14/10 would be an honor to pet

Incredible: Applause breaking out over the Manhattan skyline as networks call the election for Joe Biden & Kamala Harris.

This famous WW2 poster was actually widely derided at the time, for dividing the country into 'you' and 'us' - 'you' being the ones who made the sacrifices, thereby delivering victory to 'us'.
Sound familiar?

This was on page 2 The Mirror 75 years ago today. Our legendary cartoonist Philip Zec. Victory and Peace in Europe: 'Here you are! Don't lose it again!' #VEDay75

Just the most precise and proper, adult run down of Craig David’s ‘7 Days’. You’re welcome.

Watch #Quiz NOW on @ITVHub 👉itv.com
@SiansUniverse

Send someone a rainbow to let them know you are thinking of them!
Inspired by the rainbow symbols of hope popping up in windows, Quentin has created 10 new rainbow e-cards to send for free from his website. Follow the link to see them all and to send quentinblake.com/fun-free/send-…

This is the section of Obama's endorsement referenced before - he has clearly been holding back a lot of thoughts for the last 3 years -->

Play is suspended, but we cheer for a different kind of champion.

Narrated by Roger Federer.

#StayHomeSaveLives | #ClapForCarers | #Wimbledon

The strongest minute of current affairs TV since #Corona19 started. Well done emily m and all at #Newsnight

The Llandudno goats are so much better with a West Side Story soundtrack.

(thanks to Andrew Stuart and the Bergamo boars)

my boss turned herself into a potato on our Microsoft teams meeting and can’t figure out how to turn the setting off, so she was just stuck like this the entire meeting