Most people think a pope dies, and that’s it. Funeral, mourning, next man up. But what actually happens behind Vatican walls? It’s one of the oldest and most secretive rituals in the world. And it just got triggered. 🧵👇

Gary Lineker’s opening as he presents the BBC’s Match of the Day programme for the final time after 25 years #MOTD

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Had to share the most heartwarming use of AI I’ve seen yet. A teacher made AI-generated images of her students as adults living their dream careers (ex: astronaut, football player, cartoonist, veterinarian) 🫶

🚨Statement by Muhbeen Hussain In response to false claims published by The Sunday Times and others. Enough of the lies!

Extraordinary by Wes Streeting this eve: "Having seen images over weekend of people dying at the hands of Israeli forces. As Health Sec asking myself in my heart how it can be the destruction of hospitals & attacks on medics, the sick & injured & wounded can be justified"

It's home, again.

🎉 ⚽ Congratulations to King's Business School student Michelle Agyemang. Not only did the 19-year-old striker help England to a dramatic victory in the final of the 2025 European Football Championships, she was also named Young Player of the Tournament. 📷 Getty/The FA ForeverKings🦁

Chloe Kelly's winning penalty against Spain was clocked at 110km/h - faster than the most powerful shot in the men's Premier League last season - scored by Alexander Isak 🚀

Did 'shoplifter' become a protected characteristic whilst I wasn't watching. What are we supposed to call them; rogue shoppers? Persons with an unconventional attitude to payment?

Flags Cooper is the new Foreign Secretary.

Netanyahu speaking to an empty hall #UNGA80

We are deeply concerned by reports of a violent attack at a synagogue in Manchester today. We unequivocally condemn this act of violence.

We condemn the Islamophobic arson attack on an East Sussex Mosque. We advise the community to remain vigilant, but do not live in fear. We will continue to stand up for peace & justice, for our faith and for others, and for our home in this United Kingdom.

I have spent decades calling for more minority Muslim representation in the corridors of power but if this is what it looks like, an eagerness to suck up to power and suppress dissent and opposition to genocide, then no thanks.

They're fucked aren't they

A mainstream “journalist” calling for a British MP to be deported. Is it because I’m Muslim? Next time, just say it with your chest. They’ll tell you fascism in this country is a working-class phenomenon. That’s a lie. It’s the ruling class, and their snivelling lackeys like

Alan Carr has won the award for the funniest Traitors moment in history 😭 #CelebrityTraitors

TV Gold. What a season. What a finale. #CelebrityTraitors

Getting an unconditional offer from the University of Leeds in the UK while cooking on fire in Gaza. Sometimes I feel like I'm living in two different worlds.