Astonishing. For the first time in ages I am genuinely optimistic

What I especially love here is the ‘controversy is good for business’ people absolutely falling for the ‘controversy is good for business’ trap

55. Shamefully light on Asia/Middle East

Typically fabulous. Best line this week: ‘If warm words could heat homes, British Gas could do itself out of business.’ It’s not who we are,’ wails British Gas. Sorry but when you’re using bailiffs to install meters, that’s exactly who you are theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

I NO LONGER HAVE A NAME James O'Brien Here it is, for anyone interested

This ‘club’ has totally lost whatever limited morals it had. This is utterly disgusting. Kyle Walker should not be on a football pitch. Guardiola supports Walker after police action over allegedly ‘exposing himself’ theguardian.com/football/2023/…

Would Gary Lineker have been taken off air if he had said: ‘I think this is a great policy’? Obviously not. This is not about impartiality, it’s simple censorship #Lineker #MOTD

‘Stop the boats’ shows how Britain is really being governed: by Tory campaign leaflet theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

They have rums, they have cold beers, but they only have one wine (temperature unknown)

Finally, a trophy for Spurs!

We can’t say we weren’t warned AI-controlled US military drone ‘kills’ its operator in simulated test theguardian.com/us-news/2023/j…

If all the aliens can manage is to crash their ships and dump their junk, maybe they aren’t all that scary or smart US urged to reveal UFO evidence after claim that it has intact alien vehicles theguardian.com/world/2023/jun…

How long does it take you to put together an episode? How much research do you have to do and how far out do you plan?#RIHLive

Which upcoming Hollywood films can we expect to hear completely coincidentally covered? #RIHLive

How sick are you of signing books? #RIHLive

How little does your boss Gary Lineker know or care about history? #RIHLive

Thread of photographers who patiently waited to capture the shot of a lifetime 🧵 1. Leonardo Sens (3 years)

He says: ‘of course we haven’t got anything right’ - such an interesting slip of the tongue bbc.co.uk/news/live/c98q…

For that kind of money you could have sent no flights to Rwanda US military to dismantle ill-fated Gaza aid pier, declaring ‘mission complete’ theguardian.com/world/article/…