A poetry magazine that doesn't give contributor's copies also says they welcome contributions from working class poets. Speechless.

cc all frog-faced little demagogues.

Just in case no one told you today, please know you matter more than you think and your more loved than you feel. Be kind to yourself, you're doing your best

Eylon Levy It was a brilliantly targeted attack mishap, that took out 6 terrorists deliberately in a mistake that we regret. Sorry, can I correct that, please. It was a brilliantly mistaken regret that we took out with precision in a mishapped attack.

On behalf of Britain- we THANK YOU

In 1900, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle caught fire during in a cricket match at Lords. The ball hit a tin of matches in his pocket.

Just a few days now until the 2025 National Cipher Challenge opens for registration! If you know someone aged 11-18 who might like codes and ciphers (or who might not yet know that they do!) then get them to take a look at cipherchallenge.org on Thursday.

Last week of rehearsals for Death on the Nile which is a little daunting. Furst show at the Lowry in Manchester next Friday!

Before he starred as Doctor Who, Jon Pertwee spent WW2 working as an intelligence agent. He made extra cash by selling Churchill’s discarded cigar butts to Americans as souvenirs.

The 24th National Cipher Challenge is now open for registrations and we have already had 1200 sign ups. The competition starts on October 9th, so there is time to register your teams and get them investigating codes and ciphers. Catch up on our news at cipherchallenge.org.

In celebration of the great Ronnie Barker, who would have been 96 yesterday (I'm late, sorry) I've decided to post his celebrated mispronunciation sketch. As some of you will know, like many Two Ronnies sketches featuring just Ronnie B, it was written by Barker himself under

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The Queen of Crime is coming to Netflix. AGATHA CHRISTIE'S SEVEN DIALS debuts 15 January, starring Mia McKenna-Bruce, Helena Bonham Carter and Martin Freeman.

Amid all the guff, just this: I am proud to work for BBC News & even prouder to work alongside so many outstanding colleagues. We are not perfect; we must always strive to be better. But in a darkening world, we remain a shaft of light. Worth mulling. All best from Kyiv.

I’ve written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Donald Trump’s attack on the BBC. The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.

Ken Clarke, "I'm a great fan of the BBC. It's a great national institution. Probably the best source of news in the world" "I'm a total opponent of Donald Trump who I think is a danger to the world in many different ways" Then goes on to explain how the clips were edited

Having a son is more damaging for your brain than having a daughter. Having two sons is even worse.

Trump's a racist? So shocking, after he's been proved of: Started to post a list, but can't be bothered finishing it. How DID you vote for him?