we need a 3 day weekend: 1 for errands 1 for social activities 1 for staying in bed like we’ve got some Victorian wasting disease

There is a viral disease Where most infections are mild, asymptomatic With a very low fatality rate And large age gradient: kids are even lower risk than adults And less than 1% of kids have any serious complications at all Yup Polio And we vaccinate against it

Ospreys v Sale Sharks in Swansea today. Three sets of brothers, four twins among them, both sides playing in grey. A commentator’s anxiety dream.

This is a profoundly silly, charming, funny, lovely thing. You’ll need sound on, and you’ll probably share it with everyone you know because it’s just that good. x.com/GPatrick/statu…

Student loan interest rates expected to rise from 4.5% to 12% for high earners and from 1.5% to 9% for low earners from September. An average grad with £50k debt will incur £2,200 to £3000 in interest over 6 months, just in case young wallets haven't been hit hard enough.

Tube on strike, I dawdled to Paddington on Friday. Passing the old wrought iron sign for Pizza Express, I was reminded of an event 30+ years ago, when I got caught up in a drama that resulted in a divorce, two marriages and many changed lives. It began with a heart attack 🧵

"In what world are you cancelled? I think the word is the wrong word. I think the word should be accountability." Graham Norton criticises John Cleese and tells #TimesRadio that cancel culture isn't real. Mariella Frostrup

Why isn't your keyboard in alphabetical order? The story begins in 1868 with a malfunctioning typewriter and three inventors called Sholes, Glidden, and Soulé...

Programming is chaotic magic. There are no rules. You ask a game dev “Can the player summon a giant demon that bursts from the ground in an explosion of lava?” and they’ll say “sure, that’s easy” and then you’ll ask “can the player wear a scarf?” and they’ll go “oof”

Hmmm. I just had a bizarre experience, involving a global news organisation and a trillion dollar corporation. (I got caught in the middle, so... owch.) It’s not the sort of experience the people involved usually talk about in public… so I think I’ll talk about it in public. 🧵

Thanks James O'Brien for speaking up for asylum seekers and telling it how it is. Just so you’re aware actually it’s not illegal in our law if you arrive irregularly because of the passing of the nationality and border act. However, there are no alternative routes to come through

An absolutely stunning piece of journalism. A masterclass in reporting skill and powerful writing, and a reminder of what the best business journalism can achieve. ft.com/content/e5d143…

Ooh I like this idea - Water companies could use shares to pay off the fines. Meaning that we would eventually own the water companies if they don't clean themselves up & tackle the sewage crisis of their own making.

BBC Dad content Today is the 7th anniversary of the BBC Dad blooper. So here it is again, with some recent family pictures in the thread below. 1

If you have kids under the age of 6 and fun plans this summer, DO NOT tell them about the fun plans until you are literally arriving at the plans. Pulling up to the gate.

Murdered. She was murdered.