Escape to Alcaraz! Wow! #RolandGarros #RolandGarros25 #Alcaraz

I wrote to Frederick Forsyth many years ago, before the days of email, pointing out a factual error in one of his thrillers. To my total surprise, I received a charming and witty personal response in the post just a few days later! RIP.

One year ago today, taken from my Centre Court seat at the Nottingham Open. 🎾

Put very simply, and with exceptions, the assisted dying debate came down to a coalition of the committed right and left (against assistance) v the centre (for assistance). The centre held! #AssistedDyingBill #AssistedDying

Ironically for the social conservative consensus, it was the fallout of #Brexit that ultimately ushered in the socially liberally Parliament that passed the #AssistedDyingBill. Similarly for the #abortion decriminalisation legislation. Strange how things turn out!

Alfie Redman’s ride on Francisco in the 8.15 at Lingfield this evening was very probably the worst by an honest jockey I have in my long experience ever had the ill fortune to witness. #Lingfield #Racing #HorseRacing

Robert Smith and Olivia Rodrigo. Genius pairing! #Glasto

And so the Keir Starmer Rachel Reeves axis have got themselves into an almighty mess simply because they created crazy red lines for themselves, not least no reversal of the NI cuts. My tip to The Labour Party. Drop the mad red lines! Now!

Whoever are responsible for scheduling the matches on Centre and No. 1 Courts are absolute buffoons. Free prime time national and international coverage and they simply, and so predictably, throw it away, yet again! #Wimbledon 🎾

My garden patio in West Bridgford, Nottingham, this afternoon. 43C in the shade! 🥵

Photo I took of ⁦Iga Świątek⁩ after winning the semifinal of the Wimbledon Girls’ Championship a few years back.

Is there a better festival than the #Galway Festival? Of course not. #galwayraces

Flashback to THIS DAY in 2022 and this outstanding support re Liz Truss by the Daily Mail. Accompanied by the October VolteFace.

"MP mistakes charity rowers for illegal migrants." thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

80 years ago today the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. I knew the mission commander and pilot, General Charles Sweeney, and wrote an obituary for the Times. #Nagasaki #Nagasaki80

Why is it difficult to push a car? Hint: “Because it’s heavy” is the wrong answer! “Gravity” is also the wrong answer, for the same reason. After all, gravity pulls things downwards but you’re not being asked to lift the car up, just to push it along. #physics

RIP Harold “Dickie” Bird

Talking Strictly Come Dancing #Strictly 🕺🏼💃🏻#ShutThatDoor