Today Nicola Sturgeon outlines a Programme for Government designed to help people with the cost emergency. It will increase the Scottish Child Payment to £25 per eligible child per week and open to applications for all eligible under-16s from 14 Nov. ➡️ bit.ly/3KQuccP

Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon will set out the programme for government for the coming year at Holyrood later this afternoon. trib.al/1WbXTSw

The world's first trombone rhythm game is instantly a GOTY contender. And no, I'm not kidding. Turn up the volume and hear Beethoven like you've never heard it before. trib.al/pFwvN8z

Worth repeating. Take all the tax changes coming in over next few years and: If your income is < £155k, you lose If your income is > £155k you win If your income > £1m you gain more than £40,000

Beautiful Hilary Mantel passage: “You glimpse the ghosts of other lives you might had led; all houses are haunted.”

St Andrews top in UK The University of St Andrews is the top university in the UK, moving ahead of Oxford and Cambridge, in the The Guardian University Guide 2023 published today 🎉 ow.ly/4lz650KS2b0 #EverToExcel

Author Hilary Mantel has died at the age of 70. She gave several interviews to the FT in the years following the publication of her bestseller Wolf Hall. This one, from earlier this month, was to be her last with us. In it she talks about an afterlife on.ft.com/3xJsEMw

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The weather in #Orkney this morning

Maggie Smith, Edinburgh trains

Alan Rickman, Waze (or Lothian buses)

Black Death 700 years ago affects your health now bbc.co.uk/news/health-63…

This is fabulous! How Presidents Walk. Credit: Stefan Leonhardsberger Via: michaelschulteshow /IG

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Cats are an inherent part of Moroccan culture & everyday life, living harmoniously with the people of the country. The reason stems from Islamic beliefs, which have made them ubiquitous across the Muslim world. It is #Caturday & to celebrate, a thread on the cats of Morocco…

Looking for a #ChristmasEve activity? Look no further than the #GCHQChristmasChallenge! From mathematics to analysis, and engineering to coding, there are puzzles for everyone to try. Download it now ⬇️ gchq.gov.uk/gchqchristmasc…

Let us never forget Eric, the greatest Crufts hero of all time - part dog, part pain au chocolat, all legend

This week's #OnlineArtExchange theme is artworks made in the last 30 years. We have a great collection of modern UK art and we've chosen Canoe-Island 2000 by Peter Doig (who currently has a new exhibition The Courtauld, London).

Tonight my message to you all is - don’t wait until it hurts to reach out to your friends. They are good souls. S/O to Peggy Winford Kjersti Fergusson and other non tweeters for being bestest people. 💓🌸🍑🌻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #friendlove