Really proud of this amazing story. A new documentary with Sandra Kanthal. Mila's legacy, coming this Friday on BBC Radio 4. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… Read more about this story here: open.substack.com/pub/overmatter…?

"During a company event at a Colplay concert I offered my head of HR a Murray Mint which she accepted. Whilst singing along to Yellow she accidentally swallowed the mint, and I was forced to perform the Heimlich maneuver just as the Jumbotron camera focused on us."

Blimey! - The Round Pond is looking significantly short of water. Is that normal for summer?

Me and my girl, seal clubbing Me and my girl, out on the ice

Douglas Barrowman made a fortune from selling tax avoidance schemes. When the schemes failed, his companies aggressively sold their clients another avoidance scheme which supposed rescued them from the first scheme. It was all a scam. A disaster for the clients.

Something for the summer: Grew up reading everything I could about Project Apollo. But I lived through the Shuttle program. #16Sunsets made by the original #13MinutestotheMoon team: me, Andrew Luck-Baker, rami tzabar & the amazing Dave Giles & Richard Courtice podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/16-…

Ever wondered how golf works on the radio? 🎙️⛳️ Wonder no more... James Gregg breaks it down from fairway to fader 🎛️ #BBCGolf #TheOpen

After her scorching hit play Prima Facie, the fab dramatist Suzie Miller returns to questions of sex and the law with Inter Alia ⁦National Theatre⁩ on.ft.com/4nYAjPD

To be clear Kirstie’s opposition to working from home has nothing to do with the fact that she’s married to property tycoon Ben Anderson, and that working from home negatively impacts commercial property values. So, no conflict of interest in articles she writes on the subject.

Today's little mystery: how come three of Lord Ashcroft's companies haven't filed their accounts for last year?

I spent a year at Ofwat back in 2013 working on price controls I’m not remotely surprised it’s being abolished - what I saw astonished me 🧵 theguardian.com/business/2025/…

Critical infrastructure update: 20 substations on Teesside sold to local businessmen for £10.91, as they’re gifted 45% stake in previously publicly-owned electricity network. Another bonanza on the Tees for the lucky few. Full details in Private Eye Magazine.

Your first look at the five-star Inter Alia with Rosamund Pike👀 Broadcast live to UK cinemas 4 September and worldwide from 25 September. 📸 Manuel Harlan

Interviewed Chris Hinchliff MP about how he was treated by Starmer’s team after he campaigned for nature, what he’s doing next; and if he is a “knobhead” 🕷 🦇 🦎 theguardian.com/environment/20…

#UK Government’s decision to label ‘Palestine Action’ a terrorist group raises serious concerns that counter-terrorism legislation is being applied to a group that is not terrorist in nature & risks hindering the legitimate exercise of fundamental freedoms. The decision could

Had to parse this for a moment. The name of the pub is a clue. 😀😃😄😁😆

🚜 Farming remains Britain's deadliest profession. Despite 13 years of #FarmSafetyWeek campaigns, fatal injuries on farms are stubbornly high. Farm safety is important but the stresses remain. Kate Moore reports #YellowWellies #StaySafeFarmSafe eastangliabylines.co.uk/farming/pressu…