Prime Ministers and Sunderland Managers. No matter how uninspiring, I’m happy to give them the benefit of the doubt until they let me down. Fingers crossed neither of them do.

Alan Shearer: ‘Pressure? What pressure? Pressure is for tyres!’ Also Alan Shearer:

IT HAPPENED! The batter’s Holden, the bowler’s Willey. #bbccricket

For a Sunderland fan, married to a Watford fan, that lives in Oxford and works at Charlton - that was quite an opening day to the season! Long may it continue.

Today (28 Aug) is the anniversary* of the Slavery Abolition Act, which abolished slavery throughout the British Empire. No acknowledgement of this landmark achievement from Sadiq Khan, of course, because Britons aren't allowed to feel anything but shame and guilt. *royal assent

I tend not to comment on politics. However, when you do research that says a thing will kill 4,000 pensioners but do it anyway. Feels like you might be culpable for any deaths?

Possibly the greatest single male athletic performance of all time

This remains the best vid I’ve seen on any app - it’s perfect 😭

Defending your work Christmas party performance like a footballer... 18+ GambleAware

That’s not what happened. News of Famine's severity reached Westminster in August 1943, Churchill’s immediate response was to authorise 150,000 tons of foodgrains to be shipped to India. Amery, SoS for India, was told he “may come back to the Cabinet if that fails to help the

Happy and surprised that Keir Starmer did so well in the US. Hopefully he didn’t just lie his arse off like pre-election to get what he wanted but happy to give him the benefit of the doubt for now.

Seems like Keir Starmer has done a cracking job in the US. Not sure I trust him but hey, always on the side of what might make life in the UK better!

Bargain for the flag.

Why can’t Keir Starmer just answer a question or House of Commons Speaker make him if he dodges it? If he doesn’t know, just say so but promise to answer later? This applies to any prime minister ever, otherwise just stop #PMQs

I went to Sunderland, because I wanted to write a long piece about a club that reacted to long-term decline by creating an exciting new model for their own future. The question: what happens when two identities meet? inews.co.uk/sport/football…

This is the best video I’ve seen in a long time. Look at what winning The FA Cup means to those fans in the stands at Wembley today. They’ve waited their entire lives for this day!! This is what it’s all about! ❤️💙

Quite the day ahead for a Sunderland and Northampton Saints fan.

I’m chuffed to share news of my first book: On the Record and On the Ball: How Elite Coaches Master the Media, which is out on 28th August! Big thanks to the coaches, journalists & @FairfieldBooks. Pre-order your copy on Amazon: bit.ly/41r86XY

🚨 NEW: Ed Davey will boycott Donald Trump’s state banquet next month over his “complicity in the Gaza humanitarian disaster”