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@AlisonWeirBooks Would love to, but couldn't find you on @substack - do you have a link you could share please? Thanks

You can read my post 'Allington Castle and Sir Thomas Wyatt' on Substack.

@CityPolice I was a victim of fraud outside @NetworkRailLST recently, and was disappointed to experience that 4 emails were required for @CityPolice to issue a crime reference. Particularly so considering this is the National Lead Force for fraud. @citylordmayor cityoflondon.police.uk/police-forces/…

If you're out in the City, make sure to keep your eyes peeled. If you see anything that doesn’t feel right, report it. You won’t be wasting our time. Report online at gov.uk/ACT. In an emergency always call 999.

Hi @Se_Railway I understand from southeasternrailway.co.uk/travel-informa… that off-peak fares apply all day Mon 29 Dec, so can I use the Network Railcard fare £13 rtn on trains departing before 1000 from BEG-LON, even though the journey planner (see screenshot) does not offer this? Thanks

Instructions from a washing machine. Who the hell is trying to do their washing during a flight to Malaga?! @StansaidAirport

@ArchiDame Can we have this scene on a Christmas card for next year? 🎄

Lights in the frost, stories in stone — a city shaped by domes and cranes, by the quiet geometry of streets and skyline. And always, the rhythm of trains threading buildings and lives together — the journeys that make us belong. Thank you all for all your support across the past year - I wish you all a wonderful Christmas and new year that brings everything you want it to. #Christmas #MerryChristmas

@ArchiDame Another lovely drawing. Happy Christmas and thank you for your contribution to @railway200 this year!

More inspiration for using @signalapp and defending our right to private communication:

@naomibrockwell Wonderfully well-written and inspiring article; inspiring us all to make small changes that make a difference, such as using @signalapp. Is this article available on @LinkedIn?

Is there really no GB rail ticket retailer that accepts secure, fee-free digital wallet payments like @link, or #ClicktoPay from @VisaUK @MastercardUK? An idea for @RealtimeTrains @raileasy @RailRetailers - I'd love it if I didn't have to re-enter card details on every purchase!

@SteveWhiteRail @railway200 I spent an enjoyable afternoon at Victoria yesterday, despite the cold and wet weather! Friendly volunteers to welcome and guide, I was even lucky enough to be joined by Chris Green on the adjacent track! Here's an album of photos of what you can see: flickr.com/gp/stephen-har…

The @railway200 inspiration train is coming to London Victoria next week on Thursday, Friday and Saturday Tickets remain for 18/19th. The event is fully booked for 20th👇

@HelenL37911 Wow, Chris Green is absolutely spotless!

The Christmas lights in St Andrews this year have been described by locals as “pants”.

@GarethDennis @SimonCalder Great minds...! 😀

@SimonCalder Definitely don't use Uber! Other indy options good though, realtimetickets.co.uk probably now the best.

Rail: booking a Christmas trip? Check with independent rail retailers such as Railsmartr and Uber, which can exploit fare anomalies. Using "split tickets" is legal (as long as your train stops at the split point) and can sometimes halve the cost of a trip. independent.co.uk/travel/news-an…

@SimonCalder Why not also use @RealtimeTrains where ticket sales have all of the above features, and profits are invested in providing train information services which are helpful to passengers. Realtime Trains is an independent real-time train information provider. realtimetickets.co.uk

🚨 MASSIVE: Researchers scraped 3.5 BILLION WhatsApp phone numbers using the app's contact discovery feature, along with profile photos and bios for millions of people. This would be "the largest data leak in history" if it hadn't been done by researchers 🧵

@paullewismoney My question is, will the upper limit for fraud loss "reimbursement" change in line with this? See this from @WhichUK @WhichMoney which.co.uk/news/article/f…

The limit for protected money per person per bank in savings accounts will rise from £85,000 to £120,000 from 1 December and for temporary high balances from £1m to £1.4m.

@TechloreInc @session_app

What messaging app would YOU want to see become interoperable with WhatsApp? Signal? Telegram? Matrix? Something else entirely? From Meta: about.fb.com/news/2025/11/m… Chat with the community about it: discuss.techlore.tech/t/meta-messagi…

Big news for messaging: WhatsApp is rolling out support for interoperability, enabling third-party chats across Europe. BirdyChat and Haiket are already supported with WhatsApp. Here's why it matters 🔐

@ScotRail Don't you mean "especially on the coldest of days"?! Love Scotland in the winter! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❄️🚆

Even on the coldest of days, the striking beauty of Scotland's scenery never ceases to amaze. 🏔️✨

@BobFromAccounts @MayorofLondon @hackneycouncil @goldsmithsrow That's cool - if it works! Thanks for sharing, hopefully @hackneycouncil can fix both now!

@dcifoyle @MayorofLondon @hackneycouncil This counter used to have its own Twitter account, @goldsmithsrow, but it has not been working for years. I think @hackneycouncil's recent retrograde attitudes to cycling mean they won't really care, since they are more attuned to appeasing motorists

Since the counter was fixed, well over half a million cycle journeys have been made in less than 2 months. At peak times, records show that traffic consists of 250 motor vehicles ph in the am & 350 in the pm, considerably less than bikes. Needs another bike lane @MayorofLondon