Stephen J Ayling

A BBC investigation confirms it: IDF snipers are systematically targeting and killing Palestinian children, including infants

Horrific conversation in a Skoda dealership just now about electric cars: Me: so how long does the battery last? Rep: about 100k / 8yrs Me: then you swap the battery? Rep: nope. Swap the car. The battery is built into the floor.

🇨🇩 DR Congo fans flooding the streets at 1am, dancing in torrential rain after their country qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 52 years. Football… it doesn’t get better than this. 😍

Highest ranked teams in FIFA World Rankings who didn't qualify for the World Cup: 12 Italy 🇮🇹 20 Denmark 🇩🇰 26 Nigeria 🇳🇬 32 Ukraine 🇺🇦 35 Poland 🇵🇱 36 Russia 🇷🇺 37 Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 39 Serbia🇷🇸 42 Hungary 🇭🇺 45 Cameroon 🇨🇲

🚨 Do you understand what Oracle just did.. they fired 30,000 people.. via 6 AM email.. while reporting a 95% increase in net income last quarter.. Oracle isn't a struggling company .. Oracle made MORE money than ever.. and still fired 30,000 people because they're spending $156 billion on AI data centres instead.. and Larry Ellison.. the guy who just fired 30,000 families.. is worth $200 billion.. the 3rd richest person on earth.. he owns an entire Hawaiian island.. Lanai.. 98% of it.. bought it for $300 million like it was a vacation home.. this is the same playbook every single time.. IBM fired 7,800 and replaced them with AI in 2023.. Amazon cut 27,000 the same year while reporting record revenue.. Atlassian cut thousands while profits climbed.. Google laid off 12,000 while sitting on $100 billion in cash.. they told you to learn to code.. you learned to code.. they told you to upskill.. you upskilled.. and then they replaced you with the thing you helped build and sent the termination letter before you woke up.. the company made record profits and decided the reward for that was firing the people who made it happen.

🎶 GREATEST SCOTTISH ALBUMS - SUMMARY 🎶 🏆 Congratulations to Fisherman’s Blues for coming out top 🫡 However, EVERY album we voted on was/is a thing of beauty 🙇‍♂️ Big thanks to everyone who took part, artists and music lovers alike 📈 Final Top 30 as voted 👇 Reshare 🙏

John Rankin will take charge of Ayr United as interim manager until the end of the season. Not a bad appointment at all really, would imagine he gets it permanently too if they finish the season well. The Honest Men host Partick Thistle this weekend ⚪️⚫️

We’ve seen a lot of posts today from musicians talking about how tough things are right now — undersold tours, cancelled shows, albums struggling to land. It really does feel like uncertain times across the whole industry. Even our own upcoming tour hasn’t escaped it. Two of our venues have closed their doors, meaning our Manchester show has moved to the Deaf Institute after the sad closure of 33 Oldham Street, and our Edinburgh date is now at Sneaky Pete’s after Legends was turned into something else entirely. Times are hard. We feel it too. Everyone has less money, and the world feels stranger by the week. But this is exactly why the grassroots scene matters more than ever. Independent venues and promoters are the ones taking real risks — the people running the door themselves, hoping 50 tickets sold is enough to break even. The £9‑a‑pint arenas will be fine. It’s the independent rooms, the passionate teams, and the bands on the road who need the support. We know how lucky we are to get to do this. We love touring. We love seeing you there. One day it’ll all be over — time moves fast. So here’s the call to arms: if you can, show up. Support the bands you love. Back the venues that keep live music alive. Pack out the rooms, sing the words, and stand so close you end up blocking the singer’s feet with your pint on the edge of the stage. Grassroots music survives when we all decide it matters. Our tour is on sale now, and so are a lot of others. Support the scene 💛 🤘

🚨 UEFA have already announced that tickets for EURO 2028 will cost less than €35 in a commitment to the fans. 💰🌎 In fact, the two CHEAPEST SECTIONS will cost LESS than a CAR PARKING SPOT at the 2026 World Cup. ⚠️ As a reminder, EURO 2028 is hosted by Ireland and the United Kingdom. ⏳ (Source: @thetimes)

Fair play to Uefa who are expected to keep Euro 2028 ticket prices similar to Euro 2024. Cheapest tickets below £30. 40% of all tickets (1.2m) below £60. To subsidise these tickets and make up inflation shortfall, Uefa introducing a new tier 1+ category.

In 1951, a 14-year-old boy in Australia nearly died during surgery. He needed massive blood transfusions to survive. Strangers’ blood saved his life. He made a promise. The moment he turned 18, he would start donating blood. He kept that promise. He started donating in 1954. After the first few donations, doctors discovered something unusual. His blood contained a rare antibody that could be used to prevent a fatal condition in unborn babies. Before this discovery, thousands of babies in Australia were dying every year and doctors did not know why. Women were having miscarriage after miscarriage. Babies were being born with brain damage. The antibody in his blood changed everything. It was used to create a medication given to pregnant women whose blood was at risk of attacking their unborn child. His name was James Harrison. They called him “The Man with the Golden Arm.” He donated every two weeks for over 60 years. He never missed a single appointment. He expected nothing in return. In Australia, blood donors are not paid. He was terrified of needles the entire time. “I’ve never once watched the needle go into my arm,” he said. “I look at the ceiling. I look at the nurses.” His own daughter needed the injection during her pregnancy. His grandchildren may not have existed without his donations. “He has left behind a family that may not have existed without his precious donations,” she said. On 11 May 2018, at age 81, he made his 1,173rd and final donation. Australian law does not allow blood donations past that age. More than 3 million doses of medication made from his blood have been given to Australian mothers since 1967. He is credited with saving the lives of 2.4 million babies. He died peacefully in his sleep on 17 February 2025, aged 88. Scientists have since grown his antibody in a laboratory, hoping it will one day protect mothers and babies around the world.

🚨 Scott Brown leaves Ayr Untied by mutual consent, after a winless run of 9 games and just 1 win since December. The Honest Men sit 8th, and have picked up the least amount points in the Championship across the last 20 games (18). Scott Brown’s Ayr United is no more…

When Philippe Mexès did this in the Derby di Milano. 🤯 Happy birthday to the French centre-back, who turns 44 today. 🇫🇷

Scotland U21s international Tyler Fletcher, who was born in Manchester, says his dream is to beat his father Darren’s cap total of 80 for the national team: “I want to get as many caps as I can for Scotland. They are the team I want to play for. “It will always be Scotland over England for me. “The aim for me is to have a career like my dad and beat his cap tally. “My dad loves seeing me play for Scotland.” Tyler’s twin brother Jack continues to represent England at youth international level. The 19-year-old pair have both made their senior club debuts for Man Utd this season. (@scotsunsport)

You’d think with all that money wasted on golf he’d be able to hit it straight 🤣

Back in 1995, Sandra Bullock became the very first person in history to purchase movie theater tickets online while promoting her new film The Net.

Israel executed paramedic Ali today in Bint Jbeil, South Lebanon — dropping a bomb on his ambulance. They killed him as he was carrying out rescue operations. Israel is hunting and killing paramedic after paramedic in Lebanon. And not a peep from the international community.

Everything rotten in Britain stems from this period. Everything. Landlord rents. Shit in the rivers. Zero work hours. No British industry. Gas, electric bills through the roof, No affordable housing. All of it.

Remember when Jenrick slagged of Farage? Would be a shame if this video resurfaced again…

Day #77432 of some angry fella messaging us about not paying out on his bet 😂 #coral