Dan Boateng

It is utterly scandalous that the Murrell hearing was delayed until after the May elections, in which the SNP were re-elected as the majority party to Holyrood. The entire Scottish legal and judicial system is in disrepute. Scotland is a Banana Republic in consequence.

In almost any other household, if a man suddenly parked a brand new £125,000 motorhome in the driveway - and acquired other new vehicles - his wife would ask where on earth he got the money from.

The British were slaves during the Roman occupation for over 300 years, and then slaves under the Norman French for another 300 years So we should do well out of reparations, and then get a bonus for being the first country to abolish slavery

@CANALSportCZ @TvarohKarel

🗣️ „Premier League nechtěla, abychom si ještě trochu odpočinuli." 😴 Zklamaného Rodriho po remíze s Bournemouthem vyzpovídal @TvarohKarel. 🎤

@mikeparry8 Get well soon pal!

OK FOLKS: Health Bulletin: I've started receiving treatment for skin cancer across my face, up and down my nose and in my right eyebrow. Also in my shoulder. I'm very confident that all will be sorted. Lucky to be attending The Royal Marsden - the best in the world 👍 😁 ..

@afcbournemouth What a club. We love you!

GOOD MORNING

Worth the wait. @Arsenal win their first title in 22 years.

This belongs to all of us.

Arsenal cannot be caught. They are the 2025/26 Premier League champions.

@joshhart Who are you?

That trash club will win the league solely because they have the refs and VAR on payroll

The Arsenal. Your Premier League champions.

@GNev2 actually trying to see Arsenal players sent off?!? Really poor.

@henrywinter Olympic legacy and national athletics are far more important than one minor London club. Maybe they should do more athletics there and less painfully average football.

Karren Brady’s promise of “a world-class team in a world-class stadium” rings even more hollow now. West Ham United should never have moved to a soulless public athletics track. Great move for the board but not for the fans. Leaving Upton Park made sense for commercial reasons but not sporting/atmosphere. Daniel Levy was right. The Olympic Stadium should have been knocked down and a proper football stadium built there. It is a good site. But the Olympic lobby and politicians got all protective and precious about the 2012 legacy. How often does this country need a huge athletics arena anyway? Yes, West Ham won a European trophy since they’ve left Upton Park. But London Stadium was always a problem, always a passion-killer, fans distant from the ones they love, the players, and limited potential for increased revenue streams. Other reasons behind club’s demise. Lack of leadership in the boardroom. Recruitment an issue, too. What a mess. Record losses, fears over future of Fernandes, Summerville and Nuno, intensified protests against chairman Sullivan.   Relegation likely. Two points adrift of safety following 3-1 defeat to Newcastle. Wretched goal difference (-22) compared to Spurs’ (-9). Spurs need only a point from Chelsea away (hard) or David Moyes’ Everton at home to guarantee survival and condemn West Ham. Can Moyes do West Ham a favour? The club who let him go. West Ham need to beat ex-Spur Joe Rodon and Leeds at home anyway. West Ham look doomed to the drop. They will return but need better ownership. And many of their fans have been warning of this perfect storm for some time. #WHUFC

@RGIII Woeful.

Dear MMA Fans, this is a Safe Space. What did you think of the Netflix MMA Card and Ronda Rousey’s fight? #RouseyCarano

@netflixsports Awful. So lame.

JUST LIKE THAT. RONDA ROUSEY DEFEATS GINA CARANO VIA ARMBAR IN LESS THAN 20 SECONDS. #RouseyCarano

@DMTWestEnd I watched Inter Alia at the Wyndham theatre yesterday and enjoyed the play. But was perturbed to be charged £15 for a play script. One that is marked up on the cover at £10.99 and available at NT shop for this price. Why over charge theatre goers in this way?

@Steven_Swinford @fintan_03 @benellery Lie after lie.

EXCLUSIVE from @fintan_03 and @benellery Zack Polanski has admitted he did not vote in last week’s local elections The Green Party leader had previously indicated through a spokesman that he had cast a postal vote in Hackney before spending polling day in Wales, and had publicly told the east London borough’s mayoral candidate: “You have my vote” However, after inquiries by The Times, the party confirmed on Thursday that he had in fact not registered to vote in the elections because of fears for his safety Polanski had pledged his support to Zoë Garbett, the Green candidate for Hackney mayor, telling her “you have my vote” in a campaign video released on May 3 “One consequence of the heightened intrusion and safety risk he faces was that Zack did not register to vote in the most recent local elections,” a spokesman said The party said Polanski had faced “extreme and distressing press intrusion” since becoming leader, including “antisemitic cartoons” and journalists “doorstepping family members”, and was now in discussions with police and local authorities about registering anonymously thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

@Madz_Grant People can’t bear her. And it’s worse when she cheats her taxes when she wants more from everyone else. That’s not fairness. Labour would get anilhilated.

Angela Rayner may be popular within her party but I think people are broadly tiring with politicians who only want to talk about their autobiographies. It feels decadent when basic competency is lacking

@PippaCrerar So convenient. Great timing for her too. So she did cheat but no penalty. Let’s hope they treat everyone else the same.

EXCL: Angela Rayner has been cleared by HMRC of deliberate wrongdoing or carelessness over her tax affairs, paving the way for a potential leadership bid if Keir Starmer’s grip on power unravels. The former DPM has settled £40,000 in unpaid stamp duty, but has not paid any penalty as a result of the investigation. HMRC was also satisfied there was no tax avoidance. Rayner tells me she was “bruised” by whole experience because of intrusion into her disabled son’s personal life, but also because it had appeared as though she was “in it for myself” rather than on the side of ordinary people. Rayner indicated she may run in event of a contest as she would “play my part” and that she understood why Labour MPs were so upset following last week’s election crushing. She said Starmer should “reflect on” stepping aside.

@mrsamjones88 You know he’s reading Starmer’s words? Your grip on politics and parliamentary procedure is limited.

So out of touch honestly.