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Be it depression or mental health or whatever condition you have chosen to hide, stop living in fear, take control & try to have more joy than not. You can thrive. jamesak.blog/what-happens-w… #Depression #MentalHealth #Anxiety #MH #MentalHealthToolkit #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

@TNLUK @christo60932506 You have yet to explain exactly what the issue was and how you will prevent it from happening again. Nor have you explained how many users were affected and what action you would take if they had winning numbers on tickets bought repeatedly.

@christo60932506 We’re aware that some players may have experienced difficulties purchasing games or adding/removing funds on our website or apps last night. The issue has now been resolved. We apologise for any inconvenience and appreciate players’ patience. ^Ash

Don't seem to be able to add money or buy tickets on @TNLUK website. Just keep getting this message

@TNLUK How many players would have experienced difficulties purchasing games or adding/removing funds on your website or apps this evening? 50%? More or less. What was the issue? What happens with winners who were unable to buy their regular tickets?

@TNLUK Unable to complete repeat lines. Keep getting the error message: Something went wrong Please try again later What are you guys going to do if I get winning lines this week?

Btw, the names of the two DOGE staffers who were deposed and are on camera casually saying that reducing a deficit was more important than human lives, even though DOGE actually helped increase that deficit, are Justin Fox and Nate Cavanaugh. We’re not saying their names enough.

@montie Weak. If you're for only banning one religion's mass ritual prayer event at Trafalgar Square, then you're a hypocrite and likely, in this case, an Islamophobe. #NotAnotherOne @greenmiranda @iainmartin1 @steverichards14

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@LincolnsBible There was a nuclear deal to be had. War with Iran didn't need to happen. theguardian.com/world/2026/mar… #JonathanPowell #Kushner #Witkoff #Trump

Peston’s analysis follows a now familiar pattern when it comes to Keir Starmer. The framing is rarely neutral. It begins not with the principle at stake, but with an implied weakness. The reader is invited to see the Prime Minister as either naïve, overly legalistic, or politically cornered. That lens then shapes the rest of the commentary. The central issue was whether the United Kingdom should permit the United States to use British bases, including Diego Garcia, at a moment when America was arguably the initiating force in a conflict with Iran. The reported advice of the Attorney General was that doing so before any Iranian retaliation would place Britain on questionable legal ground. That is not a minor technicality. It is the difference between participating in an unlawful act and acting in collective self defence. To portray adherence to that advice as political timidity or diplomatic miscalculation is to invert the argument. If Britain claims to uphold international law, then it cannot suspend that commitment whenever a powerful ally demands expediency. Law is not an accessory to be worn in peacetime and discarded in crisis. It is also misleading to suggest that this was some uniquely British hesitation. Germany and France adopted similarly cautious positions. Neither signalled blanket support for immediate participation in a conflict whose legal basis was contested. That places Britain within a broader European posture rooted in prudence and legality. This was not isolation. It was alignment with major allies who took the view that international law must frame action from the outset. The suggestion that Starmer “alienated” Donald Trump also deserves scrutiny. Alliances between states are not personal friendships. They are institutional, strategic and enduring. A refusal to act outside legal parameters is not hostility. It is sovereignty. If the American administration were to respond by withdrawing tariff arrangements secured through negotiation, that would reflect a transactional approach in Washington rather than a failure of statecraft in London. As for the apparent shift from refusal to later cooperation, the distinction is neither cosmetic nor contradictory. Once Iran retaliated against regional allies, the legal character of the conflict changed. Collective self defence carries a different basis in international law than participation in a first strike. Recognising that distinction is not inconsistency. It is constitutional discipline. There is also a broader point that is underplayed. Public opinion in Britain remains cautious about further military entanglement in the Middle East. A Prime Minister who insists on lawful justification before committing national assets is not necessarily weak. He may simply be reflecting both the law and the electorate. The easy narrative is that in moments of crisis leaders must privilege realpolitik over principle. The harder truth is that once principle is abandoned in favour of expediency, it becomes far more difficult to invoke it later. If international law is dismissed as inconvenient when allies breach it, then it loses moral force when adversaries do the same. One may disagree with Starmer’s judgment. But to suggest that fidelity to legal advice is folly misunderstands the very order Britain claims to defend.

@atrupar Shades of V. Obama on aliens: 'they're real' ... #TrumpRash

here's another view of Trump's neck ailment today, along with three photos showing that the rash-like injury was also visible last Friday when Trump traveled to Texas (photos via Getty and by Andrew Harnik, Mandel Ngan, and Roberto Schmidt)

@piersmorgan So, perhaps, journalists like you ought to stop fawning and making excuses for Trump... x.com/piersmorgan/st…

This is an appalling slur, President @realDonaldTrump and a massive insult to all the NATO troops who answered America’s call to fight with your forces in Afghanistan. 457 British military personnel were killed in that war. They didn’t ‘stay a little back.’

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Mild brag post: Since July I’ve overhauled my diet and lifestyle and lost 17lbs. Only 11bs from target. Can now fit into a dress I’ve not worn since Paris in 2015! I’ve plateaued a bit but kept my habits. My joint pain has reduced along with PMDD symptoms. Feeling much better.

It's not opening hours that are killing pubs, it's the prices. theguardian.com/business/2025/…

@SamCoatesSky What were the actual concerns the security services had? They don't seem to be clearly stated in the article.

Exclusive: No10 appointed Lord Mandelson despite security services flagging concerns news.sky.com/story/no-10-ap…

@AvaSantina So, if shift patterns are the sticking point, why does that need a shorter working week (same wages?)? Is that not just refinement of work rotas?

Tube drivers say shift patterns are wrecking their ability to function properly. They're not asking for a shorter week because they're lazy. They're saying working late, then early is a *drain on their capacity to do their job*. Why does this country hate working people so much?

Tubes carry 800-1000 passengers in peak time. You're off your nut if you don't think it's a skilled job to drive one. Typical punching down on people who do the jobs that keep country moving. "Automation" crowd would think differently if they were in a crisis situ underground

@deb_cohen Life goals.

@AvaSantina Hmmm, so my lived cycling experience over too many years ain't good enough for you? Alright, what's the Blackfriars route? I'll give it a go next time I'm over that way. I wonder if part of the problem is electric-powered bikes and less time for cyclists to perceive and react?

@jamesak47 As much as that's true in principle, I do think you should try the commute down toward Blackfriars

@AvaSantina In their fantasies, they're bursting forth from their pack to take the lead, and we're all just part of their peloton.

And also how they treat other cyclists. Lycra Liam treating the evening commute like roadrunner and overtaking on single cycle lanes is a particular gripe of mine.

@hail2thetealeaf It's the human capacity for hope, from which greatness and insanity pour forth. 😉