Nathan Blackwood

✍🏽A return to the gameday squad for Ryan Hall, classical piano extraordinaire and England's all time leading tryscorer. independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/ru…

🥳🎉 One year ago today, Manchester Basketball had no name, no coach, no players, and just one employee, Dominique Allen (with Pete Simmons joining shortly thereafter) … and the men’s season started in three weeks. We ended the season with a packed Belle Vue and a crowd that literally shook the broadcast cameras. From nothing to something in just 12 months - this is only the beginning. Happy Anniversary, Manchester Basketball, and thank you to everyone who contributed to make this possible. Year two, here we come. See you in Europe. #RepTheCity

66 years ago today, Miles Davis released “Kind of Blue” Kind of Blue is regarded by many as a true masterpiece, the greatest jazz album ever recorded, and one of the best albums of all time… But what made the album so extraordinary? A thread 🧵

Happy independence Day Jamaica! 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲 Jamaica gained its independence from the United Kingdom on 6 August 1962.✊🏾 Wishing all my Jamaican friends and family a great day! 🇯🇲🔥🎉

Matija Sarkic would have celebrated his 28th birthday today. 💙 Thinking of you now and always, Mati.

@Sanny_Rudra @SalfordUni Congrats Sanny!

🚨Personal News! Delighted to be joining @SalfordUni as a Teaching Fellow! 🎓 I’ll be part of the BA Sports Journalism team from September 2025 onwards. Still freelancing in all the usual places but very excited to be heading back to my alma mater! 📺📻📝🤳🏾

@acailler What did he say that was untrue/vile? Specifically.

Imran Hussain going on a vile rant. Same as most weeks. #PMQs

@Sanny_Rudra Congrats Sanny!

I got the job! 😅

Today marks the 60th anniversary of Malcolm X's visit to Smethwick. The West Midlands town had experienced the most racist election campaign in British history. Just four months prior, a Tory MP had won on the slogan, 'If you want a n*gger for your neighbour, vote Labour.' 🧵

🗣️ "Without the fans, without the people who are spending their money, who turn up every week, none of this exists. We turn up, we watch, we buy, we are the reason it all exists and we don't want this. "We. Don't. Want. This." .@dan_routledge lets rip on the BBF vs SLB feud

Our response to today's publication of the Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 Report

Rest in Peace Matija, gone far too soon.

While CPI is back in target range, private rent rises are stubbornly high - with avg annual increases for England unchanged from last month at 8.6% (up £104 per month), and in London at 9.7% (up £186 per month). These are BIG extra amounts to find from your monthly income ..

@finn_toal @GigPig_UK congrats Finn!

🚨New Job🚨 I’ve joined @GigPig_UK as a music journalist and copywriter What initially started off as a six week placement nearly two years ago, turned into a part-time freelance role and now full-time Drop us an email with any music or hospitality stories finn@gigpig.uk

@JessRRothwell @TheOldhamTimes Best of luck in the new role Jess! Go smash it!

🚨Excited to share that from today I am working at @TheOldhamTimes. Feel free to get in touch with me for all things Oldham🚨#Oldham

@claudiasavage24 The mask slipped for a moment there didn’t it! Great work Claudia 🙌🏽

Some days you zing, some days you get zung🫡 If you told me this time last year when I was scared to ask a question at an empty Stormont presser that I’d be getting roasted by Farage on Sky News in front of the entire British media, I’d ask what you were on, so a wins a win

📍Stade Chaban-Delmas Some setting for a Grand Slam decider 🏟️ John Mitchell’s Red Roses ready to once again ‘let the handbrake off’ but Les Bleues and their expected 27,000-strong crowd may have something to say about that. #GuinnessW6N | @Sportsbeat

🗣️ Almost two thirds of people in destitution live with a chronic health condition or disability. Cutting people’s eligibility for benefits won't help. The PM's speech was an irresponsible war of words on people who already aren’t getting enough support. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi….

The first piece in my series on the experience of domestic violence is now out. 1/🧵 mancunianmatters.co.uk/life/17042024-…

Stuff you have never seen before....This is the opener to BBC News at 10 featuring @londonlionsw

A Windrush overground line. A Windrush statue at Waterloo station... How about instead of all of this we first focus on paying the estimated 15,000 compensation claims of Windrush Scandal victims? At least 53 people are known to have died while waiting for their money