Russell Plunkett

@diginoo @OctopusEnergy Text from the power company said an underground cable was cut

Power outage in Hitchin ? Anyone know what’s happened @OctopusEnergy

@EuEthnic Text from the power company says an underground cable was cut

Does any one know what is the reason for the power and telecommunications outage at Hitchin? #Hitchin

@sambillings Considering this will affect around 200 people per year out of almost 70,000,000 I think it's being blown out of proportion

A sad day for British farming. UK farmers continue to be shafted!

@chuan_sg75 @LFC youtu.be/fFeg_hl0Se4?si… no doubt

@LFC A true magician on the ball.

Suarez with a sensational header from the edge of the box 🎯 #OnThisDay

@Mtnbiker15 @jburnmurdoch I had never felt full until these meds - now I understand that it's not just a social convention of when you think it would be perceived as gluttony, some people actually feel full!

@jburnmurdoch That’s someone who doesn’t understand the link it has in the brain for suppressing ghrelin which allows the person to actually feel full and not overeat.

“Sure, it would extend and improve millions of lives, succeeding where decades of other efforts have failed, but this would be bad because people would still be enjoying themselves. We must not forget that the goal is ending pleasure, not ending cancer.”

@BBCMOTD Can't wait to see @JamesAcastor on the stands chanting!

This was Kettering Town’s reaction to drawing local rivals Northampton in the FA Cup🤩 #BBCFootball #FACup

@d4rti @GillianBateman5 Honestly, the cost of running that might be prohibitive - 1m tweets per hour would cost a fortune!

Speaking to my next door neighbour, she's just paid £20k to the care home where her lovely 87 year old husband now resides (dementia).This will cover the cost for 3 MONTHS.This is what happens when you've worked all your life, paid into the 'system' & never claimed a penny 🥺

@glove931 Elf n safety gone mad!

Not even a single card for Lavanini

@alistrathern As everyone else is predictably moaning I will come out and say it - giving the richest cohort of people more money isn't good fiscal responsibility. This is a sensible decision, and small fry compared to what is needed to redress the financial burden between young and old

My thoughts on the winter fuel allowance vote yesterday. 👇

@DanNeidle WTF Lib Dems?! Do you think there is any real mechanism to directly attribute spending to a tax rise? E.g. Reeves says 'we are raising higher rate tax band by 0.25% and this will directly fund a pay rise for NHS staff bands 6 and below', is there anything to bind this?

This chart blew me away. And these are the people in favour of tax increases AND willing to pay more themselves.

PSA: ignore all polls like this unless they follow up with “how much more tax?” We did, and the answers were pretty amazing.

@Samfr 25 mins from the house and it feels like a holiday. If you can ditch the kids then the spa is really nice. Been to 'similar' places cost about 2/3 as much and they had bouncers on the swimming pool at 11am. Sanitised, safe and convenient is the premium

I'd read a study into the economics of Center Parcs. It's significantly cheaper to go to nicer, hotter, resorts in Europe (including flights) and yet they are always full and I don't understand it.

@DeanC_2024 @CountyChamp Not 6'5" though...

On Thursday, Farhan Ahmed made his Nottinghamshire debut at 16 years old. He's the club's youngest first-class player. Today, he's finished with figures of 7/140. Solid start.

@glove931 Mine is only horrific things interspersed with that french pole vaulter knocking off the bar with his todger. More mildly amusing sporting moments, less fascism please!

Could whoever’s in charge of the For You page please switch it back

@cyberdogalex The image of the Turkish guys is literally from the mixed pairs shooting

someone tell me why shooting is gender segregated??

Finished @Samfr's excellent book Failed State and experienced it in microcosm today. Offered a job, need a ltd company, Companies House currently have a 3 week backlog due to staff cuts instead of 2 day target, a loss of 2.5 weeks of productivity... Frustrating

EXCL: Kemi Badenoch asked officials to pay for holiday flight to United States with taxpayers’ money while in government but was rebuffed by former department’s top civil servant 👇🏼 theguardian.com/politics/artic…

@lewis_goodall *34 crimes

With stiff competition 2024 has claim to be the most astounding election cycle in modern American history -Trump claims nomination for third time -Trump convicted of a crime -Assassination attempt on Trump -Biden has most catastrophic debate in history -Biden pulls out with weeks to go pre convention -Holds open prospect of first brokered convention since 1968 And still nearly 4 months to go…

@simonccsays @Samfr Surely it will be Buttigeig?

@Samfr She's a shoe-in, surely. Real interest is who she picks as running mate.

Only real question is whether anyone serious challenges Harris. Doesn't look like it so far.

Taylor Swift turns 35 before inauguration day, just saying.