Lyn Paterson

'Pink Petals Avenue' Kelburn Castle, Largs. Photo: Niall Hammond

Malcolm Offord says we import 70% of our gas from Norway. He doesn’t explain they use hydro for energy and heat pumps from @wasteheatuser & others to power low cost district heating. Norway exploits its renewables - that’s why they’ve oil/gas to export to suckers like us.

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Mel Brooks, a master of satire and parody once described as the funniest man alive, has spent a career taking on class, religion and race. He says he likes to find humour in darkness and speaking truth to power. Almost 100 years old, he is now up for a clutch of Olivier Awards for a revival of his much loved musical 'The Producers'.

🚨 Wow! Hungary election betting markets just went wild. Péter Magyar now has 86% odds to be the next Prime Minister of Hungary. Viktor Orbán has collapsed to just 15%. After 15 years in power, the grip of Putin’s mouse looks like it’s slipping fast. What a stunning shift! 🇭🇺

66percent turnout by 3pm 🇭🇺 That feels like an earthquake en route

JD Vance failed. And now Trump will block the Strait of Hormuz from being used by anyone at all. Get ready for oil prices to soar on Monday.

Math becomes beautiful the moment you can see it. a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b)

A horse has just died at Aintree. Shame on all those who attended “Ladies” Day and contributed to this cruel bloodsport. RIP Gold Dancer💔💔💔💔

Scotland is aiming to be the world's first rewilded country. It's looking to rewild 30% of the country by 2030. We have the solutions. Replenishing and protecting nature is one of them. #ActOnClimate #climate #biodiversity #GreenNewDeal

FUN FACT: Michelle Obama and Jill Biden never had to hold a press conference to deny being part of a sex trafficking ring.

A brooding Ailsa Craig

Hundreds of millions of people throughout the world are immersed in extreme poverty. Yet, disproportionate wealth remains in the hands of a few. It is an unjust scenario, in the face of which we cannot fail to question ourselves and commit to change things. There is no lack of resources at the root of disparities, but the need to address solvable problems related to a more equitable distribution of wealth, to be achieved with moral sense and honesty.

New YouGov Wales Poll: Plaid Cymru - 27% Ref UK - 17% Cons - 16% Labour - 14% Green Party - 12% Lib Dems - 8% Restore UK - 5% Polled - 6th-7th April 2026

Suzanne Vega originally recorded "Tom's Diner" as an a cappella track because she didn't feel confident enough in her piano skills. This later became the foundation for the famous 1990 DNA remix & served as the primary testing material for the development of the MP3 format.

“With their tanks and their bombs, and their bombs, and their guns” How incredibly relevant this 1994 masterpiece by the The Cranberries still is on the theme of war The voice of the late Dolores O’Riordan is simply unmatched She left us far too soon 🌹

Blaeu Atlas (1654) is a fascinating window into what the settlements of 17th century Scotland looked like, and what the relationships of the smaller ones were to what became cities. Firstly, Glasgow. 1.

If you are born into a family with financial security I actually think dedicating your life to actively trying to help people is probably the best you could do.

I predicted someone like Trump many years ago, in THE DEAD ZONE. So now I'm saying this--in the next 12-16 months, we're going to find out if the two machines for the removal of a man unable to fulfill his duties actually work. They are impeachment and the 25th amendment. He is deeply unwell .

Suspect a lot of the inside crowd rich boys made a killing on the oil price ups and downs again. Trebles all round