3 months ago my nephew, ben, couldn't walk or talk. tonight he led out England with
@HKane
. thank you firstly to the
@nhs
and also to
@fa
for making this possible
#ThreeLions
Trump says "I am the chosen one", hours after endorsing the notion he is "the second coming".
Significant and rapid escalation in the general madness over the last week. He knows what a tanking economy means for 2020. Hard not to feel like this is where he gets really dangerous
TRUMP: "The fake news, of which many of you are members, is trying to convince the public to have a recession. 'Let's have a recession!' ... I am the chosen one. Somebody had to do it. So I'm taking on China."
This feels like a such an important moment. All very well to utter platitudes about homophobia as part of wider campaigns but to do so in the moment, when confronted with it during elite sporting competition, is something Joe Root should be very proud of
should also express particular gratitude to
@HKane
. sharing the golden boot presentation with ben was such a nice gesture, and the care and attentiveness toward him throughout truly touching. you are a kind man. fair to say ben had a pretty great night
My incredible nephew, Benny, died three weeks ago.
If you're able to help us raise money for the hospice that made his last days so much more bearable (inexplicably, it's not funded by government), details are below.
Any support would be appreciated more than I can convey.
I'll be riding the last leg of Lands End to John O Groats at the end of August with plenty of company! My sons Richard and Sam will be riding along with sundry of their friends and we'll all be remembering my amazing grandson who died aged 6, 3 weeks ago.
really can't express adequate gratitude or speak highly enough of the amazing people in the radiotherapy dept at Birmingham's QE hospital, the Children's Hospital and everyone across the NHS who has helped my nephew
On Friday we finished riding from Leith to John O'Groats in memory of my truly special nephew, Benny, and to help
@AcornsHospice
, whose care in his final days we'll never forget. They badly needs funds right now and if you can help that would be so lovely
@chick_in_kiev
I'm not surprised, it's harrowing and utterly infuriating in equal measure. Journalism needs more people who actually give a shit about the stuff they're covering
Comes to something when the UN feels compelled to raise concerns about the number of black people who die in British police custody and structural racism in the UK
seeing several ordinary members of the public taking down an armed attacker it does feel like an unspoken pact and solidarity has evolved in London that says, regardless of the extreme personal risk, if you try to do terror, people will come together to fuck you up
#LondonBridge
I think Virgin is wrong in its decision not to sell the Mail - a decision taken for the wrong reasons. You can't have one rule for publications you approve of and another for those you don't.
i'd urge everyone to be super careful with coverage of kanye west atm. this is a man so clearly in the midst of a crisis. so imp we all display sympathy and sensitivity in headlines and copy, or our commitment to responsible treatment of mental health issues really is meaningless
@RopesToInfinity
a way around this i recently discovered (admittedly not much use for those without smartphones etc) is to have a photo of someone else's loyalty card that you can scan at the till. i don't even know the person whose barcode thing i use, it's been passed through so many people
fortunately our league didn't call off games today which means i get to witness some grade A football-style coronavirus discourse, including the statement "if you get it, you've just got to back yourself haven't you"
@AlexCTurk
Motta, de Zerbi, McKenna... honestly even Potter. The point is, we know ETH isn't the solution, so there is literally no reason to keep him - even though there are clearly lots of risks attached to all his potential replacements
@AcornsHospice
@CycleSurgery
@premierinn
But mainly, thank you to the many people who have donated. I really can't imagine Benny's last few days without the care
@AcornsHospice
provided and it's frankly criminal that any other family should be deprived of this in these circumstances🙏
now half way through our ride in memory of my wonderful nephew, Benny. We're raising money for
@AcornsHospice
, an incredibly important cause and one that really needs support at the moment
The Fishermen at
@arcolatheatre
is so good. Funny and poignant, but mainly two really, really special performances. Don't think I've ever felt as moved by a play. If you can go and see it, go and see it imho
@AcornsHospice
special well done to my pops, who has now completed the full Lands End-John O'Groats ride, at 70, and my brother, whose strength in the face of everything has been inspirational (superhero outfits on the last day, because Benny loved superheroes but also he was a superhero)
@KyleRa90
@AlsBoy
hi kyle. I'm sorry this information has upset you so much, but i honestly don't get why you feel it's cool to be quite that abusive in your response
Album of the year is already sorted so everyone else can go home. Happiness by
@AWATEMUSIC
is a bonafide classic and you should all buy it now. Then go and cop some tickets for his tour. This man is the future of UK rap music
there are definitely people from less advantaged backgrounds who make it in journalism, but v few who do so while also repeatedly engaging in anti-establishment or socialist rhetoric. so you are allowed to be working class, but just keep it on a low if you don't like Blair