My review of the new novel by the great Jonathan Meades, “Empty Wigs” ⁦@ObsNewReview⁩ ⁦@UrsulaKenny⁩

@JCharlesLondon @Ncknwmn @thetimes Are you two related..?

@CliveTyldesley I hope you are Clive (you look as though you’ve just sat through an unfiltered research-dump by your successor at the ITV matchday mic)

As water bills are set to rise, the long and murky history of how Londoners gets their wet stuff - and get rid of it - from the vantage of the Victorian sewers. My piece for The New European

RT @The_Fence_Mag: One of the last TV newsmen, @StephenSmithWDS celebrates the days of fat ratings and long lunches.

RT @thedustyteapot: The incredibly talented and charming Adam Brez starting a new mural in #NewBrighton this morning. Give him a couple of…

RT @marysia_cc: Fox in the snow, linocut by Sabra Field

RT @RichardBurgon: There is hardly any fraud in the disability benefits system. In response to my parliamentary questions, the DWP says ju…

RT @Nicky13Johnson: Wishing you a happy new week from Roseberry Topping, North Yorkshire 😊

RT @GrimArtGroup: Corner shops where you knew the proprietor and they knew you - huge part of many our childhoods, yet in a single generati…

RT @StanCollymore: The fact that a British government hasn't come out swinging on behalf of Canada, a country who's unwavering loyalty to B…

RT @MaureenPlatts: Great Langdale, Lake District NP

Enjoyed Brentford v Spurs today apart from the 2 bros in the West Stand who spent the whole first half discussing “bottomless brunch”, olives and their favourite “chilled rap” tunes. I know the days of Bovril & a pie are over but please take yr curated lifestyles outside

RT @AlisonFisk: Something lovely for the weekend! 💚 A stunning 2,000 year-old Roman emerald green glass bowl. 📷 The Met

@LFCHistoryShow @SuperbFootyPics @HillsboroughSu1 @simonrim @SueJones19 @SuButcher @ThePaulMachin @spiritofshankly @30YearsRed @IainMcMullen @Ianlittlewood2 That was a great jersey, too

Profile @BBCRadio4 and @BBCSounds on tractor-loving Belarus hardman, Alexander Lukashenko: he's beginning his 7th term as president, amid much criticism. He once hoped to have the top job in the Kremlin...BBC Radio 4 - Profile, Alexander Lukashenko

Ace impressionist Jon Culshaw on being heckled by Charles, how to mimic Sir Keir Starmer & being upstaged in a working men’s club - by onion sandwiches. My interview with Jon in the Mail Weekend magazine today

I’m in the Mail today: not the abs, the interview underneath with impressionist Jon Culshaw who describes how he takes off Sir Keir Starmer & his ministers - and how he was heckled by Charles. The full interview is in Weekend magazine tomorrow

RT @ahistoryinart: 'Still life of Tomatoes.' (1939) The light is an embracing feature of this work by Nora Heysen; defining form and colour…

Farewell to Marianne Faithfull, sometimes seen as a muse to rock stars but a formidable chanteuse in her own right - and more besides. Here’s an interview I did with her for ⁦@BBCNewsnight⁩ in #thewatchableyears