I'm beginning to think I was somewhat naive in placing my trust in the "impartiality" of the BBC.

The annual jamboree of hypocritical virtue - COP30 climate conference begins in next week in Brazil. As well as ripping up trees in the Amazon rainforest to build a 8 mile highway to COP30, hundreds of delegates will arrive on private jet to tell us plebs how to save the planet.

The return of @TPExpressTrains "short notice changes to the timetable" is most unwelcome.

Very sad to hear that John Lodge has left us. share.google/LpguO8Oe0ood27N…

I popped down to the start at Cheltenham one day when Mad Moose was running, along with a few others (you know who you are), after he’d developed this idiosyncratic behaviour of ‘I’ll start if I feel like it.’ We wanted to see him at close hand and offer him some encouragement and support and hoped that he would jump off, enjoy himself, and run his race. It all seemed to be going very smoothly as he went to post nicely, he circled around at the start with the others, he looked happy and relaxed, as if he was just having fun with his mates, and I was pretty sure, given his body language, that on this occasion he would start. How wrong I was. As the starter called them in, he even lined up, took a step forward, and almost feigned a forward movement as if to go, but he stayed firmly rooted to the spot. It was almost as if he was humouring us all and given what I learned about him afterwards, I think he was. Racing needs characters. To me, it’s not about how much a pint of Guinness costs or whether you can drink it whilst watching the race, it’s about falling in love with the horses and their personalities, and returning to the racecourse time after time to see them, cheer them on, and develop that unique bond with them. And Mad Moose was certainly a character. You felt a connection with him. You empathised with him and related to him. He was the naughty kid at school, loved by all. Thank you Moose for bringing so much joy to all of us who loved and followed you. You had a good life. Now RIP x❤️ (I attach a photo from that day, taken on my old Sony Ericsson C905, as Moose looks onwards (@DavidCrosse up), as the rest of the runners head to the first, with that expressive, knowing look of “If I don’t want to run I won’t.” Love him.)

#proms There you have it. You've just seen a "once in a lifetime moment", so we are told.

The Bradley Arms, North Featherstone, #Yorkshire 🍻 This inn has a rich history and was a key location in the infamous Featherstone Massacre of 1893, the last occasion on which British troops shot and killed British citizens on English soil.

Hybrid Technology.

WINNER! 🥇 Brummell wins his 6th race, this time at @HamiltonParkRC under a confident ride from Tom Kiely Marshall. Congratulations to all of his owners in @ownersgroupuk! Here he is, looking very pleased with himself 👏

#gbbf Anyone here enjoyed that background music we just had and have got coming up again at 4.00? Just curious.

Boom Radio’s hours are now 37% of the entire BBC local radio network, despite not having any FM or AM transmitters, or dense local DAB coverage, or 40 years of heritage, or £100m of resource to throw at the output. Something has gone wrong here for sure.

A chance to sample the excellent @ChinChinBrewing at the source.

What a great day yesterday, well done Dave & family/ friends for putting on a fantastic beer festival , and of course the money raised for the great #charities well done, and of course the many great beers from Yorkshire .👍🏻 @ChinChinBrewing @ColinWilliams14 @WakefieldCamra

A reminder that this beer festival kicks off tomorrow at 1200. Ales from Yorkshire hand picked by @ChinChinBrewing

Coming soon: beer festival in South Kirkby. Beers from @ChinChinBrewing and other Yorkshire breweries. Bus 496 from Wakefield or rail to Moorthorpe.

#aplaceinthesun That's an hour of our lives we won't get back.

#aplaceinthesun For once, the visit to the lottery house will be a welcome respite.

#APlaceInTheSun If you were doing a parody version of the show this is exactly the script you would write.

Oh no! Another "funny shaped pool". #APlaceInTheSun