Kemi Badenoch is expected to carry out a wider reshuffle of her front bench team following high-profile departures.
Emergency measures needed to stop teachers quitting, say Lib Dems
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This actor was told he had Alzheimer's, now he's performing a one-man show
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The Millennials swapping doom-scrolling for gardening
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'A giant leap forward': Nasa launches powerful new space telescope
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Summer Reading Bingo 2026
Aug. 30th, 2026 08:53 pmWith just over a day left, I have completed a column on the regular adult reading bingo card (about ten days ago), and one on the "more reading" card (this afternoon).
On the main card:
- Staff recommendation: Shut Up and Read, by Jeannine A. Cook (I borrowed this from the library because of BPL summer reading.)
- Learn a Boston fact: Allston is named after a painter (I spent some time wandering around Wikipedia to find a Boston fact I didn't know.)
- Orange cover: The Dragon Has Some Complaints, by John Wiswell
- Learn a new word: "bisonoric," describes a kind of accordion that has two tunings at the same time. From a conversation on the Scintillation Discord.
- Page to screen: Green for Danger, by Christianna Brand
More reading card:
- A love story: Harmonic Pleasures, by Celia Lake
- Transgender author: What We Are Seeking, by Cameron Reed
- From your to-be-read pile: "It's Classified," by Ardes Shea (I read this several months after I got it, because of the summer reading bingo card)
- Reread a favorite: A Few Figs from Thistles, by Edna St. Vincent Millay (An old favorite, which I just reread for the summer reading)
- Set in New England: The Sheltering Fire, by Ruthanna Emrys
That's two books I read, and one I reread, because of the summer reading challenge. I also read some things that would let me check off other boxes, sometimes more than one per book. I don't think it led me to read more, in total, than I otherwise would have in the last three months. As I remarked to
rysmiel, the library keeps the lists of recommended books for different categories online indefinitely, and I sometimes look at previous years' lists for ideas if I don't know what I want to read next.
Jewish community in harder position than immediately after synagogue attack, says rabbi
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The mystery of why so many black Britons still can't swim
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How the US-Canada trade war is being felt on both sides of the border
Aug. 31st, 2026 12:05 amThe US-Canada trade war is being felt on both sides of the border.
Lola Young surprises Reading Festival with final day set
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Patel to be replaced by Tugendhat as shadow foreign secretary
Aug. 31st, 2026 12:26 amKemi Badenoch is expected to carry out a wider reshuffle of her front bench team following high-profile departures.
The Papers: 'Killers blocked from early release' and 'Harry should fund security'
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The US-Canada trade war in 5 charts
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GB's Samuel earns first win at a Grand Slam - but 'nervous' Norrie beaten
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US strikes Iranian launchers on Larak Island in first known attack in weeks
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Patel to be replaced by Tugendhat as shadow foreign secretary
Aug. 30th, 2026 11:33 pmKemi Badenoch is expected to carry out a wider reshuffle of her front bench team following high-profile departures.
GB's Samuel earns first win at Grand Slam - but 'nervous' Norrie beaten
Aug. 30th, 2026 11:30 pmBritish qualifier Toby Samuel breaks more new ground with a dominant victory over Tomas Machac on his US Open debut.
