Latest The Mill: Charity bosses are calling it “irresponsible activism”, but organisers believe they’re filling a gap left by local services.

Inside the rough sleeper camp on St Peter’s Sq.

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(What to Look for in Winter, 1959. First edition)

Two BIG job openings at The Economist right now. The first is our Marjorie Deane internship. It's a six month gig in London with our finance and economics section. No previous experience required. Many great colleagues who work at the paper started here. economist.com/finance-and-ec…

In far-flung Transylvania, Joshi Herrmann bumped into some Dispatch-reading Brummies in a pub.

They invited him to come and see what they were doing there: helping to rebuild an old railway which used to lead from Sibiu to Sighișoara, a picturesque town once inhabited by Vlad Dracul,…

fanciful frog (after fabergé)

I've seen it all now

What movie caused you to have a 'What the hell did I just watch?' moment after viewing?

Folks, I need to borrow $15,000

deactivating regularly on here but back to say: if you subscribe to The Mill then tomorrow you will receive a long, illustrated piece remembering Andy Martin by me speaking to staff, family and punters. Please donate to his funeral fund here. RIP.

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A pretty bonkers one I've been unpicking for a while. Today's The Post:

Catch Me If You Can? The rise and fall of the Baltic Triangle’s hapless scam artist

How an anonymous website caught out conman Fenir Saba

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During the Great Relish Shortage of 2011 extreme measures had to be taken to protect supplies.

Yes and I'm grateful for the opportunity! How about... Dani

Grim Reaper at funeral was woman's dying wish bbc.in/3J3mGLM

New from HTFP: City news network reaches six-figure reader milestone dlvr.it/T4kQpv

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🐸 A 1930s 'get rich quick' scheme involving...giant frogs
📈 The chief of Formula 1 hates Excel
🗞️ Playground bullies earn more in later life, says study

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The battle over Night & Day Café has dragged on for years and pulled in politicians and celebrities. People said it was a defining fight, a story about what kind of city Manchester wanted to be.

But was it as simple as that? Jack Dulhanty reports.

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What a pathetic comment in this review of ‘A Taste of Honey’ by the Guardian. The play was written in 1958. What does a “serious interrogation” of its “necessity” mean? Cancelling it? Grow up.

Heavy Over Head Lines Underneath
Oil on canvas
60x30cm

3 of 5 new paintings.
I took the photo for this from the cabin of a huge HGV. With an elevated view it really felt like being king of the road! 🚚👌🏻😍

Grim Art
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In 2022, #R4Today spoke to brothers Manni and Reuben Coe about writing their book, Brother Do You Love Me?

At the time Reuben, who has Down's Syndrome, was non-verbal. But now he has found his voice.

Amol Rajan asks what his first words were after a year of not talking.