I made some World Cup content ahead of England's semi final tonight and still managed to mention Wales. You cannot imagine how much fun I had saying "Jujuy". Not sure on the total number, but this would have gone out on a load of local BBC stations in England today.

This is the 1966 World Cup final. Britishness and Englishness are interchangeable for a lot of people who fall into those categories. For those of us who don't, our identities aren't interchangeable with them.

There's that finger-on-the-pulse instinct that's served his political career so well.

After the World Cup, these could also come in handy if you're celebrating anything at an historic prison.

Can somebody put Chris Mason on a writing workshop? In that second paragraph "Sure" and "of course" provide the same function in that sentence, and that is just the tip of the iceberg. Regardless of his journalism, that is infuriatingly poor writing.

I have such an expertly curated algorithm that I'm seeing posts from Mexican street food restaurants in the US and this is how they're advertising the game tomorrow night. "Good vibes"

I absolutely love doing stuff like this in work. It was sent around all other BBC local stations so there's a chance you heard it if you're outside the BBC Tees patch, too.

Don't make him Ang Lee.

Unmatchable album titles.

"Can't you go five minutes without humiliating yourself?"

I'm going to make myself Instagram famous for my roast spuds, then sell the recipe and franchise to whoever it is in Dubai who's bankrolling the cereal cafe twins these days, and then I will log off forever.

A masterpiece of architecture in Reus, birthplace of Gaudi.

Went for an early morning run and took some photos of the Tarragona-Castellò line for @garethdennis.uk It's a brand new high speed line, but it's not technically a High-Speed line, if you know what I mean.

Learned the Catalan version of "Cenedl heb iaith..."

I just had a chance encounter with the Pope, but you'll have to take my word for it.

I am in Catalonia.

Six words: Hammer Smashed Face bass clarinet cover.

One must recognise the enormous influence Limmy has had on everything that's followed him.

Saw both a stoat and a curlew today while driving through Northumberland. Obviously couldn't get a picture of either, but I did get a picture of this beautiful Northumbrian lump today.

Pure gorgeous day today. Lucky to live somewhere so beautiful.

Maybe the best Whitley Bay carnival today. Followed the parade to Spanish City, watched a band with that first pint of the day in the glorious sun, and then dolphins appeared off the coast. Absolute bliss.

Woke up an hour and a half before my alarm. Went out for a run. Was blessed by this cat.

Wrote about having Crohn's and how delicious £5 artisan loaves of sourdough make me ill and how I lament the fact I can't eat them any more and what does my wife buy today?

I turned to dust earlier when my daughter saw this and asked "What's that code?"

Hugely honoured to be asked to present an award at Teesside University's 2026 awards.

I've tried opening replies to my posts this week but people can't stop themselves from being weird, so back to restricted replies we go!

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