The real casting question is how did a complete air-head with a whole range of crackpot opinions and extreme right-wing politics get cast as CEO of a trillion dollar company?

57 years ago today: Buzz Aldrin and a windy day on the moon.

BREAKING: area newspaper discovers women working in govt. *Northern* women - not even real women. Daily Mail: "Burnham gathers his Cabinet of 'Northern Queens' as he faces a Labour mutiny over unfunded energy bills 'bung' on first full day as PM"

"Make haste ministers! Today the cabinet room materialises in Skegness!

It's the 10th anniversary of Brexit. I feel like we should celebrate with a song - please do join in:

Colonsay. Not England but a lovely little island. With pub. Eigg could be good too. How about this for a view:

I think this is his job description:

If Trump wants the American people to pay for a new ballroom I think the American people should get to design it.

Iran:

Hegseth: "let's flatten Iran!

The Catholic church's crime-fighters are legendary but they do have an unfair advantage. God sees everything. PS: don't mention the Spanish Inquisition

And let's not forget watches. Considering the gaiety of the occasion sports watches and GMTs - especially colourful models - or something playful like the Snoopy Speedmaster will make suitable alternatives to more formal dress watches.

The big question is how can the US clear up the mess it has created in the gulf? But what if Trump doesn't want to end it? What if chaos is the whole point? Russia is doing very well out of this reportedly to the tune of $9bn/month. NATO under severe strain.

Been testing out a hammock tent & wood stove. What a difference a stove makes for winter camping. You can dress for freezing weather up to a point but usually you end up retreating into sleeping bag to keep warm. With the stove going full blast I had to strip to the waist and was still too hot..!

Widespread outrage as Trump posts crudely racist vid of Obamas as apes (!) To avoid offence, I've masked their faces.

Trump's America is the last thing Greenlanders would agree to. He's got nothing they want. We could all learn something from their ideas about shared land & resources.

Finally! Lenny The Cheater, my boy scout nemesisis, has agreed to give me the circus skills badge he so presumptiously took for himself all those years ago. No-one can juggle balls like me. Everybody says so. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

BREAKING: plans for the new East Wing have been leaked.

I've had a life-changing experience: bicycle rollers! Now I can stay fit through a Scottish winter :) It's so good to be able to exercise no matter the weather. Finding it quite difficult not to fall off but if you like cycling and are keen to develop good pedaling form that adds to the fun.

That's the Victorian strongman vote in the bag.

Trump's new bribery hall.

it's not a "ballroom". Trump loves bribes. So he's building a bribery hall.

Trump: "I'm knocking down the East wing to build a ballroom" Translation: "I'm demolishing the White House to create a den of bribery and corruption.