Incredible piece from Auntie’s most experienced war correspondent and Middle East journalist. Good explainer here, too.

Bowen: Israel is accused of the gravest war crimes - how governments respond could haunt them for years: bbc.com

These trees outside our home provide beautiful cover for the ugly industrial warehouse they built shortly after we bought our flat. They make up for the loss of horizon view (in reality a derelict wasteland) making our close cozy and private. They provide shelter from the afternoon sun in summer allowing the kids to play outside freely.

Big kid decided each tree symbolises one of us, according to size. That’s me on the right. My neighbour wants to have me chopped down because I leave a mess on her car when she parks underneath.

Occasionally I like to lie on a blanket in our communal garden and just watch the trees swaying in the wind. During lockdown it was incredibly peaceful and calming watching the trees and the birds - crows, parakeets, pigeons, starlings, magpies, and red kites, geese and egrets flying by overhead.

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I listened to your feedback.

“TOO LOUD!!!” you shouted above the din. Or was it “TURN IT DOWN!!!”?

Whatever it was, we listened, and thirty years later we created the easy listening Hovercraft, for those of you, like us, who are getting on a bit and just want to chill out.

13 of the Craft’s finest homebrew, a bit hazy now, but super strength, just how we (used to) like it.

šŸŽµ Chilled Out Lamppost Wanted by Hovercraft (UK) on Bandcamp

My own tiny contribution to the “island of strangers” keeping us safe.

A little tune I created, related.

The sports presenter said: “I know where I stand on this… What’s going on there [Gaza], the mass murder of thousands of children is probably something we should have a little opinion on.”

Gary Lineker deletes 'Zionism' post amid criticism: bbc.com

It’s come to something when we’re praising the Pope for cheering for peace not war, and welcoming refugees and the homeless.

Today, we pay tribute to Pope Francis.

He welcomed refugees & the homeless where others turned their backs.

He called for peace ā€” in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, the DRC & beyond ā€” where others cheered for war.

His humanity is an inspiration to us all, and he will be greatly missed.

‘He admitted to putting a “sock over my private bits” and opening his dressing room door shouting “hooray”’.

He was doing so well up until that admission.

Gregg Wallace seeks 'space to heal' after saying claims against him 'not all true': bbc.com

Awful news.

Virginia Giuffre, Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein accuser, dies by suicide: bbc.com

Just for clarity, while he no longer has enormous testicles, he’s still very definitely a boy.

Little kid is five today. Job done according to his mum. At least Iā€™m no longer getting peed on.

Little kid is five today. Job done according to his mum. At least I’m no longer getting peed on.