‘The UK currently has schemes for some Afghans, Ukrainians and people from Hong Kong to come to the UK but no route for Palestinians.’

Keir Starmer pledges to close loophole that let Gazan family settle in UK bbc.co.uk

Much calmer sounds this afternoon when the lock was filled and the gate was closed.

Sight and sound by the lock gate this morning.

A canal lock with a walkway and a heart-shaped design painted on a barrier is shown.

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Sight and sound on the footbridge over the canal from this morning.

Auto-generated description: A wall facing the camera is painted with a simplistic, smiling face in black and white graffiti, set against an urban backdrop with trees and buildings.

Still setting up this bloody laptop.

Kids are enjoying scooting into school in the mornings.

I’m like some retired secret service security detail chasing after them shouting “SLOW DOWN!” and “IT’S NOT A RACE!” and (to the big one) “LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER BEFORE YOU CROSS THE ROAD!” and “NOT THAT SHOULDER!” and (to the little one) “MIND THAT OLD LADY!” and “USE YOUR BRAKE!” and (to myself) “AAARRRGGGHHH!!!”

Putting my feet up before the school run starts again. The ball of my right big toe is very sore.

‘Under UK law, it is now an offence to enter the country without permission, while international law states that refugees should not be penalised for illegal entry.’

Gotta love that rules-based international order.

UK to refuse citizenship to refugees arriving on small boats bbc.com

Setting up a new laptop for a colleague at work. A very sleek and lightweight Lenovo V15 G4.

Helicopter crews exposed to benzene twenty years ago now dying from cancer.

MoD investigates air crew cancers after helicopter claims bbc.com