Sir Keir Starmer reveals he’s created a ‘Best of Belle and Sebastian’ Spotify playlist which he plans to have playing during his meeting with Donald Trump on Thursday. “Hopefully he’ll notice one of the tracks and ask ‘Who’s this cool song by?’,” Sir Keir told reporters

Absolute honour to meet the astonishing Jung Chang and find out what happened after Wild Swans - cast out of China, unable to see her dying mother @Independent

Another hellish assignment for me. Best hotel I’ve ever stayed at @badruttspalace https://t.co/CQFUQzGl0R

WE SUPPORT THIS... ALTHOUGH ARE LOBBYING FOR SIX POINTS Last Tuesday, issuing 3 penalty points for littering from vehicles was debated in Parliament for the second time. ALL 11 of the Labour MPs on the Committee voted against it. SHAME ON THEM.

Scientists: global warming of 2.5/3°C is * hard/impossible to survive * hard/impossible to prevent * likely by 2045-70 * just one compounding factor in extinction catastrophe meaning a total rethink of economic growth is mandatory to protect species and everyone Journalists:

Sometimes my job is the pits 😢

I met the still-got-it Pierce Brosnan - he didn’t want to talk about Bond (I don’t entirely blame him). Nonetheless, I asked. He’s keener on Harry Potter. https://t.co/AlnSKPYF6a

Loved meeting @torvillanddean for @thetimes - 50 years of professional brilliance, deep friendship and still masters of the ice

Great to meet the smart and funny @Saschabailey talking about his near transitioning experience, while also providing humour and balance around this too-often crazily polarised issue

Petty, jobsworthy, stupid - because books are non/combustible. Idiotic, philistine decree by @londonfire to remove small element of joy from commuters’ lives. Please reconsider ⁦@TfL⁩ https://t.co/VCqzQXfmwE

Huge response 2 interviewing neurologist Suzanne O’Sullivan on her brilliant book on overdiagnosis - so many docs + teachers saying the situation is “farcical“ excusing dire behaviour + stealing resources from ones who really need it ⁦@DoctorChrisVT⁩ https://t.co/O3utfXOv9S

Ian Fleming's original James Bond novels haven't aged well. For example, Moonraker - published almost exactly 70 years ago in April 1955 - features a villain who's a super-rich industrialist and rocket-maker seeking to cause chaos because he's a secret Nazi. Such a silly idea!

It is as bad as you think it is.

yes - lest we imagined nothing more about Trump could shock and disgust us, today's attack on Zelensky was that of a deeply wicked individual whose presence in the White House is a deep stain on American history

Broken Britain. Hammersmith Bridge. Laughable if it wasn't so awful, 30 mins to walk over a major G7 river crossing. @LBHF @MayorofLondon @Transportgovuk @FMConway Millions wasted to date. And you're talking about a 3rd runway @rachelreeves? @RossLydall

Hammersmith Bridge closed for nearly 6 yrs to traffic, finally - after a 4 yr gap - there's been a task force meeting. Now we hear @transportgovuk insist its contents confidential. So much for openness Labour promised. Just be honest + say it will never reopen to motor vehicles.

Total joy as someone who came of age in the 90s to speak to the woman who was the first to fully reflect the joy and anxieties of my generation of women. The new Bridget Jones film Mad About the Boy is VV funny and also as she enters middle age vv moving. Strongly recommend it

I met the other double-barrelled Welsh-named person, who told me all about nearly drowning for Netflix in the presence of Mel B, Boris Becker and Holly Willoughby

Hard recommend to #thedoubleact by brilliant Mark Jagasia @arcolatheatre . Dark, poignant, very funny, thought provoking - go!

🎥 Save The Prince Charles Cinema! This iconic London cinema is at risk of closing due to unfair rent demands. Sign the petition to protect its future #SaveThePCC https://t.co/GU6F3nf6fY via @38degrees