Today is #LongCovidAwarenessDay Long Covid changed my life beyond recognition. I got ill. I never recovered. Lost my job. Became housebound. I rely on others to do things for me. I lie on my bed most of the day. Watch the Guardian's short film about my life with #LongCovid 👇

Long COVID hasn’t disappeared. People continue to develop it after new infections—yet the myth that it’s “over” still persists. Bára’s story shows the reality: after her 3rd COVID‑19 infection in 2025, she became house‑bound with severe fatigue and heart issues.

British author Dame Jilly Cooper, whose best-selling novels include Rivals, has died aged 88

https://t.co/eGwvSUkftJ

Yes please let’s get this trending to highlight the utter absurdity of the claim 🙄- especially given current Covid rates and the fact we know Covid doubles the risk of heart attack and stroke and has been shown to damage cognitive function and cause immune dysregulation

I love allotments, historically a little slice of land for the urban working classes to retain a link to nature, maintain a satisfying hobby & grow wholesome food. My granddad, after he ceased to be an agricultural worker & started working for the gas board, loved his. Save them!

The jaw dropping early C16th angel roof at St. Wendreda's in March, Cambridgeshire - Sir John Betjeman said it was "worth cycling forty miles into a headwind to see." It's hard to believe that this beautiful example of medieval craftsmanship is under threat #thread

Fantastic video from these young farmers explaining the basic economics and mathematics of the inheritance tax law that Rachel Reeves from customer service and is clearly incapable of. Please share this to inform the left wing echo chamber where needed.

Depressing news that Govt may approve bee-killing pesticide despite election promise to ban it - & outrageous that British Sugar has applied to use neonics for 5th year, despite industry commitment to end reliance in 2023. Govt must act to protect bees 🐝

Amazing to have the chance to talk to Colm Toibin about his new novel, the sequel to Brooklyn. I was trying hard in this piece not to give any games away..

Hearing all about the beautiful books at Thames & Hudson...

Excited to be judging the #BritishBookAwards again this year, alongside some very much starrier folk!

"You don’t go to Leonardo da Vinci and say, ‘Could you add a bit more blue over there?’" David Fickling of @DFB_storyhouse on being @PhilipPullman's editor. Such a fun interview to write.

After the effect of 'Mr Bates vs the Post Office', let’s hope Toby Jones is also working on new TV dramas about water pollution, climate change, covid, PPE contracts, the refugee crisis, the cost of living, energy prices, and the NHS

1/2 Yes! Jane Cholmeley, co-founder of Silver Moon bkshop on @thebookseller cover & interviewed by @benedictepage Silver Moon staff very generously gave Letterbox Library advice on setting up way back in 1983 & we bumped in to her at the recent @ARBRadBookfair … ➡️

The archive of @TheBookseller was digitised earlier this month by The British Newspaper Archive (@BNArchive). Read more 👇

Third Booker win for Oneworld as Lynch's 'Prophet Song' triumphs #BookerPrize2023

KKR confirmed as the purchaser of Simon & Schuster

.@GrantaMag has unveiled its once-in-a-decade list of the Best of Young British Novelists under the age of 40. Find out more: https://t.co/FWo8YnB7Ap

Sad news of a committed library campaigner, Shirley Burnham.