Dad, journalist, pun lover. Eclectic tastes. Views my own.
Norwich, Cambridge, London
Joined March 2010
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Rob Halden-Pratt retweeted
Speaking of patches, we can now reveal the personal ESA mission patch for #Artemis I's woolly astronaut, @shaunthesheep, who is safely on his way to the Moon and baaa-ck. See more European spaceflight patches 👉 esa.int/About_Us/ESA_history… #ForwardToTheMoon #Baaartemis #ShaunInSpace
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"This is a song about the anguish of the bereaved mind. Oh no, hang on, it isn't. That was my side project"
#hmhb – at Norwich, England
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I'm gutted to hear the news that Kevin O'Neill has passed away.
He was one of the most incredibly, genuinely unique artists in comics, his style was uncompromising and full of rich, visceral detail.
What a loss.
- Jamie
Rob Halden-Pratt retweeted
How great is this! Gurkhas playing the Game of Thrones theme in Liverpool Street this morning! H/t @TonyDiakou
Rob Halden-Pratt retweeted
Very proud of this census tool from my wonderful colleagues. Am going to send it to my mum.
We'll keep updating Census maps as more data comes out.
Do also check out this thoughtful piece from @Kath_Torney on 'Voices of our ageing population' ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationa…
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In a video last week, Australia became the first team to collectively address Qatar's human rights record and call for the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the country.
But will other countries follow suit?
@jwhitey98 asked every nation at the World Cup for their views.
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Actor Robbie Coltrane has died at the age of 72, his agent has said.
He was best known for playing Hagrid in the Harry Potter films and criminal psychologist Dr Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald in crime drama Cracker.
@kirancmoodley looks back at his life.
channel4.com/news/harry-pott…
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The discovery of the remains of a 1,400-year-old royal hall of the first kings of East Anglia has been described as a find of "international importance".
itv.com/news/anglia/2022-10-…
Rob Halden-Pratt retweeted
The classic Toronto Raptors logo re-imagined in the woodland style characteristic of the First Nations artists of southern Ontario, designed by Casey Bannerman and Mike Ivall from the Chippewas of Georgina Island.
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A Wing delivery drone making a "precautionary controlled landing" outside of Brisbane ended up on some 11,000 volt power lines, where it eventually "caught fire and incinerated itself” resulting in a couple thousand people losing power for about 45 mins abc.net.au/news/2022-09-30/f…
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On this point, its worth remembering that
a) all families are as old as each other
b) everyone* in Britain is descended directly from Edward III
3) everyone in Europe is descended from Charlemagne, cos maths.
(*caveats in link)
waterstones.com/blog/family-…
The Duke of Norfolk is organising the Queen's funeral so we get this.
"The Fitzalan-Howards are one of the oldest aristocratic families in Britain, with a lineage that can be traced back to Edward the Confessor"
Really? Edward who famously had no kids
tatler.com/article/who-is-th…
Rob Halden-Pratt retweeted
The Melbourne Writers Festival has used AI to bring the words of classic novels such as Dracula and 1984 to life in a unique way 🦇bit.ly/3Sccd2X
Which of the designs is your favorite?
#AI | #Advertising | #Marketing | #Books
Rob Halden-Pratt retweeted
70 Private Eye covers featuring the Queen to keep you going as you wait for next week's one…
Seventy years in seventy covers - see how Private Eye covered the Queen’s record-breaking reign here:
private-eye.co.uk/special-re…
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The Eye currently has its highest number of subscription-holders ever. Let's see how that goes…🤔
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Hedge fund titan Paul Tudor Jones has founded a new company, SumerSports, with an ambitious goal: using the latest analytics to create computer-driven models that will help NFL teams build better rosters. on.wsj.com/3QE8JFt