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Britain gridlocked and distracted: Blackwall shut, Tories–Reform badge spat, Windows 11 invents an invisible button; Netanyahu seeks pardon; West Ham mourns Billy Bonds; Wales wants a National Gallery
Blackwall Tunnel Closure Turns East London Into A Parking Lot
London's favorite pastime is back on the schedule, standing still. With the Blackwall Tunnel shut, traffic through Limehouse, Poplar, and the Royal Docks is crawling as drivers divert and the contingency plan, wishful thinking, meets reality. Expect extended journeys and a chorus of horns until the tunnel reopens.
Windows 11 Invents The Invisible Button
A recent update hides the sign in password icon. The hotspot where it used to be still works, so Microsoft helpfully advises users to click the blank space and carry on. The world's richest software company has reinvented the invisible button as a feature. Bold strategy, trust the void.
Tories And Reform Argue About A Badge While Voters Count Pennies
After a Tory chairman likened Reform UK's black and gold badge to a Nazi Golden Party Badge, Kemi Badenoch called Reform crybabies and said she fully backs him. He posted, deleted, then shared a Wikipedia link for good measure. No sanctions, no apologies, and a reminder that voters care about money, not badge discourse. Reform calls the comparison dangerous and offensive. Translation, a steel cage fight over a logo while the audience would quite like to afford heating.
Netanyahu Seeks Presidential Pardon On Corruption Charges
Benjamin Netanyahu has asked President Isaac Herzog for a pardon, turning a years long courtroom saga into a plea for mercy without contrition. Herzog says he will sincerely consider it. The opposition warns a pardon would undercut the rule of law. No apology, no admission, just a bid for the VIP lane to absolution.
West Ham Mourns Billy Bonds, 79
West Ham legend Billy Bonds has died at 79. The club and his family honor a lion hearted leader who lifted two FA Cups and defined an era. A captain, a standard bearer, and a cherished figure to generations of Hammers. May he rest in peace.
Give Wales The National Gallery It Deserves
Cardiff is the only capital in the British Isles without a national gallery, less quirky than quietly embarrassing. The art exists in storage and corridors, what is missing is ambition. The proposal, turn Cardiff City Hall from deluxe confetti catcher into the National Gallery of Wales, move the National Museum's art collection next door as the foundation, let the Museum focus on history, and send works on tour across the country. Ireland treated culture as an economic engine decades ago and funds it accordingly, while Wales patches leaky roofs and calls culture a cost. Wales already excels in film and TV, now give visual art a flagship. Build the National Gallery, then house a Contemporary Art Gallery at Cyfarthfa Castle in Merthyr. Attract major shows, draw visitors, create jobs, and put Wales on the map by design, not accident.
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