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[Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn]

Welsh Poppy, Papaver cambricum with crinkled petals and a delicate papery texture catching the sunlight; seen this week in Cambridge 💛
#SundayYellow #FlowersonSunday #SundayFlowers #BloomScrolling #WildflowerHour

[Philip K Allan @PhilipKAllan]

This year’s heatwave and drought in Europe has caused historically low water levels on the River Danube, exposing over 200 German wrecks scuttled in 1944 by the retreating Germans, including this warship.

#GermanNavy #Heatwave #WW2

[wildflowerhour @wildflower_hour]

Despite the recent drought many members of the Asteraceae or daisy family are looking just splendid. Perfect for this week’s #WildflowerHour! See if you can find one & share your pics this Sunday evening 8-9pm using the hashtag #DaisyFamily. Happy Asteraceae hunting!

[Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn]

A male Common Blue Damselfly, Enallagma cyathigerum resting on a Yew hedge in Cambridgeshire 💙
#InsectThursday #Damselflies @BDSdragonflies

[Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn]

Close-up of the pretty flowers of Common Vervain, Verbena officinalis; seen this week in landlocked Cambridgeshire
#WildflowerHour @wildflower_hour

[Maude Frome @frome_maude]

#Lammas is ‘hlaf-maesse’ (Loaf-Mass) in #OldEnglish & is referred to in the C9th #AngloSaxon Chronicle.

On #1stAugust bread made from the first harvest was blessed in church. This bread was then used magically to protect new grain. #weekend
#FolkloreSunday
#Art: Ravilious

[Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn]

Purple Loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria, a tall plant with brightly coloured spikes thriving alongside Hobson's Conduit in Cambridge 💜
#WetlandPlants #InternationalBogDay2026 #WildflowerHour @wildflower_hour

[Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn]

Hemp Agrimony, Eupatorium cannabinum, whose nectar-rich clusters of pink and white flowers are a favourite with butterflies such as this Holly Blue, Celastrina argiolus
#WetlandPlants #InternationalBogDay2026 #WildflowerHour @wildflower_hour

[Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn]

A rather fortunate wildflower find on Monday, given that the #AlphabetChallenge is #WeekDforDark and this is the first time I've spotted Dark Mullein this year
#WildFlowerHour

[First Squawk @FirstSquawk]

KOSPI Slides 3.3% as South Korean Shares Retreat to 7,407.32

[First Squawk @FirstSquawk]

Japan’s 10-Year Bond Yield Hits Nearly 30-Year High, Rising to 2.855%

[Old England @OldEngland1066]

Volunteer's selling artificial roses for charity in memory of Queen Alexandra in Seaford, 1928.

[GB News @GBNEWS]

'The actual amount of your electricity bill that's electricity, is only about a third now!'

Former CEO of Energy UK Angela Knight, explains what Ofgem's energy price cap increase by 13% means for Britons as the average household bill is set to rise to £1,862.

[Thames TV Archive @ThamesTVArchive]

A clip from an interview with Dame Penelope Keith, whose death was announced yesterday. Interviewed for the flagship news programme Thames at Six in 1977, Sandra Harris asks Penelope about fame, her career and how she passes her time when not treading the boards. #PenelopeKeith

[Talking Pictures TV @TalkingPicsTV]

TPTV are so very sad to hear the news that we have lost the incredibly talented Penelope Keith.
Forever our Margo and Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, but also a star on stage and big screen. Thank you, Penelope. Rest in Peace.

[History Girl @HistoryGirlBW]

Home front defence in a Surrey village in 1940. Workers remove finger posts and road signs across the country to confuse German invaders.

[Bobbie @bo66ie29]

Stone cottages, thatched roofs, and the quiet charm of English village life.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Castle Cary, Somerset, in 1963.

[The British Newspaper Archive @BNArchive]

The Daily Mirror, 29 June 1926, features photographs of Herbert Sutcliffe and Jack Hobbs. This pairing is thought by many as the greatest partnership in cricket history https://t.co/3nenCM1MKC #OTD #1926Newspapers

[johndewhirst @jpdewhirst]

A History of Bradford City AFC in Objects at the Bradford Literature Festival on Tuesday 7th July. @BradfordLitFest Info and tickets from this link:https://t.co/XJ8BBVOC06