Can’t quite believe it’s my tenth year of doing this! (see the back catalogue here – although I imagine many of the older links will be broken by now!), anyway, in the hope of finding out Brexit was all a big joke, here we go…!
Thumbs Up release new range of pet-tech including: Drone dog walker, Paw scanner pet door, and Catapoop.
Big news from the Hall this morning as we finally share details of a transformative building project set for completion in 2020: https://t.co/bxz5esQ242
— Royal Albert Hall (@RoyalAlbertHall) April 1, 2019
We’re delighted to introduce our new Pigeonmaster (previously @ravenmaster1) Chris Skaife, leading a new work exchange between the Tower ravens and Trafalgar Sq pigeons. #RavenSwap will run until 2020, giving the pigeons the chance to take over ceremonial duties at the Tower. pic.twitter.com/3UQ6M2rd3s
— The Tower of London (@TowerOfLondon) April 1, 2019
Fed up of having to endure stinky sandwiches and smelly snacks on trains?
As part of new anti-social behaviour legislation, those caught eating offensive food items while in transit could face a penalty fare of up to £2,000.
We’re so excited to trial our brand new upgrade option, the #NXSleep.
We’ve converted the luggage hold on selected routes into luxury travel suites, complete with king size bed, flat screen TV, complimentary snacks and more!
Well @heatworld finally announced there will be a Celebrity Love Island this year and I can confirm with nerves and excitement I am going to part of line up with Gethin Jones and Gemma Collins amongst others. Such fun times ahead.
They're our two biggest stars… and they're about to go interstellar! @HollyWills and @Schofe have been secretly training at NASA, and we are over the moon to announce… @ThisMorning is set to become the first ever programme to be broadcast from SPACE! 🌕🚀 pic.twitter.com/eI5qUm0HLU
As part of our efforts to make the game more appealing to younger generations, the ICC will be applying both numbers and Instagram handles to kits from the beginning of the World Test Championship. pic.twitter.com/XnvantQfc9
I have been appointed Bishop of Hawaii and the South Pacific Islands. I am humbled and honoured by this choice and while I will miss Watford I am looking forward to dividing my time between Hawaii and Fiji. I will be leaving England on Friday. I will exit before brexit… pic.twitter.com/brVrFvn7GY
Big #xmaslectures news! From a lock of Michael Faraday’s hair we’ve kept safe in our archives, a team of geneticists have sequenced a gene believed to encode proteins for excellence in science communication https://t.co/14Su6YzcvGpic.twitter.com/StHA7Ge85a
We’re very pleased to announce our brand new aircraft – and the largest in our fleet! Capable of carrying over 200 passengers or some very large cargo loads such as elephants, pre-built schools, or several million bibles. pic.twitter.com/hUZuKrPNby
Items I saw listed on other roundup pages but couldn’t find evidence for on the actual internet (will add links later if I find them):
Colman’s Mustard Custard.
Uber Pogo Stick.
Brussells banning British Biscuits from EU meetings after Brexit.
Sainbury’s Pink Avocados.
Kia Touchscreen Steering Wheel.
Items found after I published at midday:
We’re excited to announce that we’ll be releasing a Hot Cross Bun with Bacon bar. Due to the huge Hot Cross Bun Bacon Buttie craze, Divine Chocolate has updated the Hot Cross Bun bars recipe with tasty pieces of bacon rashers, tag your bacon buddy! #welistened#newrecipe 🥓🍫 pic.twitter.com/gkezOvl8su
Christian, Database Analyst for Compassion UK, Maths graduate from the University of Bath. I love God, and like good weather, bad jokes, cheesy music, piles of chocolate & time with friends.