Tootfinder

Religion has no place in education: it only brings division and ignorance.
We know this from Northern Ireland.
Primary school in Oldham wants to introduce new ‘faith-based’ entry criteria to tackle oversubscription - Manchester Evening News
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Primary school in Oldham wants to introduce new ‘faith-based’ entry criteria to tackle oversubscription
Some parents have questioned the new criteria, which are currently under consultation.

🙊 Spider monkeys found to share ‘insider knowledge’ to help locate best food
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/25/spider-monkeys-found-to-share-insider-knowledge-to-help-locate-best-food

Spider monkeys found to share ‘insider knowledge’ to help locate best food
Researchers observed the primates switching social groups and passing information on where to find the ripest fruit

🇺🇦 Auf #radioeins läuft...
Monkey Safari:
🎵 Shelter (Radio-Edit)
#NowPlaying #MonkeySafari
https://monkeysafari.bandcamp.com/album/shelter
https://open.spotify.com/track/02r8lxuLJUuJ5syYnWyFRI

Braved the crowds in #Manchester.

Building an Inclusive Economy for All | Manchester Community Central
https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/civicrm/event/info?id=9020&reset=1

HS2: "at least £100bn will be spent but only 135 miles of railway built."
That's double the original cost for the Y shaped lines to Manchester and Leeds.
New Birmingham-Manchester rail link to be proposed - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c75xrwlw5n2o

New Birmingham-Manchester rail link planned
Previous plans for a high-speed rail line between the cities were scrapped by Rishi Sunak's government.

from my link log —
The significance of Brooker's autocodes in taking the early Manchester machines into the market.
https://www.curation.cs.manchester.ac.uk/computer50/www.computer50.org/mark1/gethomas/manchester_autoc…

'One day, they'll say this all used to be fields' - Manchester Evening News https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/one-day-theyll-say-used-33391918

'One day, they'll say this all used to be fields'
It's rural grassland just off the M60 on the border of Rochdale and Bury, but the Simister Bowlee plans will soon see it change forever

Not so surprising given Starmer's ever greater adoption of Reform's pseudo-policies.
Bolton gets first Reform councillor as former Labour member joins party - Manchester Evening News https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ne

Bolton gets first Reform councillor as former Labour member joins party
Sue Haworth, who quit Labour in August this year, has a new party allegiance