Jillian Clancy @JBClancy

Good morning and welcome to marvellous marmalade Monday Sometimes, when you’re not even looking, you find exactly what you needed. A little kindness. A reason to smile. A friendly face. Or simply a reminder that good things can still find their way to you.

Good morning & welcome to Roast Dinner Day Keep a little kindness in your pocket today. 🧡 You never know when you might meet someone who needs a bit of it. A smile. A kind word. A little patience. Give some away whenever you can

Between the woods the afternoon Is fallen in a golden swoon The sun looks down from quiet skies And silent trees stoop down to trees And there I saw a white swan make Another white swan in the lake And breast to breast both motionless They waited for the wind’s caress A.A.Milne

Good morning and welcome to marvellous marmalade Monday You don’t have to climb mountains today. Sometimes getting up, opening the curtains and simply facing the day is enough Not every day has to be about achieving great things.

Night night, sweet dreamies Stay soft. Life may give us reasons to harden our hearts, but kindness is never weakness. To face difficult days and still choose gentleness, love and care takes a quiet kind of strength. Never let the world take your softness away

Good morning and welcome to Fish For Tea Friday Kindness won’t solve every problem, but it can change how we carry them. It lightens the load, brings comfort to hurting hearts, and helps people feel a little less alone.

I don’t know who made this, but it’s awesome! 🤩 VOLUME UP!❤️

Good morning & welcome to Whiskers Wednesday Don’t let yesterday decide how today begins. Every sunrise quietly reminds us that fresh chances are given more often than we realise Meet today with hope, and let tomorrow take care of itself.

One moment in a long, very full life summed Kevin Keegan up perfectly. Back in 1976, the then Liverpool footballer competed in the multi-sport “Superstars”, a TV special that pitted legends against each other and regularly drew 15m viewers. Sports stars duelled in a series of disciplines, including sprinting but it was in the two-man cycle race that Keegan again made headlines. Rounding the track in Bracknell at speed, Keegan clipped the wheel of Anderlecht and Belgium defender Gilbert Van Binst, and tumbled painfully on to the cinder track. Bloodied and bruised, Keegan was patched up, entered the re-run and won. Typical. That was Kevin. A refusal to be beaten. It defined his sporting life but he also did it with grace. It’s one of the many reasons why emotional tributes flow from all over at the sad news of his passing, aged 75. Keegan was a sporting colossus in the era of sporting giants like Seb Coe, Ian Botham, Daley Thompson, Steve Ovett, James Hunt and Barry Sheen. Keegan was such a charismatic individual that he transcended his sport, even one as immense as football. He was a phenomenon in the 70s and 80s, plundering goals and winning trophies, becoming one of the first true commercial forces with advertising for such brands as the “great smell of Brut”. Splash it all over. I can still hear him say it. I can still almost smell it. He even taught me, and millions of other kids, how to cross the road. Keegan was even a singer. He had aura, he had sporting success but what made Keegan even more loved was that he was a super-hero who reached for the stars, and touched them, while always keeping his feet on the ground. The world has lost a very special human being, emotional, funny and caring, as well as a sporting legend. Keegan didn’t just live a great life. He seized it. News of his passing brings intense, widespread sorrow but also deep admiration at how much Keegan put into his 75 years and how much he got out of them. Hewn from mining stock in Yorkshire, Keegan maximised his ability through sheer graft and will to win. He had ability, of course, an eye for goal, speed and physical strength, but it was mindset that made Keegan special. That mentality drove him to make it at Scunthorpe United (22 goals in 141 appearances), become a champion of Europe with Liverpool (100 in 323), captain of England (21 in 63) and two-time Ballon d’Or with Hamburg (40 in 113). In his 30s, he became a galvaniser, leader and prolific force at Southampton (42 in 80) and Newcastle (49 in 85). The numbers need stating to reinforce the legend. He delivered. Keegan became a manager of real charisma, quotability and hunger to attack at Newcastle, Fulham, England and Manchester City. The Entertainers at Newcastle are fondly remembered, not least by us reporters as even a short interview produced a large box of fireworks to light up the back-pages. Yet Keegan is often most associated at Newcastle as being crushed by a 4-3 defeat at Anfield, slumped over the advertising hoarding. Yet there was the 5-0 humiliation of Manchester United capped by Philippe Albert gliding forward, taking a pass from Rob Lee, and chipping Peter Schmeichel. St James’ Park shook with joy. To be there was to believe. Keegan really was the Messiah and they've followed a few. Newcastle eventually faltered but Keegan’s teams were invariably well-intentioned. As was he. When he resigned as England manager in the dressing-room loos at the old Wembley after a dispiriting loss to Germany in 2000, Tony Adams and FA execs in Adam Crozier and David Davies desperately tried to dissuade him. Keegan was adamant. He just felt he couldn’t give the players the direction they needed. “I feel I fall short of what is required in this massive job,” he said honestly. Rather than sit tight and take the money, Keegan resigned. A man of principle. It is through this prism of principles that Keegan must be viewed. Kenny Dalglish, who famously followed Keegan at Liverpool in 1977, spoke of his many football attributes as an “exceptional” player and also manager – “he brought belief, excitement and pride” back to Newcastle. Kenny added Kevin was also “a wonderful person and genuine gentleman”. Kenny’s so right. Keegan was honest, wore his heart on his sleeve, and cared deeply about people and about the importance of doing the right thing. Those principles. It was the way he was brought up. And that meant respect for others. Respect was at the heart of Keegan’s infamous “I’d love it” rant about Alex Ferguson’s challenging comments about his Newcastle team in the race with Manchester United for the 95/96 title. Keegan felt Ferguson’s mind-games comments were disrespectful to Howard Wilkinson and his Leeds players, to Stuart Pearce, the manager of Nottingham Forest who Newcastle were about to play, and also to his own players. So an angry Keegan took the bait and seethed on Sky Sports about respect. Ferguson knew he had him hooked. Manchester United duly won the title. That was classic Keegan. Standing up for others. The stories are legion of how Keegan impacted countless lives with his humility and humanity. Since news of his passing, online filled with fans recalling his generosity with his time as he signed autographs, asking them questions, making them feel special. Even us England reporters who occasionally robustly critiqued the team’s performances and results, especially at a disastrous Euro 2000, Keegan was invariably polite. He was uplifting company. He once took the press team for a training session at Melwood, his old training field of dreams, and was endlessly encouraging even with some of us clearly hopeless causes. As a press pack, we fell out with Kevin and swiftly fell back in. Impossible not to. Plus there was always that underlying respect for what Keegan achieved as a player. So news of his passing hits hard, and thoughts and prayers are immediately with Jean, Laura and Sarah, all of his family, all of his many friends, and his former team-mates and clubs. Liverpool, with typical class, produced a moving video elegy. Beautiful tributes came from all his clubs. He touched so many lives, so many careers. He shaped so many dreams. Love also came from Germany where he was revered for his commitment and match-winning contributions at Hamburg. Keegan’s locker sits proudly in the wonderful German Football Museum opposite Dortmund station. The sad news brought heartfelt tributes from Bayer Leverkusen - “Rest in Peace, legend” - from FC Union Berlin - “a true friend of German football”, amongst others, as well as from a “devastated” Hamburg who added. “Rest in peace, Mighty Mouse”. Rest In Peace, King Kev. Your legacy remains in countless memories and trophy cabinets. Your legacy remains in how your inspiring example encouraged people not only how to play the game well but also to live their life to the full.

🚨 BREAKING: Keir Starmer's final address to the nation as Prime Minister "I go with good grace, I go with a smile, and I go proud of everything we have achieved"

Good morning and welcome to marvellous marmalade Monday Behind every smile, every worry, and every mistake is someone navigating life for the very first time. Lead with kindness. A little kindness can make a bigger difference than you’ll ever know.

The test of any Prime Minister is: do you leave your country in a better place than you found it? I’m proud that the answer is yes.

To our @England boys…. come home with your heads held as high as the sky. Thank you gentlemen….. for the greatest few weeks. We have all been so very proud of you back home. ♥️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿♥️ #wonderwall

@Keir_Starmer Thank you

The number 96 has been tattooed on my wrist since 2015. It reminds me every day that I was one of the lucky ones who came home from Hillsborough. Today, standing in Parliament to speak as the Hillsborough Law passed was one of the proudest and most emotional moments of my life. For the 97. For their families. For every campaigner who never gave up. This is your legacy. #HillsboroughLaw #JFT97

Keir Starmer is handing the keys of No.10 to Andy Burnham next week, and he is leaving with an absolute masterclass of a final week. Just look at the scoreboard from Monday and Tuesday alone. i - £5.2bn Services Deal with Switzerland: the biggest services trade deal in UK history. ii - Historic Gibraltar Treaty :finally sorting a post-Brexit hard border while strictly preserving British sovereignty. iii - Ukraine Defence Procurement :securing major manufacturing and engineering jobs right here in the UK. iv - Legion d’honneur .Starmer becomes the first-ever serving British PM to receive France’s highest honour. This is a government focused on bringing pride, justice, and economic security back to the UK. Let’s be honest.Has any UK government delivered this much in a single week in the last decade?

Wow. Keir Starmer has become first UK PM to be presented with Légion d’honneur by French president, in recognition of his work on security of Europe. Emmanuel Macron awarded the historic honour to Starmer for his leadership in setting up coalition of the willing at a critical moment for the continent in early 2025 theguardian.com/politics/2026/…

Good morning and welcome to tuna Tuesday Go forth today like an unsupervised goose. Be confident. Be unpredictable. Leave people wondering what on earth just happened. Leave smiles in your wake

Good morning welcome to Tippetty tap tap Thursday If the string breaks, then we try another piece of string. -Winnie the Pooh Not every plan works the first time, and that’s okay. Keep going, keep adapting, and don’t be afraid to try a different way

Arthur Fery, Wimbledon semi-finalist. An incredible achievement - the first British wild card to reach the final four at The Championships 🇬🇧 #Wimbledon