It was 80 years ago today, Sergeant somethingorother brought an end to play. Or something.

But what have we learnt? Judging from what’s going on in India, and Pakistan, and India-administered Kashmir, and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, not a huge amount.

If it wasn’t such a sombre occasion, it’d be laughable. Commemorating (a celebration of) a cessation of a bloody conflict while several others are in full swing.

What’s below loosely qualifies as London blogging, but don’t forget that no one does that better than Diamond Geezer.

The Pandemic. Remember that? Remember what you got up to?

Firstly, The Pandemic never ended. We’re still in it. It might officially no longer be a "Public Health Emergency of International Concern" (PHEIC), but Covid still hospitalises and kills.

Now that’s out of the way, I remember what I got up to when movement was restricted. It’s easy to remember because I still do it to this day, if I have the time.

You’ve seen the Formula 1-based AI video with its graphical assault, right? Pope Francis has died, Donald Trump wore a blue suit at his funeral, now it’s time to find a successor.

As much as Trump might think he’s the best man for the job, Frankie Boyle, if you’ll remember, had him as not just the worst man for the job of President of the United States of America, but potentially the worst mammal, and that would likely apply here too. Instead, the runners and riders have been set out by more qualified people than me, and there are favourites.

It was an incredibly poorly kept secret, and an absolute no-brainer anyway, and now it’s confirmed. Max “Blessed” Holloway will fight Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier for the BMF - “baddest motherfucker” - belt at UFC 318 in New Orleans.

It will be Poirier’s final MMA fight, and he’ll be hoping to bow out with a three-peat win over Holloway - the second at Lightweight - but the meaning for the Pacific Islander is a little more complex.

The “auditing” phenomenon is one of the more polarising endeavours that modern social media - we’re looking at you, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok - has facilitated.

“Amateur” videographers/vloggers (video bloggers) visit a variety of locations with the intention of shining a light on sites, organisations and practices, with whatever they encounter documented for subsequent - or often live - publishing.

So, last week, it happened. Well, it was certainly announced last week that Mohamed “The Egyptian King” Salah had signed on to play for Liverpool Football Club for another two years.

And be paid an eyewateringly large amount of money over those two years.

Woo-hoo.