diff --git a/recipes/the_wire.recipe b/recipes/the_wire.recipe
index 1be1e60e44..b9af3b091f 100644
--- a/recipes/the_wire.recipe
+++ b/recipes/the_wire.recipe
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ class TheWire(BasicNewsRecipe):
                 now = datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc)  # Ensure 'now' is offset-aware
                 post_date = datetime.strptime(b['post_date'], '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S').replace(tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)  # Make 'post_date' offset-aware
                 if (now - post_date).days > self.oldest_article:
-                    self.log('Skipping', title, 'as it is too old')
                     continue
                 title = b['post_title']
                 desc = b['post_excerpt']
diff --git a/recipes/zaobao.recipe b/recipes/zaobao.recipe
index 889001c789..4a9d794e93 100644
--- a/recipes/zaobao.recipe
+++ b/recipes/zaobao.recipe
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
-"""
+'''
 zaobao.com.sg
-"""
+'''
 
 from calibre.web.feeds.news import BasicNewsRecipe, classes
 
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ class ZAOBAO(BasicNewsRecipe):
     resolve_internal_links = True
     remove_empty_feeds = True
 
-    extra_css = """
+    extra_css = '''
         .calibre-nuked-tag-figcaption {font-size:small; text-align:center; }
         img {display:block; margin:0 auto;}
-    """
+    '''
 
     def get_cover_url(self):
         soup = self.index_to_soup(
diff --git a/src/calibre/utils/ffml_processor.py b/src/calibre/utils/ffml_processor.py
index 584d5c08e1..64d3cfca3c 100644
--- a/src/calibre/utils/ffml_processor.py
+++ b/src/calibre/utils/ffml_processor.py
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ class FFMLProcessor:
         if tree.node_kind() == NodeKinds.BLANK_LINE:
             result += '\n\n'
         elif tree.node_kind() == NodeKinds.BOLD_TEXT:
-            indent_text(("\\ " if result.endswith("?") else "") + f'**{tree.text()}**')
+            indent_text(('\\ ' if result.endswith('?') else '') + f'**{tree.text()}**')
         elif tree.node_kind() == NodeKinds.CHARACTER:
             result += tree.text()
         elif tree.node_kind() == NodeKinds.CODE_BLOCK: