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Can anyone explain this to me?

I was watching a TV show earlier today about how the Police work when dealing with car crime. In this particular show, a guy had had his car keys taken during a burglary and his car, a newish Merc, had been stolen using the keys. Now, without giving ...

Penal reform? No jail for thieves?

Don't send thieves to jail? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23686277 Really, just what Planet do those people come from? It's bad enough seeing criminals getting off lightly without seeing them get off altogether.

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Mind your Pies & Qs

Sorry for the corny title but I wanted to grab people's attention! My issue is that there was a time (& it wasn’t so long ago) when most grocers, delicatessens & supermarkets sold veal, ham & egg pies. But try now – it isn’t listed in any of the majo...

Shocking moment a girl kicks elderly Asian man, 80....

...to the ground causing his turban to fall off before spitting in his face. The police say it is just a matter of time before they catchher ...and she faces up to 5 years in prison? or would that mean the usual SUSPENDED sentence? I would give at le...

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Your vote is needed ....................please

Some of you will remember February 2012 when FHG/MDCC members worked hard to get Haworth Cat Rescue (now Yorkshire Cat Rescue) to first place in an on-line competion. HCR received £5,000 This month, an animal sanctuary in Cornwall needs your votes. A...

Man's best friend?.

Priorities?. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/comment/sideshow/-man-saves-dog-from-sinking-ship--then-goes-back-for-wife--225351290.html#mNC0W28

Zero hour contracts

As the latest government figures showed a drop in unemployment by 4,000, zero hour workers have sought clarification that they’re definitely not unemployed. Despite not doing any work, or being paid any wages, zero hour contract workers have been tol...

It made me laugh.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2394369/Is-worlds-worst-zoo-Visitors-fury-staff-China-try-pass-Tibetan-mastiff-African-lion-common-mongrel-leopard.html The Lion started to bark.

A long shot.

Last hope that someone on here might remember a TV show where people had to write a play and the winner got it played on TV. The "winning" play was something about a bloke who was on a hospital bed, but he was having an 'out of body' experience. He'd...

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House prices rise - really ?

Another story saying House prices rise. In Scotland we've just been told, that detached houses, that are being sold are 20% under, semis about 10% and flats 8% lower than asking price. Another story this morning from Scottish selling agencies say tha...

TROLL

Ebay's biggest troll unmasked: Man who outbids all customers then refuses to pay and leaves bad reviews is outed as loner who rarely leaves his houseEbay-hating troll named as Charles 'Chuck' Fitch of Canton, MichiganLocal reporter Rob Wolchek hired ...

Shah, underage girls can be to blame?.

His opinion.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23653172 Opinion of someone else. Mr Shah's comments were criticised by Pete Saunders, chief executive of the National Association of People Abused in Childhood.Speaking to Radio 5 live, Mr Saunders said: "I'd...

Anybody know stuff about old boats?

OK, here it comes.What happened to the Marie Celeste?I know that it was found in perfect nick apart from the fact that all 10 crew members were missing and I'm not asking about what happened to put the ship in that state. What I mean to ask is what h...

Any Facebook users on the Round Table?

A few months ago I created a Facebook account so that it would be a simple job to view pix of the grandkids down south and #2 son and family over in Thailand. It works a treat for what it is supposed to do but the bad news is that the account was ope...

What is it with Surveys?

It doesn't seem to matter if it is a survey about hair colouring gunk, clothes for schoolkids or the best kind of butter. I'm talking about the surveys incorporated into TV adverts here. The results are never spoken out loud, you just need to read th...

A Cheery Disposition

We've all been there, haven't we. We've walked into that shop and we've thought, any minute now some miserable so and so will came and serve me. And boom - along comes the brightest cheeriest person. We leave the shop having been parted from a swathe...

Foreign aid are you for or against it.

the 0.7% we pay in our taxes towards foreign aid a person on an income of £25,000 pays £5,465 in tax, of which £52 a year would go to the overseas aid budget. That is the cost of buying a loaf of bread a week, do you begrudge the starving of the worl...

Acid attacks in UK.

This happened about a hundred yards from my house. Remembering that wonderful women Katie Piper who was attacked with ACID and went though hell on earth too. Link appreciated T.I. Or anyone. It's from Mail on Line. If not most will have seen it on ne...

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Just back from Whitby.

On the way back we passed through Redcar.What a dump Yesterday went to High Force and the Bowes museum.........Fantastic. Ready for a beer now!!