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And I can tell you, the UK economy has grown ......

............by this much

TENERIFE....advice re days out and things to do

Hi there. My son and I are flying out to Tenerife in a couple of weeks, on a limited budget. Does anyone out there have any ideas of what we could do/where we could go? We are staying in Playa de las Americas. Any help gratefully received. I am sure ...

3 person IVF, unethical or a blessing?.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23079276

Chip and Pin

Hi, does anyone know if there is a limit on a single item for chip and pin please, need to pay £895 Thanks Em

Im all right Jack.. You stay poor.

Email David Cameron has called for restraint on MPs' pay amid rumours they are in line for a bumper rise. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) is reported to be looking at an increase of around £7,500 or 15% which would take salar...

Should this DJ have gotten bail ?

They are 'famous' in their own area btw, and were even sneaked into court by a side entrance to avoid media coverage. They came home drunk alone, started an argument, then assaulted their spouse, Who then locked themselves in the bathroom, the door w...

This is what you call heat.

California town forecast to be the hottest place in the world EVER today: Temperatures soar in West again as heat wave intensifies High pressure system hanging over the West and Southwest parts of the country causing record temperatures Palm Springs,...

July 1st

The 36th Ulster Division attacked the Schwaben Redoubt, which is near the Ulster Tower, on July 1, 1916. The Schwaben Redoubt was a little to the north-east of where the tower stands, and was a triangle of trenches with a frontage of 300 yards, a fea...

This is what you call heat.

California town forecast to be the hottest place in the world EVER today: Temperatures soar in West again as heat wave intensifies High pressure system hanging over the West and Southwest parts of the country causing record temperatures Palm Springs,...

Connected ? the destitution in the Valleys

So the BBC news show 'The Editors' has covered destitution in the Welsh valleys , the whole area is dying , there is nothing , most shops closed and no jobs, Adult unemployment is over 25% , even worse for the Young. Highlight for many is when the FO...

PONDERINGS

I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes. Gardening Rule: When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easi...

The Rolling Stones at Glastonbury

Watched The Rolling Stones last night performing at Glastonbury absolutely electric - Loved it. Who else saw it?

Is it August the 17th yet?

Start of the 2013/14 premier league;-) Can't wait.;-)

paying for a phone call

I am 77 years old,and a diabetic... yesterday I had to have my eyes checked the local clinic. I travelled by bus to the clinic and was seen straight away. The nurse put drops in my eyes and said at this time that I must be escorted home after she had...

Tamoxifen on NHS for Woman with family history of breast cancer

Thousands of women across Britain with a family history of breast cancer are to be offered drugs on the NHS to help prevent the disease. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence says tamoxifen or raloxifene taken daily for five years can...

It BringsTears To Your Eyes

Woman sentenced to life for cutting off her husband's penis - but she could be out in 7 yearsCatherine Kieu, 50, found guilty for the July, 2011 attackShe was driven by jealousy in brutal attack as she suspected husband of cheatingPenis couldn't be a...

Hypothetical statement

I've just transfered £1 from my payal account to my bank account tanx to a young ladty at paypal. I just knew I had £1 in my paypal account and I wanted to transfer it but whenever I tried I just want getting it in to my account so i rang paypal and ...

I wonder if...

I wonder if there weill be an on-board announcement because lotsa people won't have seen this:- http://www2.ebay.com/aw/uk/201306.shtml#2013-06-27102142

Bruce Springsteen

Are you around Bruceeee?

Scousers. :-(

Liverpool's Mayor, Joe Anderson, says that his fellow-Scousers are whingers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-23062489 Other breaking news: The Pope is believed to be Catholic Bears are thought to defecate in the woods

We live in a crazy, mixed up world.

Just imagine the situation. You are a young boy whose parents organise a babysitter for when they go out once a week. For the next 3 years the babysitter has her wicked way with you every week. After a while she becomes pregnant and has a baby. At ab...

Just been button pushed.

Who are these people,do they post any threads,don't think so.let us know who you are!!!

A slapped wrist?..... a £20 fine?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-23059266 Sometimes you just have to wonder what it takes to drum into officialdom's collective brain just how unsafe situations can be. Surely to Gawd somebody said, or even thought, "Will this baby be safe?"

Tragic face of Benefits dependent Britain

I was wondering if anyone had any insight into this conundrum in our town A Local man 71 year old , vulnerable person , history of mental illness , living in the community now for the last 30 years . He gets about £400 a week from the social what wit...

E-book readers. Why do people buy them?

Slightly off topic to start with but I was having a clear out of the drawers in my bedroom (the wooden kind) and I found not a single book. They have all been given away on Freecycle etc. I read all of my books, novels and non-fiction, on my Samsung ...

No chocolate on my Jaffa Cake; what do I do???

Just brought home a box of 24 Jaffa Cakes from Sainsbury's and the last Jaffa Cake in the first packet is only half-covered in chocolate. My question is how can I use this half-chocolated-covered cake to win me free boxes from Mcvities through use of...

Thinking of registering as a film extra - any budding thespians out there?

I've always fancied myself as a film extra - you know, the fifth Centurian on the right, waving a sword!:-D That sort of thing. Now that I'm about to hit the big Six Five I'd be readily available to go anywhere. Googled it, and came up with thirty-od...

Who or what will we leave behind us?

I've just been watching an antiques type of prog on the goggle box and it got me thinking. The past centuries have brought us Goliaths in all sorts of fields ranging from Leonardo da Vinci to Josiah Wedgwood via the House of Faberge. But what or who ...

No suprise there then!

Did they really think they'd pay it.:^O http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2348934/1-2million-traveller-site-scrapped-families-refused-pay-council-tax.html

What's HAPPY about this?.X-(

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/girl-held-over-oap-happy-slap-085142767.html#oDnGSKC What's the betting that all she'll get is a 'slap on the wrist'X-(

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