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Protesting, what's your view?

I'm not in favour of "protesting" when the "protesters" are clearly costing someone else a lot of time and money in removing them and the rubbish they take on to sites. Who are these people that think they can move on to a site, set up "camp" and the...

Cameron secures deal from the EU

David Cameron's E.U. talks secured even more benefits for Britain than previously realised, after the Prime Minister revealed the extra concession he gained after hours of tough negotiations. ‘I have in my hand a box of chocolates,’ proclaimed a triu...

Are good manners a thing of the past?

Do you use a knife and fork to eat with and if so do you place the fork in the right hand prongs upright and shovel food into your mouth?Do you open a door for someone, perhaps as a gent you open the car door for a Lady. When you see an elderly perso...

End of the road for Friends Reunited - official.

FriendsReunited.com is closing down - official. I have just received noticication that the above will be no more. When it started up in 2000 it had big openings and more to the point it was free! To register it was as easy as falling off a log where ...

Housework, love or hate it, it has to be done.

The Madman has gone too far

Mad, ignorant, racist, bigoted egomaniac, Trump seems to have blown his chances of going for the US Presidency. Breathe a sigh of relief. Washington (CNN) Donald Trump's statement that Muslims should be banned from entering the United States "disqual...

Just what is wrong with our Judiciary?

The 'lying' British mum who used a student loan to take her son to join ISIS is jailed for six years. (usually half that sentence will be served). Tareena Shakil, 26, took her son with her to Syria and joined Islamic State funded the trip with her st...

bbc1 7,30

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-35439534 30 mins of your life Human or animals

Are the Oscars racist?

With many Americans of African descent threatening to boycott this years oscar awards ceremony are they right to do so? I don't fully understand their complaint which Charlotte Rampling today described as racist to white actors, But while I support a...

Corbyn in the Calais 'Jungle' camp.

Read all about it: He says: ''Let in all refugee children''. On a chaotic tour of the Calais camp, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn calls for Britain to open it's doors to 'hundreds of thousands'. Corbyn suggested UK should admit unaccompanied children im...

A&Es struggle after 'surge' in demand.

A ''sharp rise'' in demand in A&E units is causing real problems for hospitals, NHS bosses are warning. The BBC has learnt some NHS trusts have even had to take extreme measures to cope with the ''exceptional'' pressures. One hospital had to cancel a...

Frack baby frack !!

The government has made it a “top priority” to ensure protections for national parks and sites of special scientific interest do not obstruct fracking across the country, according to a leaked letter from ministers. "Fracking in both protected areas ...

Petition to save a famous hovercraft

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-35445419 The old cross-channel hovercraft face the breaker, it seems. I know they'll never "fly" again, but it seems a shame that at least one shouldn't be preserved for posterity. Property developers wa...

Sir Terry Wogan Died..

Sir Terry Wogan: Veteran broadcaster dies, aged 77

The Thin White Duke passes away aged 69

I am in deep shock David Bowie my hero of the early 70s, has died of cancer aged 69 Stunning version of 5 years live on OGWT R.I.P Ziggy

Lotto Wnner Found

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35432234

Do you think this is true?.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/womans-33m-lotto-ticket-damaged-wash-085719768.html

Soft touch Britain?

The FIVE dead sperm whales that washed up on beaches in Lincolnshire are already claiming benefits, in another example of how soft touch Britain will open its borders to ANYONE. “By now the sperm whales are probably living in a massive ten bedroom ho...

Alarming medical condition affects airliner occupants...

You've got to love the age of the citizen reporter. It appears that AA109 had to return to Heathrow after several occupants fell ill. More here: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/american-airlines-flight-aa109-london-7257277 The fun bit is the "tw...

Sad news

Our youngest son, Craig, died on Sunday at 10 past 8 AM.He'd been in hospital for a few days after the results of a scan found cancer. He was 40.God rest his soul, Amen

Nectar card

How to add nectar card in to my account?

Our Postman is leaving.

So what! I hear you cry, Well for starters he is a most efficient courteous worker who always goes the extra mile for his customers, His Van is the smartest in the Royal Mail fleet and he takes great pride in what he does. He is also extremely quick,...

Dartboard

We know that opposite numbers on dice always add up to 7. Is there any logic to the arrangment of numbers on a dartboard

Dream Ticket

Trump + Palin Never underestimate the stupidity of the American voter http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35358209 Unbelievable the numbers supporting this guy

French drug trial disaster

Tragic. http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-france-health-idUKKCN0UT137There will always be unknown risks with clinical trials, but thankfully it is extremely rare for side effects to be so severe.Without volunteers we would not have new effective medic...

Alan Rickman RIP

Another one lost to cancer aged 69. I loved Alan Rickman - great actor, great voice. RIP

Official count of number of People sleeping on the streets

So the OFFICIAL Government count of the number of People sleeping on the streets in Birmingham is 22, even though in the last three years 54 people have died on the streets in that City. So we keep hearing that the number of homeless is now a lot low...

What do you Think..

Now that Oil has fallen ,,should the Air fares come down..TCook has put their prices up ..

What does it take to satisfy the tube drivers?

Any ideas? More Tube strikes are set to take place due to (yet another) pay dispute. Drivers' union Aslef also take issue for all-night service. Take issue? How much longer? Forever maybe? They called for Transport for London to start new talks. Or w...