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Why are people so cruel?

On the beeb news tonight was the case of a gamekeeper from a well respected country estate in Norfolk was given a suspended sentence following being found to have poisoned 10 Buzzards and a Sparrowhawk. It is believed that he did it to minimise losse...

Anne Maguire murder.

Will Cornick the teenager was 15 years old when he stabbed teacher Ann Maguire,61, to death as she taught at a class at Corpus Christi Catholic Colledge, in leeds in April. He excchanged messages with a friend early on Christmas day on Facebook. ''In...

The British Legion Poppy appeal

Up until recently Poppies came in simple forms and you could buy them in various public outlets, shops schools and so on. I know that years ago many poppies were made by ex servicemen. Our contributions would go to the British Legion . Recently there...

We Dont Want Irish.

http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/irish-girl-turned-down-south-4571951 Nov 05, 2014 She was informed that she or any other Irish people would not be hired due to the "alcoholism nature of your kind" Katie wasn't in luck due to Irish people's ...

Pistorius trial.

I see it's all being strung out again? Over here, after a verdict, people are often "remanded for reports" and a date for sentencing is often a month later. Once done, there's no rambling like they're doing in SA. It seems they're almost doing the re...

Elgin Marbles

I watched a debate this morning on TV about the Elgin Marbles. What do you good folks think.......should we let the Greeks have their marbles back?

There will NOT be 6 days of Darkness in December

This is sweeping the Net and it's a Hoax HOAX - 'NASA Confirms 6 Days of Total Darkness' OutlineA circulating report claims that NASA has confirmed that Earth will experience 6 days of total darkness between the 16th and the 22nd of December due to a...

Alzheimer's EyeTest

ALZHEIMER'S EYE TEST(I love this part.. It’s absolutely amazing!)Count every "F" in the following text:FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITHTHE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS.....(SEE BELOW)HOW MANY 'F's?3Count them again.4WRO...

News from around the globe

The only Buddhist nation on earth, Bhutan famously measures its success not with gross domestic product, like most countries, but rather with gross national happiness. Perhaps not surprisingly, a past Business Week poll found it the happiest country ...

The Scottish Referendum rears its head again.

Just before the referendum, the Daily Record (Scottish tabloid newspaper) printed a sensational front page displaying a "Vow" to the people of Scotland apparently signed by the three leaders of the Better Together parties. The content of the vow was ...

ARGOS,why are half of the pd3,s on sale at ARGOS the wrong way round in the box,s

Does anybody know an employee or ex-employee of corgi.need help regarding Battle of Britain d35/1

Trouble brewing?

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/oct/29/justice-probation-contracts-private-companiesTwo outsourcing companies, Sodexo and Interserve, are to be put in charge of more than half of probation services in England and Wales under the most far-reac...

Here we go again.

Three Irish guys go into a pub, have a few pints and are ready to leave and pay their tab. The bar back brings them a bill for exactly £30.00. Each guy gives him a tenner, and they leave. When the bar back hands the £30.00 to the bartender, he is tol...

Making the Right choice

Like many my age I don't want to leave this world and expect someone else to pay for the funeral, so it's all sorted, well all except the Coffin. Trouble is who can you ask for advice? They have all moved on, so do I go for a fitting? And how does on...

There may be blackouts ahead but

A new wind farm came on stream today near Barrow in Furnace, the scale is awesome and it takes advantage of one of the most reliable windy places on the planet. Could these farms also become potential marine conservation areas helping to improve fish...

tear drops

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Practical Jokes...

We all like a laugh at times, and some of us can be practical jokers.Well, over my life I have indulged in a few, some I obviously cannot relate on here for erm!! obvious reasons, others like putting cling film across a room entrance, or over the toi...

Things to come.

With all the problems that the airlines are going through, and the cutting of services, this is a scenario that just might become reality in the near future... Attendant: Welcome aboard Ala Carte Air, sir. May I see your ticket? Passenger: Sure. Atte...

ebola ebola

If ever there was a time to make our Ports, and Airports secure, it has to be now, surely! But I bet our Politicians will only act when it becomes too late, and the problem becomes rife, as it eventually reaches our Shores. We, by that I mean, our el...

Is it right that GPs can earn £100,000 pa for weekend work only?

The NHS is in dire straits financially, in need of £8 billion funding boost, but locum GPs can earn £100K a year for just working at weekends. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/nhs/11188613/GPs-paid-100000-to-work-only-weekends.html Shifts, which inc...

Should Faith/Religion Have Such a High Value In Our Society?

I'm not here to trample all over people's faith/beliefs but to ask if/why such beliefs should hold such high value in our society? So where am I comming from? Well we can freely question almost anything in our society/lives; morals, political beliefs...

Are we allowed to mention this news?

Ordeal of OAP who quipped 'I'm not Muslim' at airport security after he was stopped: Man spends six months facing racism charges before case is finally droppedPaul Griffith was stopped at Stansted airport on his way to Malaga The 75-year-old was aske...

Do we need Summer Time any more?

Do we need the annual switch to Summer time and the Autumnal switch back to GMT any more? Would we be be any worse off to stick with GMT all year round? The World's timekeeping revolves around UCT which is really GMT so why bother these days with "Su...

Scousers (:

Revealed: How debt mountain of unpaid council tax is worth £450 for EVERY family in some parts of the country£2.5billion is owed in unpaid council tax in England, latest figures showBill is equivalent to more than £100 for every property in the count...

scam

i may be slow to have realised this but there seems to be a large number of cars for sale with a contact number which is unobtainable presumably you then email the seller and end up in some phising scam ?planetbell

Sometimes when we cry....

Sometimes... when you cry....no one sees your tears. Sometimes... when you are in pain.no one sees your hurt. Sometimes. when you are worried..no one sees your stress Sometimes..when you are happy..no one sees your smile ....But PHARTE !! Just ONE bl...

Excuses moi

So the non elected gnomes of Strasbourg would like us to cough up 1.7 billion, what planet are they on?

Sometimes when you cry....

S O M E T I M E S Sometimes....when you cry....no one sees your tears. Sometimes....when you are in pain....no one sees your hurt. Sometimes....when you are worried....no one sees your stress. Sometimes....when you are happy....no one sees your smile...