79 blades delivered to one address
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn3dpx82kv1o.amp
An open Group where anything can be discussed by anybody, as long as you are polite, respect others opinions, and behave !!!
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Government threat to freedom passes (Edited)
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/freedom-pass-government-council-income-motoring-fines-london-b1158399.html
Today I went in to a charity shop (Thames Hospice in Langley). I don't usually go wandering around looking for clothes or anything like that, in fact I usually donate goods to Cancer Research UK who even supply a card so that when you donate, they scan your details and automatically claim Gift Aid on your donation.
However, we were in Langley, so decided that as we had paid the council for the honour of parking there, we may as well fill the time by looking in the Hospice's shop. It wasn't long before I spotted a trolley with a tilting barrow attached, full of building blocks. It looked to be just the thing for my grandson to play with when he gets older. Made of plastic, it would be easy to give the whole package a thorough wash to ensure it was thoroughly clean before use. At £8 it was a little bargain.
Next were Tinky-Winky and La-La, two of the Teletubbies in very good condition at £1.50 each. Impossible not to buy. Made of material they would be nice to play with, but needed a clean. Anti-bacterial spray generously applied all over the toys with a good wiping down with kitchen roll then pegged out on the line to dry solved the problem.
Whilst looking around, we were approached by the manager who told us about a newly arrived toy which hadn't been put on a shelf yet. We followed him into the stockroom and there he had a radio controlled car, which he demonstrated. It was an impressive thing, even more so when he said he was selling it for £4.
My grandson is only 10 months at the moment and the car should only be used from 24 months old, so it's been put away for another year or so. But what a collection of toys with so little cost and potentially years of pleasure.
With all takings going to the charity alongside any Gift Aid associated with any of the items it is a totally win-win situation.
Do you ever donate goods to charities?
Do you purchase from charities?
If the answer to either is yes, what was your best donation and/or purchase?
I heard something on channel 4 about GP’s working to rule or striking . Does anyone have an update or news about this? All I could find was this from April
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/02/three-quarters-gps-want-strike-poll-reveals/#:~:text=While%20GPs%20could%20embark%20on,to%20comply%20with%20particular%20tasks.
Oh, fgs, changing eye colour for cosmetic reasons
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/may/18/eye-tattooing-experts-warn-about-risks-of-colour-changing-surgery I do hope treatment won’t be available on the cash-strapped NHS when it goes wrong.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckmm182627vo.amp
Hope to see a good news update
https://news.sky.com/story/amp/temu-faces-legal-challenge-over-manipulative-practices-13136498
Boxing - is it something you watch?
There is a big match happening tonight in Saudi Arabia.
I haven't seen any boxing on television since I moved out from my parent's house many, many, years ago.
Have I missed it? Not at all!
Will I be watching tonight? No!
Do I care who wins? No!
Will you be watching?
If so, what do you enjoy about boxing?
Details of the participants tonight:
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will compete to become the undisputed heavyweight world champion after Fury defeated Deontay Wilder and Usyk dethroned Anthony Joshua.
Despite delays, the highly anticipated match will finally take place in Riyadh, with Fury favoured due to his physical advantages.
However, Usyk, a decorated boxer, is confident in his ability to emerge victorious.
Finally the truth is shown - after he claimed she was lying and was trying to blackmail him
Outrageous lies his lawyers said
Now there’s the photographic evidence
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13431165/diddy-cassie-assault-hotel-video-surveillance-footage.html
Whether you know him or not. What a gutless low life scum bag he is
We are having a weeks holiday in a lovely cottage in Anglesey. Just arrived yesterday, so hope the weather is going to be good for the next week. Anyone been to North Wales, what`s the best places of interest, worth visiting ?
Regiment cleared 40 years after Falklands ship bombing
The Sir Galahad was bombed during the Falklands War while transporting troops to support the British assault on Stanley.
Recently, declassified documents revealed confusion and missed opportunities to move the ship to safety.
The plan was to disembark troops at Bluff Cove to reinforce British positions, but the ships anchored five miles away at Port Pleasant.
On 8 June 1982, the Sir Galahad, loaded with ammunition, fuel, and soldiers, was struck by Argentine bombs.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c80z0d152wzo
Possible return of the Aurora!
The immense sunspot cluster that caused the magnificent aurora borealis last weekend will likely return in two weeks, potentially generating more Northern Lights.
The Sun's heightened radiation continues, disrupting global high-frequency radio communications, and this hyperactive sunspot is a precursor to the Sun's approach to "solar maximum," a period of peak activity in its 11-year cycle.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c163j8551ygo
Could have died. Misdiagnosed 30 times
https://news.sky.com/story/amp/girl-was-seen-30-times-by-medics-over-three-years-before-brain-tumour-diagnosis-13130831
So sad . Kidnapped all those years ago
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/chilling-reason-missing-teen-found-32829238.amp
Man from Iver Heath takes photo of Northern Lights in Norwich
Another great photo.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/pals-fooled-after-following-northern-32803868
That little prick in Farnborough!
No, today I’ll be having mine much closer to home. I’m off to get my COVID booster later this morning.
Sky News reported in 2022 that in the first year of the vaccine being used in England, there were around 20 million lives saved. Having booster jabs further protects the population from the world heading back into a pandemic state.
Of course, there are doubters, as there will be for anything, who reject the idea that something that saves so many lives should not be used because a minute number of recipients have had side effects. Every set of chemicals can potentially affect the human body, and it is terrible when it happens, but throughout our lives, we’ve been immunized against a host of illnesses, and by far the majority of us have had longer and better lives because of it.
Of course, you can’t convince everybody that it is wiser to be protected than to take a chance, which means that because I’m not going to travel to Kent for my jab, there is a little prick in Farnborough going spare!
Former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells submits new documents before inquiry into scandal
Paula Vennells, the former CEO of the Post Office, has provided 50 new documents to the ongoing inquiry into the Post Office scandal. These documents were discovered during additional searches conducted by her legal team ahead of her scheduled appearance next week.
The inquiry has confirmed receiving the documents and expects to receive more from Vennells, which will be reviewed promptly. Concerns have been raised about the timeliness of document submissions, and witnesses are warned that they may be recalled if necessary.
During the inquiry, Vennells's former colleague, Alisdair Cameron, the ex-chief financial officer, faced questioning about his knowledge of the scandal. He expressed regret for the impact on affected sub-postmasters and discussed a document he wrote in 2020 titled "what went wrong," which highlighted issues that should have been addressed a decade earlier.
Cameron criticised the Post Office's defensive stance, describing it as a "victim mentality" and a waste of public funds. He acknowledged that the company relied too heavily on the flawed Horizon accounting software and that the prosecutions of sub-postmasters were unjust. He believed that the Post Office should have apologised and resolved the situation years ago.
https://news.sky.com/story/former-post-office-boss-paula-vennells-hands-over-50-new-documents-ahead-of-scandal-inquiry-appearance-13138002
Remember that truck left dangling from a bridge.
Here's the dashcam video.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-68980351
https://news.sky.com/story/amp/mother-facing-jail-for-failing-to-tell-police-about-sons-involvement-in-plot-to-bomb-london-13135831
Australia's richest woman not keen on her portrait.
She has demanded it be removed from the National Gallery. This story was on last night's Headliners. The portrait was done by an indigenous Australian and he has a whole series of portraits hanging in the gallery. All of them are just as bad.
https://news.sky.com/story/australias-richest-woman-gina-rinehart-demands-gallery-removes-her-portrait-13137082
https://amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/15/uk-climate-activists-convicted-in-first-trial-of-new-anti-protest-laws
Dogs allowed as long as they are in bags
https://www.sadanduseless.com/avoiding-the-fine/
It’s been the law there for several years here’s a collection of just some of dogs and their bags
Firstly we had that little boy who sounded like a seagull now they’ve found a girl who sounds like a lion
ITV took her to Edinburgh Zoo today maybe you saw it - here’s her mothers post on TikTok
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeCTcCL9/
This is my favourite programme right now, loved each series. But I found myself sobbing at the death of little piglets and made me realise I'd never make it as a farmer!
Roll on series 4
Coca cola’s dirty little secret
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13423823/amp/Coca-Cola-accused-misleading-consumers-plastic-pledges-investigation-finds-soft-drink-giant-produces-TWO-BILLION-bottles-year-UK.html
Cyclist speeding now being looked at
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13420609/amp/Cyclists-caught-doing-27mph-20-zone-investigation-bike-crash-victim-Sir-Iain-Duncan-Smith.html
Someone else has been knocked down in the same place as the 81 year old that we spoke about recently too
Plumber goes from hero to zero
That plumber that everyone was saying "what a great guy" for doing work for free for the elderly and poor. Turns out he was secretly filming people to make up fake stories about them.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3gxg4jd0ggo
https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2024-05-15/homes-evacuated-as-injured-man-arrested-over-explosion-in-quiet-village
Remember Super Gran - Gudrun Ure
https://news.sky.com/story/amp/super-gran-star-gudrun-ure-dies-aged-98-13136196
Assassination attempt on Slovak PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-69016687
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/russia/video-3188063/Video-Boy-mistakenly-electrocutes-genitals-social-media-stunt.html?mwv_rm=rta
https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2023-09-14/celebrity-chef-rick-stein-defends-2-chip-shop-condiment-charge
Jail for dog owner and his mother
https://news.sky.com/story/mum-and-son-jailed-after-savage-and-sustained-xl-bully-attack-on-eight-year-old-boy-13135405?dicbo=v2-vVeOLJv
Heard it for the first time last night during the Eurovision song contest semi-final. We weren't competing, it was just to showcase the song.
It's called Dizzy by Olly Alexander. He is the gay lead singer of a group called Years and Years, but for the Eurovision he is a solo artist.
The song is ok so I can't say it's rubbish, but it is so bland. There is no upbeat section or key change to make the song memorable and have people humming the tune.
We are not going to win this year, probably not even top half.
Croatia's song was really good.
Jury selection starts on Monday.
Or does it?
Trump can sack his defence team to enforce a delay...
Trump the superfit genius could have a sudden illness...
Do you regard the first criminal trial of an ex US President as really important?
NB the trial is expected to take 6 weeks - this might be a long running post.
Over half of US adults have a literacy rate below the sixth-grade level, according to the National Literacy Institute. If you think education is expensive, the cost of not educating kids is higher. Three-quarters of people on welfare can’t read, while kids who drop out of school end up costing society over $40 billion a year in social services and lost tax dollars. Numeracy rates are even lower.
One reason no one talks about things like literacy is that it’s just too embarrassing to admit that, in the richest countries in the world, literary rates are so low. Talking about a president's sex life is now normal, but when it comes to reading and writing … it seems that’s better left unsaid.
Source GZero
Your thoughts?
What do you think?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13403643/amp/Willie-Kirk-Leicester-manager-sacked-breaks-silence-treated-criminal-WSL.html?ico=amp_related_replace
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/full-list-of-84-areas-in-the-uk-where-landlines-will-be-switched-off-check-postcode/ar-BB1mgeOa?ocid=msedgntphdr&cvid=5fefb6ecadd64253a52b8078571850e7&ei=65
Another Gaffe by Bumbling Biden
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/joe-biden-calls-kim-jong-un-president-of-south-korea-in-yet-another-awkward-gaffe/ar-BB1mg3ik?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=86fbf46e947640c3905708f07c13cbf9&ei=61
Hi
In a couple of weeks (Sunday 12th May) I'll be taking part in the Marsden March - A fifteen mile sponsored walk from near the Marsden Hospital in Chelsea to the other Marsden Hospital in Sutton, passing through Putney, Wimbledon Common, Raynes Park, Stonecot Hill, North Cheam, Cheam and Belmont. The aim is to raise money for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity - The Marsden's target this year is to raise one and a half million pounds with around 5000 walkers.
Some of you have already donated to my Marsden fund (thank you for that). If anybody else would like to contribute my fundraising page can be found at:
https://march.royalmarsden.org/fundraisers/tonylang/marsden-march
I've lost a lot of friends and family to various forms of cancer and the Marsden cured the cancer of a good friend, so I'd like to raise as much money as I can.
The website of the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity gives more detail about the March at:
https://www.royalmarsden.org/support-us/banham-marsden-march
Every donation helps to make a difference, so please support me however you can.
I'll be starting at around 9am and I'm aiming for a time of four and a half hours or better, which I think is a reasonable time as I'm 63.
I have a tracking app on my phone and I'll post the results and some photos later.
Thanks in advance.
Cheers.
Tony
On a recent trip, I fell head over heels in love with Scotland. From Edinburgh to Loch Ness, its beauty left me speechless.
Over the last year, visiting various places in the UK, I've been struck at how beautiful so many places around us are. Countryside, villages, meeting friendly welcoming locals has been such fun
We should all be very proud x
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