On the Al Jazeera news channel all this week they are running a series during their Newshour called Gaza - One Year On. Each night from a different perspective.
Last night they looked at how some of the false Israeli propaganda about the events of October 7th 2023 have been debunked.
The propaganda. Babies were beheaded. The truth. There is no evidence of any babies being beheaded.
The propaganda. Women were raped during the attack by Hamas. The truth. There is no evidence of any rapes during the attack.
The propaganda. All hospitals also double up as Hamas military bases. The truth. There is no evidence that Hamas are based in hospitals. The films that the IDF showed of tunnels and secret rooms under a hospital were made using AI. The IDF commander pointing at Hamas instructions on the wall, was actually pointing at a calendar.

https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/israel-palestine-conflict/

I think Netanyahu's big mistake was making his number one priority to fight Hamas and forget the hostages. He should've put every effort, and those around him, into negotiating the release of all the hostages. Even if it meant releasing every jailed Palestinian. Only then should the military option be used.

He will be making a big mistake if he decides on a full scale war against Hezbollah. According to Al Jazeera's middle east military expert, Hezbollah have at least 150,000 rockets compared to the few thousand owned by Hamas. Also their fighters have had full military training.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SO8KcfhJmc

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/mum-feared-cat-trapped-kittens-33856089.amp

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Everyone should feel safe when travelling. What happened to this lady on her way back from a football match is disgraceful .

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/oct/10/i-was-sexually-assaulted-on-a-train-after-spurs-v-brentford-while-a-dad-and-his-sons-laughed

Germany has responded to the attacks by taking steps to tighten immigration controls and knife laws. The government has introduced new checks along all of its borders and promised to speed up deportations of migrants who have no right to stay in Germany. "Germany has just woken up to their disastrous decisions of the past, Too little too late.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13904365/machete-attack-germany-essen-syrian-man-arrested.html

Denouncing the lies spread once again by Trump

From 3 minutes

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/biden-slams-trump-onslaught-lies-federal-hurricane-response/story?id=114658066

This sounds really scary, I feel very sorry for those caught up in it.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13936325/Thousands-trapped-Florida-Hurricane-Milton-traffic-gas.html

Or is a lot of it hype? Can an intelligent child do just as well elsewhere. Are grandparents often paying for the privilege feeling under pressure from their own adult children .

https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/took-kids-out-private-school-best-thing-2803040?srsltid=AfmBOoombsSmUWv_eQ_KWXc-Jp3VrCSqcAjTOpj_YytNdnOz8dP_ImnI

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/30968722/calling-man-bald-sexual-harassment-judge-rules/

A survey by the Independent Schools Council reveals that, at September, the number of pupils in independent schools has already fallen by 10,540 against September 2023 based on data obtained from 1,185 schools out of 2,600 schools based in the UK. Schools with the lowest fees and those with less than 300 pupils showing the biggest loss.
Now since the average annual fee is £16,000 p.a. the total VAT that would have been raised on the lost fees is £33.728 million, ( 10,540 X £3,200). The ISC calculate that the cost to the Education Dept. to be £92.8 million
Please, could any of the group’s left-wing supporters explain to me how, in an attempt to raise VAT of £33.728 million by incurring a cost of £92.8 million makes any sense. Bear in mind this is BEFORE the tax is applied.
This is government in total disarray led by Starmer who was educated privately through a bursary. Talk about “I’m all right Jack, sod you.

Anyone watched last night's Hardacres on channel 5. I really enjoyed it. That's what my nan had to do in Ireland as a child, Gut fish on the dock for her family.

Read this article about a minister in the Bangladesh parliament. His salary is £13,000 but he has managed to buy property in London, Dubai and New York worth $500m.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/20/how-a-bangladesh-minister-spent-more-than-500m-on-luxury-property

They insisted she get the ultimate cops protection after her mum said she'd cancel the concerts..then Labour and the mayor received tickets. Should they have the right to intervene with police protection decisions?
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/30952336/labour-taylor-swift-escort-wembley-tickets/

From today baby loss certificates will be available to anyone who has lost a baby before 24 weeks of gestation. This has been available from February but only for the last few years, now it will be available for any date in the past.

Babies before 24 weeks who die were not previously ‘recognised’ with a birth or death certificate. So there was nothing within a family to acknowledge the babies existence .



https://www.gov.uk/request-baby-loss-certificate

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crm28xxdvd1o

How prejudice affects schoolchildren in the Irish Traveller Community in Leeds.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62djjx6xkjo

... Tim Moffett covered a story about two fathers, from either side of the Israeli / Gaza border, who, over time, had each lost a daughter during the conflict. One in 1997, the other in 2007. Both events were very sad, but perhaps helpful in the search for peace.

I have tried to find a link to put up here, unfortunately there doesn't currently appear to be one.

However the report's primary objective was to demonstrate how, despite the tragic events that resulted in the loss of their children, these two families have since found a sense of unity, camaraderie and commonality in their desire to ensure that the deceased loved ones could contribute to peace and not exacerbate the antagonism between the two sides.

I have attached a link to a YouTube video made by NBC 10 months ago on their version of the same subject:
https://youtu.be/mQ7ajM_BzGA?feature=shared

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdenx2p32jxo

What a complicated tale

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/oct/07/vet-reprimanded-for-home-care-of-happy-cat-she-was-told-to-euthanise

Vet takes cat home

When you are top of your game as a sports person the sponsors are there with the lucrative deals. But if you start losing too often, those sponsors will soon take the freebies away.
Emma Raducanu has just lost her sponsorship with Porsche and had the Porsche 911 , which was on loan, taken away from her.
https://www.essentiallysports.com/wta-tennis-news-major-setback-for-emma-raducanu-as-luxurious-sponsor-reportedly-makes-brutal-decision-amid-her-ongoing-tennis-struggles/

We are back to the final of this horrific story where those little boys died in a fire

https://news.sky.com/story/amp/woman-guilty-of-manslaughter-of-her-two-sets-of-twins-who-died-in-a-house-fire-13227225

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Former Tarrant County Judge Glenn Whitley — a life-long member of the Republican Party who served from 2007 to 2022 — has been one of Texas’ most prominent Republicans.

And as the November elections approach, he sounded a warning: He is voting for Vice President Kamala Harris over former president Donald Trump, and while he’s announcing his break with the party publicly, he believes many Republicans will vote for Harris in secret.

“There are a lot, I think,” Whitley said. “They’re afraid to come out, because when they do, they get ridiculed and they get bullied and they get belittled. And so a lot of people who have been staunch Republicans and still are staunch Republicans, are afraid to stand up and be confrontational with some of the leaders that we have right now.

“It’s going to be close, but I truly believe that that a lot of Republicans are going to go into that booth and say, ‘I can’t support the insurrection.’ ... I have talked with a number of people who I believe will do that, and they may not openly come out and say, ‘I’m voting for Harris,’ or they may just not vote.”

When it comes to Trump, there are a lot of reasons for Republicans to reject him, but also good reasons to vote for Harris, Whitley said. While Trump holds a four-point lead in the latest Texas polls, Harris is leading in most battleground states, but many polls are within the margin of error.

“Trump has constantly belittled and, you know, bullied people,” Whitley said. “He’s disrespected our military and our vets, he was convicted of paying hush money to a porn star. And then the thing that broke the camel’s back for me was the insurrection on Jan. 6.

“And so that’s the reason I wouldn’t vote for Trump, but the reason that I will support and vote for Harris is the fact that I do believe she wants to lift people up.”

Like it or not, this election is more important than our recent change of government.

https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-hamas-attack-anniversary-war-11-07-24-intl-hnk/index.html

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGdJ4Y3rD/

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1958158/putins-puppets-happy-birthday-ukraine-massive-attack

Worth a listen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSZgoFyuHC8

Have any of you guys been taking these two supplements either individually or combined?? If you have? Have you noticed any positive or negative side effects?? Cheers!
https://www.everydayhealth.com/diet-nutrition/should-you-take-magnesium-and-vitamin-d-together/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pushnotification&utm_campaign=ehnetwork-everydayhealth-push-5491166

A lovely autumn squash recipe from Nigel Slater, plus, in the sidebar, a link to exercises for mobility https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/oct/06/nigel-slaters-recipes-for-pumpkin-soy-and-honey-and-fennel-gratin-with-anchovies - both ideal for a dreich autumn day.

Johnnie Walker, currently a DJ on Radio 2, who became well known during his time at Radio Caroline followed by Radio 1, announced to his listeners this afternoon, that he will be retiring at the end of October.

Johnnie has been bravely broadcasting his Sunday afternoon show, Sounds of the 70s, whilst seriously ill with pulmonary fibrosis. Over time his condition has worsened and he has now decided to bring his career to a close.

I thought he was a great DJ in his "Caroline" years and have always enjoyed listening to his unique voice and hearing his knowledgeable comments.

Thank you Johnnie, I wish you well in your retirement, which I hope is as long and comfortable as you deserve.

https://youtube.com/shorts/1Z9mP8q3Fp0?si=YygEAjEbh2KX6FAC

A squirrel has more rights in Afghanistan than a woman

https://youtube.com/shorts/ECuqwuhKnEs?si=KxWQhhNXKLwbwNGM

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13907761/Putin-Western-taunts-Britain-warned-nuclear-attack-TV-propagandist.html

So the media story as attached mentions that Andy Burnham could replace Keir Starmer. Is a mayor who is not an MP allowed to do that then 😂 or am I confused

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1956703/keir-starmer-could-be-replaced-odds/amp

https://news.sky.com/story/lancashire-police-apologises-for-putting-down-familys-pet-xl-bully-dog-by-mistake-13228102

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/news/amp/stranded-ship-with-explosive-cargo-poses-no-threat-owners-313950/

Statement to public inquiry reveals that investigation is underway over allegations that a senior Post Office executive instructed staff to destroy evidence

The Post Office is investigating allegations that a senior executive instructed staff to destroy or conceal documents that could be of interest to the Post Office scandal public inquiry.


https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366612666/Post-Office-senior-executive-suspended-over-allegations-of-destroying-evidence

1 in 4 children leave primary school without basic literary skills.

Half the UK prison population are illiterate.

Might this country benefit from more investment in our schools, rather than supporting low standard universities?

No pun intended

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9vp7wdnpz8o

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy437gnp28zo.amp

And why it has failed miserably despite the ludicrous aspirations of its Administrator?
The bold heading "Have Your Say" Is completely Inaccurate and should be removed.
It is no more than an echo chamber of one view and opinion, all singing from the same song sheet, not a discussion group at all.
With very few members participating it is an extremely boring construct shown by how few members comment on the posts.
It has become no more than a bolt hole for those few members to gossip and talk about other members behind their backs.
Not only should the heading "Have Your Say" be removed but also the incompetent and useless administrator. You only have to look at the difference between the politics group and anything to see how much the posts on their generate and the difference between the experienced and none biased Clive and the out of his depth Brian. It was bad enough with Alan but now it has hit rock bottom and can not be saved. About time it was put out of its misery.

https://fb.watch/u-RROK79oN/?fs=e&s=aEkTS0

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/oct/01/paul-and-jack-were-murdered-by-their-abusive-father-why-had-the-family-courts-granted-him-contact This is enraging. Why do the authorities not listen to the mothers and children? There may be a few mothers who are making false claims either for revenge on partners who have simply left or they just don’t want to see them in connection with child contact, but I think this is probably very rare. Male violence against women sadly isn’t.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g4jg0gn4do

The debate is taking place at the CBS Broadcast Centre in New York City and is set to start at 9pm (local time) on Tuesday, which is 2am (BST) on Wednesday in the UK.

In the UK, the BBC will also show the debate live on the BBC News Channel, BBC One, iPlayer, BBC News website and app.

https://www.itv.com/news/2024-10-03/bill-brought-forward-to-legalise-assisted-dying

A woman who lay dead in her flat for three
years wrote "I'm starving" and "I can't
believe I'm surviving this long" in calendar
and diary entries prior to her death, an
inquest has heard.

https://metro.co.uk/2024/10/03/woman-lay-dead-flat-three-years-wrote-im-starving-diary-21730346/?ico=metro-posts_article_whats-trending-now

What a waste!

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/union-objection-windscreen-wipers-held-154101009.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/lord-alli-labour-starmer-investigation-b2622664.html

A former President of the US, the first ever to make it to 100 years old

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyldnlrnxdo.amp