Bizarre story from America but I could see it happening here

https://womenafter40.com/boy-was-suspended-after-saving-a-dying-girl-in-class-while-the-teacher-did-nothing/?fr=operanews

Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War very enjoyable and so true in the past but sad.

A parent who was fined for taking his son on holiday has called teachers who failed to attend the school hypocrites.

https://www.ladbible.com/news/school-fine-family-holiday-723624-20230207

Has been given the longest ever sentence in British legal history for sexual offences

Can’t see him being welcomed in any prison so he will be in detention for a minimum of 30 years

Rolling with the punches.
Deadline
Jump the gun
Kill two birds with one stone.

Yes, the wokes have struck again saying those phrases encourage actual violent acts. They suggest the last one can be changed to "feed two birds with one scone".
Has anyone tried stuffing a scone down a birds throat?
Incidentally, in America it is now racist to say "person of color". They are now BIPOC, which means Black, Inter-racial, people of color.

Has anyone got one? If so do you think they are better than ones with a turntable.

I want to buy a new , preferably 23 litre one

Thankfully the fine has now been cancelled although she had already paid it. Nothing better to do with their time

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/tonbridge/news/i-was-fined-100-for-feeding-ducks-281600/

Is anybody local organising a collection of clothing for the Turkey appeal?

Click the vertical arrows to see the slideshow.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/the-world-s-top-30-military-powers-in-2023/ss-AA16jy5f?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=10584c14e3584dddeca27afcb013a276

The woke mob have struck again. Looking forward to hearing the Welsh rugby crowd ignoring the ban and singing extra loudly.
What is wrong with the song anyway?
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/02/02/tom-jones-hit-song-delilah-banned-amidst-welsh-rugby-sexism-scandal

Talk about doubling down on BBC wokeness. The family are giving £100k to set up a community project, which is probably more helpful than paying individual descendants of the slaves - if they could be traced.
Couple of questions I have; if more woke families start paying reparations for having slaves in the Caribbean islands, how long before West African countries start asking for reparation money as the countries where the slaves orginated?
And, why does the article even need to mention the BLM, which has nothing to do with this story?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-64527709

Poor girl

https://news.sky.com/story/kaylea-titford-revolting-pictures-reveal-how-obese-girl-16-died-in-squalor-and-degradation-12802627

https://www.tyla.com/life/couple-leave-baby-bengurion-airport-282124-20230201

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/beatthescammers/article-11712823/Never-heard-QR-jacking-cynical-new-ruse-steal-cash.html

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/news/famous-figures-who-lived-to-100-and-beyond/ss-AAZwSu4?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=539b8d2747ff4f9b946b924e72d9db08#image=1

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/paul-burrell-tears-says-cancer-26105965?int_source=nba

A 4-year-old girl has died after she was attacked by a dog in a back garden. The young girl died at the scene of the attack in Milton Keynes and the dog has been "humanely destroyed".

Let's start a list. Can be motorist or pedestrians or cyclists. I'll start with a couple.
Motorists who tailgate.
Pedestrians who stand chatting by the zebra crossing but don't intend to use it.

They have not paid, and will not be paying any windfall tax on this profit

https://news.sky.com/story/shell-announces-record-annual-profits-of-32-2bn-12801159

I've often wondered how can a bread be half wholemeal, half white loaf.
https://www.gbnews.uk/news/bread-pulled-from-supermarket-shelves-across-britain-iceland-takes-action-and-aldi-set-to-follow-suit/432660

Just spent some time looking with no success. I have bought a new table lamp with pretty exposed bulb with yellow filament but it's just too bright so what is lesser to a G80 screw-in bulb (think it's E 27 - box says 3000k) which I gather is 60/100w and I probably need 40w but I don't know what to look for - any idea, please.

Especially when he’s just earned over £2 million? https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/feb/01/watchdog-examines-220000-public-funding-for-boris-johnson-partygate-defence

Reading this reminds me of a gentlemen I know who has done the same as the one in this report.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11691635/amp/Im-transitioning-trans-woman-man-blame-woke-culture-influencing-teens.html?fr=operanews

Are some young people being brainwashed by the ‘transitioning culture’ ?

Interesting story regarding the RAF

https://news.sky.com/story/amp/raf-chief-admits-mistakes-over-discrimination-against-white-men-12800895

Especially when he’s just earned over £2 million? https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/feb/01/watchdog-examines-220000-public-funding-for-boris-johnson-partygate-defence

Will you be up early to see it

https://www.independent.co.uk/space/green-comet-2023-where-to-see-b2272560.html

My Sunday morning treat to myself... what's your weekend treat?

How lack of chargers and soaring power costs have sent the ...https://www.dailymail.co.uk › news › article-11681341
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Young boys think it’s normal to be violent during physical relationships with girls

https://news.sky.com/story/amp/children-as-young-as-nine-exposed-to-pornography-report-warns-12799564

Horrific beating given to a young boy, after being accused of bullying, after asking girl not to film him with her mobile phone.

They told him not to report it. Did they expect his Mother not to do so?

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/12-year-old-boy-brutally-26123700.amp?fr=operanews

They say on the packet, 4 servings but I always need two packets when making casserole for just two of us. Does anyone else find the same?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11668015/Devastating-photos-cobalt-mines-Democratic-Republic-Congo-power-Apple-Tesla-more.html

This is so tragic but trying to walk 8 dogs of different breeds, how could she ever be in control? After this incident a law should be introduced, maximum of 4 dogs to be walked at a time.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-64260916

God he wasn’t even wearing a seatbelt

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMYNqMsxE/

click on

A museum in Scotland has decided to ban the word "mummy" because it offends Ancient Egyptians. Also in the latest instance of PC gone mad, dead people are now known as "people who previously lived"

https://news.sky.com/story/laura-winham-38-lay-dead-in-her-flat-in-woking-for-more-than-three-years-12796622

This is far from the most serious article I've seen on the Monevator blog but it's quite good reading: https://monevator.com/fire-emergency/ .
Personally, I wouldn't waste my two hours' heating a day in the morning but use most of it after dark, when the curtains etc can help to keep the house warmer.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/58233766

I always wore size 16. Having to return some clothes recently I checked the size and found in some shops I turned into a 22 waist but the hips are 8 inches bigger than I am. I am confused.
Due to arthritis I would have loved to try some warm (feel the cold more these days) pull-ons.
Where do you shop? Miss BH store and to browse in Debenhams.

As we have a smart meter, we are ignoring this request, although the email says we may face an estimated reading if we don't respond.
So this is surely a scam - tho what useful details they could get from a meter reading I am not sure.
Anyway, we are ignoring it!

This is his song about their decision to have pronoun badges, which was also behind his decision to resign. Look out for Greta Thunberg in the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4kW421N8O4

Neighbours have bought an ancient footpath to stop them getting to their home

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11689327/amp/Couple-quit-jobs-live-grid-face-financial-ruin-neighbours.html?fr=operanews

Their go fund me page

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-defend-our-house-from-legal-action

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-64450253

Supermarket
Quarterly inflation to the end of December 2022
Monthly inflation to the end of December 2022
Lidl
20.6%
21.1%
Aldi
20.1%
20.8%
Asda
14.5%
15.4%
Morrisons
13.8%
12.9%
Waitrose
13.6%
14.5%
Sainsbury's
13.2%
13.7%
Tesco
13.1%
13.1%
Ocado
10.1%
10.5%

have had this mug for years and only just noticed it’s got a mistake Shows how we look at a bunch of words and just sublimely think what it says with out really studying it Despite the fact I must have read it a 109 times Chinese made no doubt

More wokery, or as the French say, le wokism, but this time it has offended those it was intended to protect.
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/3833388-ap-deletes-viral-tweet-regarding-the-french/

Pain for pleasure.
https://www.horsedeathwatch.com/

https://www.itv.com/news/2023-01-29/nadhim-zahawi-has-been-sacked-by-rishi-sunak