https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMNSvfDxq/?k=1

Would you know the difference 😂

I personally think they are, especially since they have been reduced to working Royals! Last year they cost us £102.4million that works out at less than £2 per taxpayer per year! Cheaper than paying a TV licence!
What are your views?

This is an American article and it assumes everyone is completely ignorant. The author has some strange ideas about what a shrub is. Still interesting.

https://therocketsscience.com/foodfrom/?utm_campaign=TW-RS-big3-d-foodfrom-belen-V2.1JC-acc4-desktop-LC-maxbid-s-300622&utm_source=TW&utm_medium=3_1542493593901731841&l=m&twclid=2-18zh83jdwkqr0aq5qw7cqksy2

"All students must learn to swim, before they are awarded their graduate
Bachelors Degrees.
However all swimming facilities are closed due to Covid.
Therefore we will conduct swimming tests on-line.
Students can participate on-line to secure their graduation."

1. Is this a real report in a national newspaper?
2. If so, which University is insisting on this?

https://www.express.co.uk/news

This advert has been around for over a year but I only saw it this afternoon on channel
5. Bit of a shock

https://www.google.com/amp/s/metro.co.uk/2021/03/24/erectile-dysfunction-ad-screaming-words-for-penis-slammed-by-parents-14295911/amp/

A lovely 😊 video from an Ed Sheeran
Concert

The couple who appear in the background made me 😃 smile

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMNBPoEa4/?k=1

https://twitter.com/_bands_fc/status/1223719021654302720

More interesting signage invited please.

https://news.sky.com/story/oscar-pistorius-meets-with-father-of-murdered-reeva-steenkamp-as-he-seeks-parole-12644184

https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/family/son-uninvite-parents-wedding-theyre-27377400

Interesting report

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61997353

https://news.sky.com/story/tory-mp-chris-pincher-suspended-by-party-over-drunken-groping-claims-12643558?authId=1*cpgnzm*_a*WUVxVWVpSFAweWM5cWVDUTZIVXRfaGRJQWk3Wmw4Szk3RmhZcGl3akhPVlU2VlZ0dU5DeldTY3FfY2t0c05ULQ..

I hope Clive won’t mind me letting members know I have started a new group for Carers called Carers and Caring

https://www.scooploop.com/loops/carers-and-caring?refgroup=JEXX9

https://www.gbnews.uk/news/scrabble-players-quitting-competitive-game-after-400-offensive-terms-banned-from-words-list/329322

Feminist Appropriating Ridiculous Transphobe, that still believes there are only 2 biological sexes.
https://www.gbnews.uk/news/women-who-question-transgender-ideology-branded-with-farts-acronym-in-scottish-civil-service-training/329137

Can't believe some viewers thought he was really chatting her up, when he was clearly demonstrating part of the show. Actually it was more Judi demonstrating how not to react to someone talking to you and how not to burst out laughing.
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/tv/richard-madeley-cringes-viewers-out-27333835

More wokery. Halifax employees now have name badges with their pronouns. Management have told staff it's voluntary, but it's the nice thing to do. Which is going to mean anyone who just keeps a badge with only their name is not very nice.
Customers who complain are welcome to close their account.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61992057

Had a phone call regarding my Internet. The caller took the trouble to get through my blocker system despite the time it takes due to my very long rings. Needless to say in the end after a bit of fun he slammed the phone down.
Received an email from Which. Please have a look as they mention they copied nearly perfect BT emails. Stay alert.

https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/fake-bt-email-asks-for-your-direct-debit-details-aHlsC9o62Mtu?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=scam_alerts&utm_content=Scam+alert+100622+B

Talking about "gender diverse individuals" and "person with ovaries" as well as the usual nonsense of "sex assigned at birth".
https://www.gbnews.uk/news/nhs-midwives-hit-out-at-statement-which-says-sex-is-assigned-at-birth/328206

Been watching and enjoying swifts every summer, but had very few sightings in KT4 this summer.
Has anyone else noticed a steep decline in these regular visitors?
And the reason[s]?

I'm sorry to say that my life has become too complicated now caring for my wife, I really do not have the time to log on now, there is so much to do and when I do have a break I tend to doze off. I will close my account later as the unread post are now in there 100's. I've enjoyed my time with Scooploop and seen it evolve over the last few years, I hope it continues, I've made some good friends (and a few enemies) when my circumstances change I may well return but time will tell.

Has your child ever mispronounced a word and embarrassed you , or made you laugh

https://publicnewstime.com/news/uk/sons-teacher-told-me-off-for-extremely-inappropriate-name-we-gave-our-puppy/?amp=1

New research from Direct Line Motor Insurance reveals Cyprus was the most commonly identified destination for stolen cars out of three UK ports in 2020.

Figures from three ports managed by the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS), Felixstowe, Tilbury and Southampton, found 37 per cent of identified stolen cars were destined for Cyprus.

A fifth (19 per cent) were destined for the Democratic Republic of Congo, while Ghana (11 per cent) and the UAE (six per cent) were other common destinations.

In the first nine months of 2021, £2.96 million worth of stolen vehicles were successfully identified by NaVCIS officers at ports. This is a 112 per cent increase on the value stolen in 2020 (£1.39 million).
The same timeframe saw a 14 per cent increase in the number of stolen vehicles identified at the three ports. In 2020, 63 vehicles were successfully identified as stolen by NaVCIS ports officers, rising to 72 in the first nine months of 2021. This means the average value of vehicles stolen has nearly doubled in less than 12 months, from £22,000 per vehicle in 2020 to £41,000 per vehicle in 2021.

Range Rover were the top car make identified at NaVCIS ports in 2020, making up nearly two fifths (38 per cent) of all stolen cars identified there. Ford (10 per cent), Mercedes, BMW and Land Rover (all at eight per cent) make up the top five.

Insight from convicted car thieves currently serving a custodial sentence suggests that many cars are stolen to order. For example, one convicted car thief said: “People order cars, so you know what you're going out for that night. You go out and get that specific car, van, whatever it is… Half the time I'll already know where there is one, because I know that much, so I can go straight to them”.

https://www.windrushwasp.org/single-post/money-down-the-drain

No surprises here.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/29/government-policy-failures-are-obstacle-to-uk-net-zero-target-advisers-warn?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

What a farce. There are people in the UK who can't see a GP and are pulling their own teeth out because they can't find an NHS dentist.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/britain-s-first-asylum-camp-to-get-own-gps-and-dentists/ar-AAYYCxa?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=bc67341a131248d2840f90205f7d4fde

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/28/climate-crisis-food-shortages?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

To much mayonaisse in a sandwich.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/06/27/atlanta-subway-mayo-shooting/

Doesn't need any text.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61451495

https://www.google.com/amp/s/metro.co.uk/2022/06/28/londons-metropolitan-police-placed-into-special-measures-after-scandals-16907096/amp/

Finally put together an Amazon wish list for items needed to help take care of the many rescued cats i look after.
Sadly no idea how to introduce it to Scooploop kind members who might be able to and want to help.
Thank you

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/dog-owners-are-being-warned-over-toxic-blue-green-algae-found-in-uk-lakes/ar-AAYUz3W?ocid=msedgntphdr&cvid=3334b411a3a841c09a748f7f5372e6e1

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/biblical-swarms-of-giant-mormon-crickets-destroying-crops-in-us-west/ar-AAYVAGX?ocid=msedgntphdr&cvid=5bd8dca230084b00bd6711ab622a264e

http://littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/wildflowers-not-weeds.html

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/net-zero-red-tape-to-be-ditched-as-britain-returns-to-coal/ar-AAYVnLc?ocid=msedgntphdr&cvid=6a115c4df24d45259ea49945fcec68dd

So here we go... Wimbledon starts today. Djokovic plays midday as we have no requirements on mandatory vaccines to enter the country. I Love Wimbledon , always have so game on !

A couple of days ago It was jokingly clarified that Soc is a term of endearment on this site but was wondering if there are any ‘new/modern’ words used nowadays that members may know of!

Here’s a link with all the well known and commonly used ones

https://englishlive.ef.com/blog/language-lab/sweetheart-love-darling-typical-british-terms-endearment/amp/

What do you call your loved ones?

On Wednesday I needed a new frying pan, so ordered one on the Argos website. I clicked the Next Day Delivery and my first delivery slot was Friday between 7.30am and 9pm. So not next day, but that's not an issue. I get an email from Argos saying my item will be delivered by Yodel and on the morning of the delivery day I will get an email with a 1 hour delivery slot.
Yesterday I am checking my phone from 7am and wondering if every ping is the email from Yodel. I can't go out in case I am getting a morning delivery. Eventually I get the email at 2.45pm telling me the delivery will be between 3pm and 4pm.
What is the point of getting an email about the delivery time only minutes before the actual delivery?
At least with DPD they always email mid morning, so you know if you can go out and come back home in time.

I had no idea there were so many ways of showering but talking to friends it seems we are all different.
1 washes hair in sink before going into the shower
1 never uses soap or body wash but uses shampoo all over
1 leaves shampoo on hair whilst showering and rinses off last
1 showers first and washes hair last.
Me - I shampoo, rinse, conditioner on, shower body rinse conditioner off and rinse body.

Click on

With Covid, flu, monkey pox and now we hear about polio could they combined create the “Super bug” we heard about it years ago?

https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/beware-of-bp-fuel-card-scams-circulating-on-facebook-aq3V40w7wChe?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=scam_alerts&utm_content=Scam+alert+240622+B

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMN6DM67A/?k=1

Whoops

Just embarrassing

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMN62529a/?k=1

https://www.heart.co.uk/news/spain-fines-shirts-off-bikinis/

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jun/23/railworkers-and-what-they-earn-who-are-the-real-fat-cats

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/jun/22/joe-lycett-standup-joke-investigated-by-police-after-complaint

Maybe there will be specialist scuba divers swimming between peoples legs with specialist equipment that can detect warm streams.
Or are the Spanish really just banning people who stand at the waters edge and take a p*ss?
https://www.heart.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/spain-beach-vigo-ban-urinating-in-sea-fine/