Do you know a set of twins with similar names and is it sensible? Or just lazy

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/fabulous/10805083/teacher-slams-parents-ridiculous-names-twin-girls/amp/

is really behind schedule. This was on BBC Breakfast this morning. By now, June 2023, there was meant to be 6 EV charging bays at every service station in England. They have only managed that at 1 in 4 service stations. 50% don't have any EV charging points.
A manager of one service station said that creating the bays was easy, the problem is getting the extra power to them.

Preservation order ignored

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-65890748.amp

Britain has started burning coal to generate electricity for the first time in a month and a half, after the heatwave made solar panels too hot to work efficiently.

One unit at Uniper’s Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal power plant in Nottinghamshire started producing electricity for the first time in weeks on Monday morning, while another coal-powered plant was warmed up in case it was needed by the early afternoon.

The National Grid turned to coal to generate electricity as a rush to turn on air conditioning and fans across the country during the heatwave led to a spike in demand.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-65857668.amp

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jun/13/tory-peer-undermined-and-humiliated-journalist-finds-lords-commissioner-rami-ranger

Parklife festival stopped as storm hits

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12183097/Thunderstorms-sweep-Met-Office-predicts-months-worth-rain-fall-12-hours.html

Query

As most will know the person formerly known as Eddie Izzard is now known as Suzy and prefers she and her pronouns . Personally I feel she is an absolute example to others of how to act in these days of change and gender fluidity. I saw her on tv just a few nights ago on a travel show. She has won various awards over the years, raised huge amounts for charity running many marathons and is an all round lovely person.

Now my query is this . Why when we have been repeatedly told that we now have to address female actors as just that ACTORS and not actresses as we did before has Suzy’s persona online been changed to ACTRESS?

Although this probably doesn’t affect most of us now but I have two grandsons trying to pass their test One took written just before covid and passed and so couldn’t get a test Then the written test ran out in 2 years so therefore has to sit another Huge waiting lists and another who passed written but failed driving test so wants to get in before written runs out and has had to pay a tout £150 to get a test before his time runs out as waiting list will take him past the deadline My son has started a petition so if you would like to add your signature please do Thank you
The link is https://chng.it/7hdXMLDnXg

And this time it’s true!
Colombia plane crash: Four children found alive in Amazon after 40 days https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-65864158

Just in case you don’t know
We are going to have some sunshine.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65853411

So be prepared to sit in the shade, drink lots of water 💦 and wear less clothing 👕

Even when they win!

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/22657161/manchester-city-fans-smash-van-clash-riot-police/

Brilliant reaction.

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJQfQ6Pj/

Not how it sounds 😳

https://littlevillagehq.org/uk-baby-banks/

Maybe many of you will already know about this organisation and similar ones throughout the UK and be donating.

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJQrAtaa/

Having got his revenge on Sunak by torpedoing him fore, aft and amidships, what do you think is his next target, Mayor and then PM again?.
Much as I despise the guy, by resigning he has given me a faint chance of being able to vote at the next election if the Tories can produce a creditable economic package.
It looks pretty certain that the other parties will have little or nothing to offer so the Tories are my only hope, otherwise it will be another spoilt ballot paper.

Not seen a single ladybird this year.

Aphids are everywhere, and plants in the garden are shiny/sticky with their poo.

Swifts are just occasionally seen in KT4, instead of a daily appearance.

What are you seeing more or less of?

The wicked witch will now be gone

https://news.sky.com/story/fife-council-orders-removal-of-gaudy-witch-mural-in-pittenweem-12899541

https://news.sky.com/story/boris-johnson-stands-down-as-mp-with-immediate-effect-12899673

Greenwich council to ban ice cream vans after just two complaints that they are a nuisance.
https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/23578670.greenwich-council-ban-ice-cream-vans-new-plans/

Anyone for table tennis? Every Monday throughout summer and winter…..give us a call or better still come along to our Open Day

I bought a box in Tesco because the clubcard price made it cheaper than tesco own brand. Opened the box to find the rice inside to be one solid lump. Is this normal for this brand?
I used the boil in the bag method to soften it up and luckily it worked enough so I could use only the amount I needed.

This afternoon Walton/Surrey car park behind Asda and a few others in area. Parking machine, people distracted and card stollen then told machine swallowed card. Park attendant made people aware afterwards.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12172881/amp/Tens-thousands-travellers-flock-Cumbria-day-Appleby-Horse-Fair.html

Most pubs are closing

But it isn’t Holly


https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJQRaX3q/

Free Entry! Our own entrance directly opposite Park Gym,

The Hornchurch can’t sing choir present please PM me for tickets. It’s Saturday 17th June 4-30 in Upminster.

https://twitter.com/wolsned/status/1666716289853734912?s=20

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-65830799

A recently retired Environmental Agency scientist, told a parliamentary inquiry last year that its pollution monitoring system was “so poor, so inadequate and so misleading” – and, he added, it was getting worse. For much of its information on pollution, the agency relies on members of the public calling its hotline.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/04/sewage-sleuths-river-pollution-slow-dirty-death-of-welsh-and-english-rivers?utm_source=pocket-newtab-global-en-GB

COYI COYI COYI

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12139561/amp/I-tried-claim-wifes-premium-bonds-winnings-died-told-EXPIRED.html?ico=amp_articleRelated_with_images

Just tried this and rather like it.
Has anybody else tried it and what do you think` about it ?

I'm on call monitoring the work.phone for safeguarding this weekend and decided to go to a local garden centre for a mooch around.Im sitting outside drinking coffee and people watching. Humans amaze me and I'm always wondering who other people are or what their lives are like.
Do you people watch??

Do not usually watch this but it came on the tv and I thought as it’s the final May be ok to be fair the acts were actually very good and it would have been hard to choose as all so different Had the usual idiot acts One a Japanese ? Pretend stripper Maybe humorous for a few moments once only if you like that sort of silly act Then another guy from Norway who pranced about in a hiviz jacket doing , well actually nothing . All the other acts were people who put their souls into their acts either singing/ dancing/ acrobats/ magic etc and all very good Well true to voting the high viz guy won another seen once that’s enough act . Quite what he will do at the royal variety show to impress Charles I hate to think But felt so sorry for those who had practiced so hard But hey ho what do I know If that’s what the public wants . Or do they vote just so the worst win or like they keep in the worst dancers on strictly if they feel sorry for them . Just wondered what anyone else thought if anyone bothers to watch it ?
Cant complain or I should have voted
Anyone who did watch it , who did you think should win ? why is it called Britains got talent when there are all these other countries entering ?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/04/rishi-sunak-must-stop-trying-to-hide-evidence-from-the-pandemic-inquiry Sometimes highly confidential information needs to be withheld from the public because it would be advantageous to foreign powers who wish the UK harm. This is people trying to cover up their unwise or downright bad behaviour.

https://news.sky.com/story/man-arrested-at-fa-cup-final-for-wearing-offensive-hillsborough-shirt-12895849

What a moron

https://news.sky.com/story/amp/epsom-derby-19-people-arrested-in-connection-with-plans-to-disrupt-race-festival-12895476

So much police time wasted. It saddens me. Can you imagine these people complaining when there are no officers to come out when they are burgled, their car is stolen, their child is attacked! Drug dealers on the corner of the street, knife crime at an all time high!

Dog related again 🥲

https://news.sky.com/story/amp/woman-in-her-70s-dead-after-dog-attack-in-west-midlands-as-two-people-arrested-12895530

One of the rescue team said they had pulled out 120 dead bodies so far but haven't checked the overturned carriages yet.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-65793257

https://amp.theguardian.com/business/2023/jun/03/sunak-under-fire-as-stupid-eat-out-to-help-out-scheme-to-be-focus-of-covid-inquiry

No one thought that at the time? In the middle of a pandemic. 😂

Rail strikes will affect them all

https://news.sky.com/story/rail-strikes-today-fa-cup-final-epsom-derby-and-beyonce-concert-all-set-to-be-impacted-by-aslef-walkout-12895168

Gun violence in the US has at times caused some to uproot their lives. About 15% say they've moved to a different neighbourhood or city because of it, according to KFF.

Last year, 40-year-old Travis Wilson and his wife moved to a new neighbourhood in Louisville, Kentucky, after moving from Old Louisville where they counted the number of gunshots at night.

"I couldn't imagine how any child could grow up in an area where they hear frequent shots and not be dramatically affected," he said.

But last month, the violence followed him to his new neighbourhood when a gunman killed five former co-workers at a local bank.

Mr Wilson said he sometimes feels irresponsible raising a child in America, where nowhere feels perfectly safe.

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJxHh7sU/

"In 2022, 41% of year 6 pupils in England left primary school without meeting the expected standards in literacy and maths – 275,000 11-year-olds, according to researchers at the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) thinktank. That is 50,000 more than in 2019.

It comes amid concerns that the impact of the pandemic, and long periods of lost learning, is being felt in classrooms, particularly among children from poorer households.

The report states that the attainment gap in education – that between the poorest and most advantaged – is at its widest level for a decade."

Your thoughts and constructive suggestions please.

Let’s forget about weeks of discussing Philip Schofield and look at the real news in front of us

This Essex man planned terror attacks

https://news.sky.com/story/essex-teenager-matthew-king-who-planned-terror-attack-targeting-police-and-military-jailed-for-at-least-six-years-12856522

Thankfully his own Mother raised concerns

https://news.sky.com/story/my-mam-died-help-me-greggs-bag-message-found-with-abandoned-fox-cub-12891592?dicbo=v2-m4mepv9

Aviation Passenger Charter

Download your copy or keep on your phone for future trips abroad . It could be invaluable

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aviation-passenger-charter