Police failure allowed a murder
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/bradford-stabbing-woman-pram-mother-killer-leeds-west-yorkshire-police-kulsama-akter-b1150178.html
Anything !
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Parents sentenced for son's crime.
Just been watching the sentencing live on CNN. The parents of the teenage schoolboy who shot and killed 4 of his fellow high school students in Michigan, have been sentenced to up to 15 years for Involuntary Manslaughter.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/science-environment-68767184
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https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/uk-evil-monster-chops-wifes-body-into-over-224-pieces-dumps-remains-in-river-2524313-2024-04-07
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The cost of veterinary treatment
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/apr/06/vet-who-really-profits-from-poorly-pets
I'm lucky enough to have an independent vet just a couple of miles away. Even so, my previous cat's bills came to more than £20k in a year – £7000 for a three-day stay at the RCVS hospital at Potters Bar to kick off with. -
https://www.instagram.com/p/C5gbc65KKPC/ This Swede with his photographs and vids of forest wildlife takes me back to my childhood in Cumbrian woodlands, but I think most people would find them lovely whatever their own memories are.
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https://news.sky.com/story/families-of-teenagers-killed-in-car-collisions-hope-for-tougher-rules-for-young-drivers-13107214
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History 101 ..
They used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families used to all pee in a pot & then once a day it was taken & sold to the tannery. If you had to do this to survive you were “piss poor.”
But worse than that were the really poor folk who couldn’t even afford to buy a pot; they “didn’t have a pot to piss in” & were the lowest of the low.
The next time you are washing your hands & complain because the water temperature isn’t just how you like it, think about how things used to be. Here are some facts about the 1500s.
Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and they still smelled pretty good by June. Since they were starting to smell, however, brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.
Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women, and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it … hence the saying, “Don’t throw the baby out with the Bath water!”
Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof, resulting in the idiom, “It’s raining cats and dogs.”
There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed, therefore, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That’s how canopy beds came into existence.
The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt, leading folks to coin the phrase “dirt poor.”
The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they added more thresh until, when you opened the door, it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entrance-way, subsequently creating a “thresh hold.”
In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire.. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while, and thus the rhyme, “Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old.”
Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could, “bring home the bacon.” They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and “chew the fat.”
Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.
Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the “upper crust.”
Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial.. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up, creating the custom of holding a wake.
England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a bone-house, and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive, so they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the graveyard shift.) to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be, saved by the bell or was considered a dead ringer.
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Retaining muscle strength as you age
Some of these suggestions should be possible for most of us https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/apr/07/the-muscle-miracle-can-i-build-enough-in-my-60s-to-make-it-to-100-even-though-ive-never-weight-trained
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Could you live in one?
https://amp.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/apr/06/small-homes-houses-living-designs-plans-how-to-architects-around-the-world -
https://news.sky.com/story/amp/nhs-consultants-in-england-accept-pay-offer-and-end-pay-dispute-and-strike-action-13108351
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A key witness in the Madeleine McCann case is dying from cancer.
The witness, Helge Busching, has reportedly been diagnosed with intestinal cancer, meaning he doesn't have long to live.
Will the case of the missing girl ever be resolved?
https://news.sky.com/story/madeleine-mccann-investigation-could-suffer-setback-as-key-witness-dying-from-cancer-13108354 -
Estimated 50% of UK Prisoners are Illiterate.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prison-education-a-review-of-reading-education-in-prisons/prison-education-a-review-of-reading-education-in-prisons
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If you needed an ambulance would you pay for it?
If you need urgent medical attention, but not life threatening such as cardiac or stroke, then you can now pay for an ambulance to come to you faster than an NHS ambulance.
Would you pay the £99 minimum?
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Step Counter Watch (Edited)
I posted a thread on this topic some time ago, well this is how it works.
The watch contains a small accelerometer, which is an instrument that detects movement.
It therefore detects arm movement.
On the assumption that in walking the arms swing, the corresponding arm swing is translated into steps.
No arm movement, no steps.
So if your watch arm is holding a shoulder strap, in your pocket, carrying a bag or riding a bike etc. there will be no step count.
Verdict - fairly useless, but of casual interest.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-68725472
A lovely charity celebrates with Patron Alan Titchmarsh -
Traffic delays likely on the M25 and M1.
350 tonnes of heavy equipment will be transported overnight from the port of Tilbury to Millbrook power station in Bedfordshire.
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https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-the-dental-price-hike?share=93dad2a1-69c7-4a54-9b50-a79cc04551a9&source=&utm_campaign=blast44746&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=
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Do it online: another way to contact the police
A new policing app has been launched to allow the public to report crimes and incidents, find out information about local policing teams and access prevention advice and support for victims and witnesses of crime.
The app, called Police.UK, is available via both the Google Play and iOS App stores and has been delivered by the National Police Chief’s Council’s Digital Public Contact Programme (DPC). -
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cost-bottled-water-london-restaurants-b2477517.html
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"Schools separate learning from life.
While doing this, they assume that what children do at school is more important than what they do at home, and that school activities have their right to invade home life.
The same is not true in reverse.
Parents are not able to direct activities for children to complete at school, or free to take their child out in term time.
Parents may spend more time with their children than teachers, but it's the teacher who tells the parents how the children are doing on "Parent's Evening".
Your thoughts?
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/03/israel-gaza-ai-database-hamas-airstrikes
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Chris Quinn, the editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, has published a "Letter from the Editor" ....
"This is a tough column to write, because I don’t want to demean or insult those who write me in good faith. I’ve started it a half dozen times since November but turned to other topics each time because this needle hard to thread. No matter how I present it, I’ll offend some thoughtful, decent people.
The north star here is truth. We tell the truth, even when it offends some of the people who pay us for information.
The truth is that Donald Trump undermined faith in our elections in his false bid to retain the presidency. He sparked an insurrection intended to overthrow our government and keep himself in power. No president in our history has done worse.
This is not subjective. We all saw it. Plenty of leaders today try to convince the masses we did not see what we saw, but our eyes don’t deceive.
(If leaders began a yearslong campaign today to convince us that the Baltimore bridge did not collapse Tuesday morning, would you ever believe them?)
Trust your eyes. Trump on Jan. 6 launched the most serious threat to our system of government since the Civil War. You know that. You saw it."
Trump may be convicted of serious crimes shortly.
And sentenced to serve a prison sentence.
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Anyone want to buy one (Edited)
I despair at some people sometimes!
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Are you worried that there is no plan?
https://news.sky.com/video/government-has-no-national-plan-to-defend-the-uk-despite-renewed-threat-of-russia-war-13106867
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Some advice from the Consumers' Association https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/scam-alert-social-media-hacking-on-the-rise-aN1uI6o5E9uq
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Posting this just because it’s fascinating - the new science of death
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/02/new-science-of-death-brain-activity-consciousness-near-death-experience
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I saw a TV ad recently for PLANT BUTTER!!!, how the hell can butter be made from grass etc??, I most certainly not be eating this crap!!, if I want to eat butter, as I do, I will stick to the REAL thing!!
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https://londonist.com/london/things-to-do/blackheath-morris-men-chair-lifting-easter-monday
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https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/finnish-authorities-detect-sulphur-like-smell-helsinki-region-2024-03-31/
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https://www.webcamtaxi.com/en/england/dorset/lyme-regis-harbour-livecam.html
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Which are the best noodles for a stir fry?
When my sister cooks a stir fry she insists on using plain rice noodles but I think they taste bland. Singapore rice noodles are better. But the best noodles to use, I think, are the udon egg noodles.
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Vegetarians About Turn - Eat Meat for Good Health (Edited)
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/other/don-t-give-up-meat-it-s-better-for-your-health-than-you-think/ar-AA1mikgo?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=bc81ae76833e40288332fff38fba645f&ei=144
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Jeremy Vine reported to Police
People believed his April
Fool’s prank
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/01/jeremy-vine-bird-of-prey-drone-video-april-fools-day/ -
@adler
I hope you read the link I posted yesterday ( https://www.scooploop.com/thread/to-be-or-not-to-be ) because in that thread I gave you the opportunity to show evidence that what you stated about people who are bullied was a scientifically proven fact. For your reference what you stated was: "you can only be bullied if you are a wimp, and allow yourself to be bullied."
I, of course, pointed out and gave you evidence that bullies use victim shaming as an excuse for their actions and that is why I asked you to you to supply me with a scientific/medical or governmental paper which has been fully peer reviewed and which categorically states only wimps can be bullied and that the victim of bullying allows it to happen
Have a little look at this link: https://www.scooploop.com/thread/to-be-or-not-to-be#comment_471589
In it you will see mention to someone else regarding prevarication. Almost identical to the words you used to me and yet my request for evidence from you was made on February 29th. Who is prevaricating?
Quite a few times now you have stated you consider me to be conceited. You even stated: You are always telling people things, your smug conceit is unbelievable...”
Now is your chance to show the evidence you have to make those claims about conceit.
So that I know exactly what you are discussing, I would like you to provide me with the link to each comment where you feel that I have shown conceit. I will look at those specific comments and respond to you.
Please be aware that I will not accept ifs, buts or maybes as an answer, I want to see evidence that without provocation I have shown conceit. -
Batteries bursting into flames
Figures rising
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/30/ebike-rickshaw-explode-buckingham-palace/ -
How long has it taken? And how many more deaths will it take ?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/14/chuck-schumer-israel-speech
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Once again engulfing the streets of London police time and money
https://news.sky.com/story/amp/todays-pro-israeli-and-pro-palestinian-protests-in-london-seethed-with-mutual-animosity-13104778 -
Mike Tyson age 57 is scheduled to fight Jake Paul age 27 in an exhibition bout in Texas on 20 July.
And NO Tyson will not be in a wheelchair, at least not during the fight, maybe after.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jake-paul-mike-tyson-fight-july-20-netflix/