https://www.royalswan.co.uk/

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-mp-inquiry-yvette-cooper-political-violence-b2579843.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13635765/amp/Body-hunt-missing-teenager-Jay-Slater.html?ico=amp_articleRelated_with_images

https://www.google.com/amp/s/news.sky.com/story/amp/shots-fired-at-donald-trump-rally-as-former-president-rushed-off-stage-13177651

https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1923308/strictly-come-dancing-james-jordan-graziano-di-prima-axed/amp

St Swithin's Day is 15th July - the date when he was moved to a new shrine. This day is associated with the weather forecast for the English summer, in the rhyme: St. Swithin's day if thou dost rain For forty days it will remain St. Swithin's day if thou be fair For forty days 'twill rain nae mair

I had missed this in the news but found it of interest today. Hope change comes with these ambassadors

https://news.sky.com/story/king-uses-convening-power-to-make-a-difference-on-some-of-the-most-pressing-issues-of-our-time-13177178

Real reform - REAL CHANGE !!

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-3227167/Video-James-Timpson-One-prisoners-definitely-there.htm

Your thoughts...

And Princess Catherine arrives at Wimbledon

https://news.sky.com/story/princess-of-wales-arrives-at-wimbledon-for-rare-public-appearance-at-mens-final-13177742

You have 20/20 vision if you can find the butterfly among the flowers in 15 seconds.
I will post the answer after sufficient time.

A timely reminder

Israel has launched an airstrike targeting a top Hamas military commander believed to be behind the Oct. 7 attack.

The strike hit an area designated as a humanitarian zone, resulting in over 70 fatalities, according to Gazan authorities.

The fate of the commander, Muhammad Deif, remains uncertain.

Hamas denied Israel's claims of targeting leaders and accused them of attempting to conceal the extent of civilian casualties.

The strike occurred in Mawasi, a coastal strip where displaced Palestinians reside.

Eyewitness accounts and videos revealed the presence of displaced people in the targeted area, contradicting Israel's claims.

• The strike caused significant damage, including a large crater and collapsed tents, resulting in numerous fatalities and injuries.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/13/world/israel-gaza-war-hamas

"Newsweek" report:-

Next week the Republican Party meets to confrm Trump's nomination as Presidential Candidate.

“‘We are prohibiting citizens from possessing tennis balls and water bottles while allowing them to carry fully loaded AR-15 assault rifles into the security perimeter of a major political event,’ Milwaukee Alderman Robert Bauman told Newsweek.

‘I find this utterly ridiculous.’

“‘Fake guns are prohibited, but real guns are allowed,’ he said. ‘Think about that.’”



Fake news indeed!!

https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/beloved-black-bear-rescued-from-ukraine-zoo-dies-in-scottish-zoo/ar-BB1pV4FB?ocid=BingNewsSerp

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/08/trophy-hunter-killings-spark-fierce-battle-over-the-future-of-super-tusker-elephants?utm_source=newsshowcase&utm_medium=discover&utm_campaign=CCwQy5Tdq8m7zsTSARi95cPP6KOm-JUBKicIMBCph-my2vCwsTwYzOuBofvdgIC_ASoOCAAqBggKMJeqezDfswk&utm_content=bullets

https://amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/13/national-trust-only-fools-and-horses-chandeliers

The guy is beyond help.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13626983/Joe-Biden-calls-Zelensky-President-Putin-calls-Kamala-Harris-Trump.html

https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/11/nigel-farage-stirs-tensions-in-reform-uk-as-he-ousts-deputies

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4ngegrlwvgo

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGetkDnfM/

Two astronauts, Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, are currently stuck on the International Space Station due to technical issues with their Boeing Starliner capsule.

Their return flight has been repeatedly delayed due to safety concerns.

NASA engineers are working to ensure the safety of the Starliner before allowing the astronauts to return.

The crew rotation on the ISS is scheduled for mid-August, serving as a deadline for the plans.

While the astronauts express confidence in the spacecraft's ability to bring them home safely, NASA's commercial crew chief acknowledges challenges with thruster tests.

Alternative transportation options, such as SpaceX's Crew Dragon or a Russian Soyuz capsule, are available if necessary.

https://www.space.com/boeing-starliner-no-return-date-from-iss

Earlier attempts - who knew

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4ngd4e7dmpo

Frightening for any woman . What do members think

https://news.sky.com/story/starmer-doubles-down-on-promise-for-assisted-dying-vote-but-hints-it-could-take-a-year-13176820

Your thoughts on assisted dying ?

Body parts in suitcases

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13624565/Pictured-Man-police-want-talk-two-suitcases-containing-human-remains-dumped-Clifton-Suspension-Bridge.html?ito=pull-notification&ci=8IUsfH_O0V&xi=2111755b-724c-4ff6-8858-e788e403f4f3&ai=13624565

Critics labelled the renaming as “nonsense” and accused TFL of extravagantly spending public funds, “wasting money left, right and centre.”

The renaming process will cost £6.3 million has drawn major concerns from the public, who argue the money would be better off being spent elsewhere.

Critics accused Khan of not funding the parts of the railway that desperately need refurbishment while Sadiq Khan focused “on his own PR.”

Glitch or has AlanF Reversed his decision to release my post?
Post now reads post must be accepted by moderator
Unable to comment on it anymore.

It's time to support the players born in Russia but not part of a Russian team..
Medvedev to win the mens, Rybakina to win the womens.

Lets hope so.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/ozempic-could-cut-risk-dementia-190315576.html

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6p284ng14yt

They haven't wanted to rock the boat so far in case it Jeopardised Labour's win. But Starmer is going to have a big problem keeping control of the far left activists and anti-semitists in his party. Not to mention the unions.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/labour-mp-protests-against-monarchy-as-he-is-sworn-in/ar-BB1pL4O5?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=01d39165ed3c438b9191a5b55eea6679&ei=17

Water bills in England and Wales are set to rise by an average £94 over the next five years, the water regulator Ofwat has said.

The figure varies by region with Thames customers seeing an increase of £99 or 23%, Anglian £66 or 13% and Southern Water £183, an increase of 44%.

The typical £19 a year increase is intended to fund investment for improvements such as replacing leaking pipes and reducing sewage discharges into rivers and seas.

It comes as suppliers have come under increasing scrutiny over their environmental and financial performance over a number of years.

On Thursday, Labour will outline a crackdown on the industry, promising consumers higher compensation for sewage failures and the power to hold water executives to account.

Your thoughts...

https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/south-east/m25-junction-10/

My dad lives a few hundred metres outside the ULEZ zone.
He needs to know where the boundary of the zone is so that he can avoid accidentally driving into it - He's 91 and can't afford to pay fines for accidentally entering the zone.
He has a Samsung tablet but doesn't know how to access online maps of the ULEZ zone. I've tried showing him but he doesn't really get it.
He'd like an old fashioned printed map which shows the boundaries of the ULEZ zone but I can't find one in any of the book shops or online.
Do any of you know where I can get such a map?
if all else fails I can buy a map of London and draw a line to mark the edge of the ULEZ zone but that would be quite time consuming.

Retirees to lose their full pension ! A good start to the next 5 years of Labour dictatorship.

https://www.express.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/1920670/Labour-plot-means-test-state-pension-Starmer-tax-raid-Rachel-Reeves

A summer Covid wave is “building” scientists have said following a rise in hospital admissions amid the rise of the new “Flirt” variants.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/other/summer-covid-wave-building-after-rise-in-hospital-admissions/ar-BB1p9GnO?ocid=msedgntp&pc=DCTS&cvid=35716ceac56742bc9feae2e2dafaa69c&ei=29

Let's not become complacent.

https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=tv+4+skint&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:151fe991,vid:wEQQEAaBMXw,st:0

Looking forward to hear your views

LBC is forecasting the ennoblement of the manager of the England Football Team.

Your thoughts...

Hello shipmates, have you missed me?😉

There are far too many empty homes in the UK although councils were given the rights to deal with the issue long ago.

Most do not seem to have done much, even the ones that have employed staff, or opened departments and are entitled to compulsory purchase properties and having use of a service to trace ownership.

Will this be another thing that the government will be expected to deal with. Personally I feel it’s seems a little bit like these diversity staff, a waste of money if they are not achieving a benefit to the councils and more importantly to those waiting for accommodation.

https://www.findersinternational.co.uk/our-services/empty-homes-services/

Do you know of a council that can boast of how well they have done?

Has your council got one of these departments or officers?

Here’s the page on Havering’s website which is under building control

https://www.havering.gov.uk/building-control/building-control-advice/5

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/08/reform-uk-under-pressure-to-prove-all-its-candidates-were-real-people

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4ng03jg4jyo

I would expect this from the type of people who stood for Reform.

He should be concentrating on his role as an MP which is not bullying school leaders

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/09/reform-uk-mp-accused-of-mounting-witch-hunt-against-local-teachers

This was 1979 Satire from the Visionaries.

His second wife done the same as the first and posted where he was

https://metro.co.uk/2024/07/09/brazillian-drug-lord-arrested-wife-reveals-location-instagram-21191163/?dicbo=v2-e5czfge&ico=outbrain_mid

have predicted England will win their match against the Netherlands.

Unfortunately, they weren't able to tell us what the score would be 😂

https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2024-07-09/mystic-meerkats-predict-england-victory-against-netherlands-in-euros

It's a trambus.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/ie-tram-bus-route-358-tfl-orpington-crystal-palace-electric-london-b1169418.html

For the first time I was unable to vote as mentioned, I feel guilty but also knew that in my very Conservative area, the only possibility would have been a Liberal Democrat voted in and they were by a huge majority. I admit the liberal candidate was the person I might have voted for as I have spoken to her and she came across well.
This morning I received a text asking me to sign a petition for P.R.
I do feel in that way my vote would count and I could vote Green or Labour in my constituency which would mean more with P.R. As I am a floating voter it feels fairer. According to my texting friend, the only countries in Europe to use First Past the Post are the U.K and Belarus.
Any sensible reasons as to whether I should sign the petition or not ?

According to this site, there are over 261,000 empty in Britain. It would be good to see those renovated and used, they could be sold at an actually "affordable" price to recoup some of the costs.

https://www.actiononemptyhomes.org/facts-and-figures