https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/naughty-tortoise-sparks-fire-at-home-in-south-london/ar-AA1IypGK?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=d2cbbccf92744809aab5850e1bdb89a6&ei=35

In multi-lingual Belgium a ticket inspector had a complaint upheld against him because he spoke French in the mainly Dutch speaking area of Flanders in Belgium. He did also speak Dutch to the passenger.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/16/complaint-upheld-against-belgian-ticket-inspector-who-said-bonjour-in-flanders

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/germany-closing-small-boat-loophole-in-new-treaty-with-uk/ar-AA1IMoUT?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=68792963ed5a4e389a1cc4f7df5e3d33&ei=25

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ylzyr8gpko

No thanks ! There were no tandem jumps in my day.
You did your training and then jumped on your own.
That way you are in full control of your life NOT in the hands of somebody else.

https://www.goskydive.com/?msclkid=53e123d3d3401f82c4e84bab1181cc36&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Search%20-%20Brand%20%28UK%20Wide%29&utm_term=high%20do%20people%20skydive&utm_content=Brand%20Terms

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2082692/boy-6-kills-newborn-baby-lille-hospital

Terrorist bomb maker was killed when a Hellfire missile targeted him on his motorbike, controlled by a Reaper drone.
Damned good shot, to do it by drone to a guy on a motor bike ! Laser guidance is miraculous.
A drone kill on Trump or Putin looks highly possible. Drones can be controlled 1,000's of miles away from their target by visual technology. A whole army of bodyguards would be useless against a drone kill. The controller keeps his cursor on target on screen and the drone flies to it, like clicking a link on your computer.
The MQ-9 Reaper drone can reach ranges of approximately 1,150 miles.
Individual assassination is no problem knowing the location of the target and GPS navigation.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/uk-special-forces-carry-out-secret-kill-operation-against-top-isis-bomb-maker-in-syria/ar-AA1Ivuyo?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=f423da8ad5fb42ebbe0ca7ae0f715c6e&ei=38

Donald Trump has overseen nearly as many air strikes in the first five months of his second term as Joe Biden launched in his entire presidency.

The US president’s onslaughts on Houthi militants in Yemen and jihadists in Somalia have been more ferocious than Mr Biden’s, and he has ordered strikes on Iraq, Syria and most recently, Iran.

After campaigning on a pledge to end American involvement in military conflicts, he has sharply escalated the country’s air campaigns, according to the data from Acled (Armed Conflict Location and Event Data), which maps conflicts.

Mr Trump has overseen 529 air strikes since his inauguration, compared with 555 over the entire four years of the previous administration.

Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Somalia were already being targeted by the previous administration, but Mr Trump opened up a new front with strikes on Iran’s nuclear programme.

“The US military is moving faster, hitting harder, and doing so with fewer constraints,” said Prof Clionadh Raleigh, chief executive of Acled, highlighting the intensity of the bombing campaigns.

www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/07/16/trump-airstrike-tally-matches-biden-four-year-total/

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pam-bondi-fired-justice-department-ethics-b2789375.html?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=exchange&tblci=GiAh2ZXcm3fKtGc-ggD-rYtMAsrle0t-A_5_htZa3iqPHSDj3U8o_uOk4Zvt1YYQMK-WPg#tblciGiAh2ZXcm3fKtGc-ggD-rYtMAsrle0t-A_5_htZa3iqPHSDj3U8o_uOk4Zvt1YYQMK-WPg

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/nigel-farage-fury-as-donald-trump-given-major-snub-by-parliament-for-his-uk-state-visit/ar-AA1IyPgU

https://youtu.be/087ukwNrKno?si=XUeGtsqoqg68etst

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/britain-on-fire-as-thousands-evacuated-while-wildfires-rage-all-across-uk/ar-AA1ICueI?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=687634a0496346b280bcd1692c6e559e&ei=46

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/other/son-sues-for-43m-inheritance-after-father-left-it-to-former-cleaner/ar-AA1IznGX?ocid=widgetonlockscreenwin10&cvid=796630b387054333ef681684dcbce8f9&ei

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/beech-b200-super-king-southend-airport-plane-crash-b2788358.html

Here's the story. Crystal Palace won the FA Cup, meaning they qualified for next season's Europa League. Europe's 2nd tier competition. But UEFA have noticed that one of the club's joint owners is also a joint owner of the French club Lyon, who also qualified for the Europa League. UEFA rules are that two clubs with the same owner cannot play in the same competition. The club with the higher league position gets priority. Lyon finished 6th in France, Palace finished 12th, so Palace have been demoted to the Conference League, the 3rd tier competion.
Although some are saying Palace have been treated unfairly as the owner only has a minority shareholding, I think it could end up being a good thing for the club and supporters. They would have a much better chance of winning the Conference League than the Europa League.

An atheist was seated next to a dusty old cowboy on an airplane and he turned to him and said, “Do you want to talk? Flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger.”
The old cowboy, who had just started to read his book, replied to the total stranger, “What would you want to talk about?”
“Oh, I don’t know,” said the atheist. “How about why there is no God, or no Heaven or Hell, or no life after death?” as he smiled smugly.
“Okay,” he said. “Those could be interesting topics but let me ask you a question first. A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat the same stuff – grass. Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a flat patty, but a horse produces clumps. Why do you suppose that is?”
The atheist, visibly surprised by the old cowboy's intelligence, thinks about it and says, “Hmmm, I have no idea.”
To which the cowboy replies, “Do you really feel qualified to discuss God, Heaven and Hell, or life after death, when you don’t know shit?”...........

I have seen reports which state one of the pilots switched the engines fuel supply off, this would explain why the RAT automatically deployed!!

That's put me right off the thought of one as I'm not a good traveller. We used to have a Mitsubishi station wagon and I felt sick every time I was in it as a passenger. We had a caravan at Hastings at the time and I dreaded the journey every time.

https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/motion-sickness-electric-cars/

I see the CEO of the CHARITY Motability gets £1.6 MILLION per year, and has just trousered a £2 MILLION bonus!!!, CHARITY?????????????????????

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/britain-s-oldest-second-world-war-veteran-dies-aged-110/ar-AA1It1hq?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=56cacb64cf87499c986401563b6dd0b9&ei=20

Donald Trump will not be given the honour of addressing Parliament during his state visit as Emmanuel Macron did this week, The Telegraph understands.

The date of the US president’s trip is being deliberately timed for mid-September, when there is a parliamentary recess, handing the UK an excuse for not offering the speech.

Mr Trump is also not expected to visit Buckingham Palace, which is being restored, or enjoy a ceremonial carriage ride down the Mall in London – features of many past state visits from world leaders. Mr Macron did not visit the palace.

There had been concerns that Labour MPs could protest against a joint address to Parliament, possibly by staying away en masse, causing potential embarrassment to Mr Trump.

It means he will not achieve something enjoyed by his predecessors Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.

The lack of an address to Parliament risks a backlash from the US president, who British officials privately acknowledge is sensitive to perceived slights.


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/07/11/trump-denied-address-parliament-uk-state-visit/

Putin - is a very confident, polished character and benefits greatly from his KGB experience.
He has handled the Russian nation with expertise for 25 years, through thick and thin.
Most importantly he does what he says.

Trump - is old, a bully, braggart, liar and a coward. He lies consistently and commits continual clangers and blunders. He only does what he says when he can bully the issue. He is openly scared of Putin and does not compete with any US military force whatsoever. He is no more than an old bully and coward.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/putin-s-popularity-surges-79-of-russians-back-his-leadership/ss-AA1IoxgM?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=52e07429d9f44d7192c5d4a11c57716a&ei=62#image=9

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cev0n2r0d2yo

Terminal 1 to be demolished, Terminal 2 to be expanded, capacity increased by 10 million passengers.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/news/heathrow-airport-to-demolish-terminal-and-boost-passenger-numbers-by-10-million/ar-AA1InefG

The only good thing is that his wages are going to charity

Personally though I don’t think any MP should have a second job

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy0wpejeg1go.amp

WHO pays these useless tossers, and why are they not working, instead of poncing about our streets, causing mayhem??.

Trump is scared shit of Putin, saying a thing like that, what does the cowardly braggart think would happen to Washington and New York a few minutes later !! They would be vaporised.
The bragging old fart does not even recognise that the bomber has long since had its day, it is an intercontinental ballistic missile era now with nuclear weapons holders. The old fart is living in the past.

https://www.ladbible.com/news/us-news/trump-leaked-audio-bomb-moscow-russia-018644-20250710

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/she-was-our-pride-asia-s-oldest-elephant-dies-at-100/ar-AA1Il4yN?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=e4074c4bad42426f868032326069c63f&ei=28

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/doctors-strike-could-cancel-200k-appointments/ar-AA1IfSSB

https://news.sky.com/story/flights-suspended-after-man-is-sucked-into-plane-engine-on-runway-13394036

Netanyahu nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize.

No doubt China and Russia back the nominations!

https://news.sky.com/story/israeli-pm-nominates-donald-trump-for-nobel-peace-prize-as-gaza-ceasefire-talks-continue-13393846

Click on

Normally I don't bother with petitions but this seems to be a growing problem in my area, especially near schools

https://www.change.org/p/make-it-illegal-to-park-on-someone-else-s-driveway?recruited_by_id=f2f46240-5b32-11f0-a0a7-d71e89e4b059

The Labour Government has been told to "go back to the drawing board" over plans for foreign prisoners to be deported after serving just a fraction of their sentences.

"If you ask me, it's sending a message to criminals around the world. Come and base yourself in Britain, you'll only do 10 to 30 per cent of a sentence, and even if you get deported, you can get back in on a boat."

Highlighting the "problems" with the Labour policy and the current system for deporting foreign criminals, Haigh told the People's Channel: "I've seen this many times before, when a prisoner is about to be deported, the Home Office either deliberately releases them or accidentally releases them pending deportation, expecting them to turn up to be deported.

Full read....

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/labour-told-to-go-back-to-the-drawing-board-as-lawyer-tears-into-latest-plan-for-foreign-criminals-fraught-with-problems/ar-AA1HpPHC?ocid=socialshare

I am thinking of changing to Virgin Broadband Internet. What do you think, would it be recommended, how does it compare. Appreciate your thoughts and comments

https://news.sky.com/story/tyler-webb-sentenced-to-nine-years-imprisonment-in-legal-first-after-persuading-victim-to-attempt-suicide-online-13392198?dicbo=v2-PAF8jvF

And our Government does not shut them down ! What a fiasco !
Starmer and Co. could not run a bloody raffle.
We live in a constant 5 year cycle of new Governments wimping about the mess that's been left them and spend the next 5 years screwing the British people trying to put it right.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/politics/international-relations/vladimir-putin-s-war-machine-given-127m-in-taxes-from-glasgow-firm-shipping-russian-gas/ar-AA1I2YP4?ocid=BingNewsSerp

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-trump-putin-drones-russian-losses-latest-b2783799.html#

Just watched this farce yet again!!, WHY do they bother, the ginger minger answering pre planned questions, mainly from Liebour!!, is it true that the only certificate she had when she left school was a pregnancy confirmation certificate??

According to several estimates, the termination of USAID's activities could result in more than 14 million deaths worldwide over the next five years. This prospect has prompted a wave of international criticism.

How horrible, but the world cannot expect to live on the prosperity and generosity of America and the Western nations. It is just economically impossible.
Survival of the fittest - the Darwinian theory of evolution and natural selection. Tough but true.

Any ideas what this bird could be called

Young people put in charge

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/05/nigel-farage-reform-uk-teenage-councillors-vital-public-services

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9w1d75grxeo.amp

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/britain-s-potemkin-defence-and-why-it-s-not-fit-for-the-modern-battlefield/ar-AA1I2PLq

I have used this many times and it works like magic.
If negotiations at lower levels fail, an email to the CEO invariably does the trick.

https://www.ceoemail.com/index.php?s=E

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/weather-london-could-be-set-for-third-heatwave-as-30c-temperature-returns-next-week/ar-AA1HYDTc?ocid=msedgntphdr&cvid=5665980d68cc4d57bd8d70b8b74c7c0c&ei=23

A positive French move.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/french-police-puncture-migrant-boats-at-sea-for-first-time/ar-AA1HXuKl?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=cfd90741b0744034ba894f16035e5bd3&ei=12