If this happens it’ll make a great difference for so many people
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c86qy500545o
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Asylum seeker whos deportation was blocked by cabin crew jailed for rape
He rated a 15 year old girl and got her pregnant after being given leave to remain
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c86q5yqz0q2o
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Merry Christmas from the Poison Dwarf.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/russia-threatens-uk-with-nuclear-war-by-christmas-in-chilling-ww3-warning/ar-AA1uiWW4?ocid=BingNewsSerp -
School has closed since
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Anchors Aweigh for 4 years (Edited)
Only in America could this happen.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/news/cruise-line-offers-four-year-trip-for-americans-wishing-to-skip-trump-s-second-term/ar-AA1uff6u?ocid=BingNewsSerp -
NIC, Who Do You Think Will Pay?.
The uproar over the budget changes to NIC and recent reports have generated some more arithmetic.
We have a rate rise from 13.8% to 15% and a threshold fall of £9,100 to£5,000, so if you Take an employee on the UK average wage of £39,452 the employers NIC is increased by £966 pa, and per head.
In the case of our premier retailers this cost amounts, Asda £100 million, Sainsbury £140 million, M&S £120 million and Morrisons £70 million, and only the Lord knows what Tesco will be.
Now it must be obvious ,to even the least commercially informed among us, that no business can absorb these sums out of profits, alone therefore it means either price increases or cuts in costs. Now in retailing one of the biggest cost is staff wages and that is also the easiest to reduce by redundancy or lower salaries. The other easy option is higher prices.
Whichever option that you choose, who ends up paying the bill?, so much for governing for "working people".
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To Be A Farmer's Boy (Edited)
The son of a farmer who took his own life has spoken about the financial pressures currently facing people working in agriculture.
Cattle farmer John Charlesworth, 78, who was known as Philip, was found dead last week at Broad Close Farm, near Barnsley, which has been run by the family since 1957.
Jonathan Charlesworth, 46, said the Silkstone farm's annual profit was only £15,000 and that income had mainly come from diversifying its operations by opening a campsite and activity centre.
"Farms are asset rich, but there isn't any cash in the system. What little bit we make, we live off," he said.
"It was his life and seeing that passed to the next generation, that was the aim," Mr Charlesworth said of his father.
Mr Charlesworth said his father had also been full-time carer for his wife, who has advanced dementia, which had added to his financial worries.
The most recent figures from the Office for National Statistics showed 36 farmers across the UK took their own lives in 2021.
In the government's recent Budget, it was announced that a 20% inheritance tax would apply to agricultural assets worth more than £1m from April 2026.
Previously, agricultural property tax relief allowed family farms, including land, buildings, and housing, to pass between generations tax-free.
Paying tribute to his father, Mr Charlesworth said: "In any other job you would have compassionate leave, but on a farm you're just working twice as hard."
The government said it was unable to comment on this specific case, but offered its condolences to Mr Charlesworth's family and friends. -
No small wonder we do not have enough police
Would you want your son or daughter out there?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4grg0m085po
Not a great advert for recruitmentThis discussion is now closed.
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https://amp.theguardian.com/sport/2024/nov/16/jake-paul-vs-mike-tyson-boxing-fight-arlington-texas-report-result
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The only way to build Britain back up is to rebuild relationships with the EU
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr5m7mp96l8o.amp -
With controversial figures such as Musk and Kennedy .
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ym7g5dx50o.amp
I can’t imagine what these young lads went through being hacked with 16 inch knives -
Ukraine back to the Stone Age.
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/ukraine-starts-preparing-to-build-a-nuclear-bomb/ar-AA1u1yLg?ocid=BingNewsSerp -
From "The Scotsman".
"It is the second time in three months the Royal Navy and RAF have detected Russian ships and aircraft within a week of each other". -
This makes me sick to my stomach
How can a trainee teacher who shared videos of babies being raped not be a danger? Our country is a joke
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“The UK has been regulating for risk, but not regulating for growth,” - Rachel Reeves, Chancellor.
Is the Dawn breaking...
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The Welsh government want them banned from public spaces as "some cultures" don't like them. Which cultures? Certainly not African or Asian where dogs are free to roam and respected.
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has vastly increased the wealth of people already wealthy beyond most people's imagination. I'd love to think that some of that extra money might go to charities, but I doubt it! https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/07/trump-victory-adds-record-wealth-richest-top-10
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https://www.gbnews.com/news/christmas-references-banned-school-pantomime-more-inclusive-faiths?fbclid=IwY2xjawGjBaBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHbczpYRlpkJnyQT-B1FyHF7Qa94O0Fl9FaT4ImiZxfZgdxcpx_8mlbsrQA_aem_SFkPmrHzHomZN4aa0iBHTg
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Another reason to boycott Boots.
In the ad Mrs Claus looks at a present and says "that is so them" when it should be "that is so him or her".
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Advice on staying healthy when ageing
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/23/eat-beans-and-scratch-your-own-back-expert-advice-on-how-to-age-better-inside-and-out Also see the link at the bottom to foods that may help to prevent dementia.
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These hotel asylum seekers get access to private health care
Not surprised the locals are fuming
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The ever after garden- Royal Marsden
Every year I try to do something to remember Dad at Xmas or his Birthday. I dedicated a tree, got him a star . This year I've chosen to dedicate a lit rose in the ever after garden. This way I can also donate towards cancer issues.
https://www.royalmarsden.org/support-us/give/ever-after-garden?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAlsy5BhDeARIsABRc6ZsGrMB727cxRZpaRkZhoiPks4QAphKDFXchtiO0oSeSHne_RgW9OgMaAtK3EALw_wcB -
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Scoop Loop vanished for 2 days!!
No notification, emails, not able to go to it via Google, didn`t even come up in Google results at one point and even when it did it wouldn`t connect; kept timing out. And now notifications have returned there`s only 6 posts!? so you lot must have experienced it too because you can produce over 50 posts overnight sometimes! -
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2024/nov/08/week-in-wildlife-in-pictures-a-strolling-pelican-a-venomous-newt-and-a-psychedelic-swamphen
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If you pop into a local Dunelm, please consider picking up a tag from their delivering joy tree. The gift you buy someone doesn't have to be from Dunelm as long as it matches the request.
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FEMA official tells rescuers not to help trump supporters
An official told his teams not to enter houses with trump supporter signs after the Hurricane. Disgusting
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https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/murderers-and-rapists-from-eastern-europe-allowed-into-britain-despite-criminal-records/ar-AA1tN0sj?ocid=msedgntphdr&cvid=3a8b886d0e604d829d3742c7a0c76f25&ei=59
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More White, British paedophiles arrested in last few years (Edited)
Just in case you are led to believe it’s only black men , foreigners or ‘illegals’
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Church of England clergy have declared that “God is not a white man” and are working to make images of Jesus more diverse.
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Ginger Nut on Trumps Hit List (Edited)
Despot Prince Harry who dumped the UK for a life of luxury in California is on Trumps hit list for deportation. The ginger haired little craphead will have to slink back to the UK and sponge off the Royals Sovereign Grant and King Charles's kindness.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/harry-needs-to-go-royal-issued-chilling-warning-as-trump-prepares-to-take-control/ar-AA1tNcqz?ocid=BingNewsSerp -
Miley Cyrus speaks out on Trump
https://www.newsweek.com/billie-eilish-donald-trump-kamala-harris-election-nashville-concert-1981879
The interesting part for some of us is at the end which explains how Trump will now get off from any court cases pending or new whilst he is president. Convenient!! -
Farage buys a house in Clacton?
Wonder who will live there? 😂
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Another lovely evening in Lewes
And then the ‘woke’ right at GB news complain that they make an effigy of Farage. Funny as everyone over the years has had a sense of humour when one of them has been made including Tony Blair and Boris Johnson
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But it’s expected they will soon be tempted by food and re-caught
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Trump Proposed Peace Plan for Ukraine
Basically form an 800 mile buffer zone between Russia and Ukraine, policed and paid for by European forces. America will not send troops or pay for this buffer zone, entirely a European responsibility.
Russia to keep the part of Ukraine they occupy at negotiation time.
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/07/cost-of-shed-to-protect-bat-colony-near-hs2-has-topped-100m-chair-says?CMP=share_btn_url
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Guardian staff offered counselling over Trump win
FGS get grip.
https://nypost.com/2024/11/07/media/the-guardian-offers-staff-counseling-over-donald-trumps-upsetting-election-win/ -
Bank of England reduces interest rate
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/interest-rates-bank-of-england-mortgage-live-b2642760.html
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Rare birds seen and breeding in the UK
https://www.countryfile.com/wildlife/birds/rare-birds-colonising-the-uk
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Dog confirmed as XL Bully but usually very friendly . Autopsy being undertaken to find out if there was a medical cause for it to suddenly attack
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He apologises after denying it happened
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg599xx0gvo