https://news.sky.com/video/ukraine-war-at-least-25-000-people-have-lost-limbs-in-less-than-two-years-12965259

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-66773425

Click auto-rotation ON for slideshow.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/familyhealth/these-foods-are-poisonous-for-your-pooch/ss-AA1fFJsF?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=f2607c50395f4480c8659796ed7f4025&ei=78#image=18

The official petition to ban Bully XL’s

Please sign

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/642809

Everyone seems to be abusing or being abused nowadays

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12514621/amp/Why-putting-child-naughty-step-damage-makes-guilty-childism-says-provocative-new-book-challenges-aspect-modern-parenting.html

Why are they so weak?
Not for the first time, as I went to lift a full bag out of the kitchen caddy, I saw it starting to split open. So I took the caddy to the outside food bin and just chucked it in.
Have made note to self to only fill to halfway before tying up and putting in outside food bin.
Has been suggested I double bag, but I think a full one would still split.

Does it matter or make a difference depending on your job or role

https://news.sky.com/story/british-people-are-some-of-the-least-work-focused-in-the-world-survey-finds-12956711

This is an emotional hot potato but:-
Now that the media outrage and hype surrounding this heinous and horrendous crime is abating and that our emotion and horror are becoming less acute, now might be the time to stand back, take stock, and calmly allow our heads to take over from our hearts.
Sadly we cannot undo what has occurred but surely it is our duty, to both the victims and their families, to learn all we can from this awful crime in an endeavour to try to prevent a recurrence.
While, despite copious reporting on this crime there has been little said, and what has been said is all negative, about what is surely the most important question of all namely, “Why did she do it?” . If we fail to resolve that question then we are missing the opportunity to derive anything positive from this horrible business.
We are going to lock up this monster for the next 50/60 years, at great expense, so it makes sense to use every means at our disposal, including drugs if necessary, to determine the answer to that all important question, so that others might be saved.

Secondly, there is the question of the verdicts in this trial since if one analyses the results I believe, there arises an interesting question to be explored, relating to our jury system.
Consider, if you will, that of the 22 indictments which for murder there were 7 convictions 1 unanimous and 6 majority verdicts, while for attempted murder there were 7 convictions 2 unanimous and 5 majority verdicts. Of the remaining indictments 6 were hung juries and finally 2 were not guilty. This result means that, of the 22 indictments, on 85% of them the entire jury could not agree as to guilt, and only on 15% was there total accord. Now the jurors were ordinary people, might have been any one of us, chosen at random to serve, yet despite what appears to be overwhelming evidence of guilt, there were some who were not convinced. I would suggest that the doubters were probably the most level headed and dispassionate of the twelve.
My question is, that in view of the severity of the tariff due for these crimes, should we not be trying to determine what gave rise to those doubts?. It must have taken a great deal of courage to register those doubts rather than being swept along with the herd, so surely it is important for us to understand and to know why they chose to do so. In this case the minimum of 10 to 2 would have been required.

https://amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/16/horse-and-trap-riders-die-in-collision-car-gloucestershire

Who knows who caused this horrific fatal
accident but it does concern me when I see very young people driving these and have always thought that one day there was going to be an awful accident

It's called dynamic pricing. Introduced by the pub chain that owns Slug and Lettuce, and Yates. Price of a pint will vary by 20p.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lelalondon/2023/09/12/british-pubs-will-charge-more-to-drink-at-peak-times/?sh=1b18d663291a

Bought from Aldi. Rather nice but no idea what it is

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/15/its-organised-looting-uk-in-grip-of-a-shoplifting-epidemic-say-store-owners Utterly horrible.

https://ecohustler.com/technology/how-salmon-shoppers-are-being-misled-by-certification-bodies-and-supermarkets

What the hell is wrong with people nowadays with taking these ridiculous selfies all the time! Now a new born foal dies falling due to their sheer stupidity

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/newborn-foal-forced-off-cliff-died-selfie-takers-farmer-swansea/

According to the VPS (Veganism for Pets Society). Them lot at Peta would agree with this. Wouldn't surprise me if VPS were Peta in another name.
This was a very small article in yesterday's I paper, I've not been able to find online.
Personally I think most cats are quite healthy enough eating meaty cat food.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/13/earth-well-outside-safe-operating-space-for-humanity-scientists-find?utm_term=6502e8df8ab72438479798b73e7d2a18

“If you want to have security, prosperity and equity for humanity on Earth, you have to come back into the safe space and we’re not seeing that progress currently in the world.”

"Phasing out fossil fuel burning and ending destructive farming are the key actions required."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66797794

And so he should

Unfortunately we are heading into that time of year when the spiders 🕷️ start heading indoors and we’ve already seen a few

Sorry Boots but we hope you get a lot less on your new home

Here’s a link to all the different types

https://www.countryliving.com/uk/homes-interiors/interiors/a28995962/uk-spiders/#

I just signed the petition "Protect Mereway Nature Park" and wanted to ask if you could add your name too.



https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/protect-mereway-nature-park?bucket=mailing_42677&share=c9104887-fe6f-48e2-b2b7-b692dbe29a28&source=&utm_campaign=blast2023-09-14&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=

https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/monzo-customers-can-now-check-if-theyre-on-the-phone-to-a-scammer-aOEOE2M1DotL?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=supporters&utm_content=Scam+alert+140923+-+C+(Staying+safe+from+impersonation+scams)

My definition of an intellectual is someone
who can listen to the William Tell Overture
without thinking of the Lone Ranger.

Just a Goose-Step!

Bourne Hall, Ewell, yesterday.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66785466

https://shop.gadgetbabes.com/easy-ways-to-lower-blood-sugar-levels-naturally-deal/?tracking_id=7e456bf55addd04997b95154df9ba5d3&a0v5la7bquf89=316361bd1943ca5109e3096ed04d0c79&uy3ubftvh0u6o8=7e456bf55addd04997b95154df9ba5d3&cusduxj27i=1953901&xnfrr0ncac=24378&zsmoi87pih9=trace-eu.mediago.io&lzzgnpz8d=9220dd482c2a49631b4e66cca9f5f0ee

More complete BS from those nutjobs at Peta. I bet they wouldn't dare say chocolate flavoured milk is for black supremacists.
This is their statement, rather than a biased news report of their statememt.

https://www.peta.org/blog/cows-milk-perfect-drink-supremacists/

September is FASD national awareness month.

If you drink alcohol during pregnancy you risk causing harm to your baby. Sometimes this can result in mental and physical problems in the baby, called foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).

FASD can happen when alcohol in the mother's blood passes to her baby through the placenta.

Your baby cannot process alcohol well, which means it can stay in their body for a long time. Alcohol can damage their brain and body and stop them from developing normally in the womb.

This can result in the loss of the pregnancy. Babies who survive may be left with lifelong problems.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/foetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder/

https://www.salford.ac.uk/news/first-uk-study-of-its-kind-led-by-the-university-of-salford-reveals-the-local-extent-of-fetal

You may be unaware of Scooploop's Workshop loop. You can use it to experiment with posting photos, videos links etc. You can also post any questions you may have about Scooploop. Click below to join.

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Your favourite town? UK 🇬🇧 only

Can’t say I am surprised at Gretna being last but not so sure about some of the others 😳

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-12495787/amp/The-best-UK-towns-villages-named-Wells-No-1-Gretna-Scotland-Bodmin-Cornwall-ranked-bottom.html?ico=amp_articleRelated_with_images

When Teddy is rescued and gets home

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-66224803

My fridge is set at 40F/4.44C.

Can you keep bananas in the fridge ?

https://act.38degrees.org.uk/act/democracy-minimum-standards-MPs?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=blast2023-09-09

https://mjs.38degrees.org.uk/lnk/AWgAACbOV4YAAc2YXCYAAAFRgvEAAYDOAMAAAAAAABD2zQBk_aR972FKl9tJSpGmwxfUZzI53gAEpK8/5/rYu31o9zc0LIrv3qc1sD9w/aHR0cHM6Ly93aGVyZXNteXBvby5jb20

I need new electric heaters and thought it would be nice to just command “Alexia put the heat on, off or turn temperature up. Is this possible?

I've just had a shower, water was slightly too hot to begin but a minute later water was icy cold, then too hot then back to icy cold again, never happened before. Is this a boiler problem or shower, would anyone know. No one else here who could be turning on taps, etc. Controls are inset into the wall. I never alter them as it is a lever, not manual and not worth the hassle. Thanks.

"More children are expected to arrive at school this term with unclean clothes, unwashed hair and unbrushed teeth, according to teachers who have observed a rise in hygiene poverty.

Seventy-two percent of school staff think there has been an increase in hygiene poverty in their school in the last year, according to a poll of 500 school staff, and 71% expect the level to rise further at the start of the school year this month.

Dirty uniforms and PE kits, unwashed hair and unclean teeth were the most common signs staff questioned in June had seen.

Julie McCulloch, the director of policy at the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), said: “Hygiene poverty is linked to very high levels of deprivation as families struggle with the cost of things like washing machines, energy bills and clothes. Many schools routinely help out by discreetly washing clothes and providing items of uniform.

“This has long been the case but has become more of an issue following the pandemic and cost of living crisis as more families struggle financially. The level of child poverty in the UK is utterly unacceptable and the government must do more to tackle the problem.”

Some of the school staff said they had personally washed uniforms and PE kits for children at home, and handed out laundry detergent for families in need.

In the survey, conducted by the market research platform Attest, 72% of school staff said pupils affected by hygiene poverty were experiencing low self-esteem. Fifty-three percent said these pupils were isolated or “left out” by others in class, and 50% said they had seen a negative impact on mental health. Twenty-six percent had seen absenteeism as a result of hygiene poverty.

One respondent said: “Students are often left with no desk partner in class."

Article in "The Independent".

Your thoughts?

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/worst-uk-broadband-uncovered-and-there-s-bad-news-if-your-home-is-on-the-list/ar-AA1gmPa7?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=2cbb796af338478a8c6ba72a2c25672e&ei=10

It's been a long week but I was sent some photos from my team that made my day.
A few months ago, I had a random chat with two volunteers who had both lost their husbands. We got talking about music and discovered they both had piles of records at home but nothing to play them on and that these records held so many memories of their lost ones.
I went away deep in thought... and a few months later (and some serious funding writing efforts!) one of my services launched the Vinyl club. A place older residents can bring their records and share the memories that the songs bring back. They were served refreshments and mocktails and all sang ,and cried a little, to old favourites.
Sometimes my job is heartbreaking. Other times, brings such happiness.
Play your songs everyone, music is magical x

Or want peace, are not as they seem.

Today I heard a presenter on radio 2 discussing the hypocrisy of John Lennon and his wife in buying real fur coats, not only for themselves but for friends and family so I decided to delve a little into the truth about this man who touted peace and love

https://www.theodysseyonline.com/john-lennon-hypocrite

All media sources try to catch our eye with headlines that are not quite what you think but GB news really excel

So, you could have to pay more insurance now in Wales (if you break the law) 😂

https://www.gbnews.com/lifestyle/20mph-speed-limit-changes-car-insurance-wales

But you won’t actually use more fuel and it won’t take you much more than a minute or two to get somewhere 😃

Let’s just pay our respects without any nastiness

If he wasn’t your cup of tea move on!

https://news.sky.com/story/comedian-and-impersonator-mike-yarwood-dies-royal-variety-charity-says-12957577

Fancy finding out this truth about your own Father

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJn44qwx/

Coco Gauff becomes first black tennis player to win a grand slam since Serena Williams. She's only 19. Will it be the start of many, or will she be like Raducanu and be a one hit wonder.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2023/sep/09/coco-gauff-v-aryna-sabalenka-us-open-2023-womens-final-live

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mum-slams-met-police-failing-30903096?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=exchange&tblci=GiANHyv_IaGwBjfh76CEJ9kYbKsPvxlaR8OmgK31QTzEMyDi3kUoi6ehxoTT5Ytq#tblciGiANHyv_IaGwBjfh76CEJ9kYbKsPvxlaR8OmgK31QTzEMyDi3kUoi6ehxoTT5Ytq

As woman in coma gives birth after years unconscious

Sick b*****d should have got life

https://nypost.com/2023/09/09/new-footage-shows-moment-comatose-patient-gives-birth/amp/

Australia considers imposing ban on letting cats
out at night - after they are blamed for causing the extinction of 20 out of 29 now depleted animals

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12493895/amp/Cat-owners-new-rules-indoors.html

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/weather/topstories/uk-hot-weather-forecast-to-last-for-weeks-as-rare-omega-block-phenomenon-keeps-britain-roasting/ar-AA1gsSaO?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=207a77198f6f424ba9b33a560453127f&ei=31

https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/putin_famine_loc/

I have unfortunately dripped some printer ink from a malfunctioning cartridge onto some cotton tops. I have read all sorts of advice, but wondered if anyone has experience of sorting this problem out?

Get down to Tesco when it comes to your area to recycle broken plastic toys to get points towards new books for your child’s or grandchild’s school

https://recycletoread.org/