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With Covid cases rising in Uk due to the Delta Variant. Imperial College London has predicted the trend will continue to spread, as England prepares to lift Remaing lockdown restrictions. Is Johnson...
Earlier this week someone reacted to the news that the term 'Head Girl' was not going to be used any more at St Paul's Girls school. If anyone felt that the school was wrong, the truth is now out....
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57566224
....even though they dress it up as a "political" decision, is this evidence of institutional homophobia in football?...
is this a non story, it's the audience that will decide and not the politicians, and not just tv and film but also music, the uk and the usa gave the world the best music......
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57564682 ...fair enough, bit silly but I understand. What I don't understand is that Gilmore got changed with the rest of his team, they have all been in a...
Millionaire wanted to drive a short cut through protected forestland - planners said no. But don't hold your breath, just wait until the "easier" planning laws promised by the Tories come about. The...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57541836 ....Still the worst speaker in History, a disgrace to the position. Perhaps labour will use up their honours list nominations on him. I doubt it though...
Instead of just destroying them completely? It’s was a mind blowing 140,000 a month of electrical,PC,and household good marked ‘Destroy’ Some are sent to Charities ,why not all?...
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/covid-quarantine-rules-could-be-dropped-for-those-who-have-had-both-jabs/ar-AALhZ7W?ocid=mailsignout&li=BBoPWjQ
so abers are you happy with this decision?...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-57561349
What's wrong with at least a 100 years? Damn savage should never see the light of day again. What is wrong with these judges?...
The latest in the nonsense that is that cancel culture sees an all girls’ school axing the title of Head Girl because it is ‘too binary’. Students attending an all girls’ school are girls, aren’t...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-57523206 ... Palestinians sending incendiary devices into Israel. They send over some party balloons Israel hits them with fighter bombers! Derr, will they...
A precedent has now been set that we must not now allow the NHS to become too busy with patients. It's no longer about preventing people from dying, it's now all about the NHS workload. It's becoming...
https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-boris-johnson-says-its-looking-good-for-19-july-but-wont-rule-out-further-lockdowns-in-the-winter-12337719 I’ve stuck rigidly to the rules set out for us whilst...