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Reasons To Be Cheerful

Don't have to go back to London for at least 6 weeks, housework done, dinner prepped, and the canary has stopped singing... And relax.........

naomi24

Netball - Well Done England!

As an former netball player I can only say our girls make a formidable opponent! All the very best to them in the final. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/66415133...

rajbury

Mail On Sunday Prize Crossword 4 D

“River in Western Europe famous for the wine production along its valley” (5) Is it Rhine or Rhone? Both fit....

sandyRoe

Does Star Trek Have Any History Of Forecasting Events That Actually Came To Pass?

A friend told me there was a scene where someone remarked that Ireland had been reunited in 2024. That seems very unlikely. The scene was deleted before the episode was screened in the UK. In The...

Ric0

They should be so lucky. Awful weather for August and I fancy the Panamas and Linen suits may be abandoned for Macs and rain hoods. Ah well. I got my bets on last night as we are off for a day out to...

yungadin

Dt 30,369

24 Across " Cheap curry commonly contains fluff " . Answer ' rubbishy ' . I can't see 'curry commonly ' or ' fluff' . A mystery !...

Khandro

Chess.

Rishi Sunak has a plan to revive chess in Britain. The PM is set to announce half-a-million pounds funding for the English Chess Federation. The money could be used to send teams to international...

zaparush

Where Was I Sunday Times 30/07/2023

Where was I? Name of the first production facility Name of the cross?...

Paul22118

University Challenge

I have persevered with watching the new styled University Challenge. I do like AR's style and him as a personality but there were a few issues he needed to deal with. One has been rectified but the...

vonjon

A Film By Any Other Name

what are the original film titles of 1) sounds like ammo 2) mr ferdinand a shout of approbation 3) heading for luna 4) shade and weep 5) halfway there 6) the unclad twenty-five pounder 7) the device...

peterofware

Wherewasi

looking for the name of the production facility, probably a whiskey distillery, in this weeks Sunday time wherewasI...

TriviaQueen

Dr The Big One

26 Nationlity of 18a (the answer to which is John as in John Gordon Sinclair) (5) ?e?s? Can only be Welsh but John Gordon is definitely Scottish, born in Glasgow!?...

Buenchico

Anyone Fancy . . .

. . . a little stroll? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-middle-east-66356638...

TioMateo

The Times 28667

Just one from The Times this Friday :- 6Dn :- From opening that's inconclusive, white finally in superior position (5) A?O?E. The only two words I can come up with that more or less equate to what I...

barry1010

What Counts As Savings For Income Tax Purposes?

We have to pay income tax on the interest of savings above £500 or £1000 depending on our tax bracket. The government website lists savings as: "Your allowance applies to interest from: bank and...

TAFFWILLIAMS

Sunday Telegraph Gk Crossword

Has anybody stopped buying the Sunday Telegraph since they stopped their GK crossword buying a Prize Crossword. I currently buy the Sunday Mail which still pays a decent prize as well as the Sunday...