May I wish the AB Editor, Auntie AB, all the staff of AnswerBank, and all my fellow ABers, a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year. My thoughts also go out to all those ABers who have...
With ten days to go, and in the knowledge that many of us are yet to put our trees up, wrap gifts, sort out the lunch menu or decide which carrol service we are attending, may I take this opportunity...
Good morning everyone - a bit on the warm side here today so operations have moved inside and too much more of this will see us bunkering down just to ride out the rough stuff and emerge in Autumn. Ok...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2867736/Shaming-West-Devastating-report-reveals-horrific-extent-CIA-torture-covers-Britain-s-role.html Pretty damming stuff, but who can gain from making this...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2867835/I-d-welcome-Turkey-EU-says-PM-Cameron-says-remains-long-standing-goal-country-join-despite-drive-reduce-net-migration.html Well Cameron thinks so, even...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2862914/Lord-Mayor-walks-Islamic-charity-lunch-lady-consort-told-sit-downstairs-event.html However it makes one wonder, how did he manage to become the Lord...
Good morning everyone - we've gone back to Winter today, grey and very windy, though no rain about, darn it !! I guess it's usual for this time of the year but I could do without the humidity ... that...
I read an article Monday that reported the Pope as calling on political, religious and academic Muslim leaders to "clearly" speak out in condemnation of those who kill in the name of Islam. Has anyone...
Good morning everyone - hot and going to be humid if the promised weather turns up ... they say rain, that means horrid to me !! Kate has pulled a swifty for the last round of November, she's gone...
Runners and riders (Literally, in one case) http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/30158881 Golfer Rory McIlroy Footballer Gareth Bale #Gymnast Max Whitlock F1's Lewis Hamilton Swimmer Adam...
... and saying sorry will no doubt once again get them off the hook. But if an unemployed single mother on benefit gave evidence which "lacked clarity" she could apologise all she liked, they would...
Good morning everyone - Nice heavy rain and a continuous thunderstorm here today, pity the humidity is through the roof !!! and the rain makes the cat go bonkers, flies through the house and lands...
"Sorry,(sic) this school is too white." - that's the headline in a German paper, it relates to Ofsted's downgrading of a primary school in Lincolnshire on the grounds that there are too many white...
This really is not good enough
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2842931/Baby-faced-rapist-sexually-assaulted-seven-underage-girls-young-12-said-kill-families-told-anyone.html...
Should he comply with the police request to remove it? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2842292/Pick-truck-shocking-kidnap-bumper-sticker-featuring-woman-bound-gagged-sparks-police-probe.html I...