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Interest Rate Rise

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62408868 Interest rates rise by 0.5 percentage points to 1.75 per cent and this idiot with load of credit cards and loans is blaming the bank of England for his...

Paigntonian

Incredulous that a state-backed Chinese company is in control of 1million CCTV cameras in the UK, according to Channel 4 News, and that now, suddenly, some government departments and local authorities...

lankeela

Record Number Of Drug Deaths

Sorry but nobody needs to take drugs - no sympathy I am afraid. I grew up in the sixties and could easily have got drugs had I wanted to but I didn't feel the need. Now they are blaming it on...

tiggerblue10

Heartbreaking Decision

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-62376552 His family are in so much pain and I'm sure the decision wasn't taken lightly by the courts but what are your thoughts?...

MartinWasp

Why Do Most People Drink Booze And Other Alcoholic Drinks?

You will see there are bars everywhere in the Island so people can easily drink. Why? Does thid happen in the neighbouring Island too?

FatticusInch

Record Channel Crossings: Throwing More Millions

But will it really change anything or solve the problem? Will the French do their part? Or will the record numbers continue to be broken despite all promises and assurances?...

Khandro

Women Playing Football

Do you like watching it? Dr Johnson said, "Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all!" Could this apply to...

William51

Have You Got Rain?.

It is a steady light rain here in Norfolk, the first for a while. Have you got any?....

Paigntonian

Climate Change

Don't fully understand this climate change business. I can accept that the UK has experienced the warmest summer on record but why was last year's summer the coldest on record?

Patsy33

How Much?!...

Had my renewed pet insurance come through couple of days ago, for my 13 year old cat. £70. 59! It's jumped astronomically last few years. Apparently, when they turn 8 years old, they add on 20•/•...

Bobbisox1

H Jam & Bread Anyone?

I had an overwhelming urge for a jam sandwich , never ate one since I was a kid, so uncut bread , butter and strawberry jam , can’t remember why I even had any in, checked the date, good to go , and...

naomi24

Blue Badges May Be Rejected In Europe, Drivers Warned

One for disabled travellers in Europe to keep an eye on. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62287752 Conversely …. //The British government allows the use of French blue badges in disabled parking spaces...

phleb

I’ve Taken 1000Mg Metformin

Should I be worried? I am diabetic type 2. Just forgot I had taken a dose already and took another....

interele

Boundry Question

Some time ago I came home from work and my neighbour had replaced the fence at the bottom of the garden. I one respect it was good since the fence was falling to bits anyway but in another it was our...

david small

Sqad I Fell Over.

I think that I have sustained a Rotator cuff tear. The chair I went to sit on at a cafe was on a slope. The chair moved, I fell upon my left shoulder. This occurred a week ago. Lots of ibuprofen and...

nailit

All Very Serious Tonight....

Anyone get wet today? Went to work in only a shirt and got soaked. Checked out BBC Weather report at 6am and nothing about rain here in stoke. It rained all morning.... (that fine stuff that gets you...

10ClarionSt

A Bunch Of Back Stabbing Hypocrites..................

............was the impression I got when the Tory MPs applauded Johnson out of the commons yesterday. I can only assume that the applause was relief at finally getting rid of him. Can't think of any...

Smowball

How Much Does Your Weekly Shop Roughly Cost??

I’m in a local FB food group where everyone was chatting about what they roughly spend a week on grocery shopping, and the amounts vary so much!! There were people who swear blind they cannot get...

pimplyteen

The Unsung Heroes

Whenever I see reports coming from Ukraine you always see the fire and rescue service working their butts off, in the thick of blistering infernos trying to put fires out and working on mountains of...