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1000 Horses Killed

A AB post about a kitten dropped in a wheelie bin or a dog maltreated is guaranteed to generated many tens of posts condeming the people who participate in such cruelty. In the meantime racehorses are...

ChillDoubt

3Rd Test, The Ashes: Old Trafford

Australia won the toss and chose to bat, going along swimmingly at 29 without loss after half an hour. Not used to this(Aussie openers getting a good start) and generally expect a wicket every 30-40...

sp1814

Dinner Lady...the Other Side Of The Story

Remember earlier this week, when we discussed the sacking of the dinner lady who served the Muslim kid gammon and was subsequently sack? Some of us commented that the story (as reported by the Daily...

rayzorless

Sexpress Mag Cryptic

last one 26d precision lacking at one end of the office c-r-c-...many thanks

ChillDoubt

The Youth Of Today...

Do they match up? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23563616 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Cornwell#Victoria_Cross http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Fitzgibbon...

woofgang

New National Lottery Charges

folk may already know but the new £2 lottery charge starts on october 5th....

madswan

The Mail On Sunday Prize Crossword Sunday August 4Th 2013

Has anybody come across a mistake today. 40a is ronnie and 37d is idler, but the iin ronnie and the l in idler do not match up

grumpy01

Guardian Prize Crossword

Just these two to check please. 2dn Deadly stretch of high ground(4) Fell ? 21dn Provision for exceptional bedtime story at home(3-2) Assume Lie in but why?...

grumpy01

The Generalist

A little help required with these last two please. 4d)Turns the foot inwards (8) P?o?a?es 40a0 Convict (6,4) C?n?r? b?r?...

Barquentine

Daniel Pelka Murder

Does anyone know how one can find out which prisons the two sub-animal vermin (Luczak and Krezolek) will be kennelled?...

vernonk

Sale Of The Century

Was there a glamorous assistant on Sale Of The Century and Bullseye and if so who? And what were the other big TV game shows from the 70s and 80s besides Family Fortunes and The Golden Shot and...

grumpy01

Polymath 720

7dn Geometrical figure bounded by two arcs of circles(6) Saw this answered yesterday as both Lunule and Lunula.Can someone confirm which is correct please.

basquaise

The Generalist

35.a. In South Africa a dazed state I have: - w - a - any help much appreciated. Basquaise...

mosnut

Mail On Sunday Sir Lancelot

Mail on Sunday Sir Lancelot 18a Emergency workers building - ???? Station 16d Putting forward - ???e?i?g 17d Infusion from leaves ???e? tea Any help greatly appreciated...

kloofnek

Gennie And Emmerdale

Did anyone notice that when Gennie was recording Cameron and Debbie`s conversation,it was a little recorder,not a phone.My daughter was saying that when they find Gennie`s phone in the car wreckage...

Ladymojo

Wildlife Of The World

1. Could I annoy you. 2. Fantastic in fiction. Any help much appreciated, Thankyou....

Kathyan

Cameron On Emmerdale

It looks like the Cameron story isn't ending soon! I have just been on Digital Spy and the actor has said that there is another big storyline coming up for Cameron in October!