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Help For The World’S Poorest

£300,000 – Amount of aid the emir of Dubai has sent to Hati following Hurricane Matthew, according to the Dubai government. £600,000 – Amount of aid the emir of Dubai has received in EU farm...
19:26 Wed 26th Oct 20169 answers, last by ichkeria 09:00 Thu 27th Oct 2016
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Ms Chakrabarti

Nearly two months ago I posted this re Ms Chakribati and her Peerage: http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1511604.html According to this news report, it appears that she is now refusing to...
21:04 Mon 24th Oct 20166 answers, last by youngmafbog 08:16 Tue 25th Oct 2016
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French Cuisine

I ate in a fancy French restaurant last night, where the menu was all in French. For my starter I ordered Escargot. When my dish arrived, I took one look and thought I’d rather eat snails....
17:07 Sun 25th Sep 2016
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What Is The Difference?

Q: What is the difference between a man arguing with his wife, and a man buying a lottery ticket? A: The man buying the lottery ticket has at least a 1 in 45 million chance of winning....
21:33 Thu 22nd Sep 20161 answer, last by losgigs 21:35 Thu 22nd Sep 2016
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Driverless Cars

The recent post from ToraToraTora on driverless cars generated over 130 responses, given the interest from Abers in this subject – I’d like to start a thread of the social impact this will bring....
20:36 Thu 22nd Sep 201632 answers, last by riteshpatil732 05:51 Tue 22nd Jun 2021
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Drivers Too Close To Cyclists

Although this might be a good idea in the interests of increased road safety – surely it must work both ways with police warning cyclists who under-take a slow moving line of vehicles, where the gap...
21:41 Fri 16th Sep 201647 answers, last by TWR 10:27 Sun 18th Sep 2016
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How Things Have Changed Over My Lifetime

As a young child, I distinctly recall two separate occasions when during the summer months the road on which I lived being resurfaced. At a young age I was fascinated by the large vehicles in use....
18:16 Fri 09th Sep 201614 answers, last by Gromit 12:40 Mon 12th Sep 2016
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Car Insurance Quotes

It’s that time of year for me to *** about my car insurance renewable notice. Having been notified of a significant increase in premium – I obtained a quote on line from my current insurer; low...
22:19 Thu 08th Sep 20163 answers, last by TWR 15:11 Fri 16th Sep 2016
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Ms Chakrabarti On The Andrew Marr Show

I see that Ms Chakrabarti appeared on the Andrew Marr Show this morning defending her report on anti-Semitism within the Labour Party. In typical politician style, when asked the direct question as to...
17:40 Sun 04th Sep 20164 answers, last by mikey4444 08:26 Mon 05th Sep 2016
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Illegal Police Activity

This police officer was dismissed without notice following the theft of a kayak and paddles....
19:37 Thu 25th Aug 201610 answers, last by EDDIE51 10:56 Fri 26th Aug 2016
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Annoying Ab Adverts

For sometime now, whenever I open an Ab question, the first reply/post is partially obscured by an advertisement. The position of this advertisement moves, such that scrolling up or down results in...
19:47 Sun 19th Jun 201613 answers, last by Baldric 10:41 Mon 18th Jul 2016
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Lord Coke

There are only victims in this story, which the Sun will not let be. A Peer, who no doubt thought that his continued debauchery would be funded by the tax payer indefinitely; plus a couple of...
14:48 Sun 02nd Aug 201523 answers, last by Hymie 18:01 Mon 03rd Aug 2015
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Private Eye – Number Crunching

1% - Pay rise for NHS staff demanded in January, which David Cameron said was impossible because ‘we need to keep the pay bill under control’ 10% - Pay rise for MPs announced last week, of which...
20:01 Wed 22nd Jul 201534 answers, last by jno 18:54 Thu 23rd Jul 2015
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Curiosity Killed The Cat

They say that curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect.
19:27 Mon 13th Jul 2015
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Corrupt Merseyside Police – Read This Before The Thought Police Remove It

Words fail me – read it yourself. If Merseyside police believe that the officers recorded statement ‘That's not how I'll write it up, pal.’, could be interpreted differently – then they are as...
17:51 Mon 13th Jul 201516 answers, last by Hymie 17:36 Tue 14th Jul 2015
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Adobe Acrobat Reader For Windows Xp

I am using version 5.0 of Adobe pdf reader (on Windows XP), which causes problems opening some newer pdfs. Looking at the Adobe website, it appears that they no longer offer any reader compatible with...
14:05 Sun 05th Jul 20157 answers, last by Hymie 17:37 Mon 06th Jul 2015
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Lewis Hamilton

According to the ‘headline’ story on Lewis Hamilton (within this Daily Telegraph home page) – he is no longer arrogant, now that he has found God. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/#source=refresh This...
07:52 Sat 04th Jul 20156 answers, last by ukbod2015 16:04 Thu 09th Jul 2015
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Two Jags – No Jags

Couldn’t have happened to a more deserving person – although I would have thought he could have argued against the ban; after all, he might get beaten up traveling on public transport....
18:16 Mon 08th Jun 20156 answers, last by TWR 19:51 Mon 08th Jun 2015
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Bbc News

Apparently the BBC employs over 7,500 people to work in their news division. I can’t see why they need so many, when much of the BBC news I watch, consists of the reporter reading articles out of...
17:51 Sun 31st May 201533 answers, last by Zacs-Master 22:22 Mon 01st Jun 2015
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White Elephant In Swansea Bay

I accidently clicked on this link today, to find that the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon looks like it will happen. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-32874810 At a projected cost of...
19:49 Tue 26th May 20153 answers, last by Old_Geezer 06:13 Wed 27th May 2015

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