Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Diane Abbot to Labour’s National Executive Committee but two senior members of the Shadow Cabinet told PoliticsHome they were not told of the decision. //The...
//Salmond has been under investigation by Police Scotland following a confidential investigation by the Scottish government into allegations by two women that he sexually harassed them several years...
… and two others. The Allies statue featuring Franklin D Roosevelt and Sir Winston Churchill and the Canada Memorial. I hope these mindless morons are caught....
AB polls have often proved to be a fairly accurate indication of the result of elections, etc., so how about one on the outcome of another EU referendum? Given another opportunity to decide, how would...
Lovely story. I hope Romeo doesn't turn into a prince when Juliet kisses him for the first time.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-46867424...
I watched one of Michael Portillo’s ‘Great Railway Journeys’ tonight. This time Alaska. Interestingly his Appleton’s Guide, published in the 1890s, noted that summers in Alaska were getting...
//Shoppers have earned more than £30,000 by recycling plastic bottles in the first supermarket trial of reverse vending machines. The scheme, piloted by Iceland, rewards people with a voucher worth...
//A man who spent three hours licking a doorbell as a family slept inside is being hunted by police. Roberto Daniel Arroyo, 33, was captured taking part in the bizarre act on the Dungans' home CCTV in...
I’ve asked this question before, but a long time ago, so just for a bit of fun I’ll ask it again. Contestants on ‘Only Connect’ always have a quirky little tale to tell about themselves, so if...
Will this work ... or ince the French never have been reluctant to take to the streets in protest, is the French government playing with fire and encouraging more social unrest?...
//A young Saudi woman says she is stranded at Bangkok's main airport after fleeing her family and having her passport seized by a Saudi official. Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun says she was on a trip to...
Time to get your glad rags on! Your music, the cheesier the better, your tipple, and your preferred munchies? Who are you going to boogie with? Who are you going to smooch with? And…. Who are you...
This year’s offering from Naomi is Silent Night, a carol that holds very personal and poignant memories for me. As before I’m posting my Carol Concert thread not only as my Christmas gift to the...
I first thought that Mrs May was living in Cloud Cuckooo Land but now I genuinely believe she takes the electorate for complete fools. By betraying the result of the referendum in attempting to cling...