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What Happened In Leicester?

A young man named Antoin Akpom is stabbed and the following night a house is firebombed and a mother with her three children die in the blaze. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24076859...

AB Editor

So There's This Comet Thing ...

Comet Ison, apparently. It's going to be around from September 2013 until January 2014. And it's 16 times brighter than the Moon. We need a Comet Monitor. Who could do that job. Hmm, a bright object,...

joko

Meat From Zebra, Giraffe Etc - Is This Fake?

is this genuine? Just curious as there is a farmers market that sells all this stuff fresh - wrapped only in a poly tray and cling film ... but how can it be? where do they get it all from that they...

coco14

Can You Make Wine

from Rowan (Mountain Ash)Sorbus aucuparia berries

joggerjayne

Why Praying Must Be Wrong

One of my pals' eldest has started Philosophy as one A Level option, and I was chatting about the Philosophy of Religion, and how it relates to Theology. And this came up ... People say prayers. But...

Gromit

Caption Please

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02668/POTD_Le_Vell_2668761k.jpg...

Gromit

Children Should Start School Later At 6 Or 7 Years Old...

...to allow them to develop through play. Many countries who out perform us educationally, actually start formal teaching later than we do. A group of educationalists is calling for the age we send...

jd_1984

Are You Working Class??

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/you-working-class-take-quiz-2267999 I scored a 19, so therefore I am working class!!...

excelsior-1

Caption Competition, September 12

good morning folks here is the today's picture for you to have fun thinking up captions about i shall enjoy choosing the winner this evening till then, have a good day...

carolegif

Jamie Oliver's Low Cost Meals

Watched this for two weeks now and can't believe how out of touch he is! Last week he paid £18 for a joint. This week he paid £28 for a half shoulder of pork! He said it would feed 8 people with...

youngmafbog

How Do The Left Equate This With Their Ideals?

http://news.sky.com/story/1140129/china-billionaires-sharp-rise-in-richest Many derogatory remarks against successful British people who are wealthy and Western capitalism have been posted on this...

anotheoldgit

I Fail To See Why This Is In The Femail Section Of The Daily Mail?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2417412/Michael-Le-Vell-WHEN-men-pre-conviction-anonymity-rape-trials.html Why are men still denied the right to anonymity before a guilty verdict?...

anotheoldgit

What Shortened Versions Of Names Do You Prefer?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2417512/People-use-shortened-versions-names-appealing-opposite-sex.html No I am not going there. :0)...

sandyRoe

Is There A Word For Objects That Incorporate Bits Of Animals In Their Construction?

Antler-handled knives, tortoise shell boxes, stuff like that?

fruitsalad

Littlewoods Catalogue

Does anyone know who delivers for littlewoods catalogue tia

mikey4444

Shock Horror....47 Year Old Man To Wear Reading Glasses.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24039596 News must be slow in Westminster if this is deemed important....

mrs_overall

I Am In Lust!

On Saturday night I met Darren McMullen (host of BBC's The Magicians, host of the Australian version of The Voice & many other programmes). To be honest I had no idea who he was but oh boy is he easy...

ToraToraTora

Should The Cps Be Seriously Examined Now?

After LeVell's acquittal should we seriously be asking the question as to what did the CPS have that made them think they had enough evidence to prosecute. I have also been on the wrong end of CPS...