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Thread | FAO the Mods
at 00:34 13 Jul 2023
Ok, lets have a grown up chat.
I did try and post on the "Posters Endangering The Site by ModeratorD " but as everyone can see, the text of my post was removed, even though it was not offensive or derogatory in any way.
So why can't we discuss the main headlines on the UK national news?
And as for "Endangering The Site"... this is on this site:
Place Your Bets by Chesham_Saint 8 Jul 2023 8:59So…who is this unnamed BBC “household name” accused of paying for “naughty pics”?
In a reverse of the usual, I’m going to list my top 3 who I hope and believe it’s not (which means, of course, no football presenters - it couldn’t of course ever be one of those overpaid tossers who are all as good as gold…!).
So, top 3 who I hope it’s NOT….
The three blokes off Would I Lie To You.
Not that I expect this thread will see the light of day
If you are not a "Mod", then please read but don't comment, as I would like an explanation from them only. Thank you
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Thread | BEWARE - I'm in ER
at 17:54 6 Jul 2023
I've been here for the last 6 hours
I don't want to bore you with the details but the "Dyson Ball Cleaner" has a dangerously misleading product name.
I will be all over FB with the number of pics I've had taken.
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Thread | Pincher
at 09:35 6 Jul 2023
Chris Pincher, Tory MP for Tamworth, banned from the commons for 8 weeks for groping, which could trigger another by-election |
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Thread | Thames Water
at 10:20 29 Jun 2023
About to be taken back in to public ownership with it being £14 billion in debt.
Another 4 English water authorities struggling too.
Why Gas, Lecy & Water was ever sold off in the first place was just bonkers
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Thread | Airshow this weekend
at 18:59 28 Jun 2023
The Red Arrows, Typhoon Display Team, Team Raven, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Norwegian Vampire, P-47 Thunderbolt, Tigers Army Parachute Display Team, AeroSuperBatics Wingwalkers, Strikemaster, Swordfish, Yak 50, Jet Pitts, Harvard G-NWHF, Supermarine Seafire and Westland Wasp.
No timetable yet, they want £1.99 on an app but somebody usually screen shots it and shares it
Weather looks to be dry
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/swansea-wales-airshow-red-a [Post edited 28 Jun 2023 19:00]
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Thread | stabbing in town
at 20:03 24 Jun 2023
in the stairwell of one of the car parks
I wonder what they were arguing about, who did the better parking perhaps? |
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Thread | FIFA World Club Championship
at 18:48 24 Jun 2023
32 team tournament to be held in the USA in June 2025
FIFA trying to upstage EUFA ?
The tournament will adopt a new 32-team format and will take place every four years, with host countries to be announced.
UEFA
12 clubs (UEFA Champions League winners between 2020-21 and 2023-24 and eight other teams to be determined by a club ranking based on the same four-year period).
CONMEBOL
Six clubs (Copa Libertadores winners between 2021 and 2024 and two other teams to be determined by a club ranking based on the same four-year period).
Concacaf
Four clubs (Concacaf Champions League winners between 2021 and 2024).
AFC
Four clubs (AFC Champions League winners between 2021 and 2024).
CAF
Four clubs (CAF Champions League winners between 2021 and 2024).
OFC
One club (the highest-ranked club from among the OFC Champions League winners between 2021 and 2024).
Host country
One (access for the club occupying this slot will be determined at a later stage).
In the event of a club winning two or more editions of the confederation’s premier club competition during the 2021-2024 period, a club ranking calculated according to sporting criteria will be used to grant access.
A cap of two clubs per country will be applied to the access list with an exception in cases where more than two clubs from the same country win the confederation’s premier club competition over the four-year period.
The tournament will have a group phase comprising eight groups of four teams each, with the top two qualifying for the last 16.
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Thread | Titanic sub
at 18:08 19 Jun 2023
Gone missing with 5 on-board.
Tickets cost up to $250,000. |
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Thread | Glastonbury 2023
at 09:40 19 Jun 2023
Sadly, the weather looks to be good for next weekend
PYRAMID STAGE
FRIDAY
ARCTIC MONKEYS 22:15 - 23:45
ROYAL BLOOD 20:15 - 21:15
THE CHURNUPS 18:15 - 19:30
TEXAS 16:15 - 17:15
STEFFLON DON 14:45 - 15:45
MAISIE PETERS 13:15 - 14:15
THE MASTER MUSICIANS OF JOUJOUKA 12:00 - 12:45
SATURDAY
GUNS N' ROSES 21:30 - 23:45
LIZZO 19:30 - 20:30
LEWIS CAPALDI 17:35 - 18:35
AITCH 16:00 - 17:00
AMADOU & MARIAM 14:30 - 15:30
RAYE 13:15 - 14:00
RICK ASTLEY 12:00 - 12:45
SUNDAY
ELTON JOHN 21:00 - 23:05
LIL NAS X 19:00 - 20:00
BLONDIE 17:00 - 18:15
YUSUF / CAT STEVENS 15:15 - 16:30
THE CHICKS 13:30 - 14:30
SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR 12:15 - 13:00
THE BRISTOL REGGAE ORCHESTRA AND WINDRUSH CHOIR 11:00 - 11:45
Other acts that I recognise elsewhere:
CARLY RAE JEPSEN
LIGHTNING SEEDS
TOM GRENNAN
MANIC STREET PREACHERS
LANA DEL REY
RUDIMENTAL
FATBOY SLIM
MELANIE C
MICA PARIS
WILL YOUNG
BILLY BRAGG
full schedule:
https://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/line-up/line-up-2023/?stage
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Thread | Nottingham major incident
at 08:54 13 Jun 2023
Something is going on there, news agencies not giving details but on twitter:
there is a mad man on the loose causing mayhem |
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Thread | The Ashes
at 08:49 13 Jun 2023
Looking forward to this, England with their new aggressive style and an Australian team just crowned World Test champions.
Its a pretty intense schedule too:
First Test
16—20 June 2023
Edgbaston
Second Test
28 June—2 July 2023
Lord's
Third Test
6—10 July 2023
Headingley
Fourth Test
19—23 July 2023
Old Trafford
Fifth Test
27—31 July 2023
The Oval |
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Thread | Nadine Dorries
at 18:08 9 Jun 2023
Looks like she has thrown her toys out of the pram coz she was cut from BoJo's honours list by Rishi
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Thread | Stradey Park Hotel
at 11:07 7 Jun 2023
In a row over a popular hotel in Turk-town possibly hosting asylum seekers, somebody has dumped boulders outside the hotel overnight
Five boulders have been placed at the entrance of a hotel set to house hundreds of asylum seekers.
It is unclear who put the rocks in front of the Stradey Park Hotel in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire.
Carmarthenshire council said it was aware of the boulders at the scene, but said it had nothing to do with them.
Local group the Furnace Action Committee said it was not responsible, and a manager at the hotel confirmed the business had not put them there.
The manager - who did not want to be identified - said staff noticed the stones at about 11:00 BST on Tuesday
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65824829
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Thread | Universal basic income
at 11:24 5 Jun 2023
A universal basic income of £1,600 a month is to be trialled in England for the first time in a pilot programme.
Thirty people will be paid a lump sum without conditions each month for two years and will be observed to understand the effects on their lives.
Two places in England have been selected for the micro pilot scheme: central Jarrow, in north-east England, and East Finchley, in north London.
Will Stronge, the director of research at the thinktank Autonomy, which is backing the plan, said of the £1,600 figure: “This is a substantial amount. Universal basic income usually covers people’s basic needs but we want to see what effect this unconditional lump sum has on people’s mental and physical health, whether they choose to work or not.
“Our society is going to require some form of basic income in the coming years, given the tumult of climate change, tech disruption and industrial transition that lies ahead. This is why building the evidence base and public engagement now is so important, so the ground is well prepared for national implementation.”
Advocates argue that universal basic income (UBI) can provide a level of economic security to everyone. It is seen as a potential solution to insecurity in the labour market, while others say it is expensive and support should be targeted.
that'll keep the boats from crossing the channel alright 
I didnt realise it but Wales has already started trialing it
https://www.gov.wales/wales-pilots-basic-income-scheme |
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