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Improving Clarity In News Category Titles And Openings

To enhance the quality of our discussions, please ensure your question titles and openings in the News category are clear and specific and do not contain abbreviations or nicknames. This helps... ...

Completely Bonkers

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/taliban-bans-windows-stop-women-133620350.html ...

Arise Sir Sadiq Khan.

Enjoy your Knighthood Sir Sadiq, and just ignore the Rage of the Tories. You have worked more for your Gong than David Cameron's Barber, or even Boris Johnsons Brother.What a pity Boris couldn't... ...

Johnnie Walker

So sorry to hear of the death of Johnnie Walker at the age of 79. Loved listening to Sounds of the 70s, he was a radio 2 legend.

What Sort Of Government Papers / Secrets Are To Be Made Available Under The 30 Year Rule In The New Year?

Is there Anything that is expected to be released?

Indian Priorities.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c4gxypxedkdo Wouldn't their money be better spent on providing sanitation for the millions of homes that don't have it (or is that what our foreign aid money is... ...

Ken4155

Some Good News From The War Zone

According to Sky News, Russia and Ukraine have exchanged at least 300 prisoners of war after the UAE had acted as mediators. Will those released now be expected to rejoin the battle, or will they... ...

If You Wanted Confirmationour Politicians Are Shameless Deceitful Liars Then Here It Is

"Ministers urged to use Post-it notes to avoid FoIs" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12/31/ministers-urged-use-post-it-notes-avoid-foi-requests/ ...

New Year’s Honours

I see Gareth Southgate is to be knighted but there is nothing for Kevin Sinfield despite his fundraising efforts for MND.

Knighted

Sir Winston Churchill Sir Edward Elgar Sir Isaac Newton Sir Ernest Shackleton........... Sir Gareth Southgate a knighthood for what exactly? Not winning anything? How low we have sunk.

N Y Cancelled ? Come On Scotland, What Would Braveheart Say.....?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgm9d7v1jvlo A wee touch of wind and rain! FGS you're tougher than that surely! ...

Ken4155

Red On Red!

Can only do links from Youtube, so perhaps someone will oblige. There are reports of North Korean troops mistaking a convoy of Chechen Akhmat special fotces forUkranian soldiers and ambushing them,... ...

Starmer About As Popular As Nuclear Waste!

https://www.express.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/1994188/Starmer-needs-scapegoat-2025-meltdown-one-candidate PMSL! Looks like Rachel from accounts is going to get thrown under the bus. Will a... ...

Well Cover Me In Egg And Flour And Bake Me For 14 Minutes!

Glad Sherlock was on the case: Foreigners linked to ‘frightening’ rise in drivers on wrong side of the... ...

How Do You Make A Curriculum Diverse?

Surely Mafs is Mafs and English English? And as for history we are in the UK so predominately it should cover English History, good and bad just like other countries would. Or am I being daft? And... ...

Free Speech? Not From Labour It Seems

Phillipson tried to pull plug on new free speech law days after election. Labour the Party that just keeps giving, or in this case taking. Hit esc whilst loading (An excerpt is given... ...

Up *** Creek With A Lng Paddle

So the "green" alternative is less green than previously claimed, who'd a thunk it: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy87e72yg3o ...

President Jimmy Carter. Rip.https://Www.theguardian.com/Us-News/2024/Dec/29/Jimmy-Carter-Dead-Longest-Lived-Us-President

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/29/jimmy-carter-dead-longest-lived-us-president He had a good innings, reaching 100. ...

The Incredible Shrinking Majority....

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1993937/labour-mega-poll-reform-200-seats-general-election?int_source=nba I wonder if Starmer has considered a career as a magician, he can make... ...

Labour Running Scared.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1993956/labour-civil-war-keir-starmer-liar Looks like a lot of the core Labour supporters are revolting. They've seen enough of real Labour it seems. ...

Tories Running Scared.

Kemi Badenoch Demands that Nigel Farages airtime is slashed. Saying GB News is giving too much of a platform for her critics, as she calls the broadcasters chief into her Westminster office to... ...

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