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Improving Clarity In News Category Titles And Openings

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Hymie

Death Of Three Young Ladies Backpacking In Laos, Due To Methanol Poisoning

Maybe whoever substituted the alcohol with methanol was unaware of the dangers of ingesting methanol – even small amounts can cause blindness and/or paralysis. A tragedy for those who died and... ...

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Starmer's Approval Rating Plummets,

https://news.sky.com/story/as-starmers-approval-rating-plummets-farages-is-on-the-rise-can-labour-turn-things-around-13257768 Can Labour turn things around, only with a miracle . ...

Quite An Achievement In 5 Months.....

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1979604/rachel-reeves-cv-chancellor-farmers-economy Rachel from accounts is the worst chancellor in history! She can update her CV with that! ...

Recession Risk As Britain Reels From Reeves’s Budget ?

Economists have sounded the alarm over a UK recession after data showed Britain’s economy was reeling from the effects of Rachel Reeves’s tax-raising Budget. Britain is now “close to stagnation”... ...

Lammy Promises

https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/david-lammy-uk-france-relentlessly-fight-putinisation-3393956?srsltid=AfmBOooiW1rnjCjpgoh3-tXX1YZoCWomvadFEVoVi4GNvD-40b9bAh27 Why is Lammy making promises on... ...

If There Was Any Doubt Of Labour's Anti Semitism......

https://news.sky.com/story/home-secretary-refuses-to-say-if-uk-would-arrest-netanyahu-after-icc-arrest-warrant-13258193 Looks like the PM is happy to be an ICC puppet. ...

Biggest Gap In Income And Spending Since Lock Down......

https://news.sky.com/story/public-sector-pay-rises-help-drive-up-government-borrowing-13257610 ....Well who'd have think it! ...

Khandro

Is Keir Starmer Really Going To Arrest Benjamin Netanyahu?

'Benjamin Netanyahu faces arrest if he enters Britain. That is the welcome the Israeli leader will receive should he fancy another trip to the UK anytime soon. It comes after the International... ...

Predominantly Safe Countries

The latest phrase of choice of Yvette Cooper to be deployed when she's ducking and diving during interviews on illegal immigrants and the failure of UK... ...

So Lets Shaft Our Farmers.....

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1979140/farmers-foreign-aid-fury ....at the same time give £500m to foriegn farmers! I think the 5th column are running the country. ...

Old Sins Cast Long Shadows.

I guess they'll be safe from justice as long as they stay in Israel or the... ...

naomi24

Ofcom To Police The Internet

//Ofcom will be able to fine firms up to £18million for failing to remove harmful content from their sites// https://www.thesun.ie/tech/14220472/internet-inclusivity-police-ofcom-labour/ ...

The Price Of Bananas Has Gone Through The Roof......

https://news.sky.com/story/banana-duct-taped-to-a-wall-sells-for-6-2m-at-auction-13257628 ...

National Debt Explosion......

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gx70djyg7o That's what happens when you borrow to pay inflation busting pay rises to the public sector. Currently we pay twice the entire defence budget in... ...

Covid Enquiry

Matt Hancock has been dragged out of his hole today to give a his performance at the enquiry. He's had plenty of time rehearsing for a stunning show of crocodile tears. :●)

DDIL

Rip John Prescott

Apologies for my earlier error https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14108741/John-Prescott-dead-aged-86-Former-Deputy-Prime-Minister-passes-away-family-say.html ...

All Hope Is Not Lost For Humanity

Not when we have folk doing this kind of thing on our behalf. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c23829l8kzro ...

New I V F Rules?? Why Do They Even Do It At All On The N H S ?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czxr9w7d4llo As much as I sympathise with the woman in the link, the NHS is there for sick people not to help create more people. There is not a shortage of... ...

Why Can't We Deal With Shop Lifting?

https://news.sky.com/story/we-need-help-workers-say-shoplifting-is-out-of-control-as-brazen-thefts-explode-13256656 ...

Ahoo Daryaei Released By Iranian Authorities

I hope this link... ...

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