https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gvkvlp208o Another sad story about a young person dying from ingesting something they were allergic to - in this case cow's milk; in that of Natasha... ...
Credit where it's due: applied for a new passport online last Thursday and sent my old one back the same day - new one has just arrived, as has the cancelled old one. That's really impressive,... ...
I've just been (forcibly) moved from Shell to talktalk for my phone. Does anyone know a Freephone number I can use to contact talktalk please? All there seems to be is a wretched, useless... ...
Is there any way of finding out how many emails I've got in each of the different folders I've created? Doesn't seem to be any such info when I click on one.
It's emerged tonight on Newsnight that the reason Sunak left the D-Day commemorations early - leaving Lord Cameron to be photographed in the leaders' line up and Keir Starmer to meet Zelensky - ... ...
I've found an online company (ink-trader) that has the HP 301 colour and black-and-white cartridges I need for only £20 for both - but they're 'remanufactured.' Has anyone used this sort of... ...
What an unlikeable character they have made him, in a programme unremittingly grim and violent. And how was the language deemed suitable for Saturday night viewing? Having been taken aback by... ...
How ridiculous to cast a black actor (Don Gilet) as the new Inspector in this. Surely the show is predicated on a white man being sent to a world where he looks and feels out of place and doesn't... ...
I have a double electric socket in my garage which the residents' association of the courtyard where I live are insisting be changed to an RCD type (along with 12 other garages). The garage is my... ...
I keep reading about escape rooms and wonder, if any ABers have done one, are they fun, good value for money? Today I came across an 'outdoor one' called Solve the City which is available in... ...
As tariffs change tomorrow, I've just taken readings to send to my energy supplier - everyone should do the same. Although unit prices are coming down, standing charges are going up, and I... ...
I had a fairly big water spillage on my living room carpet near the front door. I'm slowly drying it out with the help of my dehumidifier, but there is a horrible musty/mouldy smell in the room... ...
What on earth is happening to Radio 3? I've noticed in the past few weeks a general dumbing-down of what they choose to play, especially in the morning, but now today we're subjected to 'the... ...
I have some sort of blockage under my kitchen sink which means the water drains away slowly. Stupidly, I used my washing machine and the sink blockage meant that when the machine discharged the... ...
If ever there were proof of how ridiculous a 'sport' basketball is, here is one: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/basketball/68461328 40,000 points! The hoop is 10ft high but most of the players are... ...
If you were expecting an email and absolutely dreading it, how long would you put off looking in your inbox? What displacement activities - another cup of coffee, rearranging your sock drawer,... ...
Does anyone know if there is a difference between domestic electric standing charge and a business one? I've just found out that our residents' association is paying £1 a day, which is almost... ...
The names of the six new London overground lines have been released: Liberty, Mildmay, Lioness, Suffragette, Weaver, Windrush I don't have any particular problem with their choices, but the new map... ...
Just heard that at one point the vile Vennells was in the running to become Bishop of London - third most senior position in the Church of England. Utterly mind-boggling!