// David Miliband is planning to leave Parliament to move to the US to work for a charity, a close friend has confirmed to the BBC. He is going to take up what is described as a "big international job...
One of my bug bears I suppose but I'm old school, trained to cycle on the road properly and obey road rules etc. Anyway the other day I was walking home and some numpty on a bike got right up behind...
As some of you may know I haven't been able to drive since last October, but now have the okay from the doc. As the car has been sitting on the drive since then I expected it not to start and was...
What old bands or groups would you like to see reform? As most of you know, my musical taste is pretty shocking, so it will come as no surprise that I am absolutely THRILLED by the recent ITV 'The Big...
For anyone who didn't see it, Vettel ignored team orders whilst Webber was in the lead and passed him with 10 laps to go. Whilst I understand there are team orders and responsibilities to sponsors,...
Could you save someone's life perhaps? Try this little 5-question quiz from St John's Ambulance and see how you get on. I know absolutely nothing about first aid and yet got 4 out of 5 right. Came...
someone on another post regarding the death penalty, mentioned this, giving the guilty person - whose been sentenced to life - a choice whether to take the death penalty instead life. (in countries...
Have their accreditation to play international football taken away from them? That was frankly embarrassing for the game. I'm all for the underdog in sports but when it's 1 win in over 100 games...
Anybody watch it? It was a desperately sad tale of a chimp taken from it's mother in infancy and initially raised by humans as part of a University study on how to get animals to communicate and use...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2013/mar/22/richard-littlejohn-transgender Regardless of what some may think of the Daily Mail or their columnist Richard Littlejohn, should he be forced to...
searching for bathroom stuff, I've just stumbled on this question, which was preceded by a load of guff about "with your innate sense of style and flair." As my immediate response was [i]er, no, not...
When I was very young I truly believed that in the song The Israelites, Desmond Dekker was singing "Wake up every morning, baby for breakfast, so that every mouse can be fed." What are your misheard...
Sunday. It's all calm and quite this morning. Still a bit nippy though. I'm off to lunch at the Tudor Arms with friends today. Shall I have the salt marsh lamb or the salt marsh beef? Decisions,...