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Is History About To Repeat Itself.???

When the Tories were on their last legs with Thatcher. The Falkland came on the horizon. and Thatcher grabbed the chance and jumped on the band waggon and saved her neck.Is Sunak eyeing up Ukraine... ...

wehatewednesday

60’S Song With Whoa Whoa In The Chorus

I've had a song going round my head for a couple of days but I don't know the artist or the title. I'm pretty sure it's from the 60's by a group similar to the Fortunes. It's an upbeat song and the... ...

naomi24

Scientists Make Huge Discovery – That 'Challenges Our Understanding Of The Universe'

Just for interest.... unless anyone has any ideas? https://news.sky.com/story/scientists-make-huge-discovery-that-challenges-our-understanding-of-the-universe-13046272 ...

douglas9401

Family Eh?

What can you do? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67972980 ...

Bazile

Central Heating Boilers

Has the government put a surcharge on central heating boilers ?

gulliver1

Oh Mr Sunak What Will You Do ?

Out of the 5,000 illegal migrants identified for removal to Rwanda...4,300 have gone Awol...just disappeared into thin air. And the home office admitted they have "limited capability" to locate... ...

drobi619

I Have At Least 4Hours A Day To Do Chores And Errands

How should I organize my day to get the most out of the 4hrs I have in the morning to do chores and errands? I want an idea of what I can do each seven days a week from 9 am - 1 pm. I already... ...

naomi24

Have You Ever Had A Fortunate Near Miss?

Driving today my husband narrowly missed hitting a toddler who, out with his family and riding his little bike, suddenly veered off the pavement straight into the path of the car - a big 4x4. My... ...

Hymie

Starmer To Clean Up Politics Once Labour Gets In To Power

Starmer recently said ‘We need to clean up politics...no more kickbacks for colleagues, no more revolving doors between government and companies they regulate...a total crackdown on... ...

abbeylee90

Do I Take This Job?

I been offered a job as a cleaner in a school 20 hours per week Monday to Friday 20 hours per week.

MargoTester

Annie Nightingale Has Died Aged 83

Just announced on the news, no link as yet

Vagus

Let’s Get Back To Basics…

...what's for dinner tonight (I call it tea actually, but I made a posh fish pie yesterday so dinner seems posher than tea)? We're having the remains of the posh fish pie, with mushy peas tonight,... ...

ichkeria

The Tv Weather Forecast ...

... is 70 years old today https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/67934533 Do you have a favourite forecaster, or memory, from the past? ...

Oggie1943

Places In The Uk

1. Cutting (7) 2. Hill Port (6) 3. Drink in a Hurry (8) 4. Miss Boss (10) 5. Slay Triumph (10) 6. Sound of a Bell, Barrier (8) 7. Lair + Letter (7) 8. Church Boundary (8)

Khandro

Trump, The Best Us President Since Ronald Reagan

Forget the Establishment commentariat view that Trump is ‘crazy’, or a ‘threat to democracy’. Just consider Trump’s record. During his first term, the Beijing-Moscow-Tehran-Pyongyang axis, and its... ...

Canary42

Ok, Re-Test, Or Ban

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/family-couple-killed-80-old-094201730.html  Here's a controversial topic. The relatives of a couple killed by an 80 year old driver want age-related re-tests... ...

NoseyNose

Storing Eggs?

I have a china egg rack, made lick a porcelain eggbox. Should I store the eggs pointed end up, or round end up,or does it make no difference? Advice please.

gulliver1

You Just Have To Laugh

The guest chair at LBC has had the wheels removed and now bolted to the floor after Boris Johnson used it too many times to drift away from the cameras when asked an awkward question.,,,,Camera... ...

bobbie22

Diabetes Query

Hi. I have had type 2 Diabetes for over 30 years and take Insulin. I have a query. I am finding it so difficult to get a specimen of blood for testing that my Diabetic nurse has told me I... ...