Seeing as China has at least six hospital ships and other countries also have them, wouldn't it have been a better idea to repatriate foreign people on them rather than use aircraft? The people...
I heard part of the Jeremy Vine show when he and Sarah Jervis MD were talking about the defibrillators that are now being distributed around the country. Unfortunately both these presenters are more...
is used, according to the dictionary, in the RAF to denote a number of planes subordinate to a wing. Yet the rank of Group Captain is higher than the rank of Wing Commander. Anybody know why?
I was listening to a programme celebrating the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber presented by Michael Ball. After each piece was played canned applause was added, not sure why but that's beside the...
I am retired and a volunteer member of a small committee formed to raise money for a charity by persuading people to open their gardens to the public, all aspects of the garden opening is covered by...
Suffolk county has decided to rename "cat's eyes" road studs because people think they are real animal parts. They've been called this for over eighty years, do we really need to call them something...
This road is in Willingdon, East Sussex. I know it quite well as it used to be my paper round but one thing that has always intrigued me is how it got its name. The only thing I can come up with is...
My Embothrium,or Chilean Fire Bush, 20 years old, 5 metres tall has suddenly died. It was in perfect health last year and the only thing different is it has reached the electrical cable which goes...
I have been listening to a most enjoyable few hours from midday. All the presenters, including an American, were talking about the artists and their music in an enthusiastic and normal voice--until...
And I know two people died but considering the police called this a 'domestic' isn't this response a little OTT? 14 Police cars, 6 Ambulances, 4 Paramedics, 3 Helicoptors 1 paramilitary police...
President Sir Patrick Stewart, what are his chances, has he left it too late, he'll be eighty in four years time?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/item/03a9ecd4-512c-4879-aa4d-83a38fa6991a...
I'm attending more and more lectures where the projector and screen is being rejected for laptop, flash drive and large TV screen. One problem that has arisen is the laser pointers don't show up very...
BBC2 especially, with Steve Wright who takes any interesting subject and reduces it to trivia and yesterday on the Jeremy Vine programme they had a man on explaining, in great detail, how he washes...
Recently I was given a compound mitre saw and although it's in good shape the blade needs replacing. The replacement blade, which was given along with the saw has the arrows going in the opposite...
The Nepalese government have refused to allow the three RAF helicopters to be used in rescue and delivering aid. Anybody know why? our government and the United nations don't seem to know....