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Cheating Death
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In 1848, Phineas Gage, 25, was the foreman of a crew cutting a railroad bed in Cavendish, Vermont. On September 13, as he was using a tamping iron to pack explosive powder into a hole, the powder detonated. The tamping iron—43 inches long, 1.25 inches in diameter and weighing 13.25 pounds—shot skywar...
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Paul O'Grady...
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Paul O'Grady has died. He was 67 and his partner said he died suddenly but peacefully last night. That's sad news, he was very funny and genuinely loved animals. I always watched his programmes and loved him as Lily Savage.
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NZ feral cat hunting competition for kids.
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A New Zealand hunting competition has prompted uproar over a new category where children compete to kill as many feral cats as possible for a cash prize. The North Canterbury Hunting Competition announced the new category on Saturday, where children 14 and under will hunt feral cats for the possib...
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Queen Camilla.
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The title Consort has now been dropped. Will she be accepted as Queen?
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We are in for a hard winter.
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Is it bothering you? Potential blackouts, sky high food prices, and many people being forced to eat or heat, as the price of energy has already soared. On the bright side....Christmas is coming. 
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First former US President indicted.
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Former President Donald Trump faces more than 30 counts related to business fraud in an indictment from a Manhattan grand jury, according to two sources familiar with the case. It marks the first time in US history that a current or former president has faced criminal charges. https://www.c...
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Kirsty, 28, the scientist leading fight against antibiotic resistance crisis has fatal cancer
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Kirsty Smitten harbours fantasies of one day collecting a Nobel Prize for her scientific work – and rightly so, given that it could save millions of lives and avert a medical catastrophe.At just 28, she has achieved something that hasn't been done for nearly 40 years: created a new class of antibio...
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John Lydon's wife dies from Alzheimers.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1194681...
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Sweden
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STOCKHOLM, April 28 2022 (Reuters) - Sweden has failed to integrate the vast numbers of immigrants it has taken in over the past two decades, leading to parallel societies and gang violence, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said on Thursday, as she launched a series of initiatives to combat orga...
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Proof of life after death.
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What the forum women will be wearing on the beach this year.
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Digger, Vintage, Vita, Mags, Poca, pick your outfits.  Ooops... -- Edited by Syl on Saturday 1st of April 2023 12:13:30 PM
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Good film recommendations.
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FALL on Netflix....plenty sweaty palm moments, especially if like me, you are scared of heights.
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April 23rd Mobile Phone Alerts
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The government and mobile operators have officially started activating the new UK-wide Emergency Alerts service, which has been designed to warn mobile users if there’s a “danger to life nearby” (e.g. severe flooding, fires and extreme weather). But it will only work on modern 4G and 5G Smart...
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Simply incredible.
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The other day I watched an economic migrant/illegal immigrant openly dealing drugs in his flip flops before sauntering back into the luxury hotel he was staying at (the security guards hired to keep British people away from them turned a blind eye). It's called the George and is reserved for them all...
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Noddy, Big Ears and Co, put on the naughty step as far too risky to be read nowadays.
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Enid Blyton's classic novels are beloved globally but some of her works have been rewritten to remove 'outdated' language.And uncensored versions are being placed in 'off-limit storage spaces' in libraries to prevent the public from 'stumbling upon' the old wording.Recently edited works are d...
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Are you ever too old to fall in love?
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The heart stays young, no matter how old the body... Or, there is no fool like an old fool.? "I dreaded falling in love - but I knew this would be my last': Billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch, 92, reveals he is ENGAGED to Ann Lesley Smith, 66, less than a year after divorcing fourth wife Jerry Hall"...
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Covid
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There was me thinking It was over and I've got it. Thought it was flu, but the test today was positive, hub got it too. I've been so ill, still very rough, not eating, sick, aching, cough, throat like razor blades. Funny all through the pandemic I never wore a mask, I just couldnt, and got nothing. I th...
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Happy Mothers Day
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To all you mum's out there. Enjoy your day,.  If you are.lucky enough to have your mum here, give her an extra cuddle, she deserves it. 
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Gary Glitter
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Back behind bars after going through his mobile for pictures and asking about deep web. He shouldn't have come out in the first place. He's a danger to children and should never be released. Dirty paedophile! 😠
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Drag 'Sensory' act, for babies.
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POSTED FOR JD.... Woke culture has gone fucking mad! I am glad it has been cancelled - grown men should not be sexually gyrating near babies - what the hell were the mothers thinking?  Phil. 'Baby drag act' cancels upcoming shows after backlash but insists it was for parents not children | D...
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Lineker 1...BBC 0.
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"Gary Lineker has issued a defiant statement without an apology over his tweets about the government's illegal immigration policy as it was confirmed he will return to Match of the Day.Mr Lineker said that the backing he received during the row was "overwhelming" but "however difficult the last f...
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Jeremy Clarkson voted sexiest man in the UK.
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Jeremy Clarkson is voted ‘UK’s sexiest man’ as Idris Elba and Mike Tindall come up short | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV | Express.co.uk
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Come on over to my place!
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Hey you!! We’re having a Wimpy!! 
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Mam
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She passed away peacefully a few hours ago. The last voice she ever heard was mine on the phone telling her that I loved her with all my heart. I also played Roy Orbison's Scarlet Ribbons to her because that's what she sang to me as a lullaby as a toddler. Rest in Peace Mam - you are with Dad now. JD -- Edit...
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This is my shocked face.😳🙄
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The virus which drove the Covid-19 pandemic most likely emerged from a laboratory leak but not as part of a weapons program, according to an updated and classified 2021 US energy department study provided to the White House and senior American lawmakers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday....
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I would rather be called Fat than Enormous.
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Fat, ugly, weird, crazy, mad....all to be taken out or changed....why?What will be next? "Some of Roald Dahl's beloved children's books will be getting updates to be more inclusive, progressive and more acceptable to today's readers, according to The Roald Dahl Story Company, which owns the rig...
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Violent protests break out at schools in Cornwall, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
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Violent protests have broken out at schools in Cornwall Yorkshire and Lincolnshire as 'fed up' pupils rebel against new rules which ban going to the toilet during class.At Penrice Academy in St Austell, Cornwall, students reportedly 'flipped tables' and broke fences over the changes which also f...
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Wasn't that long ago that they were killing baby girls.
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China, the world's second-largest economy and one of the world's most populous countries, is trying to get its citizens to have more babies. The government of Hangzhou, a tech hub in east China and home to e-commerce giant Alibaba, will be granting new parents 20,000 yuan, or $2,900, as a one-off su...
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Spain
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Why do forums fail?
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Obviously, for a number of reasons. The main one is disinterest, but many a forum carries on supported by a handful of posters for ages. This one has been busy, dead, and in between. The Mirror, probably the biggest and the best, closed down overnight, obviously more went on behind the scenes than was l...
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Your local cop shop
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Have you still got a local cop shop or has it been closed down / unmanned? It has become a bit of a problem lately in some places. I still find a lot of comfort in having a local cop shop and we are lucky there is still one within walking distance. You never know when you need to pop in for a bit of a chinwag abou...
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Jimmy Carter in hospice care.
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He wasn't much of a president, but he's probably one of the most decent men to have held that office. The latter may explain the former. When he lost, he was gracious, moved back to his small farming community of Plains, Georgia and dedicated his life to serving others. He could have made millions b...
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Raquel Welch has died.
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US actress Raquel Welch, often credited with paving the way for modern day action heroines in Hollywood films, has died at the age of 82.The Hollywood star passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning after a brief illness, her manager said.Welch became an international sex symbol in the 1960s, wid...
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Weather Watch...
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How is everyone's weather? Scotland's (Where I am) would freeze the arse off you. Seriously i was out on Tuesday with just a blouse on ( trousers as well obviously) but today, I've had to go and get one of my thick jumpers looked out. Oh and i had the great idea to wash and put away my winter Housecoat and I'...
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Did you get/give one??
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