Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"The House of Commons reconvenes on Tuesday to elect the speaker, after which MPs, old and new, will be officially sworn in, a process that can take several days."
https://www.theguardian.com/media/article/2024/jul/06/labour-starmer-rig...
"Each of these pre-eminent technologies shaped the societies that they enveloped. Print shaped the world for four and a half centuries, followed by broadcast, which ruled for 50 years or so. None of this would have surprised a biologist, who would see human culture as something that grows in an enveloping nutrient. Change the nutrient and you change the culture that grows in it."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/29/closing-th...
"To make things worse, we also invented a technology that enables every Tom, Dick and mad Harry to publish whatever they like on opaque global platforms, which are incentivised to propagate the wildest nonsense. And to this we have now added powerful tools (called AI) that automate the manufacture of misinformation on an epic scale. If you were a malign superpower that wanted to screw up the democratic world, you’d be hard put to do better than this."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9gOQgfPW4Y
"Starmer’s first session answering prime minister’s questions, probably with Rishi Sunak putting the questions as leader of the opposition, has been pencilled in for 24 July, the week after the state opening of parliament on 17 July."
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/07/commons-334-roo...
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'Necessary Works'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"“Tin is a critical mineral for the clean energy transition, essential to electronics, electric vehicles and renewable infrastructure. By reviving domestic production at South Crofty, we’re not only creating over 300 direct jobs but also supporting many more across local supply chains and regional businesses.”
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/29/tin-mining-to-return-to...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTviNc52igI&list=RDeTviNc52igI&start_rad...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c17nl9p211wo
"Almost 70 minutes in and no sign of an ending."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpxKKBLUP2g&list=RDUpxKKBLUP2g&start_rad...
Hmmm ...
https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/concerns-over-infilling...
Reciprication.
"The ball had gone straight into the cup at the fourth hole, had rested there for a couple of seconds and then had flown out, soaring over the links and straight into the hole at the fifth."
https://www.germany.travel/en/cities-culture/potsdam.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4tVH7BPb-Q&list=RDW4tVH7BPb-Q&start_rad...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/28/donald-trump-keir-starm...
"... where the ambiance and lifestyle of the city are a bit more laid back."
Sideways.
"Over in Babelsberg, the cameras are always rolling at Europe's biggest and oldest film studios, which is no real surprise, as Potsdam was named UNESCO Creative City of Film in 2019."
Bless.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVkYqOoSwvk
Am Saying Nowt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n3sUWR4FV4&list=RDYCljruS1Xg0&index=12
'Seismologists'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"The scale of the tsunami’s impacts keeps growing as countries on all side of the Pacific Ocean are taking precautionary measures."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3r4x9yrrg4t
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG2y_moMDNw&list=RDW4tVH7BPb-Q&index=16
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/jul/28/youtube-of...
"We have three shared convictions. First, no one – including elected politicians and the police – should face violent threats or intimidation for doing the job that we ask of them, even if we disagree with how they do it. Second, everyone should be able to protest and engage in non-violent disruption without being lumped in with Islamic State, al-Qaida or the IRA. Third, legislation to uphold our civil rights and to stop intimidation should be cause-blind: protecting those whom we wish to beat at the ballot box by enabling all citizens to be heard and parliamentarians to do our jobs."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/18/proscribing-palest...
"The action cuts between cosy, wooden cottages and a moss-covered forest filled with folkloric creatures. We see the protagonist, a horticulturist wizard “steeped in the green and growing arts”, returning home and tending to an abundance of vegetables. Some you’ll find in your local supermarket; others are of a decidedly more magical variety."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aak6BqNR150&ab_channel=Movieclips
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/aug/12/mandrake-the-rural-life-si...
Hmmm ...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c620z3gkrnvo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_l2ii_25tc
"In a small factory, nestled in the Yorkshire Dales, huge plastic barrels of white powder are stacked up next to giant whirring machines."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czxn1qxrr32o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DfCS08FsRw&list=RD5DfCS08FsRw&start_rad...
'Smarty Pants'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"The Richmond Boundary Walk, dating back to 1576, sees members of the local community, led by the town mayor, walk the boundary of the North Yorkshire town every seven ears. Together, they walk 14 miles, with the town crier making up to 18 proclamations along the route."
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/aug/28/bland-easy-to-follow-for-f...
Why indeed?
'... a Kylie Minogue CD, a solar-powered calculator and a passport.'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ykq-E_7TZA&list=RD6ykq-E_7TZA&start_rad...
Good Question.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c79l0nlx02zo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWDNMmzvNB4&list=RD6ykq-E_7TZA&index=6&a...
https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/25422393.langdale-moor-fire-north-y...
Hmmm ...
https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/25419338.langdale-moor-fire-north-york-...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tto_nmsND_o&list=RDtto_nmsND_o&start_rad...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx29zp034vdo
Artificial Intelligence.
https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/25424903.langdale-moor-fire-unexplo...
"Firefighters, farmers and gamekeepers have been working together to tackle the blaze on the North York Moors, which has closed roads, a campsite and diverted coast-to-coast walkers."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfzbVTQE3iw&list=RDDfzbVTQE3iw&start_rad...
"Meanwhile, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service has said people living in the Langdale Moor area should prepare a grab bag if they are required to evacuate their home quickly."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c890jk8v5vlo
'Raptor Persecution'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"The eagle’s vast wings and distinctive white, wedge-shaped tail make it unmistakable in the sky. Its presence over the moorland landscape underscores the growing success of reintroduction schemes – and perhaps hints at the potential for the species to spread into new territories in the future."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0r7dvdxyq4o
"The North York Moors sighting may be one of these wandering juveniles exploring new ground."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8e1zw9rr36o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD9soYn4tQA
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp37k8ev9glo
Digital Reporting?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdD7WDQkGMA&list=RDkdD7WDQkGMA&start_rad...
https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/25429675.white-tailed-eagle-spotted...
'It's Only a Turnip.'
And I'm Larry Hagman.
"Let’s hope he/she flies out of 12 bore range. North Yorkshire is the capital of raptor persecution."
Fact Checking.
'Gagging Orders'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"On Sunday the Washington Post published a leaked prospectus for the plan, which would involve the forced displacement of Gaza’s entire population of 2 million people and put the territory into a US trusteeship for at least a decade."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/01/leaked-gaza-riviera-plan-d...
"The vehicle does not have a name yet. The Canadian Space Agency held an online competition to select one, and is expected to announce the winner in the future."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21NMhKRimU4&ab_channel=numberonesongs333
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/01/clanker-slur-against-...
"“Some of my best friends are clankers.”"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1jn4ryxdp3o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRfuAukYTKg&list=RDJRfuAukYTKg&start_rad...
https://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/wildlife-crime/operation-owl
"If you design something that can survive on the lunar surface long-term, you're pretty bulletproof anywhere else in the solar system."
Selective Archiving, Moi?
Keep Busy.
'Never Rest'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"If this sounds farcical, vaguely embarrassing for all concerned and massively irrelevant to your life, you would be right. But in between the first chapter and the last (or perhaps the penultimate, given the aftershocks still reverberating through No 10), the episode acted as a masterclass in the patterns that define the stakes of British politics and characterise the stakeholders. It is also a portent of the future."
https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2016/jan/26/earth-tot...
"The problem is that none of this has any connection whatsoever to the real world. Streeting, our new political behemoth, was voted back in on a dramatically slashed majority of just over 500 votes, and is leading an NHS reform process blasted as "chaotic and incoherent' by the Institute for Government."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc16Y9fiCvQ&list=RDHc16Y9fiCvQ&start_rad...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/17/labour-briefing-of...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BwzP1laWkQ&list=RD3BwzP1laWkQ&start_rad...
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/16/is-there-a-dark-side-to-gr...
It's like Pandora's Box, innit...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2059g6757qt
So, Erm...
Migrants don't like each other? Is that what she's trying to Say?
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/nov/17/starwatch-trace-cetus-se...
It's a bit like South Cliff, innit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1at7kKzBYxI&list=RD1at7kKzBYxI&start_rad...
"Legislation there also allows for the seizing of assets at the border - including jewellery - though the Danish Immigration and Integration ministry told me this rarely happens."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd9kwe27pvpo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr7pyggTmmY
"Every member was given the opportunity to stare him in the whites of his eyes."
Proudfoots are selling Kelloggs Frosties @ £ 2.50
I just thought I'd announce that...;-0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BH-Rxd-NBo&list=RD6BH-Rxd-NBo&start_rad...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/17/shabana-mahmood-puts-th...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIZdjT1472Y&list=RD3BwzP1laWkQ&index=3
""Don't let stories like this deter you. You just need to have some confidence in yourself and go for it.""
https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/25634987.scarborough-town-council-full-...
"An amber weather warning has also been issued for Thursday, with the Met Office predicting that “as much as 15 to 25 cm” of snow could accumulate over the North York Moors."
Awwe...
'Easy Defections'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"Although the plant is inedible, researchers say the findings could be important for space exploration."
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/nov/20/moss-spores-survive-outs...
"Sometimes betrayed by a plume of steam emerging from the bubbling ground in the frozen forest, were once a rare occurrence in the boreal regions that stretch across the far north through Siberia, Canada and Alaska. But in a rapidly heating world, they are becoming increasingly common."
https://www.scarboroughtowncouncil.gov.uk/2025/11/rescheduled-council-me...
https://newsthump.com/2025/11/24/nigel-farage-unveils-new-reform-uk-bran...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMw7pmhdDvA&list=RDtMw7pmhdDvA&start_rad...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/24/zombie-fires-arctic-...
Sterling.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffbt-fPKDj8&list=RDFfbt-fPKDj8&start_rad...
It's Traditional.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/nov/26/quiet-divorce-why-p...
Hey, mebbe if we got some lego and built some mini futurists and started watering them sycamore gap style ... all ya would need is the puppets... I had to google Taupe.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/03/jared-isaacman-confidential-man...
lol
https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/ce8qelngjlro
'Astronomically Stupid'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"On a social media profile, Sellem described the group’s aim to buy up metals recycling and processing businesses, with a particular focus on critical minerals, and those needed for the transition away from fossil fuels."
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/nov/24/jobs-at-risk-scrap-meta...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX-qpuOuDVg
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/24/my-late-mother-bir...
The can't quite make me mind up...
"If they are going to bypass the village [with the pipeline] I think this is a good thing."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgr10jj8xg2o
https://nephccp.co.uk/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDd2G_V1rzc&list=RDhDd2G_V1rzc&start_rad...
'Maybe This, Maybe That'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"The state of play on North Yorkshire Council saw it controlled by the Conservative Party who hold 47 seats, as against 43 opposition seats with Liberal Democrat and Liberal (14), Labour (11), NY Independent (10 seats), Green (4) and Unaffiliated (4)."
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/25/nigel-farage-reform-lea...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXnqZo03PHY&list=RDqXnqZo03PHY&start_rad...
The height of basketball players...
lol
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/25/rfk-erotic-poetry-...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjqoALycOis&list=RDCjqoALycOis&start_rad...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy8vz032qgpt
lol
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93n7nl3pq0o
I'll be Bach.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2025/nov/26/budget-2025-rachel-...
Dunno why they can't legalise those EV Scooters and give providence to free bus & travel for students & the homeless mesen but hey ho...
Here we go;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azpVGxpxWaY&list=RDazpVGxpxWaY&start_rad...
Ya don't spose 'Dirk' would consider joining the Labour Party do ya?
https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/your-council/councillors-committees-and-me...
Stranger Things.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/25/rebuilding-human-made-abys...
I feel a Wes Anderson movie coming on ...
"It appears it was uploaded onto the OBR’s website by mistake."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL5f8awRGOU&list=RDazpVGxpxWaY&index=3
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2025/nov/20/you-be-t...
I'm already losing interest...
Can ya believe the Who have done a last farewell?
"Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch are going through the motions of a PMQs before the Budget. The prime minister just said that it’s “literally 25 minutes” until the measures will be unveiled."
Bless.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYF1JqVx-dk&list=RDazpVGxpxWaY&index=4
Best not mention the Yellow Brick Road.
"We're still going through it, but here are some main lines:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jtb10ZwbReY&list=RDazpVGxpxWaY&index=5
Anyhoos, there I was thinking about that Monolith.
"Prime Minister's Questions has just ended, which means it's time for Rachel Reeves to deliver her Budget (although we already know what's in it, thanks to the OBR)."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp3D1v_pO6k&list=RDazpVGxpxWaY&index=6
Fact Checking...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2025/nov/26/budget-2025-rachel-...
Best not mention Brexit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quAfLC-9LUo&list=RDazpVGxpxWaY&index=7
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9d6zwppjvjo
"The results of the North Sea review will not directly reference the decision being considered by ministers over whether to give the go ahead to the controversial Rosebank field, which Ed Miliband was vocally opposed to while in opposition."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3TvOYAdMGU&list=RDazpVGxpxWaY&index=8
"She mentions other infrastructure, including Northern Powerhouse Rail, which she says the government still supports."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNbBDrceCy8&list=RDazpVGxpxWaY&index=14
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2evnd6zlyo
Bingo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqPlb5PLBvg&list=RDwqPlb5PLBvg&start_rad...
"Rachel Reeves has finished, and sits down to a large pat on the back from Prime Minister Keir Starmer while the rest of the Labour benches wave white papers and cheer."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy8vz032qgpt
Wotdoyamean wit's ya birthday in four weeks... ;-0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL53EUbHazo&list=RDjL53EUbHazo&start_rad...
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/nov/26/the-death-of-the-li...
'Scattering Satellites'
Submitted by Captain Qahn on
"You have your troops, you have your supplies. Everything's organised and ready. And then it's just a question of when will the onslaught occur?"
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/22/labour-2025-appren...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzQ-qQ_T6oA
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/dec/22/the-best-design-and...
"The civil engineering firm Arup also paid £100 a tonne to a nature capital firm called Nattergal which owns rewilding estates in eastern England this year."
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/dec/22/patches-of-the-moon-to-b...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRtFnxwmM3M&list=RDxRtFnxwmM3M&start_rad...
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43200/twinkle-twinkle-little-star
I guess there are somethings I'm quite good at.
Keep Busy.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/22/britain-rewilding-ca...
'Naval Gazing'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
""I think sometimes our perspective from the UK is not a real perspective… we have politicians who talk about China or any other part of the world, but they've never really been there," he tells Radio 4’s Today programme."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cly9p5kr2q7t
"But when it comes to domestic consumption, the word most often used here to describe it is sluggish."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/27/niscemi-sicily-landslide-c...
We Bulls Wobble...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c87r3wyep8no
"Investment in water infrastructure is overseen by Ofwat, usually in five-year cycles."
Calmly flying the Plane...
"The “rationale behind the motion” is that in order to promote active travel within the parish, the authority should co-fund facilities such as benches, cycle stands, cycle repair stations, and e-bike and electric wheelchair charging stations."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHmHesDYPzw
https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/25801012.support-whitby-town-centre-ped...
Stick with us.
Baldrick!!! I had this cunning plan...
"Dreamland is committed to finding a new long-term plan to reinvent the Scenic Railway and for it to be enjoyed by future generations in a fresh way," a spokesperson said."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgrznzpelro
Mudsticks.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/21/ukraine-us-betraya...
Never, Mind.
'Shelf Removal'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"These stories may be the tip of the iceberg: we only know about them because they involve people who were prepared to talk publicly about being seized by ICE. They are generally young people who were held on suspicion of being in the US to work without the correct visa."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c75ere6z4weo
"“There is all the incentive in the world to find a reason – any reason – not to let someone go.”"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_WSXXPQYeY&list=RDT_WSXXPQYeY&start_rad...
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/feb/22/myth-monsters-and-making-s...
Hmmm ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IpOALbtWbM
https://www.theguardian.com/books/picture/2026/feb/22/tom-gould-on-wuthe...
I like waking up to a black fridge on me drive and a large lump on me head.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjmhl6EhnPA
Just for the Record.
"In total, this allowed Citizens Advice to bring in around £650,000 a year for energy funding in North Yorkshire, employing 20 individuals and running a countywide telephone service," she added.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn48wxx7e44o
lol
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy7jnjz75e8t
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP5oHL3zBDg&list=RDaVnE3HHbaQo&index=3
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4ejqqe590o
'Procastination'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"“The North East deserves a government on their side, working for them, and that's exactly what we are doing.""
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/25887348.prime-minister-sir-keir-...
"The group is seeking to bypass traditional methods of engagement in favour of direct, face-to-face interaction with those who live and work in the town centre."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iF47M3YDlg&list=RDaVnE3HHbaQo&index=3
The Thief of Time.
"...but they can work wonders cleaning any dirty money you have under the sofa."
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/25885066.malton-mp-kevin-hollinra...
Quite like a Palace.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2d1ne15w5go
"The Secretary of State has decided not to call in this application. He is content that it should be determined by the local planning authority."
Never, Mind.
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politics/fund-warfare-not-welfare-y...
"Molly Gaffney, a Swiftie from Albany, New York, said the location choice made "little to no sense"."
lol
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy73e5xek8xo
'Green & Pleasant'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"The Green Party's Hannah Spencer has won the Gorton and Denton by-election, becoming the first Green candidate to win a Westminster by-election - as well as the party's first ever MP in northern England."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp8rjk02r0jt
"Our struggles might not be the same... but we stick up for each other," she tells the people of Gorton and Denton. "Earning your trust starts now," she says, adding that she will "work hard" for those who didn't vote for her too. She calls out "politicians and divisive figures" who she says "scapegoat" others, saying people have "underestimated how similar we all actually are". To those who feel "left behind", she says: "I see you and I will fight for you". Spencer then apologises to any customers who have booked her in for plumbing jobs. "I'm heading to Parliament," she says."
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/26/martin-clunes-planning-b...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWDNMmzvNB4&list=RDjWDNMmzvNB4&start_rad...
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/feb/26/new-image-milky-way-galaxy
'Potential'
Submitted by Captain Qahn on
"The models suggested mountain building brought deep mantle rocks to the surface at just the right speed, where they reacted with water to release hydrogen, which subsequently accumulated in porous rock layers above."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/25/reality-life-cornwal...
"Last week the residents came together for a big barbecue, and Nicholls says she encourages people to plant gardens by their caravans, most of which have been bought very cheaply and are old and shabby."
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/24/nasa-rover-detects-poten...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzcNYKcR70g
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/24/mountains-unlock-hydroge...
""Everything's been done as it should be.""
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkWQDDv_qdg&list=RDRkWQDDv_qdg&start_rad...
"He added: "If I have to, I'll get rid of everything and just live in a tent, but I'm staying - the only way I'm leaving is in a box.""
https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/your-council/councillors-committees-and-me...
Bless.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gypz4j99yo
"If it was a BIC biro which costs around 35p that would be 365 UFO shares."
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/26279878.terry-deary---find-reall...
""From the peasants to the slaves, the martyrs to the mutineers, Revolting celebrates the resilience and determination of those who dared to challenge the status quo through the ages.""
Enjoy your Jolls.
'More or Less'
Submitted by Captain Qahn on
"Many employers use artificial intelligence (AI) systems to screen applications before a human lays eyes on them."
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/25/andy-burnham-trump-eyel...
"Imagine if a male politician had described a woman in the same way."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c30y6dmzmqpo
"... from the Industrial Revolution, the trade union and co-operative movements and the suffragettes, this place has always fought for progress."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEMIKBiDHeo&list=RDlEMIKBiDHeo&start_rad...
""You'll have some knocks in life, but don't take it personally, it's normal."
A Strawberry Moon.
'Nora Batty'
Submitted by Captain Qahn on
"Apollo said it wants to help the airline grow and that it does not intend to cut any jobs in the first 12 months after the takeover has been completed, implying that passengers can expect largely the same service."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cj031m6p7rro
"The firm said that would be a "limited number of roles in specific areas."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btkayUgm5k0
""Air travel might not be as sexy as space travel, but retail investors understand it and names like EasyJet can't easily be replaced," she said."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2gxh1kDgbg
""With rescue animals we never get to see the full picture but we are still looking into all the options.""
Bless
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz64ny70l41o
Thou must not ...
https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26438796.endure-20-minute-walk-entrance...
Comment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXBLxUWwoMY
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4kq7nd5gno
The Psychocynical.
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/aug/14/famous-tv-show-home...
"The bat boxes were funded by Yorkshire Water's species conservation programme and installed in 2025. They were designed to mimic the natural features bats used for roosting, enhancing their habitats and helping bat populations to thrive on its sites."
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/aug/16/my-electric-toaster...
'Vague'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"“It was glamorous. It had the marvellous bar up on the fifth floor so the whole thing was that you went shopping and you had a drink.”
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/09/pilot-pulls-off-nigel-f...
You can’t do it all in five minutes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/ce34k5ypwygo
https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/community-and-volunteering/community-and-v...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgjewld6lj1o
Hmmm ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtXDMXvD_xU
lol
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/09/perseid-meteor-shower
'Sunday Roast'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
""So that absolutely does not go down well with the employees, with women obviously, who are all humiliated by what happened, by the way some were treated," Davoine said."
https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/vacant-scarborough-site...
"Tensions mounted over the weekend, so this morning, the employees decided to meet: first, to open a dialogue with management, and second, to ensure that women are never treated this way at the company again."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04mfKJWDSzI&list=RD04mfKJWDSzI&start_rad...
"Plans to find a partner to coordinate the future of these sites will be considered by executive councillors on Tuesday next week."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cmdx0grlp92gt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzYzVMcgWhg
https://news.sky.com/story/race-driver-ollie-millroy-thanks-rival-loek-h...
Grrr ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV8kTjDs5qc&list=RDiV8kTjDs5qc&start_rad...
That's wot eightbours are for, Innit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1vtJcXamSc&list=RDZ1vtJcXamSc&start_rad...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74ew4402kxo
"The Kennedy Center was established by Congress as a living memorial to the slain president John F Kennedy and opened in 1971. It has hosted many of the world’s leading performers and run numerous educational programmes."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdI__yE76IY&list=RDvdI__yE76IY&start_rad...
"When your past is destroyed, you have no present."
https://thewhitbyanchor.co.uk/town-council-votes-no-to-historic-proposal...
"“This letter is intended to formally confirm the current position of this proposal as part of North Yorkshire Council’s correspondence with all town, parish and city councils that had proposals within the Double Devolution Pilot.”"
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/15/politicians-play-catchu...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNGnMQS8Xhg&list=RDoNGnMQS8Xhg&start_rad...
Never, Mind.
'Big Blue'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"When asked what the museum might have got in return, Osborne said: “The short answer is he hasn’t offered any money, and were he to offer money, the board would consider it and have to take into account the pros, you know, receiving more income, and the reputational risks."
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/19/uk-conspiracy-theorists-...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QP-xrG0kZk
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/19/george-osborne-peter-th...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RUIeX6UCT8&list=PLhmU2X3nHFtMQcrAAemRNl...
"The consultation is open from 3 August to 21st October 2026."
https://engageenvironmentagency.uk.engagementhq.com/yorkshire-regulated-...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/18/fat-bear-week-2026
The Semi-Finals are on Chewsday.
Keep Busy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8gLpaVNwfQ
'Freedom's Foes'
Submitted by Captain Qahn on
""I think it's kind of crazy that companies are continuing to push forward with developing these capabilities when we've already seen over the last couple of months of incidents that they're nowhere near safe and controlled enough.""
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmly40r3pkqxo
"We want to make sure our model development is safe no matter whether that's in the company, or when we ship it to users. But when we ship it to users, we have an extremely high bar in terms of safety and alignment," she added.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm5y5nynl75ko
"REConnect will encourage individuals of all ages to take an active role, fostering a sense of ownership and responsibility for their local landscapes."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrIiLvg58SY&list=RDUrIiLvg58SY&start_rad...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/29/leftwing-victory-b...
Oh, Ok. ..
https://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/nature-recovery/reconnect
"The Esk is North Yorkshire’s only principal Atlantic salmon river and more crucially supports a small and endangered population of freshwater pearl mussels – the last remaining in Yorkshire and a big focus for the catchment."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/30/backpack-wins-fat-bear-week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYcyacLRPNs&list=RDyYcyacLRPNs&start_rad...
Sleep Tight.
'Suitable Alternatives'
Submitted by Captain Qahn on
"People from “1066 Country” were promised a chance to buy before a sales line opened to the public on Wednesday. But Helena Dollimore, the MP for Hastings and Rye, said it has been almost impossible for her constituents to get through to the British Museum."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw8rzgvlmjznt
"The North Sea project was approved by the Conservative government in 2022, but halted after a legal challenge by Greenpeace over environmental concerns, with a court ruling consent was granted unlawfully. Greenpeace today called the approval "wrong"."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/20/kyle-kennedy-dead-rfk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMxVcLxYLQM&list=RDoMxVcLxYLQM&start_rad...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/21/hastings-british-museum-ba...
Powering up the North...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmde8rr2d6eno
'The consultation was open from 3 August to 21st October 2026.'
"“If you can’t get access right for the people in the place this tapestry tells the story of, you need to sort that out before you start letting people jump the queue.”"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cmze483zj1zlo
"The BBC has been told Green groups have been given until Sunday to respond to the demand, after which Labour's ruling National Executive Committee (NEC) will decide whether the party will continue with local deals to share power."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c81dwz4ygz94o
I'm not quite sure that's going to work ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGQwf4tapSk
Go sell Crazy somewhere else...
Jack Nicholson.
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