Having spent years attacking universities and the value of degrees, The Telegraph puts on its best concerned face...

'Winning the race': How China plans to meet its 2030 renewables target by the end of this month While Australia debates the merits of going nuclear and frustration grows over the slower-than-needed switch to solar and wind power, China's renewables rollout is breaking all the records.

China is installing the wind and solar equivalent of five large nuclear power stations per week
www.abc.net.au/news/science...

Coyote vs. ACME | Official Trailer YouTube video by Coyote vs. Acme

This seems like a film I really want to watch. youtu.be/H-43VeYGiPM?...

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - Hansard - UK Parliament Hansard record of the item : ' English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill' on Tuesday 21 April 2026.

This is the debate. I haven't time to read it all but I suspect it went through. hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2026...

Newcastle taxi driver drove at family in rage over thrown lollipop Hasan Mohammed seriously injured a grandfather after a sweet was thrown at his car, a court hears.

BBC News - Newcastle taxi driver drove at family in rage over thrown lollipop - BBC News
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Pretty sure that's against the editors code

I'm shocked, shocked I tell you.

But, it's wearing his viz

"he appeared in court in a wheelchair" why?

Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed The

BBC News - Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed - BBC News
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Mad fact... 42% of Labour Prime Ministers have had to fire Peter Mandelson.

Fascinale!

Metrocentre housing scheme sent to government for scrutiny Plans for 990 homes by the Metrocentre in Gateshead are to be examined by a government inspector.

20 minute city alert!

BBC News - Metrocentre housing scheme sent to government for scrutiny - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Circuit - the national defibrillator network Register and maintain your defibrillator on The Circuit to ensure ambulance services can locate it in the crucial moments following a cardiac arrest

I assume it's been added. thecircuit.uk

It's a good job Labour don't have vile, toxic, offensive gobshites Iike that awful Andrea Jenkyns and her finger salute.......

Oh.....

Have you tried turning it off and on again? (Sorry)

Well...shit.

Emailed. No reply yet

Pavement parking is endemic

A car parked on a path behind chi onwurah MP.

@chionwurah.bsky.social hi, you see the car in the background blocking the path. You can vote to allow councils to ban pavement parking. Hope you vote to allow councils the freedom to do this.

Woman charged with attempted murder after car hits pedestrians A 29-year-old woman is charged with attempted murder, GBH, dangerous driving and drink driving.

BBC News - Attempted murder charge after car hits pedestrians
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The application has remained stable since the evening of April 16 and we have seen no evidence of unauthorized access to private user data. Given the ongoing stability, this will be our final update.

Fwiw.

The Prime Minister should have resigned when House of Commons voted that he (and his cabinet) could not be trusted with "national security" decisions on the release of the Mandelson papers.

If House of Commons has no confidence in a PM to do that, they have no real confidence in PM at all.

"Debra Stalker who finally got caught after 35 years..."

The Home Office is now using "illegal immigrants" to talk about asylum seekers houser in hotels. Deeply disgusting stuff. Labour has a huge racism and xenophobia problem at the top of the party, until they fix it I will not vote for them.

Richard.
Your new profile pic.
Yes it’s all very nice but did you know someone has set fire to your trousers?😳

On a related note

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This is why you need a camera. Or a brick.

Take the wrong lesson from a movie:

The princess bride: inconceivable really doesn't mean what I thought it meant.