In September 2021 armed Police had to get the daily ferry to the isolated Channel Island of Sark (pop 500) ......
SARK - Trouble in Paradise |
.... after someone reported an aggravated burglary had occurred on the island.
Politicians are a breed of human that many of us rightly or wrongly tend to avoid .....
Lightening Really Can Strike Twice |
Whenever a conspiracist dies .....
Maxwell Bates-Spiers - His Death Provoked Conspiracy Theories |
It always sparks some conspiracy theories .... but doubly so in the death of Maxwell Bates-Spiers.
Many dog owners will regale you at great, and often very boring lengths about how smart their pet is.
Dog Recognition Of Owners Not What You Think |
This story is one that tells you a lot about where we are heading as a society, and out broken Border Security system .....
de Silva And Hudson |
Laura Hudson was a border force officer, based at Heathrow Airport .... As part of her job, she also knew which planes would be searched for drugs, guns and other contraband etc, and which would not at Heathrow Airport
I don't know why, but I found this story a bit depressing.
Bullingdon Club |
Apparently Oxford Universities famous Conservative association dining club, the Bullingdon Club has been banned by the universities conservatives.
We have discussed all the many poisons that people can use ....
Glycyrrhiza Glabra - A Flowering Plant |
.... to take a revenge, or commit murder most foul. In fact there are all sorts of substances, but ...
Pilfering pussy-cats are not unknown, in fact the web is literally littered with stories and images of real life 'cat burglars' ....
Cat Burglars All Over The Web |
A man in his 60's who was attending an open graveside service
accidentally did a backwards somersault directly into the open grave
hole.
Falling Into Open Graves Is Actually Quite Common. |
He lay stricken for half an hour ... a witness in Treorchy Cemetery in South Wales said that 'Everyone was shocked, but because the emergency services came, we all left' ... adding that a few people did stay at the graveside. The man was treated by medics for light bruising after the fire services pulled him out.
In the last US elections in 2020 we wrote about the geriatric leadership choices facing the US electorate
Meet The New Boss ... Same As The Old Boss |
Well, scratch two and replay again .... only both candidates are even older.