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Do You Believe In Extraterrestrial Life?

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Do You Believe In Extraterrestrial Life?

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What Is Extraterrestrial Life? - 21 votes
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You what? - 4 votes
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Home Secretary To Make Crowding More Than 80 Migrants Into Small Boats A Criminal Offence

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14943741/yvette-cooper-overcrowding-small-boats.html What happens if there are 81 ? do they send the extra one back ? Another stupid idea from Labour which... ...

naomi24

Update Messages From Whatsapp

I keep getting messages frnm Whatsapp telling me to update to a newer version. It gives me the option to update or dismiss, telling me an update will be free of charge. I've never seen this... ...

ToraToraTora

Annoying American Pronounciations.....

Just watching TBBT, and instead of hover as in hover craft they say huvver! aaaarrrrgggghhhh! almost as bad as nucular! Over to you....

Rod Serling

Sanction

It's odd that the word 'Sanction' means exactly the opposite in both meanings. No spelling change, no italics, etc. Some people (me included) might get confused. Any other examples of the English... ...

Luzzly

Film Or Series - Trying To Remember

Quite some time ago I watched a film - or maybe series - (a spy thriller if I remember correctly) where one of the scenes was a Mossad hit team checking into a hotel pretending they were flight... ...

naomi24

Hundreds Of Protesters Gather At Asylum Hotel

This time in the Norwich area. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq68r9y1qdmo Civil unrest is gathering pace but there's no sign of a solution. ...

Massey65

New Mail Delivery Days Announced

From tomorrow (July 28) as part of a massive shakeup. From Monday, second-class letters will be delivered on alternate days. Ofcom has stated that changes to the postal service are necessary, as... ...

Rod Serling

Bbc & Jimmy Savile

With all the current mullarkey going on about Greg Wallace & John Torode's antics around Masterchef and its contestants, I am thinking back to a certain Mr Savile. Did BBC ever pay compensation to... ...

Rod Serling

Alan Ball

I realise Alan Ball had signed for Everton when he played for England in the World Cup Final in '66. Although he was at Blackpool up to that point, and hadn't yet played for the Toffees, so I... ...

Bazile

Cold Water

Does the type of plastic bottle determines how cold the contents get when placed ,in the fridge ?

bednobs

Facial Mole

I have a good few facial beauty spots, or moles as they are better known. One has had a hair growing or I'd it since I was in my late teens. I just run a razor over it usually. Now I'm in my... ...

Atheist

Trump's Proposed Nasa Cuts. Do They It Matter.

My AI chum speaks- "... I thought that Trump has cut nasa funding You're absolutely right — and the scale of the cuts is pretty staggering. 🚨 📉 What Happened to NASA’s Budget Under Trump In May 2025,... ...

davebro3

Mrs Brown's Boys

It seems the BBC are screening a new series - and they expect viewers to pay for this claptrap! 👿

ladybirder

Anyone Had A Letter From Nationwide Giving New Sort Code & Account Number?

I need to know it's genuine. It says it's for my Easy Access ISA. Thank you.

fender62

Trump Europe Migrant Invasiom

he's spot on but will any government heed his warning, uk labour certianly won't, id call it the crime of the century that will echo on all our childrens children, glad im... ...

ToraToraTora

T W A U ... The Chase...

Q: The annual Bislet games is held in what European Country? A: Vienna! 🤣

naomi24

Fireman Sues After Being Disciplined For Using The Term 'Fireman'

//A hero firefighter is suing his former fire service after being disciplined for not preventing his staff from saying the term 'fireman'. Simon Bailey, 58, who was previously praised for his... ...

naomi24

Inheritance Tax On Pensions

Someone has just told me that Rachel Reeves is going to impose inheritance tax on a deceased spouse's pension. Does anyone know anything about that?

DDIL

Who Is Paying?

For the 5000 police shipped in to protect a multi billionaire playing a round of golf?

Ken4155

Saturday Punt - 26 July 2025

3 races from York (1st leg 2.00) and 4 from Ascot make up today's ITV7, which carries a jackpot of £100K. A cursory glance at the cards shows that, while the ITV7 ends with the Group 1 King George... ...

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