https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/brexit-ireland-and-uk-agree-deal-on-border-but-dup-issues-warnings-on-terms-36377250.html May has (allegedly) come to an agreement over NI which,...
We have home insurance, had it for many decades, never claimed. Recently been reading horror stories of similar people who have been robbed, where the apparently reputable companies refuse to pay out...
I am looking at going from Microsoft to Apple I have been looking at the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro The only difference other than price is that the Air has USB ports and a card reader that the Pro...
Came across this on a website about hard drive security: It doesn’t matter if you have a good password because the attacker can simply boot to a new operating system off of a USB stick, bypassing...
After watching a recorded episode of BBC’s harrowing Exodus series on refugees, I’m wondering if there is anything a concerned individual can do to help these poor abandoned people.
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No problem finding decent cameras; my question is about how to connect/record from them. I need cameras that are movement-activated - probably three or four of them to cover my place. They can be...
I have scanned a document consisting of 7 pages and wish to send the complete document by email. The problem being It loads them on a blank outlook express in 7 separate files, so that recipient can...
I want to cut a fair-sized hole in a metal 'box', possibly 1.5mm thick, probably just mild steel. (Sorry to be vague). What's the best way? Drilling holes then inserting a hacksaw seems possible, but...
Are the 'moderate' muslims in the UK aware that they will be crushed and treated as apostates if their dream of an islamic UK state were ever to become a reality? In my opinion, islam is very much...
What’s the best (most secure) way of sending a package containing some valuable items to Denmark? Once or twice in the past few decades I’ve had things go missing - is there any reliable courier?...
I've got a nice display case for my grandfather's medals, but what is the best way of pinning the medals to the soft lining? I've tried ordinary safety pins, but it's not very satisfactory - is there...
My mum always called bread toasted on one side only ‘French toast’, yet Googling the term throws up a concoction of eggs, vanilla, etc, and bread. Did my mum get it wrong, or did the English have...
Perhaps I am getting old but I really dont get this. It's a ruddy phone, I have had a mobile since 1990 and I can't remember getting worked up about any of the ones I have bought. Not that I would...
It was only a matter of time before someone stuck their head above the parapet, Anne Robinson, and asked why none of the victims of sexual harassment have delivered a quick slap or a mouthful of...
Nowadays you can bet on almost anything, but when did that start? When betting shops came in (guessing about 1960) it was dogs and horses, so when did they (when were they allowed) to offer bets on...
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/29/government-planning-to-allow-some-prisoners-to-vote-european-court-human-rights If the voting rights remain limited to prisoners with less than a year...
Anyone know what politics the Catalan independence movement follow? Apart from wanting independence, what is their stance on immigration? On welfare? On international relations? And so on... it's all...
When did 'the people' in these islands stop wearing dresses/skirts/whatever and the male half start wearing trousers? Not talking about the 'court', who always had their own way of life - but the...
