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Catfish

01-27-25 05:12 PM

#we remember
80 years after the liberation of Auschwitz, lot of material in the media here.
Also first time i heard about 'Nicky' Winston.
And some people say we concentrate too much on the past, or should forget it. Screw. them.

Jeff-Groves

01-27-25 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna (Post 2941709)

Donald Trump's threats work after Colombia backs down and agrees to accept deported migrants from US

Strap them in a parachute and drop them. No need to land then.

Jimbuna

01-28-25 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeff-Groves (Post 2941747)

Strap them in a parachute and drop them. No need to land then.

Why waste the cost of a parachute?

Jimbuna

01-29-25 12:35 PM

Hotels on Greek islands could soon fill swimming pools with seawater in drought fight

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Hotel pools on Greek islands could be filled with seawater this summer as politicians try to combat the country's two-year drought.

Proposed new laws debated in the Greek parliament this week could pave the way for pipes to be installed connecting swimming pools at coastal hotels with the sea.

The aim is to save shrinking water reserves on many Greek islands and use the water in other areas facing shortages.

Elena Rapti, a deputy minister of tourism, told a parliamentary committee on Monday the legislation "regulates the framework for carrying out seawater extraction and pumping it for swimming pools.

"The focus, of course, is to conserve water resources."

Greece has faced acute drought conditions over the past two years, with the holiday season adding extra pressure on water resources, especially on islands which are popular tourist destinations.

Critics of the proposal have raised concerns about the environmental impact on coastal regions from what might be pumped out back into the sea.

Meanwhile, wildfires in Greece have become more frequent in recent years during increasingly hot, dry summers linked to climate change.

Last year, hundreds of wildfires burned across the country, while some of the country's hottest-ever conditions were recorded.
https://news.sky.com/story/hotels-on...fight-13291231

Jimbuna

01-31-25 10:19 AM

Fraud suspect, 61, 'used wigs and disguises' to take citizenship tests for others, Home Office says

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A woman in her 60s has been arrested for allegedly using an "array of wigs" and other disguises to pose as at least 14 other people to help them pass UK citizenship tests.

The 61-year-old, who has not been named, helped men and women "gain an unfair advantage" in the Life in the UK Test, the Home Office said.

She is accused of wearing various wigs and disguises to pass herself off as the true applicants, in an attempt to dishonestly obtain them leave to remain in the UK.

Anyone seeking to stay in the country indefinitely or naturalisation as a British citizen must take the test.

She was arrested at an address in Enfield, north London on Monday where "several false documents and an array of wigs alleged to have been used in the fraudulent scheme" were seized.

It is alleged that between June 2022 and August the following year, the woman went to multiple UK test centres, disguising herself and doctoring ID documents to evade detection.

Fraudsters completing the test for others could "lead to people wrongly being granted the right to remain in the country without the proper due diligence", the Home Office said.

Immigration enforcement criminal and financial investigation inspector Phillip Parr said a "complex investigation" had "put a stop to this dangerous scheme".

"This individual is believed to have orchestrated a pre-meditated plan to avoid detection, meticulously selecting disguises and test centre locations across the country to evade the authorities.

"As with many criminals who commit this type of crime, we believe her motive was financial gain," he said.
https://news.sky.com/story/fraud-sus...-says-13297978

Jimbuna

02-01-25 12:53 PM

New Zealand's Mount Taranaki is now legally a person

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A mountain in New Zealand is now legally recognised as a person after being granted all the rights and responsibilities of a human by the government.

The new law offers extra protection for Mount Taranaki - now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Maori name - and means it has all the rights, powers, duties and responsibilities of a person.

It is part of an agreement between New Zealand's government and the indigenous Maori tribes, which have long considered the 8,261ft mountain an ancestor.

The mountain's legal personality has a name, Te Kahui Tupua, which the law views as "a living and indivisible whole". It includes Taranaki and its surrounding peaks and land, "incorporating all their physical and metaphysical elements".

Four members of the local Maori iwi, or tribes, and four others appointed by the country's conservation minister, will make up a new entity that acts as "the face and voice" of the mountain, the law rules.

The legal recognition also acknowledges the mountain's theft from the Maori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonised, and fulfils an agreement of reparation from the country's government to indigenous people for harms perpetrated against the land since.

The legal rights essentially give the tribes more power to uphold the mountain's health and wellbeing in an era where it has become a popular spot for tourism, hiking and snow sports.

Despite the new bill, which passed unanimously through parliament, the mountain will remain a publicly accessible destination.
https://news.sky.com/story/new-zeala...erson-13300186

Jimbuna

02-02-25 01:37 PM

Farmer Tony Martin, who shot burglar dead in 1999, dies aged 80

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Farmer Tony Martin, who shot dead a burglar in 1999, has died aged 80, his friend has said.

Martin was initially convicted of murdering 16-year-old Fred Barras but this was reduced to manslaughter on appeal.

He was living alone at his farmhouse in Emneth Hungate, Norfolk, which was nicknamed Bleak House, when he caught Brendon Fearon, then 29, and Barras inside.

He fired his pump-action shotgun three times towards the intruders, killing Barras and injuring Fearon.

Martin's close friend Malcolm Starr told Sky News he died in hospital after suffering a stroke.

"Since the incident, it affected him badly. He's at peace at last - he's in a better place. He lost his mother and two aunts who he was close to," he said.

"He was an eccentric. He once turned up at my office on a tractor wearing a red beret. He just left his farm and thought he'd visit. A month later, we heard someone was shot near him. I said 'I hope it's not Tony'.

"Now I realise why he couldn't communicate with people - when it was taken to appeal, he was found to have Asperger's. I don't think he's capable of lying. Someone that lied would give the police the wrong story.

"I would say on his behalf it surely really upset him, but he didn't have any remorse. They invaded his privacy.

"He had so much turmoil and he never recovered from it. I think he deserves some good publicity. He stuck to his guns and didn't apologise."

Martin was initially jailed for nine years in 2000 but released three years later following the appeal.

He never returned to live in his old home.

His case provoked a national debate about how far people should be allowed to go to defend their homes and he became a cause celebre for campaigners.
https://news.sky.com/story/farmer-to...ed-80-13301865

Catfish

02-02-25 07:00 PM

Maybe we need a Canada thread..

Trudeau holds speech and announces some changes..

"Trump's imposing a 25 per cent tariff on virtually all goods from Canada, and levying tariffs of 25 per cent on Mexican goods, 10 per cent on China products, all expected to take effect Tuesday.
In response, Trudeau announced Canada will hit back against the U.S. with tariffs on $155 billion worth of American goods in the coming days."

Trudeau said Canada won't stand for an attack from a country that was supposed to be an ally and friend.
Ottawa will immediately levy retaliatory tariffs on a whole host of American goods as payback for Trump's attempt to wreck the Canadian economy.

Trudeau said there is more non-tariff trade action coming to try to force Trump's hand and get him to call off the hostilities.

Those actions are still to be decided but could include measures like restrictions on the export of critical minerals and energy products to the U.S. and a move to block American companies from bidding on government contracts, he said.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tru...s_1613_1851999

Jimbuna

02-03-25 10:02 AM

Prison escape: Former soldier Daniel Khalife jailed for 14 years and three months

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A former British soldier who escaped from Wandsworth prison while awaiting trial for spying for Iran has been jailed for 14 years and three months.

Daniel Khalife, 23, sparked a nationwide manhunt after clinging to the underside of a food delivery lorry to break out of the Category B jail on 6 September last year.

He evaded capture for three days before he was spotted riding a stolen mountain bike along the canal towpath in Northolt, west London - about 14 miles away.

Khalife, who was a lance corporal in the Royal Signals, was being held on remand accused of using his role in the military to pass secret information to Iranian spies.

He was arrested after telling the British security services he wanted to be a "double agent" and claimed he had cultivated the relationship over more than two years in the national interest.

But he was found guilty of a charge under the Official Secrets Act and another under the Terrorism Act at the end of last year at Woolwich Crown Court, having admitted escaping from lawful custody part-way through his trial.
https://news.sky.com/story/prison-es...onths-13270396

Moonlight

02-04-25 10:35 AM

The Albanian mafia running Britain's cocaine trade and criminal warlords shedding blood on the streets: Experts warn gangs pose a serious threat to the UK - after young father was abducted and murdered

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...rn-threat.html

Successive governments have actively encouraged mass migration, what did they expect to happen, that everyone would live happy ever after?, this was always going to happen, every MP and Lord should be put on trial and hanged by the neck until dead. Such actions should always have fatal consequences.

Jimbuna

02-04-25 10:46 AM

Stabbed teen's family say 'our hearts are broken'

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The family of a 15-year-old boy stabbed to death at school have spoken of their heartbreak.

Harvey Willgoose died following an incident at All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield on Monday.

Sister Sophie said her heart had been "broken into a million pieces".

A 15-year-old boy, who was arrested on suspicion of murder, remained in police custody, South Yorkshire Police said.

In a post on Facebook, accompanied by two pictures of her brother, Sophie wrote: "I love you so much Harvey.

"Hug your loved ones a little tighter tonight cos I wish I could."

Harvey's mother Caroline shared posts with her 56,000 followers on TikTok to express her loss.

In one, she wrote, "our Harvey, no words" with broken heart emojis and a montage of images of them together.

In another, she wrote: "My Harvey, life is never gunner be the same. Love you so much."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czj31xevkkyo

It is not public knowledge yet but it is believed he was stabbed by a 15-year-old boy who is currently being questionned by the Police (no prizes for guessing the nationality).

Moonlight

02-04-25 11:45 AM

Taliban minister forced to flee Afghanistan after supporting girls’ education

https://metro.co.uk/2025/02/04/talib...tion-22495899/

He'll be in the UK next week campaigning for girls as young as 12 to spread their legs for Islam. :O:

mapuc

02-04-25 03:42 PM

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Police said “around 10 people” were killed at a school on Tuesday, in what has been described as the worst mass shooting in Sweden’s history. The suspected perpetrator is among the dead.

A large number of people were injured after a gunman opened fire at a campus in the city of Örebro in central Sweden, according to Roberto Eid Forest, the head of the city’s police district.

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/04/e...ntl/index.html

Markus

Jimbuna

02-05-25 12:37 PM

Chilean tennis player Cristian Garin loses Davis Cup qualifier for refusing to continue after collision

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Chilean tennis player Cristian Garin lost his Davis Cup qualifier in bizarre fashion after refusing to continue following an accidental collision with his opponent.

Belgium's Zizou Bergs was celebrating winning a game in the third set when he sprinted over towards his bench.

Garin was passing through the narrow space between the net and the umpire's chair at the same time and the two collided, with Bergs catching the Chilean player in the eye with his shoulder.

The 25-year-old Belgian immediately started apologising and Garin had to receive medical treatment.

Bergs was given a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct but his Chilean opponent refused to continue and called for him to be disqualified.

Instead, Garin, 28, received three consecutive time violations, which led to a game penalty and him losing the set and match without moving from the bench.

Bergs won 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, meaning Belgium advanced to the second round of qualifying.

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) said in a statement: "This was a rare, unfortunate and very delicate situation and everyone involved, including the independent doctor, conducted due diligence based on rules and procedures.

"We understand the emotions attached to this unusual incident, but the final decision was made after consideration of all the facts and unique circumstances around it."
https://news.sky.com/story/chilean-t...ision-13302418

Jimbuna

02-06-25 08:52 AM

Ancient scrolls near Pompeii were preserved but unreadable - are they now revealing their secrets?

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Ancient scrolls charred by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago may finally be starting to reveal their secrets.

UK scientists say they have made a historic breakthrough in their efforts to decipher the artefacts - with the assistance of AI.

Hundreds of papyrus scrolls were found in the 1750s in the remains of a lavish villa at the Roman town of Herculaneum, which along with nearby Pompeii was destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79AD.

While the heat and ash from the volcano was catastrophic for the town, it preserved the scrolls - though in an unreadable state.

Scholars and scientists have been working for more than 250 years on ways to decipher the scrolls, which are too fragile to be unrolled physically.

In 2023, several tech executives sponsored the "Vesuvius Challenge" competition, offering cash prizes for efforts to decipher the scrolls with technology.

On Wednesday, the challenge announced a "historic breakthrough," saying researchers had managed to generate the first image of the inside of one of the three scrolls held at Oxford University's Bodleian Library.

University of Kentucky computer scientist Brent Seales, co-founder of the challenge, said the organisers were "thrilled with the successful imaging of this scroll", saying it "contains more recoverable text than we have ever seen in a scanned Herculaneum scroll".

The scroll was scanned by Diamond Light Source, a lab in Harwell, near Oxford, by using a particle accelerator known as a synchrotron to create an intensely powerful X-ray.

AI was then used to piece together the images, searching for ink that reveals where writing is located. A 3D image of the scroll can then be formulated that allows experts to unroll it virtually.

Little of the text has been deciphered so far. One of the few words that has been made out is the ancient Greek for "disgust".

Peter Toth, a curator at the Bodleian Library, said: "We need better images, and they are very positive and very, very confident that they can still improve the image quality and the legibility of the text.

"And then don't forget that there is like 1,000 more scrolls in Naples."
https://news.sky.com/story/these-anc...crets-13303892

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