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[Jimbuna]

Man builds Eiffel Tower model with 700,000 matchsticks over eight years only to have world record rejected

A Frenchman who built a model of the Eiffel Tower using over 700,000 matchsticks says he has had his efforts rejected by Guinness World Records.

Richard Plaud, 47, said he spent eight years and 4,200 hours assembling 706,900 matches to build the world's tallest structure made of matches, measured at 7.19m (23.6ft).

It would have been enough to beat the record that's been held by Lebanese model maker Toufic Daher since 2009, who used six million matches to create an Eiffel Tower replica measuring at 6.53m (21.4ft).

But after completing his creation on 27 December, Mr Plaud said he submitted an application to Guinness World Records only for it to be rejected without even being looked at.

In a scathing social media post, Mr Plaud said the decision was a "great disappointment" and relayed the record company's reasons for rejecting his work.

He said it was because the structure must be built from matches that are available to the public for purchase and don't have flammable red tips - and they must "not be cut, disassembled or deformed to the point where they are no longer recognised" as matches.
https://news.sky.com/story/man-build...ected-13065876

[Jimbuna]

Thong-wearing protesters bare their bums in opposition to calls for G-string ban

Throngs of thong-wearing protesters bared their bums on Australia's Gold Coast as they showed their opposition to calls for a ban on G-string bikini bottoms.

The demonstration, named "Free The Peach", began at Kurrawa Beach at 6am local time on Friday (8pm Thursday UK time), according to reports in Australia.

Dozens of locals wore their skimpiest swimwear as they fought for their right to wear what they want on the beach.

They were rallying against remarks made by Ian Grace, a former Gold Coast Volunteer Of The Year award winner, who said women and girls who wore G-strings were "cheapening themselves".

Mr Grace first made his concerns known in a letter to Tom Tate, mayor of Gold Coast, earlier this month saying he had become distracted by women wearing triangle bikinis on the beach, Australian news site news.com.au reports.

He wrote: "One young lady in particular was walking on the footpath on the main road and had the tiniest triangle in front and was as close to naked as anyone could be.

"You could see she was looking almost defiantly at people as they approached, almost daring them to say something. There's something very wrong here."

"While any man would enjoy 'the view', I believe women are very much demeaning and cheapening themselves, portraying themselves as sex objects, then decrying it when men see them that way."

Rebecca Pask, owner of the Barr Body Swim swimwear company, told the Australian breakfast show Today: "I think the conversation is so much wider.

"Children and our young girls in society, we do need to teach them what's appropriate and what's not but that starts in the home.

"A bikini blanket ban was never going to be the solution. Never. Not on the Gold Coast."
https://news.sky.com/story/thong-wea...g-ban-13069322

[Jimbuna]

Floating sauna guests wearing only towels rescue duo after car plunges into Oslo fjord

Guests on board a floating sauna helped rescue two people after their car plunged off a quay into a fjord in Oslo.

The vehicle shot into the water at speed on Thursday near the Akershusstranda, an area where ships dock close to the Norwegian capital's medieval fortress and castle.

A witness told Norway's VG newspaper that the car was stationary before it suddenly accelerated and ended up in the water.

The driver is reported to have hit the accelerator by mistake.

As the car sank, the motorist and their passenger climbed onto its roof - as the sauna raft sped over to help.

The captain of the vessel, Nicholay Nordahl, told VG he "gave full throttle toward the people who came climbing out of the car" and reached them just as the vehicle went under.

A couple of sauna guests, said to have only been wearing towels, then helped pull them aboard.

"With good help from two of the guests, we got them up. They warmed up [afterwards] in the sauna," Mr Nordahl added.
https://news.sky.com/story/floating-...fjord-13062233

[Jimbuna]

Baby dies after mother mistakenly put her in oven

A baby died after her mother mistakenly put her down for a nap in the oven, a US prosecutor has said.

Mariah Thomas of Kansas City, Missouri, has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child.

Police responded to a report of an infant not breathing on Friday afternoon.

A probable cause statement said responders found the child with apparent burns.

The baby was pronounced dead at the scene.

The statement said responders were told by a witness the mother "put the child down for a nap and accidentally placed her in the oven instead of the crib".

It did not explain how that mistake was made.

"We acknowledge the gruesome nature of this tragedy and our hearts are weighted by the loss of this precious life," Jackson County prosecuting attorney Jean Peters Baker said in a statement.

"We trust the criminal justice system to respond appropriately to these awful circumstances."
https://news.sky.com/story/baby-dies...cbo=v2-NWg17yg

[Moonlight]

Germany struggles to deport foreigners as home embassies ‘hang up the phone’

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...d1e35a1b&ei=55

This Migration Issue Has Been A Big Con From Start To Finish.

Merkel wanted them and now you don't, what's changed?, too many German girls getting molested is there?.
Here's a solution for you, sit those Migrants down and make them an offer they can't refuse, show them a noose and gallows and they have ten days to piss off or they'll be hanging from it.
If they cite their Human Rights which they will do, tell them that German Citizen Human Rights trumps theirs, so what's it gonna be?, job done.

[Jimbuna]

Coastguard forced to email BBC for help as ship blocks emergency channel for 12 hours by listening to Radio 4

A Coastguard emergency channel was blocked by a ship that was accidentally playing BBC Radio 4 over it.

A sailor afloat somewhere near the Shetland islands accidently sent the Radio 4 station onto the maritime emergency channel all day.

The incident forced the coastguard in Shetland, one of 300 rescue teams around the UK to email the BBC for help.

It was only flagged up after a shift change where the team leader, nicknamed Laura K realised before changing over.

Speaking to the BBC’s Broadcasting House programme on Sunday, it was part of the Coastguard’s policy that if a radio station can be heard over the channel, the broadcaster can be contacted. They can be asked to broadcast a safety message to get all vessels in the area to check their sets.

The safety message, as broadcast on February 5, said: "This is an important safety-related message on behalf of His Majesty’s Coastguard. This radio message is being transmitted over VHF channel 16 by a vessel with an open mic.

"This is blocking all distress, urgency and safety broadcasts. All vessels in the vicinity of south east Shetland are requested to check their radios and ensure that the microphone transmit button is not being inadvertently held open."

Radio 4 eventually stopped being played over the emergency channel at 7pm the same day.

Luckily, the team leader added that there had been no "incidents" during the 12-hour period the channel was blocked.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknew...ddb47c0c&ei=23

[Dargo]

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[Jimbuna]

Sir Winston Churchill's false teeth 'snapped up' for £18,000 at auction

Gold-mounted false teeth that Sir Winston Churchill wore as he made his "we shall fight them on the beaches" speech and other famous addresses, have been "snapped up" at auction for £18,000.

The set of six upper teeth were fashioned to preserve Britain's wartime prime minister's famous natural lisp.

Dentures were so important to him, he carried two sets with him at all times.

The Cotswold Auction Company, who handled the sale, said the teeth were "snapped up" for £18,000, more than double the £8,000 guide price.

Churchill, who guided Britain through the Second World War after replacing Neville Chamberlain as prime minister in 1940, suffered from dental problems most of his life and lost several teeth during his 20s.

It is believed up to four sets of teeth were made for him, with at least one buried with him, the Guardian said.

The auctioned set was made for him when he was 65 at the beginning of the conflict.
https://news.sky.com/story/sir-winst...ction-13065705

[Moonlight]

EXCLUSIVE Supermarkets go to war: Aldi parks its tanks on Tesco's lawn as it tries to open three new stores directly opposite its rival

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...te-stores.html

Tesco is fighting to stop new Aldi supermarkets from being built across from their own, MailOnline can reveal.
Tesco objected to the plans citing concerns over traffic impact, road safety and the safety of pedestrians.

I think what Tesco are really complaining about is that their Profits will come under attack from a budget supermarket, for ****s sake Tesco, just come out and admit it you plonkers, you'll probably get a nod of respect instead of the usual snort of derision.

[Jimbuna]

On Valentine's Day, couple married for 63 years reveal surprising secret to a long-lasting relationship

When a couple is married for over 60 years, there's often one question: "What's your secret?"

You might think staying affectionate, good communication and compromises would be high on the list.

But one husband and wife who have been married for 63 years say the real answer is much more delicious.

Josephine and Aubrey Langley - who are 90 and 91 - met in 1958 when they foxtrotted at the Mostyn Dance Hall in north Wales.

And according to Mrs Langley, there's one thing that's key to a long-lasting relationship: "A husband that knows how to barbecue and make an exceptionally good gin and tonic."

Mr Langley added that a "good sense of humour" matters - after all, laughter can be just the tonic, too.
https://news.sky.com/story/on-valent...nship-13071292

[Jimbuna]

Tooth fairy gifts children $100 bills and designer jewellery

Some children receive $100 bills and designer jewellery under their pillows as the tooth fairy has become more generous worldwide.

The US national average for a tooth fairy gift has risen from under $2 in 2001 to more than $6 in 2023, according to polling by Delta Dental, but some parents have revealed to The Wall Street Journal that they give even more extravagant gifts to their children.

Mark Burhenne, a former dentist who runs the AsktheDentist.com website, said that some children receive "cash, a video game, sometimes an iPhone" which he puts down to parents competing with each other.

Chidera Nig, who is from the UK, gave her daughter £60, a letter, a silver fairy necklace and a Louis Vuitton bracelet.

Ms Nig's husband bought the designer piece when their daughter was born, and she said it felt like the correct time to gift it.

"That was her first baby tooth that she lost, and the process was uncomfortable for her, so we decided to give her the extra tooth fairy experience," Ms Nig told the US publication.

"Childhood goes by so fast and we believe in cherishing every moment, celebrating milestones and creating long-lasting memories."

But generous gifts from the tooth fairy can lead to children comparing what they found under their pillows.

Natasha Evans from Cheshire said she gave her daughter three one-pound coins and two chocolate coins to share with her sister when she lost her first tooth.


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But when daughter Rae told her classmates about her gifts, Ms Evans said: "I didn't think about how that would unfold.

"The others were like, hang on - the tooth fairy didn't bring us chocolate coins!"

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Ms Evans told the children the tooth fairy doesn't normally do that and said she plans to stick to giving money going forward.

But it's not just the tooth fairy who has been hit by this kind of inflation - parents are celebrating more minor milestones in this way.

Global searches on Pinterest were up 100% for "potty-training rewards ideas", 90% for "end-of-year school party ideas" and 40% for "my first tooth party" between September 2021 and August 2023, according to The Wall Street Journal.
https://news.sky.com/story/tooth-fai...llery-13072165

[Jimbuna]

Why dogs may wag their tails so much - according to experts

Researchers have put forward two possible reasons why dogs wag their tails.

Four experts came together to write a paper in Biology Letters on the enigma that is tail wagging, because while owners often gauge their pet's mood by how fast a tail's going, very little is known about why it happens.

Dr Taylor Hersh, from the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in the Netherlands, and her co-authors looked at more than 100 studies on why dogs wag their tails to come up with two hypotheses.

Both suggestions relate to how dogs have been domesticated and bred by humans for tens of thousands of years, slowly developing more tail-wagging tendencies than other types of canines.

One of the theories, which they call "domesticated rhythmic wagging", details how humans intentionally selected dogs for breeding who wagged their tails more frequently than others, simply because we like rhythmic sequences.

"Cognitive neuroscience shows that human brains prefer rhythmic stimuli, which trigger pleasurable responses and engage brain networks that are part of the reward system," the paper states.

Humans either consciously or unconsciously made dogs this way because of how our brains are wired when it comes to appreciating rhythms, the experts suggest.

The paper states that this might explain why dogs wag their tails so often when interacting with humans.
https://news.sky.com/story/why-dogs-...perts-13050161

[Jimbuna]

US man sues Powerball lottery after apparent $340m jackpot win turns out to be a 'mistake'

A US man who thought he'd won $340m (£270m) on a lottery is suing the organisers and a website which published his numbers, it has said, by mistake.

John Cheeks alleged he saw his numbers on the DC Lottery website on 8 January 2023, after buying a ticket for the Powerball draw held the day before.

In his legal action, he has claimed his chosen numbers - a mix of family birthdays and other numbers of personal significance - were online for three days.

Mr Cheeks told NBC4 Washington, an affiliate of Sky News' US partner NBC News, he "got a little excited, but I didn't shout, I didn't scream.

"I just politely called a friend. I took a picture as he recommended, and that was it. I went to sleep.

"I'm not a regular, except for when the jackpot goes up," he said.

But the numbers posted on the website were not those pulled out in the draw, because, according to Mr Cheeks' case, a lottery contractor, Washington-based Taoti Enterprises, accidentally posted the wrong numbers - that it was a "mistake."

In his lawsuit, Mr Cheeks said when he tried to claim on the ticket, it was rejected, and he met another brick wall at the Washington office of lottery and gaming prize centre.

He said an employee told him the ticket was "no good" and he should "just throw it in the trash can", adding: "You're not going to get paid. There's a trash can right there."

Mr Cheeks put the ticket in a safe deposit box, instead, he said, and contacted a lawyer.

Mr Cheeks' lawyer, Richard Evans, said: "They have said that one of their contractors made a mistake. I haven't seen the evidence to support that yet.

"Even if a mistake was made, the question becomes: What do you do about that?

"There is a precedent for this, a similar case that happened in Iowa, where a mistake was admitted to by a contractor and they paid the winnings out."
https://news.sky.com/story/us-man-su...stake-13075506

[Moonlight]

EXCLUSIVE 'It's like we're in 1930s Germany': Jewish Londoner fears his family is 'a target' after his five-month-old's birth certificate was returned TORN with birthplace of Israel scribbled out after he sent off for UK passport, sparking 'urgent' investigation

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...bbled-out.html

People are too quick to compare something like this situation to the Dark Days of 1930s Germany, but, I can see where they're coming from, its the little things like this that go unpunished that will lead to even bigger things that can, and will, all become the norm.
Dark Days on the horizon then?, if this twat and all others of their type are not dealt with, then yes, it will only encourage them to do the same or to do even worse.

If this lowlife bastard is caught and I do say "If" they should be fired and never allowed to work for any government affiliated businesses again, but, would they want to investigate it in the first place?, they might uncover some uncomfortable truths. Yes, white British people coerced into thinking like a migrant, lets not forget that, until a certain set of migrants came to our shores, no one gave a toss if they were a Jew or bleeding Greek.
I'm not saying everyone of them are Racists, but from my dealings with them over the years, what they say to you in public is not what they're saying in private.

You wouldn't turn your back on a poisonous snake would you?, so why would you do it with a human?.

[Moonlight]

David Cameron's government 'knew the Post Office had ditched secret investigation into why cash accounts on Horizon IT system had been tampered with remotely - and may have done nothing to stop it'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...n-Horizon.html

The Magic Roundabout
When a government want to bury something that stinks to high heaven they send it round and round the magic roundabout, from one department to the next it goes, never stopping on its often fateful mysterious journey through the whitewash machine of Whitehall, until miraculously it finally comes to a stop outside a ministers door.

With a loud thud it lands upon his desk, Squeaky clean as it hums and throbs on this cold grey morn, bright rays of light shine forth as the room sets afire with its shimmering glow. "Upon My Soul" he whispered, what on earth could that be, trembling fingers or not, nothing more will beat this cold grey morn.
"Can It Be" says he, "Oh Please Lord Let It Be", Oh Yes, Yes, Yes he screams as he spies the text inside, from angry red he first espied it, to the warm flowing green of the clean, a thousand virgins I do owe them and, some honours high will favour me, nothing less than lordly ermine, it will be for me.
The End.

Epilogue
The Sub Postmasters will get their compensation, not all of them of course, their will be those who don't make it to the end, they will never see their reputations and their honour re-instated again, do any government care, no, of course not, they don't give a **** about that.
The Executives at Fujitsu and the Post Office will be whitewashed clean as usual, none of them will be held responsible for the lives that they've devastated, manilla envelopes come to the rescue again.