In todays light hearted look at the (non-political) news

[KungFooBob]

I wonder what happens when he doesn't need the heating on, how is the unit cooled?

[ZRX61]

Karma called...

[ZRX61]

Vegas F1 Q1 looked more like a boat race... Rainbow Sparkle qualified 20th after he ran over a traffic cone & got it stuck under his car.

[Rockburner]

That's a rather large amount of rubbish....



https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg1k15xwl0o

Is it just me being cynical... or does anyone else think that the culprits (it's got to be a group or company) will end up being a private "refuse-handling" company making a killing on a private contract with one or other local council?

[Horse]

That's a rather large amount of rubbish....



https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg1k15xwl0o

Is it just me being cynical... or does anyone else think that the culprits (it's got to be a group or company) will end up being a private "refuse-handling" company making a killing on a private contract with one or other local council?

Guessing, some poor sod (or team of) will get the task of searching for identifiable stuff, to go back to source then determine who took it away in the first place.

But chances of getting them to cover costs for clearing it? Probably minimal.

Edit
Read the link now, they've got someone

[Count Steer]

That's a rather large amount of rubbish....



https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg1k15xwl0o

Is it just me being cynical... or does anyone else think that the culprits (it's got to be a group or company) will end up being a private "refuse-handling" company making a killing on a private contract with one or other local council?

Guessing, some poor sod (or team of) will get the task of searching for identifiable stuff, to go back to source then determine who took it away in the first place.

But chances of getting them to cover costs for clearing it? Probably minimal.

Edit
Read the link now, they've got someone

Apparently it's all been 'chunked up' (according to local news) suggesting it's been bulk processed in some way. So, RB is probably right about a commercial operation.

I'd be giving the landowner a hard stare (and rattling handcuffs too).

[Horse]

There has to be finite number of facilities.

The article mentions the timescale for dumping, so I guess they'll be hoping that ANPR & CCTV hasn't been deleted.

[Yorick]

I've read this a few times. Still baffled.

Sending empty trains will help the problem???

Answers on a postcard.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c75vzp6kyzdo
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[Mussels]

I've read this a few times. Still baffled.

Sending empty trains will help the problem???

Answers on a postcard.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c75vzp6kyzdo
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Not sending a train with passengers will help the problem, doesn't matter if it's a staff only train, empty train or no train at all. When there's a delay with one train the knock on effect will happen until it reaches a scheduling gap without a passenger train.

[Felix]

That's a rather large amount of rubbish....



https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg1k15xwl0o

Is it just me being cynical... or does anyone else think that the culprits (it's got to be a group or company) will end up being a private "refuse-handling" company making a killing on a private contract with one or other local council?

Fly tipping is on the rise in my area ever since the council decided to be wankers to van drivers and cars with trailers. Probably not on such a grand scale as this story but they knew it would happen. Shut off laybys where fly tipping was quite common but now its taking out the towns and dumped on farmers land. Not our problem council wankers now dont give a shit.

[MingtheMerciless]

I've read this a few times. Still baffled.

Sending empty trains will help the problem???

Answers on a postcard.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c75vzp6kyzdo
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The stock is being sent empty (other than staff) which means it can be delayed to allow better regulation of passenger trains at the expense of the Empty Coaching Stock. It looks like Avanti are trying to squeeze more trains into the time table at the expense of "gaps" that allow late running trains not to delay other trains at junctions/stops etc and the ORR have said No to prevent the timetable falling to bits if there is a slight issue.

[Yorick]

I've read this a few times. Still baffled.

Sending empty trains will help the problem???

Answers on a postcard.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c75vzp6kyzdo
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Not sending a train with passengers will help the problem, doesn't matter if it's a staff only train, empty train or no train at all. When there's a delay with one train the knock on effect will happen until it reaches a scheduling gap without a passenger train.

Well, it's been dropped so bit of bollox maybe?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy7v08zkk10o
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[MrLongbeard]

Prophetic



https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgl6xdd9z4wo

[Horse]

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 054739.htm

Studies in mice have shown that a hormone produced in the intestine can send signals to the brain and influence how much energy the body uses. This hormone, called FGF19 (fibroblast growth factor 19), activates processes that help the body spend more energy, use stored fat as fuel, and improve weight control and blood glucose levels in obese animals.

Researchers linked these effects to the action of FGF19 in the hypothalamus, a key brain region that receives information from the rest of the body and the environment to coordinate energy metabolism. They found that when FGF19 signals in the hypothalamus, it boosts the activity of thermogenic adipocytes (i.e., fat cells that burn energy to produce heat), which are specialized fat cells that help the body generate heat instead of storing calories.

[gremlin]

Sarkozy releases prison diaries about his 20 days behind bars

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8r30py751mo

20 days? And releasing a book?! Somehow I don't think it'll compare with The Long Walk to Freedom.

Reminds me of this:

[Taipan]

Massive congratulations to Hugh Zapritti Boyden for being voted chairman of the British Budgerigar Appreciation Society!

[Count Steer]

Massive congratulations to Hugh Zapritti Boyden for being voted chairman of the British Budgerigar Appreciation Society!

An old colleague of mine and his missus are on the General Council of The Budgerigar Society and represent your neck of the woods should you get interested in birds

[ZRX61]

One of those food delivery robot carts here got confused by a motorcycle parked on a sidewalk. It stopped for a moment to assess the situation, then decided to proceed.... which caused it collide with the bike & shove it over onto it's side into some shubbery.

[Horse]

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/202 ... are-police

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[Horse]

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-styl ... eradlayout

McDonald’s says a federal class-action lawsuit claiming it misled millions by marketing the McRib as real pork rib “distorts the facts.”

The 45-page complaint, filed on December 23, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois by Peter Le, Charles Lynch, Dorien Baker, and Derrick Wilson, takes issue with the product’s name and presentation, notably the term “McRib” and its rib-shaped patty, which they say would lead a reasonable consumer to believe the sandwich includes real rib meat when there is none.

According to the complaint, the McRib is actually made from restructured pork, combining cuts such as shoulder, heart, tripe, and scalded stomach, none of which qualify as rib meat.