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Cycling in London makes me feel alive...until the day it kills me.

Other modes of transport also available - please use responsibly.
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You might think that a man who drove into 100 people, using his car as a weapon, would NEVER be allowed to drive again.

It turns out he will be able to, around three years after leaving prison by taking an extended retest.

Why should he ever be able to get behind the wheel again?
December 16, 2025 at 1:25 PM
With a lifetime driving ban? 🫤

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...
Liverpool parade attacker Paul Doyle sentenced to 21 years and 6 months in prison
Judge Andrew Menary KC says Doyle
www.bbc.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
'Special does not begin to do it justice,' Trump says of UK-US relationship in state banquet speech
Once again, the 'special' relationship the UK has with the US shines through
September 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Driver blinded by the "vivid" sunlight, but still decides to drive at a tonne - on the wrong side of the road.

Meanwhile, his front-seat passenger is able to yell THREE separate warnings 🤷

BBC News - Driver fined for 100mph crash on wrong side of road
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Driver fined for 100mph crash on wrong side of A9
Alan Andrew, 87, from West Yorkshire was found guilty of driving dangerously near on the A9 near Pitlochry.
www.bbc.com
September 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I prefer the term "sodcasting"

Now tackle those that insist on keeping rucksacks on their backs on crowded trains

news.sky.com/story/headph...
'Headphone dodgers' targeted by new TfL campaign
Shadow transport secretary Richard Holden said passengers should not have to "endure somebody else's choice of crap music".
news.sky.com
August 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Tinfoil hat wearing conspiracy theorists rejoice!

You can now have a stylish jacket to expand your wardrobe

www.t3.com/active/outer...
This futuristic bomber jacket can block Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and satellite signals (and it’s made with Mars Rover tech)
The Electromagnetic Shielding Bomber is built with tech designed for NASA’s Curiosity Rover
www.t3.com
August 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.
July 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
@skynewsrss.bsky.social just wondering who's agenda you are serving here

"Spills" imply something accidental

PLEASE start referring to these as what they really are: (deliberate) DISCHARGES

news.sky.com/story/water-...
Water firm faces £63m penalty over 'excessive' sewage spills
Ofwat, soon to be scrapped under a major shake-up of water industry oversight, says the money will go towards improvements for customers.
news.sky.com
July 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The next country to have a stealth bomber "soon"

apparently

youtu.be/hdIa3MrnIO8?...
BrahMos Armed Stealth Bomber Is Coming Soon
YouTube video by Republic World
youtu.be
July 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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We've spoken with the National Police Chiefs' Council to get some top tips for capturing and submitting footage
Everything you need to know about bike cameras — how to choose, tips for recording quality footage and what to do if you capture a near miss, close pass or collision
If you've suffered a near miss, close pass or are the victim of any crime on the road while cycling, here's what you need to know about reporting it to the police and submitting your footage...
road.cc
July 15, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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4 years and 3 months for chopping down a beloved sycamore + 9 months for damaging Hadrians wall.
July 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Should you need another reason to love trams there's now this

(on a new largely pedestrianised development on the outskirts of Vienna)
July 15, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Just like we had polluting industries trying to shift the burden of responsibility onto the public via our 'carbon footprints' so we now have the EA pushing us to delete our old emails to save water 🤷

www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/20...
Environment Agency Recommends Deleting OLD Emails to Save Water
More hosepipe bans are now starting to come into force to help tackle water shortages during the increasingly dry summer months. Partly as the response to that,
www.ispreview.co.uk
July 15, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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why did this make me laugh
July 3, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Wow! France gifted her to us, and now they’ve captured what so many Americans are feeling on Independence Day. The values the Statue of Liberty stood for are no more.

📌 A stunning mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her face was unveiled in Roubaix, France, on July 3, 2025.
July 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Putin continually refers to his 'red lines'.

But where is NATO's or the UN's regarding his escalating use of banned chemical weapons?

united24media.com/latest-news/...
Dutch Intelligence Reveals Russia's Large-Scale Use of Banned Chemical Weapons in Ukraine
Dutch intelligence reports confirmed Russia's extensive use of banned chemical weapons in its war against Ukraine, prompting calls for stricter international sanctions.
united24media.com
July 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Anyone who sees further cuts as an answer to the problems caused by a decade of austerity and neglect should read this excellent bit of journalism
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Britain in 2025: sick man of Europe battling untreated illness crisis
As poverty deepens across Britain, the Guardian visited some of the hardest-hit places where leaders are aiming to shift healthcare from hospitals to communities
www.theguardian.com
June 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
@rantyhighwayman.bsky.social a new one on me:

Newly laid slabs expanding in this heat have buckled the pavement upwards

#Ealing
July 1, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Oh Lord! It just gets better with the new Labour govt nuclear-capable F-35A procurement:

We don't make it

We don't own the nuclear payload

And now it transpires: we're unable to in-flight refuel it 😫

#MoD #WhiteElephant

ukdefencejournal.org.uk/new-british-...
New British nuclear strike jet can’t be refuelled by RAF
Since the RAF’s Voyager fleet lacks the boom-type system required by the F-35A, the aircraft cannot currently be refuelled by UK tankers and will rely on NATO aircraft.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
June 26, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Off to a swimming start 🫤

"How to lose your brand new Golf R with 137 miles on the clock [and] licence in one."

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New driver's brand new car seized by Hertfordshire Police on M25
The Volkswagen Golf R has only 137 miles (220km) on the clock when it is taken from a newly-qualified driver.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Residence & Councillors of Ruislip: THANK YOU 🙏

#BattleOfBritain #303 #Polish
www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
Lidl is refused permission to open store next to Spitfire memorial
Over 1,750 residents signed a petition voicing their discontent at plans for Ruislip
www.mylondon.news
June 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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OTD in 1997 Russia & NATO signed the “Founding act on mutual relations, cooperation and security” in which we promised not to use force on anyone & respect borders. Lol

It makes no mention of any promise by NATO not to admit new members. Odd, given it’s so very important to us.
May 27, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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May 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
We've just had the 300th anniversary of the birth of General Roy.

Shame @ordnancesurvey.bsky.social couldn't commemorate essentially their founding father by seeing it fit to restore his baseline monuments 🫤
#Maps #OrdnanceSurvey

@mapmens.bsky.social
May 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM