ColMidlands, UK. Humour, some news and eclectic interesting items. My toots may not all be original. I follow views without necessarily endorsing them, and I unfollow most non followers. I block those who just want to argue or abuse. Ex Cop. LCFC. Header picture is 'Arriving at the Hall' by John Atkinson Grimshaw.
ColThe infuriating and stupid public transport slogan “See it, Say it, Sorted” is far better in Latin. Translated with the correct grammar, imperatives and participle, it comes out as the wonderfully appropriate: Vide, Dic, Rectum. (The Oldie)
ColAlways follow your heart. But be sure to bring your brain along because the heart is easily distracted.
ColLast month, the European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen signed a treaty with Trump. The details are truly embarrassing. US goods will be exported to Europe tariff-free, but European exports to the US will be slapped with a 15% levy. Europe even threw in a promise of $600bn in fresh investments into the US economy and to buy $750bn of US oil and gas by the end of 2028. Von der Leyen has overlooked the “key lesson” from Trump’s first term: never make promises you can’t deliver.
ColNatural England’s targeted conservation projects have supported the recovery of 150 species. After relocating more than 15,000 individual animals and plants, and breeding more than 12,000 species for release into the wild, rare animals – including water voles, willow tits, hawksbeard mining bees and chough chicks – have returned to areas where they haven’t been seen for generations.
ColA study has suggested that blowing into a conch shell could help tackle the symptoms of sleep apnoea. The practice – known in India as Shankh blowing – could improve sleep and breathing, according to research conducted by Indian doctors. Conch blowing involves taking a deep breath before a forceful exhalation through the shell’s narrow opening, producing a loud tooting noise. Researchers believe this muscle engagement helps prevent airway collapse during sleep.
ColWhen they find the centre of the universe, a lot of people are going to be disappointed they are not it.
ColThe number of people who have crossed the Channel on small boats since Labour took office last July is expected to pass 50,000 today. The milestone comes just 401 days into Keir Starmer’s premiership, compared to 603 for Rishi Sunak and 1,066 for Boris Johnson.
ColAttacks on A&E nurses have almost doubled over the last six years, with incidents often involving patients frustrated at waiting so long for care.
ColHundreds of mourners carried the body of the prominent Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif through the streets of Gaza City on Monday, a day after he and four colleagues were killed in an Israeli airstrike, prompting condemnation from across the world.
Col"One must maintain a little bit of summer, even in the middle of winter."
Henry David Thoreau