Seen in the News

[Stanley]

Their immunity from the draft has worried many Israelis for years. Common sense says they should be conscripted.

[Stanley]

We had an earthquake yesterday ......See THIS report.
A 3.3-magnitude earthquake rattled homes in north-west England on Wednesday night, the British Geological Survey (BGS) reported. The tremor, which struck shortly after 23:23, was felt across Lancashire and the southern Lake District, including the towns of Kendal and Ulverston, within 12 miles (19 km) of the epicentre which is believed to be Silverdale in Lancashire. Nikki Maddox, who runs the Blossom Bird coffee shop in Silverdale said she thought her roof was caving in when the tremors started. "I had just climbed into bed and I heard this enormous rumble. It shook the whole house, it was very, very terrifying," she said.
I have to report that the earth didn't move for me.....

[Whyperion]

Do the plates move in Barnoldswick or is the geology pretty sound ? Further west of Lancashire I think something is slipping into the Irish Sea .

[Stanley]

See THIS BBC report about fake damage reports....
7 hours ago
Trains were halted after a suspected AI-generated picture that seemed to show major damage to a bridge appeared on social media following an earthquake. The tremor, which struck on Wednesday night, was felt across Lancashire and the southern Lake District. Network Rail said it was made aware of the image which appeared to show major damage to Carlisle Bridge in Lancaster at 00:30 GMT and stopped rail services across the bridge while safety inspections were carried out. A BBC journalist ran the image through an AI chatbot which identified key spots that may have been manipulated.

[Tizer]

...Further west of Lancashire I think something is slipping into the Irish Sea .

The surface geology along the Fylde coast and out into the seabed is primarily siltstone, mudstone and boulder clay deposited after the last Ice Age. This is soft rock and relatively easy to erode and wash away, hence the need for the Promenade at Blackpool for example. A feature of the seabed is an 80 metres deep canyon known as the Lune Deep. In a future geological era Blackpool Tower might stand out to sea at the end of a long breakwater and act as a lighthouse - rather like the one at Alexandria in ancient times!

[Big Kev]

Heard in the news, four people have been arrested for throwing apple crumble at the crown jewels. One shouldn't condone vandalism but it made me chuckle every time the newsreader said it, I'm not sure why they had to name the specific food

[Tripps]

Footage of the incident appears to show one demonstrator removing the large foil tray of apple crumble from a bag and slamming it against the glass. Meanwhile, another pours a tub of bright yellow custard on the front of the case."

Some tricky questions here, in the face of this beautifully British action. Sounds like an episode of The Goon Show.

Is this an act of terrorism? Could Nigel Farage be connected to it somehow ?

Is it really criminal damage? A quick scrape and wipe down with some Cillit Bang should soon put it right. The perps, of course, should be made to clean it up.

Classifying the action as 'fly tipping' should secure the maximum sentence and head off any spurious defence.

Stop the world (or at least slow it down a bit) I still want to get off.